New year and lots of new movies coming out! Good mix this month with some horror, some romance, and lots of action.
Insidious: The Last Key
Release Date: January 5th Dir. Adam Robitel
Prod. Jason Blum, Oren Peli, James Wan, Leigh Wannell
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Supernatural Horror
Starring: Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Wannell, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard
Elise Rainier travels to New Mexico to investigate disturbing supernatural forces in her old home.
Stratton
Release Date: January 5th Dir. Simon West
Prod. Matthew Jenkins
Studio: Momentum Pictures
Genre: Action Thriller
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan, Austin Stowell, Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Felton
Dominic Cooper stars as John Stratton, a Special Boat Service operator in Northern Ireland who must track down a terrorist cell.
The Commuter
Release Date: January 12th Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
Prod. Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Action
Starring: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan banks, Elizabeth McGovern, Sam Neill
A man gets caught up in a deadly game while on his way home from work. What started as a normal day now has him racing to find a hidden passenger on the train to save his life and those of his fellow commuters.
Proud Mary
Release Date: January 12th Dir. Babak Najafi
Prod. Tai Duncan, Paul Schiff
Studio: Screen Gems
Genre: Action Thriller
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Danny Glover, Neal McDonough, Xander Berkeley, Maragaret Avery
Taraji P. Henson plays Mary, a hitwoman working in Boston who inadvertently orphans a young boy when her latest job goes sideways.
12 Strong
Release Date: January 19th Dir. Nicolai Fuglsig
Prod. Jerry Bruckheimer, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: War Drama
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, Trevante Rhodes
Based on the book, Horse Soldiers, the film follows 12 soldiers who, after the 9/11 attacks, are sent to Afghanistan to help fight the Taliban.
Den of Thieves
Release Date: January 19th Dir. Christian Gudegast
Prod. Mark Canton, Christian Gudegast, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley
Studio: STX Entertainment
Genre: Heist Action Thriller
Starring: Gerard Butler, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evan Jones, Dawn Olivieri, Mo McRae, Max Holloway
Following a group of robbers as they plan the biggest heist of their careers as well as the cops who both work against and with the criminals.
The Leisure Seeker
Release Date: January 19th Dir. Paolo Virzi
Prod. Fabrizio Donvito, Marco Cohen, Benedetto Habib
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Italian-French Road Film
Starring: Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren
A couple escape from their adult children and their lives full of doctors appointments by taking a road trip from Boston to the Florida Keys.
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Release Date: January 26th Dir. Wes Ball
Prod. Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Lee Stollman, Wes Ball
Studio: 20th Century Box
Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction Action Thriller
Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Walton Goggins, Ki Hong Lee, Barry Pepper, Will Poulet, Patricia Clarkson
In this final chapter of The Maze Runner trilogy, Thomas and the other Gladers must break into the “Last City”. Controller by WCKD and full of deadly traps, it will be their most dangerous adventure yet, but it will also get them the answers they need.
Lots of great films being released in 2018 and this is just the start!
Which of these films are you most excited about?
Personally, I can’t wait for The Death Cure or Insidious. Not too sure I’ll paying to see Liam Neeson ride a train though.
A night full of talented stars, awkward jokes, and too-long acceptance speeches. Yes, the Golden Globes are here again!
The event kicked off with an amazing opening number (seriously, how amazing were the kids from Stranger Things?!). This was followed by a monologue that was equal parts awkward and hilarious.
There were, of course, jokes made about Donald Trump and what an awful year 2016 was.
And then it was onto the awards!
Best Supporting Actor: Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals Mahershala Ali – Moonlight Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water Simon Helberg – Florence Foster Jenkins Dev Patel – Lion
Best Actor in a TV Drama: Billy Bob Thornton – Goliath Rami Malek – Mr. Robot Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul Matthew Rhys – The Americans Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Best Actress in a TV Musical or Comedy: Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish Rachel Bloom – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep Sarah Jessica Parker – Divorce Issa Rae – Insecure Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin
Best Musical or Comedy Atlanta Black-ish
Mozart in the Jungle
Transparent
Veep
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film;$ Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story Felicity Huffman – American Crime Riley Keough – The Girlfriend Experience Charlotte Rampling – London Spy Kerry Washington – Confirmation
Best Miniseries or TV Film: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story American Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
The Night Of
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Hugh Laurie – The Night Manager Sterling K. Brown – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story John Lithgow – The Crown Christian Slater – Mr. Robot John Travolta – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz – La La Land Nicholas Britell – Moonlight Johann Johannsson – Arrival Dustin O’Halloran & Hauschka – Lion Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams, & Benjamin Wallifisch – Hidden Figures
Best Original Song: “City of Stars” – La La Land “Can’t Stop This Feeling!” – Trolls “Faith” – Sing “Gold” – Gold “How Far I’ll Go” – Moana
Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Viola Davis – Fences Naomie Harris – Moonlight NicoleKidman – Lion Octavia Spencer – Hidden Figures Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Film: Olivia Colman – The Night Manager Lena Headey – Game of Thrones Chrissy Metz – This is Us Mandy Moore – This is Us Thandie Newton – Westworld
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Ryan Gosling – La La Land Colin Farrell – The Lobster Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins Jonah Hill – War Dogs Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
Best Screenplay: Damien Chazelle – La La Land Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High Water
Best Animated Film: Zootopia Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zuccini
Sing
Between the awards there was a beautiful tribute to Carrie Fischer and Debbie Reynolds, a pair whose deaths truly shook the world.
