The final trailer for Kasra Farahani’s upcoming directorial debut The Good Neighbor has hit the web. In the film, Ethan (Logan Miller) and Sean (Keir Gilchrist) attempts to trick their next door neigbor Harold (James Caan) into thinking his house is haunted. However, their plan backfires when Harold reveals himself to be much more sinister than they had anticipated.
The film hits theatres and VOD/On-Demand services on September 16th.
Money Monster is the fourth directorial effort by Jodie Foster, and it focuses on Kyle (Jack O’Connell) taking a television financial host named Lee Gates (George Clooney) hostage live on-air. Kyle feels betrayed by Lee, as the bombastic host made a stock tip that caused Kyle to lose $60.000.
From his first appearance, Kyle is presented as a member of the “have-nots”. As a part-time employee earning 14 dollars an hour, he seems like a person that’s down on his luck, and looking for a fair chance to take a step up the financial ladder. He attempted to make this climb by wagering his inheritance on a seemingly safe investment highlighted by Lee Gates. This didn’t pan out, and Kyle now feels like the world is refusing to give him a break. Through his erratic, and increasingly frustrated behavior we see that Kyle is not one to think things through. While he’s aware that he likely won’t survive the predicament he landed himself in, he does not readily admit why he went there in the first place.
As a viewer, we don’t learn a lot about Kyle’s true motivation until the final showdown of the film. During this scene, it is revealed that the owner of the company Kyle invested money into intentionally short-shifted his own stock to pay for a business deal gone wrong in South Africa. With a bomb strapped to his chest, the owner admits that he thinks its wrong he was legally allowed to do it, prompting Kyle to say “That’s all I wanted to hear.”
Looking back at Kyle’s choices throughout the film, this line explains a lot of his behavior, as well as his motivation for taking Lee Gates hostage in the first place. Kyle feels responsible for losing the money, and wants to have someone to point the finger at. He is not looking to recoup his loss, as evidenced by two separate people offering to settle his score, rather he is looking to remove the stench of failure from his life.
In a brief scene between Kyle and his girlfriend Molly (Emily Meade), we see that Kyle is looked down upon by his loved ones. Molly sees him as less of a man due to his poor life choices, and through her short moment with Kyle she does nothing but berate him. Within this framework, his failure to make money on an investment Gates called safer than his savings account, was the final straw. He needed to regain a shred of his self-respect, and this could only be achieved by hearing the man he deemed responsible for his loss admitting he was the one to blame. Therefore, when Walt Gamby (Dominic West) satisfied this urge within Kyle, a weight was lifted off his shoulder. Harking back to his awareness that he would die in his plight to gain this satisfaction, he could now die knowing that he was not to blame for losing the money, and feeling like the world would not see him as a failure anymore.
While his motivation is a bit hidden throughout the film, if you were to go back and re-watch it with this frame of mind, it would be a lot more apparent why Kyle is acting the way he is. Foster alongside screenwriters Jamie Liden, Alan DiFiore, and Jim Kouf manage to conceal his true motives for most of the film, which may frustrate some viewers, but actually makes the film a lot more compelling upon a second viewing.
It starts with a tweet, then a retweet, and then you have a movement. Kevin Bacon put gasoline on the rumor mill Saturday when he expressed interest in the role of Freddy Krueger via Twitter.
If a nightmare on elm street gets rebooted again can we please somehow get @kevinbacon as Freddy? I think he’d be fantastic.
— Bettie Toxic (@bettietoxic) August 13, 2016
I like the way you think Bettie https://t.co/oB5HyMo6tG
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) August 13, 2016
There have been nine films involving Freddy Krueger, with eight films by Robert Englund, and the bad 2010 remake starring Jackie Earle Haley.
According to Bloody Disgusting, back in August of last year, it was reported that New Line was rebooting the Elm Street franchise once more, with David Leslie Johnson (Orphan, The Conjuring 2) attached to pen the screenplay, but there has been no update on the project since then.
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Lucasfilm has narrowed down the lead female role of the upcoming young Han Solo movie to four non-white actresses. The actual role is unknown but current speculation centers on the recent Star Wars comic book character of Sana Solo, the first wife of Han Solo. The rumor is largely fueled by the fact that the comic character is also non-white.
The books and the comic books provide a fertile proving ground for potential characters. Since the Star Wars offerings are tightly managed, it’s possible that the “unknown role” will be that of Mrs. Sana Solo.
