Tuesday 29 November 2016

《一万公里的约定》10,000 MILES Official Trailer | In Cinemas 16.12.2016


10,000 MILES is an upcoming Taiwanese romance-drama, shows a driven high school student pursuing his dreams of being a professional runner and his never giving up spirit. Produced by 周杰倫 Jay Chou, starring Darren Wang [Our times], Megan Lai [Cafe. Waiting. Love] and Huang Yuan. 10,000 MILES opens in Singapore this 16th December!

功夫瑜伽 - KUNGFU YOGA Teaser Trailer | In Cinemas CNY 2017


A globe-trotting treasure hunt that spans Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Directed by Stanley Tong, KUNGFU YOGA stars 成龍 Jackie Chan, 李治廷 Aarif, Zhang Yixing (Lay) and Sonu Sood. The action-packed adventure comedy film opens in Singapore on CNY 2017!

The Wailing Trailer (2016) Horror Movie


A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Release Date: November 25, 2016
Genre: Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Hong-jin Na
Writer: Hong-jin Na
Stars: Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Do Won Kwak

Monday 28 November 2016

Disney's MOANA - You're Welcome - FULL Song


A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui.

Assassin’s Creed | "Enter the Animus" Clip | 20th Century FOX


Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

ASSASSIN’S CREED stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, DMC Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox. ASSASSIN’S CREED opens in theaters worldwide on December 21st, 2016.

In Theaters - December 21, 2016

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Michael K. Williams

Directed by Justin Kurzel


Friday 25 November 2016

Mad Shelia (疯狂希莉娅, 2016) (China's Version of Mad Max)


China are releasing their own version of Mad Max and it looks incredible!

Rogue One A Star Wars Story - Official Final Trailer (2016)


In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.

Thursday 24 November 2016

Hidden Figures - Brand New International Poster


HIDDEN FIGURES IS RELEASED IN CINEMAS FEBRUARY 2017.

HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world.  The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.


UK trailer for Martin Scorsese's Silence


Watch the official UK trailer for Martin Scorsese’s Silence. Starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson. In cinemas New Year's Day.

In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity.

New poster for Alien: Covenant


Alien: Covenant is an upcoming science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Michael Green, John Logan, and Jack Paglen. It is the sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus, the second installment in the Alien prequel series, and sixth installment overall in the Alien film series. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce, returning in their roles from Prometheus, with newcomers Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir and Billy Crudup. The film is scheduled to be released on May 19, 2017.

Synopsis
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant find what they believe to be an uncharted paradise. What the crew discover is a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.



Wednesday 23 November 2016

Dominic Dromgoole Launches Open Palm Films & Announces 'Making Noise Quietly' CL


London, 23rd November 
Former Globe Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole launches film production company OPEN PALM FILMS. The independent film production company has recently wrapped their first production MAKING NOISE QUIETLY and a slate of further theatrical productions will be announced early 2017, all of which are privately funded.

MAKING NOISE QUIETLY is an adaptation of the Robert Holman’s acclaimed stage play & is directed by Dominic Dromgoole. The film stars Deborah Findlay (THE LADY IN THE VAN, SUITE FRANCAISE), Barbara Marten (THE MILL, ORANGES AND SUNSHINE), Trystan Gravelle (MR SELFRIDGE, NATIONAL TREASURE & ANONYMOUS), Geoffrey Streafeild (A ROYAL NIGHT OUT, RUSH), Luke Thompson (IN THE CLUB & Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK) & Matthew Tennyson who reprises his role from the stage production, last performed at the Donmar in 2012 for which he won the Evening Standard’s most promising newcomer. The film is produced by NFTS graduates Alexandra Breede and Jacob Thomas.


MAKING NOISE QUIETLY is a delicately poetic triptych of stories that paints a human picture of the subtly devastating effects of war and examines the bonds of suffering shared by us all. A conscientious objector and a roaming artist find tenderness as the carnage of the Second World War unfolds across the English Channel. A bereaved mother struggles with bitterness and love in recollecting her estranged son, lost in the Falklands. Deep in the Black Forest of Germany, an ageing holocaust survivor seeks to bring peace to disturbed young boy and his equally wild step-father.

Quote from Dominic Dromgoole
‘Making Noise Quietly is a contemporary classic drama, which has had a distinguished theatrical life, and has long been crying out for cinematic treatment.  It tells three stories of encounters between strangers, each happening on the edge of conflict.  The backdrop for each is distinct and alive with filmic possibilities: the lush beauty of the Kent weald in 1944, the enclosed front room in Redcar in 1982, invoking memories of Terence Davies and the claustrophobic expanse of the Black Forest in 1996. These landscapes, and the stories capacity to allow a powerful insight into the characters’ privacy, make for films that seem small but have an expansive resonance, proper chamber epics’

Quote from Alexandra Breede
‘It is a great privilege for me to work with Dominic Dromgoole on this new venture. Open Palm was created to produce character driven films that tell stories which resonate with audiences around the world in an honest and direct way. Our company is committed to showcasing the best and brightest talent in the industry on screen.’

MORE ABOUT OPEN PALM FILMS:
Open Palm Films was established in July 2016 by celebrated theatre director and writer Dominic Dromgoole. Its mission is to produce quality films, reflecting our tradition of direct, raw and honest storytelling, touching on themes that resonate in our present moment. Working with an amazing wealth of international acting and writing talent, Open Palm’s aim is to produce stories which resonate with audiences around the world. The boutique production company’s aim is to produce three features a year for which funding has already been secured for the first three years. Open Palm completed principle photography on its first feature, ‘Making Noise Quietly’, in September of this year. The film is an adaptation of Robert Holman’s play by the same name and was filmed on location in Germany, Kent and Yorkshire. Open Palm is scheduled to announce its forthcoming annual slate in January 2017.

DOMINIC DROMGOOLE BIOGRAPHY:
Dominic Dromgoole was the Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 2005 to 2016, directing numerous productions including a world tour of Hamlet (2014-16), which played in 197 countries, and the inaugural production in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, The Duchess of Malfi starring Gemma Arterton. Dominic also created a new play programme, a VOD platform for the Globe to Screen films and produced and edited The Complete Walk, 37 short films celebrating Shakespeare, ten of which he directed. These films played along the river Thames on 37 screens as part of the Shakespeare 400 celebrations in April 2016. Previous and future screening locations include: Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Calcutta, Shanghai, Beijing, Santa Barbara, Gdansk, Madrid and Liverpool.

Dominic is the author of The Full Room: An A-Z of Contemporary Playwriting (2001), Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life (2006). His latest book Hamlet: Globe to Globe will be published in Spring 2017 by Canongate and Grove Atlantic.


http://www.openpalmfilms.com
Facebook Page: Open Palm Films
Twitter: @OpenPalmFilms
Instagram: @OpenPalmFilms

Tuesday 22 November 2016

Sundance Film Festival: London will return to Picturehouse Central from 1-4 June 2017


Central London, 22 November 2016…  Sundance Institute and Picturehouse are delighted to announce that the Sundance Film Festival: London will return to Picturehouse Central from 1-4 June 2017. The festival will feature the international and UK premieres of films from the 2017 edition of the renowned Sundance Film Festival which takes place 19-29 January in Park City, Utah, U.S.A.

Film fans can register for festival passes for the 2017 London event from Friday 25 November via www.picturehouses.com/sundance. The “Festival Pass” guarantees access to ten festival films/special events plus priority booking for additional events, access to the Picturehouse Central Members’ Bar, and food and drink discounts. The “VIP Pass” gives access to EVERY film and special event at the festival, plus all parties, a Picturehouse Central membership, a goodie bag and more. Individual tickets will go on sale to the public next Spring following the full London programme announcement. Full information is included below.

The Sundance Film Festival: London took place at Picturehouse Central for the first time in June 2016 and hosted the UK and International premieres of 11 features, including Wiener-Dog, The Greasy Strangler, Tallulah, Morris from America, and Weiner alongside short films, panel discussions and special events. Filmmakers and guests attending the festival included: James Schamus; Todd Solondz; Effie Brown; Christopher McQuarrie; Gina Rodriguez. Previous editions of the festival since 2012 have welcomed filmmakers, artists and supporters including HRH The Prince of Wales, Michael Fassbender, Gemma Arterton, Ryan Reynolds, Lake Bell, Jimmy Carr, the Eagles, Peaches, David Cross, Rose McGowan, Minnie Driver and Rufus Wainwright.

The 2017 Sundance Film Festival line-up will be announced soon. The 2017 London program will be announced next Spring.

More information will be available at sundance.org/london and picturehouses.com/sundance. Join the conversation on social media with #sundancelondon.

Early support for 2017 comes from two Sundance Film Festival: London long-standing sponsors: Sundance Channel Global as a Lead Partner, and the State of Utah as a Supporting Partner.  

Monday 21 November 2016

Manchester by the Sea - New UK trailer and poster


In the critically acclaimed feature film from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count On Me, Margaret), Casey Affleck stars as Lee, a man whose sparse existence is suddenly ruptured when the death of his brother Joe (Kyle Chandler) forces him to return to the hometown he abandoned years before. Rocked by contact with his estranged ex-wife (Michelle Williams) and the revelation that Joe has made him guardian of his teenage son (Lucas Hedges), Lee is forced to face up to painful memories and new-found levels of responsibility as he reconnects with his family.

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA will be released in cinemas on 13 January 2017.

Competition: Win Up For Love on DVD

Up For Love is released on DVD November 28th And to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies on DVD to give away.

Synopsis:
Diane (Virginie Efira) is brilliant, beautiful, witty… and a formidable lawyer. She’s just put an end to a toxic, unhappy marriage and is finally considering the idea of meeting someone new.

A series of fateful events lead Diane to receive a phone call from the mysterious Alexandre (Jean Dujardin), who has found her lost mobile. Courteous, funny, and effortlessly charming, he soon wins Diane over… and before she knows it, she’s agreed to a date. But their first meeting is not quite what either of them expected…

Win This:
Up For Love [DVD] [2016]

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Templeheart's Lyndon Baldock to receive prestigious award


Lyndon Baldock, M.D. of UK-based film investment outfit Templeheart Films, is to be honoured with the Best Producer career award, Manoel de Oliveira, at the BRAGACINE - International Independent Film Festival of Braga 2016.

Since Baldock formed the company is 2008, Templeheart have been involved in the creation and production of over thirty feature films, focusing extensively on first time talent and unearthing the next generation of filmmakers, as well as helping investors understand how the film industry works. Recent films include Paul Hyett’s The Seasoning House and Heritiks, Andy Edwards’ Ibiza Undead and Fall of an Empire, starring Peter O’Toole & Edwards Fox.

Baldock commented:  “I’m extremely flattered to be given this award. I’ve always felt that film investment should be made as transparent and as attractive as possible. Independent films are the blood-line for the international film market, as is the new talent emerging alongside, and I’m proud that Templeheart is providing a platform to make the kind of films that have appeal across the globe”.

The Portuguese festival, which celebrates the best of independent films world-wide, runs from 24 to 25 November. Lyndon will also be on the International Jury.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them *Non Spoiler* - Review by Mark James


The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident, were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt's fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

Release date: November 18, 2016 (United Kingdom)

Review by Mark James - www.3minutereviews.co.uk

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Arrival - *Non Spoiler* - Review by Mark James


Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.

Release date: October 10, 2016 (United Kingdom)

Review by Mark James - www.3minutereviews.co.uk

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Thursday 17 November 2016

DreamWorks Animation's The Boss Baby releases in UK & Ireland Cinemas April 7th 2017


LONDON, UK, November 17th, 2016 – DreamWorks Animation is delighted to announce that THE BOSS BABY will be released across the UK & Ireland on April 7th, 2017.

DreamWorks Animation and the director of Madagascar invite you to meet a most unusual baby.  He wears a suit, speaks with the voice and wit of Alec Baldwin, and stars in the animated comedy, DreamWorks’ THE BOSS BABY.  THE BOSS BABY is a hilariously universal story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 year old named Tim.  With a sly, heart-filled message about the importance of family, DreamWorks‘ THE BOSS BABY is an authentic and broadly appealing original comedy for all ages.

THE BOSS BABY also stars Steve Buscemi (Hotel Transylvania 2, Monsters University), Jimmy Kimmel (Ted 2, Pitch Perfect 2), Lisa Kudrow (The Girl on the Train, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Miles Bakshi (Shrek: Forever After) and Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man films) and is directed by Tom McGrath (Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, Megamind).


Kong: Skull Island - First Full Trailer


Kong: Skull Island is an upcoming American monster film directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and written by John Gatins, Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein. The film is a reboot of the King Kong franchise and will serve as the second installment in Legendary's Godzilla–Kong film series. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Jing Tian, Toby Kebbell, John Ortiz, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Terry Notary, and John C. Reilly. Principal photography began on October 19, 2015 in Hawaii. Kong: Skull Island is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 10, 2017 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D.

In the 1970s, a team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific as beautiful as it is treacherous—unaware that they are crossing into the domain of the mythical giant gorilla known as Kong.

Trailer:

Wednesday 16 November 2016

Dog Eat Dog - out on Friday - New Clips

Ride shotgun on the craziest, funniest, most chaotic heist of the year as DOG EAT DOG, the psychedelic thriller starring Nicolas Cage (Kick-Ass, Face / Off) and Willem Dafoe (John Wick, Antichrist), is released in cinemas and on digital on November 18th, 2016 courtesy of Signature Entertainment.

Directed by visionary filmmaker Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull), DOG EAT DOG is the story of three ex-cons attempting to adapt themselves to civilian life following extended stints in jail. Life is tough, until they are offered a job by an eccentric mob boss (played by Paul Schrader himself) with a payoff too rich to turn down, and enough dough to buy their way out of their criminal lives and start over. All they have to do is kidnap a baby, the child of a colleague who's ripping the mob boss off. With the ‘three strikes’ law for life sentences looming over each of them and in the midst of battling their own personal demons, the smart money would be on rejecting the offer… But what the hell, they're going to do it, and they're going to do it their way!

Troy (Nicolas Cage), an aloof mastermind, seeks an uncomplicated, clean life but cannot get away from his hatred for the system. Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) is on the mob's payroll and his interest in his suburban lifestyle is waning. The loose cannon of the trio, Mad Dog (Willem Dafoe), is possessed by true demons within, which lead him from one precarious situation to the next. One more hit, one more jackpot, and they'll all be satisfied. But somehow the law keeps catching up with them wherever they go.

Paul Schrader and Matthew Wilder wrote the script based on Edward Bunker’s 1995 novel of the same name, who used his personal experiences of the criminal underworld as inspiration for the story and its troubled central characters.

DOG EAT DOG IS IN CINEMAS AND ON DEMAND FROM NOVEMBER 18TH, 2016



Tuesday 15 November 2016

NEW trailer for "Why Him?" starring Bryan Cranston and James Franco


Over the holidays, Ned (Bryan Cranston), an overprotective but loving dad and his family visit his daughter at Stanford, where he meets his biggest nightmare: her well-meaning but socially awkward Silicon Valley billionaire boyfriend, Laird (James Franco). The straight-laced Ned thinks Laird, who has absolutely no filter, is a wildly inappropriate match for his daughter. The one-sided rivalry—and Ned’s panic level—escalate when he finds himself increasingly out of step in the glamorous high-tech hub, and learns that Laird is about to pop the question.

Midnight Delight - Official Trailer (2016) - Rohit Gupta Comedy Movie HD


Plot
Midnight Delight is composed of 9 vignettes where set of characters in a smoking lounge reflect over daily existence and societal curiosities conversing about various topics with people they have never met before.

Genre: Comedy - 85 minutes
Production Co - Dot and Feather Entertainment
Directed by: Rohit Gupta
Produced by: Rohit Gupta, Saumin Mehta
Written by: Rohit Gupta
Edited by: Saumin Mehta, Rohit Gupta, Michael Lester
Director of Photograhpy: Joshua Echevarria, Monika Kolodziej
Music: Zaher Akahshli

http://www.midnightdelightmovie.com

Spike Lee's CHI-RAQ - Poster and Trailer


CHI-RAQ is a satirical musical drama film directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott.

Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.

Directed by the critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott, Chi-Raq features an all star cast including: Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, Teyonah Parris, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.


UK & Ireland Release date: 2nd December 2016
Certificate 15 / Running time 127 Minutes


Monday 14 November 2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - IMAX Poster


The IMAX release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of An IMAX 3D Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images coupled with IMAX's customised theatre geometry and powerful digital audio create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

About Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire’s ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves.
 
EXPERIENCE IT IN IMAX® 3D DECEMBER 15th

Jackie Chan Receives Honorary Oscar


The Governors Awards is an annual event celebrating awards conferred by the Academy's Board of Governors – the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Honorary Award. Recipients are announced each summer and honored at a dinner gala in November. Highlights from the event are incorporated into the year's Academy Awards show. The 2016 honorees are Jackie Chan, Anne V. Coates, Lynn Stalmaster and Frederick Wiseman.




Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) - Trailer


Belle is a young woman who is taken prisoner by a Beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's exterior to recognize the true heart and soul of the human Prince within, just as a hunter named Gaston is on the loose to take Belle for himself and hunt down the Beast at any cost.

Cast:
Emma Watson as Belle
Dan Stevens as The Beast
Luke Evans as Gaston
Kevin Kline as Maurice
Josh Gad as LeFou
Ewan McGregor as Lumière
Stanley Tucci as Cadenza
Audra McDonald as Wardrobe
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Babette
Ian McKellen as Cogsworth
Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts

Competition: Win All Through The House on DVD

All Through The House is released on DVD November 21st And to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies on DVD to give away.

Synopsis:
Fifteen years ago, a peaceful Christmas neighborhood was engulfed by fear when five-year-old Jamie Garrett was mysteriously taken from her bedroom never to be seen again. Now on Christmas break, Rachel Kimmel comes home from college to find her neighborhood struck again by a reign of terror.

A violent killer is hiding behind a grisly Santa mask, leaving a bloody trail of slaughtered women and castrated men to the steps of the Garrett house. Rachel finds herself in a horrifying nightmare as she discovers the twisted secret behind the mask.

Win This:
All Through The House [DVD]

To enter all you have to do is answer this easy question...


Competition Closed

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1. Closing date 28-11-16
2. No alternative prize is available
3. When the competition ends as indicated on this page, any and all entries received after this point will not count and emails blacklisted due to not checking this page first.
4. Winners will be chosen randomly and will be informed via email.

Competition: Win The Lovers And The Despot on DVD

The Lovers And The Despot is released on DVD November 21st And to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies on DVD to give away.

Synopsis:
Documentary which tells the extraordinary stories of South Korean director Shin Sang-ok and his actress wife Choi Eun-hee, who were kidnapped by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il in 1978. After becoming two of the biggest stars in Korean cinema, Shin and Choi were abducted by North Korean agents as part of Kim Jong-il's plan to revolutionise the North Korean film industry.

While there, they were befriended by Kim and provided with all the resources needed to make a number of new movies. However, with the rest of the world unaware of the real circumstances which led to their sudden move to the communist state, the desperate couple eventually plot a daring escape attempt while on a trip to Vienna.


Win This:
The Lovers And The Despot [DVD]

To enter all you have to do is answer this easy question...


Competition Closed

Terms and conditions
1. Closing date 28-11-16
2. No alternative prize is available
3. When the competition ends as indicated on this page, any and all entries received after this point will not count and emails blacklisted due to not checking this page first.
4. Winners will be chosen randomly and will be informed via email.

Friday 11 November 2016

Live by Night - Main Trailer

Synopsis
Oscar winner Ben Affleck (“Argo”) directed and stars in the dramatic crime thriller “Live by Night.”  Affleck also wrote the screenplay, based on the award-winning best-seller by Dennis Lehane; it marks the second collaboration for the fellow Boston natives, following the acclaimed drama “Gone Baby Gone.”

“Live by Night” is set in the roaring `20s when Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies.  The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police Superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw.  But even among criminals there are rules and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his moll.  The fiery affair ends in tragedy, setting Joe on a path of revenge, ambition, romance and betrayal that propels him out of Boston and up the ladder of Tampa’s steamy rum-running underworld.

Starring with Affleck are Elle Fanning (“Maleficent”), Brendan Gleeson (“In the Heart of the Sea,” the “Harry Potter” films), Chris Messina (“Argo,” “The Mindy Project”), Sienna Miller (“American Sniper,” “Foxcatcher”), Zoe Saldana (“Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Avatar”), and Oscar winner Chris Cooper (“Adaptation,” “The Town”).

Live by Night is released January 13, 2017


Warren Beatty, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich attend RULES DON'T APPLY premiere, Los Angeles

Last night the world famous TCL Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood played host to the premiere of Warren Beatty’s RULES DON’T APPLY and this morning Twentieth Century Fox has released photographs from the glittering event.

In attendance from the film were Warren Beatty with wife and co-star Annette Bening, Lily Collins, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Broderick (with wife Sarah Jessica Parker), Oliver Platt, Megan Hilty, Taissa Farmiga, Haley Bennett plus other special guests.

RULES DON’T APPLY arrives in UK cinemas January 2017. 

Immersed in ​50's Hollywood glamour, RULES DON'T APPLY stars Alec Baldwin, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Haley Bennett, Candice Bergen, Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Lily Collins, Steve Coogan, Alden Ehrenreich, Taissa Farmiga, Ed Harris, Megan Hilty, Oliver Platt and Martin Sheen.

An aspiring young actress (Lily Collins) and her ambitious young driver (Alden Ehrenreich) struggle hopefully with the absurd eccentricities of the wildly unpredictable billionaire (Warren Beatty) whom they work for.

It’s Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey (Collins), under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes (Beatty), arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes (Ehrenreich), who is engaged to be married to his 7th grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes’ #1 rule: no employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes’ behaviour 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.



First trailer for sci-fi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets


The EPIC first trailer for Luc Besson’s VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS has arrived! Stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne are joined by Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke and Rihanna, in the ultimate sci-fi adventure coming to UK cinemas in Summer 2017.

Synopsis:
In the year 2740 Valerian and Laureline are special operatives for the government charged with maintaining order throughout the Universe.
Under orders from their commander, Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the galaxy. This great, historic city, is under attack by an unknown enemy. Valerian and Laureline must race against time to find the source of this evil and stop it before it destroys the cornerstone of our Universe.

Thursday 10 November 2016

TriForce Short Film Festival Announces 2016 Finalists


London: 10th November 2016 – The shortlist of films for the 2016 TriForce Short Film Festival (TFSFF) has been announced at an exclusive launch at the BFI. This morning TFSFF also announces the four finalist films which have been selected by a panel of industry stalwarts including Nicholas Pinnock, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Shiver’s Alex Gardiner and will be screened at the red carpet Gala at BAFTA on 3rd December.

The 16 shortlisted films for this year were revealed at an industry gathering at the BFI Stephen Street following  the UK premiere sceening of Jessica Oyelowo’s much anticipated directorial debut ‘After The Storm’ starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle). The TFSFF shortlisted films feature even more recognisable names with Cillian Murphy (Peaky Blinders, Inception) and Tom Conti (Shirley Valentine) both featuring.

The four final films will be screened and the Best of the Fest award, supported by Stefan Allesh-Taylor CBE, will be announced at the red carpet event at BAFTA. They are;

The Dead Sea
Written and directed by Stuart Gatt, The Dead Sea tells the story of Emmanuel and Olu who after almost reaching Europe by boat, are returned to Libya and incarcerated in one of its infamous migrant detention centres. The film was conceived by Gatt in the height of the Refugee Crisis in the summer of 2015. He had been researching reports by Medicines Sans Frontieres into these abuses and felt compelled to show the reality of the experiences of those returned to the Libyan camps resulting in this stunning film.

Stuart Gatt is an award winning British Filmmaker of Indian descent whose films are often influenced by current social themes.

Glow
From writer Haley Bishop and director Alasdair MacKay comes a story about how light can be found in even the darkest of times. When Elijah is diagnosed with a brain tumour, his best friends are determined that he sees the Northern Lights. However, as he becomes aware of how much they are willing to do for him, the harsh reality of the situation soon reveals itself.

I Believe in Pink 
Written, directed and produced by BAFTA nominated Victoria Thomas, I Believe in Pink follows a tattoo artist in Lagos who has found his niche by tattooing the lips of men, pink. Victoria’s film explores his story and why the men he tattoos believe having pink lips makes them more acceptable to society

Take the Chocolate
Dr Shahid Kamal’s Take the Chocolate is a sweet, compelling short featuring a two year old girl who is determined to make a friend in the waiting room of a Dr’s surgery. Examining the way children approach one another which is often lost in adulthood, the film is written and directed by Dr Kamal and jointly produced by Dr Kamal and Rajesh Rajilal.


Celebrating its fifth year, the TriForce Short Film Festival, was set up with a focus on recognizing and supporting emerging diverse talent and to help film-makers access opportunities to further their careers. The 16 shortlisted films are screened at BAFTA to an audience of peers and key industry representatives, with the winning film-makers earning career development prizes as well as a cash prize to contribute to their next project.

As in previous years the competition has showcased the diverse range of UK filmmaking talent with a high number of BAME and female producers, directors, cast and crew across all the shortlisted films.

The festival also partners each category screening of the 16 shortlisted films across the day with seminars led by leading industry professionals focused on current issues within the TV and film industry and career development. Subjects to be covered this year include Surviving as a Freelance Director, How to Fund a Feature and Is it Possible to Work Across Film and TV? Tickets for the festival are available via the website at www.tfsff.com

Jimmy Akingbola (Arrow, Rev) actor and co-founder of TriForce said; “It’s been incredibly hard to choose this year’s shortlist because once again, the quality of entrants was so strong. We’ve been working towards a more inclusive industry both on and off screen since we launched the Triforce Short Film Festival five years ago and are so proud to be at the forefront of the movement for greater diversity in film and TV.”

TFSFF boasts a wealth of high profile patrons which include; writer, director and sometime actor, Kathy Burke, The Walking Dead star David Morrissey, Broadchurch’s Marianne Jean Baptiste, actor David Oyelowo (Selma, Nightingale), actress Kacey Ainsworth, (EastEnders, Grantchester), producer Hilary Bevan Jones (The Escape Artist, Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot), Oscar winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play), actor, writer and director Noel Clarke (Star Trek Into Darkness, Kidulthood), Nicholas Pinnock (Top Boy, Fortitude), Zawe Ashton (Dreams of a Life, Fresh Meat) and award winning writer Roy Williams OBE.

TFSFF, which is a career development focused initiative, has also secured a number of high profile companies and organisations as partners for this year’s festival, including Broadcast, Channel 4, Creative Skillset, Sharp House, Shiver, MAMA Youth Project, BECTU, Shine Media, Hiive, Shorts TV, Directors UK, HitFilm, Institute of Videographers, Miffy Moments and Baxter of California, who will be providing seminar speakers, prizes, opportunities and guidance to entrants and attendees, as well as sponsoring seminars, awards and the industry expo room at BAFTA.

All shortlisted films for The TriForce Short Film Festival 2016 are as follows:

·         I Believe In Pink
·         Glow
·         The Good Son
·         Foot In Mouth
·         Lucky Chicken
·         Ferguson, Missouri
·         Living With Monkey
·         Huey & Louis
·         Take The Chocolate
·         Believe
·         Hall Of Mirrors
·         SAVE
·         The Night Shift
·         Lil’ Benny
·         The Dead Sea
·         Harriet and the Matches

Wednesday 9 November 2016

Competition: Win Elstree 1976 on DVD

Elstree 1976 is released on DVD November 14th And to celebrate we have a great competition for you and 3 copies on DVD to give away.

Synopsis:
In 1976, the original Star Wars movie was shot in suburban North London. Nobody involved had any idea how big the film would become, many couldn’t even remember the title. Yet, for the extras and actors in smaller roles, their faces hidden behind masks and beneath helmets, this seemingly insignificant job would go on to colour their lives even four decades later.

Documentary filmmaker Jon Spira has tracked down a cross-section of these actors and extras, including David Prowse (Darth Vader) and Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), to find out what it means to have been a part of the most beloved cinematic universe of all time.

Bonus extras include: Director's Commentary; Extended Interviews; 'Elstree 2016: Return to Elstree Studios' featurette

Win This:
Elstree 1976 [DVD]

To enter all you have to do is answer this easy question...


Competition Closed


Terms and conditions
1. Closing date 21-11-16
2. No alternative prize is available
3. When the competition ends as indicated on this page, any and all entries received after this point will not count and emails blacklisted due to not checking this page first.
4. Winners will be chosen randomly and will be informed via email.

Tuesday 8 November 2016

Assassin’s Creed | The Creed Mythology [HD] | 20th Century FOX


Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.

ASSASSIN’S CREED stars Academy Award® nominee Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Days of Future Past, 12 Years a Slave) and Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard (The Dark Knight Rises, La Vie en Rose). The film is directed by Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth); produced by New Regency, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, DMC Films and Kennedy/Marshall; co-financed by RatPac Entertainment and Alpha Pictures; and distributed by 20th Century Fox. ASSASSIN’S CREED opens in theaters worldwide on December 21st, 2016.

In Theaters - December 21, 2016

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Michael K. Williams

Directed by Justin Kurzel

The Best Films on the Border



From a line drawn in the sand to armed guards and barbed wire fences, the US-Mexican border runs for over 3,000 kilometres through harsh desert and urban metropolises. Drugs, human-trafficking and illegal immigration are far from rare here, and many great modern movies focus on the heated exchanges, secretive transport and violent shoot-ups of this region. Desierto is one of these movies, following a rogue US vigilante who begins to hunt a group of immigrants trying to cross the border, so to follow its release on DVD we are taking a look at the best films in this perilous region.

Sicario (2015)
2015 birthed this academy award-nominated crime-thriller, starring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin. Following an FBI agent who is enlisted by a government task force to take down a Mexican drug cartel, Sicario flits between Arizona and Mexico as the team engage in intense man-hunts, brutal gunfire and heart-breaking loss.

Cartel Land (2015)
Once again focussing on the Mexican Drug War, Cartel Land is a documentary film about the vigilante community groups known as ‘Autodefensas’  and the Arizona Border Recon who battle against Mexico’s prevalent drug trade. By showing the parallel stories of vigilantes on both sites of the border, Cartel Land lays out what happens when the government institutions have failed and citizens take the law into their own hands.

No Country for Old Men (2007)
Drawing inspiration from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, No Country for Old Men is set in the Texan desert where $2 million from a failed drug deal is picked up by the unassuming Llewelyn Moss. A hired hitman begins to hunt moss to acquire the lost money, beginning a fierce chase back and forth across the border that would make you scared of anyone you come across.

Sin Nombre (2009)
A Honduran girl and a Mexican boy caught up in gang life attempt to escape their misfortune by crossing into the US, but it is far from an easy journey. From perilous river crossings, to manslaughter and collusion, Sin Nombre is clearly deserving of its many awards and plays on nearly every emotion on this adventure across the border to a better life.

Desierto (2016)
At a time when Donald Trump’s many scandalous acts are common knowledge and treated as expected, Desierto (directed by the writer of Gravity) follows a lone American vigilante who massacres a group of immigrants attempting the cross the US-Mexican border. The small team of survivors frantically escape and attempt to survive not only the relentless pursuit of a crazed American but also the harsh and threatening Mexican desert that could easily consume them.


DESIERTO IS AVAILABLE ON DVD NOW!

Monday 7 November 2016

Doctor Strange - Review by Mark James


Synopsis:
Dr. Stephen Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) life changes after a car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he looks for healing, and hope, in a mysterious enclave. He quickly learns that the enclave is at the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying reality. Before long, Strange is forced to choose between his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

Check out the review below.

Rating:
8.5 / 10

Review by Mark James - www.3minutereviews.co.uk
@3MinuteReviewUK

Operation Chromite | Official Trailer | Cinemas 26th Dec


The film tells the story the a landing operation at the South Korean harbour city Incheon during North Korea’s 1950 invasion, which has a success chance of 5,000:1 but succeeding seems to be only way to turn the tide of war.

Operation Chromite is in cinemas and on demand from 26th December, courtesy of Signature entertainment.

Starring Liam Neeson, Jung-jae Lee and Beom-su Lee.


Saturday 5 November 2016

Main Trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie


The Lego Batman Movie (stylized as The LEGO Batman Movie) is an upcoming 2017 American-Danish 3D computer-animated action-comedy superhero film, produced by Warner Animation Group and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be directed by Chris McKay, produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and written by Seth Grahame-Smith. It is a spin-off of the 2014 film The Lego Movie, focusing on the DC Comics character Batman, set in the same universe as the previous film. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, and Ralph Fiennes. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 10, 2017 through Warner Bros. Pictures.

Batman goes on a personal journey to find himself and learn the importance of teamwork in hopes to save Gotham City from The Joker's hostile takeover.

Thursday 3 November 2016

T2: Trainspotting 2 Official Red Band Trailer 1 (2017) - Ewan McGregor Movie


First there was an opportunity......then there was a betrayal. Twenty years have gone by. Much has changed but just as much remains the same. Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) returns to the only place he can ever call home. They are waiting for him: Spud (Ewen Bremner), Sick Boy (Jonny Lee Miller), and Begbie (Robert Carlyle). Other old friends are waiting too: sorrow, loss, joy, vengeance, hatred, friendship, love, longing, fear, regret, diamorphine, self-destruction and mortal danger, they are all lined up to welcome him, ready to join the dance.