First Look At Bullock And Team In “Ocean’s 8”

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Warner Bros. Pictures


“Every con has it’s pros.” That’s the clever tagline of the upcoming star-studded, all-female heist film “Ocean’s 8.”

Warner Bros. has released the first full-length trailer for the film (below), which provides a first look at what Bullock and crew has in store, as well as one intriguing blink-and-you-miss hint as to what happened to original team leader, Danny Ocean.

The trailer features Sandra Bullock as Danny Ocean’s estranged sister Debbie Ocean, promising a simple life and normalcy at a parole hearing, then later gather a group of ladies to pull off the heist of the century during the star-studded yearly Met Gala at New York City. The target: Hathaway’s $150 million necklace. In addition to the all-female crew, the trailer also features James Corden as Debbie’s confidant.

A sequel of Steven Soderbergh’s trilogy and spin-off of the “Ocean’s” movie franchise, “Ocean’s 8” features an all-star ensemble of female casts including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Sarah Paulson, and Helena Bonham Carter.

Directed by Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Pleasantville), Ocean’s 8 is set for release on June 8, 2018. Ocean’s Trilogy star and director (Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney) now serves as Ocean’s 8’s producers.

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First Look At “The Little Stranger” From Director Lenny Abrahamson

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Focus Features


Focus Features has just revealed a first look image of “The Little Stranger,” from Irish film and television director Lenny Abrahamson.

Based on the 2009 gothic novel of same name by Sarah Waters, The Little Stranger was written by Lucinda Coxon (The Danish Girl) and stars Domhnall Gleeson (Brooklyn) as Dr Faraday, Will Poulter (The Revenant) as Roderick Ayres, Ruth Wilson (The Affair) as Caroline Ayres, and Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) as Mrs Ayres.

Abrahamson recently helmed the Oscar-winning film “Room” (2015) received academy award nominations for best picture and director, as well as earned star Brie Larson a best actress honor.

Focus Features will release The Little Stranger on August 31, 2018.

Here is the film’s official synopsis”

THE LITTLE STRANGER tells the story of Dr Faraday, the son of a housemaid, who has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1948, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries. But it is now in decline and its inhabitants – mother, son and daughter – are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how disturbingly, the family’s story is about to become entwined with his own.

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EIGHTH ANNUAL ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL TO HONOR J.J ABRAMS WITH “ATHENA LEADING MAN” AWARD

Festival takes place February 22 – 25, 2018

The Athena Film Festival (AFF) announced today that director, producer and screenwriter J.J. Abrams (STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, STAR TREK, Alias, Felicity) will receive the 2018 Athena Leading Man Award at the eighth annual festival. The festival will celebrate Abrams’ extraordinary career and continued support and advocacy of women in the entertainment industry. The Athena Film Festival, co-founded by the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College and Women and Hollywood, will take place February 22-25, 2018, at Barnard College in New York City.

Abrams has championed women throughout his career, advocating for female protagonists on screen, as well as strong female voices behind the camera. He introduced audiences to international spy Sydney Bristow in Alias and cast Daisy Ridley to star as Rey in STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. Abrams is currently writing and will direct the highly anticipated STAR WARS: EPISODE IX, which will star Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega, and will open in theaters December 20, 2019.

Past recipients of the Athena Leading Man Award include director, producer and screenwriter Paul Feig (2016) and actor and producer David Oyelowo (2017).

“I am deeply humbled to be recognized by the Athena Film Festival. Any good I’ve done has been achieved because I have worked alongside women, and I share my gratitude with all of them for being honored with this award,” said J.J. Abrams.
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Oscar Best Visual Effects Contenders Shortlisted

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has narrowed down the list of films still in consideration for Best Visual Effects, giving us a better look at films that may eventually receive nominations.

The list features a good mix of some of the year’s most visually stunning films, franchise blockbusters (Kong: Skull Island, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2), and as well strong best picture contenders (Dunkirk, The Shape of Water).

As expected, a good portion of the list are sci-fi films. Many also consider Kong: Skull Island as a top contender, given the film’s highly acclaimed visual effects and that the 2005 remake won the same award, though overall, it is a solid list of films with a lot going for each.

