The Party is a very British movie with a stellar cast. Here is the trailer. I am intrigued that it is in black and white. I haven’t heard much about the movie yet, but here is a clip that shows how this movie seems like a staged play.
Category Archives: drama
“The Post” Trailer, Poster, Blu-ray/DVD Clips and Featurette
There are some real powerhouses in Steven Spielberg’s The Post. It is about an era when the newspapers sometimes had it right and new their duty to report the truth despite the flak from governmental interference.
Here we have Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee and Meryl Streep as Kay Graham together under the direction of Spielberg’s mastery of timing in brilliant company. We follow them as they come to terms of printing classified information about the Vietnam War.
A time in history about an unlikely partnership between The Washington Post’s Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and editor Ben Bradlee, as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades and four U.S. Presidents. If you know the story or read Graham’s book, you know these two people overcame their differences risking their livelihoods and careers – and their very freedom – to help bring long-buried truths out to the open.
Three powerhouses are working together, which I find super exciting and worth seeing. The movie also includes an ensemble cast including Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford and Zach Woods.
The movie clip shows how much work they went through to get this story straight.
The featurette below is all about strong women and how strong Kay Graham was during her time.
“Last Flag Flying” Trailer
Directed by Richard Linklater, Last Flag Flying follows three Vietnam vets, thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry “Doc” Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller.
The slow-paced trailer indicates the undercurrents of them reuniting for a different type of mission. They will bury Doc’s son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find themselves reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
Movies directed by Richard Linklater:
Waking Life
Before Midnight
Boyhood
“The Man Who Invented Christmas” Trailer, Poster, Movie Clips & Featurette
Directed by Bharat Nalluri, The Man Who Invented Christmas follows the magical journey of Charles Dickens, played by Dan Stevens, which led to the development of one of the most classic characters in literature – Ebenezer Scrooge, played by Christopher Plummer. The classic story includes other well-known characters such as Tiny Tim.
Watching this trailer and being a writer, I find myself caught up in the irony of Dickens creating one of the most celebrated stories ever.
The movie is based on the book by Les Standiford, who is also a historian and has written several books on poignant times in history. Nalluri also directed Miss Pettigrew Lives for A Day, which did quite well at the box office.
The Man Who Invented Christmas entertains the story of how Charles Dickens mixed real-life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.
I am delighted to see Outlander alumni, Scottish actor Bill Paterson, who plays Ned Gowan, Simon Callow, who played Duke of Sandringham, and Annette Badland, who played Mrs. Fritz.
I watched the movie with my daughter, and we completely enjoyed the movie. It’s a wonderful movie to watch during the holiday season because Dickens’ message come through loud and clear. Christmas is a time to be with friends and family while helping those who are less fortunate. The movie is available on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming. My daughter and I watched it on Prime.
The trailers and clips did not do the movie justice. It is truly entertaining while learning about the life of Dickens.
I saw a great little clip where Dickens struggles to concentrate in a household of children. It such a fun movie to watch during the holidays.
This looks like a fun movie to see during the holiday season.
It is wonderful to see the process of such a great writer.
Great Featurette, the movie gets under Dickens’ skin.
“All the Money in the World” Christopher Plummer Interview with Ridley Scott And Trailers
Directed by Ridley Scott, All the Money in the World follows the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III, played by Charlie Plummer, and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother Gail, played by Michelle Williams to convince his billionaire grandfather, played by Kevin Spacey, to pay the ransom.
Getty Sr. refuses, and Gail attempts to sway him as her son’s captors become increasingly volatile and brutal. With her son’s life in the balance, Gail and Getty’s advisor, played by Mark Wahlberg, become unlikely allies in the race against time that ultimately reveals the true and lasting value of love over money.
Watching the movie’s trailer, the acting is superb and the story will drive the movie. I didn’t even recognize Spacey, which is awesome. It looks like he is truly playing a different role than is usual tough guy image. Michelle Williams as the distraught mother is brilliant. I am sensing Mark Walberg is in a career-defining role.
Oscar nomination for Christopher Plummer with Ridley Scott.
The story is straight from the headlines and based on a true story. All the Money in the World looks like a winner.
“Phantom Thread” Costume Featurette, Blu-ray/DVD, Trailer, and Clips
The movie is set in the allure of 1950’s post-war London. When the story follows renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock, played Daniel Day-Lewis, and his sister Cyril, played by Lesley Manville, is at the focal point of British fashion. They dress royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutants and dames with the distinct style of The House of Woodcock.
Women come and go through Woodcock’s life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship, until he comes across a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, played by Vicky Krieps. Krieps looks phenomenal in the trailer. She is known for starring in French and mainly German movies. She soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover. Once controlled and planned, he finds his carefully tailored life disrupted by love.
Daniel Day-Lewis is a brilliant actor. I heard he is retiring, and this movie may be his last, but I can’t confirm it. Phantom Thread is an odd title for me because what is so mysterious about fashion design? Why does this director have to show so much angst in a life that is successful and charismatic? Can’t we just be happy with our success and enjoy ourselves?
