Saturday Night Live Spoofs McConaughey for Lincoln
I like the Matthew McConaughey commercials for Lincoln…. so does Saturday Night Live and they bring in the Allstate spokesman Dennis Haysbert for good measure.
Mike Torrance Locks Up Sly!
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he’s brought Frank Leone with him!
Over the coming weeks/months I’ll be posting more of Mike’s sketch card commissions. My goal is to eventually get a card for every character Sly has played. We’re well on our way!
You can see more of Mike’s art at his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.
The Truth About King Tut!
Almost everyone has heard of King Tut the legendary boy-king ruler of Egypt. We think of him as a handsome advernturesome youth who led a nation. As it turns out, much of the legendary ruler’s life was legend…
With strong features cast in burnished gold, Tutankhamun’s burial mask projects an image of majestic beauty and royal power.
But in the flesh, King Tut had buck teeth, a club foot and girlish hips, according to the most detailed examination ever of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s remains.
And rather than being a boy king with a love of chariot racing, Tut relied on walking sticks to get around during his rule in the 14th century BC, researchers said.
A ‘virtual autopsy’, composed of more than 2,000 computer scans, was carried out in tandem with a genetic analysis of Tutankhamun’s family, which supports evidence that his parents were brother and sister.
The scientists believe that this left him with physical impairments triggered by hormonal imbalances. And his family history could also have led to his premature death in his late teens.
You can read the full story with more and larger photos at Daily Mail.
Batman & Dracula: Mondo’s Batman 75 Show
Franchesco Francavilla created this really cool tribute poster celebrating 75 Years of Batman.
Francavilla’s poster is just one of many created for Mondo’s Batman 75 Show and /Film has ’em all on display!
Rare Bruce Lee Sparring Video
Below is a short but extremely rare video of Bruce Lee sparring.
Empire Presents “The Definitive History of the West Wing”
Empire Magazine brought together…
“…all the main players to relive the drama of one of TV’s most influential, beloved and important shows…” — The West Wing.
The post is well worth a read!
Brubaker and Phillips: Criminal One Shot
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips are taking Criminal back to Image Comics and they’re kicking off the move with a 48 page one shot…
It’s 1976, and Teeg Lawless is doing 30 days in county jail with a price on his head; his only safe company from the savagery: a beat-up old comic magazine his dead cellmate left behind. It’s CRIMINAL like you’ve never seen it before, with a comic within the comic and all those slick ‘70s thrills!
Click over to Comics Beat for the full report.
“Vampire Grave” Found in Bulgaria
From The Telegraph, October 10, 2014 in the article “Vampire Grave” Found in Bulgaria by Matthew Day and Harriet Alexander.
A skeleton with a stake driven through its chest has been unearthed in Bulgaria, in what archaeologists are terming a “vampire grave.”
“We have no doubts that once again we’re seeing an anti-vampire ritual being carried out,” said Professor Ovcharov.
All I can say is, “Don’t remove the stake!” – Craig
Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick” Interview
Click on the video below to see JoBlo’s interview with Keanu Reeves John Wick interview!
Movie Easter Eggs: X Marks the Kill
One of the great reoccurring treats at JoBlo.com is Movie Easter Eggs. Movie Easter Eggs are hidden messages, jokes and nods to other films that are hidden within a movie.
One of the Movie Easter Eggs covered this week is that in the movie The Departed. Director Martin Scorsese…
…paid tribute to Howard Hawks’ original 1932 version of SCARFACE in which the director included a bunch of Xs in scenes to imply that a character was going to end up dead.
You can see the X’s in The Departed scenes. Click over and you can see the X’s in Scarface as well as Movie Easter Eggs for Kill Bill, Die Hard with a Vengeance, The Simpson’s Movie and Back to the Future.
“Night of the Living Dead” Prequel Moving Forward with George Romero’s Blessing
Cameron Romero [George Romero’s son] has started a Indiegogo to prime the well to get his zombie movie Origins financed.
The movie has his dad’s blessing and the elder Romero will serve as an executive producer of the film which will be a prequel to Night of the Living Dead.
I like the idea that Cameron has taken up the mantle and plans to carry on the Romero zombie tradition.
Really Rare “Star Wars” Poster by Howard Chaykin!
I’m not a big Star Wars fan, but I am a huge fan of Howard Chaykin’s art. So I was happy to see the original Chaykin art created [but never issued to theaters] for the first Star Wars poster.
Actual Footage from the Great Martian War!
The photos above and below are stills from the Great Martian War.
What? You’ve never heard of the Great Martian War? The you should check out this actual footage taken nearly 100 years ago.
Directed by Christian Johnson and Steve Maher.
Glen Campbell’s “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” – One of the Saddest Songs Ever
Glen Campbell was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a few years ago. Campbell faced it bravely and decided on one last tour while he was still able. Now word is that Campbell in the final stages of the disease and “has been moved to 24-hour care.”
Campbell’s record label has released his final studio recording. Knowing Campbell’s condition makes it one of the saddest songs I’ve ever heard.
Source: Bits and Pieces.
