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Monday, September 5, 2022
Marvel Comics Shipping from Diamond Distributors for September 7, 2022
Comic Books, Magazines and Books from Diamond Distributors for September 7, 2022
DC Comics Shipping from Lunar Distributors for September 6, 2022
Batman #127 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #127 (Cover B Gabriele Dell Otto Wraparound Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #127 (Cover C Alex Garner Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #127 (Cover D Stephen Segovia Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #127 (Cover E InHyuk Lee Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #127 (Cover F Jock Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Beyond Neo-Year #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99
Batman Beyond Neo-Year #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Beyond Neo-Year #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Max Dunbar Design Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Dear Detective #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Lee Bermejo), $7.99
Batman Dear Detective #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Lee Bermejo), AR
Batman Dear Detective #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Lee Bermejo Foil Variant), AR
Batman Knightwatch #1 (Of 5)(Cover A Marcelo Di Chiara), $2.99
Batman Urban Legends Volume 3 TP, $29.99
Black Adam The Justice Society Files Atom Smasher #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Kaare Andrews), $5.99
Black Adam The Justice Society Files Atom Smasher #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Photo Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez), $4.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover B Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover C Brett Booth & Jonathan Glapion Zero Hour Homage Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover D Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover E Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover F Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #4 (Of 7)(Cover G Viktor Bogdanovic Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Tales From The Three Kingdoms #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Neil Googe), $5.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Tales From The Three Kingdoms #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Dark Knights Of Steel Tales From The Three Kingdoms #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Ejikure Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Knights Of Steel Tales From The Three Kingdoms #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Jay Anacleto Card Stock Variant), AR
Detective Comics #1062 (2nd Printing Cover A Julian Totino Tedesco), $4.99
Detective Comics #1062 (2nd Printing Cover B Julian Totino Tedesco Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Flashpoint Beyond #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $3.99
Flashpoint Beyond #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Xermanico Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flashpoint Beyond #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Scott Kolins Card Stock Variant), AR
Flashpoint Beyond #5 (Of 6)(Cover D Howard Porter Card Stock Variant), AR
Multiversity Teen Justice #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Robbi Rodriguez), $3.99
Multiversity Teen Justice #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Stephanie Hans Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Multiversity Teen Justice #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Vanesa Del Rey Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
My Buddy Killer Croc TP, $9.99
New Champion Of Shazam #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Evan Doc Shaner), $3.99
New Champion Of Shazam #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), $4.99
New Champion Of Shazam #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Marguerite Sauvage Card Stock Variant), AR
Nubia And The Amazons HC, $24.99
Nubia Queen Of The Amazons #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Khary Randolph), $3.99
Nubia Queen Of The Amazons #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Joelle Jones Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #4 (Of 6)(Cover D Amy Reeder Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #4 (Of 6)(Cover E Matias Bergara Card Stock Variant), AR
Punchline The Trial Of Alexis Kaye HC, $29.99
Robins Being Robin TP, $16.99
Superman Action Comics Volume 2 The Arena TP, $19.99
Sword Of Azrael #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikola Cizmesija), $3.99
Sword Of Azrael #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Joshua Middleton Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Sword Of Azrael #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Mateus Manhanini Card Stock Variant), AR
Sword Of Azrael #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Gleb Melnikov Card Stock Variant), AR
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Saturday, September 3, 2022
Review: Steven Spielberg's THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (Countdown to "The Fabelmans")
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 51 of 2022 (No. 1863) by Leroy Douresseaux
The Sugarland Express (1974)
Running time: 110 minutes (1 hour, 50 minutes)
Rated – PG
DIRECTOR: Steven Spielberg
WRITERS: Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins; from a story by Steven Spielberg and Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins
PRODUCERS: David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Vilmos Zsigmond (D.o.P.)
