“Robin’s Nest” (1977-1981) Television Comedy Forty-eight Episodes Created by: Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer Featuring: Richard O'Sullivan, Tony Britton, Tessa Wyatt and David Kelly Robin: "Can you fill up the salt please Albert." Albert: "It'll take me a while to get the salt through the hole." Released in the next two weeks is a comedy series that lasted six series in the form …
“Cosmos: Possible Worlds ” (2020) Television/Documentary Thirteen Episodes Written & Directed by: Ann Druyan and Brannon Braga Featuring: Neil deGrasse Tyson Ann Druyan: “A world that tiny cannot possibly be the center of a cosmos of all that is, let alone the sole focus of its creator. The pale blue dot is a silent rebuke to the fundamentalist, the …
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CBS All Access has released the full trailer for their nine-episode series adaptation of Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel “The Stand” which launches December 17th. https://videopress.com/v/c33Tc3so?preloadContent=metadata Josh Boone and Ben Cavell are the producers behind the series in which a computer error in a Defense Department laboratory leading to a pandemic and a bleak …
“Mank” (2020) Netflix has released the first trailer for “Mank” which arrives on the streamer on December 4th following a theatrical run in November. https://videopress.com/v/8UGS6pIF?preloadContent=metadata The story sees 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he races to finish the screenplay of …
“Trolls World Tour” (2020) Animation Running time: 90 minutes Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Elizabeth Tippet, Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky Directed by: Walt Dohrn Featuring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, Ozzy Osbourne, James Corden, Ron Funches, Kelly Clarkson, Anderson Paak, Sam Rockwell, George Clinton, Mary J. Blige, Anthony Ramos, Gustavo Dudamel, Kunal Nayyar, Icona Pop, Ester Dean, Flula Borg, J Balvin, Jamie Dornan, Red Velvet, Karan Soni, Charlyne Yi and Kenan Thompson Cloud Guy: “Anyhoo, what Poppy and …
“The Hunt” (2020) Thriller/Action Running time: 90 minutes Written and by: Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof Directd by: Craig Zobel Featuring: Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Amy Madigan, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee and Hilary Swank Staten Island: “Alright, listen to me. They grabbed us from all over, and they brought us here to kill us, and they’re still trying to kill us. And …
International Trailer: “Greyhound” (2020) Sony Pictures has unveiled the international trailer for the Tom Hanks-led “Greyhound”. https://videopress.com/v/RyQeEHSh?preloadContent=metadata This adaptation of “Horatio Hornblower” author C. S. Forester’s WW2 naval thriller novel “The Good Shepherd” and the project is helmed by Aaron Schneider who returns a decade after his last film “Get Low”. Hanks plays Ernest Krause, …
Trailer: “Black Widow” (2020) Marvel Studios has premiered the final trailer for “Black Widow” which is primarily set in the year gap between ‘Civil War’ and ‘Infinity War’ as Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff is on the run whilst dealing with some old business from her pre-SHIELD days she was a KGB-trained spy and assassin. https://videopress.com/v/HR0FKkRP?preloadContent=metadata …
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“Altered Carbon - Season Two” (2020)) TV Series/Sci-Fi Eight Episodes Created by: Laeta Kalogridis based on 'Altered Carbon' by Richard K. Morgan Featuring: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Dina Shihabi and Torben Liebrecht Takeshi Kovacs: "This is a ghost story. Told in the age of eternal life. Technology has conquered death, but with …
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“Stuber” (2019) Comedy Running time:93 minutes Written by: Tripper Clancy Directed by: Michael Dowse Featuring: Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais, Natalie Morales, Betty Gilpin, Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino and Karen Gillan Stu: [jokingly] “Hey, lemme guess, you want me to drive you to all the Sarah Connors in the city?” Released recently on Blu-ray/DVD is a comedy (of sorts) featuring rising star Kumail Nanjiani …
Trailer: “Candyman” (2020) The first trailer for the Nia DaCosta-directed and Jordan Peele-produced “Candyman” has arrived. https://videopress.com/v/Z3pK0HFx?preloadContent=metadata The newest entry in the horror franchise is dubbed a ‘spiritual sequel’ to the original rather than a reboot and returns to Cabrini Green – the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman …
International Trailer: “The Hunt” (2020) Universal Pictures has premiered an international trailer for their controversial action-thriller “The Hunt,” one with a bunch of new footage and a tonal change that downplays the dark comedy aspect. https://videopress.com/v/naHHmQpj?preloadContent=metadata In the film, twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they …
“Brigsby Bear” (2017) Comedy/Drama Running Time: 97 minutes Written by: Kyle Mooney & Kevin Costello Directed by: Dave McCary Featuring: Kyle Mooney, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins, Jorge Lendeborg Jr. and Ryan Simpkins It can sometimes be refreshing to watch a comedy that has a real heart but does not compromise on its set up, it characters or its eventual …
"The Angry Birds Movie 2" (2019) Animation Directed by: Thurop Van Orman Written by: Peter Ackerman, Eyal Podell and Jonathon E. Stewart Featuring the voices of: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Tony Hale, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Jones, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown, Eugenio Derbez, JoJo Siwa and Brooklynn Prince Leonard: "We're going to need a bigger slingshot." Released recently on Blu-ray/DVD …
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“Anna” (2019) Thriller/Action Running time:118 minutes Written and Directed by: Luc Besson Featuring: Sasha Luss , Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren, and Alexander Petrov Anna: “I work for the KGB, baby.” Recently released on Blu-ray/DVD is the latest action movie from French writer/director Luc Besson in the form of "Anna" (2019), it has to be said something of a let down …
“Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)” (2020) Action Running time:109 minutes Written by: Christina Hodson Directed by: Cathy Yan Featuring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong and Ewan McGregor Harley Quinn: “Oh hey, you're that singer no one listens to.” Dinah Lance: “Oh hey, you're the asshole no one likes.” Released recently …
“Charlies Angels” (2019) Action Running time: 119 minutes Written and Directed by: Elizabeth Banks Featuring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska , Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Nat Faxon and Patrick Stewart Jane Kano: “I need you to exhibit some attention-seeking behavior.” Sabina Wilson: “I have so many ideas.” Released this week is the reboot/sequel, frankly I don’t know what, adaptation of the 1970s television series …
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“Ford v Ferrari” (2019) Drama Running time: 152 minutes Written by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller Directed by: James Mangold Featuring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone and Ray McKinnon Carroll Shelby: “We're lighter, we're faster, and if that don't work, we're nastier.” Released this week is what I consider to be one of the films of …
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New Trailer: “Westworld - Season Three” (2020) HBO has released the full trailer for the third season of its science-fiction drama “Westworld” which returns to the network March 15th. https://videopress.com/v/A0L2CRlG?preloadContent=metadata The new season sees Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood), who broke free from the park confines, trading her world for a new one – ours. Set …
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“Amazing Grace” (2018) Documentary Running time: 87 minutes Directed by: Sydney Pollack Featuring: Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland, C. L. Franklin and the Southern California Community Choir “Oh oh Mary Oh, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mournOh, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mournDidn't Pharaoh's army get drowned?Oh, Mary, don't you weep Well, Satan got mad and he knows …
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