Here is the 10 films, listed in alphabetical order:

Alien: Covenant
Blade Runner 2049
Dunkirk
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Kong: Skull Island
Okja
The Shape of Water
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
War for the Planet of the Apes

Films that were previously in the running but didn’t make the cut include Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Justice League, Life, Logan, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Spider-Man Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, and Wonder Woman.

The official list of nominees will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23, with the awards ceremony taking place on March 4. For more about the announcement, go to oscars.org

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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Scores Huge Thursday Opening Gross

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The day finally arrived and its a force to reckon with. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opens on Thursday night to $45 million, making it the second highest Thursday opening ever, next only to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” which grossed $57 million in 2015.

Though it didn’t beat its predecessor, The Last Jedi easily beats last year’s Rogue One, which made $29 million for its Thursday night opening.

Released by the Walt Disney Co., The Last Jedi is on pace to collect around $200 million in the United States and Canada over the weekend based on its Thursday night performance. If it reaches that number, and there’s no reason to believe it won’t at this point, The Last Jedi will only be the fourth film top cross that milestone.

Internationally, “The Last Jedi” made $60.8 million from its early two day run so far through Thursday night, with more major market still to follow including China where the film opens on January 5.

This is another big news for Disney this week, if not slightly overshadowed by the recent announcement of the company’s historic $52.4 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets.

Critics are also embracing the film, scoring 86 from Metacritic.com, indicating universal acclaim, with The Guardian’s Jordan Hoffman describing The Last Jedi “first post-Lucas Star Wars film that feels free to dance to its own beat.”

The Last Jedi is currently playing in theaters.

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New “Annihilation” Trailer Show Portman Journey In Bizarre World

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Paramount Pictures


The latest trailer for Alex Garland’s science fantasy action horror film “Annihilation” has been released, giving audiences a deeper look at the film’s mysterious setting and surreal world of ominous creatures.

The trailer shows star Natalie Portman playing a biologist who one day found her husband (Oscar Isaac) mysteriously ill. In her attempt to find answers, she leads her team team into a disaster zone “Area X” to retrace his steps, but instead encounters numerous threats and biological anomalies she did not expect. “It’s not destroying, it’s making something new,” says Portman’s biologist character.

The film is written and directed by Alex Garland, who rose to film prominence in 2015 with his break-out directorial debut Ex Machina, which was a critical and commercial success. The film was also one of National Board of Review’s ten best independent films for 2015.

“Annihilation” is based Jeff VanderMeer’s 2014 book of the same name. It is the first in a series of three books, with “Authority and “Acceptance” being the other two, though director Garland previously stated that Annihilation was not originally conceived as part of a trilogy.

Annihilation also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson and Gina Rodriguez and is set to be released by Paramount on Feb. 23, 2018.

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2018 Golden Globes Nominations Solidify List Of Awards Hopefuls

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The Shape of Water. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)


Nominees for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards have been revealed with Guillermo del Toro’s romantic fantasy “The Shape of Water” leading with seven nominations including best drama and best actress for the film’s star Sally Hawkins.

Films that has been making waves around awards circuit such as “Call Me By Your Name,” “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Dunkirk” and “The Post,” also received multiple nominations.

Noticeably snubbed on the major categories is scathing racial satire “Get Out.” Though the film received nomination for best picture comedy or musical, Jordan Peele was ignored for directing the film and writing its screenplay.

For the TV categories, HBO once again continued its Golden Globe dominance with 12 nominations overall, led by its series “Big Little Lies” with six nominations while “The Wizard of Lies”, “Game of Thrones” and “The Young Pope” also received mentions. Netflix received nine, while FX follows with eight noms.

The Golden Globes will be held on January 7, 2018 with Seth Meyers hosting.

Here is the list of nominations in full:

Best Motion Picture: Drama

Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy

The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird

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“Ready Player One” Official Trailer

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Warner Bros. Pictures


After unveiling a sensational, crowd-pleasing teaser for it science fiction adventure film “Ready Player One” at last summer’s Comic-Con, Warner Bros. has now released an exciting new trailer for the film, full of pop-culture references and some trademark Spielberg-visuals galore.