EDITORS: Edward M. Abroms and Verna Fields
COMPOSER: John Williams
CRIME/DRAMA/ACTION
Starring: Goldie Hawn, William Atherton, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks, Gregory Walcott, Steve Kanaly, Louise Latham, Dean Smith, and Harrison Zanuck
The Sugarland Express is a 1974 crime drama, road movie, and action film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is Spielberg's directorial debut in theatrical films. Based on a real life event, The Sugarland Express focuses on a young woman and her prison-escapee husband who go on the run in order to retrieve their toddler son from foster care.
The Sugarland Express opens in 1969 and introduces 25-year-old Lou Jean Sparrow Poplin (Goldie Hawn). She visits her incarcerated husband, 25-year-old Clovis Michael Poplin (William Atherton), at the Beauford H. Jester Unit, a pre-release center of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Lou Jean wants to tell Clovis that their son, two-year-old Baby Langston (Harrison Zanuck), has been placed in foster care by the Child Welfare Board.
Lou Jean convinces Clovis that she is breaking him out of prison, although he only has a few months left in pre-release, so that they can retrieve their child. After sneaking out of the prison, the couple ends up in a car crash. They waylay a Texas Highway Patrolman, Trooper Maxwell Slide (Michael Sacks), and taking him hostage and taking possession of his patrol car. Clovis and Lou Jean go on the run, headed for Sugarland, Texas, the home of Baby Langston's foster parents. Meanwhile, Captain Tanner (Ben Johnson) of the Texas Highway Patrol, leads an ever-growing caravan of police cars in dogged pursuit of Lou Jean and Clovis.
In anticipation of Steven Spielberg's upcoming “semi-autobiographical film, The Fablemans, I am perusing his filmography. I started with the television movie that first got him noticed, Duel (1971), and now I am at his first theatrical film.
The Sugarland Express is based on a real event that occurred in Texas in the spring of 1969. The film's lead characters, Lou Jean and Clovis, are not so much likable as they are pitiable because they are so stupid. Goldie Hawn gives a good performance as Lou Jean, but this isn't a “Goldie Hawn picture,” although her name is placed above the title on movie posters. However, Trooper Slide and his boss, Captain Tanner (played by the great Ben Johnson), are quite likable or even lovable. Still, this film is not so much about the characters as it is about the situation.
I think that what makes this film really work is how Steven Spielberg plays out the situation as a film narrative. I've always said that he gets the best out of his cast, crew, and creatives. The Sugarland Express is a slow-moving train wreck because the conductors, Lou Jean and Clovis, don't know what they are doing and do not really think out their decisions. Yet, they are … pulling a train of cop cars, and Spielberg's attention to the thrilling and exciting aspects of this situation: car chases and crashes, shoot-outs, colorful locales, etc. add some zing to this express to Sugarland.
He finds time to give us just enough of a taste of the Bonnie and Clyde-like Lou Jean and Clovis and of Captain Tanner and Slide to keep the audience interested in the fate of the characters, if not the well-being of all. Even the Poplins' fans and admirers are a motley lot of lovable regular folks.
As the film races towards its end, Spielberg turns The Sugarland Express into a mesmerizing thriller. Every performance, small and large, takes on dramatic heft, and the audience knows one thing – this shit is for real, now. Seriously, it is in the last half-hour of The Sugarland Express that we can see the style and techniques that Spielberg used in his second film, Jaws, a legendary blockbuster movie and one of the most influential films of the last half-century.
7 of 10
B+
★★★½ out of 4 stars
Saturday, September 3, 2022
NOTES:
1974 Cannes Film Festival: 1 win: “Best Screenplay” (Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Steven Spielberg); 1 nominee” “Palme d'Or” (Steven Spielberg)
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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Comics Review: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #117
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #117
DC COMICS
STORY: Ivan Cohen; Sholly Fisch
PENCILS: Valerio Chiola; Dario Brizuela
INKS: Valerio Chiola; Dario Brizuela
COLORS: Valerio Chiola; Franco Riesco
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Kristy Quinn (reprint)
COVER: Valerio Chiola
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (August 2022)
Ages 8+
“Beast of Eatin'”
Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010. I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #117 opens with “Beast of Eatin',” which is written by Ivan Cohen and drawn by Valerio Chiola. The story finds Mystery Inc.: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma on morning television. Scooby and Shaggy have joined Juliana Perez to launch her new TV segment, “International Eats.” However, a Sasquatch is stealing all the food for the show. Can the gang solve the mystery before Shaggy and Scooby starve?
