Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Jerry Gaylord aka The Franchize makes his fifth, but not last appearance in my Stallone Sketch Gallery with his take on Sly as Jack Carter.
I highly recommend Jerry to all sketch collectors. He quickly responds to e-mails, his turnaround time is quick and he packages the art to ensure it arrives safely.
To check out more of Jerry’s art, head here. – Craig
When I took Buzzfeed’s Which Pixar Movie are You? I got Toy Story. It went on to say…
You are a natural leader and pioneer while also being easily approachable and well-liked — a balance you maintain perfectly. You may also have a thing for the ’90s.
I’d like to think that all those characteristics are true, except for the thing for the 90’s. I’m a 70’s guy.
Thomas Boatwright is back again this week [just as promised]!
Thomas recently ran a watercolor sketch sale and I jumped on board for a couple. Thomas came up with the idea of bookending the Rocky series. Here is his take on Rocky. The watercolor above is his riff on Rocky Balboa. Great idea by Thomas and I love the way the art turned out.
If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.
If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting! – Craig
Here are 50 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Pulp Fiction.
My bet is you know at least some of them.
I’m not sure if this is an official teaser or a fan-made poster for Fast & Furious 7.
It it’s not official, it should be.
If it is official, then the company that made it should take a bow.
If it is fan-made, some studio needs to find out who made it and hire him/her.
Buzzfeed posted 25 Facts You Didn’t Know About the Movie “Titanic.”
It was an interesting/fun read so I thought I’d pass it along.
Thomas Boatwright is back!
Thomas recently ran a watercolor sketch sale and I jumped on board for a couple. Thomas came up with the idea of bookending the Rocky series. Here is his take on Rocky. I’ll be back next week with his riff on Rocky Balboa.
If you’d like to see more of Thomas Boatwright’s art check out his blog and his DA site. Send him some love.
If you get commissions, you should consider a piece from Thomas. He keeps you totally in the loop on his progress, finishes his commissions on or ahead of schedule, has very reasonable prices, is a fantastic artist and always gives you more than you’re expecting! – Craig
Did you notice the title on the movie poster above?
You were probably expecting to see Pretty Woman the title the movie was released as. Did you know that the movie was originally titled $3,000? It was because the was the price for a night with Julia Roberts’ character.
Well, she was a high-priced hooker, you know.
Studio execs didn’t think that their movie if titled $3,000 set the tone of the romantic comedy that they wanted to sell. So the title changed to Pretty Woman.
Did you know Christopher Reeve, Denzel Washington and Daniel Day-Lewis were reportedly considered for the lead male role… Al Pacino, Albert Brooks and Sylvester Stallone were offered the role as well and turned it down before it went to Richard Gere
You’ll learn all that and a lot more if you check out Buzzfeed’s 19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Pretty Woman.
“Shiver me timbers and blow me down!”
Yesterday was Popeye’s 85th birthday and we almost missed it. So how about a belated 15 Things to Know About Popeye…
Source: Mental_Floss.
If you’re a fan of film noir then you’re going to love The Endless Night: A Valentine to Film Noir that’s embedded below. Amazing job of matching music and film to create a hypnotic video. Bravo!
The Dissolve posted The Sprawling, Obsessive Career of Fritz Lang by Noel Murray. Murray has created a well-thought, well-written review of Lang’s career in film. It should be required reading for every Fritz Lang fan.
The Pitch: ”Hey, let’s do a western and call it ‘The Fastest Gun Alive.’ The title alone will sell it.”
“Let’s do it!”
The Tagline: “WHAT HAPPENS in the next few minutes makes one of the most dramatic climaxes of any story you’ve ever seen!”
The Overview: Broderick Crawford is Vinnie Harold the leader of a trio [along with John Dyner and Noah Beery, Jr.] of bank robbers and the self-proclaimed fastest gun alive. Harold takes every opportunity to challenge and kill other fast-draws.
Glenn Ford plays George Temple, a shopkeeper in a frontier town. Temple doesn’t drink, doesn’t wear a gun and has more than a couple of secrets. One is that his real name is George Kelby, Jr. and the other is that he may be the fastest gunfighter ever to strap on a gun belt. Temple/Kelby just wants a quiet life with his wife. He knows that if the townspeople find out his real name, his prowess with a gun or the notches it contains, his life in the town is finished.
Yet, keeping the secret is killing Temple. The men in town look down on him. Temple isn’t considered a real man – he doesn’t drink or carry gun. Temple doesn’t work with his hands — he’s storekeeper who sells dresses and candy. When the men begin talking about how fast Vinnie Harold was when he gunned down Clint Fallon, it is more than Temple can take. He starts drinking and talking about how fast he is with a gun. No one believes him until he proves it.
Unfortunately for Temple and the town, Vinnie Harold and his crew are on the run from a posse and all roads lead to their quiet little town.
*** Beware – minor spoilers are found below ***
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That’s Mitch Gerads’ take on Sly as Barney Ross from the Expendables 2. I got this sketch at last year’s HeroesCon. It was my first time meeting Mitch as well as my first sketch from him. Hopefully it won’t be my last.
– Craig
The Pitch: ”Hey, let’s do a movie adaptation of one of Lee Child’s best selling Jack Reacher novels and get Tom Cruise to star.”
“But Jack Reacher is described in the novels as being 6′ 5″ — a modern day giant. Tom Cruise is pretty short and fans of the novels will hate the casting.”
“Tom Cruise is in so who cares about the miscasting. What do you say?”
“Let’s do it!”
The Tagline: “The law has limits. He does not.”
The Overview: James Barr, a former military sniper, kills five random people. He’s quickly caught in what appears to be an open-and-shut case. The evidence is overwhelming. Barr claims he didn’t do it and tells his defense attorney to get Jack Reacher.
Reacher shows up on his own. Reacher is a former Army Criminal Investigator who is now living off the grid. Reacher is there to prove that Barr committed the crime since Reacher knows Barr got away with a similar killing when deployed overseas.
Reacher looks at the evidence and fairly quickly determines that Barr was used as a patsy and didn’t kill those murdered. As he digs into the case, Reacher becomes the target of those behind the killings and a bigger conspiracy.
*** Beware – minor spoilers are found below ***
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