Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
I was seven years old when the Batman tv series premiered and of course loved it. What kid my age didn’t?
Perhaps that’s why I really get a kick out of this updated opening which puts all of the Dark Knight players in their respective roles.
Would you like to see some rare photos of Marilyn Monroe taken in 1953 when she was filming [my favorite] Monroe film, River of No Return [with Robert Mitchum]? Thanks to The Huffington Post, you can.
If you have any interest in Marilyn Monroe and/or historical fiction you should check out Bye Bye, Baby by Max Allan Collins. It’s one of my favorite Nate Heller books and they are all excellent.
Mike Torrance aka The Krayola Kidd is back and he brought Sly dressed as The Punisher.
You can see more of Mike’s art at The Daily Sketch with The Krayola Kidd and his Deviant Art site. Mike is available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable. You’re also going to be happy to know that once a month Mike has a contest for someone to win a free sketchcard! That is how I came to own this cool piece. I won the contest [Halloween Edition] and told Mike to pick a Sly character. He chose Sly as the Punisher and I salute him!
Andy Rooney, the long time [1978 – 2011] closing commentator for CBS’ 60 Minutes, died yesterday after complications following an undisclosed minor surgery. Mr. Rooney was 92.
Although best known for his “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney” segment on 60 Minutes, Mr. Rooney actually started working in television right after World War II. Mr. Rooney worked as a writer for Arthur Godfrey, Garry Moore, Victor Borge, and others. Yet it was Mr. Rooney’s commentaries on 60 Minutes that made him a household name. We came to know his likes likes [football, books, shined shoes, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Christmas, etc.] and dislikes [ads in magazines, roadmaps that you can’t fold back, people who ask for autographs, etc.]. Mr. Rooney said what we thought and came to feel like a friend of the family.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Rooney’s family, friends and fans.
ComingSoon scored a first look at the teaser poster for Expendables 2.
Have you seen the trailer to Safe House starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds?
Looks pretty good, huh?
MTV Movies Blog has a nice little interview with director James Mangold about what it was like to direct Stallone, DeNiro, Keitel and Liotta in Copland.
I’m not much into fancy shoes, but these Chuck Taylors are sweet.
There have been many comic adaptations of novels, movies, and television shows. Few (any?) have been as perfect as Darwyn Cooke’s riffs on the Parker yarns by Richard Stark.
The opening of this video says it all… “We all know that BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is a flawless film… but did anyone ever let Kurt Russell read the script?
Ryan Cody is back with Sly from Lords of Flatbush.
Ryan is running an unbelievable sale where you get a free sketch with every purchase. That’s right. Buy Volume 1 of his sketchbook for five bucks and get a free sketch. Same if you buy Volume 2 or the Icarus Convention Issue.
I jumped on board for a sketchbook [accidentally ordered Volume 1 which I already had] and the Icarus convention issue [the sketch that came with it will be posted in the coming weeks]. Now I’m going back for Volume 2 and another Stallone sketch. Until then check out Ryan’s blog and his DA site.
Thanks to Ryan! – Craig
UFC 137 was last night and it turned out to be an interesting night of fights. Let’s go right to my picks…
Final thoughts:
After his win last night, Diaz took the mic and called out GSP, saying GSP faked the injury that prevented him from fighting on the same card against Carlos Condit. Diaz had been dogging GSP for some time now and apparently the strategy worked. GSP asked Dana White for the chance to fight Diaz. It looks like the fight will happen Super Bowl weekend.
Love him or hate him, everyone has an opinion of Nick Diaz. Perhaps Dana White said it best, “People love real fighters and this kid is a real fighter.”
UFC 137 is tonight. Let’s go right to my picks…
Remember how when you were a kid and you went trick-or-treating, that you’d always know which houses had the best candy? Well, don’t you imagine that this house has the best treats?
