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Maybe 2005 Just
Got A Little Better
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 5:21 PM
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 2005
has NOT been the greatest year for movies.
Sure there was Sin
City, and War of the Worlds. And yeah, King
Kong is coming. Heck, even The
Transporter 2 and The
New World might be good... but the year overall
has been pretty blah.
So in a year like this, when a movie
comes in under the radar and looks to be a winner,
ya just gotta love it.
A History of Violence could be
THAT movie. Take a look at the one
sheet that was just released. Check out the trailer
and clip -- heck look all over the
official site.
Maybe 2005 just got a little
better.
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This Fall, Kong
Will Be King
Sunday, August 7, 2005 11:35 AM
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Without a doubt,this fall
Kong will be King
Pretty much every movie
fan in the world knows that Peter Jackson's King
Kong will be released on December 14th. What
many of us didn't know until just recently was that Warner
Brothers had finally decided to release the orginal
King Kong to dvd on November 22nd.
What makes this release
even cooler is that
Peter Jackson is also contributing to the dvd
release. Jackson has created a two hour, seven
part documentary titled: "RKO Production 601:
The Making of Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World."
What will really get Kong fans going is that "part
of the documentary focuses on the mysterious 'spider
pit' sequence deleted from the film before its theatrical
premiere." The dvd will also contain a recreation
of it as well as features on director Merian
C. Cooper, and commentary tracks by legendary
stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen and others.
Of course to maximize their
profits, Warners is releasing Kong in not
one, not two, but THREE, that's right - THREE
editions. You can read about what's in each edition
HERE.
I don't know which version,
I'm going to get, but you can be sure that one will find
it's way into my collection!
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A Story About
a Valuable Stolen Property
Saturday, August 6, 2005 8:12 PM
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 If
you're like me or any of the other 36 million people
who've
read Dan Brown's The
DaVinci Code, then you probably love a
good conspiracy story.
If that's the case, then whoo-boy, do I have a doosey for
ya.
Lewis Perdue has not only accused Dan Brown
of plagiarizing
from Perdue's books The
DaVinci Legacy [published in 1983 ]
and Daughter
of God [published in 2000], but he has
taken his
case to court and the Internet.
A recent
court ruling by Judge George Daniels of U.S.
District Court in New York
says that "Any slightly similar elements are on
the level of generalized or otherwise unprotectable ideas."
 Still,
Perdue plans to appeal this decision and argues that
there are over 300
significant similarities between his book and
The DaVinci Code. Perdue further
argues that "in an
analysis of
more than 50 pivotal plot events, sixty-five percent
of these – 65%
– occur in the same order."
In his
latest blog post, Perdue says despite Judge
Daniels' ruling, Perdue's battle to show that
Brown plagiarized his work isn't over,
in fact, "It's hardly begun."
 You
can find more of Perdue's thoughts HERE.
I've read and enjoyed Brown's The DaVinci
Code.
I haven't yet read Perdue's The DaVinci Legacy
or Daughter of God, but I should since they
sound like good conspiracy stories.
Then again, maybe I should just follow Perdue's Battle
Against Brown.
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Who Needs Five
Different Sin City Covers?
Saturday, August 6, 2005 9:41 AM
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 I've
been on quite the dvd kick of late, recommending
Lost:
Season One and Superman:
Season One.
Now comes along one of my favorite movies of the year
and my all-time favorite comic book movie and I'm
still trying to decide if I'm going to by the initial release.
Sin
City [aka The Barebones Edition] hits the street
on August 16th. It's already been announced that
next year a deluxe edition [with tons of extras]
will be available. So, I'm thinking that I ought to just
wait for it. It'll only be a few more months -- and it'll
have everything that the August 16th release has
and more.
Studios release various editions of dvds
to maximize their profits and I can understand
that. They're in business to make money. What irks me is
when they do gimmicks like 5
different covers for the same edition. I guess some
people will buy all five.
Me, I'm still trying to decide if I should buy just one.
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You Won't Believe
a Man Can Fly
Wednesday, August 3,
2005 6:22 PM
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 Yesterday,
I said that I usually don't buy tv
series dvds for my collection. Then I talked up
one. Any guess what I'm about to do today?
