“Dirty Harry” Alt Poster by Yvan Quinet!
Yvan Quinet made my day with his alt Dirty Harry poster.
“Yeah, well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard – that’s my policy.” – Harry Callahan
Category: Movies
“The Bluff” (2026) starring Priyanka Chopra & Karl Urban / Z-View
The Bluff (2026)
Director: Frank E. Flowers
Screenplay: Joe Ballarini, Frank E. Flowers
Stars: Priyanka Chopra, Karl Urban, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Safia Oakley-Green and Temuera Morrison
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
Captain Connor and his buccaneers have arrived at the small island community of Cayman Brac. They’ve come for Ercell Bodden. Ercell is a housewife and mother, but in her past life Ercell was known as the pirate Bloody Mary. She was also Captain Connor’s lover… until she stabbed him, stole his gold and disappeared.
Connor and his crew will kill anyone and everyone to get Ercell and the treasure. They came for Ercell, but they’re going to get Bloody Mary.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Zoe Saldaña was originally set to star. Although Saldaña didn’t end up in the picture, she stayed on as an Executive Producer for the film.
Karl Urban is always good. This role is no exception.
The Bluff (2026) rates 3 of 5 stars.
“The Green Pastures” (1936) / Z-View
The Green Pastures (1936)
Director: Marc Connelly, William Keighley
Screenplay: Sheridan Gibney; based on OL’ MAN ADAM AN’ HIS CHILLUN by Roark Bradford and Ol’ Man Adam an’ His Chillun by Marc Connelly.
Stars: Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, Eddie Anderson, Ernest Whitman.
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
A group of six young black children are listening to an elderly black man during Bible study. One of the little girls begins to visualize her perception of the stories…
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
The Green Pastures was one of only six feature films in the Hollywood Studio era to feature an all-black cast. They were Hallelujah! (1929); Hearts in Dixie (1929); The Green Pastures (1936); Cabin in the Sky (1943); Stormy Weather (1943) and Carmen Jones (1954).
The Green Pastures was banned in Australia, Finland and Hungary because in the film God is shown as dark-skinned.
The Green Pastures was based on the novel OL’ MAN ADAM AN’ HIS CHILLUN by Roark Bradford and the Ol’ Man Adam an’ His Chillun Pulitzer Prizing winning Broadway stage play by Marc Connelly.
At times the film comes off as a bit patronizing.
The Green Pastures (1936) rates 3 of 5 stars.
Steven Fain Gets Carter!
Steven Fain is a fan artist who occasionally takes commissions. I first saw Fain’s art on a bookmark for Anthony Neil Smith’s character Billy Lafitte (I highly recommend the Lafitte novel series if you like crime/hardboiled fiction). I subscribed to Steven Fain’s substack and saw more of his art which I liked.
So I reached out to request a sketch. I suggested two characters (Stallone from Tulsa King or Get Carter). Steven liked both ideas, so I ordered both!
“Aliens” Alt Poster by Mike Empleado!
Check out this cool Aliens alt poster by Mike Empleado!
“My mommy always said there were no monsters – no real ones – but there are.” – Newt
“Night and the City” (1950) starring Richard Widmark / Z-View
Night and the City (1950)
Director: Jules Dassin
Screenplay: Jo Eisinger, Austin Dempster, William E. Watts based on NIGHT AND THE CITY by Gerald Kersh.
Stars: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe, Francis L. Sullivan, Herbert Lom and Mike Mazurki.
Tagline: The inside story of London after dark.
The Plot…
Harry Fabian is a hustler and con man. Fabian believes he is one big idea away from riches. Only his ideas never pan out. Fabian’s a hustler. His enthusiasm has brought others along only to see him fail. Fabian has worn out his chances with the few folks with money to invest.
Then Fabian gets THE idea that will TRULY make him wealthy.
Through a chance encounter Fabian befriended, Gregorius the famous Grecko-Roman wrestler. Although older now, Gregorius is still a tough man. Gregorius’ son, Kristo is a professional wrestling promoter. Kristo’s star attraction makes him a lot of money. Gregorius cannot stand fake professional wrestling.
Fabian’s plan is to promote a professional wrestling match. It will put him at odds with Kirsto; which is a dangerous place to be. But Fabian will maneuver Gregorius to take his side. A match between Kristo’s star and Gregorius will be a huge money-maker.
