From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink. In the aftermath of CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, Scott Lang grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside the Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from the past.
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP is directed by Peyton Reed and stars Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Tip “T.I.” Harris, David Dastmalchian, Hannah John Kamen, Abby Ryder-Fortson, Randall Park, with Michelle Pfeiffer, with Laurence Fishburne and Michael Douglas.
The Seagull
CAST: Annette Benning, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elizabeth Moss, Marie Winningham, Jon Tenney, Glenn Fleshler, Michael Zegen, Billy Howle, Brian Dennehy
DIRECTED BY: Michael Mayer
SCREENPLAY BY: Stephen Karam (based on the play by Anton Chekhov)
PRODUCED BY: Robert Salerno, Jay Franke, David Herro
RUN TIME: 99 Minutes
RATED: PG-13
RELEASE DATE: May 25, 2018 (Houston)
One summer at a lakeside Russian estate, friends and family gather for a weekend in the countryside. While everyone is caught up in passionately loving someone who loves somebody else, a tragicomedy unfolds about art, fame, human folly, and the eternal desire to live a purposeful life.
The Seagull is one of those small, low fanfare films that will be enjoyed by an arthouse crowd, but not by many others. While the portrayals of the characters and general acting was superb, the film, as a whole, was lackluster and forgettable. It was nothing to register the summer movie radar.
The cast was top notch. With names like Annette Benning, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Mare Winningham and Brian Dennehy, the cast could act-out dialogue from a phonebook and it would be memorable. The acting did not disappoint. The acting was completely engrossing. Bening (as Irina) is the quintessential aging actress. She has played the aging actress before and she plays it very well. Ronan (as Nina) is super vulnerable as the wide-eyed starlet hopeful. Corey Stoll (as Boris) is wonderfully over-dramatic and spineless as the love interest. Winningham (as Polina) and Dennehy (as Sorin) had smaller, but memorable roles.
The problem with the film seemed to come from the editing. The film is cut like a series of vignettes. And while the vignettes are supposed to culminate to depict a “everyone loves someone else” plot, the sketches were not strung together tight enough. The emotion failed to build. With a run time of just over ninety minutes, it felt like something was missing. There were supposed to be some heart string moments along the way, and they seemed lost on the audience. By the time the real shocker is played out at the end, there seemed to be a collective shrug in the audience.
The Seagull is period piece that felt old and dated. Period pieces can be entertaining by exposing audiences to something out of the usual, but even the camera work of The Seagull seemed to miss the point. The film is set in the Russian countryside, but the cameras were so focused on close shots of the cast, that the scenery felt wasted. The costumes appeared cliché.
If it’s all about the acting, or you are a fan of the cast, The Seagull is a fine film. On all other aspects, it is wanting. Maybe a movie to save for some at home video format. If you want to catch The Seagull, seek it out at an art house theater near you starting on May 25.
The Spy Who Dump Me is a new film starring Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Sam Heughan (from Outlander!), and more is hitting theaters this summer on August 3. They have just released the character posters you see above and the teaser trailer you see below. Check it out!
In theaters December 2018, the adaptation is from the award-winning book series by Philip Reeve, published in 2001 by Scholastic.
MORTAL ENGINES – In Theaters December 14, 2018
Thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved. Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction towns. Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)—who hails from a Lower Tier of the great traction city of London—finds himself fighting for his own survival after he encounters the dangerous fugitive Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar). Two opposites, whose paths should never have crossed, forge an unlikely alliance that is destined to change the course of the future.
Mortal Engines is the startling, new epic adventure directed by Oscar®-winning visual-effects artist Christian Rivers (King Kong). Joining Rivers are The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies three-time Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, who have penned the screenplay. The Universal and MRC adaptation is from the award-winning book series by Philip Reeve, published in 2001 by Scholastic.
On board as producers are Zane Weiner (The Hobbit trilogy), Amanda Walker (The Hobbit trilogy) and Deborah Forte (Goosebumps), as well as Walsh and Jackson. Ken Kamins (The Hobbit trilogy) joins Boyens as executive producer. Universal will distribute the film worldwide.
Genre: 3D Epic Adventure Cast: Hugo Weaving, Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Jihae, Ronan Raftery, Leila George, Patrick Malahide and Stephen Lang Directed by: Christian Rivers Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson Based on the Book by: Philip Reeve Produced by: Zane Weiner, Amanda Walker, Deborah Forte, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson Executive Producers: Ken Kamins, Philippa Boyens
Are you a watcher of a player? That is the question you must answer when it comes to Lionsgate film NERVE. Watch the debut of the new NERVE trailer "We Dare You"!
Are you a watcher or a player? Nerve – In Theaters July 27
Starring Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Emily Meade, Miles Heizer, Juliette Lewis, Colson Baker (Machine Gun Kelly), and Kimiko Glenn.
Industrious high school senior, Vee Delmonico [Emma Roberts], has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled competition partnered with a mysterious stranger [Dave Franco], the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.
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Click the book cover below to read the novel written by Jeanne Ryan, that the movie is based on.
Coming this November to theaters the upcoming film Rules Don't Apply, from legendary Academy-Award winning director Warren Beatty. The film will star Lilly Collins, Alden Ehrenreich and Warren Beatty himself. Check out the first images released below.
RULES DON'T APPLY
Release Date: November 11, 2016
DIRECTOR:Warren Beatty
SCREENPLAY BY Warren Beatty
STORY BY Warren Beatty and Bo Goldman
From legendary Academy-Award winning director Warren Beatty, comes RULES DON'T APPLY. Blending equal measures of humor and heart, this is the unconventional love story of an aspiring actress (Lily Collins), her determined driver (Alden Ehrenreich), and the eccentric billionaire (Warren Beatty) who they work for.It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist Marla Mabrey (Collins), under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes (Beatty), arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her personal driver Frank Forbes (Ehrenreich), only two weeks on the job and also from a religiously conservative background.Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' #1 rule: no employee is allowed to have an intimate relationship with a contract actress. But Hughes' absurd behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.RULES DON'T APPLY is written, directed and produced by Warren Beatty. In addition to the performances of the two young leads (Lily Collins and Alden Ehrenreich) and Beatty's portrayal of Hughes, the director brings together a stellar ensemble including: Alec Baldwin, Annette Bening, Haley Bennett, Candice Bergen, Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Steve Coogan, Taissa Farmiga, Ed Harris, Megan Hilty, Oliver Platt and Martin Sheen.
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So excited to share this trailer, the original Independence Day film is one of those movies I never grow tired of watching every time it's on TV. Can't wait to see what happens in the next installment.
Today we celebrate the first trailer for INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE! See Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Angelababy, William Fichtner, and Sela Ward in this epic next chapter. Check out the trailer and then head to Warof1996.com for an interactive look back on the key developments and important moments since humanity's greatest victory, from the rebuilding of our cities to the establishment of the Moon base.
INDEPENDENCE DAY RESURGENCE hits theaters everywhere June 24, 2016!
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
Action-Adventure
Release: June 24, 2016
Director: Roland Emmerich
Producers: Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser
Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Angelababy, William Fichtner, Sela Ward
SYNOPSIS
We always knew they were coming back. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens' advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
Date Released: October 6th 2012 (paperback release)
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Cage brings his playboy prowess to the countryside as the Sea Breeze hookups continue, from self-published phenomenon Abbi Glines.
Low broke Cage’s heart by getting with Marcus in Because of Low. Cage went into a tailspin that ended in a DUI. In order to salvage his baseball scholarship—the one thing he truly valued besides Low—Cage must take a summer job. At a farm. Away from Sea Breeze. With lots of cows, but no hot girls. Maybe that’s what Cage needs to get back on track.
But wait—there’s that hostile daughter of the farm boss. She’s pretty and occasionally sweet, and there seems to be a lot of sadness and mystery behind her anger. Cage is dying to strip her down—physically and mentally—in the back of the barn. But is he prepared for what will happen afterward?
If you didn't know already, Abbi's 3rd book in the Sea Breeze series was optioned this past October. The production company that nab the rights is Red Rock Pictures that's run by Gary O'Toole. Actor Addam Bramich is already attached to star as the male protagonist Cage.
You can follow along on the latest news by hitting the "LIKE' button of the While It Last Facebook page. You can visit to read question O'Toole and Glines answered about the film on 1/22/15.
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spiderman," "Evil Dead", "The Grudge") and director Gil Kenan ("Monster House") contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
Be sure to check out the end of the trailer – for a limited time those who visit DiedinHouse.com can enter the promo code POLTERGEIST to find out if someone has died in their own house! Check it out to uncover the secrets of your own home.
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