Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
Did you catch the video interview with Robert Rodriguez and Danny Trejo that ran at JoBlo.com? If you did you know how Machete originated, why Steven Seagal had to be the guy to fight Machete, and more. If you missed the interview, no worries. You can still see it here.
I like this poster for Monsters. It’s creepy and interesting enough to make me want to know more… which is exactly what posters should do. Well, that and get me to buy a ticket.
You can see a monster-sized version at IMPAwards.com.
Sometimes ya just gotta dance. Especially if you’ve just watched a well-edited clip of movie scenes that glorify dance. I’m told that there are over 40 movies represented, but I didn’t count them so I can’t be sure. I did take note of a dancer that appeared in four different movies in dancing roles. Can you name the actor and the films that appear in this clip?
Recently Cully Hamner posted the cover above that he did as one of the four Red movie prequel comics. While I’m happy [especially for Cully] that Red was turned into a movie and that it has Bruce Willis [Bruce Willis!] in the title role; I was really hoping that the film would be a faithful adaptation of the comic series. Instead, we’re going to get a movie inspired by the comic series. And while the comic was more action/adventure, the film looks to be action/comedy with an emphasis on the comedy.
The movie may work. But work or not, it won’t change how the Red graphic novel rocks.
The last time we spoke about Faster, the crime/revenge movie that hits theaters in November and stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Billy Bob Thorton, Carla Gugino, and Tom Berenger it didn’t have an active website. That’s all changed now.
I wasn’t expecting to see Andrew Charipar at this year’s Heroes Con. In fact, he almost didn’t make it due to car problems. Thankfully, he did and worked up a couple of new Stallone sketches for me. This is, Sly as one of the many characters he played in Spy Kids 3D. More of Andrew’s art can be seen at his blog and DA site.
Quint over at AICN has a nice little interview with Eric Powell, creator of the cult classic comic (and hopefully soon to be in full production animated film) The Goon. With David “Se7en” Fincher, Paul Giamonti and Clancy Brown already on board, this project should kill. And with The Goon, that exactly what I mean (especially if you’re a zombie).
IMPAwards.com scored the first look at several Machete posters. The first is the classic take above. Then we have Machete [Danny Trejo] with the ladies of the film [Jessica Alba and Michelle Rodriguez]. It is followed by a character poster for Michelle Rodriguez. And finally the all cast poster.
When I was a kid I used to love the Thursday news paper. That’s because on Thursday there would always be a ton of movie ads for the films that were playing or opening on Friday. Of course this was in the pre-historic days before the internet and even entertainment shows that take us on location and behind-the-scenes. Quite often the first time you’d learn anything about a film was from the movie ad — usually a shot of the poster and tag line. Many times the posters were better than the films they advertised… but we’ll save that for another post.
Today I want to point you in the direction of artist Sean Hartter. Hartter is the mastermind behind vintage looking posters such as Bruce Lee playing Neo in The Matrix; Clint Eastwood as Wolverine; Gary Busey as Bizarro Superman; in a Nightmare on Elm Street and many, many more. You can see them here and my guess is, you’ll wish some of them were for real movies.
Jesus Antonio is an artist who lives in Mexico. Jesus posts on quite a few sites and is always positive and complimentary of the artwork of others and humble about his own. When I had the opportunity to get a few Stallone sketches and a sketchbook from Jesus, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. You can see more of Jesus’ art here!
This trailer for The Vanishing on 7th Avenue feels like a version of something that could have appeared on the original Twilight Zone. That alone is reason enough to check it out.
I’ve never read any Dylan Dog comics, but after seeing this trailer, I’m thinking I should.
I think that this may be my favorite poster for The Expendables. If you like it, you might want to check out the King-of-the-Box-Office size version over at IMPAwards.
Because The Expendables is doing so well at the box office and continues to track above expectations, talk of a sequel is a quickly moving forward. So it got me thinking…
“Who would I want to see in The Expendables 2?”
Without a doubt I’d like to see roles [even cameos] for…
Those are my top choices… others I considered included: Kurt Russell, William Smith, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe…
The Expendables opened in the number 1 spot at the box office this weekend easily earning more viewers and box office dollars than Eat Pray Love and Scott Pilgrim. Here’s the breakdown according Hollywood.com…
1. “The Expendables,” $35 million.
2. “Eat Pray Love,” $23.7 million.
3. “The Other Guys,” $18 million.
4. “Inception,” $11.4 million.
5. “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” $10.5 million.
Something cool and unexpected happened during this interview with Sylvester Stallone. Well played, marketing department!
