From The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — President Snow’s Panem Address
Posted on June 25, 2014 at 8:56 am
Trailer: The Book of Life from Guillermo del Toro
Posted on June 25, 2014 at 8:00 am
Director Guillermo del Toro has a fabulously imaginative visual style. From “Hellboy” to “Pan’s Labyrinth,” he has created strange and intricate worlds. His upcoming animated film, “The Book of Life,” looks dazzling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBw5YScs8iQ
How Do I Feel About the News that Pentatonix Will Appear in “Pitch Perfect 2?”
Posted on June 24, 2014 at 10:52 pm
This should give you a clue.
Trailer: Postman Pat
Posted on June 24, 2014 at 10:16 pm
The beloved television series Postman Pat is now a feature film!
The animated story about the friendly postman has voices from Stephen Mangan (“Episodes”) as Postman Pat; recording star Ronan Keating, who provides the singing voice for Postman Pat; Academy Award and BAFTA Award Winner Jim Broadbent (“Iris”); Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley in the “Harry Potter” film series), and David Tennant (“Doctor Who,” “Harry Potter”). In the film Postman Pat enters a national TV talent show competition. Will success and fame tear him away from his hometown of Greendale and the friends he loves? Can Pat return to town in time to foil a sinister plot to replace him with legions of Patbot 3000 robots destined to take over the world? Only Postman Pat can save the day.
Movie Greats: John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands
Posted on June 24, 2014 at 3:42 pm
John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands were at the forefront of a revolution in cinema that led to a new era of naturalism in subject matter and performance. Cassavetes, best known as an actor for starring opposite Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby
Leonard Maltin calls Cassavetes’ 1959 film, “Shadows,” “a watershed in the birth of American independent cinema”.
Rowlands was nominated for an Oscar for her fearless performance in “A Woman Under the Influence,” a 1974 film that piercingly portrayed her character’s mental collapse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Uzdlgv2G8Their son, Nick Cassavetes, became a director as well, and featured his mother in his best film, The Notebook
BFI’s Film Forever site has a terrific tribute to this ground-breaking couple.