It should be noted that in the John Cassady and Jason Aaron Star Wars comic, the character of Sana Starros “married” Han Solo as part of a cover operation in the story. So how “married” they are might be slighted exaggerated.
Even so, the prospects of adding more depth to a beloved and scoundrel-like character adds some intrigue to the possibilities within an expanded series of Star Wars stories.
After a very wide casting call, Alden Ehrenreich was given the plum role of a youthful Han Solo in what can only be expected to be a new run of films in the beloved Star Wars franchise.
The movie is yet to be officially named, and is currently scheduled for a May 2018 release date.
20th Century Fox released the trailer to ‘Hidden Figures’ Sunday, and the film has caused a buzz. The trailer has 12-million views on Facebook in 48-hours. ‘Hidden Figures’ is the ultimate underdog story for nerds.
‘Hidden Figures’ is the incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
‘Hidden Figures’ is directed by Theodore Melfi, and stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, and Glen Powell.
The film hits theaters on January 13, 2017.
Florence Foster Jenkins is as sweet and lovingly crafted a biopic as audiences have seen all year.
It’s a lighthearted glimpse at the life of a woman whose love of music and the arts defined her life and her legend. As brought to life by one of our age’s true screen legends, it’s a delight that should not be missed.
In 1944 New York City, wealthy heiress and socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Streep) is the star of “The Verdi Club,” a members-only gathering of music and opera patrons. Her husband, actor St. Clair Bayfield (Grant), occasionally warms up Verdi Club audiences with a monologue, but mostly acts as Florence’s manager.
It’s not an easy job. Mostly, it involves making sure Florence’s audiences are friendly and arts critics in attendance are well compensated in advance for good reviews.
For St. Clair, however, what’s most important is protecting Florence from any possible harm, including the awful truth. Florence … is a terrible singer.
She doesn’t realize it, of course. In her head, she has a lovely voice. Due to her kind and generous nature, peers and fellow art lovers lack the heart to tell her otherwise.
But when a recording of Florence makes it on the radio and generates a tremendous response, particularly from U.S. servicemen home from the fighting in Europe, she makes a bold choice. Florence resolves to perform a benefit for the boys at no less than Carnegie Hall.
With some help from Florence’s devoted but justifiably mortified pianist, Cosmé McMoon (Simon Helberg), St. Clair sets out to do what he’s always done for his “bunny”: help her live out her dreams. But even their best efforts may not be enough to get Florence through the biggest night of her life unscathed by the harshest critic of all: reality.
The true story behind Florence Foster Jenkins isn’t not an unfamiliar one, especially for music and theater buffs. In fact, the story was the subject of a German documentary released earlier this year.
What makes the difference here is, naturally, Meryl Streep. Streep, who really can sing, clearly has a ball portraying someone who really, really can’t sing.
Her depiction of Florence is all the more endearing because the character is so blithely oblivious to her deficiencies. Between that and her genuine love of music and the arts, one can’t help but love Florence for her Quixotic efforts.
The cast behind her is exceptional, as well. Grant does proper and anxious as well as he ever has, but there’s real warmth and likability in what he brings to St. Clair. Helberg, however, draws some of the film’s biggest laughs thanks to his initial reaction to Florence’s singing and his subsequent terror at having to accompany her on the grandest of stages, putting his own ambitions at risk.
Director Stephen Frears (The Queen, Philomena) does not just play Florence Foster Jenkins for laughs, however. Yes, audiences who give the film a chance are likely to come away from it remembering best the flatness of Florence’s singing, because it really is funny and cringe-worthy to watch.
But beyond those moments, Frears brings to life in elegant fashion the chaste love between Florence and St. Clair, which helps fill the film with heart and emotional weight. The film also briefly touches on the role of critics in the world of the arts, how important their feedback can be, and how self-righteous they can become as they see themselves as self-appointed gatekeepers of quality.
Costume and production design also stand out in Florence Foster Jenkins. For this production, Frears turns to frequent collaborators Consolata Boyle (costumes) and Alan MacDonald (production), both of whom should be in the conversation for Oscar and BAFTA awards later this year. MacDonald’s art design is immersive and authentic throughout the film, while Boyle’s work on Florence’s attire, from her everyday clothes to her costumes for performances, projects all the taste and charm that it should to be reflective of Florence herself.
For fans of Streep and Frears’ previous films, Florence Foster Jenkins is a must-see film, but its potential for appeal goes far beyond just those audiences.
Yes, there are all those laughs during Florence’s attempts at opera that may also have viewers hiding their eyes or covering their ears. But there’s also a genuine admiration for the woman’s efforts and her devotion to the arts in the film, one that grants the film an irrepressible, unforgettable charm.
Starring Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Running Time: 110 minutes
Rated PG-13 for brief suggestive material.
It appears Steven Spielberg is going through with his adaptation of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One, and we finally have photographic proof.
The Twitter account “I Choose Birmingham,” a U.K. community page, posted this picture today:
Filming starts in Digbeth on Steven Spielberg's futuristic dystopian 'Ready Player One'. US postal truck on set. pic.twitter.com/ZNEvPvfNyh
— I Choose Birmingham (@ichoosemag) August 16, 2016
Yes, it’s just a U.S. Postal truck, but I’ve never seen one like this delivering my mail. It’s a futuristic prop from Ready Player One, and if memory serves it’s a pretty key transport for one character or another.
Here’s the book synopsis if you need a refresher:
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade’s devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world’s digital confines—puzzles that are based on their creator’s obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them.
But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade’s going to survive, he’ll have to win—and confront the real world he’s always been so desperate to escape.
Tye Sheridan stars as Wade, and the rest of the cast includes Simon Pegg, new Spielberg BFF (and BFG, get it!?!?) Mark Rylance, T.J. Miller, Olivia Cooke, and Hannah John-Kamen. It’s set to release March 30, 2018. So we have some time to kill…
We got the official Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer a few days back, and the internet went crazy with excitement.
Now, an international trailer for the film has been released, giving us new footage and additional story details.
“Resistance fighters (Felicity Jones, Diego Luna) embark on a daring mission to steal the Empire’s plans for the Death Star.”
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters on December 16.
Source: Comicbook.com’s Youtube Channel.
Paramount Pictures released a full trailer to Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Arrival,’ Tuesday morning. Villeneuve’s sci-fi drama builds scale in the second trailer, with scale comes anticipation and nerd excitement. The director of ‘Sicario’ has a chance to save a very bland year in film.
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When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team – lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) – is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks, and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
Arrival’ stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker. We will see aliens on November 11.
Jim Lee has seen a lot in his comic book career. After spurring the 1990’s Marvel Comics renaissance, he helped found Image Comics, sold his production company to DC and then worked up to become the Co-Publisher of DC Comics. Along the way he arguably influenced a generation of comic book artists with his active, detailed style of illustration.
So when Jim Lee says Harley Quinn is the Fourth Pillar of DC Comics, we should probably take notice.
For a character born in 1992 to flesh out a scene in Batman: The Animated Series, the road to super-stardom has been relatively fast, with worldwide notice taking place in 2016’s Suicide Squad movie. Within the last few years, Harley Quinn has been taking the comic book world by storm becoming one of the most featured players in the DC Universe, and is currently enjoying even more total appearances than Wonder Woman, who is part of the DC Comics “Trinity” that also includes Superman and Batman.
Clearly, the complex character of Harley Quinn resonates with modern fans. She’s a psychopath, a paramour of Joker, colorful, funny and unpredictable. She’s a hero, anti-hero and villain. Harley Quinn often challenges us to examine an idea from various perspectives and to consider things from whatever point of view she may or may not have.
With all of these attributes, it’s not hard to understand how Harley Quinn became so popular, so quickly.
So when Jim Lee talks about the Fourth Pillar of DC Comics, it really shines a light on the “coming out party” of Harley Quinn.
This “coming out” is translating to some big bucks for DC and Warner Brothers. Licensing for Harley Quinn in toys and collectibles is very hot. Any comic books starring Harley vault to the top of retailer orders, with higher numbers than Superman or Wonder Woman offerings.
All the powers at DC and Warner Brothers know what they have in Harley Quinn.
If people didn’t know her before, they do now after the character’s live-action breakout on the Suicide Squad movie. Conversations of a spinoff are certainly happening.
Clearly Harley Quinn is here to stay and it’s likely the character is going to be a big part of future offerings from DC Comics and the DCEU.
So long Trinity, it seems that DC Comics and Warner Brothers now have “The Quinnity”.
