Happy Holidays! Here’s What I’ve Been Up To…

Halloween 2013 is gone (RIP) and Thanksgiving is right up at the door. Guess it’s true what they say:  Time flies, but turkeys can’t (RIP).

I haven’t posted here at Demon’s Resume in quite a while, but that’s not for lack of doing things.  Quite the contrary:  I’ve had no lack at all of doing very many things.  Allow me to recap the most interesting of them, if you will, and then I’ll get back to being a more regular presence here on my own site.  [All of the pictures below will take you to the links I mention, so feel free to click away.]

• First off, a reminder that my Paracinema cover story on action heroes and aging is still available:

For seven bucks plus shipping costs, it can be yours.  And it should be!  It’s some of my best work ever.

• For those who love the sound of my voice…:  I was on the Daily Grindhouse podcast for the first time!  I was there to talk about Hal Needham, the all-time great stuntman and director, who passed away last month.  I had occasion to briefly meet Hal Needham the year before he died, so this was sadder than it would have been, but we had a fun time talking about his movies.

Also:  This is my written tribute to Hal Needham.

• And I also wrote a tribute to Ed Lauter, another great Hollywood tough guy we lost in October.  This has been a rough year in a lot of ways.

• In happier news, in October I completed my month-long horror-movie celebration, which I did this year for Daily Grindhouse.  I did more than 31 posts this time.  Here they all are (click on the posters to head to the reviews):

                                 

 

Hey, did I ever mention I was on Huffington Post Live a couple times?

  

Here I am talking about re-releases and reboots, for JURASSIC PARK 3D and EVIL DEAD 2013:  {CLICK HERE}

 

  

Here I am talking about OBLIVION and THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES and really awkwardly hitting on the host: {CLICK HERE}

 

• My book club has been recording our monthly talks as a podcast, so you can listen to any of the episodes by visiting the Books For Crooks page.  For fans of me and of what I do, you’ll probably want to listen to the episode where I recap LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, one of the most baffling movies of the year.

• I did a list of Underrated Horror Movies for my pal over at Rupert Pupkin Speaks.  In case you didn’t have enough of me and horror-movie talk already, here’s a bunch more.

And there’s even more of my writing out there in the world!

In addition to horror-movie writing, I also wrote about a variety of movie-related subjects for Daily Grindhouse in the past several weeks.

Here’s a list of the Top Ten Greatest Nazi-Killers In Film History.

Here’s a piece on Japanese cult epic BATTLE ROYALE.

Here are some words about legendary artist Jack Kirby and a new museum dedicated to his artwork.

The Daily Grindhouse crew (including me) made a list of the Top 50 Essential Books About Cult Movies. Here are Parts One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.

Here’s where I cast the upcoming Mötley Crüe movie (this one’s really fun).

On top of all that, I’ve been much more active on the Demon’s Resume Facebook page, where I’ve been posting fun pictures, links, and various inanities which wouldn’t warrant entire posts here at the site.  It’s me and my unique tastes in bite-sized amounts, in case all my other escapades are too time-consuming.

And as always, you can find me at all kinds of odd hours on Twitter:  @jonnyabomb

So how’s all that for a start?

I’M ON THE COVER OF PARACINEMA #20!

Well, that’s not me, obviously.  That’s good old Charles Bronson.  But I wrote the cover story.  “The Later Years Of The American Action Hero.” That’s me.

Paracinema is a brilliant movie magazine which covers a lot of the cool stuff you won’t often see in, say, Entertainment Weekly.  You can tell from some of the other stories mentioned on that cover there (Bruce Lee, Sam Raimi, etc.).

My article is about the kind of movies that action stars make when they get old.  Charles Bronson.  Lee Marvin.  Obviously Clint’s in there.  But I get into the next generation after that too — Arnold, Stallone, those guys.  And then I ponder what’s going to happen when the current crop starts getting some gray whiskers.

I think it’s one of the better things I’ve ever written.  And I’m truly honored to be featured in this great magazine, in the midst of some truly special writers.

