Thursday, October 8, 2020

LESLEY MANVILLE LEADS PERIOD SET DIOR DRAMA MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS WITH ISABELLE HUPPERT, LAMBERT WILSON, JASON ISAACS! ITS JASON ISAACS VS A VOLCANO IN SKYFIRE DISASTER MOVIE TRAILER

 MRS HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
SENDS ITS CAST TO BUDAPEST
Half of the globe in that title, right? But the cast seems very lovely: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson, Jason Isaacs, Christian McKay, and dashing Lucas Bravo are currently in Hungarian
The movie is currently shooting in Hungarian capital Budapest
capital Budapest shooting a film set in France! A new big screen adaptation of Paul Gallico's much-loved novel about a cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly. Anthony Fabian is directing for eOne in collaboration with the House of Dior. 

SKYFIRE TRAILER
JASON ISAACS VS A VOLCANO
Speaking of our lovely gent Isaacs, he is also leading Chinese adventure SKYFIRE which was a cinema hit over there last winter, but will arrive to
Skyfire arrives to US cinemas and VOD this December
movie starved US cinemas and VOD this December. The story of the film sees chaos erupt when the once dormant volcano at the world’s only volcano theme
Jason Isaacs leads the cast of the Chinese action adventure
park and resort, located in the Pacific Rim’s “Ring of Fire,” starts to rumble. A young scientist (Hannah Quinlivan) must convince the resort owner
The film faired very well last winter in Chinese theatres
(Jason Isaacs) to evacuate the island before it’s too late. The film already paid off its worth earning staggering $25 million in Chinese theatres last December. The movie was directed by Simon West.  

THOM JANE JOINS SAM WORTHINGTON IN 19TH CENTURY MOVIE THE LAST SON OF ISAAC LEMAY! WILDLY STUNNING AND HEARTBREAKING TRAILER FOR RUSSIAN WW2 EPIC THE LAST FRONTIER

 THE LAST SON OF ISAAC LEMAY
THOM JANE JOINS SAM WORTHINGTON IN THE NEW FILM
Two strong male stars in this one indeed: as 'Deadline' reports Thomas Jane has joined Sam Worthington in 19th century movie THE LAST SON OF ISAAC LEMAY which also has Machine Gun Kelly in the cast. Set in the Sierra Nevada in the late 19th century, it follows LeMay (Worthington), a
Tim Sutton is directing the 19th century movie
murderous outlaw cursed by a terrible prophecy, hunting down his offspring to prevent his own murder, and targeting his son Cal (Kelly aka Colson Baker) next. With bounty hunters and the enigmatic sheriff Solomon (Jane) on their tail, all are set on a collision course towards a brutal game of cat-and-mouse. 

THE LAST FRONTIER
THE HEROIC PODOLSK CADETS
The Last Frontier arrives this November
Despite corona, Russia has had an amazing selection of great movies this year (stay tuned for more spotlights this month). One of them is THE LAST FRONTIER (aka Podolskiye kursanty) an epic war drama which will arrive into their cinemas November 4th and 8th in Germany! The film tells the story of the Podolsk cadets' heroic stand outside Moscow in October 1941. Cadets from the Podolsk infantry and artillery schools were sent to the Ilyinsky line of defense, fighting alongside units from the Soviet 43rd Army to hold back the German advance until reinforcements arrived. Hopelessly outnumbered, young men in their teens laid down their lives in a battle lasting almost two weeks to
The Last Frontier was directed by Vadim Shmelyov
obstruct the far superior German forces advancing towards Moscow. This film is not only about war. It is also about love, true camaraderie, and the path
The movie is considered a national film project in Russia
from boyhood to manhood. Around 3,500 cadets and their commanding officers were sent to hold up the last line of defense outside Moscow. Most of them remained there for eternity. 

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

RYAN REYNOLDS IS SAVING THE WORLD IN THE FREE GUY ACTION PACKED TRAILER! AMAZON TO ADAPT MY LADY JANE AS HISTORICAL FANTASY ADVENTURE!

 'MY LADY JANE' FANTASY
 ADAPTATION AT AMAZON
The book was a 2016 hit!
While most films are getting their premiere dates postponed for a year or more this very moment (from new James Bond, Batman, Flash and Dune toMatrix 4, and Wonder woman 2 might too) some new projects are getting orders! Over at Amazon they've set Gemma Burgess, the author of Brooklyn Girls book, to turn 2016 novel MY LADY JANE, from Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows, into a historical fantasy adventure drama. It is a comic supernatural tale of true love and high adventure, set in an alternate England in 1553, a country on the verge of civil war. The series takes the tale of one of history’s most tragic heroines Lady Jane Grey but reimagines it with an uplifting twist: the damsel in distress saves herself — and then the kingdom.

