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Fahrenheit 451 Trailer – Michael B Jordan & Michael Shannon star in the new take on Ray Bradbury’s classic

April 8, 2018 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is undoubtedly a classic, which was previously turned into a film in 1966 by Francois Truffaut starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. Now it’s getting a new movie version from 99 Homes helmer Ramin Bahrani.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, Fahrenheit 451 is based on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel. In a future where the media is an opiate, history is rewritten and “firemen” burn books, Jordan plays Montag, a young fireman who struggles with his role as law enforcer. Battling his mentor, fire captain Beatty, played by Shannon, he forsakes his world in an effort to regain his humanity.’

Rather than coming to cinemas, the movie with first screen on HBO in the US on May 19th. It’s not clear how/when we’ll get it in the UK. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Sofia Boutella, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon

The Shape Of Water Red Band Trailer – Guillermo del Toro has a brand new fantasy

November 11, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

If Guillermo Del Toro directs something, you know it’s going to be unique. Although with The Shape Of Water he seems to have been taking in a few inspirations, from the likes of ET and Amelie to the character of Abe Spien in Hellboy. It certainly looks like it could be something special, and early feviews from film festivals suggest the Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim director hasn’t lost his touch..

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER – an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.’

The movie is out in the US at the end of the year, with a February UK date set. Take a look at the new Red Band trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones DIRECTORS: Guillermo Del Toro FILMS: The Shape Of Water

The Current War Trailer – Benedict Cumberbatch’s Thomas Edison wants electrical supremacy!

September 8, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The Current War has been doing the round in Hollywood for over five years, but it’s only now that it’s gone in front of the camera. The first trailer for the film has now been release, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the legendary Thomas Edison.

The movie takes place in the late-1880s and revolves around power titans Edison and George Westinghouse’s as they battle over who will control the supply of electricity in the US. Edison championed direct current (DC) for electric power distribution over Westinghouse’s alternating current (AC), which was backed by several European companies and Westinghouse Electric. It became an increasingly vicious public battle as each side tried to destroy confidence in the other.

Michael Shannon plays Westinghouse, with Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton, and Nicholas Hoult as Nikola Tesla. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon, Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew MacFadyen, Tuppence Middleton, Nicholas Hoult FILMS: The Current War

The Shape of Water Trailer – Sally Hawkins meets an underwater creature in Guillermo Del Toro’s latest

July 19, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The movie should be in cinemas at the end of the year. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones DIRECTORS: Guillermo Del Toro FILMS: The Shape Of Water

Wolves Trailer – Michael Shannon gamble away his teenage son’s future

January 29, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Synopsis: ‘From the famous courts of West 4th Street, to the tenements over looking the bridges of the lower east side, Wolves paints an original, diverse, and emotional portrait of a boy becoming a man in New York City.

’18-year-old, Anthony Keller is a high school basketball star. Now in his senior year he is being recruited by Cornell University, a dream come true. Called “Saint” by everyone at his school (St. Anthony’s), he does his best to live up to his name. He is captain of his team, a good student, has a long time girlfriend and some good friends. But the ease with which he moves through his life is a facade. At home, Anthony struggles with his troubled Father, Lee Keller, (Michael Shannon) and his gambling addiction. Anthony’s Mother, Jenny, (Carla Gugino) has made it her mission to keep the family afloat but has done so only with great emotional and financial sacrifice.

‘As Anthony approaches the end of his senior year and the city finals, he is faced with adversity from all sides, and the stakes are high. He must find his own definition of what it means to be a man, both on and off the court, and in doing so he is confronted with the decision of a lifetime.’

Wolves will be released in the US on March 3rd. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Michael Shannon, Taylor John Smith

Elvis & Nixon (DVD Review)

October 30, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Evan Peters, Colin Hanks
Director: Liza Johnson
Running Time: 84 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: October 31st 2016 (UK)

Elvis & Nixon is a movie spun out from a single moment – a meeting between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon in December 1970, which resulted in a picture of the two of them, which is apparently the most requested image from the US National Archive. Here we get Michael Shannon as a surprisingly good Elvis, and Kevin Spacey as a slightly more human Nixon that we might be used to.

The movie picks up a while before the meeting, with Elvis fed up with the direction the country is heading – he doesn’t like hippies, the anti-Vietnam protests or The Beatles – so he decides he wants to become a Federal Agent and go undercover to help sort things out. While Elvis is used to having people around who organise his life for him, he decides he’s got to sort this out himself, reaching out to his long-time friend, Jerry (Alex Pettyfer), to help him. [Read more…]

Michael Shannon Up For Guillermo del Toro’s Supernatural Cold War Romance

May 8, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago it was revealed that Guillermo Del Toro was working on a supernatural romance set during the Cold War, with Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer and Michael Stuhlbarg set to star. Now another actor is joining the throng, with Variety reporting the Michael Shannon is in talks for the film.

There aren’t many story details, but it’s reported that it’s set in 1963 and is about, ‘A mute laboratory worker, to be played by Sally Hawkins, falls in love with an amphibious man who’s being held captive’. Shannon will be the villain of the story.

The movie is set to shoot later this year for a 2017 release. No official title has been revealed, but it may end up being called The Shape of Water.

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ACTORS: Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins DIRECTORS: Guillermo Del Toro

99 Homes (Blu-ray Review)

January 25, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Laura Dern, Clancy Brown
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Running Time: 112 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: January 25th 2016 (UK)

After he can’t get paid for a construction job and ends up unemployed, single father Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) gets behind on his mortgage and ends up being evicted by Rick Carver (Michael Shannon), a man for whom the human cost of taking people’s homes isn’t as important as the amount of money he can make. However, after an angry Nash goes to Carver’s company hoping to reclaim tools he believes have been stolen, he ends up getting employed by Rick.

Initially he thinks he’s just going to help with clearances after the people have been thrown out of their house, but as he gets deeper into Carver’s world, he becomes involved in a web of morally bankrupt real-estate scams and downright theft, taking advantage of both normal people and the government. Conflicted about what he’s doing he keeps his new role secret from his child and mother (Laura Dern), but he cannot keep it under wraps forever, especially once he starts evicting people who never had a chance to pay back their loans. [Read more…]

Elvis & Nixon Trailer – Michael Shannon’s King meets Kevin Spacey’s Tricky Dicky

January 9, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Over the years plenty of people have played Elvis Presley – Kurt Russell, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Campbell – and many others have taken on Richard Nixon – Anthony Hopkins, Frank Langella, John Cusack. Now it’s the turn of Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey to play Presley and the President in Elvis & Nixon.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘On the morning of December 21st 1970 the world’s biggest star, Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) arrived on the White House lawn to request a meeting with the most powerful man in the world, President Richard Nixon (Kevin Spacey). Elvis & Nixon tells the astounding true story of this meeting between two men at the height of their powers. Also starring Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville and Alex Pettyfer.’

The movie will be in UK cinemas on April 29th, 2016. Take a look at the trailer below.

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ACTORS: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville, Alex Pettyfer

Midnight Special Trailer – Michael Shannon & Joel Edgerton protect a child with special powers

November 19, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After indie hits Mud and Take Shelter, director Jeff Nichols heads in a slightly more mainstream direction with Midnight Special.

Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst and Adam Driver star in the movie, which follows a ‘A father and son who go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers’.

The new trailer seems to want to keep things rather mysterious, while giving off a slightly Amblin vibe (which seems to be what Nichols was going for, as he’s compared his film to the likes of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and Starman),

The movie will be in UK cinemas next April. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver DIRECTORS: Jeff Nichols