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PROJECT POWER (2020): The Things I Liked…

Project Power (2020), Jamie Foxx, Netflix

I had fun watching the down-to-earth take on the human-with-superpowers story that is Project Power. Particular highlights being the fun special effects and good performances, especially by Jamie Foxx and Dominique Fishback.

Centred around a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes, the first thirty or so minutes of Project Power are watchable. But it’s once Foxx and Fishback’s characters meet that I sat up and started to pay extra attention. From that point on, the fun continued until the not entirely expected conclusion.

As someone who has long tired of the traditional superhero movie stories, I welcomed the difference this one offered. So much so that the use of some familiar storytelling tropes barely bothered me. I was too busy having fun watching everything unfold.

Watch Project Power for a different take on the humans with superpowers story. I’m convinced that there are elements that will likely surprise you, in a good way.

Happy Film Loving,

G

PROJECT POWER (2020): New Trailer From Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rodrigo Santoro…

Project Power (2020), Jamie Foxx, Netflix
Project Power (2020), Jamie Foxx, Netflix

Read my spoiler-free movie review of Project Power (2020).


Starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Rodrigo Santoro, Project Power is a new sci-fi/action movie focused on taking down the creators of a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes.

Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman; additional key cast includes Dominique Fishback, Machine Gun Kelly, Amy Landecker and Courtney B. Vance.

I can’t quite tell which way it’s going to go with this one. I certainly want it to be great. My fingers are therefore crossed for what’s hopefully a very pleasant surprise indeed.

Tait Fletcher, Yoshi Sudarso, Allen Maldonado, Dominique Fishback, and Casey Neistat also star.

Project Power Release Dates: August 14th, 2020 (US)

Happy Film Loving,

G

WESTWORLD (2016): New Trailer For HBO Series Starring Anthony Hopkins, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris…

Westworld (2016), Evan Rachel Wood
Westworld (2016), Evan Rachel Wood

Set at a futuristic theme park populated by artificial beings, HBO’s new sci-fi series, Westworld is inspired by Michael Crichton’s 1973 movie of the same name.

I’m not exactly the biggest sci-fi fan but I’ve identified a number of reasons to get excited about Westworld. One of them is a cast list that includes well-respected names like Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, Thandie Newton, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood.

Another big reason is the writers who are husband and wife team, Lisa Joy Nolan and Jonathan Nolan. That’s  Jonathan Nolan, brother to Christopher Nolan and co-screenwriter of some of the best action/sci-fi movies of recent years; – The Dark Knight (2008)Inception (2010) and Interstellar (2014),  to name just three.

Teaser trailer

Trailer 1

I’m already in love with  Westworld because of the reasons above – including the trailer. 

I’m just hoping that when the time comes, the show will end in a reasonably timely manner. You know,  before it becomes annoyingly tedious and not very good, for example. I mean, as much as I don’t completely dislike Game Of Thrones, I feel it needs to be wrapped up already.

Westworld starts in October 2016 on HBO.

Happy Film Loving,

G

PELÉ (2016): New Trailer For The Story Of The Brazilian Football Legend…

Pelé (2016), Kevin de Paula
Pelé (2016), Kevin de Paula

A movie about the life story of Pelé, one of the world’s greatest football players has been made.

Written/directed by Jeff and Michael Zimbalist; Vincent D’Onofrio, Diego Boneta, Rodrigo Santoro and  Leonardo Lima Carvalho (10 year old Pelé) and  Kevin de Paula (15 year old Pelé) are the stars.

I’m looking forward to this one because greatness always commands attention. I have exactly zero aspirations to become a footballer but I know I’ll learn something.

Just think how skilled at football the actors in this movie had to be in order to be cast. Perhaps there are even some Pelé stunt performers involved.

Pelé Release Dates: May 6th, 2016 (US)…

Happy Film Loving,

G

BEN HUR (2016): New Trailer Starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman…

Ben Hur (2016), Jack Huston
Ben Hur (2016), Jack Huston

Today’s trailer is an interesting one. It’s the remake of a classic film of the same name and one that’s loved by many.

The movie is Ben Hur and Jack Huston is the actor in the title role that was first made famous back in 1959 by Charlton Heston.

I don’t know about this trailer. What I do know for sure is that I have to watch Charlton Heston’s much celebrated version first, if I choose to watch this one. So far, the above edit just doesn’t have that potentially ‘epic movie look and feel’ I was hoping for.

Morgan Freeman, Nazanin Boniadi, Rodrigo Santoro and Haluk Bilgner are some of the supporting cast in this Timur Bekmambetov directed ‘brother against brother’ tale of vengeance.

Ben Hur Release Dates: August 12th, 2016 (US); August 26th, 2016 (UK)…

Happy Film Loving 🙂

G