Directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Replicas is a story created through an idea producer Stephen Hamel shared with Keanu Reeves. Once they discussed and shared ideas, they became enthusiastic about telling a story that raises moral issues – science vs. ethics. “Replicas was born from my interest in the benefits and dangers of emerging technologies that could overcome fundamental human limitations and ethical limitations of using such technologies. Specifically, those human beings may eventually be able to transfer their consciousness from one body to another,” explains Hamel.
Hamel wrote the story, and Chad St. John wrote the screenplay. The story follows William Foster, played by Reeves. After a car accident kills his loving family, he faces enormous intellectual and emotional stakes.
In a daring move by Foster, a neuroscientist who will stop at nothing to bring his family back to life as replicas – does so. The results pit him against a government-controlled laboratory, a police task force, and the physical laws of science.
Alice Eve plays his wife and is best known for her role as Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek Into Darkness. The other cast members included Emily Alyn Lind, John Ortiz, and Thomas Middleditch.
Science Fiction is nothing new to Reeves, with significant roles in movies like The Matrix and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. The movie trailer looks pretty darn good.
Co-directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, not much is released about the next Avenger movie called Avengers: Endgame. People are watching the trailer and speculating based on what they see.
The Blu-ray/DVD and streaming is available, so now is the time to see the movie again. If you are one of the few people who haven’t see the movie yet, now you can in the comfort of your home.
I am guessing that half of the Avengers who are thought to be destroyers are not, and there is a rescue attempt.
Christopher Markus and Stephan Feeley are the screenwriters. Both are familiar writing about Marvel heroes, and both were part of the screenwriting team of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Some of the cast is seen in the trailer, and some are listed on IMDB. Those listed include Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, and Brie Larson.
Our superheroes are angst and looking to kick some super-intergalactic booty. They are bent on revenge for the deaths of their superhero buddies.
The featurette does say much about the movie but clicks on the press conference video at the end of the featurette. It will lead you to three more parts to the press conference. It’s great to hear what the actors have to say about being in this Marvel franchise.
It looks like Captain Marvel is going to save the day.
Co-written and directed by Rupert Wyatt, Captive State is a science fiction story in a Chicago neighborhood. After being occupied by an extra-terrestrial force for nearly a decade, the story explores the lives of those caught in a conflict between the collaborators and dissidents.
Wyatt’s directing credits include The Gambler, The Escapist, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes—the movie stars John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, and Machine Gun Kelly.
The latest trailer shows more of the story, but still, it is hard to tell what is going on in the movie. Sure, some aliens are ruling Earth. It is hard to tell who the good guys and bad guys are. Goodman seems to be a bad guy, but there are shots of him appearing to be fighting the aliens.
Written and directed by Lorena Villarreal, Silencio is based on her fascination with (la Zona del Silencio) the Zone of Silence in Mexico. It provides supernatural tales time and time again. “We really wanted to focus on the mysteries of all these mysterious occurrences that had no explanations,” says Villarreal. “We did a lot of research, interviewed multiple sources, including certified experts to long-living locals.”
Villarreal story strays from the facts for dramatic storytelling, but she wanted to stay true to the overall facts and tales of the area. Even though there are unknown supernatural elements in the film, the team could preserve the essence of the Zone of Silence. “We are all naturally curious about these types of places—the Pyramids of Giza, the Bermuda Triangle, and finally, the world will learn about the Zone of Silence, which lies on the same parallel line to both of these great areas,” says Villarreal.
The type of odd occurrences in the Zone of Silence, Mexico are Instruments and communications failures, as well as strange happenings, which tie into the many stories of the area, just like Bermuda and the Pyramids, but few people know it exists. “Audiences will be in awe of the Zone of Silence, but they will also be drawn to a story about family and hard choices. Silencio revolves around the life of Ana and her family and how this powerful stone found in the Zone of Silence will affect their future. It is about love, courage and the unknown,” says Villarreal. “The central question Silencio asks is, “How far would you go to save the ones you love?”
Producer Denisse Chapa agrees with Villarreal. “It was important for us to film part of the movie on-site, in the actual location of the Zone of Silence. We were told about some magnetism in the area that may cause all sorts of mechanical failures of equipment, cars, rockets. We were nervous about the footage being affected.”
Chapa explained, “When the team tried to use drones for aerial shots, they experienced some of the local oddities they had heard tales of. The drone got lost, and we did not find it until the next day. So, we experienced some of the mysteries firsthand.”
Ana, played by Melina Matthews, is a young psychiatrist and single mother who lives a quiet life, taking care of her young son and grandfather, Dr. James White, played by John Noble, a world-renowned scientist who now struggles with dementia.
The backstory began in 1970, Dr. White, with the help of his apprentice, Peter, played by Nic Jackman (Rupert Graves plays the older Peter), found a very powerful stone in the Zone of Silence, Mexico, a mysterious place where inexplicable things happen and are often referred to as the “Bermuda Triangle” of Mexico.
After uncovering the stone’s powers, Ana’s grandfather hid it to prevent the terrible consequences it could unleash if it fell into the wrong hands.
