Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
I like the looks of Jericho Ridge. Looking forward to catching it on streaming.
Trapped and without backup a small town cop fights for her life when her remote Sheriff’s Office is targeted by murderous attackers.
Jericho Ridge will be in UK Cinemas from 25th April and available on Digital Download from 29th April
Director, Writer : Will Gilbey
Cast: Nikki Amuka-Bird, Zack Morris, Chris Reilly
Run Time: 87 Minutes
Bernie Wrightson didn’t draw a ton of Batman art, but when he did, people took notice. Of course that was true of anything Wrightson drew.
Source: Wrightson.
MLK/FBI (2020)
Director: Sam Pollard
Writers: David J. Carrow, Benjamin Hedin, Laura Tomaselli
Stars: Martin Luther King, J. Edgar Hoover, Andrew Young, James Comey, Merv Griffin, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Coretta Scott King
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
MLK/FBI chronicles the attempts made by the FBI through wiretaps and surveillance to discredit and ruin Martin Luther King, Jr.. Using newly declassified files coupled with news reports and film from the time period, we are given insight into the methods and extreme steps taken.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
MLK/FBI does an excellent job of presenting the civil unrest and movement for equal rights that brought Martin Luther King to the attention of our nation. The film’s biggest shocker is the lengths J. Edgar Hoover, the Director of the F.B.I. took to discredit Martin Luther King, Jr..
When phone wiretaps proved Martin Luther King, Jr. was having affairs with multiple women, this information was used in an attempt to blackmail MLK into committing suicide! The film says that Martin Luther King was worried that the information would become public knowledge. It didn’t. But Martin Luther King’s wife, Coretta Scott King was sent copies of the tapes. So were church and civic leaders. At the end of the film there is brief discussion that confirmed MLK did have affairs. I would have liked to have heard more about how these revelations were received when the tapes were delivered. Were these folks already aware? What was the plan if the tapes became public knowledge?
Martin Luther King was a flawed human being. He wasn’t perfect. But who is? The lengths the F.B.I. went to discredit him are shameful. And we haven’t heard the full story yet. Perhaps we never will. Even with the full weight of the government working to take him down, Martin Luther King continued to speak out for equal rights for all and a future that we have yet to achieve.
MLK/FBI (2020) earns 3 of 5 stars.
Interview with a Vampire: Season 2 – “Start the Tape Teaser” is Here!
What really happened in Paris?
ABOUT INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
A luxury apartment covering an entire single floor of a high rise. Where the Vampire has granted the interview with the man he once judged to be unworthy. And where the journalist Daniel Molloy has hustled, for a second shot at the interview that got away from him 40 years earlier…Based on Anne Rice’s iconic novel, Interview with The Vampire follows Louis’ epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy. Chafing at the limitations of life as a black man in 1900’s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist Lestat’s offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion.
But Louis’s intoxicating new powers come with a violent price, and the introduction of Lestat’s newest fledgling, the child vampire Claudia, soon sets them on a decades-long path of revenge and atonement. A sensuous, contemporary reinvention of Anne Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel.
Start the Tape | Interview with the Vampire Season 2 | Premieres May 12 | AMC+
Deal me in!
This Summer the American Saga begins. Horizon: An American Saga – Only in Theaters June 28 #Horizonamericansaga
Academy Award-winning visionary filmmaker Kevin Costner directs New Line Cinema’s vast “Horizon: An American Saga” Chapters One and Two, a multi-faceted chronicle covering the Civil War expansion and settlement of the American West. A story of America too big for one film, this true cinematic event also stars Costner, who co-writes with Jon Baird (“The Explorers Guild”) and produces through his Territory Pictures.
In the great tradition of Warner Bros. Pictures’ iconic Westerns, “Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning the four years of the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, Costner’s ambitious cinematic adventure will take audiences on an emotional journey across a country at war with itself, experienced through the lens of families, friends and foes all attempting to discover what it truly means to be the United States of America.
Costner stars alongside an impressive ensemble cast that includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Owen Crow Shoe, Tatanka Means, Ella Hunt, Tim Guinee, Danny Huston, Colin Cunningham, Scott Haze, Tom Payne, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Will Patton, Georgia MacPhail, Douglas Smith, Luke Wilson, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Alejandro Edda, Wasé Winyan Chief, Michael Anganaro, Angus Macfadyen, Jon Beavers, Alex Nibley, Kathleen Quinlan, Etienne Kellici, Amos Jason Charging Cloud, Bodhi Okuma Linton, Gregory Cruz, James Russo, Jeff Fahey, David O’Hara, Chris Conner, Leroy M. Silva, Bernardo Velasco, Tom Everett, Glynn Turman, Giovanni Ribisi and more.
Costner returns to directing for the first time since his 2003 critically acclaimed hit “Open Range,” and revisits Civil War-era America, the setting for his 1990 blockbuster and directorial debut, “Dances with Wolves,” which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. He produces alongside Howard Kaplan and Mark Gillard, with Danny Peykoff, Robert Scannell, Armyan Bernstein, Charlie Lyons, Barry Berg and Rod Lake executive producing.
Costner is joined behind the camera by director of photography J. Michael Muro (“Billionaire Boys Club,” “Parker”), production designer Derek R. Hill (“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “The Magnificent Seven”), editor Miklos Wright (“For All Mankind,” “Open Range”) and costume designer Lisa Lovaas (“Ambulance,” “Transformers: The Last Knight”). The music is by Oscar nominee John Debney (“The Passion of the Christ,” “The Greatest Showman”).
