The “Doom: Annihilation” Teaser is Here!
Here’s the teaser for Doom: Annihilation.
Rare “Nighthawks” Poster
Here’s a rare Nighthawks poster recently posted by New Beverly Cinema. You can see a slightly bigger version by clicking on the photo.
Alex Toth Interview at TwoMorrows
TwoMorrows posted an interview with Alex Toth that is worth a read by Toth and comic art fans.
Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola and “The Godfather”
Francis Ford Coppola has written a new introduction for the 50th anniversary edition of Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and Entertainment Weekly has posted it.
The new intro is worth a read for fans of the book or movie. Here are a few tidbits:
- Coppola didn’t want to direct The Godfather until his second reading of the novel.
- Most of Don Corleone’s most memorable lines were really spoken by Puzo’s mother!
- Puzo advised Coppola to never associate with real gangsters! (Which leads to an interesting “encounter” with John Gotti.)
- Puzo didn’t like the idea of Michael having Fredo killed.
- It was Talia Shire (Adrian in Rocky!) who came up with the idea of Michael’s wife having a secret abortion and then telling him.
- Both Coppola and Puzo wanted the third film to be called The Death of Michael Corleone.
Entertainment Weekly’s post is worth a read and so is Puzo’s novel!
“Rocky” Poster by Stuart Holroyd
Each week JoBlo.com posts a feature called Awesome Art We’ve Found Around the Net. I always enjoy what JoBlo finds because with each post they list the artist’s name and a link to more of his/her art.
That’s where I saw this Rocky poster by Stuart Holroyd. Click on the pic above to see a bigger version.
Jan-Michael Vincent: RIP
It was reported today that Jan-Michael Vincent died on February 10th of cardiac arrest in Asheville, North Carolina. Vincent was 74 and hadn’t acted in nearly two decades due to battles with drugs and alcohol and the results of two car crashes (1996 and 2008) that left him with damaged vocal cords and an amputated leg. It was a sad end to a career that started with such promise.
I first took notice of Jan-Michael Vincent when he appeared as Link in the Danger Island segments of The Banana Splits. Vincent then had the starring role in the TV movie The Tribe. A couple of years later Vincent co-starred with Charles Bronson in the theatrical release The Mechanic. He followed that up with a starring role as The World’s Greatest Athlete from Disney.
With his good looks and easy manner, Vincent was on the verge of a long career starring in theatrical films. Sadly, it just wasn’t to be. Still Vincent had a strong presence and starred or co-starred in films such as Baby Blue Marine, White Line Fever, Big Wednesday and Hooper (with Burt Reynolds). His best known television projects included The Winds of War mini-series and a starring role in the tv series Airwolfe.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jan-Michael Vincent’s family, friends and fans.
Bruce Lee Screen Test Video!
Check out Bruce Lee’s vintage screen test!
The Poster and Trailer for “Master Z: IP Man Legacy”
If you’re in the mood for some martial art madness, check out the poster and trailer for Master Z: IP Man Legacy starring Max Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Dave Bautista and Tony Jaa.
Watch John Romita Jr. Draw Batman!
Thanks to SYFY Wire we can watch and listen to John Romita Jr. as he draws Batman!
Eric Beetner Talks ALL THE WAY DOWN and More!
Eric Beetner’s new novel, All the Way Down, reads like a cross between Game of Death, Die Hard and The Raid: Redemption. It’s an action-packed page-turner. Beetner talks about All the Way Down and a more in an interview by Matt Phillips at Medium.
The Trick That Fooled Winston Churchill – Revealed
Today we have a magic trick famous for fooling Winston Churchill who had the magician repeat it 6 times!
Source: Bits and Pieces.
The Poster and Trailer for “Warrior” (Based on the Writings of Bruce Lee) is Here!
Bruce Lee fans probably know that Lee tried to sell a tv series about a Chinese warrior in the old west. Although the series never sold, the Kung Fu tv series was sure close… and sadly Bruce Lee didn’t get the lead, David Carradine did.
Thanks to Cinemax, Warrior, based on the writings of Bruce Lee is coming soon. Today we have the poster and first trailer. If I had Cinemax, I’d tune in.
Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden
Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden is a book that quite a few readers are going to want. If “Michael Golden” in the title isn’t enough to get folks to reach for their wallets perhaps the fact that it will be a hard cover reprinting rarely seen stories featuring Batman drawn by, you guessed it, Michael Golden!
The 1970s stories starring Batman featuring the slick artwork of Michael Golden are collected for the first time, including appearances by the Demon and Man-Bat. Golden is renowned for his design skills and unique interpretation of Batman and other heroes, as seen in these early stories, written by well-known comics writers including Dennis O’Neil, Gerry Conway and Mike W. Barr.
Collects shis collects stories from Batman Family #15-20, Batman #295, #303, DC Special Series #15, Detective Comics #482, Batman Special #1, Batman: Gotham Knights #22. It also collects the covers from Detective Comics #625-626, 628-631, 633, 644-646, Batman #484-485, Showcase ’93, Nightwing#66-77 & #129-130 and the Man-Bat entry from Who’s Who in the DC Universe #12.
Legends of the Dark Knight: Michael Golden is available for pre-order now.
John Wick, Jack Carter and Giovanni Valletta
When I saw that Giovanni Valletta, an artist on the John Wick comic series was taking commissions, I jumped on board for a couple of head sketches (John Wick and Jack Carter). Because it took a little longer than expected to get the art to me Giovanni added more to the art and threw in some prints as well. That’s customer service!
“The Dirty Dozen” Gets the Cinephilia and Beyond Treatment!
The Dirty Dozen is a classic. If you agree, then you’re going to want to check out Slaughterhouse Twelve: Robert Aldrich’s The Dirty Dozen at Cinephilia and Beyond.
Click on the link and you’ll find…
- Nunnally Johnson & Lukas Heller’s screenplay for The Dirty Dozen
- OPERATION DIRTY DOZEN: A behind-the-scenes video on the making of The Dirty Dozen
- Rare behind-the-scenes photos
- and much more!