'FREE GUY' NEW TRAILER
WITH RYAN REYNOLDS AS THE HERO THE WORLD NEEDS
Free Guy arrives Dec. 11th if corona allows
The proof that some films will keep their 2020 opening dates is comedy movie FREE GUY with Ryan Reynolds which is hitting cinemas December 11th and you can check out a brand new trailer and poster for it today! Because, as the trailer says: The world needed a good guy. They got a great guy. FREE GUY sees Ryan Reynolds playing  a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and he decides to become the hero of his own story, determined to save his world before it is too late. Also starring Jodie Comer, the film was directed by Shawn Levy for 20th Century Fox. The film was originally meant for summer 2020. 

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

GERALT OF RIVIA HAS A NEW ARMOUR IN 1ST WITCHER EPIC SERIES SEASON 2 PHOTOS WITH HENRY CAVILL! MILLA JOVOVICH AGAINST ALIEN CREATURES IN MONSTER HUNTER TRAILER

 WITCHER SEASON 2
FIRST PHOTOS REVEALED!
Netflix has decided to cheer up the boring Monday today with first photos of Henry Cavill from WITCHER epic TV series season 2 sporting a
Click to see Henry in all his Witcher glory
bit different armour. The series, in which he plays a hunter who hunts downmonsters in a world in which humans are often more wicked than beasts, is currently shooting the second season over in United Kingdom! You can read more about it here too see who has also joined the cast. As you know, Netflix has also ordered a six episode prequel series Blood Origin which will follow the first among the Witchers.

    IN SEASON 2 convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen.
The second season started shooting in August in UK
While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous:
First look at Freya Allan as Ciri in Witcher Season 2
the mysterious power she possesses inside. Netflix has also added the first photo of Freya Allan as princess Ciri in the new season to the batch of fresh photos with Henry Cavill!

MONSTER HUNTER TEASER
WITH MILLA JOVOVICH IS HERE
Milla's husband directed the movie
Speaking of monster hunters, check out the futuristic ones in the teaser for MONSTER HUNTER action adventure which will arrive this December trying to save the dead cinemas. In Monster Hunter, another world exists. It's a world of dangerous and powerful monsters that rule their domain with deadly ferocity. When an unexpected sandstorm transports Lt. Artemis (Milla Jovovich) and her unit (T.I. Harris, Meagan Good, Diego Boneta) to a new world, the soldiers are shocked to discover that this hostile and unknown environment is home to enormous and terrifying monsters immune to their firepower. Tony Jaa plays a mysterious Hunter who may be their
Tony Jaa plays a mysterious hunter who will help them escape the place
only way back from that place. Paul W.S. Anderson directs the adaptation of the popular video game. Most of the movie was shot in real jungles and deserts of Africa instead of using green screens. 

Monday, October 5, 2020

SPOTLIGHT ON LAVISH NEW PERIOD SET RUSSIAN DETECTIVE SERIES SHERLOCK: THE RUSSIAN CHRONICLES AND FERRARI LEGEND

 NEW SHERLOCK TV SERIES
 THE RUSSIAN CHRONICLES
Two TV delights coming from Mother Russia for you this weekend, starting with SHERLOCK THE RUSSIAN CHRONICLES (Шерлок в России)
Sherlock in Russia streams from October 22nd
which hits Russian streamer Start.ru from October 22nd!  The eight episode series will see Maksim Matveyev playing famous detective Sherlock Holmes who is chasing a killer over in 1880's Saint Petersburgh. The high end series is directed by Nurbek Egen
 
SHERLOCK: THE RUSSIAN CHRONICLES sees Sherlock Holmes travelling to Russia alone, without his close friend Watson, in order to catch Jack the Ripper, whom Sherlock has been chasing from the U.K. Watson can’t travel with Holmes, since the good doctor was wounded by Jack the Ripper a few days prior to his escape. Sherlock writes to Doctor Watson from Russia
The eight episode series was shot last year
every day. In these letters he tells his friend about his experience in Russia and his impressions of the country. Things don’t go according to plan, of course… In Russia, he meets Doctor Kartsev (Vladimir Mishukov), from whom he
Maksim Matveyev takes the lead role of Sherlock in the new series
rents a room. Dr. Kartsev starts helping him solve very strange, confusing, and complicated crimes, and Holmes is once again forced to convince law enforcement authorities of the correctness of his deductive methods of investigation. Irina Starshenbaum plays Sofia who helps them in their work.

