Category: Movies

Ten years ago the state of the Batman franchise – and the movie industry – was in a much different place than it is now. In today’s movie climate, the term “reboot” is a word bandied about casually and Batman as a character and movie franchise is held in high regard. However, ten years ago things were completely different. Before Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, the future of Batman in live-action was uncertain. With the ten year anniversary of Christopher Nolan’s seminal film this week, let’s take a look back at how Nolan – before he was the enormously successful filmmaker he is today – redefined Batman and the reboot. ›››

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“Nothing will make sense to your American ears, but in the end… you will understand.” Holy crap this looks awesome. Lionsgate has debuted the first official trailer for Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s new thriller Sicario, one of the most talked about films from the Cannes Film Festival this year (read our review here). Emily Blunt stars in an award-worthy performance as an idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elite government task force official to aid in the escalating war against drugs. The cast includes Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal and Victor Garber. This looks fantastic, with cinematography by the incomparable Roger Deakins to top it off. Cannot wait to see this film for myself soon. Have at it! ›››

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“Don’t give each other secret looks!” The Film Arcade has debuted the full trailer for Jim Strouse’s People, Places, Things, starring Jemaine Clement as a graphic novel artist/teacher struggling with his life as a single father. Jim Strouse is the very talented filmmaker who brought us Grace is Gone and The Winning Season, two other Sundance gems from a few years back (if you haven’t seen either yet, please go watch both of them right away). This new film also stars Regina Hall, Jessica Williams and Stephanie Allynne. I saw this at Sundance and it’s really, really good. Nothing groundbreaking, but just a feel good charmer that will leave you with a smile and some optimism. This is a lovely trailer for a movie I hope doesn’t get ignored. ›››

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“I’ve got big plans – I’m going to sit here and wait for Katie to come back.” Universal and Illumination have unveiled the adorable first teaser trailer for The Secret Life of Pets, a movie about what your pets do in the time between when you leave for work and return home. Every time you leave in the morning and give your cuddly pet a goodbye pat, we all wonder what they do, and what goes on while we’re away, how much trouble they’re getting into without anyone watching. This movie plays with that idea in such a fun way, and features all kinds of pets: dogs, cats, birds, rabbits. Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet & Kevin Hart provide a few voices. This is going to be a winner, that’s for sure, it’s hard not to laugh and smile big. Take a look! ›››

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“I had to break out…” Paramount has debuted a trailer for the new film Captive, based on the true “Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero”. Kate Mara plays a struggling single mother who’s taken hostage when the “courthouse killer” from Atlanta finds his way into her apartment. David Oyelowo plays Brian Nichols. But the happy side of the story is that Ashley was able to talk her captor into “surrendering peacefully by gaining his confidence through her prayers and personal faith”. Oh boy. Aside from that side of this story, this looks interesting. And I’ll watch David Oyelowo in anything – he’s such an immensely talented actor. ›››

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“We determine the truth.” I really, really dug this film – my review from the Berlin Film Festival premiere. StudioCanal UK has debuted a trailer for Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 13 Minutes, a fantastic film about the man who almost killed Hitler. In 1939, a lively carpenter from Germany named Georg Elser built a bomb from materials he could find and planted it at a venue Hitler was about to speak at. The event ended early, and Hitler left the building 13 minutes before the bomb went off, escaping narrowly. The film profiles Elser, played by Christian Friedel, and his time before the war, exploring his motives and desires for this plot. It’s a nice trailer for a great film, and I hope it gets a US release date soon. Because I want to see it again. ›››

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“There was a lot of unrequited dino love out there.” A few years ago, a little film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival called Safety Not Guaranteed. It earned praise from critics and introduced a filmmaker, Colin Trevorrow, who later landed the gig of a lifetime – directing a brand new Jurassic Park movie, to restart the series again after it died with JP3 in 2001. Colin Trevorrow is the director of Jurassic World, a continuation of Michael Crichton’s vision of a dinosaur theme park that Steven Spielberg made us all believe in back in 1993. It’s already breaking box office records. A week before it hit theaters, I was lucky enough to spend 15 minutes chatting with Colin (on the phone) talking about creative control, Spielberg, the attention he’s getting nowadays, and how he pulled off a movie like this as only his second feature as a filmmaker. ›››

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The latest video blog for James Bond’s Spectre has hit the web on 007.com. This time the video profiles the opening scene of Spectre being filmed in Mexico City. The opening takes place during the Day of the Dead, and thousands of extras were utilized to create the complete experience for the production. “I wanted the audience to be dropped right into the middle of a very, very specific, very heady, rich environment. It’s the Day of the Dead, everywhere you look there’s colour and detail and life. We’ve built floats and maquettes, the costumes are extraordinary and the craftsmanship is amazing,” Sam Mendes said. Daniel Craig stars as Agent 007, but he’s nowhere to be seen in this video blog. Stay tuned for more updates on Spectre soon. ›››

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Hello, my friends. After silence today I thought I would post an update to let you know what’s going on this week, instead of keeping our readers in the dark. I am currently traveling abroad through June 21st, with very limited access to internet. Over the past few months FirstShowing has undergone a number of major internal changes, including losing our primary day-to-day staff. Our hope is that we can continue to bring you the same news and content daily that you have come to love, but at the moment daily updates are on hold. We have been unable to secure new staff to keep the site updated while I am away, and as much as I hoped to keep it running myself, I’m unable to do so. I will do my best to keep the site updated. We plan to return to regular daily news starting next week, June 22nd. Thank you for your patience and understanding. ›››

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“Every step in the desert, life and fire claim me… And I’m consumed.” An international trailer has recently debuted for Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert, the German filmmaker’s latest fictional feature film, about Gertrude Bell. Not to be confused with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, this “Queen of the Desert” was a very well-educated, vivacious, ambitious woman who became an important political player in the Middle East in the 1920s, helping establish the Hashemite dynasties in what is today Jordan as well as in Iraq. Nicole Kidman stars as Gertrude Bell, and James Franco and Robert Pattinson play two of her suitors. It’s not the best film (it first premiered at Berlinale) but Bell is a very interesting person. ›››

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