Pete Ware’s “Rocky” 45th Anniversary Limited Edition Prints / Z-View
Pete Ware’s Rocky 45th Anniversary Limited Edition Prints are the subject of our first Z-View video.
Category: Movies
“Broken Darkness” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The poster for Broken Darkness is pretty bland, but the trailer has enough action to make it a potentially good drive-in movie. It will be streaming for me.
Eight years after the world ends, humanity has sought refuge under ground. One man, with nothing left to lose, finds there is more to himself when he and a young girl are left alone to survive and find their way home after their team is killed off by mysterious creatures.
Directed By Christopher-Lee Dos Santos
Starring: Sean Cameron Michael, Brandon Auret, Suraya Santos, Brendan Murray
“Bruised” Directed by & Starring Halle Berry! The Trailer is Here!
Congrats on Halle Berry directing and starring in Bruised. The fact that it is on Netflix makes this one a no-brainer. Deal me in.
This Thanksgiving, Academy Award ® winning actress Halle Berry directs and stars in a triumphant sports drama about a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out.
Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after her last fight, she’s coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto) and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter (Shamier Anderson) who promises Jackie a life back in the octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny (Danny Boyd, Jr.) — the son she gave up as an infant — shows up at her doorstep. BRUISED marks the directorial debut of Academy Award winner Halle Berry and also stars Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson.
Watch Bruised, only on Netflix
“The Tender Bar” – Clooney, Affleck, Lloyd and Rabe – The Trailer is Here!
The Tender Bar looks good. That shouldn’t be a surprise since it is directed by George Clooney, stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd, Lily Rabe, is written by William Monahan and is based on the best seller by J.R. Moehringer’s memoir. I’ll check this out when it comes to Prime.
The Tender Bar arrives in US theaters December 17 and Prime Video on January 17.
Directed by Academy Award® Winner George Clooney
Written by Academy Award® Winner William Monahan
Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning author J.R. Moehringer’s memoir “The Tender Bar”Starring Academy Award® Winner Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Christopher Lloyd, Lily Rabe
The Tender Bar tells the story of J.R. (Sheridan), a fatherless boy growing up in the glow of a bar where the bartender, his Uncle Charlie (Affleck), is the sharpest and most colorful of an assortment of quirky and demonstrative father figures. As the boy’s determined mother (Rabe) struggles to provide her son with opportunities denied to her — and leave the dilapidated home of her outrageous if begrudgingly supportive father (Christopher Lloyd) — J.R. begins to gamely, if not always gracefully, pursue his romantic and professional dreams — with one foot persistently placed in Uncle Charlie’s bar. The Tender Bar is based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by J.R. Moehringer.
“Needle in a Timestack” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The Needle in a Timestack trailer took a turn that I wasn’t expecting and I like it. What starts out as a love story takes on a time travel element when a man’s friend travels back in time to still the man’s wife. I like the looks of Needle in a Timestack and will watch for it to show up on one of my streaming services.
NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK – In Select Theaters and On Demand October 15th – Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Orlando Bloom, Freida Pinto
“Apex” Starring Neal McDonough & Bruce Willis – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
Apex is another updated version of The Most Dangerous Game. This one stars Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis. Man, both of these guys are making a lot of movies these days. Apex will be streaming for me if I tune in,
Serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, ex-cop Thomas Malone is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex. Six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island, but once Malone arrives all hell breaks loose. Laying traps and playing mind games, Malone tries to turn the tables and fight for his life and his future.
The cast includes Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis, Corey Large, Alexis Fast, Nels Lennarson, Lochlyn Munro, Megan Peta Hill, and Trevor Gretzky. Edward Drake from a screenplay he also wrote with Corey Large.
Apex opens in theaters, on digital and On Demand on November 12, 2021.
“Lair” – Sometimes Your Inner Demons Get Out -The Poster and Trailer are Here!
I like the poster and trailer for Lair and will check it out when it comes to one of my streaming services.
When Ben Dollarhdye is accused of murder, saying he was possessed by a demonic force, Steven Caramore investigates his friend’s claims, setting off a chain of events that forces a young family into a terrifying battle for survival. Available November 9.
Directed by: Adam Ethan Crow
“Tango & Cash” Alt Poster by Simon Delart!
Here’s an interesting alternate movie poster created by Simon Delart for the movie Tango & Cash. I like the symbolism that Tango and Cash were both sides of the same card — effective cops with different styles. You can see a bigger version of the poster here and more of Delart’s art at his site.
