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“Pippo” – a CGI Animated Short Film by Chris Keller
Check out Pippo a CGI Animated Short Film by Chris Keller. Here’s Keller with an short intro…
In a bleak world that has lost its sense for joy and wonder, an old clown reminisces about better days.
Pippo is primarily a mood piece and a cinematic metaphor for how I increasingly feel about our world. The film’s unique style was achieved by combining miniature photography with CGI.
“Rocky II” is Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Movie from 1979
Everyone knows Quentin Tarantino is an ultimate movie connoisseur. He loves all types of films and has seen more than most folks.
Any idea what his favorite movie of 1979 is? (Ok, since you’ve seen the photo above, you’ve probably figured it out. But were you surprised?) Here’s what QT had to say about Rocky II…
“Now, this was my favorite movie of the year in 1979. I like Rocky II even more than Rocky. Stallone, his follow-ups didn’t do well and the press made a big, big deal about that, about how F.I.S.T. flopped. And Paradise Alley was a flop. The press machine that had made him the Cinderella boy was now rolling over on him, and they go, ‘Oh well, he can only play a stupid boxer. And that’s all he can do and he’s completely flopped out and he’s a real loud mouth in his press interviews.’ And so then he comes out with Rocky II and now he’s directed Rocky II. So Rocky II kind of has to work or he is Sylvester come lightly. And it’s a smash. It’s a terrific movie. It actually betters on a lot of the aspects of Rocky and he is… beyond charming in the film. To see him play the Rocky character again, it actually reminded you why you like Rocky so much in the first place. The first Rocky movie is more of a character study. This is more of a personality…expansion, but it works completely as a personality expansion. It’s just he kind of has the audience in the palm of his hand. I was so happy for him, that he pulled it off and the movie meant a lot to me and it was, again, it was inspirational and you’re always trying to get in shape after you see the movie because you got caught up in the montage.”
Source: W Magazine.
Kelsey Shannon’s “Expendables Go to Hell” Cover is Here!
Check this out! It is Kelsey Shannon’s cover for The Expendables Go to Hell graphic novel. We told you about the project here and shared Dave Dorman’s cover painting here.
I’ve been fortunate to get sketches from both Kelsey and Dave for my Stallone sketch collection. And of course I pre-ordered the EGtH graphic novel (Kelsey cover).
Speaking of the Kelsey Shannon cover, you can see a larger version by clicking on the art above.
“Driven” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The poster and trailer for Driven are here and it is not what I was thinking it would be.
Marv from “Sin City” by Gabriele Dell’Otto
Here’s one of my all-time favorite comic/movie characters, Marv from Sin City by Gabriele Dell’Otto.
Source: Cool Comic Art.
Here’s the “Chameleon” Poster and Trailer!
Here’s the poster and trailer for Chameleon.
Recently released ex con Patrick is unable to find a legitimate opportunity to get ahead and stumbles back into a life of crime when unpredictable Dolph, whom he owes for protection while in prison, pays him a visit. They begin a series of cons that involve seducing and kidnapping west LA trophy wives in order to extort money from their wealthy husbands. However, their latest victim Rebecca is not who she seems, threatening to ruin everything just when Patrick’s had a change of heart and ready to call it quits.
Z-View: “Extraction”
Extraction (2020)
Director: Sam Hargrave
Screenplay: Joe Russo (based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Fernando Leon Gonzalez, Eric Skillman)
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Rudhraksh Jaiswal and David Harbour.
The Pitch: “Let’s turn the Ciudad graphic novel into a movie!”
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The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) is part of a mercenary team hired to rescue a drug lord’s kidnapped son. To complete the extraction the team must journey into Dhaka, a city ruled by the rival drug lord who kidnapped his rival’s son. All is going well until the team is betrayed and Rake finds himself alone with the boy trying to get to the extraction site. To get there he will have to fight the corrupt cops, the drug lord’s soldiers and street gangs looking to earn the reward offered up by drug lord.
The premise of Extraction is a classic action picture trope. Yet, Extraction puts twists on aspects of the movie that could have easily been cliches. Rake has a death-wish but the cause of his troubles provides reason to succeed in this mission at any cost. The person who betrayed the mission does it for an unusual reason. The location of the movie is one seldom (never?) seen and provides fresh opportunities for action scenes and those action scenes are equal to those that you’d find in John Wick movies.
Extraction left me impressed, thinking about the characters, story and ending well after the final credits. I can’t wait to watch it again!
