Category: Movies

“Knowing” a Disaster / Z-View

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The Pitch: Final Destination  meets Left Behind.

The Good: the idea that a troubled little girl from 50 years in the past could have left a code that predicts major disasters — the plane crash — the train wreck.

The Bad: just about everything that happens after the mysterious strangers begin to show up — the “aliens/angels” — the ending.

The Ugly: Trying to make sense of the movie.

In Summary: The Knowing is about a person given advance knowledge of major disasters. The movie is a jumbled mess.  If someone asks for a recommendation for it, Knowing what I do now, I would advise him/her to avoid THAT disaster.

Rating: 1 out of 5

Matthew Warlick’s “Jack Carter”

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Matthew Warlick is a studio mate of my buddy Evan Bryce. Matthew is also freelance illustrator, art director and comic book artist based in Dallas, Texas. Matthew contacted me to say that he’d been talking to Evan and wanted to work up a Stallone sketch for the SZ. We exchanged a couple of e-mails and soon enough, Matthew sent in his very, very cool take on Jack Carter.

How could it get any better than that, you ask? And I’m glad you did because Matthew created a video of himself inking the piece. I love the art and the video is the icing on the cake. You can check it out here. You can also see more of Matthew’s art at his website and artblog.

BIG THANKS to Matthew for sharing his talents and to Evan for talking up the SZ. Hopefully we’ll see more from Matthew in the future!

The Vampire’s Assistant

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You know, if someone had asked me about “The Vampire’s Assisstant” before I saw the trailer, I’d have said it’s based on a book geared to teenagers and will probably do well with the younger teenage crowd… and no, I have no desire to read the book or see the movie.

After seeing the trailer, and I still can’t believe I’m about to write this, “The Vampire’s Assisstant” looks kind of interesting and fun.  Am I wrong?

Chris Moreno’s “Cop Land”

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Chris Moreno worked up this very nice color take on Sly from “Cop Land” for me at a convention last year. My buddy picked it up when I had to leave the show early and I didn’t end up getting it in my possession until just recently.

Man, I really like Chris’ art and my piece is an excellent example of “why.” He’s a talented artist with a huge sense of humor. What a great combination! You can check out more of Chris’ art here.

“Jonah Hex” Scifi Western?

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I’m looking forward to seeing “Jonah Hex”. It’s been a while since there’s been a good western and from what I’ve seen so far, “Jonah Hex” will fill the bill. I like the poster above, but think it has a futuristic feel to it. Perhaps a more western style logo and earthtone colors would have been better?

“Boondock Saints” Too

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CBR.com posted a larger version of the piece above along with a mini-interview with Troy Duffy, the man behind “The Boondock Saints.”  You may remember that Duffy was a bartender in 1997 who scored a million dollar deal with addtional benefits based on his “Boondock Saints” screenplay.  Before the film was completed, Duffy’s rampaging ego alienated his family, friends, and the production company behind his big bucks deal.  Ultimately “The Boondocks Saints” was never given a wide theatrical release, Duffy had burned his bridges and gone through the money.

A funny thing happened when “The Boondock Saints” went to dvd and cable.  It became a cult hit!  Now, tweleve years later, and without any additional films in between, Duffy is coming back with “The Boondock Saints 2.”  As a tie-in to the movie, Duffy has teamed with 12 Guage to create a comic that will expand “The Boondock Saints” story.  Chris Brunner [an excellent artist] will provide covers to the series with an interior artist to be named later.

The movie and comic are projects to keep an eye on.  Let’s hope that Duffy has become a bit of a “Saint” too.