“The Consultant” Marvel Short
The first of what is supposed to be a bunch of Marvel shorts has appeared online and will be on the Thor DVD. It features Agent Coulson scheming to figure out a way to keep the Abomination under wraps, despite some pressure from Government higher ups.
Action Hero of the Week: Nico Toscani
The character that put Steven Seagal on the map, Chicago cop Nico Toscani, is this week’s Action Hero of the Week.
New Release Round Up 8/30
Lots of TV show seasons out this week; probably to get everyone caught up for the fall season in a couple weeks.
Musical Montage: The Lost Boys
This week we highlight the music of the 80’s vampire classic, including the absolute pinnacle of 80’s saxophone.
The Hunger Games Teaser Trailer
MTV debuted the teaseriest of teasers for the upcoming adaptation of The Hunger Games last night at the VMAs and, despite the length, it looks pretty good so far.
Battle at the Box Office 8/29
The Help maintained it’s dominance over the box office, despite the fact that the East Coast was underwater for most of the weekend.
Admit One 8/26
Summer winds down with a creepy looking horror movie, a Luc Besson produced action movie and a Paul Rudd indie comedy.
Review: Blitz
Released earlier this year in theaters in the UK, Jason Statham’s latest, Blitz, surprisingly arrives direct to DVD here in the states. Is that release strategy a sign of it’s quality?
Know Your “That Guy”: David Strathairn
Currently lending his amazing gravitas to SyFy’s Alphas, David Strathairn has been one of the greatest supporting actors ever, appearing in such movies as LA Confidential, Good Night and Good Luck and The Bourne Ultimatum.
Everything Actioncast Ep. 72 “By Crom, It’s Ghost Rider!”
This week the duo of Zach and Joe discuss a slew of topics including the recent Conan the Barbarian remake/reimagining, Ghost Rider, the Marvel Knights universe, Civil War, Troll 2, Mad Men for 80’s wrestling and more.