Category: Movies

Knowing Too Much…

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As most of you know, Michael Mann and Tom Cruise are teaming on Collateral.

It’s the story of a hitman [Cruise] who hires a cab driver [Jamie Fox] to drive him to five locations in one night.

What the driver doesn’t know [at least at first] is that a hit is taking place at each stop.

The initial teaser trailer was released a few weeks ago, and while it looked interesting, I wasn’t completely sold.

The full trailer is now available, along with some more stills from the film. I’ve got to admit that NOW the movie is starting to look better. The producers have to walk a thin line in how much they show though… they need to show enough to get interest up, but if they give away too much, then no one will want to see the movie.

Knowing too much can be a bad thing. If you don’t believe me, just ask the taxi driver.

Miller & Rodriguez Talk Sin City

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Comics Continuim has coverage of MTV’s Total Request Live behind-the-scenes look at Sin City.

Brittany Murphy, who plays Shelly, hosted and was joined by Sin City creator and film co-director Frank Miller, director Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. For full details click HERE.

I am so stoked for this movie. Frank Miller used to say that a movie would never happen, but Robert Rodriguez won him over by bringing in stars and filming a sample reel of what he would do if given the chance to direct Sin City on the big screen.

What makes this story even cooler is that Miller came on board as co-director! And the cast they’ve assembled is unreal. Bruce Willis is Hartigan. Jessica Alba is Nancy Callahan. Michael Clarke Duncan is Manute. Josh Harnett is Dwight. Mickey Rourke is Marv. Bennico Del Torro, Michael Madsen, Clive Owen, and Nick Stahl also appear.

Time to Take Things Easy

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Walter Mosley‘s eighth Easy Rawlins novel is now available and I’m putting in my order!

I’ve read, and enjoyed all of the Easy Rawlins‘ stories and Little Scarlet, set during the Watts riots of 1965, looks to be a welcome addition to the series. Easy, an unlicensed PI, along with his best friend, the cold-blooded killer called Mouse, find themselves in the middle of a murder investigation which could land Easy in jail or dead.

Devil in a Blue Dress is the only film adaptation of an Easy Rawlins‘ novel, and although it didn’t set the box office on fire, it’s definitely worth a look. Denzel Washington plays Easy Rawlins, but the movie is OWNED by Don Cheadle as Mouse. Jennifer Beals, looking as pretty as ever, also co-stars in this excellent film by Carl Franklin.

Yeah, I think I’ll order the book tonight and pull the dvd off the shelf. It’s time I spent a little time taking things Easy.

RIP – Marlon Brando

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Dim the the lights. A legend has died. Marlon Brando passed on today.

Arguably the greatest actor who ever lived, none can argue that he influenced a generation. And I’m not just talking about actors such as James Dean, Robert DeNiro, or Johnny Depp. Brando literally influenced a generation of kids who wanted to rebel… and Brando continued to rebel throughout his life.

If all you know about Marlon Brando was that he played Superman‘s father or was pretty strange when interviewed by Larry King. If you only know Brando from impressionists doing their take on Brando as Vito Corleone from The Godfather then you owe it to yourself to check him out.

Yeah, he was cool in Apocalypse Now… and you may have heard how strange he was in The Island of Dr. Moreau [both on and off the set]…

…but if you want to see Brando at his best then check out On the Waterfront… A Streetcar Named Desire… Guys and Dolls [he could do it all!]…One Eyed Jacks [which he also directed]… Mutiny on the Bounty… and of course… The Godfather.

Marlon Brando was indeed the man. Our prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.

Now I think I’ll dim the lights and put on a classic Brando movie…

Third Time a Charm?

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Two out of three ain’t bad… and that’s just what I’m hoping for.

See, I didn’t care for Blade, but really, really liked Blade 2. Blade 3 aka Blade Trinity will be released later this year and I’m hoping that it will be as fun as Blade 2.

Wesley Snipes is back and that’s a plus. This time around they’ve added two new supporting character’s. Abigail and Hannibal King. Both of them look pretty interesting and I’m sure that the studio is thinking spin-off .

Rex Steele, Nazi Smasher

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Rex Steele, Nazi Smasher just oozes cool.

Believe it or not, Rex Steele started out as a student film. Now it’s winning all kinds of awards and positive reviews. And for a good reason…

Everything about this project appears to be perfect from the animation to the story to the score! I’ll be watching for more news of the dvd release and hopefully a compilation of the comics.

Check out the trailer below and tell me you aren’t ready to jump on board the Rex Steele bandwagon. I know I am. Let me know what you think…

Rex Steele, Nazi Smasher rates an A

Zack Snyder Looks to 300

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As most of you know, I really enjoyed the Dawn of Dead remake. Much of that enjoyment was due to Zack Snyder‘s direction. Snyder‘s next project is to direct the adaptation of Frank Miller’s 300.

300 is the classic epic of how 300 Spartans went up against an insurmountable Persian army which was marching across the known world conquering countries and killing any who attempted to stop them.

If the movie is even half as good as Miller’s graphic novel, then we’re in for a real treat!

Days Turn to Weeks

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It looks like there may be a sequel to 28 days later which was one of my favorite movies of 2002.

Tentatively titled 28 weeks later, it probably won’t be directed by Danny Boyle [who helmed the original] or written by Alex Garland [who wrote the original… although both may return as producers.

I’m a big fan of the original film so I’d be interested in seeing what happens next.

Cowboys and Aliens

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Cowboys and Aliens.

Yeah, that does kind of work for me. At least it makes me want to take a closer look. Cowboys and Aliens is a comic written by Fred Van Lente with art by Ian Richardson [published by Platnum Studios] and it’s being turned into a movie for Columbia Pictures.

We’ll have to keep an eye on this one!

Kurt Wimmer Goes Ultraviolet

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About a year ago I had the good fortune to attend a special screening of Equilibrium, written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. Mr. Wimmer was in the audience and took questions afterwards. One of the questions was about his next project.

Mr. Wimmer said it would be called “Ultrviolet,” and it would star Milla Jovovich. The story involves a woman who finds herself the protector of a boy targeted for death against the backdrop of a civil war between humans and vampires. Mila is a vampire!

This is another project worth watching.

ElectricArtists & Riddick

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Terry Goldman of ElectricArtists, one of the main guys behind “The Chronicles of Riddick” vidoe game, e-mailed to say that he wanted to give SZoners access to their assets page which has key art, images(new images posted every 2 weeks), synopsis, and trailer: www.electricartists.com/darkfury/assets.html.

Terry went on to say that he would interested in partnering with ZONE to do an online promotional contest if he can work out the deal with Universal.

Just how cool is that?

So check out their site and tell them that I sent ya!