Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
The Punisher is one of Marvel’s best known and most popular characters. There was a time when that wasn’t the case.
What brought the skull-wearing assassin to the big time, you ask? (And I’m glad you did.)
Thanks should go to the first Punisher mini-series by Steven Grant, Mike Zeck and Big John Beatty. You could tell from the cover, things were about to change for good ole Frank Castle.
If you enjoy well-written, acted and directed drama, then I hope you’re watching The Red Road on the Sundance Channel.
The Red Road stars Jason Momoa, Martin Henderson, Julianne Nicholson, Tom Sizemore, and Tamara Tunie.
Midday Music Day 7. Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas.
The photo above is 100 hours in to a zombie outbreak as tracked by a disease dynamic simulation. You can change the location of the first zombie as well as the speed of the transmission. Click over and have some fun at Zombie-Town USA.
Midday Music Day 6. That’s the Way I Like It by KC and the Sunshine Band.
Behold! The Magic Door Prank!
Midday Music Day 5. Play that Funky Music by Wild Cherry.
Mental_Floss presents 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About From Dusk Till Dawn. Here are my three favorites…
7. IT’S GEORGE CLOONEY’S FIRST HOLLYWOOD FILM ROLE
Tarantino pitched Clooney on the film after directing him in ER.
9. THERE’S A GREAT HOMAGE TO RODRIGUEZ’S FAVORITE DIRECTOR
The character Scott Fuller wears a t-shirt that reads “Precinct 13,” a nod to the film Assault on Precinct 13, the second film by John Carpenter.
13. IT USED TO INCLUDE A FAMOUS TARANTINO SPEECH
The infamous Ezekiel 25:17 speech from Pulp Fiction was originally in Tarantino’s script for From Dusk Till Dawn. It was meant to be spoken by Harvey Keitel’s character as he fends off the vampires before being killed.
Midday Music Day 4. Disco Inferno by The Trammps.
If you’re looking forward to Big Man Plans by Eric Powell and Tim Wiesch, then you won’t want to miss their interview at CBR.com.
The Expendables #4 is part of a four-issue mini-series published by Dynamite Comics.
The action-packed comic book prequel to the action-packed movie even of Summer, 2010 concludes! Read the story BEFORE the story and find out more about the characters BEFORE they hit the big screen this summer! In this final issue, the crap has hit the fan. Plus: explosions!
*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***
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The Expendables #4 would get a two star rating if I wasn’t such a Stallone/Expendables fan, but since I am…
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Midday Music Day 3. You Should Be Dancing by The Bee Gees.
If you’re a fan of crime fiction stories you should check out the Kickstarter for Butcher: A Lesson in Criminality by Amit Chauhan and Eli Powell.
I was impressed enough to become a back. I hope you are as well.
A new poster for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s San Andreas premiered today. The poster is okay. I’m hoping the movie will be better than okay.
The Expendables #3 is part of a four-issue mini-series published by Dynamite Comics.
After years of corruption, murder of American hostages, and betrayal of foreign policies, the US – with the help of other Nations who secretly put together a squad of their most highly trained military personal – will finally attempt to overthrow the dictator who has caused devastation in South America for over 20 years.
This is the story before the movie…
*** Beware – spoilers may be found below ***
The Good
The Bad:
The Ugly:
The Expendables #3 would get a two star rating if I wasn’t such a Stallone/Expendables fan, but since I am…
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