Movies

It is the year 2072, murders are strictly prohibited, so the targets are sent through a time machine to the past, to the year 2042, where there is a network of hitmen, loopers.

This weekend we attended another premiere, 'Frankenweenie', in this case with a script by John August, which has been based on a plot by Tim Burton and Leonard Ripps from Tim Burton's short film of the same name. And that supposes a wonderful return of the always original Tim Burton to animation, surrounding himself as always with a fantastic technical team to move us with his sinister stories and pay homage once again to the horror genre.

Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play Kay and Arnold, a happy married couple who have shared their lives for more than 30 years. But what from the outside looks like the perfect harmony and stability of an adult marriage, has become monotony and boredom for her. Kay misses the spark of the early days, passion, lust ... and decides to remedy it: he signs up for a sex therapy taught by a famous sexologist in a town called Hope Springs, which he will accompany, not entirely convinced , her husband Arnold.

The novelist Nicholas Jarecki makes his film debut with the direction and script of the film 'El Fraude', of which we highlight the great performance of Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, who on this occasion are accompanied by Tim Roth and Laetitia Casta, among others , "The Fraud" is about how a successful businessman Robert Miller (Richard Gere), married to Ellen (Susan Sarandon), who is about to turn sixty years old seems to be the perfect portrait of American success in his professional and family life.

Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer, among others, are the main protagonists of 'Magic Mike', the new American proposal that brings presence to the romantic comedy genre at our box office with a script by Reid Carolin. The plot directed by Steven Soderbergh introduces us to Mike (Channing Tatum), an entrepreneur who spends his days chasing the American dream in every way possible: repairing the roofs of houses, washing cars or designing furniture in his apartment in Tampa Beach. But at night he becomes Magic Mike, the star of a male strip show

As we told you a few months ago, Oliver Stone puts aside the criticism of the world of economics and politics, to return to the genre of pure action, and it seems that the result has not gone badly if we take into account the ovations received at the San Sebastián Festival. For 131 minutes, Stone leaves the performance in the hands of Taylor Kitsch, Benicio del Toro, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, John Travolta and Emile Hirsch, among others, with a magnificent script by Shane Salerno and Don Winslow, who They have been based on the novel by Don Winslow.

In addition, Allen, who knows better than anyone the difficulties of the current box office, has known how to surround himself with a leading cast with all the necessary ingredients to attract the attention of the viewer, not in vain, he has had actors and actresses of the stature of Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page or Ricardo Scamarcio, among others.

'Trapped in Chernobyl', the new Bradley Parker, is a horror film that follows a group of six young people on vacation who, in search of new emotions, hire an "extreme" guide. Ignoring the warnings, he takes them to the city of Pripyat, where the nuclear reactor workers lived, but which is now a deserted city since the disaster, more than 25 years ago. However, after a brief exploration of the abandoned city, the group members find themselves in distress and discover that they are not alone.

With this approach from director Simon West, 'Contrarreloj' comes to the Spanish screens, whose trailer for the film we already left you here a few months ago. In the film, Cage shares a performance with Josh Lucas, Danny Huston, Malin Akerman and Sami Gayle, among others.

We already told you when we left you the trailer for the film, Andrew Dominik has directed one of the best films we have seen in recent weeks. After 'The murder of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford', the director now brings us a proposal that rides between humor and film noir. In addition to the excellence of the script, which Dominik himself has written from the novel by George V. Higgins, the director has managed to surround himself with an exceptional interpretive cast, including Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scout McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn and Sam Shepard, among others.

In 'No Brakes', we immerse ourselves in the life of Wilee (Gordon-Levitt), who is a messenger from New York. Every day he must dodge speeding cars, crazed taxi drivers and eight million grumpy pedestrians, who are part of his everyday life, but he is the best of New York's agile and aggressive bike messengers. To be one you have to be of a special breed, with a mixture of equal parts skill and nutty, to ride a superlight bike, with no gears or brakes - risking becoming just another stain on the pavement every time you move between the road. city ​​traffic.

Ole Bornedal presents his new horror proposal, entitled 'The possession. Dawn of Evil, which stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, and Natasha Calis.

The film in question has nothing to do with the 1999 shark thriller. This is a title based on the play of the same name by Terence Rattigan, a twentieth century playwright, comes the adaptation by director Terence Davies, with actress Rachel Weisz and actors Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell at the helm. The film was announced for the 2011 San Sebastian Festival.

Since last Friday, September 7, the latest from Nicholas Stoller can be seen in Spain, the romantic comedy 'Eternally compromised'. Nicholas Stoller, and the male lead, actor Jason Segel, had previously worked together on the acclaimed 'Step of You' (2008), where Segel also acted as a screenwriter, as in this film.

Twenty years after the premiere of Sylvester Stallone's 'Dredd' on the big screen, comes the new version of the comic, which this time directed by Pete Travis and starring Karl Urban.

The idea of ​​'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' is based on a novel by Seth Grahame-Smith and addresses the double life of the president, who in addition to his position as head of the United States government, was also a vampire hunter, motivated by revenge, since his mother was killed by vampires. The approach is not bad, but when it is put into practice we find a film that abuses gore, slow motion and visual effects, to such an extent that sometimes it is burdensome and not at all credible, like the fight in the middle of a stampede of horses, to name a few.

Ridley Scott's latest film, Prometheus, released on August 3, seems to have not convinced the critics. Neither the fantastic cast that it has managed to gather, led by Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce, nor having the prestigious Damon Lindelof (Lost) among the scriptwriters has been enough for a critic that gives the film an approved scrap.

Seth MacFarlane has succeeded, without a doubt the hooligan comedy 'Ted' has become a worldwide success. Much of the fault lies with the actor Mark Wahlberg, but perhaps the most important part is taken by that rude little bear who is easy to get fond of. And it is that the American director has managed to give another twist to the family comedy that gave him so many good results in titles such as Family Guy or Family Guy.