Category Archives: based on a book

“The Exorcist: Believer” Trailers, Featurettes, Clips, Posters and Burstyn Interview

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David Gordon Green directed The Exorcist: Believer from a screenplay by Peter Sattler and Green, from a story by Scott Teems, Danny McBride and Green. William Peter Blatty created the characters in this new Exorcist film. 

Exactly 50 years ago this fall, the most terrifying horror film in history landed on screens, shocking audiences worldwide. A new chapter begins thanks to Blumhouse and Green, who resurrected the Halloween franchise.  

Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding, played by Leslie Odom Jr., has raised their daughter, Angela, played by Lidya Jewett, on his own. 

Angela and her friend Katherine, played by Olivia Marcum, disappear into the woods, only to return three days later without knowing what happened to them. It unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the lowest point of evil. In terror and desperation, he seeks out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before—Chris MacNeil. 

For the first time since the 1973 film, Ellen Burstyn reprises her iconic role as Chris MacNeil, forever altered by what happened to her daughter Regan five decades before.

The film also stars Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles Norbert Leo Butz. 

When The Exorcist, based on the best-selling book by William Peter Blatty, hit the movie theaters, it changed the culture forever. It obliterated box office records and earned 10 Academy Award nominations, becoming the first horror film nominated for Best Picture.  

Emma Stone in “Poor Things” Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

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Yorgos Lanthimos directs Emma Stone in this Victorian tale of love, discovery and scientific daring.

Poor Things tells the incredible story of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist.

Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Baxter runs off with a lawyer for a whirlwind adventure across the continents. She blossoms from the freedom of prejudices and becomes steadfast in supporting liberation and equality.

Emma Stone in POOR THINGS. Photo by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, and Christopher Abbott star in the film.

Films directed by Yorgos Lanthimos:

Favourite

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

The Lobster

Alps

Dogtooth

Timothée Chalamet Upbeat and Playful in “Wonka” Trailers

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Paul King directed Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet, who appears as playful, funny and charismatic as Willy Wonka. Produced by David Heyman, who brought us the Harry Potter franchise and other films, like Once Upon a Time … In Hollywood, the story follows Wonka during his formative years.

The focus is on young Willy, how he met the Oomp-Loompas on his early adventures, and how he established his candy manufacturing business.

Only Heyman can plan such a powerful cast, including Olivia Colman, Ryan Gosling, Hugh Grant, Sally Hawkins and Rowan Atkinson.

Here is a delightful story based on Roald Dahl’s classic novel and character.

“Landscape With Invisible Hand” Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Poster

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Written for the screen and directed by Cory Finley, Landscape with Invisible Hand is based on the Book by: M.T. Anderson.

Two teens, played by Kylie Rogers and Asante Blackk, plan to secure their families’ futures in a world of alien rule, where the aliens have advanced technology. The teenagers pose as boyfriend and girlfriend to earn viewer shares. But they fake it to make money.

Tiffany Haddish also stars in the film.

Scorsese and DiCaprio “Killers of the Flower Moon”

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Martin Scorsese co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth and directed Killers of the Flower Moon based on David Grann’s best-selling book.

The film follows Ernest Burkhard, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, and Mollie Kyle, played by Lily Gladstone, as they embark on an improbable romance. At the turn of the 20th century, oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation, who became some of the wealthiest people in the world overnight.

The wealth of these Native Americans attracted white interlopers. They manipulated, extorted, and stole as much Osage money as possible before committing murder.

The movie also stars Robert De Niro and Jesse Plemons.

“MEG 2: The Trench” Trailer, Living Poster and Posters

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Ben Wheatley directed MEG 2: The Trench from the screenplay by Jon Hoeber, Dean Georgaris and Eric Hoeber. The science fiction action film stars Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sienna Guillory, and Page Kennedy.

Based on Steve Alten’s 1999 novel The Trench, which is part of a series about a prehistoric megalodon, a giant shark, The catchphrase when he introduced his first novel was “Jurassic Shark.”

I met Alten before his book first was published. It’s a fascinating success story, where I think he had to make some wise career choices.

“Dune: Part Two” Trailers and Poster

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From Denis Villeneuve’s and Jon Spaihts’s screenplay, Dune: Part Two follows Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, uniting with Chani, played by Zendaya, and the Freman. They’re on a conquest to revenge against the conspirators who destroyed Paul’s family.

Denis Villeneuve directs the sequel by continuing with unique cultures and a storyline based on the book written by Frank Herbert.

Facing a decision between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, Paul must fight a terrible future only he can foresee.

Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Christopher Walken, Josh Brolin and Javier Bardem also star.

Agatha Christie’s “A Haunting in Venice” Trailers, Clips, and Featurettes

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Kenneth Branagh, once again, directs an Agatha Christie story, A Haunting in Venice. He plays Hercule Poirot, a Belgian sleuth who investigates a murder while participating in a Halloween seance.

Branagh directed a stellar cast, including Jami Dorman, Michelle Yeoh and Tina Fey.

“Silo” Trailers and Images

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Mission Impossible actress Rebecca Ferguson stars with a fine cast in the Apple TV series Silo, based on the book series of the same name by Hugh Howey.

In a science-fiction, dystopia storyline, we follow Juliette, played by Ferguson, in a ruined and toxic future. Here, a giant underground silo community plunged hundreds of stories deep.
People live in a society full of regulations that they believe protect them.

Also starring in the series are Tim Robbins, Rashida Jones, Harriet Walter and Ferdinand Kingsley.

“City on Fire” Trailer and Images

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Jesse Peretz directed City on Fire about someone shooting an NYU college student in Central Park on July 4, 2003. Based on the book of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg, Apple TV has turned the story into an episodic series.

The investigation connects her to mysterious citywide fires and the downtown music scene.

A wealthy uptown real estate family enters the fray under the strain of the many secrets they keep.