All posts by Kev Brock

I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.

BREAKING NEWS: Michael C. Hall, leading star of “Dexter” officially cured of cancer!!!

This is really great news for “Dexter” fans. The wife of Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter has announced that the “Dexter” star is officially cured of cancer. He no longer has it.

More on it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8642605.stm

Congratulations to Michael! I’m happy for him. As long as he lives, more “Dexter”, will be on the way. 🙂

Kev

Report: Sly Stallone auditioned for the “Superman” role?

Here is a shocker for you. In the late 1970’s when Warner Bros, was just getting “Superman: The Movie” off the ground and auditioning actors to play the Superman/Clark Kent role there are some suprising names that came up who auditioned for Superman. Ilys Salkind speaks at the Wizard World Comic Con in Anaheim, during his speech he speaks everything about Superman. He talked about the actors who auditioned for the original Superman. Surprising names that came up who auditioned for the role were Burt Reynolds, Robert Redford, and James Caan.

Who else was in that list? Yes, that’s right. Sylvester Stallone was considered for the role, but Warner Bros. turned him down and the Superman role obviously went to Christopher Reeve instead. Sly has talked about auditioning for Superman in his interviews before, so this is true.

Sly does seem to be a fan of comics and superhero’s as Sly was in a superhero comic book film once, and that is “Judge Dredd”. Will Sly ever play in another superhero movie ever again? Likely not. I don’t see Sly acting in other movies anytime soon. It looks like he wants to concentrate on acting in his own movies that he directs from now on.

If you think about it, Sly wouldn’t make a bad Superman at all. If you’ve seen Sly in the movie “Tango & Cash”, where’s he’s seen wearing a suit and glasses like Clark Kent, Sly reminded me of Clark Kent in that film.

See more on it here:

http://www.newsarama.com/film/ilya-salkind-superman-movies-100421.html

Kev

Report: Charles Grodin just might be game for the “Midnight Run” sequel!!!

Well, that didn’t take long for Charles Grodin to hear about the “Midnight Run” sequel that Deniro wants to do. Charles Grodin seems to be interested after all! How cool is that? It can’t be a “Midnight Run” sequel without Grodin, maybe that’s the reason he wants on. Plus, Grodin haven’t done anything in movies lately and this would be a huge comeback for the guy.

On a side note, when Grodin returns don’t expect him to have dark hair like he had back in his younger days, where he was looking cool. The guy is 75 years old now.  If he gets confirmed to reprise his role, it’ll be great to see Grodin working again.

I like Charles Grodin, I remember he also starred in those family films, “Beethoven” about this dog. He was real funny in those movies.

AICN reports:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/44790

Kev

Report: Joni Mitchell thinks Bob Dylan is a fake…

Joni Mitchell, legendary folk singer, had a new interview with the L.A. Times. She spoke her thoughts on Bob Dylan. She claims that Bob Dylan is a fake. She thinks his music ripped off other artists. She also accuses him of plagiarism.

More on it here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36741933/ns/entertainment-music/

Well that’s kind of weird. Considering that Joni Mitchell have performed with him many times as you see in the picture above. I bet she also covered many of his songs. Since she seems such a huge fan of Bob Dylan, why would she say this now after all these years?

Who knows. Maybe Bob Dylan himself will actually agree with her. Dylan is a pretty weird guy in interviews and has a weird sense of humor. I’m not much of a Bob Dylan fan ’cause his folk music always reminded me of Woody Guthrie and Hank Williams Sr. Maybe those are the artists she’s referring to where Dylan stole his ideas from.

It may be harsh, but I think she’s right on the money. Bob Dylan is overrated.

Kev

BREAKING NEWS: Bret Michaels hospitalized again…but this time it’s for Brain Hemorrhage…

Bret Michaels who is the current star of the TV reality series, “Celebrity Apprentice” has been rushed to the hospital again. This time he’s suffered a major brain hemorrhage and he’s having a rough time at the hospital. Things aren’t looking good for him.

I hope he lives and gets well soon. I wasn’t that big of a Poison fan, but I do respect Bret for his legacy.

I hate to predict death, but it looks like he maybe the next in line along with those dead rock stars. This would be a huge loss in the music industry if we lose him next.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20363506,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines

Kev

Report: Platinum Dunes slaughters the “Friday the 13th” sequel…

Platinum Dune’s, Brad Fuller, announced the company has cancelled the sequel to the “Friday the 13th” remake. Which is very weird since the film was very successful and made quite a lot in the box office. I actually liked the “Friday the 13th” remake quite a lot.

Don’t worry Friday fans. Never say never. Another studio will probably pick up the rights so they can continue the franchise. I think it will be pretty damn cool if Paramount Pictures can get the series back. Remember, “Friday the 13th” started out with Paramount Pictures with the original series. Now that the remake is a success, that’s the only reason another studio will pick it up. There is no way this will end for good. There will be another “Friday” movie, trust me.

More on it here:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/16965/-friday-the-13th-sequel-slaughtered

Kev

Not A Cool Video: Mary J. Blige, Steve Vai, and Orianthi butchers “Stairway to Heaven”…

I like Steve Vai and Orianthi, and all. Both are amazing guitarists, but why would they go on Idol to cover “Stairway” with Mary J. Blige? I know they’re trying to be cool by covering Led Zeppelin, but this cover version is such an embarrassment, it makes me want to vomit all over the place. Did Simon Cowell actually enjoy this? This is such a nightmare performance. I know Mary J. Blige is trying to be rock n’ roll, but she doesn’t fit the genre. Sorry, Mary J., go back to R&B where you belong. She’s getting a pretty big backlash for covering this song too. What were Jimmy Page and Robert Plant thinking when they gave her the permission to cover it? Wow, this is terrible.

Kev

Report: Courtney Love drops her Courtney Love staged name…

Courtney Love is dead, according to the Hole rocker. Courtney recently dropped her “Love” nickname, and went back to her real birth name, Courtney Michelle Harrison. The reason she changed it? Well because she is sick of talking about Kurt Cobain and claims she doesn’t need that name for the rest of her life.

More on it here:

http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/21/courtney-love-name-change/

Well, people can change their name all they want but it doesn’t stop the fact that they will always be the same person. Just like Courtney will always be the same bitch she always has been. She’s a stupid bitch who suffers delusions of grandeur big time.

Kev

Report: Christopher Nolan to confirm news for “Dark Knight 3” this July?

Well, look like “The Dark Knight 3” is officially about to happen. Warner Bros. plans to announce official news this July when Christopher Nolan starts to do press for “Inception” (an action/sci fi thriller that stars Leo Dicaprio).

More on it here:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/16950/-batman-3-announcement-in-july

Wonder who the villains will be for the next flick? I think the Joker could definitely come back ’cause they let him live. It is not a spoiler that the Joker lived at the end of the movie ’cause everybody knows that Batman never wanted to kill Joker, he just wanted him in jail. Since Heath Ledger is dead, he will obviously have to be replaced by a different actor. Most would say no other Joker actor would top Heath, but I disagree. I can think of one actor that would make a better joker than Heath Ledger…and that would be no one other than Mark Hammill. Yeah, the Star Wars guy who voiced Joker in many Batman animated films, and Mark voiced Joker for “Arkham Asylum” video game.

I think Mark finally deserves his opportunity to play a live action version of the Joker as it would be amazing.

As for other Batman villains, Nolan should definitely have the Riddler, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, and the Penguin. Poison Ivy would be cool too.

Kev