The movie’s Blu-ray/DVD hit the streets, which includes impressive bonus features such as Camera Tests – With audio commentary by Paul Thomas Anderson; For the Hungry Boy – A collection of deleted scenes. Music by Jonny Greenwood; House of Woodcock Fashion Show – Fashion Show narrated by Adam Buxton; Behind the Scenes Photographs – Photographs from the film by Michael Bauman with demo versions of Jonny Greenwood’s score.
Creating costumes worthy of an Oscar in amazing detail brings light to the fashion world.
Understanding the story clip below is interwoven with Q & A conference held with the director and cast. Quite lovely.
Interesting clip, what do you think Woodcock is thinking?
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Trailer, Clips, and Featurettes
Directed by Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a dark comedy that follow Mildred Hays, played by Frances McDormand, who after months have passed without a culprit in her daughter’s murder case, makes a bold move, commissioning three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at William Willoughby, played by Woody Harrelson. Apparently, Willoughby is the town’s revered chief of police but it such doesn’t look like it in the trailer.
When Willoughby’s second-in-command Officer Dixon, played by Sam Rockwell, an immature mother’s boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing’s law enforcement is only exacerbated.
This is a great interview about an actor’s process of being the character.
The trailer is hilarious and fun to watch, but I still feel Hays’ pain of losing her daughter without the police doing anything about her murder.
The story begins with Mildred Hayes and the three billboards she rents on Drinkwater Road. “I decided the buyer of the billboards was an aggrieved mother and from there, things almost wrote themselves,” McDonagh recalls. “Mildred was someone strong, determined and raging, yet also broken inside. That was the germination of the story.”
Frances McDormand is exceptional to watch in the trailer and clip as a modern, female variant of the classic western hero in a showdown-style performance. “I really latched onto John Wayne in a big way as my physical idea, because I really had no female physical icons to go off of for Mildred,” she explains. “She is more in the tradition of the Spaghetti Western’s mystery man, who comes walking down the center of the street, guns drawn, and blows everybody away — although I think it’s important that the only weapons Mildred ever uses are her wits and a Molotov cocktail.”
“I could see it in her walk and her attitude,” says McDonagh. “I think John Wayne did become a touchstone to a degree for Frances. But I also see Brando and Montgomery Clift in there, too.”
Here is a featurette describing McDonagh’s work.
I saw the movie last night. It is well-written, but the ending is not uplifting. I wanted the characters to find and closer.
My daughter found an article about how the movie is based on a real-life incident of a grieving father “advertising” on three billboards about how the Vidor, Texas police botched their investigation into her murder.
Growth and Challenge “Love Beats Rhymes” Poster & Trailer
Directed by RZA, Love Beats Rhymes follows a struggling rapper Coco, played by Azealia Banks. She enrolls in a poetry class and thinks her rhymes will impress her teacher, Professor Dixon, played by Jill Scott.
With a twist, Dixon challenges Coco to seek real meaning in her lyrics, setting her on a journey of discovery that takes her through rap clubs and poetry slams and leads her to find her authentic voice. She even finds true love. Lionsgate is calling this an uplifting movie with costars, Lucien Laviscount and Common.
The movie looks grainy and unkempt, an exciting look that might draw rap enthusiasts.
“Fifty Shades Freed” Posters, Trailers, Sexy Clips
Watching the 63-second trailer offers the same flavor as the other franchise movies. Only this time, they are married, and she has just now learned about his (their) private jet.
No surprises, but another trailer will arrive soon, and I will do my best not to miss its release.
Another poster I find appealing because this is what the movie is all about getting his shirt off and more.
The Blu-ray/DVD is hitting the streets with excellent packaging of all three Fifty Shades of Grey movies. If you haven’t seen the film yet, now is the time in the privacy of your own home.
The Blu-ray/DVD versions are unrated with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen bonus content, including a deleted scene, cast interviews, and behind-the-scenes features.
Here are some sexy clips from the movie where Christian takes off his shirt again, and Ana confronts the architect who has designs for Christian. Oh, there is one clip where Ana adds ice cream to Christian’s bare chest.
Nice and long TV spot. Enjoy.
The following trailer jumps around a lot and keeps us guessing about the story. We know one thing. They get married, but it’s not all blissful.
“Wonder Wheel” Trailer
I am so excited about Woody Allen’s movie Wonder Wheel because the story follows Kate Winslet’s character, who is surrounded by talented actors like Jim Belushi. Watch him in this trailer, and Justin Timberlake.
I look forward to hearing more about this movie, which is usually hush-hush regarding Allen’s latest movie.
I saw the movie on Amazon Prime, and the comedy aspect of the movie is nonexistent. The only remotely funny part is Timberlake’s character because he is so self-centered.
This is the second time Woody Allen has shown psychiatry for what it is—fake. The son goes to a psychiatrist for counseling, but it gets worse. The husband, Belushi’s character, practically calls them a quack.
The poster shows the Ferris wheel in the background with Winslet in the forefront. This is so cliche, but it communicates the message of the movie. Enjoy the trailer.