A New Line Cinema presentation of a Territory Pictures production, “Horizon: An American Saga” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The films will be released in theaters nationwide, the first on June 28, 2024, the second on August 16, 2024.
Here we have a cool riff on The Creature from the Black Lagoon by Mark Schultz.
Source; Pulp Covers.
The League (2023)
Director: Sam Pollard
Writers: Bob Motley, Byron Motley
Stars: Hank Aaron, Monte Irvin, Ernie Banks, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson and Maya Angelou
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
The League details the birth, rise and demise of the Professional Negro Baseball Leagues and the outstanding players who made it popular.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
The League shows that black players have been playing baseball since it’s invention. It wasn’t until the major leagues wouldn’t allow players of color to participate that the Negro leagues came to be. Cities that had a Negro League team saw their economies improve. Fans saw a faster paced, more exciting game.
The League does an amazing job of presenting the social issues and history that brought about the formation of Negro Professional Baseball Leagues. In addition to learning about the stars who played the game we learn about the folks behind the scenes who made the leagues possible.
The League earns my highest recommendation.
The League (2023) earns 5 of 5 stars.
Recently Patrick “Patch” Zircher announced that for a $100 donation (or more) to any homeless charity, he would create a pencil drawing for the person making the donation. Zircher took on several dozen commissions. The idea caught on. Artists who saw what “Patch” was doing offered the same deal! By the time Zircher called an end to the offer, over $10,000 had been raised for homeless shelters!
I got in. Patch created his riff on Sly Stallone as Jack Carter for me. I’ll post it once the original arrives. In the mean time, Patch posted his take on Conan for a person who made a donation. I love it. If you want to see more of Patch’s art (as well as the commissions he took on for this project), you can here.
MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012)
Director: Tom Jennings
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. is documented using primary sources, some never seen/heard from television and radio reports as well as police communications. Director Tom Jennings does an amazing job of setting up the events that brought Dr. King to Memphis as well as his assassination and aftermath.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
MLK: The Assassination Tapes gets my highest recommendation.
MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012) earns 5 of 5 stars.
Deal me in!
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He said he’d be back! Flavio Fernando Girón presents his take on the Terminator’s police station assault. You can see more of Girón’s art here.
A Murder at the End of the World (2023)
Created by: Brit Marling, Zal Batmanglij
Directors: Brit Marling (eps. 1, 5 – 6); Zal Batmanglij (eps. 2 – 4, 7)
Teleplays: Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij (eps. 1, 4, 6 – 7); Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij and Melanie Marnich & Rebecca Roanhorse (ep. 2); Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij & Melanie Marnich (ep. 3); Brit Marling (ep. 5)
Stars: Emma Corrin, Brit Marling, Harris Dickinson, Louis Cancelmi, Clive Owen, Joan Chen and Alice Braga.
Tagline: None.
The Plot…
Darby Hart (Corrin) is an amateur detective and author of a book detailing how she solved a cold case where a serial killer had murdered several women. Darby accepts an invitation from billionaire Andy Ronson (Owen) to attend a retreat being held in a remote location in Iceland. Ronson has invited nine people from different walks of life who think out of the box.
When Darby arrives, she is surprised to discover that Ronson has used his billions to create a home that is like a fortress from the future. Artificial Intelligence responds to commands throughout the mansion. Even more surprising is that her former boyfriend, Bill Farrah (Dickinson) is there. Bill was her partner when she followed clues to solve the cold case. They haven’t seen each other in six years.
Ronson explains that the guests are there to brainstorm ideas to make the future better. The guests mingle and begin to get to know each other. After everyone has retired for the night, Darby decides to go to Bill’s room. Through the window Darby sees Bill on the floor bleeding and taking his last breaths. By the time Darby gets help, Bill has died.
It’s obvious Bill was murdered. Since no one else could have gained entrance to Ronson’s estate, the murderer is one of them. Will Darby figure who before the killer strikes again? Who can she trust?
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
A Murder at the End of the World is a clever whodunnit. Emma Corrin is outstanding as Darby, the socially awkward amateur sleuth. I love that the story takes place in a rarely used location. If you’re a fan of Nero Wolfe, Benoit Blanc and/or Hercule Poirot then give this one a shot.
A Murder at the End of the World (2023) earns 4 of 5 stars.
I’m looking forward to Season 2. Hopefully it will be as good as the first.
Jacob Anderson, star of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, gives us an exclusive sneak peek at Season 2 with this clip as part of IGN Fan Fest 2024. Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire premieres on May 12, 2024 on AMC and AMC+.
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House Shootout Scene | RED RIGHT HAND (2024) Exclusive Movie CLIP HD
PLOT: Cash is trying to live an honest and quiet life, but when Big Cat forces him back into her services, he proves capable of anything to protect the town and the only family he has left.
RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2024
GENRE: Action, Thriller
STARS: Andie MacDowell, Orlando Bloom
THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE by Chris Condon and Jacob Phillips is coming. We can get it on April 9th. Here’s the lowdown…
A Western that is as haunting as it is thrilling, THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE tells the dark origin of THAT TEXAS BLOOD’s Ambrose County as only Jacob Phillips and Chris Condon can!
Montgomery Enfield and his gang of outlaws find themselves in the crosshairs of an aging Texas Ranger and a newborn county that’s hungry for law – by any means necessary.
Collects THE ENFIELD GANG MASSACRE #1-6
