Previews and Reviews that are Z's Views
You just know at some point someone is going to have to play President George W. Bush in a movie. But who could do President Bush justice?
Watch this short video and you’ll know.
Amazing, isn’t it?
Chuck Zito.
If you know the name, it might be because Chuck is a co-star on Oz.
Then again, it could be because Zito has worked as a bodyguard to the stars (Michael Jackson, Sylvester Stallone [note the chain that he’s wearing], Liza Minelli and many others).
Maybe you know him as the guy who knocked out Jean Claude Van Damme with one punch. Or it could be because Chuck is a member of the Hell’s Angels.
Chuck Zito is a legitimate tough guy. Note I didn’t say “good guy.”
Check out his website and you’ll get to know a bit about Chuck Zito. He’s lived an amazing life and he covers it [warts and all] in his excellent autobiography Street Justice.
Read it and to know him any better you’d have to meet him. : )
I’ll be picking up the unrated dvd of “The Riddick Chronicles” when it’s released tomorrow. I’m hoping that this expanded version will be even better than the theatrical release and that the dvds sell enough to bring about at least one more Riddick adventure.But even if that doesn’t happen, Vin is staying pretty busy.
As most of you know, I’m pretty psyched about the new “Assault on Precinct 13.”It’s got a nearly perfect concept for a movie, a great cast and now a cool trailer is on-line.
You can see it below.
If you’ve seen the original movie and now the new trailer you know that they’ve made some changes.
Actually these changes kick up the action a notch.
And isn’t Lawrence Fishburne just one bad mother – uh, watch your mouth!
Although I can’t say that about it’s sequel, The Riddick Chronicles, I can say that I liked a lot of things about the sequel and am really looking forward to the director’s cut that is going to be released this Tuesday.
You see, I’m a fan of both David Twohy [writer and director] and Vin Diesel [star].
Plus I think that the Riddick character has a ton of potential. Twohy and Diesel must think so as well, since they’ve done two movies about him and have two more potentially in the works.
Personally, I hope that we do get to see the other two Riddick movies. And that they’re on par with Pitch Black.
Finally another movie that I can get excited about! Hostage starring Bruce Willis in a screenplay by Robert Crais [based on the novel of the same name by Crais] has the potential to be really, really good.
Blackfilm.com has posted the first pics from the movie and you can see them HERE.
Willis plays a former hostage negotiator who is now the police chief of a small community where nothing much ever happens. That is until a botched 7-11 robbery turns into a hostage situation when the three young crooks take a family hostage. To make matters even worse… the father of the family is an accountant for a mobster.
Trust me, Hostage is a movie to watch. And Hostage the novel is one to read. 🙂
Man, if you’re not watching LOST at 8PM on Wednesday nights, you should be.It is without a doubt my
favorite new show. My entire family is loving it. And the cool thing is none of us is really sure what it’s all about.
If you don’t watch it, then you’re probably wondering how the heck we can enjoy the show so much and NOT KNOW WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. Well… that’s part of the beauty of the show.
If you want to know more, check out THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE… if you want to know even more, check out THIS DARK HORIZONS INTERVIEW with one of the writers… and if you really want to know what I’m talking about then tune in for an episode!
The original is one of my favorite John Carpenter movies, and even though he’s not directing the remake, it still should kick butt.
When I heard about the casting, I was even happier: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Bryne, Brian Dennehy, Maria Bello, John Leguizamo, and Ja Rule.
Now that the first pictures are available I’m feeling positive that I’m going to really like the movie. As long as they don’t mess to much with the script, Assault looks to be a winner!
While surfing the web, I came across this great little interview with Robert B. Parker. It’s a brief interview, but packs in a ton of interesting information about Parker; how he writes, the surprisingly little research that he does, and why he and his wife live on different floors in the same house.Parker has been writing novels for over 30 years and at the age of 72 shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, this year alone, Parker‘s had three books published and each of them hit the best seller list!
Bad Business was the 31st Spenser novel [and if you like to read you owe it to yourself to check out the entire Spenser series].
Melancholy Baby was the fourth to feature female detective Sunny Randall.
And last, and definitely not least was Double Play.
Double Play is one of my all-time favorite books by Robert B. Parker. Set in 1947, the novel focuses on the relationship between Joe Burke [a hardened WWII vet with a death wish who has been hired to bodyguard Jackie Robinson] and Jackie Robinson [the first black man to break into the major leagues]. Along the way there’s gangsters, dames, double-crosses, murders and more. It was truly a great read and I hope that Parker writes more Joe Burke novels.
Knowing how prolific Robert B. Parker is, I’d say that’s a good bet!
Yeah, I want to see Sin City more than any other movie coming out in the next year or so. Why wouldn’t I?
I love Frank Miller’s Sin City comics. And Frank‘s co-directing this baby.
I’m a huge fan of Robert Rodriguez‘s direction.
Bruce Willis is da man.
MIckey Rourke as Marv is inspired casting. And you know Marv is one of the coolest characters ever.
And let’s not forget that Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Josh Hartnett, Michael Madsen, Clive Owen, Nick Stahl and Elijah Wood are co-stars.
What’s that? You need just two more reasons to be convinced that Sin City is gonna rock?
OK. 1] Check out the poster above of Bruce Willis as Hartigan. and 2] Click HERE to see the new Rosario Dawson poster.
Now are you convinced?
I’ve been a David Morrell fan ever since I read First Blood, way back in the early 70’s. [Yeah, long before I even knew who Sylvester Stallone was!]
It doesn’t matter if it’s all out action, a thriller, horror, suspense… Morrell can write it all.
I just discovered that his second volume of short stories,
Nightscape, has been published.I’m putting in my order tonight.
I’m a huge Frank Miller fan.
The Dark Knight Returns.How could it possibly get any better than that?
How about director Zack Snyder [
“Dawn of the Dead” – which I liked better than the original!] bringing 300 to the big screen?!Yep, it’s true. And you can read about it
HERE.
Ah, Halloween is here.
And since I have a TON of work to complete before the Trick or Treaters begin to arrive… Let me leave you ZONErs with just this little treat.
Click
HERE and see how many differences you can find in the pictures.You may be shocked at the answer!
In the spirit of Halloween, I’ve been watching [and enjoying] quite a few horror movies lately. As most of you know, I’m a big fan of the genre especially the classic monsters… Wolfman, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon…
Until this week I was never a fan of
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [in any of the many movie versions]. I decided to watch the 1931 film starring Frederich March and Miriam Hopkins. I know I had seen it before when I was a kid and it didn’t impress me. Watching it again the other night was like seeing it for the first time.Fredric March won a Best Actor Oscar for his role[s]. Miriam Hopkins is just right as the saucy barmaid who adds fuel to March’s fire. The special effects were excellent.
What suprised me most was the movie used Jekyll’s sexual frustration as the focal point of the duality of man’s battle with good vs evil. For a film made in the 30’s it was pretty surprising.
At any rate, if you’re looking for a good movie for Halloween, give the 1931 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde a view. You might discover that there’s more to both Dr. Jekyll and the movie than appears at first glance!
“Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hide” [1931] rates a B
Close, who won an Emmy for “Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story,” will appear in all 13 episodes. Production is set to start in January with new epsiodes airing by May.
Close will play the new captain [What about Aceveda?] who will probably butt heads with Detective Vic Mackey (Emmy-winner Michael Chiklis).