“One Shot” Starring Scott Adkins & Ryan Phillppe – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The poster is okay, but I liked the trailer for One Shot, so I’ll check it out on streaming.
In an effort to prevent a terrorist attack on Washington D.C., an elite squad of Navy SEALs led by Lt. Jake Harris (Scott Adkins) and a junior CIA analyst Zoe Anderson (Ashley Greene) must retrieve a detainee from a CIA black site island prison. Tensions flare as Site Manager Jack Yorke (Ryan Phillippe) refuses to release the suspected terrorist based solely on Anderson’s intel, but when the base comes under attack by waves of insurgents they must band together to complete the mission.
The Addams Family by Eduardo Francisco!
Once a week Joblo.com has a feature called Awesome Art We’ve Found Around the Net. As you can imagine, they post awesome art that they, well, you get the idea.
I always enjoy seeing what JoBlo has found because with each post they list the artist’s name and a link to more of his/her art. If you check it out you’ll discover amazing artists like Eduardo Francisco who did the very cool Addams Family piece above.
Sly Stallone Provides Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse at the New “Expendables” Movie Filming Now!
If you’re not following Sly Stallone’s Official Instagram, you’re missing out on cool updates like this behind-the-scenes video from The Expendables movie that’s filming now.
View this post on Instagram
James Bond: Fascinating Facts You May Not Know About 007!
Mathew Jackson at Mental Floss came up with 45 Fascinating Facts About James Bond. Here are three that I didn’t know and my thoughts for each…
MANY ACTORS WERE ALMOST JAMES BOND. (Jackson lists: Cary Grant, Richard Burton, Michael Gambon, Burt Reynolds, James Brolin, Sam Neill, and Ewan McGregor as actors who almost played 007. Cary Grant would have worked as a Roger Moore type Bond. I can’t see Richard Burton Sam Neill or Ewan McGregor as 007. I’m not familiar with Michael Gambon. Burt Reynolds would have been an interesting choice. How would they have played Reynolds’ Bond? Ladies man, yes. More comedy? I’d hope not. James Brolin would have made a great looking Bond, but I’ve never heard him do an English accent. ; ) – Craig)
GEORGE LAZENBY SNUCK HIS WAY INTO PLAYING JAMES BOND. (Lazenby was known as more of a model than actor at the time. I love how he went after the part. Lazenby got the 007 clothes and accessories and then snuck into the producers’ office. The only thing to make the story better was if instead of saying, “I heard you’re looking for James Bond,” he had said, “I heard you were looking for me.” – Craig)
IAN FLEMING DIDN’T WANT SEAN CONNERY AS BOND. (Connery was perfect the role and I wonder if they had went with someone else, if the franchise would have taken off. – Craig)
“The Bride of Frankenstein” by the Legendary Basil Gogos!
The Bride of Frankenstein by the legendary Basil Gogos.
The All-Time Best Vampire Movies (That Don’t Star Dracula)!
Anna Swanson at Film School Rejects posted her list of the 10 Best Vampire Movies That Don’t Star Dracula. Her list is a good one. As I thought about my choices for the top 5 (using just her list) I realized that if you ask me again tomorrow the order might change.
As of today, here are my top five and a three others that didn’t make Swanson’s top ten but would have made mine…
30 Days of Night (2007) is an under-rated horror film. I love the slow burn set-up. Strange things happen but no one knows what is coming. When the vampire attacks begin, the overhead shot of the town in chaos is worth the price of admission.
Interview with the Vampire (1994) has grown on me with each new viewing. I still haven’t read the novel but if it is as good as the movie, I shouldn’t put it off. Oh, and has there ever been another vampire movie with the star power of Interview with a Vampire?
Near Dark (1987). A modern western/horror/love story? Yep and it works.
What We Do in the Shadows (2014). A mockumentary about vampire roommates and their day to day (un)life. Sounds terrible, but is truly funny.
Fright Night (1985) walks the line as a horror movie that is funny or a comedy that is scary. Either way it works.
+++
Here are three movies that didn’t make Swanson’s list but would have made mine…
Salem’s Lot (1979). A tv movie that still works.
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Any time you can have a crime and horror film mash-up, count me in.
Blade II (2002). Man, I love this film so much I would have put it in the #1 spot. (Which is even more surprising since I didn’t care for Blade!)
