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Promising and Exciting “The King’s Man” Trailers, Clips

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Directed by Matthew Vaughn, The King’s Man unfolds a story with a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds. They gather, plotting a war to wipe out millions. Then, one man must race against time to stop them.

The movie is about the discovery of the origins of the very first independent intelligence agency.  

A stellar cast, but they are not all shown in the poster.

Vaughn contributed to the screenplay with five other writers. Vaughn directed the first two Kingsman movies.

The movie has an impressive cast, including Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, and Harris Dickinson.

The second trailer is not as riveting as I’d like it. The story happens during the first World War, and the music sounds contemporary and harsh. Matthew Goode also stars in the movie, but there are no images of him in the trailer or poster. But, it explains why he had such a small part in Downton Abbey.

The next trailer shows a funny, wild, and crazy movie that is pure entertainment.

Nice piece to remind us about the movie.

“Their Finest” Trailer

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I love movies like this because it is a story and a story well told without the big box office blitz or big stars and super special effects.

Directed by Lone Scherfig,  Their Finest follows Catrin Cole, played by Gemma Arterton, who fills a man’s job because London emptied its men now fighting at the Front. The British Ministry of Information hires her as a “slop” scriptwriter charged with bringing “a woman’s touch” to morale-boosting propaganda films. If you didn’t know, a slop writer adds the sentimental touch to a story.

Cole’s natural flair quickly gets her noticed by the dashing movie producer Buckley, played by Sam Claflin, whose path would never have crossed hers in peacetime. As bombs are dropping all around them, Catrin, Buckley, and a colorful crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the nation’s hearts.

Although Catrin’s artist husband looks down on her job, she quickly discovers there is as much camaraderie, laughter, and passion behind the camera as there is on screen.

Gemma Arterton explains the movie well.

Great interview answers from Bill Nighy