Someone now knows the stone’s power and believes it is worth killing for. Ana’s life turns upside down when she realizes she has to find the stone to save her son’s life.
The cast includes Michel Chauvet and Hoze Meléndez.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel vision from not only Rodriguez but from filmmaker James Cameron. The movie is an epic tale about adventure, hope, and empowerment.
The movie clip is so cool to watch, yet you can see the CGI happening when and where. Still, Alita is dynamite.
Alita, played by Rosa Salazar, awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize. Ido, played by Christoph Waltz, takes care of her as a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman. A young woman with an extraordinary past.
As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious history while her street-smart new friend Hugo, played by Keean Johnson, offers instead to help trigger her memories.
She soon discovers a clue to her past when the deadly and corrupt forces that run the city come after her. She finds out about her unique fighting abilities, and those in power will stop at nothing to control her abilities. If she can stay out of their grasp, she could be the key to saving her friends, her family, and the world she’s grown to love.
The next trailer shows more of the story and what happens in the movie.
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Alita: Battle Angel vision from not only Rodriguez but from filmmaker James Cameron.
The latest trailer shows more of the story and how she regains her superpowers.
The latest poster of Alita Rose is so cool and Gothic looking.
The Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming are available for those who missed it in the theater or want to see it again. The 4K format includes 3D.
The featurette praises Rosa Salazar’s work on camera, and they talk about the source for the movie.
The next movie clip shows Alita practicing her martial arts moves in front of a mirror. It appears she is starting to recall her past. She is realizing that she is one strong force to be reckoned.
I like the underworld, Borg-guy’s line “Dance little flea!”
The movie clip is very cool to watch and the CGI is amazing.
The featurette shares all the secrets of how they filmed the animated version of Alita. We hear from all the techies, including James Cameron, who envisioned her and the technology while making Avatar.
The 30 second commercial aired before the Superbowl kick-off. That cost the studio so pretty dollars. The TV spot shows a lot for such a short amount of time – the cast is stellar.
James Cameron articulates the story about Alita. He illuminates on how he enjoyed writing the screenplay with her in mind. The difficulty in finding flaws in Alita because she has no fear. He talks about working with Rodriguez and trying to get him to take the movie and make it his own.
Rodriguez talks about working with Cameron and wanting to make a Cameron movie. He has a tremendous amount of respect for Cameron and clearly wants to emulate his vision and talent.
Here is the star of the movie Rosa Salazar talking about Alita at the LA premiere.
The next two clips are a featurette and a movie clip about Motorball. The sport is part of the movie, and the featurette shows how the production brought it to the movie clip.
The next featurette is all about Alita. Who is she?
The music composer for Alita: Battle Angel, Junkie XL, song writing is amazing and it’s so cool to hear how he creates the movie for Alita and key scenes in the movie.
Directed by Drake Doremus, Zoe follows a couple who find love in a science-fiction subterfuge. Zoe, played by Lea Seydoux, is part of an experimental project. The project is revolutionary as a research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. Two colleges, Zoe and Cole, played by Ewan McGregor, are part of the experiment. As the work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
The story appears to be about true love and not fooling with Mother Nature. Let love be as it should be, a natural process. Sure, people fall in love and out of love. Society must let people discover who their true love or soul mate is.
Still, the movie looks interesting as long as it is not slow. A movie like this needs to move fast and get to the point. The movie is available on Amazon Prime. If you are a subscriber, it doesn’t hurt to check it out.
Richard Greenberg wrote the screenplay, and his other movies include The Beauty Inside and Desert Saints. Greenberg is also known for being an assistant director.
Doremus seems to like love stories. His other credits include Breathe In, Equals, and Like Crazy.
The Amazon trailer is not much different from the other trailer. But it is here for your viewing, and you can compare them if you like.
The movie trailer clearly shows the story, so you can decide if you are interested in seeing it. If you are an Amazon Prime member, it will eventually arrive at the mega site.
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.
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.”
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.
Directed by Shane Black, the new tale of ThePredator arrives from outer reaches of space and lands in the small-town streets of suburbia. Though it appears innocent, Black brings a different twist this time compared to the original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The hunt comes home with children and parents. The most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter, and deadlier than ever before. They have genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species.
In the movie trailer, it shows a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth. Who is going to save the day this time? A ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher will join forces to save the end of the human race.
The ensemble cast includes Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane, Augusto Aguilera, Jake Busey, and Yvonne Strahovski.
The movie is streaming and is available on Blu-ray and DVD if you didn’t get a chance to see the film in the theaters, now you can.
The red band trailer tells more of the story. It appears a human male transforms into a predator. So, he is half human and half predator. What does that mean? The red band label is because one of the male characters says something raunchy.
The latest poster is so wicked with a sophisticated touch. The orange background flourishes with spicy motives. The predator’s hand on a predator’s head with a spine is clockwork orange expression. Kubrick would be proud.
Shane Black is legendary for screenwriting the top scripts for movies like Lethal Weapon, The Long Kiss Goodbye, and The Last Boy Scout. In an interview with Robert Downey, Jr., Downey praised Black’s work on Iron Man 3.
