It was only a month ago that we got our first trailer for Simon Kinberg’s upcoming spy thriller The 355, but now it looks like Universal just realized theaters will won’t really be open in two months, so they’ve decided to postpone the movie. Originally slated for January 15th, the film will now scoot back a full year to January 14, 2022 according to Variety. … Continue reading ‘The 355’: Female led Spy Thriller Release Moves to 2022!!
Synopsis – When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie, former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah, and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng, who is tracking their … Continue reading ‘The 355’ Trailer Reveals the A-List Female led Spy Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder. My Take – Helming a spy film can be quite a difficult venture for a filmmaker of any caliber, mainly as they are tasked with taking the audience through an intriguing yet confusing set of entanglements and then … Continue reading Wasp Network (2020) Review!!
Synopsis – The story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder. Directed – Olivier Assayas Starring – Ana de Armas, Edgar Ramírez, Penélope Cruz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Wasp Network’: First Trailer Reveals the Star Studded Cuban Five Film!! Check It Out!!
Universal Pictures has officially set a January 15, 2021 release date for 355, the studio’s star-studded espionage thriller directed by Simon Kinberg (Dark Phoenix). The story for the film was conceived by Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain, who also stars alongside Lupita Nyong’o (Us), Penélope Cruz (Murder on the Orient Express), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds) and Fan Bingbing (X-Men: Days of Future Past). Award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck penned … Continue reading ‘355’: Universal Sets Star-Studded Spy Thriller’s Release for 2021!!
Jessica Chastain is set to re-team with Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg on 355, a female-led spy thriller which has just gone into production. On Monday, July 8, Chastain posted a behind-the-scenes first-look video on her Instagram, giving prospective audiences a sneak peek at the cast, filming locations, and Chastain and Kinberg’s shared vision for the film. The video begins with Chastain and Kinberg meeting up in front of … Continue reading ‘355’: Jessica Chastain Previews Female-Led Spy Thriller in Behind-the-Scenes Video!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A film director reflects on the choices he’s made in life as past and present come crashing down around him. Directed – Pedro Almodóvar Starring – Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Leonardo Sbaraglia Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Pain and Glory’ Trailer Reveals Pedro Almodovar’s Acclaimed Drama!! Check It Out!!
The upcoming female-led ensemble spy thriller 355 has added a couple of male cast members, with Variety reporting that Sebastian Stan (Avengers: Endgame) and Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) have been cast in the film. Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is directing 355 from a script by Theresa Rebeck (Smash), and will see Stan and Ramirez starring alongside Jessica Chastain … Continue reading ‘355’: Sebastian Stan and Edgar Ramirez Join Female-Fronted Spy Thriller!!!
For those of you who, like me, are still living in wonderment of last year’s Blue Planet II (which I named the Best TV Show of 2018), Netflix is at the ready to deliver another stunning nature documentary series. From Alastair Fothergill, the creator of the Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, and veteran nature documentary producer Keith Scholey, Our Planet is the culmination of a 4-year project … Continue reading ‘Our Planet’ Trailer Dives in to Netflix’s Stunning New Nature Documentary!! Check It Out!!
Blade Runner 2049 actress Ana de Armas has become the latest addition to the cast of Wasp Network, an upcoming spy drama from director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper). Based on Fernando Morais’ book The Last Soldiers of the Cold War, Wasp Network will tell the true story of “Cuban spies in American territory during the 1990s when anti-Castro groups based in Florida carried out military attacks … Continue reading ‘Wasp Network’: Ana de Armas Joins Spy Drama!!!
Nominations have been announced for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards, and it’s a mix of this awards season’s usual suspects with a few welcome additions. The Favourite leads the charge with 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Just behind the biting period piece is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which scored 12 nominations including Best Picture, … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!
The 2019 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed, and right on cue, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its baffling tricks again. We’ll start with what did get nominated. Vice was a huge hit, scoring six nominations in total including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as Best Actor for Christian Bale and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, followed closely … Continue reading ‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!
Synopsis – Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her two children to attend her sister’s wedding. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open. Directed – Asghar Farhadi Starring – Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Jaime Lorente Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Everybody Knows’ Trailer: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem Lead This Psychological Thriller!! Check It Out!!
According to Variety, director Olivier Assayas (Personal Shopper) has enlisted Penelope Cruz (Everybody Knows), Gael Garcia Bernal (Mozart in the Jungle) and Wagner Moura (Narcos) for his new film Wasp Network. The film, which has previously cast Edgar Ramirez (Cruz’s co-star on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) and Pedro Pascal (Narcos) is set to tell the true story of “Cuban spies in American … Continue reading ‘Wasp Network’: Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal And Wagner Moura Join In!!
Synopsis – A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. My Take – Over the years, Pablo Escobar, the Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist, has notably been the subject of various forms of media. Well why shouldn’t he? With an estimated known net worth of $30 billion by the early 1990s through his drug business, he was one of the … Continue reading Loving Pablo (2018) Review!!
A red-hot package is assembling ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, where it’ll be shopped to buyers to secure financing and distribution. It’s a spy thriller called 355, and the idea originated from Jessica Chastain who will lead an incredible ensemble cast that includes Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Fan Binging. The idea is to craft a grounded, edgy international action thriller in … Continue reading Jessica Chastain Leads An All-Star Spy Thriller with Simon Kinberg Directing!!!
Synopsis – A journalist strikes up a romantic relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. Directed – Fernando León de Aranoa Starring – Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Peter Sarsgaard Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Loving Pablo’ Trailer: Javier Bardem Is Pablo Escobar!! Check It Out!!
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story is a very long title that’s almost certain to gain a massive audience when it debuts on FX this January. But in case you need a primer before getting into the insanity, this new behind-the-scenes video does a solid job of setting everything up. In it, the show’s cast and producers explain why Versace’s death wasn’t just … Continue reading ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story’ Explained in New Video!!! Check It Out!!
FX has finally released the full trailer for The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, which serves as the second season of the true crime anthology series. While many scoffed at the notion of Ryan Murphy tackling the O.J. Simpson case, The People v. O.J. Simpson turned out to be one of the best and most insightful pieces of narrative storytelling in all of … Continue reading ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ Trailer Reveals ‘American Crime Story’ Season 2!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. My Take – I came into the screening of this Kenneth Branagh directed adaption having virtually no familiarity with the storyline of the … Continue reading Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Review!!!
Synopsis – A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Directed – Kenneth Branagh Starring – Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Murder on the Orient Express’: New Trailer Has Hercule Poirot Trying to Find a Killer!! Check It Out!!
Staying on-brand, the unnecessarily long title for the new season of American Crime Story is — in full — The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. I will probably never be referring to it again as all of that. However, I am excited not only to see the pomp and circumstance of the production revealed in new images today, but at the thought of … Continue reading New ‘American Crime Story’ Versace Images Reveal the Decadent Production!! Check It Out!!
The second season of American Crime Story is going through a bit of a switcheroo. Ryan Murphy launched the anthology series last year on FX with The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story to universal critical acclaim and a boatload of Emmys, and FX quickly ordered not one but two new seasons. Katrina was greenlit as Season 2, with Murphy also developing Versace as … Continue reading ‘Katrina: American Crime Story’ Delayed as ‘Versace’ Will Now Air as Season 2!!!
Synopsis – A lavish train ride unfolds into a stylish & suspenseful mystery. From the novel by Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells of thirteen stranded strangers & one man’s race to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again. Directed – Kenneth Branagh Starring – Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penélope Cruz Check out the trailer: Continue reading First ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Trailer Reveals Star-Studded Murder Mystery!!! Check It Out!!!
Synopsis – Derek and Hansel are lured into modeling again, in Rome, where they find themselves the target of a sinister conspiracy. My Take – In the currently running season of late sequels, comes another installment of a film released 15 years ago. The original “Zoolander” accumulated a worldwide box office gross of $60.8 million on a budget of $28 million. It developed a life … Continue reading Zoolander 2 (2016) Review!!!
Synopsis – A new assignment forces a top spy to team up with his football hooligan brother. Director – Louis Leterrier Starring – Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher, Sacha Baron Cohen Check out the trailer: Continue reading Check out the hilarious trailer of ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ *ing Mark Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen & Penelope Cruz!!!
Synopsis – Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business. Director – Ben Stiller Starring – Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Munn, Kristen Wiig Check out the trailer: Continue reading Check out the new trailer of the hilarious sequel ‘Zoolander 2’!!