The trailer, like the novel it is based on, featured plenty of our favorite characters crammed into its short running time, from King Kong to Harley Quinn, to Child’s Play‘s Chucky and Gundam (and many other characters that may require multiple viewings to identify) as our protagonist Wade Watts (played by Tye Sheridan) enter the virtual-reality world of “OASIS.”

Based on Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name and directed by Steven Spielberg, the trailer is visually stunning and futuristic, yet still retro, with Van Halen’s 80’s anthemic track “Jump” playing during the second half, providing some feel-good, nostalgic energy.

“Ready Player One” arrives in theaters on March 30, 2018.

Here is Ready Player One’s official synopsis:

The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance). When Halliday dies, he leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he has hidden somewhere in the OASIS, sparking a contest that grips the entire world. When an unlikely young hero named Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) decides to join the contest, he is hurled into a breakneck, reality-bending treasure hunt through a fantastical universe of mystery, discovery and danger.

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American Film Institute Announces Its Best Films And TV Programs For 2017

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Warner Bros.


The American Film Institute (AFI) announced its annual list of top ten films and tv shows with critically acclaimed films such as “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “Call Be By Your Name” as well as audience favorite “Wonder Woman” making the cut.

Most of the films recognized by AFI this year has been making the rounds in the awards circuit so far, including “The Post,” “Call Me By Your Name,” “Get Out” and “Lady Bird,” which recently won New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film.

Historically, AFI is a pretty good indicator of the eventual Oscar nominees: last year, AFI named seven of the nine Best Picture nominees in their year end list including Moonlight which won the big prize.

In addition to the movie and TV honorees, Ken Burns’ 10-part documentary series “The Vietnam War” is also being recognized the AFI Special Award.

On the TV side, hit series “Game of Thrones” and “Stranger Things 2,” made the list as expected as well as recent Emmy winners “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Big Little Lies.”

Each year, AFI recognizes the year’s most culturally and artistically significant films and television programs with AFI AWARDS. An almanac documenting works of excellence that defined the storytelling landscape of the past year, AFI AWARDS is the only national honor for the entertainment community’s creative teams as a whole — recognizing the collaborative nature of the art form.

Here’s this year’s AFI list:

Movies

Get Out
Call Be By Your Name
The Post
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The Shape of Water
Lady Bird
The Florida Project
Dunkirk
The Big Sick
Wonder Woman

Television

Big Little Lies
The Crown
Feud: Bette and Joan
Game of Thrones
The Good Place
The Handmaid’s Tale
Insecure
Master of None
Stranger Things 2
This Is Us

Related Link: http://www.afi.com

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Terry Moore Announces Her Retirement And Her Last Film Role As She Stars In “Silent Life” As The Lady In Black

The Oscar-Nominated actress portrays the mysterious mourner who visited Rudolph Valentino’s grave for several decades and left a single rose every year on the anniversary of his death

BTS of Terry Moore as The Lady in Black in Silent Life


The Ode to the Classic Era of Silent Films and the World’s First Male Sex Symbol also Stars Isabella Rossellini, Franco Nero, and Director Vladislav Kozlov as Rudolph Valentino.

Hollywood, CA (December 6, 2017) – Oscar-nominated (Come Back, Little Sheba) actress Terry Moore, joins the cast of Silent Life as the mysterious Lady in Black, announced writer/director/star of the film, Vladislav Kozlov, who produced the film under his Dreamer Pictures banner. The film will be Moore’s final curtain call as an actress, and she will retire after shooting her scenes, announced Moore.

“The character of ‘The Lady in Black,’ who visits Valentino’s grave each year with a single red rose, the symbol of unspoken love, is dressed in all black not only because she is mourning the death of Rudolph Valentino, but she is mourning the whole classic Hollywood bygone era,” said Kozlov.

Silent Life is a period piece shot in historic Hollywood locations and features Franco Nero and Isabella Rossellini. The film tells the story of Rudolph Valentino, the first Hollywood superstar and male sex symbol, as he ponders the most important philosophical questions of human existence from his deathbed. In the film, Valentino sits in an imaginary empty movie theatre as he, and the audience watches his life flicker like a silent movie on the screen. After Valentino’s unexpected death in 1926, a mysterious Lady in Black continued to visit his grave on the anniversary of his death with a single red rose, her identity hidden by a black veil
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