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“The Girl in the Spider’s Web” Trailers, Movie Clips, Vignettes & Posters

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I read the late Stieg Larsson’s books and thought they were fantastic. I remember an abundance of coffee. I even asked a friend from Sweden, “Do people in Sweden drink that much coffee?”

He said they did. I thought Americans and Italians drank a lot of coffee. Larsson’s stories feature lots of coffee served day and night.

Directed by Fede Alvarez, we again follow the dynamic figure and title character of the celebrated book series created by Larsson. Claire Foy plays the vigilante Lisbeth Salander this time. Salander returns to the movie screen in The Girl in the Spider’s Web, a first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller.

Looking at the photos and footage of Foy as Salander, it is refreshing to see the Golden Globe winner play the outcast vigilante defender. Steven Knight, Fede Alvarez, and Jay Basu adapted the screenplay.

Alvarez is from Uruguay and is best known for his movie Don’t Breathe, a horror movie

The cast includes Sverrir Gudnason, Lakeith Stanfield, Sylvia Hoeks, Stephen Merchant, Claes Bang, Christopher Convery, Synnøve Macody Lund,  and Vicky Krieps.

The red poster is fantastic because it shows the pensive character and her intent to pull off this unbelievable twist in the circumstances.

The Vignette shows us Lisbeth Salander as Foy describes her character.

The three movie clips are intense and offer a moment of entertainment. Claire Foy’s accent in the “Sisters” clip is unbelievable. She nails it.

The trailer below is called the third trailer, but I don’t know where the second trailer is. Anyway, the movie is looking good. I just saw Claire Foy win an Emmy for The Crown. This girl can act. Is that her sister?

“Welcome to Marwen” Trailers, Movie Clips, Featurettes, & Poster

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Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this unbelievable true story follows Mark Hogancamp, played by Steve Carell, in an original story about a man who fought back from his fears after a devastating attack. Only Zemeckis can helm this miraculous story of one broken man’s fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit.

The terrible attack entirely wipes Hogancamp memories of his life. There is no chance of ever recovering from this torment. Through art, he puts together pieces from his old and new life, and Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town where he can heal and be heroic.
He builds a world of art that protects him from his own worst memories of his attack. The movie focuses on the testament to the most powerful females he knows—through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

Welcome to Marwen is available on disc and streams on movie outlets. 

Here are some more movie clips that show how the brilliance of this movie and story. I saw some of the behind the scenes footage of them shooting the doll scenes, amazing.

The featurette explains the story and the premise behind what Mark, Carell’s character does to keep his sanity, healing by using his imagination.

The stellar cast includes Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, and Gwendolyn Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, and Neil Jackson.

The third trailer is much better and tells the real story.

The second trailer tells more of the story and shows how Hogancamp relates to each character in this true story.

Watch the trailer, and you will visually see how Zemeckis creates a world so unique and prolific for all to see and understand how art and imagination can save a soul. 

The featurette explains how Marwen built his imaginary world, and from there is a story.

“Dumbo” Poster, Trailers, Interviews, Clips & Featurettes

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Directed by Tim Burton, live-action Dumbo looks like one of the best movies for the whole family this year. I am sure the box office will be pleased. The screenplay is by Ehren Kruger, who wrote all those Transformer movies. I find that ironic because Dumbo is nothing like a Transformer. 

I am glad the original theme song is part of the live-action movie. The cartoon movie is a classic with an extraordinary message about overcoming your handicap and succeeding. During the movie trailer, I never saw the mouse. But Pink Elephants on Parade is in the movie. The tiny clip in the trailer looks like the show will be fun to watch.

The movie stars Eva Green, Colin Farrell, and Michael Keaton. I am not sure who the kid actors are, but I look forward to learning more about them.

I wonder if the blackbirds will be in the movie as well. I love that scene, even though it doesn’t fit in with the PC standards of today. They are so funny with lines like, “I’ve seen a housefly. I’ve seen a horsefly. But, I have never seen an elephant fly.”

The second trailer is even better. Burton created a movie for kids to watch. By watching the second trailer, it appears the story becomes somewhat altered. A dad and other adults were not in the original Disney version. But, the adults seem to have a purpose in the movie, which makes it okay. The theme song is the same.

With that, there is a trailer. My YouTube account has a note that says it’s blocked worldwide. It might not play for you. I am sorry, but I had to write about this movie because Dumbo is one of my favorite Disney movies.

Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming are available for those who want to watch the movie again or haven’t seen it yet. The film is excellent for kids who want to see it repeatedly.

