Monthly Archives: November 2019

Genuine and Beautiful “Soul” Trailers, Featurettes and Poster

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Co-written by Mike Jones, Pete Docter, and Kemp Powers and directed by Docter and Powers, Soul approaches a subject we know about intrinsically but perhaps not totally or assuredly know. We are a spirit or soul, not our body.

Pixar brings the topic to the movie in which the storyline is hush-hush in the early days of promotion. The voice actors include Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, John Ratzenberger, and Ahmir-Khalib Thompson.

A jazz musician, voiced by Foxx, lost his passion for playing music. But bounces back when he nails a gig. Then, unfortunately, he mysteriously transports out of his body. While out of his body, he must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.

Known for the episodic Star Trek: Discovery, Powers has made a foot in the film industry. Recognized for several Pixar-related movies, Docter’s most notable is Toy Story, including UP, Inside Out, and Wall-E.

Watching the next trailer confirms my excitement, and I look forward to seeing this movie because the message is so prevalent.

Terrific “The Invisible Man” Poster, Clips, Featurettes & Trailers

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“What you can’t see can hurt you.” 

Leigh Whannell, one of the original conceivers of the Saw franchise who most recently directed Upgrade and Insidious: Chapter 3, wrote and directed The Invisible Man. The movie stars Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal’s classic monster character. 

The movie is streaming on Amazon, the Blu-ray and DVD are available as well.

Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass, played by Moss, escapes in the dead of night, She disappears into hiding, aided by her sister, played by Harriet Dyer. The sisters hook up with their childhood friend, played by Aldis Hodge, and his teenage daughter, played by Storm Reid, who also helps her disappear. 

The film moves and twists with this sicko driving her crazy by being invisible. Moss is so dedicated to her role, as you can see in the trailers. 

The second trailer is even better.

The next two movie clips are intense, but one is in the trailer. I am curious as to what happens after Moss’s character gets the paint on the invisible man.

The featurette is quick and focuses on the 15-year old daughter.

The next two featurettes show the house where a lot of the action happens. Moss talks at the round table is very sure of her role and the movie.

The studio released the next two featurettes after the movie stole the box office weekend and, and the featurettes tell us more about the film. Moss reading the script is a fabulous idea.

Delightful and Exciting “Wendy” Poster and Trailer

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Co-written and directed by Behn Zeitlin, Wendy takes the classic tale of Peter Pan and reimagines it.  The story goes on an adventure taking a look at the wild, untidy, disorganized group of kids epically.

Zeitlin, director of Beasts of the Southern Wild, wrote the screenplay with his sister Eliza Zeitlin. Eliza is also the production designer for the movie.

Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of youth from the deadly peril of growing up.

The cast includes Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo,  and Stephanie Lynn Wilson.

Such a cute and inspirational movie, I hope Wendy gets the views it deserves.

“Bad Boys for Life” Poster and Trailers

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Screenplay by Joe Carnahan and Chris Bremner and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Bad Boys for Life hooks us up with the Bad Boys Mike Lowrey, played by Will Smith, and Marcus Burnett, played by Martin Lawrence.

They are back together for one last ride. If you know the first movie, you know the second one is pretty much the same. The Bad Boys are older and not as light on their toes as they were in the first movie.

The rest of the cast includes Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Paola Nunez, Kate Del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano.

Attractive and Powerful “The Photograph” Poster, Clips, Trailers, Featurettes

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Perfect Valentine’s Day Movie

Written and directed by Stella Meghie, The Photograph brings a sweeping love story about forgiveness and finding the courage to seek the truth, no matter where it may lead you.

Starring Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield, Chanté Adams, and Y’lan Noel.

Here are two more trailers that speak for themselves.

Three of the following four clips are in the trailers. The one clip, a flashback, tells more about the story.

The featurette communicates the importance that this movie comes across as a black people’s movie.

The following two featurettes were released before the movie arrived in the theatres, so they get you interested in going to the cinema.

I like this movie clip because the chemistry is sizzling between these two people, and they seem comfortable with each other.

“The Grudge” Clips, Posters, Featurette, and Trailers

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Directed by Nicolas Pesce, The Grudge stars Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Betty Gilpin, Lin Shaye, and Jacki Weaver. 

The screenplay by Nicolas Pesce and a story by Nicolas Pesce and Jeff Buhler, The Grudge storyline, comes from the film Ju-On: The Grudge, written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. 

Produced by Sami Raimi, The Grudge is a twisted take on Shimizu’s horror classic. I couldn’t watch the trailer because it was too scary.

The featurette explains how the story is based on a Japanese film, yet the American version is scarier. If you love horror, you will love this featurette.

The following three clips show how creepy and scary the movie is. The bathtub scene is the worst one out of all the clips — super frightening.

“Black Christmas” Poster, Clips & Trailers

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From the script written by Sophia Takal and April Wolfe with Takal also directing, Black Christmas is a horror Christmas movie that is something to consider for the holidays. If you are a diehard fan of the genre, here comes a timely horror movie that takes on the 1974 slasher classic and sets the present tone as a campus killer faces a challenging group of friends in sisterhood.

Hawthorne College is rolling up its campus walkways and slowing down for the holidays. But Riley Stone, played by Imogen Poots, and her Mu Kappa Epsilon sisters, including athlete Marty, played by Lily Donoghue, rebel Kris, played by Aleyse Shannon, and chef Jesse, played by Brittany O’Grady.

They prepare to deck the halls with a series of seasonal parties, but a black-masked stalker begins killing sorority women, one by one.

The body count rises, and Riley and her squad start to question whether they can trust any man. The men Include Marty’s beta-male boyfriend, Nate, played by Simon Mead, Riley’s new crush Landon, played by Caleb Eberhardt, or even esteemed classics instructor Professor Gelson, played by Cary Elwes.

Whoever the killer is, he’s about to discover that this generation’s young women aren’t about to be anybody’s victims.

The next two clips lack information about the movie. They give you an idea of how the film flows.