New Star Wars Episode 7 Movie Poster!
Here it is! The new Episode 7 movie poster was just released! Check it out in all of its glory!
NYCC 2015: Dark Horse Takes Fans Back to Pandora in New Comic Books Based on James Cameron’s Avatar
By Staff Reports During a special panel at New York Comic Con 2015, Dark Horse Comics in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment announced that AVATAR, the highest-grossing film in history, will expand into the world of comic books in anticipation of the three upcoming film sequels. In a special prerecorded message, James […]
Black Mass Review: The Face of Fear
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—He’s a household name- just about anyone who watches the television knows who James “Whitey” Bulger is. One of the most feared and violent men in current history, Bulger and his men carved their legacy in blood across the streets of South Boston. With Black Mass, we see not only the rise and fall […]
Six Marvel Heroes That Are Ready For Primetime
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer (Victorville, CA)– When it was announced that ABC was creating a series about SHIELD that was connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), comic fans went wild. After Agents of SHIELD (AOS) debuted, some of the hype disappeared as the show’s loose connection to the movies focused on Coulson’s team and only mentioned The […]
Target Unveils Star Wars Products for Force Friday Including Exclusive BB-8 Droid from Hasbro
By Staff Reports Force Friday is finally here and Target is delivering a one-stop-shop for fans to “Shop the Force” for the most in-demand Star Wars products – from an exclusive BB-8 droid from Hasbro to light sabers, LEGO® products and more. With a meteoric rise of anticipation for the Dec. 18 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the […]
Cosplayer Spotlight: Jonah Warford- Jewbacca Cosplay
By Nolan P. Smith (All photos provided by Jonah Warford- Jewbacca Cosplay) Here it is, the latest installment of Cosplayer Spotlight here on Pastrami Nation! This time, we spotlight Jonah Warford from North Smithfield, RI, who is also known as Jewbacca Cosplay on Facebook. His most recent conventions have been Boston Comic Con, Massive Comic Con, and ConnetiCon. Warford also […]
Let’s Kickstart This! Help Bruce Campbell Fund the Last Fan Standing
By Nolan P. Smith It’s been awhile, but it’s time once again to shine the light down on another deserving Kickstarter project with the latest installment of Let’s Kickstart This time, we take a look at a trivia game show featuring one of pop cultures most iconic figures: Bruce Campbell. Here’s straight from the Kickstarter page: Earlier this year, Last […]
D23 Expo 2015: Disney Showcases Live Action Slate, Including Star Wars Rouge One, The Force Awakens, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War and More
By Staff Reports Disney, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm presented their live action film slates this morning at the D23 EXPO 2015 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The presentations, which revealed exclusive news and details about the upcoming live action films, were aided by live and video appearances from talent and filmmakers. Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn […]
D23 Expo 2015: Star Wars-Themed Lands Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resorts
By Staff Reports Today at the D23 EXPO 2015, The Walt Disney Company Chairman and CEO Bob Iger announced to an audience of more than 7,500 fans that Star Wars-themed lands will be coming to Disneyland park in Anaheim, Calif., and Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., allowing Star Wars fans to step into the […]
The World’s First Geriatric Assassin is Back: Agent 88 is Now on Youtube!
By Nolan P. Smith What’s better than a story about a kick-ass, bloody story about an unstoppable assassin? Well, make the assassin a senior citizen! That’s Agent 88 for you, a short film that ramps up the violence in the same vein as Kill Bill, but with the British charm of 007. Starring an 88 year old woman who teeters […]
Trumbo, Starring Bryan Cranston, Hits Theaters November 6th
By Nolan P. Smith Bryan Cranston, the man who wowed the world as Walter White in AMC’s Breaking Bad, is back in Trumbo. From Bleecker Street, Trumbo is Directed by Jay Roach and stars Bryan Cranston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Alan Tudyk, Michael Stuhlbarg and Helen Mirren. Check out a first […]
What question would you ask the original Boba Fett, Jeremy Bulloch? Let Us Know!
