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Delightful Imagination of “The Secret Garden” Trailer

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Directed by Marc Munden and adapted for the screen by Jack Thorne, The Secret Garden stars Colin Firth, Julie Walters, and Dixie Egerickx. Munden helms a new take on the beloved classic novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Set in England in 1947, which is a different time than Burnett’s book, the film follows a young orphan girl who, after being sent to live with her uncle, discovers a magical garden on the grounds of his estate.

This movie looks delightful, and it’s based on a classic story that is told again and again.

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Survival and Unparalleled “Greyhound” Trailer and Poster

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Watch Greyhound starring Tom Hanks.

Written by and starring Tom Hanks and directed by Aaron Schneider, Greyhound follows captain Ernest Krause, played by Hanks, in the early days of WWII. Krause commands an international convoy of 37 Allied ships as his first command of a U.S. destroyer.

They cross the treacherous North Atlantic while hotly pursued by wolf packs of Nazi U-boats. The story originates from actual events and the novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester.

Also starring in the movie is Elisabeth Shue, Rob Morgan, and Stephen Graham.
Make sure you watch the trailer because the movie is intense and visceral.

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Sensational “The Burnt Orange Heresy” Trailer, Clips, Poster

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Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi with the screenplay adapted by Scott B. Smith from the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford, the American writer initially had the book published in 1971. The Burnt Orange Heresy is a modern version of the book, and the location changed from the Everglades of Florida to the shores of Lake Como in Italy.

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

The cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang, Donald Sutherland, and Mick Jagger.

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Daring Compromise of “The Personal History of David Copperfield” Poster and Trailer

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Set the stage with David Copperfield from Charles Dickens' story

Directed by Armando Iannucci, we follow the story based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale of grit and determination. Dev Patel plays the lead role in The Personal History of David Copperfield. The studio calls it re-imagines of Charles Dickens’ story, giving it a comedic lens of the Dickensian tale.

Still, a remake is a remake, even though they say “new life of the story for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world.”

Armando Iannucci also co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Blackwell. They seem to lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens’ iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to the burgeoning writer in Victorian England.

Other cast members include Hugh Laurie and Tilda Swinton.

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“Morbius” Trailer of Marvel’s Dangerously Enigmatic Antihero

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Some call Morbius one of Marvel’s most compelling and conflicted characters. The comic book character comes to the big screen with Jared Leto transforming into the enigmatic antihero, Michael Morbius. 

Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease. 

Daniel Espinosa directed Morbius with the story by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and the screenplay by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless and Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. The rest of the cast includes Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. It’s refreshing to see a surprise appearance of Michael Keaton, who is not on the cast list yet. 

“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.

“Intrigo: Death of An Author” Poster and Trailers

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Adapted for the screen by Birgitta Bongenhielm, directed by Daniel Alfredson, and based on the international best-seller by Hakan Nesser, Intrigo: Death of An Author stars Ben Kingsley.

The story is an intense, riveting thriller that keeps you guessing. After an author named David, played by Benno Fürmann, plots the seemingly accidental murder of his wife, played by Tuva Novotny, her body is never recovered.

He’s convinced that she’s still alive. Meanwhile, as David translates the final novel by a writer who also died mysteriously, he finds himself attracted to the man’s sultry widow. Fact or fiction, life, or death in his tale, nothing is guaranteed.

The cast includes  Michael Byrne, Veronica Ferres, Daniela Lavender, Tor Clark, David Lowe, Jason Riddington, Sandra Dickinson, Angus Kennedy, Annamaria Serda, Elizabeth Counsell, Clarence Smith, Ed Cooper Clarke, Sian Webber, Christopher Crema, Peter Cirica, Gordan Kičić, Andria Kazelas, and Ivona Kustudić. 

The second trailer is much better and explains the storyline. With that, it looks like a lot of twists and turns.

Unparalleled “No Time to Die” Posters and Trailer

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Daniel Craig is back as 007, James Bond.

Director Cary Joji Fukunaga led the production of the 25th James Bond movie by filming where it all began, GoldenEye in Jamaica, where Ian Fleming created James Bond stories, including Dr. No and Live And Let Die locations shot. Daniel Craig returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. 

The production confirmed the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright, and introducing Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen, and Rami Malek.

Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help.

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Pandemic Caused So Many Posters and Release Date Changes
The new poster looks the same as the old one. Look closer “Only in Theaters” is added and “2021” is taken out.

The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology. 

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The 007 production plans also to film in the U.K., and on location in London, Italy, and Norway.

Listen to Billie Eilish sing the them song to No Time to Die.
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I am very excited that Billie Eilish will sing the theme song for No Time To Die. I wonder if she is working closely with Hans Zimmerman. Eilish said, “It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way. To be able to score the theme song on a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor. James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I’m still in shock.”

The Sizzle Reel below is short and offers a perspective of Craig’s role as James Bond.

“Black Widow” Featurettes, Poster, TV Spots, Trailers

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Directed by Cate Shortland, Black Widow is about Natasha Romanoff, played by Scarlett Johansson, in her quests between the films Civil War and Infinity Wars.

Ned Benson and Jac Schaeffer co-wrote the screenplay based on Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Don Rico comic books.

Rachel Weisz and David Harbour play critical roles in the movie – Weisz as Melina Vostokoff and Harbour as Alexei Shostakov and Red Guardian.

Weisz’s most recent role was in The Favourite, and she is married to James Bond, Daniel Craig. David Harbour played the Sheriff in Stranger Things and played Hellboy in the remake.  

Black Widow is Shortland’s first major movie, though it looks like she directed a couple of arthouse movies.

Not a lot of information about the movie, so we watch the trailer to figure out what is happening in the story. It looks like the Black Widow goes home and spends time with her family.

The TV spot is 90 seconds long, almost the length of a trailer, and it contains what is in the above trailer and a little bit more.

I am impressed with these presentations, and I am hoping for a great movie.

Genuine and Daring “Emma” Poster, Clips, Trailer

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Directed by Autumn de Wilde, we have another angle of Jane Austen’s flair for writing intriguing stories that are not only funny but revealing.

Austen’s popular comedy is about finding your equal and earning a happy ending. Her story reimagined is a delightful innovative film adaptation of her book Emma. We follow handsome, intelligent, and rich, Emma Woodhouse, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, who is a restless queen bee without competitors in her sleepy little town. 

In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.

Wilde’s directing credits are light, but the movie looks good as the trailer shows how funny and silly the film will be. The rest of the cast includes Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds, and Connor Swindells.

The next two clips show how funny the movie is with the silliness of situations and characters.

The next two clips show us the drama and love in the movie.