The Poster and Trailer for “The Quarry” Starring Shea Wigham and Michael Shannon!

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Here is the poster and trailer for The Quarry.  The poster is okay, I like the trailer more.  The Quarry looks like a winner.

From the novel by Damon Galgut comes this searing thriller, a tale of sin and redemption set in the wilds of Texas. After murdering a traveling preacher, a fugitive drifter (Shea Whigham, Joker) travels to a small town and poses as the man he killed. Though the congregation loves the drifter’s sermons of forgiveness, the local police chief (Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon, The Shape of Water) is suspicious of the man. Soon a gruesome discovery at a local quarry forces the killer to fight for his freedom.

Two Posters and a Trailer for “Arkansas” Starring Vince Vaughn, Liam Hensworth and Many Others!

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Here are two posters and a trailer for Arkansas.  I like both posters – love the Arkansas logo with the skull –  and the clever tag line “Kyle and Swin are working their way to the top… but the top has other plans.”  The trailer shows how quirky Arkansas will be.  The question is will it be too quirky?

The Most Popular Movie for each Year from 1950 On

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Jake Rosen at Mental Floss recently posted The Most Popular Movie for each Year from 1950 On.  Here’s how many I saw and my favorite for each decade.

  • 1950 – 1959:  6 and BEN-HUR (1959) gets the nod.
  • 1960 – 1969: 7 with BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969) coming out on top.
  • 1970 – 1979: 10 (yep, I saw ’em all) and you know that ROCKY (1976) was my favorite.
  • 1980 – 1989: 10 again.  RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) wins.
  • 1990 – 1999: 10 (I’m on a roll.)  TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY is my fav.
  • 2000 – 2009: 6.  PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST (06) gets the nod in the weakest decade so far.
  • 2010 – 2019: 4.  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014) in a decade when I’ve only seen four of the top ten.

Even More Two Sentence Horror Stories

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Isn’t it about time for even more Two Sentence Horror Stories?  Here are three…

During dinner, she told me she knew my deep dark secret.
As she ate her burger I knew she was bluffing.

I decided to kill off a few characters in the book I’m writing.
It would spice up my autobiography a little.

I told the genie for my third and final wish, I wanted my family to be happy.
And I started fading.

Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition – Last Call

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If like me, you’re a Darwyn Cooke fan… and if like me, you’re a Richard Stark fan, and if like me, you already own or have pre-ordered  Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition, then you’re going to love this post.

Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition – Last Call has been announced for a September 29, 2020 release!  This oversized edition will contain…

Features more than 100 pieces of never-before-seen Parker art by Darwyn Cooke; a round table talk with Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Bruce Timm, and Scott Dunbier on Parker and Cooke; and a brand-new 17-page story by multiple Eisner Award-winning creators Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Darwyn Cooke crafted four universally acclaimed Parker graphic novels, adapted from the works of Richard Stark (A pseudonym for Donald Westlake), before his untimely death. This volume will be (along with the Martini Edition) the last word on Cooke’s brilliant Parker stories.

This edition is a loving tribute to the legacy of Darwyn Cooke and Parker.

If like me, then today you’re going to pre-order Richard Stark’s Parker: The Martini Edition – Last Call and count down the minutes until its release.

50 Must-Read Noir Detective Novels!

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Over at B&N Reads, Jeff Somers posted his list for The 50 Must-Read Noir Detective Novels.  I’ve read half of the books on Somers’ list and if the other books are just as good, Somers has picked nothing but winners.

I’d be interested in how many you’ve read and if you’d add any that Somers missed.

Speaking of Jeff Somers, I recommend his Avery Cates series to anyone who likes hardboiled sci-fi.

Vin Diesel’s Best Movie Roles

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Tim Grierson and Will Leitch posted their choices for VIN DIESEL’S 5 BEST MOVIE ROLES (OTHER THAN DOMINIC TORETTO, OBVIOUSLY).  While I agree with their five choices, my rankings are different.

Grierson and Leitch

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5. Hugo Toorop from Babylon A.D. (2008) 5. Xander Cage, introduced in xXx (2002)
4. Xander Cage, introduced in xXx (2002) 4. Groot, introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
3. Riddick, introduced in Pitch Black (2000) 3. The Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (1999)
2. The Iron Giant from The Iron Giant (1999) 2. Hugo Toorop from Babylon A.D. (2008)
1. Groot, introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 1. Riddick, introduced in Pitch Black (2000)

For the record I would have placed Riddick ahead of Toretto if that was an option.  Toretto would then be #2.

I’m glad to see that Toorop (from Babylon A.D.) made the list.  I love that movie despite it’s flaws.

The “Ozark: Season 3” Trailer is Here!

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What a great day for trailers!  Here’s the Official Trailer for Ozark Season 3.

Official Trailer for Ozark Season 3. All new episodes arrive on Netflix March 27, 2020. They are all in. The Byrdes are back in business and the stakes have never been higher. As tensions mount surrounding their new casino, The Missouri Belle, Marty and Wendy struggle to balance their family’s safety with the growing success of their money laundering empire.

The Poster and Trailer for “Greyhound” Starring Tom Hanks is Here!

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How about the poster and trailer for Greyhound with a screenplay by and starring Tom Hanks?

The only thing more dangerous than the front lines was the fight to get there. Screenplay by Tom Hanks inspired by actual events, Greyhound comes to theaters June 12.

In the early days of WWII, an international convoy of 37 Allied ships, led by captain Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) in his first command of a U.S. destroyer, crosses the treacherous North Atlantic while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats.