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The Only Living Boy in New York Trailer – Callum Turner & Jeff Bridges star in Marc Webb’s movie

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The Amazing Spider-man director Marc Webb has gone back to smaller scale films since his seourn into superhero territory. First with Gifted, and now with The Only Living Boy in New York.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Thomas Webb (Callum Turner), the son of a publisher and his artistic wife, has just graduated from college and is trying to find his place in the world. Moving from his parents’ Upper West Side apartment to the Lower East Side, he befriends his neighbor W.F. (Jeff Bridges), a shambling alcoholic writer who dispenses worldly wisdom alongside healthy shots of whiskey. Thomas’ world begins to shift when he discovers that his long-married father (Pierce Brosnan) is having an affair with a seductive younger woman (Kate Beckinsale). Determined to break up the relationship, Thomas ends up sleeping with his father’s mistress, launching a chain of events that will change everything he thinks he knows about himself and his family.’

The movie is due out in US cinemas on August 11th. No UK date is currently set. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Gifted Trailer – Chris Evans is a single father raising a child prodigy

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gifted-slideMarc Webb jumped from the indie darling 500 Days of Summer to the mega-budget The Amazing Spider-man movies, but now he’s heading back to something a little smaller with Gifted, based on Tom Flynn’s black-listed script. Now the first trailer for the movie has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy – his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) – in a coastal town in Florida. Frank’s plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old’s mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank’s formidable mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary’s landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary’s teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well.’

The movie is due out next Spring. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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