Tag Archives: Michael Fassbender

Waitit Helmed “Next Goal Wins”

comedy, true stories,

Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi and based on a true story, Next Goal Wins follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001.

“Next Goal Wins” stars Elizabeth Moss.

With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, played by Michael Fassbender, hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

Kaimana and Michael Fassbender in NEXT GOAL WINS. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.© 2023 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Uli Latukefu, Semu Filipo, and Lehi Falepapalangi, with Will Arnett and Elisabeth Moss also star in this outrageous comedy.

“Song to Song” Trailer and Film Clips

drama, music, romance, , , ,

Directed by Terrence Malick, who brought of The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life, brings his filmmaking style in this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples—struggling songwriters Faye, played by Rooney Mara, and BV, played by Ryan Gosling, and music mogul Cook, played by Michael Fassbender, and the waitress whom he ensnares, played by Natalie Portman, —chase success through a rock ‘n’ roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.

I am curious how this will play out with Malick’s style of artful and non-sequitur cut ways he uses to tell a deep and meaningful life of his characters.

The Andy Warhol styled poster is pretty cool and does convey a modern twist of Pop Art and its crazy, eschewed pop culture.

“Alien: Covenant” Trailer and Clips

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With Alien: Covenant, a new chapter in his groundbreaking Alien franchise, Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise and a dark, dangerous world. They must attempt a harrowing escape when they uncover a threat beyond their imagination.

This movie roars. Yikes!

Here is a nice long clip called The Last Supper. I was surprised to see James Franco. He is the captain, too. There are some other familiar faces. Check it out.