Film Review: Welcome To The Punch

(Published on Lost In The Multiplex and in the April edition of Sage)

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Written and directed by Eran Creevy, Welcome To The Punch is a British thriller that follows detective Max Lewinsky (James McAvoy) who, along with his partner Sarah (Andrea Riseborough) and scarred by his failure to bring down his nemeses, is given one last chance to catch the man he’s always been after, as ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. As they face off, they start to uncover a larger conspiracy at work, one that they both need to solve in order to survive.

Film Review: Cloud Atlas

(Published on Lost In The Multiplex)

Based on the 2004 book written by David Mitchell, and written and directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas intertwines six subtly interconnected stories, spanning from the 19th century to a post-apocalyptic future.

The film follows lawyer Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess) who is travelling on a 19th century merchant ship, 20th century music composer Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw) who’s trying to compose his own masterpiece, journalist Luisa Rey (Halle Berry) who’s trying to uncover a story in the 1970’s, present day Timothy Cavendish (Jim Broadbent) who’s being held against his will in a nursing home, genetically engineered fabricant Sonmi-451 (Doona Bae) who’s being interviewed before her execution in a dystopian future, and Valley tribesmen Zachry (Tom Hanks), who’s living in a distant, post-apocalyptic society 106 winters after The Fall.

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Bryan Singer Tweets More ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Set Pics

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Director Bryan Singer has been thinking in 140 characters or less again this week as he tweets yet another set picture from his upcoming sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past as production on the film approaches closer.

Recently using the social media site to break some of the casting news for the film, and only last week sharing an image of the wheelchairs for the young and old versions of Professor X, this week Singer has revealed a photo of a familiar set that fans will recognise from the past X-Men films.

New ‘Ender’s Game’ Image: Meet Hailee Steinfeld as Petra Arkanian

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A new image has been released for Gavin Hood‘s Ender’s Game this week, an adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s novel of the same name.

From a script Hood has adapted himself, the film is set in the near future and follows a young strategist, Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), who is drafted by the International Fleet to hone his military skills and hopefully save the human race from an impending alien invasion by a race known as the Formics.

David O Russell to Direct Jennifer Lawrence AGAIN In ‘The Ends Of The Earth’

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Currently making the awards rounds for his latest film Silver Linings Playbook and with the recent news that he’s set to direct the actress again in his next project, director David O. Russell is now planning a third film with The Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence, as Russell is attached to direct The Ends Of The Earth.

New International Trailer For Neil Jordan’s Vampire Thriller ‘Byzantium’

This month sees the release of the new international trailer for Neil Jordan’s vampire horror-thriller Byzantium, and it’s looking a lot better than you might have first imagined.

Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel, The Graveyard Book, and scripted by Moira Buffini (Jane Eyre) from her own stage play, the film follows Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan as a mother-daughter vampire team who sometimes pose as sisters.

The Pics Beyond The Pines: More Ryan Gosling & Bradley Cooper In 11 New Images

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With the release of the first trailer for Derek Cianfrance‘s The Place Beyond The Pines recently, we now have a set of new images from the film.

Starring Ryan Gosling in the lead role, the film follows a motorcycle stunt rider who turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their new-born child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with rookie police officer (Bradley Cooper) navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective.

A Series Of Sinister Snaps From ‘Stoker’

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Fox Searchlight has released a batch of new images for director Park Chan-wook’s English-language debut, Stoker, this month.

With an interesting and somewhat promising leading trio, the film tells the story of a young girl, India (Mia Wasikowska), whose Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) comes to live with her and her unstable mother Evelyn (Nicole Kidman) after her father dies in a car accident.

First Images of Charlotte Gainsbourg In Lars Von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’ (NSFW)

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The first two images for Lars Von Trier’s upcoming erotic drama Nymphomaniac, have been released this month, not giving a lot away but enough to make audiences curious.

Split into eight flashbacks, the film will tell the story of Joe (played by Von Trier regular Charlotte Gainsbourg), recounting her life and sexual exploits to bachelor Seligman (Stellan Skarsgard) as a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac from her youth through to age 50.

Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning and Kodi Smit-McPhee to Star in ‘Young Ones’

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The cast for Jake Platrow’s upcoming futuristic thriller Young Ones is shaping up quite nicely, as Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Elle Fanning, and Kodi Smit-McPhee join the ensemble this week.

Centring on a 14-year-old boy who is forced to use his wits to survive, Young Ones is set in a violent near-future where water has become the most precious—and fastest-dwindling—resource on the planet.

Fox News! Studio Announce Fantastic Four Reboot Release Date & More 3D Films

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2015 is already shaping up to be a pretty big year for film, with release dates already pencilled in for The Avengers 2, Justice League, Ant-Man, Star Wars: Episode VII, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.

News this week confirms that Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot is set to join the already highly anticipated list, as it is given a 6th March, 2015 release date.

Joel Gets A Job: Joel Edgerton Joins Lynne Ramsay’s Western ‘Jane Got A Gun’

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Set to star in this month’s Bin Laden drama Zero Dark Thirty and in next year’s anticipated adaptation of The Great Gatsby, Joel Edgerton is the latest to join the cast of Lynne Ramsay’s upcoming western, Jane Got A Gun.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Sequel

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Producer of the upcoming Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sequel, Eric Fellner, has confirmed that work on the project is already underway this week.

Following up from director Tomas Alfredson’s surprisingly successful adaptation of the John le Carre spy novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which grossed over $80 million and earned Gary Oldman his first ever Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

Guillermo del Toro and Paul Williams To Make Pan’s Labyrinth Sing

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Guillermo del Toro and Paul Williams have teamed up to make a staged musical production of Pan’s Labyrinth, it has been reported this week.

Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Del Toro and originally released in 2006, is a Spanish-language fantasy horror/drama that follows a young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer who escapes into an eerie but captivating world of magic and mythical creatures.

Funny New Trailer for ‘I Give It A Year’

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From the director and producer of many of Sacha Baron Cohen’s alter-ego’s work, this week we have a new trailer for Dan Mazer’s feature directorial debut, with the British rom-com I Give It A Year.

Starring Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids) and Rafe Spall (Anonymous) in the leads, the film focuses on a mismatched couple as they struggle to survive their first year of marriage.

Trailer Trash Feature: 12th – 25th November

(Bi-weekly feature written for Lost In The Multiplex)

As the year draws closer to its end, the new trailers for the beginning of 2013 have started rolling in. From giants to witches, to parasitic alien souls and illusionist con-men, the new year looks set to bring us some fantastic films.

The New Trailer For ‘Jack The Giant Slayer’ Promises Big Action

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A couple of weeks ago we had the first trailer for zombie romance Warm Bodies, while this week we have a brand new trailer for another film set to star Skins actor Nicholas Hoult in the lead role, with director Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer.

From The Creator of ‘Twilight’ – The Host Gets A Full Trailer

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This month we have an interesting new trailer for The Host, an adaptation of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s sci-fi romance.

Directed by Andrew Niccol, the new trailer does a great job of setting up the film’s plot, which is about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war, set in a futuristic world that has been invaded by an unseen enemy that host themselves in humans.

Some Of The Wonderful Things He Does: Oz The Great And Powerful Images & Trailer

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A new trailer and several new images have been released for Sam Raimi’s upcoming fantasy adventure, Oz: The Great And Powerful, this week, and they are certainly very impressive.

Discovering the origins of L. Frank Baum‘s classic children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the film is a prequel to his work, looking at how the Wizard arrived in Oz and became the ruler.

Trailer Trash Feature: 29th October – 11th November

(Bi-weekly feature written for Lost In The Multiplex)

With Halloween coming and going during this week’s feature, we have a couple of zombie trailers to take your fancy today. With more from the likes of Elijah Wood scalping girls, Anne Hathaway singing her heart out, and some hilarious minion madness, there’s certainly a bit of everything this week.