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Apparently, she scared small children who were visiting Disney Studios ... Disney tells the story of Sleeping Beauty (Elle Fanning) through the point of view of Maleficent, played by Angelina Jolie. The reign of terror falls upon us Summer 2014!
Trailer Trivia:
Angelina and Brad Pitt's daughter is the little girl running through a field (about 20 seconds into the Maleficent trailer.)
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He wrote, directed and starred in it. He played opposite his real life spouse, Sharon Conley, tied her to a chair and held her at gunpoint. David Conley delivers a powerful series with a thick and brilliantly layered plot. D. N. R. is gritty, raw yet sophisticated. David and Sharon sat with me On the Red Sofa to discuss the making of D. N. R. The first episode is available for viewing: HERE.
*A portion of the proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project to help our physically, mentally, and emotionally wounded veterans. Watching a movie for 37 minutes, can help change a veteran's life.*
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Katniss Everdeen is representing her District 12 in couture-like glamour.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
is set for a November 2013 release and in a clever stroke of marketing, Lionsgate and Capitol Couture have put out a series of portraits of the film's cast members. The photographs are made to look like oil paintings. Oscar winner [and "it" girl],
Jennifer Lawrence
who play's Hunger Games victor, Katniss Everdeen, wears a gorgeous white, beaded and feathered gown in her Catching Fire portrait.
See more Capitol Couture portraits: Banks, Kravitz, Tucci, Harrelson, Malone.
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Director: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney
The
Die Hard
franchise is one of the most succsessful action series in cinema history.
Bruce Willis'
sharp tounged New York police officer, John Mclane, has been killing bad guys since 1988.
Die Hard (
1988),
Die Hard 2
(1990), and
Die Hard With A Vengance
(1995) were all well written, acted, and directed. The characters were vulnerable and most importantly there was real danger.
Live Free Or Die Hard
(2007) took the franchise in a new direction. A
Good Day To Die Hard
has officially jumped the shark.
After reconnecting with his daughter in the last film, this time around McLane heads off to Russia to spend time with his estranged son played by
Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher).
The action begins with McLane walking in to a violent confrontation between Russian militants and his son. The opening sequence is a wild car chase through the streets of Moscow with enough property damage to bankrupt any insurance company on the planet.
Die Hard has now been elevated to the ridiculous. Remember McLane fighting a hover jet with a semi in the last movie? Bruce Willis does things now that Batman would have trouble pulling off.
This film is Die Hard in name only. It could have stared any actor and been given any name and you would not even know the difference. Director
John Moore (Max Payne)
really missed the mark. He had the chance to take Die Hard back to its roots, but he chose to make a cartoon.
Jai Courtney is great to look at, and he does a nice job when he is not running from massive explosions. Willis should be able to play this role in his sleep but at times it looked like he needed a nudge. I still hold out hope that this series can return to its former glory. But I would not be shocked if they sent McLane to outer space in the next sequel. If they can't come up with something better than these last two films then it would truly be a good day to let this series die hard.
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score 4 out of 10
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Jamie Clemons
I'm headed down to Macon Georgia in the morning for the 8th Annual
(MaGa) happening right now. To say that I'm thrilled about meeting and interviewing
Mink Stole
is a huge understatement. Long before
Hairspray
fame, I was a fan of the
John Waters
goddess... she's right up there with
Divine
. With films like
Polyester
,
Desperate Living, Pecker
and
Serial Mom
I fell under Mink Stole's naughty spell!
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Director:
Jonathan Levine
Staring:
Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, and John Malkovich
Have you ever wondered what would happen if a zombie fell in love? If the answer is yes, you are in luck!
Warm Bodies
is based on the 2010 novel written by
Isaac Marion.
The setting will sound familiar. Earth has been decimated by a plague and most of the population is left brain hungry. A band of survivors have constructed a wall around a city and only venture out for supplies.
