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Inspired by True Events “The Two Popes” Trailer and Clips

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Discussing the possibility of leaving the role of pope, we wonder who is actually the pope.

Directed by Fernando Meirelles, The Two Popes is an intimate story of one of the most dramatic shifts of power in the last 2,000 years. Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio, played by Jonathan Pryce, requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict, played by Anthony Hopkins. 

Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and the future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. Behind Vatican walls, a struggle commences between tradition and progress, guilt and forgiveness, as these two very different men confront their pasts to find common ground and forge a future inspired by actual events for a billion followers around the world. 

The three clips with Hopkins and Pryce are no comparison. It’s incredible to watch these two work together and evidence as to why Pryce received a Golden Globe nomination.

Other Films by Fernando Meirelles:

The Constant Gardener

Blindness

City of God

Maids

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Young Cast Highlight “The New Mutants” Trailer

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Forming a strong group of young mutants, they go agains establishment.

Co-written and directed by Josh Boone, The New Mutants follow five young mutants who are just discovering their abilities. Yet, held in a secret facility against their will. They do everything in their power fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

Using their powers, the young mutants plan their escape

Knate Lee co-wrote the screenplay with Boone. Boone is best known for directing The Fault in Our Stars. The cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Antonio Banderas, and Charlie Heaton.

The trailer explains the story pretty well. 

Sidney Flanigan stars as Autumn in NEVER, RARELY, SOMETIMES, ALWAYS, a Focus Features release.

“Never Rarely Sometimes Always” Movie Trailer and Clips

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Written and directed by Eliza Hittman, Never Rarely Sometimes Always is an intimate portrayal of two teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania. Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn, played by Sidney Flanigan, and her cousin Skylar, played by Talia Ryder, embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery, and compassion.

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Talia Ryder stars as Skylar in NEVER, RARELY, SOMETIMES, ALWAYS, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features

Also starring in the movie is Théodore Pellerin, Ryan Eggold, and Sharon Van Etten.

The next two clips show extraordinary acting.

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Amazing and Exciting “Respect” Aretha Franklin Biopic

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Repect about the life of Aretha Franklin

Directed by Liesl Tommy and starring Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin, following the rise of her career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, Respect is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.

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(ctr) Marlon Wayans stars as Ted White and Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin.

The movie also stars Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Tate Donovan, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, and Mary J. Blige.

Unconditional Ski Challenge in “Downhill” Trailer, Clip, Poster

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Written by Jesse Armstrong and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, Downhill stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zach Woods, Zoë Chao, Julian Grey,
Ammon Jacob Ford, and Kristofer Hivju.

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The movie is an adaptation of the 2014 Golden Globe-nominated Swedish film Force Majeure. Barely escaping an avalanche during a ski vacation in the Alps throws the seemingly picture-perfect family into disarray as they forced to reevaluate life and how they genuinely feel about each other.

The movie is available on disc formats as well as streaming.

Said Julia Louis-Dreyfus from the set: “(I’m) thrilled to have completed my first day of filming with Jim and Nat and Will Ferrell and my friends at Likely Story here in Austria; it’s all downhill from here.”

“Obviously, Searchlight is like family at this point,“ said directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. “We’re honored to be working with them for the third time. But, to also have our paths cross with Julia, and a fellow Groundling alum in Will makes this all the more special and exciting for us.”

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is fantastic in the next movie clip, and Ferrell plays off her so nicely.

I am not quite sure what is happening here in this scene, but I guess it is right before the avalanche.

“The Woman in the Window” Poster and Trailer

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Directed by Joe Wright, The Woman in the Window is a psychological suspense thriller with a stellar cast. But, don’t fall for the psychotropic drugs because the psychiatric industry labels a person, so Big Pharma can make money and ruin lives. If this woman, played by Amy Adams, were not on these drugs, she’d function just fine.

As the story goes, a child psychologist, Adams, befriends a neighbor, played by Julianne Moore, across the street from her New York City brownstone, only to see her own life turned upside down when the woman disappears, and she suspects foul play.

Tracy Letts’ screenplay based on the gripping, best-selling novel, brings to life, where shocking secrets revealed, and no one-and nothing-is what it seems.

Also starring is Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell, Brian Tyree Henry, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

“A Quiet Place Part II” Posters, Clips, Trailers, Insider Secrets

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A Quiet Place Part II

Written and directed by John Krasinski, A Quiet Place Part II is ever so intense as its predecessor. 

Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family, played by Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe, must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.

Why is Noah Jupe looking in a different direction?
Does he have something to hide?

I watched the following three clips, and they had me jumping out of my seat. The creatures are darting here and there, freaking me out.

The feature introduces us to Cillian Murphy’s character, and he’s phenomenal.

“A Quiet Place Part II” Posters, Clips, Trailers, Insider Secrets

Daring Woman’s Perspective “Promising Young Woman” Poster and Trailer

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Written and directed by Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman is about a woman named Cassie, played by Carey Mulligan, who takes a severe and witty turn on revenge. Everyone said Cassie was a promising young woman. Then, a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. 

But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. 

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An unexpected encounter gives Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.

It includes a talented cast Laverne Cox, and Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Lowell, Sam Richardson, Molly Shannon, and Clancy Brown. 

“6 Underground” Poster and Trailers

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Directed by Michael Bay, 6 Underground, stars Ryan Reynolds as One in a new kind of action hero.

One is the leader of five other untraceable agents, totally off the grid. They’ve buried their pasts so they can change the future.

Michael Bay is a director and producer and is best known for launching the Transformers franchise. 

Written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the movie plays on Netflix, and the rest of the cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.

“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Poster and Trailer

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Written by Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman, and directed by Reitman, Ghostbusters: Afterlife becomes the next chapter in the original Ghostbusters franchise.

We follow a single mom, played by Carrie Coon, and her two kids, played by Stranger Things Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace, who also stars in Troop Zero.

The family arrives in a small town. They begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

The cast also includes Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, and Paul Rudd.