The second story, “Snack Attack” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Dario Brizuela. [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #37 (cover date: November 2013).] The story finds Mystery Inc. in the middle of a terrible situation. They have visited five grocery stores, and none of them has any “Scooby Snacks.” They have just visited a sixth store, and the situation is the same – no Scooby Snacks.
The gang decides that it is time to visit “Deauboy Bakeries,” the factory that produces Scooby Snacks. There, the owner, Mr. Deauboy, informs them that he hasn't produced any Scooby Snacks in a month and that he has shut down the factory. The villain behind this is even more shocking. It a monstrous version of the Scooby Snacks mascot, “Skippy Snackerdoodle.” Can Mystery Inc. bring this monster hound to heel? Can they save Scooby Snacks for Scooby's … and Shaggy's sake?
“Beast of Eatin'” is a convoluted story, something about former spies and betrayed feelings. At times, the story really isn't coherent, and Valerio Chiola's art and graphical storytelling can't really crack the contrived nut of this story.
Luckily, the reprint story, “Snack Attack,” is pretty straight-forward. If you've every wondered about Scooby Snacks, what they are and where they come from, Sholly Fisch, one of the best Scooby-Doo comic book writers, offers his behind-the-scenes look at Scooby's favorite go-to-snack. The story is drawn by one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Dario Brizuela.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #117 follows two really good issues, #115 and #116, and only the reprint story keeps #117 from being a disaster. Because of the “Scooby Snacks” story, I will recommend #117 to collectors of Scooby-Doo comic books. And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!
B-
[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the original graphic novel, “DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up” by Heath Corson and Bobby Timony.]
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from August 21st to 31st, 2022 - Update #21
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
MUSIC - From RollingStone: Actor, musician, and businessman, Micky Dolenz, is best remembered as a member of pop-rock band, "The Monkeez." Now, the only surviving member, Dolenz has filed a lawsuit against the FBI to force the law enforcement agency to turn over a file kept on the band during the era of FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover.
DISNEY - From Deadline: Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Lil Rel Howery, and Teyonah Parris will star in the holiday comedy, "Dashing Through the Snow," with Tim Story directing. The film is scheduled for Disney+ for the 2023 holiday season.
STAR TREK - From THR: "WandaVision" director Matt Shakman has dropped out of directing Paramount Pictures fourth "Star Trek" reboot film ... perhaps, because "Fantastic Four" is in his future.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 8/26 to 8/28/2022 weekend box office is Sony Pictures' "The Invitation" with an estimated take of 7 million dollars.
STREAMING - From Deadline: "Zatima" is a new series from Tyler Perry Studios and BET+. A spinoff of the series, "Sistas," it will premiere Sept. 29th, and has also added six new cast members.
NETFLIX - From THR: Netflix's "Resident Evil" live-action series has been cancelled after one season. It was the first live-action TV series in the "Resident Evil" franchise.
CELEBRITY - From Variety: "Archetypes," the new podcast from Princess Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, has claimed the No. 1 podcast position on Spotify’s charts in six markets worldwide, including the United States and the United Kingdom. For the time being, “Archetypes” is currently more popular than “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which in the U.S. is consistently the most-listened-to podcast on Spotify.
NETFLIX - From Deadline: Francis Lawrence will direct and Michael Green will write a film adaptation of the video game, "BioShock," for Netflix.
STREAMING - From Fangoria: Hulu has released a teaser trailer for the film "Hellraiser," a reboot of Clive Barker's 1987 film of the same name. The films begins streaming on Hulu October 7th.
TELEVISION - From Today: On Thursday, September 22nd, 2022, "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU," and "Law & Order: Organized Crime" will come together in a three-hour, three-series crossover event - on NBC, of course.
