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Biography, Drama

JACKIE (2016): New Trailer Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig…

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Jackie (2016), Natalie Portman
Jackie (2016), Natalie Portman

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Jackie(2016).

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.

Jackie Release Dates: December 2nd, 2016 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

Biography, Drama, History

A TALE OF LOVE & DARKNESS (2016), New Trailer From Natalie Portman, Gilad Kahana…

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A Tale Of Love & Darkness (2016), Gilad Kahana, Natalie Portman
A Tale Of Love & Darkness (2016), Gilad Kahana, Natalie Portman

A Tale Of Love & Darkness is the new drama starring/directed by Natalie Portman and based on the memoir of Amos Oz.

Oz is a journalist, writer and advocate of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film tells the story of Oz who grew up in Jerusalem in the years before Israeli statehood with Arieh.

The subject matter is interesting, and I’m a Natalie Portman fan, which means I want to watch this. However, I’m not sure if it’ll be as good as I’d love it to be.

Not to judge a book by its cover, of course. However, this trailer edit and the textual interruptions (not the subtitles) in a rather ill-advised font have left something to be desired.

I was hoping to be more excited by Portman’s directorial debut than I am. May this be better than Jane Got A Gun (2016), the last movie I watched that she starred in.

A Tale Of Love & Darkness Release Dates: August 19th, 2016 (US)…

Happy Film Loving, 

G

Action, Drama, Western

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

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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

Drama, Romance

KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015): The Trailer That Keeps on Giving

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Knight Of Cups (2015), Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett
Knight Of Cups (2015), Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett

If you’ve glanced upon a few of my posts, you may know that I adore the work of Cate Blanchett. But what I’m yet to properly express is my appreciation for the talents of Christian Bale. To talk about that I need another post.

Today however, I sat at my computer as usual, hopeful for some new trailer delights – when Knight of Cups (2015) happened.

First I saw director Terrence Malick’s name, and like a good and loyal canine, up my ears went. Then Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett’s faces appeared. (Yes and yes!) By this point I was sure that my excitement had peaked. But then…

Natalie Portman! I haven’t seen my dear ‘Lady Portman’ in something amazing since Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan (2010). So, right now, happiness is most definitely me.

The idea that I’ll be able to maintain any semblance of calm on the day I go see Knight of Cups is very, very wrong. Until then though, I have this…

It’s not particularly the best/most thrilling trailer I’ve ever seen, but the talent… Oh, the talent!

Happy Film Loving,

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