Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
I won’t debate whether Justified is the best show on tv. There’s just too much competition [Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, The Black List, etc.] to quibble over first place. I will say if Justified isn’t the best show, it isn’t number 3.
I would argue that Raylan Givens (played by Timothy Olyphant] is the coolest character on tv.
Posted below is the opening to Crime Story, a short-lived crime drama from the 80’s. Man, I liked that show. It has so much potential.
Anyone else remember it?
Thanks to David Cranmer for reminding me.
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.
Something tells me the prank video below is going to be better than the movie it advertises.
Although I’m not a Flash Gordon fan, I will check out the new Flash Gordon series from IDW. That’s because Jeff Parker [writer] and Evan Shaner [artist] will be at the helm of Flash’s new adventures. Jeff Parker says…
“We’re bringing Flash back for a new audience. It’s over-the-planet high action and adventure where Flash’s spirit and optimism are as powerful as anything the forces of Ming the Merciless can dish out. We also have some of my favorite artists contributing covers – make no mistake, this book is going to absolutely kill!”
According to this quiz at usvsth3m I’d survive ten years after the apocalypse.
That’s not bad. I could live with that… for ten years anyway.
I’m a long-time fan [as in before he went pro] of Jason Latour’s talent.
LaTour is a writer and an artist. LaTour drew the page above and all the art in his DA Gallery.
Now LaTour has teamed up with writer, Jason Aaron to create a new crime comic called Southern Bastards. USAToday recently previewed Southern Bastards, and Aaron summarized the series saying it is a…
“…love letter/hate rant to the South” mixed with the 1970s “redneck cinema” that gave pop cultureWalking Tall… It’s more a dark version of The Dukes of Hazzard if it was done by the Coen brothers…”
LaTour posted the Southern Bastards preview at his site. I’m getting my pre-order in to my local comics shop. If this looks like something you’d enjoy, you should too.
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!
What could be better than to see Norman Reedus zombie-pranked by fellow Walking Dead cast members?
