Oscar bait. That sums up this movie. I’m sure it’s a good movie, but you don’t hire Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer and Paul Giamatti without the Oscars on your mind. Also the fact that it’s about the drama in Leo Tolstoy’s personal life doesn’t hurt. I won’t pretend that I know anything about Tolstoy, but War & Peace is somewhere on my list of books to read (sure it is).
And look it’s Octavia of the Julii.
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From Apple.
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I’m slowly catching up on my trailers. I watch a lot of trailers and make a lot of notes about which ones I like. I try to post them as soon as I watch them, but at times I watch unfinished trailers, some without posters, some without titles. And then I forget about trailers. This is one of those trailers
This movie seems to be a western about two little kids who are abandoned on their little homestead. Quite awful, kinda like the Blue Lagoon… but way better, and without the awkward sex. Also there seems to be something behind the attic door. That should probably add to the tension.
I’m quite sure that I won’t enjoy watching this movie. As I recall, the portion of Babel where the kids are alone in the desert almost killed me, that was way too stressful. This is a movie all about that. It’s going to be rough. I still want to watch it, but it’s definitely going to be an experience.
I just wanted to add that the scene where the parents are driving away (presumably) and the kids are chasing. That was beautifully done.
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From YouTube (or embedded on the Official Site)
Or try Vimeo (or embedded on the Official Site)
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Very interesting stuff. Cracks is a new movie directed by Jordan Scott. Never heard of her? Probably you’ve heard of her father, Ridley Scott. Those are some big shoes.
But on to this movie. It looks like a lot of fun. I loooove Eva Green, she could just glare at the screen for an hour or two and I’d pay to watch. This movie is about a boarding school with a very influential teach, played by Eva Green. The girls are completely devoted to her and she to them until an Spanish exchange student comes in and steals all the attention. You’ll probably understand the story better once you actually watch the trailer. The operative word about this movie should be ‘intrigue’.
The acting looks like it’s going to be very good. Eva Green is always good, and it’ll be awesome to see her as a delusional villain. Juno Temple has an infinitely interesting face, and mix that with that crazy hair and she looks like a very fun character. This new Spanish girl is amazingly beautiful.
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From YouTube.
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For some reason this biopic shocked me. It was ok OK make a movie about the Queen, a movie about Johnny Cash, but suddenly I hear about a movie about John Lennon and I’m shocked.
Anywho, this movie looks very good. It’s about the teenage-hood and origin of John Lennon and the formation of The Beatles. It looks very good. Ironically I really don’t like The Beatles early work. But I’ll enjoy the movie nonetheless.
As for the acting, it seems quite good. John Lennon had a very distinctive voice and I think this kid did pretty good. The Paul McCartney kid looked pretty good too.
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From Twitch.
Or try YouTube.
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Here’s an odd one. This is a movie about an elite, rogue soldier fighting against his own government and uncovering multi-layered conspiracies. It stars Matt Damon and is directed by Paul Greengrass. I won’t be the first person to say that this is essentially a Bourne prequel. It most definitely isn’t but it might as well be. That’s not to say that it isn’t worth watching, I absolutely loved the Bourne movies, and especially the last two (the ones Mr. Greengrass directed).
This movie is something about W.M.D.s and Baghdad, I don’t really know, I have no interest in war stuff. It also starts Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear and Brendan Gleeson. I kinda wish Amy Ryan wasn’t a successful film star, but Only because I want her to go back on The Office. Brendan Gleeson appears to be playing an American in this movie. That should be interesting. I love the guy, especially his accent, but without the accent I’m afraid he might just come off as extremely effeminate. We shall see.
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From Yahoo.
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Agora’s looking like it’s going to be my second favorite movie of the year. It’s a perfect storm of interesting things. I am in love with all things Roman, Greek and Egyptian, naturally Alexandria is one of my favorite historical settings. I love religious conflicts like the one in this film, and as a good Christian I naturally root for the Pagans. The two stars are wonderful. The Fountain is one of my favorite movies ever, and Rachel Weisz is a big part of the reason why I loved the movie. She’s just so earnest and lovable. Max Minghella looks like he’s going to be a good actor too. Likely he’s always going to be referred to as his fathers son, but I think he’s going to be in some great movies in the future.
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From Twitch.
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Obviously this is nothing more than a 300 knock-off, but hey, I loved 300. Plus this one has Lucy Lawless, and I’ve missed Xena since I last watched it 5 or 10 years ago (I’ll bet I’d hate it if I watched it now.) By the way, this is a mini-series not a movie.
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From YouTube.
Or try IGN.
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