The New “Army of the Dead” Poster is Here!
Here’s the new Army of the Dead poster. I wish it hard more of a horror feel to it. Still, I’m looking forward to seeing the movie.
Lead City by Eric Borden and Kyle Brummond on Kickstarter Now! Who’s With Me?
Spring 1873 – Colman Cooper heads West with his wife Pearl and son Isaiah on their way to new beginnings in San Francisco. The hopes and dreams awaiting them at journey’s end are foremost in their minds as the wagon train sets out from Independence, Missouri. But the perils of the trail to California are many and exacts a heavy toll.
Falling behind the wagon train, they decide to take a southerly route to avoid the winter weather. They’re deep in the Nevada territory when this decision proves disastrous as they’re forced to ground by a deadly blizzard.
When the storm breaks, Colman spies a town on the horizon, or is it two towns? Colman knows it’s their only chance and he heads out to get help. The Cooper family is forced to seek refuge in Dugganville where they become stranded at the worst possible time. The town is host to a deadly annual contest that has attracted a collection of thieves and killers from far and wide. Without his good wife’s counsel Colman finds his way into Lead City.
Pitted against seven deadly fighters, Colman must find a way to outlast his adversaries in the anything goes, tooth and nail battle for survival. Who will win the richest prize in the West? A raven-haired pistolera with a penchant for lullabies. A jack Mormon looking for redemption. A Nepali man-of-war with a legendary blade. An Aussie sporting a mean Irish brogue and a chip on his shoulder. A Confederate guerrilla looking for a fortune. A Buffalo Soldier looking for revenge and a Shaolin Monk looking for a challenge. Ten thousand dollars goes to the best.
Before Deadwood, Before Tombstone, Before Durango there was Lead City.
Lead City is a comic series on Kickstarter, Created by Eric Borden (writer) and Kyle Brummond (artist), Lead City looks to be a fun ride and is available in both digital and printed formats. Additional rewards include prints, bundles and original art. Click on the preview page above to see a larger size and then click over to the Lead City Kickstarter to see even more preview pages and your chance to get on board. If you do, I’ve saved you a spot right next to me. ; )
“Above Suspicion” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
Here we have the poster and trailer for Above Suspicion, starring Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston and Johnny Knoxville (in a dramatic role!). While the trailer is pretty generic, I do like the trailer. I’ll check this out Above Suspicion when it comes to one of my streaming services.
Based on the true story of one of the most notorious crimes in FBI history, this gritty crime-thriller stars Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) as Susan Smith, a young woman desperate to escape a seedy life of crime and drugs in a Kentucky coal mining town. When a newly minted FBI agent named Mark Putnam (Jack Huston, “Fargo”) recruits Susan as his informant for a high-profile case, she believes her bad luck may finally be changing. But as Susan and Putnam’s relationship deepens, so does the danger, setting them both on a collision course with deadly consequences.
“Scavenger” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
I like the poster and trailer for Scavenger, If you’re thinking that Scavenger looks like a low-budget Road Warrior (but with a female lead), you wouldn’t be wrong. Keep in mind though, that before Road Warrior we had a low-budget Mad Max. At any rate, Scavenger looks like a drive-in movie so I’ll give it a go with drive-in movie expectations.
Dani Strips: Woman with a Gun
I’m a big fan of Dan Strips art. You can see a much larger version of this piece and two others at The Bristol Board.
“Rocky” Poster by ignacio__rc
ignacio__rc is the artist who created the wonderful Rocky poster above. You can see more of his art at his Instagram.
The Twilight Zone: “It’s a Good Life” Trivia
The Twilight Zone is one of my all-time favorite shows. Some of the original TZ episodes rate with the best television has ever had to offer. One of the most popular Twilight Zone episodes is “It’s a Good Life” which starred Billy Mummy as a little boy who could read minds and would destroy anyone or anything that displeased him.
MeTV posted 9 Little Details You Never Noticed in the Twilight Zone Episode ”It’s a Good Life”. I was surprised by some of the facts listed. Here are three and my thoughts on each before you click over.
It has the longest opening narrative in Twilight Zone history. (Serling’s intro clocks in at 2 minutes which doesn’t sound like much, but when you consider that is 10% of the episode’s running time, it is quite a bit. Still I wouldn’t change a word. – Craig)
They made a sequel in 2003. (The sequel appeared on the rebooted Twilight Zone tv series. Both Billy Mummy and Cloris Leachman, as his mother, returned to reprise their roles. I had no idea that there was a sequel! I need to find and watch it. – Craig)
Rod Serling was working on a feature film adaptation when he died. (Sadly, Rod Serling died at such a young age. I wonder if there is a surviving script? It would be cool to at least know how he planned to handle the story for a feature length film. – Craig)
“Spiral: From the Book of Saw” – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
I like both the poster and trailer for Spiral: From the Book of Saw. The trailer is especially good. I like the cast led by Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. I really liked the first Saw movie, but hardly remember those that followed it. Perhaps Spiral will raise the bar.
