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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.

No Time to Die
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.

“The Rider” Trailer, Movie Clips, and Poster

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Written and directed by Chloé Zhao, The Rider is a simple but poignant movie about cowboys who sustained injuries in the rodeo.  At the Cannes, The Rider won the Art Cinema Award and several other festival awards from around the world.  The movie has several Independent Spirit Award nominations as well.

The movie follows a young cowboy, played by Brady Jandreau, after suffering a near-fatal head injury. He undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

Other cast includes Wayne Blackburn, Lilly Blackburn, Cat Clifford, and Lane Scott.

Another movie clip shows what is like to be in a rodeo.  The clip is out of context, and I have a feeling the scene is supposed to be intense with the young cowboy getting back on the horse after a near fatal head injury from riding in a rodeo.

The movie clip reveals why the movie is winning so many awards on the festival circuit.

The movie trailer is heartwrenching because clearly, the movie is a downer and there are poignant scenes of how dangerous rodeoing can be for a cowboy.

 

“The Batman Lego” Movie

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Directed by Chris McKay, the release of The Batman Lego Movie is proving that Legos are still in the saucy spirit of fun and a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – Lego Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure.

But big changes are brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from the Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others, and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Batman, lighten up? It’s hard to imagine.

The voices starring in this movie are Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, and Ralph Fiennes.

Here are some clips, enjoy!

“Sing” Fantastic Musical Clips

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Directed by Garth Jennings, Sing arrives with animated voices coming from Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly.  The movie is a musical comedy about finding the shining star that lives inside all of us.

Set in a world similar to humans but utterly inhabited by animals, Sing follows Buster Moon, played by  McConaughey, a dapper Koala who presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. Buster is an eternal optimist, with a touch of irony. But he loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Now facing the crumbling of his life’s ambition, he has one ultimate chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.

Featuring over 85 hit songs, the story focuses on five lead contestants emerge, including a mouse, played by MacFarlane, a timid teenage elephant, played by Tori Kelly, an overtaxed mother, played by Witherspoon, a young gangster gorilla, played by Egerton, and a punk-rock porcupine, played by Johansson.  Each animal arrives under Buster’s marquee, believing that this is their shot at changing the course of their life.

Here is a special message from Sing.  This movie keeps getting cuter.