The Dark Side of the Ring is a 6 episode series airing on Viceland and premieres April 10th.
From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality. From backstage controversies to mysterious deaths and unsolved homicides, this series explores the darkest stories from the golden age of professional wrestling, and tries to find truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality.
Nate Williams and ComingSoon present the 10 Best Kevin Costner Roles. In the spirit of full disclosure, I’ll admit to not having seen Hidden Figures, Molly’s Game, Field of Dreams or Bull Durham. With that said, my top ten best Kevin Costner roles (not movies) would be a lot different. Here’s mine…
Stars: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex.
The Pitch: “Jordan Peele is ready to do his next film. It’s about – ” “Do it!”
Tagline: From Jordan Peele, writer/director of ‘Get Out,’ comes a New Nightmare.
The Overview:
Us is a beautifully crafted movie that works on two levels:
1) It provides just under two hours of entertainment for those looking for a scary movie
2) It provides plenty of food for thought after the movie is over looking at the symbolism and depth of thought Peele put into creating a great horror film. In fact, I liked Us even better the more I thought about it.
Gabe Wilson has decided to surprise his wife (Adelaide) and two children (Zora and Jason) with a Santa Cruz beach vacation. Surprisingly, Adelaide is against the trip because of a frightening event that happened to her there when she was a child. Despite, her concerns, Adelaide relents and the family heads for the beach on a vacation that they may not survive.
There’s no denying that a major part of the appeal of Us is writer / director Jordan Peele. Peele knows how to create a suspenseful scene, uses just the right amount of humor, cranks up the tension and layers the story so there’s more than just what’s happening on the screen for those who take the time to look. Peele should also be credited for surrounding himself with an awesome cast. Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke are excellent actors and come across as just plain likeable (I hope that’s not just acting.) As do Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex who play the kids.
Us is one of those movies that will entertain and provide the audience plenty to talk about long after the film has ended. Because I like my reviews to be spoiler free, I’m not going to say more but I definitely recommend /Film’s ‘Us’ Movie Explained: Exploring the Biggest Questions and Craziest Twists in Jordan Peele’s Film. I’d be more than happy to discuss symbolism, plot twists, your opinions of Us and more in the comments section of this post — so if you venture there beware of spoilers.
Deadwood. Yes, we’re getting a Deadwood movie… but how cool would a new Deadwood series be?
Jericho. Who doesn’t enjoy a story about survivors in an apocalypse? Plus Jericho had a huge fan base that attempted to get it back. I’ll bet they’re still out there.
Almost Human. This series had so much potential and fun to watch. Also it had a fan base that wanted more!
Series that didn’t make the list but should have…
The Wild, Wild West. Yes, it would need to be recast, but with the right cast I’d be the first to tune in.
The Shield. Not to be confused with the Marvel comics series. Make it a follow-up with Vic Makey, or a reboot with a new crew. Either way, I’m in.
Here’s Sly as Marion Cobretti aka Cobra. This piece was created by the man, the myth, the legend, John Beatty. You can watch a video of John creating the piece below.
Craig S. Zahler, the writer and director of Dragged Across Concrete (as well as the cult classics Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99) was recently interviewed by Jack Giroux of /Film. It is worth a read.
Sly Stallone and his Balboa Productions is teaming with A+E Studios for The Tenderloin, a new television series. Stallone will serve as an executive producer as well as direct several episodes. Stephen Kay, who directed Stallone in Get Carter and whose television credits include Sons of Anarchy and The Shield, will write the pilot and serve as an executive producer.
The Tenderloin follows Charles Becker a turn-of-the-century New York City cop who led the Strong-Arm Squad in keeping order in an area of the city known as the Tenderloin. Think The Shield, except that The Tenderloin is based on real events. Charles Becker was…
…the first and only policeman in U.S. history to be executed for murder.
Sounds like something a lot of us are going to like!
DAREDEVIL: LAST HAND TPB COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 181-191
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN TPB COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1964) 219, 226-233
ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN TPB COLLECTING: MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: DAREDEVIL – LOVE AND WAR, ELEKTRA LIVES AGAIN GNHC;MATERIAL FROM BIZARRE ADVENTURES 28; WHAT IF? (1977) 28, 35
DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR TPB COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR 1-5
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER COMPANION TPB
DAREDEVIL BY FRANK MILLER BOX SET SLIPCASE POSTER
This bad boy will clock in at nearly 1900 pages with a price tag of $250.00. (Considering that single issues of Miller’s Daredevil comics cost ten times that, this boxed set is a bargain!)
Last July I talked up the web comic Last Stop by Trey Walker and Hoyt Silva. Here’s the premise…
Time is ticking for the World’s last superhero. Disillusioned, Lincoln Adams (AKA Unstoppable) must make peace with the changing world around him—can there truly be a place for him in a world without Supers? After learning of his terminal disease, Lincoln sees an easy way out; however, the re-emergence of an old Arch-Nemesis, and a new shadowy masked figure, turn Lincoln’s plans of an easy passing on their head. Can Lincoln stop this new threat before the disease stops him?
If this sounds like something you’d like, you should check out the Last Stop Kickstarter. I’m on board. I hope you’ll consider joining me.
I got this Jack Carter sketch from the very talented Shamus Murphy at HeroesCon 2016. It was actually the second sketch I got from Shamus at the show. The first was a Rocky Balboa and I’ll post it soon.
This comes to us from my collection. It is a rare advertisement for First Blood from when the project was first promoted. Yep, Kirk Douglas was set to play Colonel Trautman.
Douglas left the production when he learned that the original ending (in which Douglas’ character killed Rambo) had been changed to allow Rambo to live. Richard Crenna was brought in and the rest, as they say is history.