The featurette “Soaring to New Heights” offers quite a bit of information about the remake of Dumbo. I thought I saw a mouse in this video, and I am curious if the mouse plays an essential role in this new version. I sense that Danny Devito’s character fills that part of the story where the mouse encourages Dumbo to fly or the kids do.

Watching Tim Burton talk about Dumbo is impressive. He is so animated and a complete genius. Burton almost says something about working with Disney and stops. I wonder what he wanted to say about Disney.

The following movie clips show Dumbo flying, sinister DeVito and Keaton, and the kids, Farrell and Green.

The interview with Farrell shows him upbeat and excited about the movie and working with Burton.

Green talks about how she overcame the fear of heights to play the flying traipse artist. She talks about what it is like working with Burton and Keaton.

Michael Keaton tells it like it is in this interview with spoilers.

The featurette is magical, and I can’t wait to see the movie.

Dumbo is a magical story about a unique elephant who loses his mother. He must overcome the obstacles in life to be with his mother and succeed as himself. The next featurette expresses the brilliance of Burton and his magical world.

The next featurette arrives several days before the movie’s release in the US with all the interviews and footage combined.

“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Trailers, Interviews, Featurette, & Movie Clip

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Based on the books by Cressida Cowell, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is written and directed by Dean DeBlois. The story follows that began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon. Some may call this franchise an epic trilogy. The studio released Kit Harington’s audition tape. Scroll down and take a look at what he went through to get the role. 

The third installment arrives when Hiccup and Toothless will finally discover their true destinies. The village chief as ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, and the dragon as leader of his own kind.  As both ascend, the darkest threat they’ve yet faced—as well as the appearance of a female Night Fury. They will come to learn more about their relationship.

Months went by without any movie clips or trailers. Now, there is a trailer to share. I hope the wait is worth it. The trailer plays a song and it is obviously a love story happens.

The movie trailer looks like the movie is going to be a lot of fun for kids of all ages.

The behind-the-scenes clip shows the audition process Kit Harington went through to get the coveted role of Eret.  All kidding aside, the featurette is cute and funny. Harington is not bad looking either. 

The featurette is more of a promotional or sizzle reel than anything, but it tells us more about the movie. It is obvious kids are going to love it.

Toothless courtship with Light Fury is cute and endearing. The kids are going to love this movie. Producer Brad Lewis explains the character’s relationships in the movie so well that I decided to post it for you to see.

I added the Jay Baruchel interview because he offers insight into what is happening with Hiccup and Toothless.

The Blu-ray/DVD and online streaming hits the streets. The movie is the perfect give for kids.

The bonus features comes with an alternative beginning, deleted scenes, behind the scenes viewing of actors recording their voices, and a Facebook app for Toothless and Little Fury.

The bonus features include two shorts. Bilby takes place in Australia where Bilby takes care of a little bird. Bird Karma is about a long-legged bird who just can’t have enough of anything.

“Widows” Trailers, Movie Clips, Poster & Blu-ray/DVD

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Directed by Steve McQueen, who won an Oscar for directing 12 Years a Slave, and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl, follows four women who are widows. They share a circumstance of having a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities.

The story is a contemporary thriller located against the setting of crime, passion, and corruption. Taking place in Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica, played by Viola Davis, Alice, played by Elizabeth Debicki, Linda, played by Michelle Rodriguez, and Belle, played by Cynthia Erivo, take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

Here are two more movie trailers.  We get the gest of the movie, now. These women take charge of their lives and it’s payback time.

The movie also stars Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Daniel Kaluuya, Lukas Haas and Brian Tyree Henry.

The three movie clips so how fast the movie moves. I hope this is true throughout the movie. I viewed some interviews with the actors, screenwriter, and director.  Each actor praised the director, McQueen. You can see these interviews on my YouTube Channel.

The movie clip tells us more about the story and why these ladies decided to turn themselves into tough chicks.

The official second trailer tells the story, and I am excited and can’t wait to see it.

The two trailers are similar but one is a red-band trailer, which means it is for mature audiences.

The Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming are available.  Purchasing the Blu-ray package is nearly 60-minutes of bonus content, with three documentary featurettes filled with in-depth interviews and raw on-set footage detailing the compelling production story of the movie.

“Peppermint” Trailer, Movie Clips, Featurette, & Poster

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Screenplay by Chad St. John and directed by Pierre Morel, not much is being said about the movie Peppermint. It is being promoted as a revenge story focusing on a young mother, played by Jennifer Garner. She’s lost her family with nothing to lose. Prepping herself she takes down some pretty nasty dudes because the stole her life away when they killed her husband and daughter.

The Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming of the movie is now available.  Jennifer Garner fans grab your copy and add it to your library. The movie looks good and is worth watching.

