A Wrinkle In Time, Blade Runner 2049, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Women Who Kill, The Layover

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A Wrinkle In Time     HD720p 69MB   HD1080p 127MB
First trailer for this epic adventure based on Madeleine L’Engle's classic which takes audiences across dimensions of time and space, examining the nature of darkness versus light and ultimately, the triumph of love. After the disappearance of her scientist father (Chris Pine), three peculiar beings (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling) send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him. Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, André Holland and Zach Galifianakis are also part of the cast. Directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma, The 13th, Middle of Nowhere). To be in theatres next spring.
I suspect you have to be familiar with the book to be able to appreciate the trailer.

Blade Runner 2049     HD720p 89MB   HD1080p 166MB
Second full trailer for the sequel that takes places thirty years after the events of the first film. A new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. Very diverse cast includes Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Lennie James, Barkhad Abdi, Hiam Abbass, Dave Bautista and Jared Leto. Directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario, Incendies).
The visuals are still tempting. But, I hesitate to mention it, I have problems with Gosling and Leto here.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi     HD720p 117MB   HD1080p 197MB
Three minute behind the scenes featurette for the eighth episode, written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, Brick, Brothers Bloom), to be in theatres at Christmas. There isn't much yet in terms of official summary other than Rey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker. Many actors from the last few decades return, new additions are Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro and Kelly Marie Tran. Last time it was Daniel Craig, this time imdb lists Tom Hardy as a possible stormtrooper.
As much as I enjoy seeing the footage, the actors and the characters, the promotional lines they are forces to say are so off-putting. Wish there was a version without that.

Women Who Kill     HD720p 73MB
Dry comedic drama in which commitment phobic Morgan and her ex-girlfriend Jean, hosts of a female serial killer-centric podcast, still show all the signs of being a couple. But everything changes when Morgan falls hard and fast for the mysterious Simone (Sheila Vand), who may or may not be a killer.
Looks entertaining.

The Layover     HD720p 93MB
Lowbrow comedy about two single female best friends (Alexandra Daddario, Kate Upton) who find themselves competing for the same guy (Matt Barr) during an extended layover in St. Louis when their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning. Matt Jones, Rob Corddry, Kal Penn and Molly Shannon are also part of the cast. Directed by William H. Macy (Rudderless).
Not sure what compelled Macy to direct this. Besides the obvious.

Comments

[loopychew]

A Wrinkle in Time was a book my brother loved, and this trailer looks spectacular.

I still haven't made it through any cut of the original Blade Runner, but I assume this movie is also meant for people who haven't watched the original?

Every time I see Carrie Fisher, I'm sad all over again. I just watched the last episode of Catastrophe, the one she was returning from filming from when she had the heart attack, and man, she was so awesome and funny in that.

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That's of course a deeply personal connection. Hope the movie will turn out well.

I would also assume that it won't be necessary to be familiar with the first movie. But I'm sure they will include a number of references that will lead to a richer experience when you've seen it. You should try to catch up anyway. :) In my view it holds up very, very well.

The tumblr of a former LJer regularly provides me with pics, animated gifs and anecdotes of Fisher. I'm thankful for that.

[mr_squiddle]

"I suspect you have to be familiar with the book to be able to appreciate the trailer."

I'll bite, although I always preferred the sequel to the original.

First line of book: "It was a dark and stormy night."
First shot of trailer: Sunny California.

And it's almost, but not quite, the same way all the way through — inversions and contradictions at nearly every step: the character who is typically invisible in the book is the most famous face in the film's cast; if the "be a warrior" snippet is from the point in the plot I think it is, it's completely at odds with the original dialog, and doesn't appear to fit terribly well anywhere else either; and so on.¹

It could work; BLADE RUNNER managed to be a classic despite having very little to do with DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? — though the producers of that adaptation had the (accidental) grace to change the name. But I feel no confidence.
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¹ The witches are an overt riff on Shakespeare; they're so British their names are spelled sans dots in the book (Mrs. Murry, but Mrs Whatsit / Mrs Who / Mrs Which). In my head I search and replace as follows: Reese Witherspoon → Pearl Mackie. Mindy Kaling → Adjoa Andoh. Oprah Winfrey → a CGI effect. Oh, and let's have Idris Elba as Mr. Murry; Chris Pine's got a grey beard but I don't really buy him as an adult...

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Sounds like another case when it can be an advantage not being familiar with the source material. No specific expectations that can be disappointed.

Once one knows about the Shakespeare connection, I can see how getting used to the chosen cast can be difficult.