Showing posts with label 5/10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5/10. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)


"This spring, it's time for a little madness."


Directed by James Bobin
Produced by Tim Burton, Joe Roth, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd
Written by Linda Woolverton
Based on Characters by by Lewis Carroll
Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by Andrew Weisblum
Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Roth Films, Team Todd, Tim Burton Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 10 May 2016 (London)
Running time: 113 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $170 million

"Alice Through the Looking Glass" is an adventure fantasy family film, directed by James Bobin, written by Linda Woolverton, and loosely based on "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll. It's the sequel to "Alice in Wonderland", which tells the story of grown up Alice who returns to her Wonderland in order to travel in time and save the Mad Hatter.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)


"Far up! Far out! Far more! James Bond 007 is back!"


Directed by Peter R. Hunt
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum
Based on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Ian Fleming
Starring: George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, Bernard Lee, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Michael Reed
Edited by John Glen
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 18 December 1969 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 140 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $64.6 million


"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Peter R. Hunt and written by Richard Maibaum, based on "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Ian Fleming. It's the sixth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who woos a mob boss's daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps that involves beautiful women from around the world.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Aloha (2015)


"Sometimes you have to say goodbye before you can say hello."


Directed by Cameron Crowe
Produced by Cameron Crowe, Scott Rudin
Written by Cameron Crowe
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin
Music by Jónsi & Alex
Cinematography: Eric Gautier
Edited by Joe Hutshing
Production companies: RatPac, Regency Enterprises, Scott Rudin Productions, Vinyl Films
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date: 29 May 2015 (United States)
Running time: 105 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $37 million
Box office: $26.3 million



"Aloha" is a romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe. It tells the story of a celebrated military contractor who returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and reconnects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watch-dog assigned to him.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Self/less (2015)


"God created man. Man created immortality."


Directed by Tarsem Singh
Produced by Ram Bergman, Peter Schlessel, James D. Stern
Written by David Pastor, Àlex Pastor
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Ben Kingsley
Music by Dudu Aram, Antônio Pinto
Cinematography: Brendan Galvin
Edited by Robert Duffy
Production companies: Endgame Entertainment, Ram Bergman Productions
Distributed by Focus Features, Gramercy Pictures
Release date: 10 July 2015 (United States)
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $26 million
Box office: $26,2 million


"Self/less" is a mystery science fiction thriller film directed by Tarsem Singh. It tells the story of Damian Hayes, a business tycoon and billionaire who dies from terminal cancer and decides to save himself with shedding: a medical procedure which let transfer consciousness from one body to an other one.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)


"The Machines Will Rise"


Directed by Jonathan Mostow
Produced by Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna, Joel B. Michaels, Hal Lieberman, Colin Wilson
Screenplay by John Brancato, Michael Ferris

Story by John Brancato, Michael Ferris, Tedi Sarafian
Based on Characters by James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken
Music by Marco Beltrami, Brad Fiedel
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Edited by Nicolas de Toth, Neil Travis
Production companies: IMF Internationale Medien und Film, C2 Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Release date: 2 July 2003 (United States)
Running time: 109 minutes
Budget: $187.3 million
Box office: $433.3 million


"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" is a science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow. It's the third film in the Terminator series. It tells the story of 19-year John Connor and his future wife who are pursued by a new more powerful Terminator.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)


"This is how you die"


Directed by Leigh Whannell
Produced by Jason Blum, David Diaz, James Wan
Screenplay by Leigh Whannell
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Lin Shaye
Music by Joseph Bishara
Cinematography: Brian Pearson
Edited by Timothy Alverson
Production companies: Automatik Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, Entertainment One
Distributed by Focus Features, Gramercy Pictures, Stage 6 Films
Release date: 28 May 2015 (Denmark)
Running time: 97 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $10 million
Box office: $133 million

"Insidious: Chapter 3" is a horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell in his directorial debut. It is a prequel to the first two films ("Insidious" and "Insidious: Chapter 2"). The story is about Elise Rainer who trying to help a teenage girl using her supernatural ability.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Laggies (2014)


"A comedy about acting your age and other adult decisions"


Directed by Lynn Shelton
Produced by Craig Chapman, Kevin Scott Frakes, Steve Golin, Kyle Dean Jackson, Alix Madigan, Myles Nestel, Raj Brinder Singh, Rosalie Swedlin
Written by Andrea Seigel
Starring: Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Kaitlyn Dever, Jeff Garlin, Ellie Kemper, Mark Webber, Daniel Zovatto

Music by Benjamin Gibbard
Cinematography: Benjamin Kasulke
Edited by Nat Sanders
Production company: Anonymous Content
Distributed by A24
Release date: 25 September 2014 (Kazakhstan)
Running time: 99 minutes
Country: United States
Box office: $1.8 million



"Laggies" ("Say When") is a romantic comedy film directed by Lynn Shelton and written by Andrea Seigel. The story is about Megan, a grown-up child, who is frightened with her boyfriend's proposal. So she decides to escape for a week with her new friend - 16-year-old Annika. Is it late for Megan to behave like an adult?

