Rare 3 Stooges Home Movie “Short”

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Have you seen the rare home movie footage of The Three Stooges filmed in 1938 at Steel Pier in Atlantic City that was edited to make it appear as one of their shorts?  If you have it’s worth viewing again, and if you haven’t why not take a look?

The Three Stooges at the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey — July 1, 1938. Film by George Mann of the comedy dance team, Barto and Mann. George Mann and his wife Barbara Bradford also appear in the film.

A tip ‘o the derby, and a nyuck-nyuck-nyuck to Mark Evanier for the original link.

Stallone Gets “No Rest for the Wicked”

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Sly Stallone is set to star in a remake of No Rest for the Wicked. The original was an award-winning film made in Spain.  In a recent interview Stallone described No Rest for the Wicked…

  • “…a wonderful film that was done in Spain, No Rest for the Wicked. It’s hard-core, in the Bad Lieutenant mode…”

Sly will play…

  • Burned-out cop Santos Trinidad who visits a lonely nightclub for a last drink. After a seemingly trivial incident with the owner, he ends up shooting him, his bodyguard and a waitress in a fit of rage. Only one witness escapes with his life. Santos destroys all evidence linking him to the shooting and tries to track down the witness. In the process, he uncovers an Islamist cell planning a terrorist attack.

All I want to know is where is the line to buy a ticket?

The Rock Heads to “Ciudad”

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Dwayne Johnson has signed to star in the big screen film adaptation of the upcoming graphic novel, Ciudad [co-written by Anthony and Joe Russo and Ande Parks]

Johnson will play a “black market mercenary” hired by a drug lord to rescue his kidnapped daughter in one of the most “dangerous and corrupt cities in the world.”

All I want to know is where is the line to buy a ticket?

 

Walter Hill, Not Stallone is Cutting Bullet to the Head

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Recently there has been quite a bit of speculation that Sly Stallone was going to oversee a final edit on Bullet to the Head. That’s just not the case.

Sly has sent word to the StalloneZone and wants it to be known that he is…

  • “not recutting Bullet to the Head. Bullet to the Head is absolutely Walter Hill’s movie and Walter Hill is cutting it.”


Sly has asked that fans not buy into the rumors.

Tom Hodges Draws First Blood

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This week we have Sly as Rambo by Tom Hodges. I discovered Tom’s art through his DA site. I saw that Tom was going to be drawing live on UStream so I commissioned several sketches which will be posted in the coming weeks. Tom still draws regularly on UStream and it’s always a blast watching him sketch and interacting with the crowd.

Davy Jones: R.I.P.

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Davy Jones died today from an apparent heart attack at the age of 66.

Davy Jones was, of course, a member of The Monkees.  Davy was the first Monkee to be chosen due to his years of showbiz experience. It’s a little known fact that Davy Jones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show the same night as The Beatles made their historic appearance… Davy was there performing with the Broadway cast of Oliver!

The Monkees [Davy Jones, along with Mickey Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork] took the world by storm in 1966.  The group was hand-picked by Screen Gems in an effort to create a tv show about a group of young musicians.  Lightning struck and the group not only had a hit tv series but became one of the biggest selling bands of the 60’s.  In 1967, The Monkees sold more albums than The Beatles and The Rolling Stones combined.  The Monkees even appeared in a feature film called Head that was co-written by Jack Nicholson!

I was a huge Monkees fan and like many kids my age [7], Davy was my favorite Monkee.  I collected their albums, trading cards, comic books and magazines.  I had a model of The Monkeemobile.  I even followed The Monkees after Peter, then later Mike, quit the band.  I was always happy to see Davy pop up on tv [“Love American Style”, “The Brady Bunch”, etc.] or in a stage production or on one of the many reunion tours The Monkees did over the years.  Sadly, I never got to see them perform live.

I recently watched two Biography specials.  One was on The Monkees and the other focused on Davy Jones.  Davy seemed happy with his life and ever-grateful for his fans.  Not too long ago Mark Evanier posted a piece that supported Davy’s kindness and appreciation to his fans.  Davy Jones was that rare entertainer who could sing, dance, and act… and who never took his talents or his fans for granted.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.