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“Jojo Rabbit” Trailers, Clips and Posters

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Co-written and directed by Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit brings humor and pathos to his World War II satire. The story follows a lonely German boy named Jojo, played by Roman Griffin Davis.

Jojo’s view of the world is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother, played by Scarlett Johansson, is hiding a young Jewish girl, played by Thomasin McKenzie, in their attic.

Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, played by the director – Waititi, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Waititi is best known for directing Thor: Ragnarok and Hunt for Wilderpeople. Christine Leunens co-wrote the screenplay with Waititi.

Sam Rockwell and Rebel Wilson also star in the movie.

The second trailer is funny. I know it’s not a good idea to joke about the Nazis and the Holocaust, but it is entertaining and hilarious.

The movie clip shows how much Davis and Johansson look alike, mother and son.

The following clip shows the ultra-silliness of the movie. Davis is so charming as the boy with an active imagination.

The following clip might be blocked, but it is funny, and I hope you can see it.

I like the following clip because it is so funny with great timing.

The featurette is thorough and discusses all aspects of the movie.

The movie looks like a lot of fun to watch. I’ve heard nothing but positive feedback about the comedy.

The following two featurettes are about Editing and Production Design. They are for those who love to learn more about the film and its production value. Watching the featurette on editing, you can see how much Griffin looks like Johansson.

In the next featurette, I love how they explain the use of colors and the camera. It is such a gorgeous-looking film.

“Cats” Featurettes, Poster, TV Spot & Trailers

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Directed by Tom Hopper, Cats is a musical film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical theatre sensation and the poems from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot. 

Idris Elba plays Macavity with a stellar cast.

The film stars James Corden, as Bustopher Jones, Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy, Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger, Idris Elba as Macavity, Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella, Ian McKellen as Gus, Taylor Swift as Bombalurina, Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots, and Francesca Hayward, principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, as Victoria.

Tom Hooper, who directed The King’s Speech, Les Misérables, and The Danish Girl, brings a new technology to transform his cast members in vivid cats, unlike the ones we see on stage. Costumes will not be in the movie, but CGI images of the cats created as they captured the actors performing for the camera. Hooper and Lee Hall, who wrote Billy Eliot, scripted the screenplay.

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, the London stage production of Cats received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981—where it played for 21 record-breaking years and almost 9,000 performances.  Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show won the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical.  In 1983 the Broadway production became the recipient of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for an unbelieve 18 years.

The next featurette shows excellent dancing. It appears that the movie has tons of dancing.

Seeing Taylor Swift creating with Andrew Lloyd Webber and the director is an inspiration to working in film. “Beautiful Ghosts” sounds like a lovely song, and I hope it inspires the movie to do well.

I was skeptical about this movie, but now, after seeing the new trailer, if the story moves along as it does in the second trailer and at a good pace, we have ourselves a box office hit.

Cats TV spot plays with Taylor Swift singing her song recorded especially for this musical movie. 

“The Hustle” Trailers, Clips & Poster

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Directed by Chris Addison, The Hustle is a hilarious movie with two dynamite comedic actresses. The comedy stars Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson as scam artists. Wilson plays a low-life scam artist while Hathaway places a high-class scam artist. They team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.

Addison credits include writing and producing tons of episodic television shows like Veep, Dr. Who, and The Thick of It.

The second trailer shows more hilarity to the story. These two women are complete opposites and make situations funny.

The movie clip shows the conflict between the two women. One wants to be taught how to be a high-end con artist while the other doesn’t want to share her secrets.

It looks like the two ladies are a team. They are competing to see who is the first one to swindle $500,000 from a man. The music in this clip is interesting because it seems like it’s there to keep the scene interesting. Seeing Hathaway as an English snob is a new character for her.

“Pitch Perfect 3” Trailers and Blu-Ray/DVD

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Directed by  Trish Sie, the cast just keeps getting larger and larger with an impressive list of talent.

Now graduated from college and out in the real world where it takes more than a cappella to get by, the Bellas return in Pitch Perfect 3, the next chapter in the beloved series that has taken in more than $400 million at the global box office.

After the highs of winning the World Championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren’t job prospects for making music with your mouth.  But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

The Blu-ray/DVD hit the streets, so if you missed the movie in theaters, and now you can buy the movie for real. The package includes new songs.

Comparing the Blu-ray cover with the movie poster,  the yellow background makes the movie seem lighter not as dark or foreboding.

Perhaps, shoppers are likely to pick up a lighter colored package than a darker one.