Everything Action Theater: The Silence of the Lambs
You can check out the classic thriller The Silence of the Lambs in the latest Everything Action Theater as FBI rookie Clarice Starling tries to gain insights that could help catch brutal serial killer Buffalo Bill by interviewing incarcerated serial killer and cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
Action Hero of the Week: Nathaniel Poe
Nathaniel “Hawkeye” Poe and his adopted Mohican father and brother get drawn into the middle of the French and Indian War when they rescue the daughters of a British colonel from a venegful Huron warrior looking for revenge.
Musical Montage: Red 7 “Heartbeat”
Apparently a favorite song of director Michael Mann, “Heartbeat” by the short-lived band Red 7 was not only in an episode of Miami Vice but also as the end credits song for the first cinematic adaptation of Thomas Harris’ Red Dragon, Manhunter, in 1986.
News Shotgun 7/6
Amazon’s gigantic Lord of the Rings prequel series gets a director, Ariel cast for the live-action reboot of The Little Mermaid, MAD Magazine is shutting down, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman is coming to Netflix and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Action Hero of the Week: Nicholas Hathaway
Enlisted from prison by an international task force, former hacker Nick Hathaway has to help track a dangerous rogue hacker who is committing escalating cybercrimes around the globe.
New Release Round Up 5/9
Not much out this week but we do get the Definitive Director’s Cut of Heat, some TV seasons like the first season of HBO’s Divorce, weird cosmic horror with The Void and a few more things.
News Shotgun 4/29
Tons of news this week including our new Timon & Pumbaa, a possible (major) director for World War Z 2, the possible return of The Boondock Saints, a biopic on the one and only Vince McMahon, Jeff Goldblum’s return to the Jurassic Park universe and tons more.
News Shotgun 3/19
A bunch more TV renewals this week, the announcement of Indiana Jones 5, a new addition to the DC Cinematic Universe, the confirmation of casting for The Killing Joke animated movie and much more in this week’s News Shotgun.