The Poster and Trailer for “The Whole Truth”
Here’s the poster and trailer for The Whole Truth starring Keanu Reeves, Renée Zellweger and Jim Belushi [who was dying to get the role].
James Cameron on Writing the Screenplays to “Rambo: First Blood Part Two” & “Aliens”
What are the odds that a young writer would, on the same day, get the jobs to write the screenplays to two of Hollywood’s biggest sequels ever?
That is exactly what happened to James Cameron when he earned the assignments to create sequels to First Blood and Alien.
You can click over to /Film.com and see the video where Cameron explains how he did it, but before you go, I’ll give you a clue… two desks.
The Trailer for “Allied” Looks Even Better than the Teaser!
If you thought the teaser for Allied looked pretty good, then you’ll like the full trailer even more.
“ROCKY” by Gabz Celebrating the 40th Anniversary!
Remember when I posted about the “ROCKY” 40th anniversary print by Gabz? I received mine this week and it looks even better in person. Below are the details if you’d like one for yourself!
“ROCKY”
by Gabz
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary!
Grey Matter Art, under license from MGM Studios is proud to present a new officially licensed, limited edition screen print for the 40th anniversary of the classic film, “Rocky” by talented artist, Grzegorz Domaradzki (Gabz). GMA are thrilled to be working with Gabz again to showcase this amazing poster. There are 2 separate editions for this poster, a regular and variant Edition. Below are details regarding the poster and release date.
Artist: Gabz
Size: 24×36
Regular Edition: 225/$45.00
Variant Edition: 175/$60.00
Printed by: D & L Screen Printing
This poster was released on Wednesday, June 08th on our website shop page at 1:00 PM (est) at www.greymatterart.com
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“Rambo: First Blood Part II” – Most Important Action Movie of 1985
Tom Breihan at A.V. Club picks the most important action movie of every year and does an indepth write-up. For 1985, Breilhan chose Rambo: First Blood Part II and the piece is worth a look.
Chaykin’s Dominic Fortune and The Shadow!
One of my favorite Howard Chaykin characters was is Dominic Fortune. Today we get to see him in a Chaykin cross-over piece with The Shadow.
You can see a much larger version at The Bristol Board.
The Trailer for “Passengers” is Here!
The trailer for Passengers does exactly what a great trailer should do: It sets up an interesting situation and leaves you wanting more.
Rare Cut “Lethal Weapon” Sniper Scene is Here!
Lethal Weapon is one of my all-time favorite movies. So how is it that it wasn’t until today I learned about the cut sniper scene below?
What an awesome scene. Seems it would have fit perfectly in the film.
Mac King Makes Rope Cutting Fun!
The famous rope cutting trick is probably one of the most boring magic performances of all… unless it is done by Mac King!
Jordi Bernet: Torpedo Visits Sin City!
Above we have a detail from a really cool crossover piece by Jordi Bernet. Torpedo visits Sin City! If you’d like to see the full piece be aware it is slightly NSFW.
Source: Simone Guglielmini.
Frank Miller’s Variant Cover for Moonshine #1
I thought that Moonshine the upcoming comic series by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso couldn’t get any better.
Then I saw the Frank Miller variant cover for the first issue and I knew I was wrong.
Source: Comic Crusaders.
The New “John Wick 2” Poster is Here!
The new John Wick 2 poster is here! [If only the movie was as well.]
The Justice League of America 100 Project
The Cully Hamner cover is my favorite from the Heroes Initiative JLA 100 Project.
The Heroes Initiative is an organization that…
…creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Since inception, the Hero Initiative has been fortunate enough to benefit more than 50 creators and their families with over $950,000 worth of much-needed aid, fueled by your contributions! It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
One of the cool fundraising ideas that the Heroes Initiative came up with was the JLA 100 Project. Heroes Initiative in collaboration with DC Comics got over 100 artists to create an original JLA cover on specially printed blank Justice League of America #50 covers. The original art was then auctioned off with the proceeds going to the Hero Initiative. In additional the 100+ pieces were collected in special edition hard and trade paperback books again with the proceeds going to support the Hero Initiative.
You can see all 100+ pieces of JLA art here.
14 Reanimated Facts About “The Bride of Frankenstein”
Mark Mancini and Mental_Floss present 14 Reanimated Facts About The Bride of Frankenstein. Here are three of my favorites…
4. LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU’LL NOTICE THAT THE MONSTER’S WOUNDS APPEAR TO HEAL.
In the original Frankenstein’s thrilling climax, the monster seems to meet its demise inside of a windmill that’s caught fire. So when we first see the creature in Bride, the big brute is riddled with obvious burns. Also, a lot of his hair has obviously been singed off. For subsequent scenes, however, makeup artist Jack Pierce incrementally toned down the burns and replaced some of the hair. This created the illusion that the monster was slowly recovering from its injuries over the course of the film.
6. BORIS KARLOFF OBJECTED TO GIVING THE MONSTER ANY DIALOGUE.
Although the creature had been a mute in the first movie, Whale decided that the reanimated corpse ought to pick up some basic language skills during the sequel. Both Karloff and the studio disagreed quite strongly, but in the end, Whale got his way. Sara Karloff—the actor’s daughter—explained her father’s reservations in the DVD documentary She’s Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein. “He felt it would take away from [his performance in the original film] and I think he was wrong,” she said. “History, cinema history, has proven him wrong.”
14. IT’S NEIL GAIMAN’S FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE.
“It’s a lot of people’s favorite horror film,” said bestselling author Neil Gaiman of The Bride of Frankenstein. “Dammit, it’s my favorite horror film.” In the above clip, Gaiman recalls staying up late as a boy to catch both Frankenstein and its 1935 sequel in a televised double-feature. What did he think? “Frankenstein was a huge disappointment to me,” Gaiman admitted, but he fell in love with the atmospheric Bride and remains a fan to this day. He is especially fond of the climax, which he cites as his favorite “two to three minutes of film, ever.” Another celebrity admirer is Guillermo del Toro, who, in a 2008 conversation with Rotten Tomatoes, ranked The Bride of Frankenstein as one of his top five films.
The Walking Dead 100 Project
The Ken Lashley cover is my favorite from the Heroes Initiative Walking Dead 100 Project.
The Heroes Initiative is an organization that…
…creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Since inception, the Hero Initiative has been fortunate enough to benefit more than 50 creators and their families with over $950,000 worth of much-needed aid, fueled by your contributions! It’s a chance for all of us to give back something to the people who have given us so much enjoyment.
One of the cool fundraising ideas that the Heroes Initiative came up with was the Walking Dead 100 Project. Heroes Initiative in collaboration with Image Comics got over 100 artists to create an original Walking Dead cover on specially printed blank Walking Dead #100 covers. The original art was then auctioned off with the proceeds going to the Hero Initiative. In additional the 100+ pieces were collected in special edition hard and trade paperback books again with the proceeds going to support the Hero Initiative.
You can see all 100+ pieces of Walking Dead art here. The Walking Dead 100 Project books are sold out but you can see a larger version of Ken Lashley’s cover here.