Best Foreign Language Film: Elle (France) Divines (France) Neruda (Chile) The Salesman (Iran/France) Toni Erdmann (Germany)
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film: Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager Riz Ahmed – The Night Of Bryan Cranston – All the Way John Turturro – The Night Of Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Claire Foy – The Crown Winona Ryder – Stranger Things Caitriona Balfe – Outlander Keri Russell – The Americans Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld
Best Drama Series: The Crown Game of Thrones
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld
Meryl Streep was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement and delivered the most heartfelt and powerful speech I have ever heard. She urged people to hold those in positions of power accountable for their actions and it was crystal clear who she was talking about.
Best Director: Damien Chazelle – La La Land Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Londergan – Manchester by the Sea
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy: Donald Glover – Atlanta Anthony Anderson – Black-ish Gael Garcia Bernal – Mozart in the Jungle Nick Nolte – Gravest Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy: Emma Stone – La La Land Annette Bening – 20th Century Women Lily Collins – Rules Don’t Apply Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Best Musical or Comedy: La La Land 20th Century Women
Deadpool
Florence Foster Jenkins
Sing Street
Best Actor in a Drama: Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea Joel Edgerton – Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic Denzel Washington – Fences
Best Actress in a Drama: Isabelle Huppert – Elle Amy Adams – Arrival Jessica Chastain – Miss Sloane Ruth Negga – Loving Natalie Portman – Jackie
Best Drama: Moonlight Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
What a truly spectacular night it was! So many amazing actors and actresses won some very well deserved awards and gave some fantastic speeches. Meryl Streep’s in particular is one I believe people will be talking about all year.
Awards Season is officially upon us and I’m incredibly excited to see how the rest of it goes.
Were there any award winners you were surprised by?
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Dir. Jason Zada
Prod. David S. Goyer, David Linde, Tory Metzger
Studio: Focus Features/Gramercy Pictures
Genre: Horror
Starring: Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt
A young woman enters a forest to find out what happened to her missing sister only to be terrorized by the angry spirits of the dead who committed suicide there.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Dir. Michael Bay
Prod. Michael Bay and Erwin Stoff
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action, Thriller
Based on: 13 Hours, Mitchell Zuckoff
Starring: James Badge Dale, John Krasinski, Max Martini, Dominic Fumusa, Pablo Screiber, David Denman, Toby Stephens, Demetrius Grosse, Freddie Stroma
Based on the true story of the Benghazi attack in 2012, 13 Hours tells the story of six security team members who fought against an attack on the American diplomatic compound on the eleventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Norm of the North
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Dir. Trevor Wall
Prod. Nicholas Atlan, ken Katsumoto, Steve Rosen, Liz Young, Mike Young
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Family
Starring: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael McElhatton, Bill Nighy
An animated film about a polar bear and three lemmings who end up in New York after being forced to leave their home in the Arctic.
Ride Along 2
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Dir. Tim Story
Prod. Matt Alvarez, Larry Brezner, Ice Cube, Will Packer, J.C. Spink
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt, Olivia Munn, Ken Jeong, Tyrese Gibson
In this sequel to the 2014 film, Ride Along, Ben Barder and James Payton are sent to Miami to help take down Antonio Pope, a powerful drug lord.
The 5th Wave
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Dir. J. Blakeson
Prod. Tobey Maguire, Graham King, Matthew Plouffe, Lynn Harris
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Sci-Fi
Based on: The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey
Starring: Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber, Zackary Arthur
Based on the book of the same name, The 5th Wave follows Cassie Sullivan as she tries to save her younger brother, Sammy, before a fifth wave of alien attacks destroys what’s left of the Earth.
The Boy
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Dir. William Brent Bell
Prod. Matt Berenson, Roy Lee, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Jim Wedaa
Studio: STX Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans
Starring Lauren Cohan, The Boy is the story about an American girl named Greta who becomes a nanny to a porcelain doll for a couple who lost their real son. However, as time goes on, Greta begins to suspect that the doll may not be as fake as it seems.
Dirty Grandpa
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Dir. Dan Mazer
Prod. Bill Block, Jason Barrett, Barry Josephson, Michael Simkin
Studio: Lionsgate
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robert de Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch, Aubrey Plaza
Zac Efron stars as Jason, a young man who is tricked into driving his grandfather (Robert De Niro) to Florida.
