Musical Montage: The Prime Movers “Strong As I Am”
With director Michael Mann being a frequent attendee to their live shows in Los Angeles in the mid-80s, he added The Prime Movers’ “Strong As I Am” to the soundtrack for Manhunter in 1986 and the song got a movie-themed music video to go along with it.
News Shotgun 8/14/21
Idris Elba is voicing Knuckles for Sonic 2, Netflix has found its Morticia and Gomez for Tim Burton’s Addams Family spin-off series, Clancy Brown joins John Wick 4, the Criterion Collection will start putting out select 4K discs, Superman: The Animated Series is coming to Blu-Ray, the Ahsoka series is looking for a live-action Sabine Wren and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 545 “The Suicide Squad, What If?, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Spiral and More”
This week on the Everything Actioncast podcast, Zach and Chris talk about The Suicide Squad, Marvel’s What If?, the upcoming insanity of Prisoners of the Ghostland, The Addams Family, Saw and Spiral, Idris Elba voicing Knuckles for Sonic 2, and more.
Admit One 8/13/21
Free Guy, Respect and Don’t Breathe 2 arrive exclusively in theaters this weekend while Netflix and Apple TV+ also get new movies to stream.
American Crime Story Returns to FX in September with Impeachment (Trailer)
After three years since the last season, American Crime Story returns to FX in September with a dramatization of the Lewinsky-Clinton Scandal, starring Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky.
The Living Dead Get Animated This Fall From WB Animation (Trailer)
WB Animation reimagines Night of the Living Dead in animated form for Night of the Animated Dead, coming this fall to digital platforms and Blu-ray/DVD.
Everything Action Theater: Danger 5
One of the greatest exports to ever come out of Australia, Danger 5 was a hilarious meta-comedy that spoofed 60s spy shows (and later 80s cop shows) as a team of Allied secret agents attempt to thwart Hitler and his many bizarre schemes for world domination.
Nicolas Cage Stars in the “Wildest Movie I’ve Ever Made” with Prisoners of the Ghostland (Trailer)
Nicolas Cage returns in September for Mandy-level insanity with Prisoners of the Ghostland, where his character Hero is forced to journey into “The Ghostland”, an apocalyptic wasteland full of crazy characters and locations, to find the granddaughter of a wealthy warlord.
Action Hero of the Week: Harley Quinn
After her romance and criminal career with The Joker, Harley Quinn was forced into being a member of Task Force X by the indomitable Amanda Waller to stop the threats of Enchantress and “Project Starfish” while also helping out some other lethal ladies to take down Gotham crime boss Black Mask.