Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
The Day After Tomorrow is one of the movies that I’m really looking forward to based mainly on the cool trailer.This can be dangerous, because many times movies fail to live up to their trailers.
Troy‘s official website has opened up a flash section with a ton of photos, cast bios and info to get you up to speed on Homer’s The Iliad [which is the basis for Troy]. Wolfgang Peterson has directed some of my favorite movies [In the Line of Fire, Shattered] and I have hopes that Troy will join that list!
They just don’t make movie posters like they used to.
Drew Struzan is the king of movie posters. Drew is so good that sometimes his posters are even better than the movies he makes them for!
Well, can you guess who created the movie poster for Hellboy? That’s right, Drew did! In fact the picture to the left is a small version of it. If you want to see the larger version then head over to Chud.com.
But before you go, let me give you the bad news. The Drew poster will NOT be the official poster for Hellboy. Seems the people in charge of promoting the film decided that the photo poster is better.
Man, they just don’t make movie posters like they used to… or maybe it’s just that they don’t use them.
If you were in charge of programing and had a new show that not only received critical praise, but also drew in five times the number of viewers than the network had during the previous year, what would you do? Let me make it easy. I’ll give you three choices…
Would you A] Celebrate B] Give everyone a raise C] Cancel the show
If you answered C, you’d be right.
ESPN just cancelled Playmakers which was critically praised and did indeed bring in five times the number of viewers. Playmakers wasn’t just one of the best shows on ESPN, it was one of the best shows on TV. Period.
I’m hoping that another cable channel will pick it up. If not, I wish everyone who worked on it the best… because their work on the show was.
I think I’ve found a great character for Sly to bring to the big screen! Ed Dee Dee introduces ex-cop, ex-prize-fighter Eddie “God help me… I love a brawl” Dunn in his latest novel, The Con Man’s Daughter.
Dunn was a decorated NY City Detective who was forced to resign in disgrace and then worked for a Russian mobster. Now in his mid-50’s and retired, Dunn must return to the mean streets of New York and go toe to toe with a variety of the worst that the city has to offer in order to save his kidnapped daughter.
If you like hard boiled heroes and stories that keep you guessing, then this one is for you… and Sly!
The second part of Chud.com‘s on set visit for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is up and it’s a great read. Man, I can’ t wait to see this movie!
I loved him as Snake Plisken in Escape From New York and Escape From LA.
And while not every Kurt Russell movie has been a favorite, I can truly say that even the bad ones have been made better because of him.
Kurt‘s latest is Miracle. And while it’s not high on my must-see list, I’ll bet it will be better because Russell is in it.
Another movie that I’m really looking forward to is Troy.It’s a classic story that I loved as a kid and recently re-discovered as I helped my son with some Greek mythology assignments.
Wolfgang Peterson is the director. Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom star. Sounds like a team that could put some people in the seats.
Still not convinced? Check out the trailer and then tell me what ya think!
Van Helsing is a movie that has a lot of potential. Any movie that has Frankenstein, the Wolfman, and Dracula has to be pretty good, right?
Right.
Well, it was an exciting Superbowl.Despite the fact that last night’s victory by the New England Patriots over the Carolina Panthers, was one of the best Super Bowl games ever, more people are talking about the half time antics than the game itself.
At the end of the half time performances, Justin Timberlake pulled off part of Janet Jackson‘s costume exposing her breast. The NFL is upset. Both CBS, and MTV have issued apologies. Justin Timberlake called it a “wardrobe malfunction.”
Whatever.
At least it wasn’t as bad as the guy who made it down on the field, stripped off all of his clothes and began to dance. He than ran around as security attempted to catch him. Patriots linebacker Matt Chatham did what he does best and tackled the streaker who was then taken away by security personnel.
Well, it was an exciting Super Bowl… and the game was pretty good too!
While the majority of the world is looking forward to the Super Bowl [myself included], there is another sporting event today which pits the very best competitors against each other. That’s right, Survivor All Stars premieres tonight after the Super Bowl.
It’s a Zablo family event each week to gather around the tube and cheer for our favorite competitors. Often we don’t agree on who we want to win… but I’m willing to bet that this time we’ll all be pulling for Rupert.
Now if I could just get Big Beatty to take the Panthers even…
If. like me, you’re really looking forward to the release of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, then you’ll probably really enjoy this on set visit and interview with producer Jon Avnet from the good folks at Chud.com.
Isn’t that the coolest design? My buddy, John Beatty created it.
John‘s best known for his comic book inking which he’s been doing professionally since he was a teenager. And although John still does art for comics, in the last few years he’s been branching out into web design, computer graphics, and t-shirt design.
John has worked out a deal with a buddy of his who prints t-shirts so that he’ll be able to offer his BigBeatty.com “Have a Nice Day” shirt at conventions this year for just five bucks!! I’m hoping that John will eventually offer it through the mail for fans who can’t get to a show. That design is just too cool not to make it available to fans everywhere!
The buzz on the Halle Berry “Catwoman” movie has been bad.
After seeing Halle‘s Catwoman outfit I can understand why.
It just doesn’t look right. Note I didn’t say “good.”
Halle Berry could make a burlap sack look good.
When I was a kid I enjoyed Space Ghost. Even though he hung out with two kids and a space monkey… he was cool. If you feel the same way, you might want to read this interview which discusses how DC plans to update Space Ghost in a new comic series. Joe Kelly, who’s writing the series, says, “It’s really a hardcore, pulp-feel story, with him being betrayed by the police force and taking his revenge. It’s really dark, and it’s going to be a blueprint for them to revamp the character and keep it going.”
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