Morel directed Taken, and the movie trailer shows a similarity between the two storylines. I am looking forward to seeing Jennifer Garner kick some bad guys booties.

The featurette shares interviews with both Jennifer Garner and Pierre Morel.  You get to see Garner set up and get physical with the bad guys.

Three movie clips arrived and they definitely shine some much need light on what happens in the movie.  Jennifer Garner kicks some butt as a revenge for the criminal system failing to bring justice to the loss of her family.

A.X.L. Trailer, Movie Clips, and Poster

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Directed by Oliver Daly, A.X.L. is about a teenage boy, named Miles, played by Alex Neustaedter. He champions as a motocross rider.

While riding his motocross bike he stumbles on a military robotic dog called A.X.L.  They meet in a junkyard where  A. X.L. is broken down and needs repairs. Miles pushes some of the robotic dog’s buttons and helps him function better. They become fast friends.

The story has evil masterminds that are experimenting with the robotic dog and the teenage boy.  Miles has a pretty girlfriend named Sara, played by Becky G.

Soon the military wants A.X.L. back. Miles notices more and more how A.X.L. is becoming more of a sentient dog and doesn’t want to be with the military as a killing machine.

Billed as a science fiction and family movie, kids might want to see the movie and overlook some of the corny stuff that goes with family movies.

“When I conceived of the story,” Daly recalls, “I https://youtu.be/UE1zB4-LUfEwas thinking about early sci-fi monster movies, like Frankenstein and The Island of Lost Souls, where a creature is created by a scientist as a power grab, or by the military as a way to control other people. Those films show us that humans are sometimes the real monsters, and the monster is just a reflection of our own fears and greed.”

The movie clips show us more of the mechanical dog and the budding relationship between all three characters.

The movie trailer tells us about the movie and the story.

“Escape Plan 2: Hades” Poster, Trailer, and Blu-ray/DVD

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Directed by Steven C. Miller, Escape Plan 2: Hades focuses on years after Ray Breslin, played by Sylvester Stallone, fought his way out of the escape-proof prison called “The Tomb.”

He’s organized a new top-notch, for-hire security force. But when one of his team members goes missing inside a computerized techno-terror battle-maze known as HADES, Breslin together with Trent DeRosa, played by Dave Bautista, must now decipher a way to break into the world’s best-hidden prison, release their kidnapped team, and make it out alive.

Bar Fight movie clip is pretty much what you’d expect from a Stallone movie. The fact that he is still able to shoot ’em up means the guy has stamina.

Also starring in the movie are Jesse Metcalfe and Curtis Jackson. The Blu-ray and DVD have hit the streets, so you can see the movie that way.

https://youtu.be/yban363BOP8

“Bleeding Steel” Trailer and Poster

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Written and directed by Leo Zhang, Bleeding Steel is an action-drama similar to the ‘80s techno-sci-fi thrillers. The story follows Jackie Chan as Lin. Lin is a police inspector in modern Hong Kong.

While Lin tracks down a deranged, mecha-enhanced villain, played by Callan Mulvey, he uncovers a geneticist’s lost bio-chemical invention. The invention has been surgically implanted into his missing daughter, played by Nana Ou-yang.

A young hacker, played by Show Lo, helps Lin make the connection between the device that haunts his daughter, his enemy’s sinister army, and a strange cultural phenomenon called “Bleeding Steel.”

If you are a Jackie Chan fan, you need to see this movie. It is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and is streaming.

https://youtu.be/HeTxK3CHQdQ

“Future World” Trailer and Poster

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Future World is a wild and nutty story directed by James Franco and Bruce Thierry Cheung. The movie arrives the inside a desert oasis. A queen, played by Lucy Liu, lies dying as her son Prince, played by Jeffrey Wahlberg, travels across barren wastelands to find a near-mythical medicine to save his mother’s life.

Prince evades violent raiders on motorbikes led by the Warlord, played by James Franco, and his enforcer, played by Cliff “Method Man” Smith. He meets Ash, played by Suki Waterhouse. Ash is the Warlord’s robot sex companion assassin. Her mission is to find her soul.

Druglord, played by Milla Jovovich, captures Prince. Warlord and his motorcycle forces roar in to attack them. With all that happening, Prince fights to save the remnants of humanity.

The cast includes Margarita Levieva, Snoop Dogg, and George Lewis Jr.

Cheung co-wrote the screenplay with Jeremy Craig Cheung and Jay Davis

It’s not the first time Cheung and Franco worked together. Cheung directed Franco in their 9-part series Making a Scene with James Franco.

If you think the plot sounds convoluted, watch the movie trailer. You will see an awful lot of craziness.