Wednesday, June 17, 2015

New Release Tuesday

In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.  I have not see this yet but it looks like Robocop but just full on robot.  I have enjoyed director Neil Blomkamp's stuff so far so I hope this is on par with the rest of his work.  Scored the steelbook at Target.

Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.  This has action man Liam Neeson and a stellar cast so this should be good.


Oh yeah, some classic Chuck.  Chuck plays Sean Kane as he is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.  It's been awhile since I have seen this, nice to have it on blu.

Chuck plays Danny O'Brien as he is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-highhandedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him. 







Jaws at The Alamo!

Tomorrow night I get to cross another movie off the big screen wish list with the Alamo's showing of Jaws.  I was the ripe old age of one when this was first released and I am pretty sure I did not see it upon its several re-releases.  This is one of my favorite movies and it will be quite a treat to see this movie the right way.  "That's some bad hat Harry."  See you there!

Friday, June 12, 2015

Digging Up the Marrow




I love director Adam Green and his work.  The dude has his own studio, has to date directed or produced nine movies, writes, created and stars and in his own TV series, does original shorts and series on his studio’s website, and hosts a fantastic podcast.  I may have missed some stuff but in short the guy does it all.  Digging Up the Marrow has been a project Green has been working on the last four years.  I am not too sure what the genre of this movie is and according to Green himself he is not sure either but mockumentary describes it best for me, with of course a touch of horror.

The movie explores genre based monster art then it takes an odd turn when Adam Green is contacted by a man who claims he can prove that the monsters are indeed real.  Everyone you see in the movie plays themselves except for the man who calls Green and that character is William Dekker played by the great Ray Wise (Robocop, Twin Peaks).   You get to follow Green in his day to day life and get to see inside the very cool looking Ariescope Pictures studio as he researches Dekker’s claims and consults with his employees and fellow filmmakers if there is a movie to be made here. 

Green finally decides to take Dekker up on his offer so they, along with cameraman Will Barratt, head out to the forest where Dekker says the monsters are and they wait at night for them to show themselves.  After a few nights they find something.  What is it?  Give this movie a spin to find out.  This is an awesome movie with a little bit of everything in it.  It has tons of horror cameos and features spectacular monsters inspired by the art of Alex Pardee.  You can really tell this was a passion project for Green and it shows as this is a well-crafted movie that comes highly recommended.  Pick up an autographed copy for yourself over at Adam Green’s site: http://ariescope.com