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

As Above, So Below (2014)


"The only way out is down."



Directed by John Erick Dowdle
Produced by Patrick Aiello, Alec Hedlund
Written by Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle
Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, Ali Marhyar
Music by Max Richter
Cinematography: Léo Hinstin
Edited by Elliot Greenberg
Production company: Legendary Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date: 19 August 2014 (Cambodia)
Running time: 93 minutes
Country: United States, France
Budget: $5 million
Box office: $40.2 million



"As Above, So Below" is a mystery thriller horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and written by Dowdle and his brother Drew. It tells the story of Scarlett Marlowe, a young alchemy scholar, continuing her dead father's work searching for the philosopher's stone, a legendary alchemical substance said to be capable of turning base metals such as lead into gold and granting eternal life, discovered by Nicolas Flamel. But this pursuit will take more from her than she expects.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Struck by Lightning (2012)


"A personal raincloud can be deadly..."


Directed by Brian Dannelly
Produced by David Permut, Mia Chang, Rob Aguire, Chris Colfer
Written by Chris Colfer
Starring: Chris Colfer, Allison Janney, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Hyland, Carter Jenkins, Brad William Henke, Rebel Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Polly Bergen, Dermot Mulroney
Music by Jake Monaco
Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Edited by Tia Nolan
Production company: Permut Presentations
Distributed by Tribeca Film
Release date: 11 January 2013 (United States)
Running time: 84 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $1,300,000
Box office: $28,378

"Struck by Lightning" is a comedy drama coming-of-age film directed by Brian Dannelly and written by Chris Colfer. The story is about Carson Phillips who desires to go to Northwestern University in order to one day become the youngest editor for The New Yorker. However, his dreams won't come true - but is it so bad?

Sunday, September 7, 2014

The Woman in Black (2012)


"She'll never let go."


Directed by James Watkins
Produced by Richard Jackson, Simon Oakes, Brian Oliver
Screenplay by Jane Goldman
Based on "The Woman in Black" by Susan Hill
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White
Music by Marco Beltrami
Cinematography: Tim Maurice-Jones
Edited by Jon Harris
Distributed by Momentum Pictures, CBS Films, Alliance Films
Release date: 3 February 2012 (United States)
Running time: 95 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Sweden

"The Woman in Black" is a drama horror thriller film directed by James Watkins and is based on Susan Hill's novel of the same name. A widowed lawyer, Arthur Kipps, goes to a village as he has to sell Eel Marsh House, which is situated on an island. So he visits this place to examine the papers left by dead owner - Alice Drablow. While Arthur is staying here, he's distracted by odd noises, and subsequently, the appearance of a spectral entity in funerary garb. Upon his return to the village, the locals blame the death of their children on Arthur because he saw the alleged "Woman in Black".

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Kick-Ass (2010)


"A new breed of superheroes will be revealed."


Directed by Matthew Vaughn
Produced by Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Kris Thykier, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, David Reid
Screenplay by Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
Based on "Kick-Ass" by Mark Millar, John Romita, Jr.
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage
Music by John Murphy, Henry Jackman, Marius de Vries, Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Edited by Pietro Scalia, Jon Harris, Eddie Hamilton
Distributed by Universal Pictures (United Kingdom), Lionsgate (United States)
Release date: 26 March 2010(United Kingdom)
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States

"Kick-Ass" is a superhero action comedy romance film based on the comic book of the same name, which is written by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., and directed by Matthew Vaughn. The story is about an ordinary guy, Dave, with an extraordinary desire: he wants to be a real-life superhero and help people. So he purchases a bodysuit and, after making some modifications, starts to make his dream come true. But Dave even doesn't imagine how it's difficult to be a hero and what will happen to him in the near future...

Monday, July 14, 2014

Transcendence (2014)


"What if a new intelligence was born?"


Directed by Wally Pfister
Produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosorve, Kate Cohen, Marisa Polvino, Annie Marter, David Valdes, Aaron Ryder
Written by Jack Paglen
Starring: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman
Music by Mychael Danna
Cinematography: Jess Hall
Edited by David Rosenbloom
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, Summit Entertainment
Release date: April 18, 2014 (United States and China)
Running time: 119 minutes
Country: United States, China

"Transcendence" is a drama mystery sci-fi film directed by Wally Pfister and written by Jack Paglen. The plot is about a scientist, Dr. Will Caster, who is working on artificial intelligence, or in his words "Transcendence". His beloved wife Evelyn always supports him in any efforts. But one day the extremist group "Revolutionary Independence From Technology" (R.I.F.T.) shoots Will with an irradiated bullet. Therefore Caster starts to die - doctors gives him no more than a month to live. In desperation, Evelyn decides to upload Will's consciousness into the quantum computer that the project has developed. Everything succeeded, so she connects the computer intelligence to the Internet as to grow in capability and knowledge. But is this artificial intelligence Will in fact?