IMAX Exclusive Art – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Today, IMAX has revealed its exclusive artwork for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, debuting in IMAX cinemas from 19 December 2019. The final chapter in the Skywalker saga will conclude the epic struggle between light and dark, Rey and Kylo Ren, and the Resistance and the First Order.

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

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Get ready for full throttle thrills and intense action in The Courier this December!

Get ready for full throttle thrills and intense action in The Courier this December!
 
Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier whose delivery is interrupted when she discovers one of the packages she's transporting is a bomb. The gas bomb she's carrying is set to kill Nick Murch (Amit Shah, Final Score), the only witness able to testify in Washington DC against ruthless crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight).
 
As the British Police and FBI scramble to try and deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trained and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick to evade Mannings' heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered.
 
Also starring Dermot Mulroney (Homecoming), William Moseley (Narnia) and Alicia Agneson (Vikings). From the producer of Darkest Hour. Directed by Zackary Adler.

Signature Entertainment presents The Courier in Cinemas and on Digital HD 20 December 2019

The Whistleblower - Poster and Trailer - This new Chinese action thriller is in UK & ROI cinemas 6th December

Synopsis:
From the acclaimed producer of global hits Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Lust, Caution, The Whistleblower is the new, must-see action-thriller of the year.

When a devastating natural disaster and mysterious plane crash both point to a major cover-up between global energy conglomerates, two reluctant heroes are forced on the run, fleeing danger at every turn, to expose a horrific truth. Only by working together and staying alive can they uncover an international conspiracy, which may cost them everything they hold dear.

With high tension, thrilling action and stunning visual effects, The Whistleblower stars Tang Wei (Dragon, Lust, Caution) and Lei Jiayin (The Wandering Earth, Brotherhood of Blades II), and is the must-see action spectacle of the year.

Cine Asia presents The Whistleblower in UK & ROI cinemas from 6th December 2019

Cats - Brand New Bespoke Cats Trailer Unveiled By The Industry Trust

On 21st November 2019, The Industry Trust for IP Awareness and Universal Pictures International UK + Eire Limited will launch an exclusive bespoke Cats trailer featuring the star-studded cast of James Corden, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson and Taylor Swift. This is the first bespoke trailer The Industry Trust has launched for a musical movie, with stars highlighting what makes cinema worth paying for.

The bespoke trailer features a fresh look at the highly anticipated movie allowing the audience as Idris Elba explains to “step into a world that is completely designed to entertain you.” The epic dancing, spectacular scale of the film’s production and awe-inspiring visuals are something to be truly experienced in the cinema.

This December Oscar® - winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables, The Danish Girl) transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record - shattering stage musical into a breakthr ough cinematic event. Featuring Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic music and a world - class cast of dancers under the guidance of Tony - winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights), the film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state - of - the - art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip - hop to jazz, street dance to tap

Cats is released in UK cinemas on 20th December 2019


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Spies In Disguise - New Trailer

Featuring the new single, “Then There Were Two” by Mark Ronson and Anderson .Paak from “Mark Ronson Presents The Music Of Spies In Disguise,” Now Available.

Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and scientist Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is … not. But when events take an unexpected turn, this unlikely duo are forced to team up for the ultimate mission that will require an almost impossible disguise – transforming Lance into the brave, fierce, majestic… pigeon.

Walter and Lance suddenly have to work as a team, or the whole world is in peril.

“Spies in Disguise” flies into cinemas this Boxing Day.

Directed by: Troy Quane, Nick Bruno

Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Ben Mendelsohn, Karen Gillan, Rashida Jones, DJ Khaled, Masi Oka.

The Irishman - Movie Review

The Irishman (titled onscreen as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic crime film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman and gets involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family, including his time working for the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino).

Release date: 8 November 2019

Chris Stuckmann reviews The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Anna Paquin. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

Holiday Hell - Poster and Trailer - Starring Jeffrey Combs

It’s set to be a ho-ho-horrific November with Holiday Hell now available on DVD and Digital.

Starring horror icon Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator), Joel Murray (Hatchet), Jeff Bryan Davis (Killer Pad), Lisa Coronado (“Twin Peaks”), and Meagan Karimi-Naser (Dead West), the frighteningly-festive horror anthology from Uncork’d Entertainment features segments directed by Jeff Ferrell (Ghostlight), Jeremy Berg (The Invoking), Jeff Vigil and David Burns.

On Christmas Eve, a woman enters a curiosity shop looking for a last-minute gift. There, she meets a mysterious shopkeeper who tells her the horrific stories behind four objects in the shop. As he weaves tales of killer dolls, witches and psycho Santas, the woman senses she might be in danger. She has until midnight to choose her gift, but will she choose wisely?

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The Tokoloshe - Poster and Trailer - starring Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, and Dawid Minnaar

Jerome Pikwane’s bloodcurdling ode to the mythological creature The Tokoloshe set to spook audiences this December.

Uncork’d Entertainment will release The Tokoloshe, director Jerome Pikwane’s frightening fictional account of the mythological creature, on digital platforms and disc 12/3.

Busi, a young destitute woman with dangerously repressed emotions, lands a job as a cleaner at a rundown hospital in the heart of Johannesburg. Desperate for the money so she can bring her younger sister to Johannesburg, she must cope despite the predatory and corrupt hospital manager. When Busi discovers an abandoned young girl in the hospital, who believes she is tormented by a supernatural force, Busi must face her own demons from her past in order to save the child from the abusive monster that pursues them both relentlessly.

From writers Richard Kunzmann and Jerome Pikwane, and starring Petronella Tshuma, Kwande Nkosi, and Dawid Minnaar, The Tokoloshe.

Sky Cinema Release First Look Image of Raff Law, Rita Ora, Sir Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Franz Drameh and Sophie Simnett in TWIST

Starring Sir Michael Caine, Lena Headey, Rita Ora, Franz Drameh, Sophie Simnett and introducing Raff Law in the title role

London, 8 November 2019

The first look image has been revealed from Sky’s forthcoming original co-production TWIST, starring two-time Academy Award winner, Sir Michael Caine (The Dark Knight trilogy), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), actress and singer Rita Ora, David Walliams (Little Britain), Franz Drameh (Legends of Tomorrow), Sophie Simnett (Daybreak) and newcomer Raff Law in the title role. Twist will be available on Sky Cinema on the same day as its theatrical release.

Twist is a modern interpretation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist in which Oliver is reinvented as a streetwise artist living on the streets of modern-day London.  A chance encounter with a gang of grifters led by the charismatic Dodge (Ora) sees Twist (Law) caught up in a high stakes heist to steal a priceless painting for master thief, Fagin (Caine), and his psychopathic business partner, Sikes (Headey).  Drameh will play Batesey, Simnett will play Red and Walliams will play Losberne.

Twist is Directed by Martin Owen (Killers Anonymous, The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud) and produced by Unstoppable Film and TV, Posterity Pictures, Pure Grass Films and in co-production with Redbull Films . Twist is written by John Wrathall (The Liability) with additional writing by Sally Collett and Martin Owen (The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud). Producers are Matt Williams, Ben Grass, Jason Maza and Noel Clarke.  Financiers include MEP Capital, Blue Rider, Arclight and Lipsync Productions.  Worldwide sales are with Arclight Films. The film is currently in production in London.

British Action Movie THE COURIER (Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman) in Cinemas and on Digital HD 20 December

Get ready for full throttle thrills and intense action in The Courier this December!

Set against a gritty London backdrop, Olga Kurylenko plays a tough motorbike courier whose delivery is interrupted when she discovers one of the packages she's transporting is a bomb. The gas bomb she's carrying is set to kill Nick Murch (Amit Shah, Final Score), the only witness able to testify in Washington DC against ruthless crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Gary Oldman, The Dark Knight).

As the British Police and FBI scramble to try and deal with the mess, the mysteriously well-trained and equipped courier teams up with unlikely partner Nick to evade Mannings' heavily armed goons and make sure that justice is delivered.

Also starring Dermot Mulroney (Homecoming), William Moseley (Narnia) and Alicia Agneson (Vikings). From the producer of Darkest Hour. Directed by Zackary Adler.

Signature Entertainment presents The Courier in Cinemas and on Digital HD from 20 December 2019

Eminence Hill - Poster, Trailer and Brand New Clip Staring Lance Henriksen, Barry Corbin and Dominique Swain

The stars of Aliens, Lonesome Dove and Face/Off in a rollicking western actioner!

Lance Henriksen, Barry Corbin and Dominique Swain holster up for Eminence Hill, on digital and disc this Tuesday, November 5.

A notorious outlaw and his gang come upon a small homestead, killing both husband and wife and kidnapping their teenage daughter. With the law closing in on them, and after losing their way, the bandits find themselves in the town of Eminence Hill, a community run by a group of deeply pious and fanatical homesteaders.

Lance Henriksen (Aliens, The Quick & The Dead), Barry Corbin (“Lonesome Dove”, No Country for Old Men), Dominique Swain (Face/Off, Alpha Dog), Clint James (The Magnificent Seven), Anna Harr (Bethany), Owen Conway (The Covenant), Maria Olsen (I Spit On Your Grave : Deja Vu), Augie Duke (Blood Craft) and Brinke Stevens (The Summer of Massacre) star in a Robert Conway film.

Eminence Hill is on VOD and DVD November 5.
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Bloody Marie - Poster and Trailer

Directed by Lennert Hillege, Guido van Driel

Starring Susanne Wolff, Dragos Bucur, Alexia Lestiboudois, Jan Bijvoet, Therese Affolter

Official Synopsis : Marie, once successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course.

Now Showing in select theaters; Available on Demand November 11

Terminator: Dark Fate - Movie Review

In Mexico City, a newly modified liquid Terminator -- the Rev-9 model -- arrives from the future to kill a young factory worker named Dani Ramos. Also sent back in time is Grace, a hybrid cyborg human who must protect Ramos from the seemingly indestructible robotic assassin. But the two women soon find some much-needed help from a pair of unexpected allies -- seasoned warrior Sarah Connor and the T-800 Terminator.

Release date: 25 October 2019

Chris Stuckmann reviews Terminator: Dark Fate, starring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna, Diego Boneta. Directed by Tim Miller.

Such a Funny Life - New Poster and Trailer

Release date
In theaters November 6, 2019 (L.A) - ONE WEEK THEATRICAL

Directed By
Oliver Mann

Starring
Gonzalo Trigueros, Jesse Ray Sheps, Kobi Frumer

Running Time
95 minutes

Synopsis
"Such a Funny Life" is about the Guiterrez family who moves to New York from "nowhere". Our main character, David grew up in a challenging household with an abusive and plotting father Ralph, and mentally challenged mother Mariah. David is a complete pariah in school and in the street but he is destined to be a comic and entertainer. Through his childhood we follow him as he loses his sister Gabriella, to a tragic death, and then in his teens he falls in love with a complicated and troubled girl named Mariah. He befriends Tito, the responsible kid turned club owner and Rob, the neighborhood leader who turns into the biggest drug dealer in Brooklyn. We see the evolution of David as he juggles painful circumstances with dire decisions while still honing his ambition to be a successful comic, entertainer and actor. An inevitable story of secrets, loss, and betrayal to reach the top and later forces David to Los Angeles to start a new life where he achieves success in all aspects, albeit with a unknown price on his head and a trail of fire that threatens his family, friends and loved ones that goes deeper than any one of his comedy acts or movie roles.