Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
This second poster for Brawl in Cell Block 99 is much better than the first. Click on the image above to get a cell block-sized look at it.
I was hoping that Brawl in Cell Block 99 would open in a theater within driving distance this past weekend. No such luck. Can’t wait to see it.
Chris Weston’s No Country for Old Men poster is available from Gray Matter Art and would make a nice addition to any film fan’s collection or man-cave.
David Gallaher was recently interviewed by Stefan Blitz for Forces of Geek. Gallaher (who along with artist Steve Ellis) talks about their Harvey Award-winning series, High Moon and more. You can read the interview here.
As for High Moon you can get it at the link that follows – and I recommend that you do! High Moon Volume 1: Bullet Holes and Bite Marks
Enjoy some of Buster Keaton’s most amazing stunts!
The fine folks at Me-TV have posted their choices for the Scariest Monsters that Came from the Twilight Zone. Using just their list, here are my top three and then my choice for the scariest monster that didn’t make their list but should have…
“Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” first aired in October 1963, and it’s been giving us chills ever since, forever changing the way many people feel when they fly. Its central haunt is a furry gremlin who wreaks havoc on the wing of the plane. The beast can seemingly only been seen by the passenger Robert Wilson (William Shatner).
Knife-wielding miniature aliens are no less terrifying than their looming counterparts, “The Invaders” set out to prove in 1961. It’s one of the most aggressive episodes in The Twilight Zone canon, featuring the unrelenting force of its titular, tiny invader, and a protagonist who’s under attack the entire 25 minutes, nursing her wounds while viewers developed a reverse Napoleon complex.
Aliens are probably the most often repeated source of fear in The Twilight Zone. Among the scariest aliens from the show were the ones that came for a fibber named Mr. Frisby. His tall tales caused him to become a target for aliens who come to collect him as an exemplary specimen who represents humanity’s best. In the end, Frisby escapes, but few viewers could turn off the TV set without first putting themselves in Frisby’s shoes, all of us shaking in our boots aboard the alien ship.
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My choice for the scariest monster from The Twilight Zone would be the Kanamits from To Serve Man. Not only are the an advanced race of aliens that are over 9 feet tall but they eat humans!
Here is the poster and trailer to Trench 11.
First things, first. Click on the image above and take in the beauty of Martin Ansin’s Taxi Driver print. While I’m not a huge Taxi Driver fan, I do really dig this poster.
For eagle-eyed Stallone fans, there is an Easter Egg in there!
Source: Michael Moran.
If you’re a Twilight Zone fan, then you have to admire Rod Serling’s writing. Best known for his twist endings, Serling could lead you down a path to believe one thing and then in the last scene come up with a reveal that made you understand something else. It was often the difference between a good story and a great one.
One of the best Twilight Zone twist endings takes place in Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?. Serling’s tale unfolds as a typical sci-fi story with a potential crashed alien space craft and a group of travelers stuck in a remote dinner during a bad snowstorm. Serling ups the ante by dropping clues that one of the passengers is the alien!
To ratchet the tension Serling makes a case for each passenger being the alien. Then like all really good scary stories, Serling makes us think all is well and – BAM! – he drops the twist ending on us… except in Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?, Serling follows the twist with a second twist that turns the episode into a classic.
Would you be surprised to know that wasn’t the ending that Serling had originally written? Over at Shadow & Substance they have the lowdown on the way the story was supposed to end (it still would have been good, but without the classic double twist). Click over and you can read Sterling’s original ending and learn more about the episode.
Sean Phillips created this cool Night of the Living Dead painting for the film’s re-release.
Check out the beautiful 4K restoration of James Whales’ The Old Dark House trailer followed by a short video showing how one man’s dedication and determination saved the film!
Batman vs Elmer Fudd.
Sounds stupid, right? No way in the world this could be an excellent comic book, right?
Wrong. Way wrong.
Written by Tom King with art by Lee Weeks, Batman vs Elmer Fudd is an amazingly good comic. Since it sold out of it’s initial print run, if you want to get a copy you’re probably out of luck. However comics legend Neal Adams has created a video homage that is worth a watch.
Where Is It? is (hopefully) the scariest 3 minutes and 29 seconds you’ll have today.
Today we have the poster and trailer for Stoic aka Acts of Vengeance which stars Antonio Banderas, Karl Urban and Robert Forester (all under-rated actors).
How cool is Frazetta’s Dracula concept art? If you dig it and want to see more (and at a larger size), click over to The Bristol Board.