Yep, today I'm recommending the first
season
dvd of Superman.
If you're anywhere near my age [46], then George
Reeves WAS Superman. And sure, the effects
were low budget [ok, no budget], but man,
did we
love the show.
I can't wait to get the chance to love it again!
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What Would I Have
to Lose?
Tuesday, August 2,
2005 6:25 PM
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 I
usually don't purchase tv series for my dvd collection.
I may make an exception though when Lost
comes to dvd
on September 6th.
Lost was on my "Must See TV" list
from its premiere and
it continued to gain momentum with each new episode.
What was not to like? Great characters. A great
mystery. And just enough info to REALLY
wonder what the heck is going on.
The dvd
extras and price [$38.99] also add to the
appeal
for making Lost a dvd addition to my collection.
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Treat Your Mother
Right
Monday, August 1, 2005
7:50 PM
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 You
may remember the sage advice of The Mayor of Carter Country...
No, not "Handle it, handle it, Roy." His
words of wisdom were, "Always be kind to your mother."
Mr. T agrees. So Treat
Your Mother Right and quit yer jibber-jabberin'.
And don't give me no backtalk!
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Snake Plissken
Lives!
Sunday, July 31, 2005
9:30 AM
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 It
was a running joke in Escape from New
York that almost everyone Snake Plissken ran
into thought he was dead. Escape
from New York was released in 1981 and although
it was a fan favorite, it wasn't a block buster.
Everyone pretty much thought that was it for Snake...
that he was dead.
Then 15 years later, Escape
from LA was released. It also developed a cult
following,
but wasn't a block buster.
Everyone pretty much thought that was it for Snake...
that he was dead.
 In
2002 CrossGen published the first two issues
of John Carpenter's Snake Plissken Chronicles. CrossGen
then folded... but Snake wasn't dead. Hurricane
Entertainment published the last two issues.
Everyone pretty much thought that was it for Snake...
that he was dead.
Alias Comics and Hurricane Entertainment
are teaming
to bring back John Carpenter's Snake Plissken
Chronicles this November when a collection
of the original four-issue miniseries
will be published.
Movie and comic fans will love this news
since
the original mini-series sold "strong from start
to finish." For most comic art fans, the cover
alone will be worth the price of admission since
it'll be by Drew Struzan [and as an added treat don't
forget that Tone Rodriguez provided the pencils for
the series].
Snake Plissken is my favorite John Carpenter
character and translates easily to
comics. Who knows, maybe if this collection sells well,
we'll see more of Snake's adventures.
Anyone here think that Snake Plissken is dead?
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Charlotte Over
Atlanta
Friday, July 29, 2005
9:31 PM
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 Last
Saturday I started hyping Shelton
Drum's Heroes Con for 2006. I did this partly
because Wizard had announced that their Atlanta
Convention would be held the same weekend, but mainly
because I love Heroes Con.
This isn't news to anyone who's been reading the ZONE
for any length of time. What may be news though, is the
fact that Wizard has announced that they
will not have the Atlanta Show in 2006, and when
they do schedule it, it won't be the same weekend as Heroes.
And if you think that's great news [and it is --
I want to be able to support both shows, but if I have to
choose, there is no choice for I will be at Heroes!]
then wait till you see
the guests who've already signed up for Heroes 2006!
Man, I can't wait!
If you're still not sold on the idea of attending, then
check out these pictures
and con report from 2005 [some provided by yours
truly].
Hopefully, I'll see you there!
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300: Sin City Style
Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:13 PM
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Most of you probably remember that
I was pretty
stoked when it was reported that Zack
[Dawn
of the Dead] Snyder looked to be taking
the director's spot for the movie adaptaion
of Frank Miller's epic 300.
Harry at Ain't
It Cool News reported
today that Snyder plans to film it like Robert
Rodriguez did with Sin
City - a near shot for shot panel recreation
of the comic. The film has been budgeted
at $60 million with shooting to begin this
fall.
And I, for one, am still stoked!
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