Ronda Rousey Remakes Road House

There is something that happens to a person when they become the 'flavor of the week'. No matter why they are getting attention, the offers for movie and TV projects just seem to flood in. All of those promises of riches are hard to resist and can lead to one's downfall when they are no longer 'hot' (I'm looking at YOU, Mr. T.) MMA darling Ronda Rousey is at that place in her hot career.

The CCD Podcast: Episode #22 - 'The Best Movie Year Ever... 1989' or How The FUCK Did All These Movies Get Made In The Same Year???

1989... To paraphrase ole Blue Eyes, boy that was a very good year. Especially when we are talking movies. We got blockbusters... we got sequels. We got classics... we had throw away gems. We had iconic characters... and SUPER iconic characters. Yup, 1989 may very well be the best movie year EVER!!! Need proof?  Why not tune in to hear what Mike D, Jedi Rob, and the grump JB have to say about movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Back To The Future II, Lethal Weapon II, Ghostbusters 2, Dead Poets Society, Honey I Shrunk The Kids and much, much more... Get in there BABY!!! Please head over to the ITunes page so that you can SUBSCRIBE, DOWNLOAD, LISTEN and SHARE the podcast on your favorite social media platform. You down with CCD??? Yeah, you know me....

Jon Marco's 'Rhianna' Music Video Is Pretty Amazing...

... Even if the song is absolutely shit. I don't really know much about Jon Marco the musician... the guy seems to have an OK voice but this song is not really my cup of tea. But he uses some green screen magic and fantastic editing to take a magnificent journey through the best movies of the late 70s and early 80s while chasing his fantasy girl. Really cool concept that is executed extremely well despite the fact that they probably had a non existent budget. I don't know about the lyrics, but the video will put a smile on the face of any fan of these great generation of movies. Check out the video after the jump...

80's Out by Serge Gay Jr

As a true 80's baby I can't help but love all the characters from the classic films of that decade. When you look back it is hard to believe that SO MANY great features were made in one 10 year period. While people make fun of the decade as one of opulence and decadence, bad hair and bad clothes, you can't possibly  belittle films like Batman, Robocop, Bettlejuice, Rocky, Beverly Hills Cop, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, Karate Kid, Star Wars... etc, etc, etc! Artist Serge Gay Jr. decided to integrate all of these great characters into one piece of art that is just fantastic. It must have been hard narrowing down the field to 30. Sick! And the devil guy from legend made the cut, so that is good enough for me! Check out the full piece after the jump...

CCD Meets Cliff Chiang @ The 2012 NY Comic Con

While walking around the aisles of Artist Aisle, I started seeing lots of familiar works of art that I have featured on CCD over the years. I look at a lot of cool ass web pages (Super Punch, Cal's Canadian Cave of Cool, and Geeks Are Sexy are just a few) that feature dope fan art. But when I came across Cliff Chiang's table I had to stop and make a purchase. Chiang is responsible for the phenomenal six part mashup series that takes superheroes and mashes them up with hit 80s movies/albums. The Teen Titans with The Breakfast Club? The X-Men with Pretty In Pink? Storm with Janet Jackson? Yup, these were great. And here they were right in front of me!!! I had to jump on the set of six post cards for 10 bucks, and Chiang even signed a couple of the cards for nothing. I gifted the Breakfast Club one, signed, to my main man James West because he loves The Teen Titans so much. I kept the other 5, with the Pretty in Pink one signed by Chiang, to put in a nice frame. Chiang was a great guy and had lots of great art for sale, so make sure you head over to his site and check out all of his great stuff. After the jump you can see my 2 pics of the set as well as the six prints in High Res...

'The Movie Trailer For Miami Connection' Proves That Great Things Can Come Many years After They Are Made... Even 80's Rock n Roll Ninjas!!!!

I love it when a plan comes together... especially if it comes together 25 years after the inception of the idea. 'Miami Connection' is a shitty 1987 Kung Fu movie that combines ridiculous haircuts, terrible fight scenes, silly decapitations & dismemberment, and a synth rock back story that never saw much of the light of day. Then Jason Eisner, director of Hobo with a Shotgun, bought a copy of the film on Ebay for 50 bucks and decided to re-edit the film for Drafthouse Films. The result is a completely new movie that is about to be released at Fantastic Fest this year and may be coming to a indy theater near you. (Landmark Sunshine Cinemas in NYC on Nov 2nd & 3rd) Holy shit does this look nuts. Check out the newly minted trailer after the jump...

Ghoulies by Monster Cola

I was just flipping through the billion cable channels I have (and still can't find anything to watch) when I stumbled upon the late 80's crapfest gem that is Ghoulies II. This film is a terrible sequel to a cheestastic film from the 80s that I absolutely love. In the first film, little demonic creatures are summoned from beyond to make things difficult for a young Mariska Hargitay. But the reason why any real "80's Baby" who spent time in a Mom & Pop video store knows the film is because of the box art that features one of said Ghoulies popping out of a toilet. The box art is iconic and I know anytime I hear a reference to the 1985 film or any of its terrible sequels (there were four... FOUR!!!) it is all I can think of. So i decided to hit the ole Deviant Art network of artists in search for a good recreation. It was the only thing I could do to stop myself from watching the horrible sequel that is on Encore as we speak. Look what I turned up from Monster Cola after the jump...

I Wish I Could Have Seen This Neverending Story Themed Art Show

Early last month the Georgia based  art collective known as Magic Is Science presented a art showcase that featured work inspired by The Neverending Story. The Neverending Story is one of the greatest movies of the 80s and still holds up so well... it's one of my all time faves. I wish I could see more of the art that was featured, but after the jump you will see a few of the pieces I was able to track down, including a Atreyu action figure and a Falcor stuffed sculpture that are fantastic. Click after the jump for the pics...