Showing posts with label 8/10. Show all posts
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Monday, May 8, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)


"You only get one chance to save the galaxy twice."


Directed by James Gunn
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by James Gunn
Based on "Guardians of the Galaxy" by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
Starring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell
Music by Tyler Bates
Cinematography: Henry Braham
Edited by Fred Raskin, Craig Wood
Production company: Marvel Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: May 5, 2017 (United States)
Running time: 136 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is an action science fiction adventure film directed and written by James Gunn. It's the sequel to "Guardians of the Galaxy" and the fifteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It tells the story of the Guardians who travel throughout the cosmos as they help Peter Quill learn more about his father.

Monday, December 12, 2016

Blade Runner (1982)


"Man Has Made His Match... Now It's His Problem"


Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by Michael Deeley
Screenplay by Hampton Fancher, David Peoples
Based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Music by Vangelis
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
Edited by Terry Rawlings, Marsha Nakashima
Production companies: The Ladd Company, Shaw Brothers, Blade Runner Partnership
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date: 25 June 1982
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $28 million
Box office: $33.8 million


"Blade Runner" is a science fiction thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. The story is about a former Blade Runner who has to return to work and try to terminate four escaped replicants.

Monday, February 29, 2016

Spotlight (2015)


"Break the story. Break the silence."


Directed by Tom McCarthy
Produced by Blye Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Michael Sugar
Written by Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography: Masanobu Takayanagi
Edited by Tom McArdle
Production companies: Anonymous Content, First Look Media, Participant Media, Rocklin/Faust
Distributed by Open Road Films
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 129 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $27.3 million


"Spotlight" is a biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The story is about how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

The Hateful Eight (2015)


"No one to trust. Everyone to hate."


Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Produced by Richard N. Gladstein, Shannon McIntosh, Stacey Sher
Written by Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern
Music by Ennio Morricone
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by Fred Raskin
Production company: Double Feature Films, FilmColony
Distributed by The Weinstein Company
Release date: 25 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 187 minutes (Roadshow version)
Country: United States
Budget: $44 million
Box office: $131.4 million


"The Hateful Eight" is a mystery crime drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The story is about eight strangers who seek refuge from a blizzard in a stagecoach stopover some time after the American Civil War.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)


"The future belongs to the mad"


Directed by George Miller
Produced by Doug Mitchell, George Miller, P. J. Voeten
Written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, Nico Lathouris
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton
Music by Junkie XL
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by Margaret Sixel
Production company: Kennedy Miller Mitchell, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 14 May 2015 (Australia and United Kingdom)
Running time: 120 minutes
Country: Australia, United States
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $376.7 million

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is an action adventure science fiction film directed and produced by George Miller, and written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. It's the fourth instalment in the "Mad Max" franchise which follows Max Rockatansky, who joins forces with Imperator Furiosa to flee from cult leader Immortan Joe and his army in an armoured tanker truck, which leads to a lengthy road battle.

Trumbo (2015)


"When they tried to silence him, he made the world listen."



Directed by Jay Roach
Produced by Michael London, Janice Williams, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson, Nimitt Mankad, John McNamara, Kevin Kelly Brown
Written by John McNamara
Based on "Dalton Trumbo" by Bruce Cook
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography: Jim Denault
Edited by Alan Baumgarten
Production company: ShivHans Pictures, Everyman Pictures, Groundswell Productions
Distributed by Bleecker Street
Release date: 6 November 2015 (United States)

Running time: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $8.1 million


"Trumbo" is a biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by John McNamara. The film follows the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

Carol (2015)


"Some people change your life forever"


Directed by Todd Haynes
Produced by Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon
Screenplay by Phyllis Nagy
Based on "The Price of Salt" by Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Edited by Affonso Gonçalves
Production companies: Number 9 Films, Film4 Productions, Killer Films
Distributed by The Weinstein Company, StudioCanal
Release date: 20 November 2015 (United States)
Running time: 118 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $11.8 million
Box office: $11.4 million



"Carol" is a romantic drama film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Phyllis Nagy, based on the novel "The Price of Salt"by Patricia Highsmith. The film tells the story of a young aspiring photographer and her relationship with an older woman going through a difficult divorce.

Friday, February 12, 2016

Deadpool (2016)


"Justice has a new face"


Directed by
Tim Miller
Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds
Screenplay by Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
Based on "Deadpool" by Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T. J. Miller, Gina Carano, Brianna Hildebrand, Stefan Kapičić
Music by Junkie XL
Cinematography: Ken Seng
Edited by Julian Clarke
Production companies: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, The Donners' Company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 10 February 2016 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $58 million

Box office: $731.9 million


"Deadpool" is a superhero action adventure film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. It's the eighth installment in the X-Men film series. The story is about Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative, who falls in love with Vanessa but has to leave her because of his illness. Then he decides to become a volunteer for a rogue experiment in order to make a complete recovery during which Wade loses his appearance and gets an ability to regenerate.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Room (2015)


"Love knows no boundaries"


Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Produced by Ed Guiney, David Gross
Screenplay by Emma Donoghue
Based on "Room" by Emma Donoghue
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy
Music by Stephen Rennicks
Cinematography: Danny Cohen
Edited by Nathan Nugent
Production companies: Element Pictures,No Trace Camping, Film4
Distributed by A24 Films
Release date: 16 October 2015 (United States)
Running time: 117 minutes
Country: Canada, Ireland
Budget: $6 million
Box office: $16 million


"Room" is a drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Emma Donoghue, based on her novel of the same name. It tells the story Jack and his mother who escape from the enclosed surroundings, and Jack starts to discover the real world.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

The Revenant (2015)


"Blood lost. Life found."


Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Produced by Arnon Milchan, Steve Golin, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, David Kanter, Mary Parent, James W. Skotchdopole, Keith Redmon
Screenplay by Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Based on "The Revenant" by Michael Punke
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto, Bryce Dessner
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Edited by Stephen Mirrione
Production companies: Anonymous Content, Appian Way, M Productions, New Regency Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Regency Enterprises
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 156 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $135 million
Box office: $381.6 million



"The Revenant" is an adventure thriller drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu and written by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu, based in part on Michael Punke's "The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge". The story is about a frontiersman named Hugh Glass on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s who tries to survive after his mate's betrayal.

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Star Wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)


"Every generation has a story."


Directed by J. J. Abrams
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J. J. Abrams, Bryan Burk
Written by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, Michael Arndt
Based on "Characters" by George Lucas
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Max von Sydow
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Dan Mindel
Edited by Mary Jo Markey, Maryann Brandon
Production companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Bad Robot Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
Release date: 18 December 2015 (United States)
Running time: 135 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $200 million
Box office: $1,998,031,469


"Star Wars. Episode VII: The Force Awakens" is an action adventure fantasy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. It's the seventh installment in the main "Star Wars" film series which tells the story of the First Order that attempts to rule the galaxy and only a rag-tag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.

Star Wars. Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi (1983)


"The Empire Falls...."


Directed by Richard Marquand
Produced by Howard Kazanjian
Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas
Story by George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Edited by Sean Barton, Duwayne Dunham, Marcia Lucas
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 May 1983 (United States)
Running time: 131 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $32.5–42.7 million
Box office: $572.1 million


"Star Wars. Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi" is an action adventure fantasy film directed by Richard Marquand and written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. It's the third installment of the "Star Wars" original trilogy which tells the story of Luke Skywalker who struggles to make Vader return from the dark side of the Force while the rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star after rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Star Wars. Episode IV: A New Hope (1978)


"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."


Directed by George Lucas
Produced by Gary Kurtz
Written by George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Edited by Paul Hirsch, Marcia Lucas, Richard Chew
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date: 25 May 1977 (United States)
Running time: 121 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $11 million
Box office: $775.4 million


"Star Wars. Episode IV: A New Hope" is an action adventure fantasy film written and directed by George Lucas. It's the first installment of the "Star Wars" original trilogy which tells the story of Luke Skywalker who joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Bridge of Spies (2015)


"In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand for."


Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, Kristie Macosko Krieger
Written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Edited by Michael Kahn
Production companies: Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Fox 2000 Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media, Afterworks Limited, Studio Babelsberg, Amblin Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Release date: 16 October 2015 (United States)
Running time: 141 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $160.9 million


"Bridge of Spies" is a historical biographical drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Matt Charman and Ethan Coen and Joel Coen. The story is about an American lawyer who is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot during the Cold War.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Youth (2015)



Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori
Written by Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda
Music by David Lang
Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, StudioCanal
Release date: 4 December 2015 (United States)
Country: Italy

Budget: $13 million
Box office: $19.3 million


"Youth" is a comedy–drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. The story is about a retired orchestra conductor who is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)


"Remember who the enemy is."



Directed by Francis Lawrence
Produced by Nina Jacobson, Jon Killik
Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, Michael deBruyn
Based on "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Jo Willems
Edited by Alan Edward Bell
Production company: Color Force
Distributed by Lionsgate, StudioCanal, Universal Studios
Release date: 22 November 2013 (United States)
Running time: 146 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $130–140 million
Box office: $865 million


"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" is an action science fiction thriller film directed by Francis Lawrence and written by Simon Beaufoy, Michael deBruyn, based on "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins. It's the second installment of the "The Hunger Games" film series which follows Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark who return to the competitions which are Capitol's punishment for their disobedience.

Monday, November 16, 2015

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)


"Nobody does it better."


Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Produced by Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Christopher Wood, Richard Maibaum
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Cinematography: Claude Renoir
Edited by John Glen
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 20 July 1977 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 125 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $14 million
Box office: $185.4 million


"The Spy Who Loved Me" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Richard Maibaum and Christopher Wood, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the tenth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Goldfinger (1964)


"Miss Honey and Miss Galore Have James Bond Back For More!"


Directed by Guy Hamilton
Produced by Harry Saltzman, Albert R. Broccoli
Screenplay by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn
Based on "Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe
Music by John Barry
Cinematography: Ted Moore, BSC
Edited by Peter R. Hunt
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date: 18 September 1964 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 110 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $124.9 million


"Goldfinger" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Guy Hamilton and written by Richard Maibaum, Paul Dehn, based on "Goldfinger" by Ian Fleming. It's the third installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve while investigating a gold magnate's smuggling.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Spectre (2015)



Directed by Sam Mendes
Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Screenplay by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Jez Butterworth
Story by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema
Edited by Lee Smith
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Release date: 26 October 2015 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 148 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, Mexico, Italy, Austria
Budget: $245—300 million
Box office: $877.6 million

"Spectre" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis, based on "James Bond" by Ian Fleming. It's the twenty-fourth installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond While who peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE, while M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Casino Royale (2006)


"The Pawn. The Con. The Bond."


Directed by Martin Campbell
Produced by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli
Screenplay by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis
Based on "Casino Royale" by Ian Fleming
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench
Music by David Arnold
Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Edited by Stuart Baird
Production company: Eon Productions
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures
Release date: 14 November 2006 (Kuwait)
Running time: 144 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Germany
Budget: $150 million
Box office: $599 million



"Casino Royale" is an action adventure thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis, adapted from Ian Fleming's novel of the same name. It's the twenty-first installment of the "James Bond" film series which follows Secret Agent James Bond who sets out on his first mission as 007 and must defeat a weapons dealer in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, but things are not what they seem.