What would you ask everyone’s favorite bounty hunter, Boba Fett, if you had the chance? Well, now you do! Pastrami Nation will be interviewing the original Boba Fett, Jeremy Bulloch, this week, and we want to ask YOUR questions! Reply to this post, or leave your question on Facebook, and we will compose a list of the best questions to […]
Fantastic Four Review: Fantastic Flop
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Comic book movies have become box office blockbusters over the years, and magnets that draw moviegoers to fill the theaters. Marvel Studios, and their stable of super heroes, have been mainstays in the cinema spotlight for some time now. The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, the X-Men, even the Fantastic Four enjoyed time in […]
6 Characters Marvel Needs To Show In Live Action
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Writer (Victor Valley)– It would be hard for any comic fan to deny that Marvel is the reigning superhero king of the box office and online television domain. Launching their cinematic universe in 2008 with Iron Man, the House of Ideas has used a steady mix of character building, humor, and intense action to become […]
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron on Blu-ray Combo Pack Releases on 10/2
By Staff Reports Marvel Studios reunites Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in the unprecedented movie event, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. Iconic heroes are forced to reassemble and face their most intimidating enemy yet – ULTRON. Pushed to the brink of their physical and emotional limits, the team must recruit both new heroes and familiar allies to face an escalating danger that […]
Ant-Man Movie Review: The Little Big Blockbuster
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Apple Valley)—When Marvel Studios announced they would be making a film based on the bite sized Ant-Man, many fans groaned in disbelief. A movie dedicated to a micro sized hero that nobody knows nor cares about? Marvel must be have lost their creative minds. So how does the Ant-Man stack up in the hollowed halls […]
SDCC 2015: Starz Announces Premiere Date for “Ash Vs Evil Dead”, Releases First Live Action Trailer
By Staff Reports STARZ announced the highly anticipated premiere of original series “Ash vs Evil Dead” on Saturday, October 31 at 9 PM ET/PT and released the first live action trailer during the series’ Comic Con panel in San Diego. The 10-episode first season of the half-hour series is executive produced by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell, the original […]
SDCC 2015: Universal Studios Hollywood Brings the Terror of Crimson Peak, from Visionary Director Guillermo del Toro, to Life in an All-Original “Halloween Horror Nights” Maze Inspired by Legendary and Universal Pictures’ Highly-Anticipated Gothic Romance
By Staff Reports Legendary and Universal Pictures’ much-anticipated Crimson Peak, directed, co-written and produced by celebrated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, will come to life in a terrifying new “Halloween Horror Nights” maze beginning Friday, September 18, 2015, at Universal Studios Hollywood, it was announced at the San Diego Comic Con. Crimson Peak opens in theaters on October 16. “Guillermo del […]
Sonnet Realm Films Announces Actors Ricco Ross and Carrie Henn to Return to the Aliens Universe in the Tribute Film ALIEN IDENTITY
By Staff Reports ALIEN IDENTITY is a Tribute Feature Film to the Alien Universe. It plays heavily on the aesthetics of H.R. Giger and takes place 14 years after the events of Aliens, with an alternate timeline. The director wants to explore further into the unknown, discovering uncharted territory, introducing new heroes, villains, and ideas, while remaining faithful to the […]
Amy Releases July 3!!!
By: Staff Reports Presents AMY This first look at Asif Kapadia’s documentary gives us a glimpse at how Amy used music to confront her own struggles. Take a look at the clip, exclusively on Refinery 29: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2_8LOD83z8] WATCH THE TRAILER: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2yCIwmNuLE] A24 will open AMY in New York & Los Angeles on July 3, […]
Lola & Eve Releases July 17
By: Staff Reports *** LA OPENING DAY ANNOUCEMENT! *** PRESENTS “LILA & EVE” WILL OPEN IN LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY, JULY 17TH Southern California Theatres: Sundance Sunset Cinemas – West Hollywood, CA Laemmle Playhouse 7 – Pasadena, CA The film is also opening in New York and available On Demand starting July 17th. A tense and exciting film, LILA AND […]
Romans Vs. Samurai: Jackie Chan’s Dragon Blade Hits Theaters amd On Demand Sep. 4th- Check Out the Trailer!
By Nolan P. Smith It’s been the talk of the town: Samurai Vs. Romans, and now we can finally see it for ourselves this September. Action star Jackie Chan’s Dragon Blade is hitting the US on September 4th- the film stars Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody. Sounds like a hit? I think so too. Can’t wait to check this […]
Michael Keaton to Star in and Produce Boom! Studio’s ‘Imagine Agents’ at Fox
By Staff Reports (Los Angeles, CA)— As announced on The Hollywood Reporter, award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is excited to reveal that Michael Keaton (Birdman, Batman) will star in and produce a film adaptation at 20th Century Fox of the comic series Imagine Agents, created by Brian Joines. Written by Joines (Krampus) and illustrated by Bachan (Rocket Salvage), Imagine Agents is […]
The End of Tour Releases July 31st
By Staff Reports THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop […]
Time Out of Mind Starring Richard Gere Releases September 9th
By Staff Reports Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George (Richard Gere) is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect with the daughter he abandoned, he navigates the system, hustling for change and somewhere safe and quiet to gather his thoughts. But the streets are relentless and soon, George […]
Jurassic World Review: Brave New World
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– It was the year 2001 that marked the last time the Jurassic Park franchise hit the silver screen. That’s 14 years since the world got to visit the greatest big screen theme park that, let’s face it, we all wanted to go to, danger and all. Now in 2015, the franchise gets a […]
Veteran Actor Sir Christopher Lee Passes Away at 93
By Nolan P. Smith Actor extraordinaire Sir Christopher Lee passed away on Sunday, June 7th. News broke today as his wife held off on notifying the press to make sure all of the family was notified first. He was 93. Lee portrayed so many iconic characters in film: from Dracula, Sherlock Holmes (and Mycroft Holmes), Count Dooku from Star Wars […]
Gotham: The Complete First Season arrives 9/8/15 to Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD via Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
By Staff Reports With an average of 9.6 million viewers per week, Gotham has captured and held the attention of audiences since the premiere episode which delivered FOX’s highest-rated fall drama debut in 14 years with Adults 18–49. Before the series returns to FOX for a second season this fall, fans can now enjoy all 22 episodes – plus nearly […]