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New Ready Player One Trailer – Steven Spielberg takes us into a virtual reality Oasis

16th March 2018 By Tim Isaac

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.

‘Joining Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse, Mud), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Bates Motel), Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One – A Star Wars Story, Bloodline) and T.J. Miller (Deadpool, Silicon Valley), with Simon Pegg (the Star Trek movies, the Mission: Impossible movies) and Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Dunkirk) round out the cast. Directed by Spielberg from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, Ready Player One was produced by Spielberg, Donald De Line, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Dan Farah; with Adam Somner, Daniel Lupi, Chris DeFaria and Bruce Berman as executive producers. The film is slated for release worldwide beginning 30th March, 2018, and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.’

The film hits UK cinemas on March 29th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, TJ Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance DIRECTORS: Steven Spielberg FILMS: Ready Player One

Ready Player One Trailer & Posters – Spielberg takes us into a pop culture virtual universe

15th February 2018 By Tim Isaac

Ready Player One is definitely one of the most intriguing movies of 2018 – a film packed to the brim with references to great films of the past – from King Kong to The Iron Giant to Back To The Future – directed by the great bearded one himself, Steven Spielberg. Now we can take a new look at the film, with the final trailer and poster, as well as a set of character posters, which you can take a look at below.

Here’s the 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.

Joining Tye Sheridan (X-Men: Apocalypse, Mud), Olivia Cooke (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Bates Motel), Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One – A Star Wars Story, Bloodline) and T.J. Miller (Deadpool, Silicon Valley), with Simon Pegg (the Star Trek movies, the Mission: Impossible movies) and Oscar winner Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies, Dunkirk) round out the cast. Directed by Spielberg from a screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, Ready Player One was produced by Spielberg, Donald De Line, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Dan Farah; with Adam Somner, Daniel Lupi, Chris DeFaria and Bruce Berman as executive producers. The film is slated for release worldwide beginning 30th March, 2018, and will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.’ [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, TJ Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance DIRECTORS: Steven Spileberg FILMS: Ready Player One

Ready Player One: Spielberg Sizzle Reel – Is the sci-fi the latest classic Spielberg adventure?

23rd January 2018 By Tim Isaac

Opening with clips of classic Spielberg movies from Jaws and Close Encounters to ET and Jurassic Park, this Sizzle Reel is certainly keen to position Ready Player One as the next great adventure in the director’s long and storied career. It certainly makes the whole thing look pretty intriguing.

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ACTORS: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, TJ Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance DIRECTORS: Steven Spielberg FILMS: Ready Player One

The Limehouse Golem (DVD Review)

28th December 2017 By Tim Isaac

Starring: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Daniel Mays, Douglas Booth, Sam Reid
Directed By: Juan Carlos Medina
Running Time: 109 mins
BBFC Certificate: 15
UK Release Date: December 26th 2017 (UK)

Our Score

A murderer is stalking the streets of Limehouse in Victorian London, killing viciously and spreading panic. The killer has become known as the Limehouse Golem; named after the medieval Jewish monster made of clay. Police Inspector John Kildare (Bill Nighy) is brought in to investigate, soon coming to wonder whether the killer is the recently deceased John Cree (Sam Reid).

This line of questioning introduces him to Cree’s wife, Lizzie (Olivia Cooke), as well as the world of the music hall theatre she used to work at, which is led by comedy star Dan Leno (Douglas Booth). The number of potential suspects continues to grow – at one point even leading Kildare to the door of Karl Marx – especially after the discovery of a book that may be the murderer’s diary. But who wrote it and why?

The Limehouse Golem is one of those films that’s close to being great, but from the title – which sounds too much like a fantasy film – to the slightly sloppy way it handles some key aspects of the investigation, there’s a sense that things haven’t been thought through as much as they should have. Director Juan Carlos Medina does a good job with the individual pieces of this murder mystery puzzle, but those pieces never fully coalesce in the way they ought to.

That’s not to say it’s a bad film. The performances are great, with Bill Nighy turning in a strong central performance as the put-upon Kildare, while Olivia Cooke handles the complex role of Lizzie Cree extremely well, especially towards the end. It’s also good to see Douglas Booth really sinking his teeth into a role. In some movies it’s felt he’s mainly been there to be pretty, but here he brings a nice theatricality and hint of menace to real-life music hall star, Dan Leno.

The movie also has a good ending, as even if you figure out where it’s heading it’s nicely handled and retains tension thanks to not just being about who the killer is, but what Kildare is going to do about. However, it’s not quite the crescendo it could have been if what led up to it had pulled together better.

What’s also intriguing – and still unusual – is that several of the lead characters may be LGBT. As it’s set in Victorian times, no one comes right out and says it, but there are hints towards the fact Dan Leno, Lizzie, Kildare and his sergeant, George Flood (Daniel Mays), are probably not straight. Some viewers will undoubtedly feel frustrated by the fact that none of this is ever fully resolved, and the film does sometimes feel like it’s being more squeamish about this than it needs to be, especially as hidden sexualities is thematically important to the movie. Even so it’s unusual for a mainstream movie to be based around so many potentially LGBT characters, from Kildare – whose career was derailed by possibly true insinuations he liked men – to the potentially asexual (or lesbian) Lizzie. It’s just a shame it couldn’t be a little more upfront about it.

Overall Verdict: The Limehouse Golem is close to being a great slice of Victorian murder mystery, but its ingredients – from the direction to the way it handles the sexuality of its characters – don’t quite come together in the way they might have.

Reviewer: Tim Isaac

Special Features:
‘Making The Limehouse Golem’ Featurette

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ACTORS: Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Daniel Mays, Douglas Booth, Sam Reid DIRECTORS: Juan Carlos Medina

New Ready Player One Trailer – Steven Spielberg takes us into a sci-fi VR Oasis

10th December 2017 By Tim Isaac

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ACTORS: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, TJ Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance DIRECTORS: Steven Spielberg FILMS: Ready Player One

New Thoroughbreds Trailer – Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy & Anton Yelchin take on a dark comedy

2nd December 2017 By Tim Isaac

Thoroughbreds has received some pretty good reviews as it’s played film festivals from Sundance to London, currently enjoying an 83% rating on RottenTomatoes. However, it doesn’t arrive in cinemas until March, so it’s worth getting a taste of the movie with a new trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Childhood friends Lily and Amanda reconnect in suburban Connecticut after years of growing apart. Lily has turned into a polished, upper-class teenager, with a fancy boarding school on her transcript and a coveted internship on her resume; Amanda has developed a sharp wit and her own particular attitude, but all in the process of becoming a social outcast. Though they initially seem completely at odds, the pair bond over Lily’s contempt for her oppressive stepfather, Mark, and as their friendship grows, they begin to bring out one another’s most destructive tendencies. Their ambitions lead them to hire a local hustler, Tim, and take matters into their own hands to set their lives straight.’

Take a look at the new trailer below. The movie will be in cinemas next March. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin