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New “First Man” Poster And International Trailer Released

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Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures has launched the international trailer for the Ryan Gosling starrer “First Man” and it features some of the more thrilling aspects about the astronaut’s journey into space. “The most dangerous mission in human history,” it says on the trailer.

The film is getting plenty of acclaim lately after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, including Gosling for his role as Neil Armstrong, the astronaut referred on the film’s title as the first man to walk on the moon.

The film is based on the book “First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong” by James R. Hansen, and is written by Josh Singer, who won an academy award for Best Original Screenplay for Spotlight.

This is Gosling and director Damien Chazelle’s follow-up to “La La Land,” which earn a record-tying 14 Oscar nominations last year.

“First Man” is set to be released by Universal Pictures on October 12, 2018.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

On the heels of their six-time Academy Award®-winning smash, La La Land, Oscar®-winning director Damien Chazelle and star Ryan Gosling reteam for Universal Pictures’ First Man, the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon, focusing on Neil Armstrong and the decade leading to the historic Apollo 11 flight. A visceral and intimate account told from Armstrong’s perspective, based on the book by James R. Hansen, the film explores the triumphs and the cost—on Armstrong, his family, his colleagues and the nation itself—of one of the most dangerous missions in history.

Written by Academy Award® winner Josh Singer (Spotlight, The Post), the epic drama of leading under the pressure of grace and tragedy is produced by Wyck Godfrey & Marty Bowen (The Twilight Saga, The Fault in Our Stars) through their Temple Hill Entertainment banner, alongside Isaac Klausner (Love, Simon) and Chazelle. Steven Spielberg, Adam Merims and Singer executive produce, while DreamWorks Pictures co-finances the film.

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New Poster And Trailer For “Captive State” Revealed

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Focus Features

Focus Features has released a new poster for “Captive State” today, along with its intriguing first look trailer.

The upcoming science fiction crime thriller film is directed by Rupert Wyatt, who gave us 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” the highly successful reboot of the “Planet of the Apes” original series.

Not a lot is spoiled in the teaser trailer. It didn’t reveal any aliens or much of the film’s sci-fi elements, though it did feature a look at the film’s dystopian future and featured a silhouette of what looks like a huge extra-terrestrial spacecraft.

The alien invasion film was penned by Erica Beeney and Rupert Wyatt.

Here’s the film’s official logline:
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, CAPTIVE STATE explores the lives on both sides of the conflicts – the collaborators and the dissidents.

“Captive State” stars John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders, and Jonathan Majors and is scheduled to arrive in theaters on March 29, 2019.

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“A Star Is Born” Set To Open Tokyo Film Festival

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Bradley Cooper’s critically acclaimed directorial debut continues its successful world tour as the film is set to open the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival, Variety is reporting.

The Warner Bros. film recently had its world premiere at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on August 31 and screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. In both locations, the film received high praise especially for its stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.

The Tokyo Film Festival will run from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3 at venues around Tokyo, Japan, with
Japanese animated sci-fi kaiju film “Godzilla: The Planet Eater” closing the festival on November 3.

Interscope recently released the soundtrack details of the film, which includes new music from the film’s stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

The 34-track album also features songs by Lukas Nelson (of Promise of the Real), Jason Isbell, Mark Ronson, and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow. Two of the songs in the soundtrack, “Shallow” and “Maybe It’s Time”, have been featured in the film’s trailer.

Part of the film was shot last year during Coachella. Original songs were also composed for the film, some of which was teased in the trailer, including a snippet of “The Shallow” which was co-penned by Mark Ronson, Gaga’s collaborator in her Joanne album.

This marks the third remake of the original 1937 film: the first was in 1954 which starred Judy Garland and James Mason, then again in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

Warner Bros. is set to release “A Star Is Born” on Oct. 5.

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Summer 2018 Delivers $4.38 Billion in Domestic Grosses, Keeping Year on Record Pace

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by Brad Brevet

Summer 2018 has come to an end, along with the month of August. To Hollywood’s delight, August finished up +29% compared to 2017’s disastrous performance and the summer movie season was up nearly +15% compared to last year’s similarly dismal showing. Disney led the way over the summer months serving as the only studio to top $1 billion in calendar grosses for the time frame, led by the June release of Incredibles 2, which brought in over $600 million to become the highest grossing animated domestic release ever.

Summer was also bolstered by such releases as Universal’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Fox’s Deadpool 2, the late-spring carryover Avengers: Infinity War and late-summer releases including Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Warner Bros.’s August surge in the form of The Meg and Crazy Rich Asians. In fact, The Meg and Crazy Rich Asians helped push WB over the $1 billion mark domestically for the year, taking the studio crown for the month of August.

More at Box Office Mojo >>

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Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” Wins Best Film At Venice Film Festival

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Netflix

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron’s Netflix drama “Roma” was the big winner on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, winning the Golden Lion for best film, the highest prize given to a film at the prestigious festival.

This is Netflix’s first win at a major film festival, establishing the streaming giant as a strong force in arthouse film distribution.

The award was given to Guillermo del Toro, who last year won the Golden Lion for The Shape of Water, which went on to sweep the oscars including best picture and best director for del Toro.

Similarly, Roma’s win gives a strong start for the film’s oscar campaign. The film has been getting plenty of acclaim, with Hollywood Reporter describing it “an immersive bath in some of the most luxuriantly beautiful black-and-white images you’ve ever seen.”

The much buzzed-about family drama was written, co-edited, co-photographed, co-produced Alfonso Cuarón and stars Yalitza Aparicio, Marco Graf, Marina de Tavira, Enoc Leaño, Daniela Demesa and Daniel Valtierra.

Said to be Cuaron’s most personal film yet, “Roma” is filmed in black-and-white which perfectly complement’s the film’s ’70s setting. It is his first film since the sci-fi epic “Gravity.”

Roma’s festival play at Venice Film Fest is also its world premiere. This will be followed by screenings at Toronto International Film Festival before it debuts on Netflix on December 14, though no theatrical release date has been confirmed.

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Trailer For Zombie Musical “Anna and the Apocalypse”

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Orion Pictures

Its Shawn Of the Dead meets La La Land in the latest trailer for Christmas-set zombie musical “Anna and the Apocalypse.”

“When a zombie apocalypse descends upon their small town during Christmas, it’s up to Anna (Ella Hunt) and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to safety,” says the film’s outline.

Directed by Scottish film director John McPhail from the screenplay by Alan McDonald & Ryan McHenry, the film stars lla Hunt, Malcom Cumming, Ben Wiggins, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Marli Siu, Mark Benton & Paul Kaye.

Based on the 2010 BAFTA-winning short Zombie Musical, “Anna and the Apocalypse” is set to open in select theaters on November 30th, then later expands nationwide on December 7th.

Here’s the film’s synopsis:
A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven – at Christmas – forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash and sing their way to survival, facing the undead in a desperate race to reach their loved ones. But they soon discover that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

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New “Nutcracker” Movie’s Final Trailer Released

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Giving new life to the E. T. A. Hoffmann’s classic holiday story, Walt Disney Pictures has just released the final trailer for “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” and it looks magical.

“The legend you know has a dark side,” it says on the trailer, where the film’s young lead Clara is lead to a trip into the four realms: The Land of Snowflakes, The Land of Flowers, The Land of Sweets, and the mysterious last realm ruled over by Mother Ginger.

This latest big screen Disney adaptation is full of stars in the cast, which includes Mackenzie Foy (as the lead in the movie as Clara) Keira Knightley the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Helen Mirren as the villainous Mother Ginger. Also in the film are Matthew Macfadyen, Eugenio Derbez, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, and Morgan Freeman.

There is also enormous talent behind the camera of the film, with Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park III, Captain America: The First Avenger) and academy award nominated director Lasse Hallström (The Cider House Rules, What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Chocolat) co-directing.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is set to release “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” on November 2, 2018.

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“Cats” Movie Sets Release Date

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Taylor Swift, photo: aiphotoimaging

Can’t wait for Jellicles to arrive in theaters? Well, now the film’s release has been dated. The movie version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Cats” will now be released on Dec. 20, 2019.

