Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Here’s Sly Stallone as Rocky on the cover of the December 1985 issue of National Lampoon. I have a ton of Stallone magazine appearances — especially covers — but this is one that initially escaped me. Thankfully the internet makes finding things easier.
If you’re in the area on January 12, 2020, you ought to consider swinging by The DeLand Comic and Collectibles Show. It’s a small, fun one day convention. My best bud, John Beatty will be a guest. So will my pal, Rob Smith. You can see the full guest list here. Hope to see you there!
Tony Stella is back with his poster for The Maltese Falcon.
Sly Stallone and Rambo fans who collect action figures will want to check out the new Rambo III offering from ThreeZero. This fully-articulated collectible features a realistic likeness to Sly Stallone as he looked playing Rambo in his third outing.
Details include:
12 inches (~30cm) custom designed action figure body
The head sculpt features a realistic likeness of actor Sylvester Stallone
Black bandana
Jade pendant
Military jacket
Tank top
Military watch
Military pants
Belt
Boots
Military bag
Exchangeable hands
1 pair of fists
1 right holding gun
1 left holding gun
1 right holding knife
1 left holding arrow
1 right holding bow
Weapons:
Compound bow with quiver & 5 arrows
C4 explosive x 1
Boot dagger x 1
Survival knife with sheath x 1
AK with M203 grenade launcher
RPG-7 launcher
The Bristol Board recently posted The Terminator portfolio. Originally published by Dark Horse in 1990, the portfolio featured the art of Chris Warner, Art Adams & Steve Moncuse, Mike Mignola, Art Adams, and Denis Beauvais.
Makes me want to go into the Zablo vault and dig out my Terminator portfolio. If you don’t have one, just use this link and click over to see all the Terminator portfolio plates.
Without Remorse (based on Tom Clancy’s best-selling novel) stars Michael B. Jordan as John Kelly, a Navy SEAL, who goes on a path to avenge his wife’s murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
The film premieres September 18, 2020.
Source: IGN.
Alex Maidy at Joblo.com posted his choices for the Top Ten Car Racing Movies. There are a few surprising choices (Cannonball Run? Talladega Nights?) and some expected ones.
I’m happy to say that Sly Stallone made the list. My first thought would have been Driven, but actually it was for Death Race 2000.
Click over and see Maidy’s full list and his comments on each.
Here’s the poster and trailer for The Call of the Wild. This didn’t hit my radar until today which is surprising considering that it stars Harrison Ford.
Point Blank gets the Cinephilia and Beyond Treatment. It’s a thing of beauty. Click over and you’ll get…
Here’s the final trailer to The Irishman. Scorsese, Pesci, Pacino and Keitel. I cannot wait for November 27th.
Eric D. Snider posted his choices at Mental Floss for The 21 Best Movies of the 1970s. Snider’s list contains great choices. He listed his picks (except for Godfather 2) by their year of release. I rated Snider’s choices by how they resonated with me. Here’s how things came out…
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Eric’s List |
Craig’s List |
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01. A Clockwork Orange (71) |
01. Rocky (76) |
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02. The Last Picture Show (71) |
02. The Godfather (72) |
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03. The French Connection (71) |
03. Godfather 2 (74) |
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04. The Godfather (72) |
04. Jaws (75) |
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05. The Godfather II (74) |
05. Alien (79) |
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06. Serpico (73) |
06. Blazing Saddles (74) |
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07. The Exorcist (73) |
07. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75) |
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08. Chinatown (74) |
08. The Exorcist (73) |
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09. Blazing Saddles (74) |
09. Apocalypse Now (79) |
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10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74) |
10. Chinatown (74) |
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11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75) |
11. Being There (79) |
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12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75) |
12. A Clockwork Orange (71) |
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13. Jaws (75) |
13. All the President’s Men (76) |
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14. Taxi Driver (76) |
14. Star Wars (77) |
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15. Rocky (76) |
15. Serpico (73) |
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16. All the President’s Men (76) |
16. The French Connection (71) |
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17. Network (76) |
17. Taxi Driver (76) |
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18. Star Wars (77) |
18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74) |
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19. Apocalypse Now (79) |
19. Network (76) |
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20. Alien (79) |
20. The Last Picture Show (71) |
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21. Being There (79) |
21. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75) |
If I created the list I would have found spots for Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Superman and F.I.S.T. just to name a few.
Frank Miller and Legendary Television have reached an agreement to turn Miller’s Sin City into a television series. An agreement to bring Robert Rodriguez (Miller’s co-director on the Sin City films) on board is also in the works.
The deal would guarantee a minimum of one season if picked up by a network or streaming service. In addition to the Sin City tv series, the agreement also provides for a Sin City R-rated animated series!
I love both of these ideas. And wouldn’t animated Sin City series done in the style of Miller’s graphic novels would be interesting?
For full details check out Deadline’s Legendary Signs Rights Deal With Frank Miller For ‘Sin City’ TV Series; Robert Rodriguez In Talks.
40 Years of Rocky is something we can all get behind. Right?
The poster and trailer to Fantasy Island are here. The poster is pretty “meh” but that trailer was a surprise. Definitely not the Fantasy Island I was expecting or grew up with… and that’s a good thing!
On December 17, 2019, Rambo: Last Blood will be released on Blu-Ray, DVD and 4K. This is just in time for Christmas, Chanukah (or if you prefer, Hanukkah), Kwanzaa, or surprise gift giving. If you’d like, you can pre-order using this link.