Paracinema is carried by many book stores and magazine stands, particularly in the cities.  CLICK HERE for a list of the venues that have it in stock.  If you don’t want to go looking for it, you can order the issue from the Paracinema website:  CLICK HERE.  The magazine costs a very reasonable $7, I think shipping is two dollars extra.  I know in this day and age every dollar counts, so I don’t make the suggestion lightly, but even still, your support would mean a whole lot to me.  If you know me personally, you know I’d do it for you.

Did I mention it’s super-fun?  Satisfaction guaranteed.
As always, you can find me here, in your hearts, wherever truth and justice prevail, or at least on Twitter:  @jonnyabomb

Thanks. Love you all. — JA.

Now on @DailyGrindhouse: LAWLESS (2012).

LAWLESS is a couple weeks old now, but it’s still way worth talking about.  It’s not to be confused with FLAWLESS, the Philip-Seymour-Hoffman-in-a-dress movie, nor is it to be confused with the upcoming DREDD movie, which as we all know is guaranteed to have a surplus of law.

Here’s what I said about LAWLESS before I saw it…

WETTEST COUNTY was on my list of 50 most eagerly-awaited movies of the year.   But it’s not called that anymore, though.  Now it goes by the handle LAWLESS, a much more generic title which sounds a little cooler after knowing it was generously bestowed upon the movie by none other than Terrence Malick.  Whatever it’s called, it’s a John Hillcoat movie, which after THE PROPOSITION and The ROAD, promises good things.  I’m definitely getting a less-artsy, more-mainstream PUBLIC ENEMIES vibe from the new trailer, but that doesn’t strike me personally as a deterrent.

Check out the trailer, it made LAWLESS travel that much higher on my want-to-see-now meter:

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Now, to read what I had to say about LAWLESS after seeing it (spoiler warning: it’s a lot of very nice things), you’ll have to click over to Daily Grindhouse:

>>>LAWLESS!!!<<<

And make damn sure you check out that soundtrack:

Humpday Round-Up.

 

It’s Wednesday now. Good enough reason to encourage you to check out a fresh batch of articles concocted by yours truly.  Please read & comment!

DVD Tuesday – The June 8^th, 2010 Edition.

THE WIRE: Paintball Edition.

TV REVIEW: Last Comic Standing.

WEB SIGHT OF THE DAY: Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.

Zabka! An Appreciation.

In other news:  My friends are taking over the world with their new projects!   This makes me happy.  Please click through the following links, and support these talented people:

REAL MEN REAL ISSUES:  Episode 4! (exclusively on Babelgum.com)

White On Rice (now available On Demand)

The Good Guys (Monday nights on Fox)

The Man That I Was (just premiered in Los Angeles!)

S.H.O.O.T. First (full comic available online)

Television Without Pity and Pop Sculpture (for all your Zach Oat needs)

If I’m missing anybody this time around, remind me and you can be sure I will shout you out soon enough.

Slow-Motion Quick-Draw.

 

That’s the name of my blog at CHUD.com.  They’re nice enough to give me a platform to rave about movies, and they just gave SMQD a real nice mention the other day.  It’s a really fun site and a great place to get movie news, and I hope I am able to add just a little bit to it.

Start here and keep clickin’!

Podcasted. (Again.)

 

As promised, I attended the 2010 MoCCA Festival at the 69th Regiment Armory last week.  As happens with so much of my activity of late, I reported on it.  Please check out what I wrote, and please support all of the great artists I wrote about.

Also, I did another, very brief, interview with the guys from Midtown Comics.  My part kicks in at the 00:20:20 mark (understandably, there were bigger names than me in attendance!). 

Listen here!!!   

The best bit is where I’m asked to come up with a pitch for Marvel’s Doctor Strange on the spot — I never cared much for the character, so my take on it is, predictably, a little bit less than reverent…

I’d draw a mustache over  the picture but he already has one…

Podcasted.

 

The guys at Midtown Comics talked with me about my contributions to the Lone Ranger comic, about a couple of my upcoming projects, about what it’s like to be a hustler, and about my general opinions on some very random topics both comics-related and otherwise.

You can listen to it here, or just go to iTunes and search Podcasts for “Midtown Comics.”