It is on one of these supply runs that Julie, played by
Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four),
is left behind after the rest of her group are eaten. A cute looking zombie,
Nicholas Hoult (X-Men First Class),
sees her and it is love at first sight. Unable to vocalize his emotions, R, a zombie who only remembers the first letter of his name,
helps Julie escape. They hide in an abandoned jet liner waiting for the zombie hoard to disperse. By spending time with Julie, R begins to recall his humanity and his vocabulary.
After realizing that R has no intentions of harming her, Julie escapes back to the walled city. R follows her to the human stronghold in an attempt to reconnect. In a Romeo and Juliet like manner, the two are reunited. Julie's main concern becomes keeping her father, Oscar winner
John Malkovich (Red)
, from putting a bullet through R's head on sight.
This is a light hearted and surprisingly well written zombie romance. Our culture is in the midst of a zombie zeitgeist.
The Walking Dead
,
, and the upcoming
World War Z
are just a few of the mainstream examples. Zombie comedies are not new. Remember the hilariously funny
Zombieland
? The romance twist is what sets Warm Bodies apart.
Director Jonathan Levine (50/50)
has brought humor to unexpected subjects before. His previous film 50/50 managed to find humor with cancer. Warm Bodies delivers the goods in a genre that has a hard time with originality. The central character might be a cold dead body, but this tale about a zombie who just wants to love and live again will leave you feeling pretty warm.
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score : 7 out of 10
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Jamie Clemons
Director: Kathryn Bigelow - Starring: Jessica Chastain, Kyle Chandler, Jason Clarke and Chris Pratt
Zero Dark Thirty
is not an easy movie to watch. Not because it is a poorly made film but for the emotions that it evokes. The film begins on September 11, 2001. There have been movies since the tragedy that have exploited that horrible day. We know all too well about the horrors that occurred in New York City, Washington D.C., and in the skies above Pennsylvania. I do not need to see those events dramatized on the movie screen after watching it live from my TV that day.
Oscar winning director
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
begins her masterful film with a simple black screen. A mix of frantic phone calls from the Twin Towers and the highjacked airlines are all you hear. This black screen and those voices are far more dramatic than any footage that could have been shown.
The film focuses on the clandestine operation to track and capture Osama Bin Laden. Oscar nominee
Jessica Chastain (The Help)
is a young CIA agent whose entire mission is to track and find Bin Laden. The search takes years and you see and feel the physical and emotional toll played out on screen through her performance. She battles bureaucracy, a male dominated intelligence community, and the murder of colleagues. Chastain has already won the Golden Globe for best actress. Her stunning performance certainly deserves an Oscar next month.
The film spans both the Bush and Obama administrations. There has been some controversy about the torture depicted in the movie. Bigelow does not pass any judgement on either administration. Like a true story teller Bigelow is able to present the material and allows the audience to make up its own mind.
The actual raid on Bin Laden's compound comes at the very end of the two and half hour film. Famed Seal Team Six's operation is truly heart stopping. There are no unnecessary beats. I give much credit to the editors of this film:
Oscar nominee William Goldenberg (Seabiscuit)
and
Oscar nominee Dylan Tichenor (There Will Be Blood)
. It felt like a shot by shot sequence of what must have occured that May night in 2011.
Zero Dark Thirty is a difficult film to review. It feels strange praising artistic achievement that is based on the deaths of over 3000 citizens on September 11, 2001 and countless service men and women who have lost their lives in the decade since. But this film does honor the sacrifices of our intelligence community and our armed forces. Bigelow has made a film that is reverent and thoughtful, and the actors' performances are a testament to how serious this subject matter was approached. A top notch effort and deserving of its five Oscar nominations.
Fashionado is a fashion & lifestyle brand where readers indulge in a myriad of trending topics from the world of fashion, design, art and culinary. Via the FashionadoTV digital platform, Fashionado founder, E. Vincent Martinez, hosts interviews with celebrities, fashion designers, artists and industry professionals.
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