MOVIES - From Variety: "Halloween Ends," the latest installment in the long-running "Halloween" franchise, will have a simultaneous release in theaters and through the streaming service, "Peacock," on Oct. 14th.
MOVIES - From Deadline: Director Matt Reeves ("The Batman") has signed multi-year first-look deal with Warner Bros., and he has also re-up his deal TV deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.
AMAZON - From Deadline: Cathy Yan, director of "Birds of Prey," will direct and executive produce a live-action adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, "Paprika," for Amazon.
NETFLIX - From Variety: Netflix has just released a first look image from director Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion," the sequel to "Knives Out" (2019). Starring Daniel Craig, the film will debut on Netflix Dec. 23rd, 2022 and will be released to select theaters on a still to be announced date.
BOX OFFICE - From BoxOfficePro: The winner of the 8/19 to 8/21/2022 weekend box office is Sony/Crunchyroll's "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" with an estimated take of 20.1 million dollars.
SCANDAL - From EW: Gary Busey has been arrested on four charges: two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact, and one count of harassment. Busey has reportedly been taken into custody due to an incident that occurred in Cherry Hill, N.J., when he was visiting for "Monster-Mania Con" at the suburb's Doubletree Hotel from August 12th to 14th, 2022.
CELEBRITY - From Deadline: The family of the late actor, Bill Paxton, has settled their lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of Los Angeles and the surgeon who performed heart surgery on him. Paxton died of a stroke February 25, 2017 eleven days after heart surgery.
OBITS:
From TheDisInsider: Disney/Pixar animator, art director, storyboard artist, and writer-director, Ralph Eggleston, has died at the age of 56, Monday, August 29, 2022. Eggleston won an Oscar for his animated short film, "For the Birds" (2000). Eggleston was responsible for the art direction, production design, and colors of many Pixar films, including the first two "Toy Story" films, "The Incredibles" (2004), and "Inside Out" (2015), to name a few.
From Deadline: British-Canadian film director and animator, Gerald Potterton, has died at the age of 91, Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Potterton was best known for directing the cult animated feature film, "Heavy Metal" (1981), and for his work on "The Beatles" 1968 animated film, "Yellow Submarine." Potterton was also twice nominated for an Academy Award for his work on animated short films.
From ESPN: Former NFL quarterback, Len Dawson, has died at the age of 87, Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Dawson led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl IV (Jan. 11th, 1970) over the Minnesota Vikings, 23-7. He is a member of the "Pro Football Hall of Fame" (Class of 1987). He also had a 33-year career as a broadcast analyst.
From Variety: The retired actress Virginia Patton Moss has died at the age of 97, Thursday, August 18, 2022. She acted under the name of Virginia Patton, and had a brief career in films during the 1940s before retiring from acting to focus on her family with husband, Cruise W. Moss. Moss was also the last surviving adult actor to appear in Frank Capra's classic 1946 film, "It's a Wonderful Life."
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BRITTNEY GRINER:
From TheDailyBeast: Legendary NBA bad boy and champion (Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls), Dennis Rodman claims that he has been given permission to go to Russia and help free imprisoned hostage, WNBA star, Brittney Griner.
From Vox: Vox's Jonathan Guyer talks the Brittney Griner case with Danielle Gilbert, a Dartmouth professor who is writing a book about states and rogue actors that take hostages.
From ESPN: A Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison Thursday, Aug. 4th. Griner was arrested Feb. 17 for bringing cannabis into the country and pleaded guilty July 7, though the case continued under Russian law.
From ESPN: The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
From RSN: "Will Support From LeBron James, Joe Rogan, Kim Kardashian, and Other Celebrities Help Free Brittney Griner From a Russian Prison?" by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar via Substack
From ESPN: Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty on Thursday to bringing hashish oil into Russia, telling a judge that she had done so "inadvertently" while asking the court for mercy.
From CBSSports: The Brittney Griner situation explained.
From RSN: According to The Washington Post Editorial Board: "Brittney Griner is a hostage, plain and simple."