Tag Archives: Kristen Stewart

Drama, War

BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK (2016) New Trailer From Kristen Stewart, Joe Alwyn, Vin Diesel…

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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016), Joe Alwyn.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016), Joe Alwyn.

Based on the book by Ben Fountain and starring Joe Alwyn, Vin Diesel plus Kristen Stewart, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is the latest movie from truly great director, Ang Lee (Life Of Pi (2012), Brokeback Mountain (2005)…

I’m most looking forward to seeing the smart way in which this story comes to life, the way that it shows the realities of war compared with America’s perceptions. I wonder if my favourite war movie will still be The Hurt Locker (2008) after this.

Garrett Hedlund, Chris Tucker and Steve Martin also star.

Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Release Dates: October 14th, 2016 (US); January 6th, 2017 (UK); January 26th, 2017 (GER)…

Happy Film Loving 🙂

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Comedy, Drama, Romance

CAFE SOCIETY (2016): New Trailer From Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg & Blake Lively

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Café Society (2016), Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart
Café Society (2016), Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart

Woody Allen, writer and director of one of my favourite films Blue Jasmine (2013) is back. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively are the stars of Café Society, a movie set in the 1930s about a young man who moves to live and work in Hollywood…

Having just recently watched the unfortunate disappointment that is Hail, Caesar! (2016), I don’t know about another movie about Hollywood from way back when. I may end up liking this. One can only wait and see.

Café Society Release Dates: May 11th, 2016 (FR); August 12th, 2016 (US)…

Happy Film Loving 🙂

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Drama, Sci-Fi

EQUALS (2015): New Trailer Starring Kristen Stewart & Nicholas Hoult

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Equals (2015), Nicholas Hoult
Equals (2015), Nicholas Hoult

Equals is the new sci-fi/ drama movie from Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart…

Teaser trailer

Trailer 1

Directed by Drake Doremas, I know that love makes fools of us all but what kind of madness must have taken place for love to become outlawed? This is why I have to watch, also because of Ridley Scott’s involvement.

Fingers crossed that the movie is good.

Equals Release Date(s)…

Happy Film Loving 🙂

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Action, Comedy

AMERICAN ULTRA (2015): Chaotic & Fun Adventure Ahead

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American Ultra (2015), Kristen Stewart, Jessie Eisenberg
American Ultra (2015), Kristen Stewart, Jessie Eisenberg

I’m hoping that  Kristen Stewart and Jessie Eisenberg’s new film, American Ultra ends up delivering all the thrills suggested in this fun looking, mad and chaotic trailer.

Directed by Nima Nourizadeh (Project X (2012), the film appears to be one of those stoner comedy/adventure types; kind of like one of my favourites, Pineapple Express (2008). Now wouldn’t that be great?

I’m looking forward to seeing both Stewart and Eisenberg in THESE different looking roles, compared to their usual work. John Leguizamo, Topher Grace and Connie Britton’s characters also look fun, no?

American Ultra Release Dates: August 21st, 2015 (US)…

Happy Film Loving

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Drama, No Spoiler Reviews

STILL ALICE (2014): Julianne Moore Is Super, If You Didn’t Already Know

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Still Alice (2014), Julianne Moore
Still Alice (2014), Julianne Moore

I was always going to watch the 2015 Best Actress Oscar winning, Still Alice.

The Academy Award certainly made that more likely. But really, it’s the film’s talented star, Julianne Moore – an Actress I’ve appreciated immensely since Magnolia (1999).

Moore’s portrayal of the heartbreaking stages of her character’s degenerative condition will remind audiences of why she is so celebrated.

Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Still Alice also delivers memorable supporting performances from Kate Bosworth, Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart.

It’s a film for anyone curious about how the diagnosis of early onset Alzheimers might affect a patient’s life and that of their family.

Still Alice (2014), Alec Baldwin
Still Alice (2014), Alec Baldwin

Watch it for all the reasons mentioned, plus the pleasant surprise of seeing Alec Baldwin playing a more likeable character, Kristen Stewart continuing to make good choices, post The Twilight Saga and the highlight that is the great speech at the Alzheimers Association.

Well paced and acted, in Still Alice you’ll also find an uplifting reminder to do as much living as possible.

Happy Still Alice 🙂

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Drama, No Spoiler Reviews, War

CAMP X-RAY (2014): You’ll Have To Hang In There For The Good Stuff…

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Camp X-Ray (2014), Kristen Stewart
Camp X-Ray (2014), Kristen Stewart

An unexpected friendship, post 9/11 and between a young female soldier (Kristen Stewart) and a Guantanamo Bay detainee (Peyman Moaardi) is the premise of director Peter Sattler’s Camp X-Ray.

Both leads, Stewart and Moaardi deliver good performances. But there were definitely times when I had to check the time because things just weren’t moving fast enough.

Camp X-Ray (2014), Kristen Stewart, Peyman Moaardi
Camp X-Ray (2014), Kristen Stewart, Peyman Moaardi

Perhaps the pace was deliberately slow to give the viewer a better idea of what life at Guantanamo Bay was actually like. Either way, I’m glad I made it to the end because it’s in the last thirty minutes that the most engaging stuff happens.

My curiosities about what could have led to the unlikely friendship I saw in the trailer a few months ago are satisfied.

Watch it if you have the same curiosities and also to get some insight in to what life can be like as a female soldier in the U.S. Army.

Happy Film Loving

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Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, No Spoiler Reviews

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012): Great Example of Trailer Perfection

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Snow White And The Huntsman (2012)
Snow White And The Huntsman (2012)

From the beautifully paced editing, perfect choice of music, to the narrative concept, dialogue and visuals / special effects; the Snow White And The Huntsman (2012) trailer provides just enough detail to make you aware that this is a wonderfully different retelling.

The decision to make Charlize Theron the key focus of the trailer is genius. This isn’t a film aimed at the traditional young Disney audience. Hence the absence of elements that quite frankly I’m glad are no where to be found. Musical numbers being just one of them.

This tantalisingly dark 1 minute 54 second trailer arrests the senses and refuses to let go until the very last second. What a wonderful marriage of audio visual delight delivered to perfection.

For many, Kristen Stuart is the big draw which is unsurprising due to the success of The Twilight Saga. For me though, without question it’s Charlize Theron.

The tone and delivery of Theron’s performance is such a thrill to behold, that to date I’ve watched the trailer a countless number of times.

The Snow White & The Huntsman trailer has a place in a compilation of my favourite film trailers of 2012. It also makes it on my list of favourite Charlize Theron  performances; Monster (2003) being one of them.

Happy Snow White And The Huntsman 🙂

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