Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Above is a rare, vintage sketch of Morbius the Living Vampire drawn by Paul Gulacy way back in 1980.
The sketch reminds me of the first Paul Gulacy art I ever owned. It was also a Morbius and victim sketch that I purchased in 1978 or 1979. At the time he was a second or third tier Marvel character. Who’d have thought that Morbius would be the “star’ of a movie in 2020?
I love this Jurassic Park poster by Paul Mann. You can see a bigger version at Alternative Movie Poster Movement. If you like what you can see, you should click over to Paul Mann’s site and check out his portfolio. There you’ll find more of Mann’s posters, prints and original art.
How about this rare unused poster comp by Steve Chorney for Big Trouble in Little China? You can see a bigger version of it and another color comp that Chorney did for BTiLC at Brandon Schaefer’s Twitter.
Here’s a third poster for Arkansas. It’s interesting… I like it.
The Clover poster and trailer are here. I’m not a fan of the poster but I do like the trailer. “Clo
Dave Wachter posted the John Wick commission he completed and it’s a beaut. You can see it and more art at Dave’s Twitter!
Here is the poster and trailer for The Quarry. The poster is okay, I like the trailer more. The Quarry looks like a winner.
From the novel by Damon Galgut comes this searing thriller, a tale of sin and redemption set in the wilds of Texas. After murdering a traveling preacher, a fugitive drifter (Shea Whigham, Joker) travels to a small town and poses as the man he killed. Though the congregation loves the drifter’s sermons of forgiveness, the local police chief (Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon, The Shape of Water) is suspicious of the man. Soon a gruesome discovery at a local quarry forces the killer to fight for his freedom.
Here are two posters and a trailer for Arkansas. I like both posters – love the Arkansas logo with the skull – and the clever tag line “Kyle and Swin are working their way to the top… but the top has other plans.” The trailer shows how quirky Arkansas will be. The question is will it be too quirky?
Jake Rosen at Mental Floss recently posted The Most Popular Movie for each Year from 1950 On. Here’s how many I saw and my favorite for each decade.
It’s time for another episode of Stuntmen React. This time The Crew is joined by Stuntman and Parkour master Jesse LaFlair to react and break down some of Hollywood’s best and worst Stunts!
I like this poster for Spiral. As you’re probably aware Spiral takes place in the Saw universe. I’m not sure if you’d call it a sequel. The poster has gotten my attention. I liked the original Saw movie. Maybe this one will be as good…
Here’s the poster and trailer for the Twilight Zone-esque The Platform.
Inside a vertical prison system, inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, The Platform is a twisted social allegory about mankind at its darkest and hungriest.
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch posted their choices for VIN DIESEL’S 5 BEST MOVIE ROLES (OTHER THAN DOMINIC TORETTO, OBVIOUSLY). While I agree with their five choices, my rankings are different.
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Grierson and Leitch |
Zablo |
| 5. Hugo Toorop from Babylon A.D. (2008) | 5. Xander Cage, introduced in xXx (2002) |
| 4. Xander Cage, introduced in xXx (2002) | 4. Groot, introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
| 3. Riddick, introduced in Pitch Black (2000) | 3. The Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (1999) |
| 2. The Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (1999) | 2. Hugo Toorop from Babylon A.D. (2008) |
| 1. Groot, introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | 1. Riddick, introduced in Pitch Black (2000) |
For the record I would have placed Riddick ahead of Toretto if that was an option. Toretto would then be #2.
I’m glad to see that Toorop (from Babylon A.D.) made the list. I love that movie despite it’s flaws.
How about the poster and trailer for Greyhound with a screenplay by and starring Tom Hanks?
The only thing more dangerous than the front lines was the fight to get there. Screenplay by Tom Hanks inspired by actual events, Greyhound comes to theaters June 12.
In the early days of WWII, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by captain Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) in his first command of a U.S. destroyer, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats.