FERRARI LEGEND
PERIOD SET RUSSIAN SERIES
Legend Ferrari aired in January in Russia
Another Russian detective series that I have for you today already aired on their NTV earlier in January. 12 episode saga FERRARI LEGEND (Легенда Феррари) has a plot which is pure fantasy, set in Crimea, summer 1920. After the unsuccessful attempt on the life of Baron Wrangel (Alexandar Buharov) and the death of the agents of the intelligence department of the Red Army, the Bolsheviks need a new cunning plan to implement the "Crimean Mission". The best agent is appointed to this case - Elena Golubovskaya (Olga Pogodina), who is fluent in five languages. In Crimea,
Olga Pogodina plays the lead role in the series
Golubovskaya appears already as El Ferrari - a gifted Italian poet, born in St. Petersburg. Her task is not only to physically eliminate Wrangel in order to demoralize the White Army, but also to lead the operation to steal the gold
The series was shot in Krimean capitol Sevastopol
treasury of the White Guards. All plans are unexpectedly hampered by the German Maximilian Ermler (Pavel Delong), a journalist for one of the local newspapers, who turned out to be an agent of British intelligence.

Sunday, October 4, 2020

HUGH LAURIE IS REMORSELESS POLITICIAN IN ROADKILL BBC SERIES TRAILER! MY SALINGER YEAR TRAILER WITH SIGOURNEY WEAVER, MARGARET QUALLEY, DOUGLAS BOOTH, COLM FEORE

 MY SALINGER YEAR TRAILER
WITH SIGOURNEY WEAVER
My Salinger Year opened this year's Berlinale
Two trailers for you this weekend while Tinseltown is sleeping. MY SALINGER YEAR written and directed by Philippe Falardeau and based on a book by Joanna Smith Rakoff, should be out in Canada October 23rd and parts of Europe this November after opening this year's Berlinale. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Margaret Qualley, Douglas Booth and Colm Feore, it is set In New York City's late nineties, revolving around a young aspiring writer who lands a clerical day-job at J.D. Salinger's literary agency. While her eccentric and old fashioned boss tasks her to process Salinger's voluminous fan mail, she struggles to find her own voice. 


BBC ROADKILL TRAILER
FOR NEW HUGH LAURIE SERIES
BBC has released a trailer for their new four part political TV series ROADKILL following Peter Laurence (Hugh Laurie), a self-made, forceful and charismatic politician. Peter’s public and private life seems to be falling apart - or rather is being picked apart by his enemies. As the personal
Roadkill will air sometime later this year on BBC, possibly later this month
revelations spiral, he is shamelessly untroubled by guilt or remorse, expertly walking a high wire between glory and catastrophe as he seeks to further his own agenda whilst others plot to bring him down. However events show just
Hugh Laurie leads the four part drama from David Hare
how hard it is, for both an individual and a country, to leave the past behind. With enemies so close to home, can Peter Laurence ever out-run his own secrets to win the ultimate prize? With Helen McCrory as the prime minister, the cast also includes Saskia Reeves, Millie Brady and Ophelia Lovibond. It starts October 18th on BBC One.

Saturday, October 3, 2020

THE WITCHES REMAKE IS HERE FOR THE HALLOWEEN WITH ANNE HATHAWAY AND ROBERT ZEMECKIS BEHIND THE HELM!

 THE WITCHES TRAILER
FOR THE NEW MOVIE REMAKE
It is one of those remakes that nobody wanted, because the original film was too precious, but the studio still did not care what we think. THE WITCHES trailer and poster are here this time with Anne Hathaway
Witches will stream on HBO Max October 22nd
instead of Anjelica Huston. The lead kid character has been black washed as you will notice. The Robert Zemeckis directed remake will skip cinemas and go straight to HBO Max October 22nd based on Roald Dahl's famous book.
     THE WITCHES tells the tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, heads to live with his loving Grandma (Octavia Spencer) in rural Alabama. The two encounter some deceptively glamorous but truly evil witches. Our young hero is then sent away to a seaside resort. However, they arrive at exactly the same time that the world's Grand High Witch (Anne Hathaway) has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe,
The book was published in 1983, with the original film in 1990
undercover, to carry out her nefarious plan to turn all children into mice. Stanley Tucci plays the hotel manager who unwittingly hosts the witches’ convention.

Friday, October 2, 2020

NETFLIX MAKING CONAN THE BARBARIAN TV SERIES! TRUE ADVENTURES OF WOLFBOY MOVING TRAILER WITH JAEDEN MARTELL, CHLOE SEVIGNY, JOHN TURTURRO, EVE HEWSON

 CONAN THE BARBARIAN
TO BECOME NETFLIX SERIES
I seriously pray and hope they won't cast that Momoa guy in this one, but according to yesterday's news, Netflix has ordered CONAN THE BARBARIAN TV series and they are currently looking for a writer and a director, who will pen and helm the story based on Robert E. Howard's
Netflix has acquired rights on Conan the Barbarian
famous sword and sorcery genre hero. Pathfinder Media will produce the series on Conan who is the hero of more than a thousand comic books, hundred novels and three films. Amazon tried to do a series a few years ago but the rights are now over at Netflix.

