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Sausage Party (Blu-ray Review) – Seth Rogen leads some rude, crude, animated food

December 27, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Bill Hader, Edward Norton, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, Seth Rogen
Director: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan
Running Time: 89 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: December 26th 2016 (UK)

Ever since it was first announced, Sausage Party sounded like a completely insane movie, and now it’s here, that judgement has been proven correct. It may also one of the most in-your-face Hollywood releases ever on gay/bisexual front – even if that LGB content does involve animated food.

Frank (Seth Rogen) is a sausage, who’s spent his life in his package in a supermarket, waiting to be picked by the ‘gods’ (aka humans), and taken to The Great Beyond. Every day all the food in the market sing about the joys of The Great Beyond, and how nothing bad could possibly happen to them there. The sausages are also excited because getting picked will finally get them out of their wrappers and sliding into the sexy buns they’ve long flirted with but barely been able to touch. [Read more…]

New Collateral Beauty Trailer – Will Smith is forced to confront his grief by a great cast

November 11, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

This one certainly looks like it might be a bit of Oscar-bait from Will Smith and director David Frankel (Dear Diary, The Devil Wears Prada), working with a very impressive cast. It may also be hoping to jerk some tears with its magical realism over the Christmas period.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘When a successful New York advertising executive (Will Smith) experiences a deep personal tragedy and retreats from life entirely, his colleagues devise a drastic plan to force him to confront his grief in a surprising and profoundly human way.

‘“Collateral Beauty” features an all-star cast, including Will Smith (“Suicide Squad,” “Concussion”), Edward Norton (“Birdman or [The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance]”), Keira Knightley (“The Imitation Game”), Michael Peña (“The Martian”), Naomie Harris (“Spectre”), Jacob Latimore (“The Maze Runner”), with Oscar winners Kate Winslet (“The Reader,” “Steve Jobs”) and Helen Mirren (“The Queen,” “Trumbo”).’

The movie is set to his UK cinemas on December 26th. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Michael Pena, Kate Winslet DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty Trailer – Will Smith must be forced to confront his grief by a great cast

September 7, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The movie is set to his UK cinemas on December 26th. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Michael Pena, Kate Winslet DIRECTORS: David Frankel FILMS: Collateral Beauty

New Sausage Party Red Band Trailer – Seth Rogen becomes animated food in an R-rated comedy

July 23, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Early, work-in-progress screening of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s R-rated CGI animated movie, Sausage Party, got pretty good buzz, with many suggesting it’s a smart and funny movie, which takes a sideways look at belief and religion. Now, to tie in with it Comic-Con panel, a new Red Band trailer has dropped.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store. The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.’

It’ll be in UK cinemas on September 2nd. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, Salma Hayek FILMS: Sausage Party

New Sausage Party Trailer – It’s dangerous being animated food for Seth Rogen & co.

May 21, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Sausage Party has been described as Toy Story for grown-up – a CGI animated comedy about food that comes to life when no one is looking. However while toys have to worry about their owner leaving them behind as they grow up, food has to worry about being eaten.

It’ll be cinemas in August. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

Sausage Party Red Band Trailer – Seth Rogen becomes animated food in an R-rated comedy

March 15, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Yesterday at SXSW Seth Rogen presented a work-in-progress screening on his R-rated, CG animated movie Sausage Party. It got pretty good buzz, even if it wasn’t finished, with many suggesting it’s a smart and funny movie, which takes a sideways look at belief and religion.

Now the first trailer has dropped, which you can watch below.

It’ll be cinemas in August. [Read more…]

Birdman Trailer – Michael Keaton discovers life after superheroes

June 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Michael Keaton had huge success as Batman in the late 80s and early 90s, and now he’s kind of returning to the superhero fold, playing an actor best known for playing a famed comic book figure in Birdman.

The Alejandro González Iñárritu movie also stars Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan and Zach Galifianakis, and from the evidence of this first trailer, it’s gonna be a good one.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘BIRDMAN or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career, and himself.’

The movie is out this autumn. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, Amy Ryan, Zach Galifianakis DIRECTORS: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu FILMS: Birdman

Edward Norton Is Going To Motherless Brooklyn As Writer, Director & Star

February 21, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Rumours that Edward Norton wanted to make an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem’s novel Motherless Brooklyn first emerged back in 1999. However it’s taken him a long, long time to pull all the pieces together. Now Deadline reports that he’s moving forward with the project and plans to both direct and star.

The money is coming from RatPac Entertainment, which is run by Brett Ratner and James Packer. They’ve just had a huge success with The Lego Movie and they’re behind Cameron Crowe’s upcoming new movie too.

While Lethem’s novel is set in the modern day, ‘Norton has set the story in New York in 1954, a time of great change in the city. He plays Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s syndrome, who tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend. Armed only with few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel slowly unravels closely guarded secrets that have major ramifications. It leads him through Harlem jazz clubs, Brooklyn slums and sets him against thugs and Gotham power brokers to honor his friend and save a woman who might his own salvation.’

Brett Ratner comments, “We all know Edward Norton is one of the most compelling actors of our generation, but I also know he’s an exceptional writer and filmmaker… Edward’s script has melded elements of Jonathan Lethem’s terrific novel with an original story that at once feels classic and entirely fresh. And with Edward playing Lionel Essrog, the brilliant private detective with Tourette’s Syndrome, this will be a tour de force performance.”

Norton previously directed Keep The Faith and many have wondered why he hasn’t been behind the camera since as it was a great debut. Now we’ll be able to see what he came up with next.

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James Franco Up For A Sausage Party Alongside Jonah Hill & Seth Rogen

January 29, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Back in September is was revealed that Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill were writing an R-rated animated comedy called Sausage Party. However at that point it wasn’t clear if either would have voice roles, but now it’s been confirmed we will indeed hear them both, as well as their This Is the End co-stars James Franco, Michael Cera and David Krumholtz, along with Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton and Nick Kroll.

The movie is about a sausage who falls out of his shopping cart and goes on a journey with some new friends through the supermarket, in order to find his way back home before the mania of the Independence Day sale.

Another on of the co-writers, Evan Goldberg, has previously described is as an “existential mock-Pixar movie.”

It’s not know who any of the actors will voice, but Conrad Vernon (Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted) and Greg Tiernan are directing from a script written by Rogen, Goldberg, Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir, based on a story by Rogen, Goldberg and Hill. The film should be in cinemas in 2015.

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ACTORS: Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Michael Cera, David Krumholtz, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton, Nick Kroll

New The Grand Budapest Hotel Trailer – Meet the cast of Wes Anderson’s star-studded movie

December 20, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

While Wes Anderson’s is a bit of a love him or be bored by him director, there’s no doubt a lot of people adore his quirky, eccentric movies – and that includes a lot of famous names, who are happy to show up to appear in his flicks. Indeed, he’s almost got his own repertory company with names such as Owen Wilson, Bill Murray and Ed Norton, who are all back for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

They’re not the only great names, as Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Jude Law, Harvey Keitel, Saoirse Ronan, Lea Seydoux, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson also star,

Now a new trailer has arrived, giving us a look at that cast, along with a poster that does the same.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL recounts the adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune — all against the back-drop of a suddenly and dramatically changing Continent.’

It’s due out next spring. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson DIRECTORS: Wes Anderson FILMS: The Grand Budapest Hotel