The date is going to be a very busy week for moviegoers as it is also currently occupied by Star Wars: Episode IX. That release date was also originally occupied by another movie musical product “Wicked”, which is now awaiting its new release date to be announced.

Fans may already know that a lot of big names are attached to the film including Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, and James Corden, though what roles they will be playing has not been confirmed.

Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables, The Danish Girl) is helming for Universal’s Working Title Films, while screenwriter Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) is penning the script. “Cats” is set to feature choreography from Olivier Award winner Wayne McGregor.

Cats is one of the longest-running shows in the history of Broadway and is one of the most well-known musicals around the world. It first opened in 1981 in London’s West End and then the following year on Broadway’s Winter Garden Theater. The musical has won best musical awards at both Laurence Olivier and the Tony’s.

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“A Star Is Born” Soundtrack Details Revealed

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Interscope

Interscope has released soundtrack details of “A Star Is Born,” which includes new music from the film’s stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. The film is Cooper’s directorial debut.

The 34-track album also features songs by Lukas Nelson (of Promise of the Real), Jason Isbell, Mark Ronson, and Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow. Two of the songs in the soundtrack, “Shallow” and “Maybe It’s Time”, have been featured in the film’s trailer.

Part of the film was shot last year during Coachella. Original songs were also composed for the film, some of which was teased in the trailer, including a snippet of “The Shallow” which was co-penned by Mark Ronson, Gaga’s collaborator in her Joanne album. This marks the third remake of the original 1937 film: the first was in 1954 which starred Judy Garland and James Mason, then again in 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

“A Star is Born” is set to hit theaters October 5. The soundtrack will also be released on the same day but is now available for pre-order. See the full track-listing below.

1. “Intro”
2. “Black Eyes” – Performed by Bradley Cooper.
3. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
4. “Fabulous French”
5. “La Vie En Rose” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
6. “I’ll Wait For You”
7. “Maybe It’s Time” – Performed by Bradley Cooper.
8. “Parking Lot”
9. Out of Time – Performed by Bradley Cooper.
10. “Alibi” – Performed by Bradley Cooper.
11. “Trust Me”
12. “Shallow” – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
13. “First Stop, Arizona”
14. “Music To My Eyes” – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
15. “Diggin’ My Grave” – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
16. “I Love You”
17. “Always Remember Us This Way” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
18. “Unbelievable”
19. “How Do You Hear It?”
20. “Look What I Found” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
21. “Memphis”
22. “Heal Me” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
23. “I Don’t Know What Love Is” – Performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
24. “Vows”
25. “Is That Alright?” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
27. “Why Did You Do That?” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
28. “Hair Body Face” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
29. “Scene 98”
30. “Before I Cry” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
31. “Too Far Gone” – Performed by Bradley Cooper.
32. “Twelve Notes”
33. “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)” – Performed by Lady Gaga.
34. “I’ll Never Love Again (Extended Version)” – Performed by Lady Gaga.

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From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Leave No Trace

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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Leave No Trace

A man and his teenage daughter have been living in the wilderness for years in the unforgettable film LEAVE NO TRACE, arriving on Digital and the all-new digital movie app Movies Anywhere on September 25, 2018, and on Blu-rayTM, DVD, and On Demand October 2, 2018 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the novel My Abandonment by Peter Rock and from the producers of The Danish Girl Anne Harrison and Linda Reisman, the film is an incredibly powerful story encouraging viewers to explore the idea of family and the notion of ‘home’.

Critics are calling LEAVE NO TRACE “a deeply affecting story” (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times) that “leaves its traces everywhere: in your mind, in your heart, in your soul” (Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times).

Directed by Academy Award® nominee Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone) from a script adapted by Granik and Academy-Award® nominated writer Anne Rosellini (Winter’s Bone), LEAVE NO TRACE takes audiences into the lives of war veteran Will (Ben Foster; Hell or High Water) and his teenage daughter Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie; The Hobbit) who have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland.

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