FIRST TRAILER IS OUT FOR
TRUE ADVENTURES OF WOLFBOY
Wolfboy is Out October 30th!
First trailer and poster have been released for moving drama movie THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF WOLFBOY which is out October 30th directed by Martin Krejci. Jaeden Martell, Chloe Sevigny, Eve Hewson, Chris Messina, John Turturro star in the story about Paul who lives an isolated life with his father in upstate New York. He finds making friends impossible due to a rare condition he has known as congenital hypertrichosis - an affliction that causes an abnormal amount of hair growth all over his face and body. On his 13th birthday, Paul receives a mysterious gift that compels him to run away and seek out the mother he has never known. 

Thursday, October 1, 2020

IT'S A VIOLENT TURN OF THE CENTURY IN EPIC NEW OKTOBERFEST: BEER AND BLOOD TV SERIES STREAMING FROM TOMORROW AT NETFLIX

 OKTOBERFEST: BEER & BLOOD
BEER WILL FLOW FROM TOMORROW OVER AT NETFLIX
Oktoberfest streams from October 1st
The marketing this one has (or hasn't at all) received from Beta Film and Netflix was so bad that we weren't even informed that new German language epic series OKTOBER FEST: BEER AND BLOOD starts streaming over at Netflix from October 1st. It apparently already aired in Germany and parts of Europe even though it does not even have an English language trailer yet. The six part series about the fierce battle between two family breweries from 1900 Munich, has Mišel Matičević, Martina Gedeck, Klaus Steinbacher and Mercedes Mueller in the cast. When a new player arrives in 1900 Munich,
The series was produced by Beta Film
the balance of power between the brewery bosses is upset, resulting in an all-out bloody war among the city's “beer mafia” that will lead to the end of the Oktoberfest as the residents of Munich have known it for nearly a century. 
 
OKTOBER FEST IS SET IN 1900. Munich's Oktoberfest. A traditional annual celebration of the long since faded Bavarian royalty. After already running for nearly a century, it is a major source of income – especially for the city's brewery bosses. Many are reliant on the profits made
Misel Matijevic and Martina Gedeck play the lead parts
from selling beer at the Oktoberfest, as is the small family brewery headed by Ignaz and Maria Hoflinger (Francis Fulton Smith and Martina Gedeck).
The series already aired in Germany last month
When Curt Prank (Misel Maticevic), a new player, comes to town, his ruthless acquisition methods upset the balance of power. Resisting his
Surprisingly, the series was mostly shot in Czech Republic
shadowy buy-out, Maria soon pays a bloody price for sticking to her guns. The thirst for revenge leads to a devastating and vicious war breaking out among
The series is described as German Peaky Blinders and Deadwood
Munich's beer mafia, revealing the ugly face that lurks behind the festive façade of the Oktoberfest. Yet in the chaos, a forbidden love between Maria's elder son and Curt's beautiful daughter is blossoming…

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

OCTOBER 2020 FILMS AT NETFLIX: HOLIDATE WITH LUKE BRACEY, MANISH DAYAL AND EMMA ROBERTS, OVER THE MOON ANIMATED ADVENTURE

HOLIDATE TRAILER
ONE DATE FOR ALL HOLIDAYS
Holidate streams from October 28th
Two new movies arriving to Netflix next month! First up, something festive, launching the holiday season at the streamer on October 28th is HOLIDATE with Luke Bracey and Emma Roberts. (who seems like the worse casting choice ever in the trailer, thanks to her wooden acting and idiotic facial expressions) In the romantic comedy that also stars our dear Manish Dayal and Frances Fisher, Kristin Chenoweth, the two of them play Sloane and Jackson who hate being single on holidays where they face constant judgement from their meddling families. So, when these two strangers meet, they pledge to be each other's "holidate" for every festive occasion in the year ahead. The movie was directed by John Whitesell.

OVER THE MOON
BELIEVING IS EVERYTHING
Arriving to Netflix a week earlier, October 23rd is their new animated adventure OVER THE MOON which has John Cho in the voice cast. The
Over the Moon launches October 23rd at Netflix
story of this animated musical, directed by legendary animator Glen Keane, revolves around a girl who builds a rocket ship and blasts off, hoping to meet a mythical moon goddess. Check out the new trailer below: