Directed by Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), starring Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber, Isle of Dogs is set in Japan, and tells the story of a 12-year-old boy’s odyssey in search of his dog.
I know it’s a Wes Anderson movie, which means it’s going to be noteworthy. Nevertheless, I’m not yet especially excited. Perhaps it’s something to do with the overall seemingly sleepy tone.
What are your thoughts?
Tilda Swinton, Greta Gerwig, Jeff Goldblum, Frances McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Ken Watanabe and Bill Murray also star.
Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush and Danielle Macdonald are the stars of Lady Bird, a new Greta Gerwig-directed movie about the adventures of a young woman living in Northern California.
I’ll be watching because Gerwig is smart and wise – kind of like the big sister I never had. And then there’s Ronan, who is just, well, great in every role.
Starring ‘acting queen’ Natalie Portman and additional talented cast membersthat include Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, John Hurt and Billy Crudup, I enjoyed taking in everything the camera focused on in director Pablo Larraín’s Jackie.
The costume and visuals in Jackie are beautiful, especially if you love the 60s aesthetic and fashions. As I watched the story of the former First Lady’s experience in the wake of her husband, John F. Kennedy’s assassination, I found myself feeling a little detached – both emotionally but mostly in terms of my enjoyment of the story structure. I couldn’t help but wonder about how much more I’d have enjoyed the film had it had a more traditional structure and been more than just about Jackie’s grief.
My specific preferences aside, Natalie Portman, of course delivered a brilliant performance. Were it up to me, I’d have handed the Best Actress Academy Award to her.
I kind of see Jackie in a similar way to the way I see American Sniper (2014). By this I mean, both films as a whole are ok, but the lead actors performances are what really makes them worth watching. Back in 2014 I was completely ready to hand the best Actor Oscar to Bradley Cooper, but then I saw Eddie Redmayne’s work in The Theory Of Everything (2014),and that was that. The rightful owner absolutely got the golden statue.
Natalie Portman is First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, a woman fighting through the pain of grief following the assassination of her husband, former U.S. President John F Kennedy.
Teaser trailer
Trailer 1
I want to like the teaser trailer but I’m annoyed that I have no idea what she says at the end of the sentence ‘There was a…’ Trailer 1 is brilliant. So beautifully put together.
My favourite Portman performance is still her great work in Black Swan (2010). Will that change after Jackie? I’m thinking not but we’ll see. I don’t really know much about Jackie Kennedy except that she was a style icon and her and her husband were much loved. I guess it’s time to learn.
Directed by Pablo Larraín; Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig and Billy Crudup also star.
20th Century Women (not Fox – as I thought at first glance), is the latest comedy/ drama starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning and Alia Shawkat.
Written/directed by Mike Mills, the film looks at love and freedom as explored by three women in 1970s Southern California.
Annette Bening, the main, if not only reason I’d watch this movie, is an actor I’ve appreciated since American Beauty (1999). I’m hoping that that love only grows after this film – especially since I’m not exactly in love with this trailer at present. Though, that may change tomorrow. There’s always a chance.
Additional cast includes Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and Laura Wiggins.
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