Category Archives: Western

THE DUEL (2016): New Trailer Starring Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson…

The Duel (2016), Woody Harrelson
The Duel (2016), Woody Harrelson

Kieran Darcy-Smith, The Duel is a brand new western starring The Hunger Games co-stars Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson.

For this particular movie, I’ve made the decision to look way beyond the highly questionable choice of trailer music and dig down deep in hopes for the best.

I’m getting a little bit of a Colonia (2016) vibe, which isn’t a bad thing. in fact – Lena, the character played by Emma Watson is my current reference for when I need to have courage in a challenging situation. ‘Be brave like Lena‘ I say to myself.

The Duel Release Dates: June 24th, 2016 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016): New Trailer From Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt & Ethan Hawke

The Magnificent Seven (2016), Denzel Washington
The Magnificent Seven (2016), Denzel Washington

Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Martin Sensmeier are The Magnificent Seven, and today marks the release of the teaser trailer.

Trailer sneak peak

Teaser Trailer

Full Trailer

I think it’s time to get excited about some cool and super serious gun-slinging action. I can tell you agree.

The Magnificent Seven Release Dates: September 23rd, 2016 (US & UK), September 29th, 2016 (GER)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015): For Tarantino’s Mastery Of Storytelling, Suspense…

The Hateful 8 (2015), Samuel L. Jackson
The Hateful 8 (2015), Samuel L. Jackson

I think that my initial lacklustre enthusiasm after seeing the first teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film, The Hateful Eight likely had more to do with the film’s genre than anything else.

Admittedly, the Western will probably never be my first choice in film genre. Nevertheless, I have absolutely zero regrets after watching The Hateful Eight and Tarantino’s previous movie, Django Unchained (2012), also a Western.

Good servings of expert story-telling, entertaining dialogue, great music and camerawork are all very present in The Hateful Eight – A film I consider a well-sculpted two-plus hours of suspenseful entertainment with an ending you will love.

The cinematography in the movie also manages to stand out even though everything in the film happens at precisely 3 locations.

I liked the pace and the way things really started to build up, especially around the moment that the audience started to hear ‘Silent Night’ on the piano. The tension and suspense at this point are really something to experience, and part of the reason Tarantino is considered a master filmmaker.

The Hateful 8 (2015), Walton Goggins
The Hateful 8 (2015), Walton Goggins

If you haven’t already guessed, I think that The Hateful Eight is a movie worth seeing. Certainly, one I’ll be watching again very soon. I don’t know if it’s quite Tarantino’s best, but perhaps that would depend on one’s preferred movie genre.

Walton Goggins’s portrayal of Sheriff Chris Mannix, Tim Roth’s Oswaldo Mobray and  Samuel L. Jackson’s Major Marquis Warren are my favourite of The Hateful Eight characters. The first two are because of the humour, and the latter, thanks to the dialogue, style and undeniable cool.

Watch The Hateful Eight for the storytelling and filmmaking mastery. Lastly, if you can make out the first lines of dialogue that come out of the mouth of Jody, played by Channing Tatum, please let me know in the comments below because I really tried yet failed to make sense of any of it.

Happy Film Loving,

G

THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015): Nearly Time For Seriously Stylish Gun Slinging…

The Hateful Eight (2015), Samuel L. Jackson
The Hateful Eight (2015), Samuel L. Jackson

Read my spoiler-free movie review of The Hateful Eight (2015).


I wasn’t as excited as I expected to be after seeing the teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s latest, The Hateful Eight, but after the official full trailer….

I’m excited to meet all the undoubtedly cool characters and see the story play out in that traditionally spectacular Tarantino fashion.

You don’t really see his face in the trailer, but I can tell that the guy on the far right of the screen at 1:30 is Channing Tatum. Bring on the linguistic acrobatics. I know I’m ready.

The Hateful Eight Release Date (s): December 25th, 2015 (USA), January 8th, 2016 (UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

JANE GOT A GUN (2016): New Trailer Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton & Ewan McGregor

Jane Got A Gun (2015), Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton
Jane Got A Gun (2015), Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton

Directed by Gavin O’Connor; Natalie Portman’s latest, Jane Got A Gun is a western; a fact you may have guessed from the title alone.

It looks like the movie will be good, especially with a promising cast that also includes Joel Egerton, Rodrigo Santoro and Noah Emmerich.

May it be close as impressive as True Grit (2010) because that movie is fantastic!

Jane Got A Gun Release Date(s): January 29th, 2016 (US); May 20th, 2016 (UK)

Happy Film Loving,

G