“Salt” – A Short Horror Film by Rob Savage!
SALT is a short horror film by Rob Savage. This guy should be making features!
SALT – Short Horror Film from Rob Savage on Vimeo.
Eric Chien’s Fism Grand Prix Winning Magic Act!
Eric Chien was the 2018 Fism Grand Prix Winner. Fism is an international society of magicians and to be the Grand Prix Winner you have to be the best of the best. The video below shows the act that earned him the award.
“Overlord” (2018) / Z-View
Overlord (2018)
Director: Julius Avery
Screenplay: Billy Ray, Mark L. Smith from a story by Billy Ray
Stars: Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk and Bokeem Woodbine.
The Pitch: “Think Saving Private Ryan meets Dawn of the Dead.”
Tagline: None.
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
A team of soldiers is flown deep into enemy territory the night before D-Day. Their mission to destroy a Nazi radio tower is essential to the success of the Allied invasion. When their plane is blown from the sky, a few of the soldiers survive. In order to complete their mission they will find themselves against a company of Nazis and something much, much worse.
Overlord starts out as a straight war movie, becomes a tense drama and then goes full tilt horror. The action in each genre smoothly integrates and the end result is a scary, roller coaster of a movie that satisfies and leaves you hoping for another ride. While Overlord‘s trailers give you the broad strokes, there are enough twists and turns to satisfy even the most jaded horror movie/zombie fan.
When the movie was over I turned to my wife and said, “The guy who played Ford would make a great Snake Plissken.” She responded, “You know that he’s Kurt Russell’s son, right?” Truth be told, I didn’t, but stand by my opinion that he would make a great Snake Plissken and Overlord will make a nice addition to my movie collection.
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RIP – Stan Lee
Stan Lee has died at the age of 95. Lee was a writer, editor, publisher, creator or co-creator of some of the most popular comic characters the world has ever seen. Lee began his career in comics in 1939, but it was in the early 1960’s that he hit his stride. Teaming with Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby they created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk and so many other heroes beloved by children and adults throughout the world. Under Lee’s leadership Marvel soared.
I had the good fortune to see Stan Lee at HeroesCon a few years ago. My wife and I were attending the HeroesCon annual art auction. It was probably 9 or 9:30 and the auction was well underway when a murmur went through the crowd. Stan Lee had entered the banquet hall! The crowd became quiet as Stan took the microphone and said a few words. When he’d finished, the crowd erupted with applause. I’ve rarely seen a person who so captivated such a huge crowd.
Thanks Stan for the hours and hours of entertainment you provided or inspired. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Lee’s family, friends and fans.
“Sin City” Poster by Greg Staples!
This Sin City poster by Greg Staples was just too cool not to share. See more of Greg’s art here and a slightly bigger version at Movie Poster Movement.
Slots by Dan Panosian
I think a lot of folks who drop by here would like Slots by Dan Panosian. Besides being beautifully drawn, the story involves an aging boxer looking for redemption…
You can say this about the life of Stanley Dance: he did it his way. Unfortunately, his way never took getting old into account. Now, the former boxer is on his last legs, looking for redemption… but he’ll settle for going down swinging.
Roll the dice with superstar artist Dan Panosian as he creates a bold and breathtaking vision of Las Vegas, where everything old can become new, and superstition influences just how the chips fall.
I’m putting in my order. You should consider doing the same!
“I am the Night” Poster and Trailer are Here!
I am the Night looks good!
“Creed II” – Introducing Viktor Drago
Creed II – Introducing Viktor Drago.
43 Hidden Ghosts You (May) Have Missed in “The Haunting of Hill House”
Thanks to IMDb, here are 43 Hidden Ghosts You (May) Have Missed in The Haunting of Hill House.
All the James Cameron Movies Ranked
Kevin Lawlor and ComingSoon.net present All the James Cameron Movies Ranked. Using just Lawlor’s list, here are three of my favorites with my comments…
The Terminator (1984): came out of nowhere to put James Cameron on the radar as a writer/director to watch. Originally Arnold was to play Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn’s role) and O.J. Simpson would be the Terminator! Thankfully that didn’t come to pass and we ended up with a classic!