A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.
Spiral stars Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, and Samuel L. Jackson, and is produced by the original Saw team of Mark Burg and Oren Koules. The film is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Josh Stolberg & Pete Goldfinger.
A Lionsgate release, Twisted Pictures presents, a Burg/Koules production.
“Shadow and Bone” – Posters and the Trailer are Here!
Shadow and Bone – Here are several character posters and below is the trailer. I’ve never read any of Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels, but will give Shadow and Bone a try. It looks interesting, although not my normal viewing/reading genre. Who knows, maybe Shadow and Bone will change that.
There are no others like her. And there never will be. Get ready to enter the Grishaverse. Shadow & Bone premieres April 23, only on Netflix.
“Rambo: First Blood, Part II” Poster by Oscar Martinez
Oscar Martinez is back and this time it is with his amazing Rambo: First Blood, Part II poster! I like this one even better than his Rocky poster. You can see more of his art here.
“Wrath of Man” Directed by Guy Ritchie & Starring Jason Statham – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
The Wrath of Man poster and trailer are here. I’m disappointed in the poster. For me, it doesn’t give the feel of the film. Ah, but the trailer, I do love it. Guy Ritchie directs a great cast that includes Jason Statham, Holt McCallany (we need to see more roles for this guy!) and Josh Harnett.
Deal me in.
Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie are back in action. Watch the WRATH OF MAN trailer now and see it in theaters on MAY 7.
A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision skills. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman’s ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Screenplay by: Guy Ritchie and Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies
Cast: Jason Statham, Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett, Laz Alonzo, Raúl Castillo, Deobia Oparei with Eddie Marsan and Scott Eastwood
“Bride of Frankenstein” Poster by Nick Charge!
This cool Bride of Frankenstein poster was created by Nick Charge. You can see more of Charge’s art at his Instagram.
WE ARE THE TWILIGHT by Benjamin Morse on Kickstarter Now!
We Are the Twilight, is a new 4 issue comic series created, written, drawn, colored and lettered by Benjamin Morse. It is on Kickstarter now. Here’s the synopsis…
Enter the story’s hero– Captain Lancet. He’s a 1930’s All-American crime buster* who accidentally creates the world’s greatest villain before waking up a century in the future. He’ll need to adjust to a strange new world– Fritz Lang’s Metropolis with some cyberpunk dystopia sprinkled in– if he wants to overthrow the totalitarian vampire cult that now dominates the future.*some of these things are not, strictly speaking, the truth.
If you’re a fan of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon serials, Fleischer Bros Superman cartoons, Golden Age Comics or old school horror and crime stories, We Are Scarlet Twilight is made for you! I hope you’ll check it out!
Here are some preview pages.
We Are the Twilight Kickstarter offers digital as well as individual issues. Because Morse wants to get his comic to as many people as possible, the digital issue is only two bucks. I spend more than that on daily iced coffee!
I jumped on this Kickstarter, We Are the Twilight looks like a fun ride. Click here for more info.
RIP: Jessica Walter
Jessica Walter, star of stage, television and movie screen for over 60 years died in her sleep on March 24th at the age of 80. No cause of death was given.
I probably saw Jessica Walters for the first time in the premiere episode of Flipper. I would have been five. After that she appeared with regularity, guesting on many shows that I enjoyed: The Fugitive, The FBI, The Name of the Game, Mannix, The Immortal, Love American Style, Mission Impossible, Alias Smith & Jones and Medical Center — and those are just the shows I regularly watched, she appeared in many others.
Then in 1971, Jessica Walter appeared in the role that always comes first when I think of her. She played Evelyn Draper, the psycho woman who becomes obsessed with Clint Eastwood in Play Misty for Me. That role and that movie was well ahead of it’s time. There’s a scene (and if you’ve seen the movie or the poster you know the one) where Walter literally caused me to yell out loud. Thankfully, we were at the drive-in with just my family. Walter was nominated for a Best Actress Golden Globe for her performance.
Had Mrs. Walter’s only role been that in Play Misty For Me, it would have still warranted notice here. After Play Misty For Me, Jessica Walter continued to alternate between television, feature films and stage roles always making everything she was in better for her being there.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jessica Walter’s family, friends and fans.
