Synopsis: ‘From the director of Rise of the Planet of the Apes comes a gritty and smart sci-fi thriller in the vein of District 9 and Arrival.
‘Set in a Chicago neighbourhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, and starring John Goodman and Academy Award-nominee Vera Farmiga.’
The film is due in cinemas Spring 2019. You can take a look at the first trailer for the movie below. It certainly looks like an ambitious one, which could be well worth a watch. [Read more…]
Synopsis: ‘The true story of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act, Laurel and Hardy, is brought to the big screen for the first time. Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the inimitable movie icons, Stan & Ollie is the heart-warming story of what would become the pair’s triumphant farewell tour.
Synopsis: ‘For their eighth fully animated feature, Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss’ beloved holiday classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl’s generous holiday spirit. Funny, heart warming and visually stunning, it’s a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Thanks to Call Me By You Name and Ladybird, Timothee Chalamet certainly became a name to be conjured with, not just because he’s ridiculously good-looking, but also because he’s insanely talented, especially for such a young man. He’s already getting more great-notices and awards buzz for Beautiful Boy, which sees him starring opposite Steve Carell as a teen dealing with a drug problem.
Ever since David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Sony has said they were going to produce a sequel, but they took a long time to decide exactly what they were going to do. Now it’s on its way, with Rooney Mara gone and The Crown actress Claire Foy taking over as Lisbeth Salander in a role that’s very different from her Netflix series persona.
Rather than just make more and more Transformers films, Paramount has decided it’s time for a spin-off, with the big, yellow Bumblebee getting him own film. Set before the recent set of robot movies, the new film will see what the autobot was up to in the 1980s.
In 1970 the Stonewall riots had only just happened and if you were famous – or wanted to stay that way – you didn’t even hint you were anything but straight. However, Dusty Springfield didn’t care about that. In 1970 the British singer, who’d already had vast success with songs like I Only Want to Be with You and Son Of A Preacher Man, came out as bisexual, telling the London Evening Standard that, “I know that I’m as perfectly capable of being swayed by a girl as by a boy.”
Malaysian born director Yen Tan has made several gay-themed films, but he’s certainly getting a lot more attention for 1985, the feature-length version of his own 2016 short film. Indeed, following its first film festival screenings, it currently has a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
To be honest, there’d probably be less interest in The Breeding if it weren’t for the fact one of its leads, Marcus Bellamy, is facing murder charges. The film, from the makers of the web series Drama Queenz, was shortly shortly before the death of Bellamy’s boyfriend, who Marcus admitted killing in a Facebook post shortly after it happened.