Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Ellen Gutoskey posted the true story of The Time Harry Houdini Tricked Theodore Roosevelt. If you check out Gutoskey’s article, you’ll learn how Houdini laid the groundwork to lure Roosevelt into asking Houdini to perform a seance (Roosevelt thinking it was HIS idea), and how Houdini pulled off the trick.
Well done Houdini and well written Gutoskey.
Tony Stella is back with his poster for The Maltese Falcon.
Sly Stallone and Rambo fans who collect action figures will want to check out the new Rambo III offering from ThreeZero. This fully-articulated collectible features a realistic likeness to Sly Stallone as he looked playing Rambo in his third outing.
Details include:
12 inches (~30cm) custom designed action figure body
The head sculpt features a realistic likeness of actor Sylvester Stallone
Black bandana
Jade pendant
Military jacket
Tank top
Military watch
Military pants
Belt
Boots
Military bag
Exchangeable hands
1 pair of fists
1 right holding gun
1 left holding gun
1 right holding knife
1 left holding arrow
1 right holding bow
Weapons:
Compound bow with quiver & 5 arrows
C4 explosive x 1
Boot dagger x 1
Survival knife with sheath x 1
AK with M203 grenade launcher
RPG-7 launcher
The Bristol Board recently posted The Terminator portfolio. Originally published by Dark Horse in 1990, the portfolio featured the art of Chris Warner, Art Adams & Steve Moncuse, Mike Mignola, Art Adams, and Denis Beauvais.
Makes me want to go into the Zablo vault and dig out my Terminator portfolio. If you don’t have one, just use this link and click over to see all the Terminator portfolio plates.
Without Remorse (based on Tom Clancy’s best-selling novel) stars Michael B. Jordan as John Kelly, a Navy SEAL, who goes on a path to avenge his wife’s murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
The film premieres September 18, 2020.
Source: IGN.
Alex Maidy at Joblo.com posted his choices for the Top Ten Car Racing Movies. There are a few surprising choices (Cannonball Run? Talladega Nights?) and some expected ones.
I’m happy to say that Sly Stallone made the list. My first thought would have been Driven, but actually it was for Death Race 2000.
Click over and see Maidy’s full list and his comments on each.
Below is the trailer for V Wars the new series based on Jonathan Maberry and Alan Robinson’s comic series.
I’m really looking forward to V Wars. It has a vibe similar to The Strain and The Passage.
V Wars premieres on December 5th on Netflix.
Here’s the poster and trailer for The Call of the Wild. This didn’t hit my radar until today which is surprising considering that it stars Harrison Ford.
Point Blank gets the Cinephilia and Beyond Treatment. It’s a thing of beauty. Click over and you’ll get…
Here’s the final trailer to The Irishman. Scorsese, Pesci, Pacino and Keitel. I cannot wait for November 27th.
Eric D. Snider posted his choices at Mental Floss for The 21 Best Movies of the 1970s. Snider’s list contains great choices. He listed his picks (except for Godfather 2) by their year of release. I rated Snider’s choices by how they resonated with me. Here’s how things came out…
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Eric’s List |
Craig’s List |
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01. A Clockwork Orange (71) |
01. Rocky (76) |
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02. The Last Picture Show (71) |
02. The Godfather (72) |
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03. The French Connection (71) |
03. Godfather 2 (74) |
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04. The Godfather (72) |
04. Jaws (75) |
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05. The Godfather II (74) |
05. Alien (79) |
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06. Serpico (73) |
06. Blazing Saddles (74) |
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07. The Exorcist (73) |
07. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75) |
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08. Chinatown (74) |
08. The Exorcist (73) |
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09. Blazing Saddles (74) |
09. Apocalypse Now (79) |
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10. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74) |
10. Chinatown (74) |
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11. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75) |
11. Being There (79) |
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12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (75) |
12. A Clockwork Orange (71) |
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13. Jaws (75) |
13. All the President’s Men (76) |
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14. Taxi Driver (76) |
14. Star Wars (77) |
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15. Rocky (76) |
15. Serpico (73) |
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16. All the President’s Men (76) |
16. The French Connection (71) |
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17. Network (76) |
17. Taxi Driver (76) |
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18. Star Wars (77) |
18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (74) |
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19. Apocalypse Now (79) |
19. Network (76) |
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20. Alien (79) |
20. The Last Picture Show (71) |
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21. Being There (79) |
21. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (75) |
If I created the list I would have found spots for Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Superman and F.I.S.T. just to name a few.
