Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein
If you’re a fan of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, and who isn’t, then you might want to check out Eddie Deezen’s profile of the film.
Thanks and a ladle of hot soup to Neatorama.
One Huge Looper
I like this new poster for Looper, If you do as well, and would like to see one so big it could run from the past to the future, you can right here, thanks to the fine folks at ComingSoon.
Brad Pitt is Killing Them Softly
The new trailer for the crime thriller Killing Them Softly is perfect. I can not wait to see this movie.
Killing Them Softly is based on a George V. Higgins crime novel and set in New Orleans, and follows professional criminal, Jackie Cogan as he investigates the robbery of a high stakes, mob-protected, poker game. It stars Brad Pitt, Ray Luotta, James Gandolfini and Sam Sheppard and opens October 7th.
I’ll save you a seat.
The Expendables 2: Last Supper
I don’t know what prompted the idea of this “Last Supper” Expendables 2 banner, but I sure dig it. Check it out at full size to enjoy the details. – Craig
Phil Hester Roughs Up Jack Carter
Phil Hester writes and draws comics for a living. Phil was a guest at MegaCon this year and I hopped to get a sketch from him. As you can see, mission accomplished. What was great was Phil knew exactly what I was looking for and delivered big time. You can follow Phil on Twitter. You’d be crazy not to. – Craig
Judgment is Coming – Don’t Dredd It
The buzz on the new Dredd film is that it’s a throwback to the action films of the 80’s (where have we heard that before?), very violent (well, it is Judge Dredd after all) and very good (one can hope).
New Expendables 2 Poster
We’re less than three weeks away from the opening of Expendables 2 and this overseas poster is just what the doctor ordered!
Where is Jake Ellis?
I really enjoyed Who is Jake Ellis? by Nathan Edmondson (writer), Tonci Zonjic (artist). So you’d probably think that I’m happy that Edmondson and Zonjic are coming back with a sequel (Where is Jake Ellis?), right? Well, if you thought that, you’d be right. I am really looking forward to it.
Read this interview with Nathan Edmondson and you’ll get a feel of what we can expect when Jake Ellis returns.
Michael Duron Takes on Jack Carter
This week we have Michael Duron and his take on Sly as Jack Carter. Michael is from Florida and I met him at OrlandoCon where he was nice enough to fit me in on his sketch list. You can see more of Michael’s art at his site.
Howard Chaykin is a Marked Man
Crime fiction / Howard Chaykin fans, here’s a heads-up: Chaykin’s Marked Man graphic novel [he wrote and did the art for it] that was serialized in Dark Horse Presents is set to return in a hard cover edition. As you can tell from the book’s description, this is not for kids:
“To the casual observer, Mark LaFarge has it going on. He’s got a beautiful wife, cute kids, a McMansion in the South Bay . . .The guy is the living embodiment of the American dream. But nothing is ever as it seems. LaFarge is a career criminal who’s never done an honest day’s work in his life . . . and that life of crime, completely separate from the life he presents to the world, is about to catch up with him. And there will be blood . . . a great deal of blood.”
My pre-order is set to go!
The Future of The Walking Dead
The fine folks at Shock Till You Drop recently caught up with Robert Kirkman and executive producer David Alpert to find out what we should expect in the new season of The Walking Dead. Here’s a tidbit:
“The biggest thing I have to say is that, as the storytelling picked up at the end of season two, and the speed of events happening — well, we’re increasing it. Season three is going to be non-stop, in your face, intense. This is the point in the show that I’ve been excited about giving the audience since season one.”
You can read the full piece by clicking on the link above.
Russell Crowe’s Next 3 Days Aren’t So Good
The Pitch: “It’s like ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ from the spouse’s point of view, but in this version the spouse plans and executes his wife’s prison breakout.”
The Tagline: “What if you had 72 hours to save everything you love?”
The Story: When a man’s wife is convicted of murdering her boss after an argument and appeals hold no promise, he decides to break her out of prison.
The Cast: Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Beghe, Brian Dennehy and Liam Neeson.
The Good: The planning of the escape and a brief scene with Liam Neeson. There’s a nice moment with the man (Crowe) and his emotionally-distant father (Dennehy).
The Bad: Liam Neeson is under-used. What happens when you are a “civilian” dealing with criminals. What happens when a man is pushed to the ragged edge. The movie is a bit long.
The Ugly: The wife’s attitude when she learns too late the her husband’s plan.
The Rating: D+
Ryan Cody Presents: The Icarus Primer
Are you familiar with Ryan Cody’s Icarus?
Icarus is a comic that Ryan has been working on for the last couple of years.
- ICARUS follows U.S.M.C. Major Robert Riley on his exploits to track and assassinate all super-powered beings on Earth. Things aren’t all that they seem in Riley’s world: Girls that can see the future, an alien invasion and government conspiracies all play a part in this twisting and turning adventure.
Ryan originally completed 32 pages and released the comic in a limited edition print version as well as a digitally. Recently Ryan revisited the story, added new content as well as re-wrote and re-edited the original pages into something entirely new. I bought the original Icarus and like the new version better. But don’t take my word for it.
ICARUS: Primer is a 28 page story that sets up the world of ICARUS and prepares it for it’s launch in 2013. Even if you own or have downloaded it before, this version adds much to the story and hopefully gets you excited about Icarus Rising. Thanks to Ryan you can download the ICARUS: Primer for free.
If you like it, please help by spreading the word now and supporting the comic when it comes out in 2013.
Wilfredo Torres Takes on Cobra
Wilfredo Torres makes his first appearance in my Stallone Sketch Collection Gallery. I had been a fan of Wilfredo’s art through his blog and got to meet him at MegaCon this year. Wilfredo decided to take on Cobra and produced this very cool sketch. – Craig