Fabian borrows money from a few dangerous people. Then puts his plan in motion. If it doesn’t work perfectly… if Kristos doesn’t kill him, the loansharks will.
“The best laid plans of mice and men…”
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Mike Mazurki is one of my old-time chacter actors. Here he plays a professional wrestler called the Strangler. Mazurki was once a professional wrestler in real life.
Stanislaus Zbyszko, who plays Gregorius, the Greco-Roman wrestler was a Greco-Roman wrestler in real life … and this was his only film role.
Richard Widmark is perfect as Harry Fabian. This is my favorite Widmark film.
Night and the City is one of the classic noirs.
Night and the City (1950) rates 5 of 5 stars.
“Pulp Fiction” Tribute Poster by Nuno Sardanas!
Pulp Fiction was a game-changer. After it so many filmmakers tried to copy Tarantino. Hard to believe the film was released over 30 years ago. Check out this tribute poster by Nuno Sardanas.
“If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.“ – Jules
Brad Bird’s “Ray Gunn” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn is coming soon. Today we have the poster and trailer.
Deal me in.
Academy Award winner Brad Bird, the visionary director of The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and The Iron Giant, brings you a whole new world to investigate…
In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn (Sam Rockwell) is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder and a multimedia star named Venus Nova (Scarlett Johansson).
Watch Ray Gunn – in select theaters December 4 and on Netflix December 18.
“The Crash” (2026) / Z-View
The Crash (2026)
Director: Gareth Johnson
Tagline: Was it an accident?
The Plot…
Mackenzie Shirilla was behind the wheel when the car she was driving plowed into a brick wall at high speed. The car accelerated without ever hitting the brakes or attempting to swerve. Her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his friend Davion Flanagan were killed in the crash. Mackenzie survived, was charged and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
Mackenzie’s defense was that she suffered a medical blackout that caused the crash.
The Crash covers the case through interviews with Mackenzie, her parents, Dominic’s father and sister, Davion Flanagan’s father and sister, friends who were with the group the night of the incident, as well as the prosecutor and defense attorney.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
MacKenzie comes off as an entitled spoiled narcissist. It’s hard to imagine her boyfriend putting up with her for as long as he did. Sadly it’s not hard to see how she turned out this way. Her parents are interviewed. She could do no wrong in their eyes. They had no guardrails for her behavior and made (and continue to make) excuses for all of her bad decisions.
The Crash (2026) rates 4 of 5 stars.
Riccardo Rosanna’s Cool Alt “Pulp Fiction” Poster!
Riccardo Rosanna’s cool alt Pulp Fiction poster! I’d love to see Rosanna graphic novel adaptations of movies.
“The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth” – The Trailer is Here!
Here we go! The trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth is here.
Deal me in.
Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, only this time it’s 1977 and it’s a very different Hollywood.
Directed by David Fincher from a screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH comes to IMAX November 25.
“Asphalt City” (2023) starring Sean Penn & Tye Sheridan / Z-View
Asphalt City (2023)
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Screenplay: Ryan King, Ben Mac Brown; based on BLACK FLIES by Shannon Burke.
Stars: Tye Sheridan, Sean Penn, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis, Michael Pitt, Katherine Waterston and Mike Tyson.
Tagline: Welcome to the frontlines.
The Plot…
Ollie Cross is a rookie paramedic teamed with veteran E.M.T. Gene Rutkovsky on the night shift in New York City. On each call one or more people’s lives are on the line, sometimes including Ollie and Gene themselves.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
I tapped out after about thirty minutes. I didn’t care for any of the characters. If the intent was to show EMT’s face dangers on every call, that the public can be difficut to serve and death is always near. Mission accomplished. I didn’t need another hour and a half of unrelenting bleak drama. Of course your mileage may vary.
Asphalt City (2023) rates 1 of 5 stars.
“The Warriors” Alt Poster by Matthew Essom!
Give it up for Matthew Essom and his cool alt The Warriors poster.
“Can you count, suckers? I say, the future is ours… if you can count!” – Cyrus
Rocky Balboa and Thobias Daneluz Have the “Eye of the Tiger”!
Thobias Daneluz has the “eye of the tiger”. Check out Thobias’ Instgram to see more of his art. (And plan to stay awhile.)
” The worst thing that happened to you, that can happen to any fighter: you got civilized.” – Mickey Goldmill