I missed the cowboy comics boom. When I started reading comics super heroes were already king. Even still, there was an abundance of western comic books. My favorite was The Rawhide Kid, but I also read many others.
If you’d like to get a look a some of the western comics heroes from the glory days, check out the gallery at Black, White and Bronze. You’ll see art by Toth, Buscema, Heath, Kubert, Kirby, (my buddy!) Bill Black and others.
I’m surprised that James Carlos Blake isn’t a better known name. Don’t get me wrong, writers know the man. Crime fiction fans (well read ones) know the name. I’ve never read a book by James Carlos Blake that I didn’t love. He’s that good.
Blake’s next novel, The Bones of Wolfe will be released on July 7th. Here’s the synopsis:
In the newest Wolfe-family adventure from James Carlos Blake, Rudy and Frank Wolfe are engaging in routine miscellaneous business―some legitimate and some less so―for their family when they stumble upon a stash of high-quality pornographic films in a raid. The plot thickens when their Aunt Catalina, the family matriarch aged 115, recognizes her long-lost sister in one of the young performers. Catalina tasks the boys with tracking the girl down, however improbable a connection may be.
This proves to be no simple task. Soon, Rudy and Frank find themselves moving away from world of porn and towards the upper echelons of the Sinaloa drug cartel, where the mysterious woman has become a particular favorite of the head narco. For their aunt, the woman, and themselves, Frank and Rudy must find a way to get her out without alerting the cartel. A tropical storm complicates their quest, but their sprawling family may save them from this obstacle, too.
The new Quinn Colson novel, The Revelators will be released on July 14, 2020. If you’re not familiar with Ace Atkins Quinn Colson novels, you should be.
Here’s the synopsis for The Revelators:
In this gripping new crime novel from the New York Times-bestselling author, Quinn Colson is about to find out whether his quest for justice can coexist with his loyalty to the law…
Shot up and left for dead, Sheriff Quinn Colson has revenge on his mind. With the help of his new wife Maggie, rehabilitation, and sheer force of will, he’s walking again, eager to resume his work as a southern lawman and track down those responsible for his attempted murder. But someone is standing in his way: an interim sheriff, appointed by the newly elected Governor Vardaman, the man who Quinn knows ordered his murder. Vardaman sits at the top of the state’s power structure–both legal and criminal–and little does he know, Quinn is still alive. And coming for him.
Quinn will enlist the help of his most trusted friends, including federal agent Jon Holliday, U.S. Marshal Lillie Virgil, and Donnie Varner, a childhood buddy now working for the Feds as an informant. Since Quinn’s been gone, the criminal element in north Mississippi has flourished, with queenpin Fannie Hathcock enjoying unbridled freedom. As an ice storm bears down on north Mississippi and Memphis, and Tibbehah County is isolated from the outside world, the killers will return to finish the job.
But this time, Quinn Colson and company will be waiting, ready to bust apart a criminal empire running on a rigged system for far too long. This is the battle of Jericho, the epic showdown that’s been years in the making. In the end, the war will end–for better or worse.
I can’t wait.
Frank Miller and Legendary Television have reached an agreement to turn Miller’s Sin City into a television series. An agreement to bring Robert Rodriguez (Miller’s co-director on the Sin City films) on board is also in the works.
The deal would guarantee a minimum of one season if picked up by a network or streaming service. In addition to the Sin City tv series, the agreement also provides for a Sin City R-rated animated series!
I love both of these ideas. And wouldn’t animated Sin City series done in the style of Miller’s graphic novels would be interesting?
For full details check out Deadline’s Legendary Signs Rights Deal With Frank Miller For ‘Sin City’ TV Series; Robert Rodriguez In Talks.