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991): You have to give it to Cameron for flipping the script and not only making the Terminator the hero, but also coming up with an adversary that could make Arnold the underdog.
Aliens (1986): Cameron took the Alien concept to the next level with Aliens. A great script, a great cast teamed with Cameron to make his masterpiece..
The “12 Round Gun” Poster and Trailer are Here!
12 Round Gun looks like a pretty good movie. I’m a bit worried that the trailer gives too much away, but we’ll see.
Frank Miller’s “300” Sequel!
If you enjoyed Frank Miller’s graphic novel or the movie adaptation that followed, you may want to check out Xerxes: The Fall of Darius and the Rise of Alexander. That mouth full of title is Miller’s 300 sequel. Here’s the synopsis:
This historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the Persian King’s empire, and the ascent of the Grecian realm through Alexander.
Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight, 300), and colored by Alex Sinclair (Batman: The Dark Knight III: The Master Race), this companion to Miller’s epic masterpiece, 300, brings the historical story of Xerxes to the graphic novel audience with grit and visual style!
The ongoing Greek rebellion against Persian tyranny reaches a turning point after the destruction of the city of Sardis and the later battle of Marathon: on a military campaign to vanquish the city of Athens and silence the Greeks once and for all, Xerxes, Persian Prince, watches as his father, King Darius, falls in battle . . . The mantle of king is passed and while his newly-inherited fleet retreats toward home, Xerxes’ hatred is cemented toward Athens–and his incentive to build the Persian empire is fueled. Xerxes becomes the king of all countries–the king of Persia, ruler of Zion, and Pharoah of Egypt–and his empire is unlike any the world has ever seen, until . . . The mantle is again passed, the god king dies and Darius III continues as the king of all. But then, from the west, a tiger force strikes in Asia Minor and is on a course for collision with Persian forces. This will be the beginning of the end for Persia and the launch of Alexander the Great’s rise to power!
Xerxes: The Fall of Darius and the Rise of Alexander drops on March 5, 2019. But you can click on the link and get your order in now if you so desire.
The 10 Best, Bloodiest, and Battiest Horror Sequels
Rob Hunter and Film School Rejects present the 10 Best, Bloodiest, and Battiest Horror Sequels. Using just Hunter’s list, here are three of my favorites with my comments…
- The Exorcist III (1990): While none of The Exorcist sequels lived up to the quality or scare quotient of the original, The Exorcist III holds its own with the tale of a police detective’s investigation of a serial killer leads him to a hospital psych ward. According to the IMDB, The Exorcist III features “one of horror cinema’s scariest scenes” involving a murderer, a nurse and some giant pruning sheers. I wholeheartedly agree.
- Dawn of the Dead (1978): While the social commentary undertone is a bit heavy-handed and the motorcycle gang’s pie throwing at the zombies is a bit much, DotD is still a very decent follow-up to the classic Night of the Living Dead.
- Blade 2 (2002) Ah, finally a sequel that surpasses the original. While I’m not a fan of the original Blade, I absolutely love everything about Blade 2.
The 10 Best Ridley Scott Films
Nate Williams and ComingSoon present the 10 Best Ridley Scott Films. Here are three of my favorites with my comments…
- Black Hawk Down: is a movie that can suck me every time I am flipping channels and come across it. Soldiers in an impossible situation – in a foreign land, against overwhelming odds and it is all true.
- Alien: A simple concept — a haunted house in outer space — but it is much, much more. First of all the terror isn’t a ghost but an alien seemingly designed to kill. It bleeds acid for God’s sake! We’d never seen a creature like it and it’s method of reproduction is a real killer!
- Gladiator: Scott’s masterpiece takes us back to Rome to tell the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius, the commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the TRUE emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. who will have my vengeance, in this life or the next. ‘Nuff said.
Stephan Franck Interview: Vampires, Ending Silver and More!
Stephen Franck’s Silver, a four volume graphic novel series set in the original universe inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but 40 years later, has repeatedly received my highest recommendation. In this interview at ComicsBeat, Franck discusses Vampires and Endings and more. Check it out!
