Saturday, August 31, 2019

ONCE UPON A TIME ... IN HOLLYWOOD: A Daring, Funny and Ultimately Diverting 1960's Farce from Quentin Tarantino









Genre: Comedy, Drama
Produced by: David Heyman, Quentin Tarantino, Shannon McIntosh   
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino  
Written by: Quentin Tarantino
Production Company: Columbia Pictures
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino, Timothy Olyphant, Kurt Russell, Lorenza Izzo, Bruce Dern, Margaret Qualley     
Runtime: 160 minutes                          









SYNOPSIS: 


Set during the twilight of the Hollywood golden age era in 1969 Los Angeles, washed-up television star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his long-time stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) are struggling to find their way back into an ever-changing entertainment industry that simply has no time for them. Their world is further turned upside down when up-and-coming actress Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie) moves into the house next to Rick’s. That implicates them in a weird situation where they might just have the chance to dabble with history. 


Sunday, August 11, 2019

FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS - HOBBS & SHAW: Plain, Commando-Level Dumb Fun










Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy  
Produced by: Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Morgan, Hiram Garcia  
Directed by: David Leitch    
Written by: Chris Morgan, Drew Pearce    
Production Company: Universal Pictures   
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Teresa Mahoney, Eiza Gonzalez   
Runtime: 136 minutes                          










SYNOPSIS: 


America’s finest operative Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Great Britain’s finest Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) must resume their unlikely alliance when Brixton Lore (Idris Elba), a cyber-genetically enhanced terrorist hot on the trail of a deadly virus, poses a new threat to the entire world and their masculinity.  The mission becomes more personal when they discover that missing MI6 agent Hattie (Vanessa Kirby), who just so happens to be Shaw’s sister, is involved. Safe to say, tracking her down and persuading her to join their plight might be important to their cause. 


BLOODSHOT: A Shockingly Terrible Start to the Valiant Cinematic Universe

Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi   Produced by: Neal H. Moritz, Toby Jaffe, Dinesh Shamdasani, Vin Diesel        Dire...