Jane Got a Gun
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Dir. Gavin O’Connor
Prod. Natalie Portman, Aleen Keshishian, Zack Schiller, Mary Regency
Boies, Scott Steindorff, Scott LaStaiti, Terry Dougas
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Genre: Action, Drama
Starring: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, Ewan McGregor
Despite trying to start a new life away from the Bishop Boys gang, Jane Hammond once again finds herself right in the middle of a fight after the gang attacks her husband and the only person left for her to turn to is her ex-fiancé.
Fifty Shades of Black
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Dir. Michael Tiddes
Prod. Rick Alvarez and Marlon Wayans
Studio: Open Road Films
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk
Fifty Shades of Black is a parody film on the 2015 film, Fifty Shades of Grey.
The Finest Hours
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Dir. Craig Gillespie
Prod. Dorothy Aufiero
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Genre: Action, Drama
Based on: The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s MostDaring Sea Rescue, Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias
Starring: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Eric Bana
The true story of the rescue mission carried out by the crews of the CG 36500 and the Yakutat after two oil tankers were destroyed and the crew stranded in 1952.
Kung Fu Panda 3
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni
Prod. Melissa Cobb
Studio: 20th Century Fox/DreamWorks Animation
Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogan, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, Kate Hudson, J.K. Simmons
In this third installment of the Kung Fu Panda franchise sees Po learning there’s an entire secret village of pandas, including one whom he is promised to marry. With a new threat hovering over China, Po must train the other pandas to fight off their new foe.
Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful holiday season whatever you may have celebrated and I know it’s only the second, but I hope you’re all having a wonderful 2016 so far!
I took a brief break from blogging for a little while at the end of the 2015, why? I got a job. Yes, unfortunately being an unpublished writer doesn’t make much (any) money, but I got a job over the Christmas season working in retail.
The best part? It’s one of my favourite stores (no it’s not a bookstore) and they’re keeping me! Apparently I did an okay job over the Christmas season because even though it’s over now they’re still keeping me on. I’m very excited about this, but I’m also very excited to get back to blogging, fanfiction writing, and novel writing!
Even though I’ll still be working, with the holidays over my hours won’t be as crazy which means I’ll have more time to write and work on blog posts and I’m incredibly excited to get back into it!
I look forward to an awesome and crazy 2016 with you all!
Lots of films coming out this month! A couple biographical dramas and lots of romance! Check out the list below of just a few of the films you can look forward to.
Brooklyn
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Dir. John Crowley
Prod. Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Drama, Romance
Based on: Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
Starring: Saoirse Ronana, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters
Saoirse Ronan stars as Eilis, a young girl who immigrates from Ireland to Brooklyn during the 1950s and is immediately caught up in an exciting new romance. However, she is soon forced to make a choice between her two lives and the two countries she loves.
The Peanuts Movie
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Dir. Steve Martino
Prod. Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz, Cornelius Uliano, and Paul Feig
Studio: 20th Century Fox/Blue Sky Studios
Genre: Comedy
Based on: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Starring Voice Actors: Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller, Mariel Sheets, Anastasia Bredikhina, Noah Johnston, Rebecca Bloom, Mar Mar, William Alexander Wunsch, Francesca Capaldi, Venus Schultheis, Madisyn Shipman, AJ Teece, Alexander Garfin, Micah Revelli, Trombone Shorty
The Peanuts are back in an all new animated film which will follow the characters in their adventures including Snoopy going up against the Red Baron and Charlie Brown’s hopeful pursuit of Little Red-Haired Girl.
Spectre
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Dir. Sam Mendes
Prod. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Columbia Pictures
Genre: Action, Thriller
Based on: James Bond by Ian Fleming
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes
This new James Bond film marks the appearance of Spectre for the first time since Diamonds Are Forever (1971) when Sean Connery was playing Bond.
Trumbo
Release Date: November 6, 2015
Dir. Jay Roach
Prod. Michael London, Janice Williams, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson, Nimitt Mankad, John McNamara, Kevin Kelly Brown
Studio: Bleecker Street
Genre: Biographical Drama
Based on: Dalton Trumbo by Bruce Cook
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Louis C.K., David James Elliott, Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alan Tudyk, Helen Mirren
Bryan Cranston stars as Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter in Hollywood who was jailed and blacklisted (along with many other artists) due to his political beliefs and who managed to expose many injustices while still blacklisted.
The 33
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Dir. Patricia Riggen
Prod. Mike Medavoy, Robert Katz, and Edward McGurn
Studio: 20th Century Fox; Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre: Survival Drama
Based on: Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mario Casas, Juan Pablo Raba, Adriana Barraza, Kate del Castillo, Cote de Pablo, Bob Gunton, Gabriel Byrne
The 33 is based on the real life events of the mining disaster in Chile in 2010.
Love the Coopers
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Dir. Jessie Nelson
Prod. Michael London, Jessie Nelson, and Janice Williams
Studio: CBS Films
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb, Marisa Tomei, Olivia Wilde
The Cooper family gathers four generations to celebrate at Christmas.
By the Sea
Release Date: November 13, 2015
Dir. Angelina Jolie
Prod. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Drama
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Niels Arestrup, Melvil Poupaud, Richard Bohringer
A romantic drama film about a couple experiencing marriage trouble who decide to go on holiday to France to restore their love.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Dir. Francis Lawrence
Prod. Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik
Studio: Lions Gate Entertainment
Genre: Sci-Fi
Based on: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Clafin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland
The film continues on from where Part One left off with Katniss still fighting the Capitol and attempting to free the citizens of Panem.
The Night Before
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Dir. Jonathan Levine
Prod. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen, and James Weaver
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie
Every year Ethan, Isaac, and Chris go out and party on Christmas Eve, but they’re lives are changing now so the three decide to have one last huge Christmas Eve together.
Secret in Their Eyes
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Dir. Billy Ray
Prod. Mark Johnson and Matt Jackson
Studio: STX Entertainment
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Based on: El Secreto de Sus Ojos by Juan Jose Campanella
Starring: Chiwetal Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Dean Norris, Michael Kelly, Joe Cole, Alfred Molina
After the daughter of an FBI agent is murdered, a team of three FBI agents is torn apart. They’ll reunite many years later when a new lead arises that may help them solve the case.
Creed
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Dir. Ryan Coogler
Prod. Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin King-Templeton
Studio: Warner Bros./Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Sports, Drama
Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew
Sylvester Stallone returns to his role as Rocky in this seventh film in the series in which he takes Adonis Johnson, the son of Apollo Creed, under his wing and becomes his mentor as the younger man prepares to enter the ring.
The Good Dinosaur
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Dir. Peter Sohn
Prod. Denise Ream
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios
Genre: Comedy, Animation, Family
Starring Voice Cast: Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Sam Elliott, Anna Paquin, A.J. Bucklet, Steve Zahn, Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Marcus Scribner
What if dinosaurs never became extinct? That’s the case in The Good Dinosaur in which Arlo, a young dinosaur, becomes lost and, on his way back home, befriends a human boy he names Spot.
Victor Frankenstein
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Dir. Paul McGuigan
Prod. John Davis
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Horror
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Charles Dance
Daniel Radcliffe stars as Igor, a young trouble man with a dark past who becomes friends with Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy), a young medical student whose experiments land the pair in trouble with the authorities.
The Danish Girl
Release Date: November 27, 2015
Dir. Tom Hooper
Prod. Gail Mutrux, Anne Harrison, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tom Hooper
Studio: Focus Features
Genre: Biographical Drama
Based on: The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch, Amber Heard, Matthias Schoenarts
Eddie Redmayne plays Lili Elbe, the first recipient of male to female sex reassignment surgery after she stood in as a female model for her wife who was an artist and illustrator in the 1920s.
Carol
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Dir. Todd Haynes
Prod. Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Christine Vachon
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Genre: Romance, Drama
Based on: The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsman
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara play two women who fall quickly in love after meeting in a department store in the 1950s, but their relationship has some consequences.
A large variety of films are being released this month! Are there any you’re excited to see?
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Dir. Jamie Babbit
Prod. Andrea Sperling and Stephanie Meurer
Studio: Gravitas Ventures
Genre: Dark Comedy
Starring: Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne, Aubrey Plaza, Malcolm Barrett, Allison Tolman, Fred Armisen
After Shannon convinces Martha to get her a job at the Fresno hotel she works at, everything goes down hill. Not long after she starts the job, Shannon kills someone and now the two sisters are leading a life of crime as one thing after another continues to go wrong.
He Named Me Malala
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Dir. Davis Guggenheim
Prod. Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parks
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Starring: Malala Yousafzai
A documentary about Pakistani activist, Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head after speaking out for girls rights to an education.
Freeheld
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Dir. Peter Sollett
Prod. Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Cynthia Wade, Jack Shelby, Duncan Montgomery, James D. Stern, Julie Goldstein,
Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Kelly Buish Novak, Ellen Page
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Based on: Freeheld, Cynthia Wade
Starring: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell
It’s the year 2005 and Laurel Hester is an Ocean County police officer who has just been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. This is the true story following her battle to make sure her benefits would be passed on to her partner, Stacie Andree.
Legend
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Dir. Brian Helgeland
Prod. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Chris Clark, Quentin Curtis, Brian Oliver
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Based on: The Profession of Violence, John Pearson
Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Colin Morgan, David Thewlis, Christopher Eccleston, Chazz Palminteri
Legend tells the story of Ronald and Reggie Kray, twin gangsters who, during the 1950s, terrorized London.
The Martian
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Dir. Ridley Scott
Prod. Simon Kinberg, Ridlye Scott, Michael Schaefer
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Sci-Fi
Based on: The Martian, Andy Weir
Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Matt Damon stars as Mark Watney, an astronaut left behind on Mars after a mission gone wrong in which he was presumed dead. Now it’s a race against time as Watney fights to survive and his team tries to rescue him.
The Final Girls
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
Prod. Michael London and Janice Williams
Studio: Stage 6 Films
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Adam DeVine, Thomas Middleditch, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig, Nina Dobrev
In this horror comedy, high school senior, Max, is transported into a horror film from the 1980s. Now, with the help of her mother who plays the leading role, Max and her friends must figure out to way to escape the film and get home, all while running from the onscreen killer.
Pan
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Dir. Joe Wright
Prod. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, and Paul Webster
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Based on: Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie
Starring: Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried, Adeel Akhtar, jack Charles, Leni Zieglmeier, Lewis MacDougall, Kathy Burke, Na Tae-joo, Nonso Anozie, Paul Kate, Emeral Fennell, Jack Lowden
In this retelling of the classic Peter Pan, Levi Miller plays the role of Peter, a young orphan who is taken to Neverland and must help to fight off the pirate Blackbeard.
Steve Jobs
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Dir. Danny Boyle
Prod. Danny Boyle, Guymon Casady, Christian Colson, Mark Gordon, Scott Rudkin
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Biography
Based on: Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jegg Daniels
A depiction of the digital revolution led by Steve Jobs. For more info, go to the Steve Jobs Film website.
Bridge of Spies
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Prod. Steven Spielberg, Marc Platt, and Kristie Macosko Krieger
Studio: Touchstone Pictures/Dreamworks Pictures/20th Century Fox
Genre: Historical Drama Thriller
Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda
Based on the book of the same name, Tom Hanks plays James B. Donovan, a lawyer who suddenly finds himself in the middle of the Cold War as he tries to negotiate the release of a spy plane pilot.
CrimsonPeak
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Prod. Guillermo del Toro
Studio: Universal Studios/Legendary Pictures
Genre: Horror
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver
Sir Thomas Sharpe is not all he appears. Unfortunately, it’s not until after they’re married that Edith Cushing discovers this. Now she’s living with him and his sister in a home that seems to hold some evil spirits.
Goosebumps
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Dir. Rob Letterman
Prod. Deborah Forte and Neal H. Moritz
Studio: Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Action, Adventure
Based on: Goosebumps, R.L. Stine
Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeye Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, Jillian Bell
After opening up one of R.L. Stine’s books and releases all the ghostly things it contains, Zach, his friend Hannah, and Hannah’s father, R.L. Stine must work together to retrieve the monsters before they destroy the town.
Room
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
Prod. Ed Guiney and David Gross
Studio: A24 Films
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Based on: Room, Emma Donoghue
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, William H. Macy
Seven years ago, Old Nick tricked Joy Newsome into helping him look for a dog. Since then she has been looked in his garden shed and she and her five year old son, Jack, are desperate to get out.
Truth
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Dir. James Vanderbilt
Prod. Brad Fischer, William Sherak, James Vanderbilt, Mikkel Bondesen, Doug Mankoff, Andy Spaulding, Brett Ratner
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Political, Drama
Based on: Truth and Dury, Mary Mapes
Starring: Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss
Truth tells the story of Mary Mapes and Dan Rather in their final days as a producer and news anchor at CBS News after reporting controversial information about President Bush without having any definitive evidence.
Burnt
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Dir. John Wells
Prod. Stacey Sher, Erwin Stoff, and John Wells
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienne Miller, Omar Sy, Daniel Bruhl, Matthew Rhys, Alicia Vikander, Uma Thurman, Emma Thompson
Adam Jones lost everything in Paris after his drug use got in the way of his career. Now, in London, he’s trying to rebuild everything so as to one day return to Paris and to his life.
Jem and the Holograms
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Dir. Jon M. Chu
Prod. Jason Blum, Scooter Braun, Jon M. Chu, Brian Goldner, Stephen David, Bennett Schneir
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Based on: Jem, Christy Marx
Starring: Aubrey Peeples, Stefanie Scott, Hayley Kiyoko, Aurora Perrineau, Juliette Lewis, Ryan Guzman
A story about four girls who set out to become superstars.
The Last Witch Hunter
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Dir. Breck Eisner
Prod. Adam Goldworm, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Eric Reid
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Starring: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine
Vin Diesel stars as Kaulder, an immortal witch-hunter forced to pair up with a witch in order to save the human race.
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Dir. Gregory Plotkin
Prod. Jason Blum and Oren Peli
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Horror
Starring: Chris J. Murray, Brit Shaw, Ivy George, Katie Featherston
In this next installment in the Paranormal Activity saga, Ryan, his wife Emily, their daughter Leila, and Ryan’s brother Mike have recently moved into a new house where the two brothers discover a paranormal presence is going after Leila. The twist this time? Ryan and Mike find a camera that allows them (and us) to actually see the ghosts.
Rock the Kasbah
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Dir. Barry Levinson
Prod. Steve Bing, Bill Block, and Jacob Pechenik
Studio: Open Road Films
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Kate Hudson, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, Scott Caan, Leem Lubany, Fahim Fazli, Taylor Kinney, Beejan Land, Arian Moayed
Bill Murray stars as Richie Lanz, a washed up rock manager who, after being abandoned in Afghanistan, may be able to make his comeback with a young girl with an amazing voice who he managed to get on Afghanistan’s version of American Idol.
Suffragette
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Dir. Sarah Gavron
Prod. Alison Owen and Faye Ward
Studio: Focus Features
Genre: Drama
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Meryl Streep
Suffragette follows the early movement of the women’s suffrage movement.
Our Brand is Crisis
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Dir. David Gordon Green
Prod. George Clooney and Grant Heslov
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Based on: Our Brand is Crisis, Rachel Boynton
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd
A depiction of the political campaign of the Greenberg Carville Shrum during the 2002 presidential election in Bolivia.
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Dir. Christopher B. Landon
Prod. Anthony Fickman and Todd Garner
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumony, David Koechner, Halston Sage, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Cloris Leachman
Ben, Carter, and Augie must use their scouting skills as they try to save their town from zombies.
Lots of great films coming out this month! Which ones will you be seeing?
So I decided I wanted to try something new on this blog and talk about films that are going to be released this month. I’m doing something similar over on my other blog and may be making this monthly thing.
Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace Moretz, Tye Sheridan, Sterling Jerins, Corey Stoll, Christina Hendricks
Twenty-five years ago, Ben Day was convicted of murdering his mother and two of his sisters after his other sister, Libby, testifies against him. Now, Libby isn’t so sure if Ben really was guilty and must seek out those horrific memories to determine what really happened.
Fantastic Four
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Josh Trank
Prod. Gregory Goodman, Simon Kinberg, Robert Kulzar, Hutch Parker, Matthew Vaughn
Studio: 20th Century Fox/Marvel Entertainment
Genre: Action, Adventure
Based On: Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Starring: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson
Four ordinary people are given special abilities when they travel to an alternate universe and must use their powers to become superheroes and save the world.
The Gift
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Joel Edgerton
Prod. Jason Blum, Joel Edgerton, Rebecca Yeldham
Studio: STX Entertainment
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton
Gordo is an old high school friend of Simon’s who seems friendly enough at first. However, after Simon and his wife, Robyn, start receiving strange gifts from Gordo, awful truths will be brought to light about what really happened in Simon’s past.
Ricki and the Flash
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Prod. Marc Platt, Diablo Cody, Mason Novick, Gary Goetzman
Studio: TriStar Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki, a woman who must return to her estranged family to help her daughter deal with her divorce, after abandoning them to become a rock star.
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Richard Starzak and Mark Burton
Prod. Paul Kewley and Julie Lockhart
Studio: StudioCanal
Genre: Stop-Motion Animated Comedy
Starring Voice Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili
Based on the British series, Shaun the Sheep follows Shaun, a sheep, and his friends as they try to locate their farmer by going on an adventure to the big city where they must animal control and try to blend in.
The Runner
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Austin Stark
Prod. Bingo Gubelmann, Erika Hampson, Benji, Chris Papavasiliuo, Glenn Williamson
Studio: Paper Street Films/Back Lot Pictures
Genre: Political Drama
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Sarah Paulson, Wendell Pierce
Nicolas Cage stars as a politician whose career is destroyed after news of a sex scandal is leaked following the oil spill in 2010.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Marielle Heller
Prod. Miranda Bailey, Anne Carey, Bert Hamelinck, Madeline Samit
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Comedy Drama
Based On: The Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgård, Christopher Meloni, Bel Powley, Austin Lyon, Quinn Nagle
Minnie Goetze is a fifteen year old girl living in 1970s San Francisco with her mother, Charlotte when she starts an affair with her mother’s boyfriend, Monroe, recording everything that happens in her diary.
Exeter
Release Date: August 7, 2015
Dir. Marcus Nispel
Prod. Brandt Andersen, Michael Corrente, Michael Corso, Marcus Nispel, Trent Othick
Genre: Horror
Starring: Stephen Lang, Kelly Blatz, Brittany Curran, Brett Dier, Gage Golightly
Six teenagers accidentally release a malevolent spirit while goofing off at a party. However, the teens quickly realize the spirit may not be the most dangerous thing out there, and that it’s malevolence is actually the spirit trying to tell them something.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. Guy Ritchie
Prod. John David, Steve Clark-Hall, Lionel Wigram, Guy Ritchie
Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Comedy
Based On: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. by Sam Rolfe
Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Jared Harris, Hugh Grant
Two U.N.C.L.E. agents must work together to stop a crime organization before they use nuclear weapons to turn the world catastrophic during this action film set during the 1960s Cold War.
Straight Outta Compton
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. F. Gary Gray
Prod. Ice Cube, Tomica Woods-Wright, Matt Alvarez, F. Gary Gray, Scott Bernstein, Dr. Dre
Studio: Universal Studios
Genre: Biography, Drama
Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti, Aldis Hodge, Neil Brown Jr.
A biographical drama that follows the history of the band, N.W.A.
Return to Sender
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. Faoud Mikati
Prod. Candice Abela and Holly Wiersma
Studio: Image Entertainment/Arrow Films
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Nick Nolte, Shiloh Fernendez
After a woman is brutally attacked in her home, she must try to return to her normal life. This proves difficult though when she starts communicating with her attacker while he’s in prison. But, are either of them really what they seem?
In this coming-of-age film, three teenagers (Butterfield, Steinfeld, and Hirsch) learn to come together to support each other through difficult times.
People Places Things
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. James C. Strouse
Prod. Michael B. Clark and Alex Turtletaub
Studio: The Film Arcade
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams, Stephenie Allynne, Michael Chernus, Aundrea Gadsby, Gia Gadsby
Will Henry is a newly singer father who must balance raising his two young daughters while figuring out how to let go of old loves and let new ones in.
Mistress America
Release Date: August 14, 2015
Dir. Noah Baumbach
Prod. Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Scott Rudin, Rodrigo Teixeira, Lila Yacoub
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind, Cindy Cheung, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Matthew Shear, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Chernus
Lola Kirke stars Tracy, a college freshman who allows her future-step-sister to take her on insane adventures to escape the boredom and loneliness of her regular life.
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Dir. Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Studio: Toei Company/20th Centrury Fox
Genre: Animated, Action, Adventure
Starring an Extensive Voice Cast. The full list can be found here on Wikipedia
Prod. David Alpert, Anthony Bregman, Mark Fasano, Kevin Scott Frakes, Britton Rizzio, Raj Brinder Singh
Studio: Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment
Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leuizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony Hale
Mike Howell is a government sleeper agent. When the government targets him for elimination, he is suddenly thrust back into the chaos of his old life and must find a way to escape again.
Hitman: Agent 47
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Dir. Aleksander Bach
Prod. Charles Gordon, Adrian Askariah, Alex Young, Skip Woods
Rupert Friend is Agent 47, a genetically engineered assassin who must take down an opposing corporation before they unlock the secrets to 47’s creation and use them to make their own army.
Sinister 2
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Dir. Ciaran Foy
Prod. Jason Blum, Scott Derrickson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Studio: Focus Features/Gramercy Pictures
Genre: Horror
Starring: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan
Following the events of the first Sinister film, Deputy So & So is in the process of investigating the murders that have taken place and is hoping to prevent more of them from happening. This might be difficult though when a young family moves into the house Bughuul lives in and he tries to make one of the children film himself killing his family.
Z for Zachariah
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Dir. Craig Zobel
Prod. Skuli Fr. Malmquist, Thor Sigurjonsson, Sigurjón Sighvatsson, Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe, Sophia Lin
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Genre: Drama, Action, Sci-Fi
Based on Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O’Brien
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, Chris Pine
Based on the novel of the same name, Z for Zachariah tells the story of three of the last remaining survivors on Earth find themselves in a love triangle.
Regression
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Dir. Alejandro Amenábar
Prod. Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando Bovaira, Christina Piovesan
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Genre: Thriller
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson, David Dencik, David Thewlis
Emma Watson stares as seventeen-year old Angela, a girl who was sexually abused by her father, though the man doesn’t actually remember the event happening.
Max Steel
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Dir. Stewart Hendler
Prod. Bill O’Dowd and Julia Pistor
Studio: Open Road Films
Genre: Action, Adventure
Starring: Ben Winchell, Ana Villafañe, Andy Garcia, Maria Bello, Billy Slaughter
Max Steel the film acts as an origin story to the series which aired several years ago and follows teenager, Max McGrath, and alien, Steel. The duo must use their powers to turn into Max Steel and save the world.
So what do you think? Any of these films sound good? Did you like this post?
The Academy Awards aired last night and once again they were hosted by the amazing Neil Patrick Harris. With so many awards and amazing performances, and even more stand-out moments from the amazing nominees and award winners that are sure to make it a night people will remember.
Reese Witherspoon took to the red carpet and talked about the #AskHerMore campaign in which actresses call out the gender inequality. In an interview, Witherspoon said, “This is a movement to say we’re more than just our dresses. There are 44 nominees this year that are women and we are so happy to be here and talk about the work that we’ve done. It’s hard being a woman in Hollywood, or any industry.” Lena Dunham, Shonda Rhimes, and many others took to Twitter to show their support.
Inside the building, Neil Patrick Harris took to the stage and called out the lack of racial diversity among the nominees.
Patricia Arquette, who won for her role in Boyhood, ended her acceptance speech with a call for women to receive equal pay and equal rights: “To every woman who gave birth to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation: we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” Truly a stand-out moment that rings so true in our time.
Another moment that rings true comes from John Legend and Common’s speech after their amazing performance of “Glory” from the film, Selma.
“Selma is now. Because the struggle for justice is right now…we know that right now the struggle for freedom and justice is real…there are more black men under incarceration today then there were slaves.” The truth behind these words is harsh and something that needed to be said. Looking at all that has been happening, the significance of these words cannot go unheard or be ignored.