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Daryl Joyce’s Dawn of the Dead Poster!
If you like Daryl Joyce’s Dawn of the Dead poster, then you’ll probably want to click over to Alternate Movie Poster Movement where you can see a larger version plus mall-sized versions of Joyce’s Night of the Living Dead and Day of the Dead posters.
Heck, if you’re really diggin’ Joyce’s art why not click over to his gallery!
The “Black Ops” Poster and Trailer are Here!
Here’s the poster and trailer for Black Ops. This looks like my kind of “drive-in” movie!
Follow a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying, never-ending stairwell. Forced to climb or die, the group soon come face to face with their past sins in a desperate fight for survival.
The “Sword of God” Poster and Trailer are Here!
Here’s the poster and trailer for Sword of God. I like the looks of this one.
In the early Middle Ages, a contingent of knights embarks on a dangerous journey to spread Christianity and baptize the pagan inhabitants of an isolated village hidden deep in the mountains of a faraway island. After being shipwrecked, the two survivors set out to complete their mission, but as they attempt to convert the tribe, their diverging beliefs put them at odds with one another. Soon, love is confronted with hate, peace with violence, sanity with madness, and redemption with damnation.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Bartosz Konopka, this genre-bending historical epic has been hailed as a “stunning showcase of experiential horror” (Bloody Disgusting) that “strikes with brutal clarity” (ScreenAnarchy).
Matt Stevens Turns Good Movies into Old Books!
Matt Stevens is a talented designer and illustrator who came up with the fun (and cool) idea of turning good movies into “old books”. Above is a taste. You can see them all at Matt’s site.
“Torpedo: U-235” – The Poster & Trailer are Here!
Today we turn our spotlight on Torpedo: U-235 with the poster and trailer.
World War II: Resistance fighters accept a suicide mission to deliver a stolen Nazi submarine carrying atomic uranium. Hunted by Hitler’s army, the crew must outwit the German Navy to bring the cargo safely to America.
The Classic Universal Horror Films Ranked!
Sarah Bea Milner at ScreenRant posted The Original Universal Dark Universe Ranked, Worst To Best. You know I can’t resist a great list so here are Milner’s rankings and mine…
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9. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923) |
9. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923) |
8. Dracula (1931) |
8. The Mummy (1932) |
7. Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) |
7. The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) |
6. The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) |
6. The Wolfman (1941) |
5. The Mummy (1932) |
5. Frankenstein (1931) |
4. The Wolfman (1941) |
4. The Invisible Man (1933) |
3. Frankenstein (1931) |
3. The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) |
2. The Invisible Man (1933) |
2. Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) |
1. The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) |
1. Dracula (1931) |
Jackie “The Great One” Gleason Trivia!
When I was a little kid for most of the country The Jackie Gleason Show was must-see tv. As I got a little older I discovered, in reruns, The Honeymooners. Then in high school Jackie hit big again with his classic role as Sheriff Buford T. Justice in Smokey and the Bandit.
Gleason was also great dramatic actor (see The Hustler and Requiem for a Heavyweight if you don’t believe me) but comedy was where Gleason spent the majority of his career. Gleason was a true talent making it big on stage, television, radio and movies.
If you don’t know much about the man known as The Great One, check out 18 Fascinating Facts about Jackie Gleason presented by the fine folks at MeTV. Here are three of my favorite facts and my thoughts on each…
When you see him pat his stomach on The Honeymooners, it’s because he forgot a line. Well, perhaps it wasn’t 100% photographic. The sitcom was filmed live, so there were no do-overs.
(If you’ve never seen The Honeymooners you owe it to yourself to check it out. Classic comedy! – Craig)
His debut album still holds the record for most consecutive weeks in the Billboard top ten — a whopping 153. Gleason was a massive music star. In a way, he was a forerunner of ambient pioneer Brian Eno, in that he wished to craft records of what he called “musical wallpaper.” His easy listening instruments, especially Lonesome Echo, remain cult favorites. His first album, 1952’s Music for Lovers Only, spent a mind-boggling three years near the top ten. To put that in perspective, Thriller only managed 78.
(Who’d a thunk it? – Craig)
He believed in aliens. Gleason studied the paranormal and UFOs. It is rumored that President Nixon shared secret information about UFOs with the Hollywood star.
(Gleason told people that then President Nixon actually showed him a captured alien ship and alien corpse! – Craig)