Neil Patrick Harris showed how “difficult” it is to correct one’s self when you mispronounce someone’s name. The actor mispronounced Chiwetel Ejiofor name and then you know what he did? He took a moment and corrected himself. I know, the scandal! It’s that easy people. Stop mispronouncing actors and actresses names just because you can’t be bothered to learn how to pronounce it.
Lady Gaga gave a stunning Sound of Music performance that ended with Julie Andrews coming out on the stage.
It was truly amazing and seeing Julie Andrews there was wonderful. That hug at the end between the Queen of Pop and the Queen of Genovia was something that many people excited and absolutely loving it.
And finally, though there were so many more moments I could talk about, Graham Moore’s acceptance speech for Best Adapted Screenplay of The Imitation Game, Moore spoke about how hard he had it growing up and ended by saying to “stay weird and stay different.” Like the speech givers before him, these were words that so many people watching needed to hear.
The 87th Annual Academy Awards were truly a marvel. Despite the lack of racial diversity, those who did win and stood on that stage made sure no one was forgotten.
Here are the winners of the 87th Academy Awards:
Best Film Editing:Whiplash – Tom Cross Best Visual Effects: Interstellar – Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter, and Scott Fisher Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Grand Budapest Hotel – Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier Best Costume Design: The Grand Budapest Hotel – Milena Canonero Best Production Design:The Grand Budapest Hotel – Adam Stockhausen (Production Design) and Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration) Best Cinematography: Birdman or (THe Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Emmanuel Lubezki Best Sound Editing: American Sniper – Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman Best Sound Mixing:Whiplash – Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, and Thomas Curley Best Original Score:The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat Best Original Song: “Glory” from Selma – John Legend and Common Best Live Action Short Film: The Phone Call – Mat Kirkby and James Lucas Best Animated Short Film: Feast – Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed Best Documentary – Feature: Citizenfour – Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy, and Dirk Wilutsky Best Documentary – Short Subject: Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry Best Animated Feature Film: Big Hero 6 – Don Hall, Chris Williams, and ROy COnli Best Foreign Language Film: Ida (Poland) in Polish – Pawel Pawlikoweski Best Original Screenplay: Birdman or (The Unexpectedn Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo Best Adapted Screenplay: The Imitation Game – Graham Moore from Alan Turning: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges Best Supporting Actor: J.K. Simmons – Whiplash as Terence Fletcher Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette – Boyhood as Olivia Evans Best Directing: Alejandro González Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne – The Theory of Everything as Stephen Hawking Best Actress: Julianne Moore – Still Alice as Dr. Alice Howland Best Picture: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Lesher, and James W. Skotchdopole
Did you watch the Academy Awards? What was your favourite part of the night?
I hope you’re having a fun and safe holiday. A very infamous film came out yesterday and I thought today would be a good day to talk about it.
If you haven’t guessed from the title, I’m talking about 50 Shades of Grey. Now, at first, I wasn’t sure I wanted to talk about this film. I really don’t want to give it any more attention than it already has. But I also feel it’s important to talk about things that are going in the world, whether they’re good or bad.
In this case, 50 Shades falls under the category of ‘bad’. Written by E.L. James and originally posted online as Twilight fanfiction, 50 Shades of Grey quickly became the fastest selling paperback ever. It beat the record once help by Harry Potter so I don’t think it was really much of a surprise to anyone when they announced it would be turned into a film.
This should have great news. Despite it being Twilight fanfiction, this story had a chance to be great. A look in to the world of BDSM without making a joke about. Except, I don’t think E.L. James ever bothered to look up the description of BDSM.
” An overlapping abbreviation of Bondage and Discipline (BD), Dominance and Submission (DS), Sadism and Masochism (SM).”
” A physical, psychological and usually sexual power-role-play with consensual participants.”
Instead of showing a healthy BDSM relationship, 50 Shades depicts a poorly written story about manipulation and abuse.
‘”We’re going,” he says to me.
“Now?”
“Yes. Now.”
Oh shit, he is not to be argued with.’
‘Holy fuck what has he done to me… I look like I’ve been in some sort of accident… I’m too mad. How dare he mark me like this.’
‘”No, please. I can’t do this. Not now. I need some time. Please.”
“Oh Ana, don’t over think this.”‘
Those are actual quotes from the book. Credit for finding them goes to The Sixth Siren of Pandora. Do any of these quotes sound like a healthy relationship? No. They don’t. However, they do sound like someone in a manipulative and abuse relationship who has been hurt and is too scared to fight back.
It’s perfectly find and healthy to explore BDSM. However, make sure you know what it really is before trying it.
BDSM is not one person guilting the other into submission.
BDSM is not ignoring safe words.
BDSM is not deliberately scaring and hurting the other person.
BDSM is not done without both partner’s consent.
If you read or see 50 Shades of Grey, please remember it is not an accurate depiction of a healthy BDSM relationship. Like I said before, it’s perfectly find to try new things and spice things up a bit, but make sure it’s done in a safe and healthy way that makes all people involved happy.
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