Friday 1 May 2020

Two Sisters One Body is a coming-of-age story of two Omphalopagus twins, a rare conjoined condition

Two Sisters One Body  is a coming-of-age story of two Omphalopagus twins: a rare conjoined condition. About to leave high school Carmen and Lupita have more than their grades or their medical condition to think about, they are Mexicans in Trump’s America.

In 2002 Carmen and Lupita were born in Mexico and given three days to live.  Doctors made frantic efforts to separate them, but fast-forward 19 years, they're still conjoined and they’re living in small-town Connecticut with their family who gave up their lives in Mexico so that the girls could receive medical treatment.  But as the status of their visa program changes what will that mean for the girls who have known nothing else but life in America?

Carmen and Lupita are growing up fast but dare not plan too far into the future. These fiercely intelligent and funny young women have spent their whole lives coming to terms with their situation. Both have separate medical issues but any operation the twins undergo would pose serious danger to both of them.

More info at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/05/two-sisters-one-body-is-coming-of-age.html

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Cinematic World Premiere Trailer | Ubisoft

This is the age of the Vikings. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla available Holiday, 2020 on Xbox Series X and Xbox One.

In Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla, you are Eivor, a fierce Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic and beautiful open world set against the brutal backdrop of England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies, grow your settlement, and build your political power in your quest to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.

WRITE YOUR VIKING SAGA
Advanced RPG mechanics allow you to shape the growth of your character and influence the world around you. With every choice you make, from political alliances and combat strategy to dialogue and gear progression, you will carve your own path to glory.

VISCERAL COMBAT SYSTEM
Dual-wield powerful weapons such as axes, swords, and even shields to relive the ruthless fighting style of the Viking warriors. Brutally decapitate your foes, vanquish them from afar, or stealthily assassinate targets with your hidden blade. Challenge yourself with the most varied collection of deadly enemies ever found in an Assassin’s Creed game.

A DARK AGE OPEN WORLD
Sail from the harsh and mysterious shores of Norway to the beautiful but forbidding kingdoms of England and beyond. Immerse yourself in the Viking way of life through fishing, hunting, drinking games, and more.

LEAD EPIC RAIDS
Launch massive assaults against Saxon troops and fortresses throughout England. Lead your clan in surprise attacks from your longship and pillage enemy territories to bring riches and resources back to your people.

GROW YOUR SETTLEMENT
Construct and upgrade buildings that allow for deep customization, including a barracks, blacksmith, tattoo parlor, and more. Recruit new members to your clan and personalize your Viking experience.

MERCENARY VIKINGS
Create and customize a unique Viking raider within your clan and share it online with friends to use during their own raids

Watch the trailer at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/05/assassins-creed-valhalla-cinematic.html

Arkansas (2020) Official Trailer - Starring Vince Vaughn, Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke

In Clark Duke’s directorial debut, Kyle (Liam Hemsworth) and Swin (Clark Duke) live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog (Vince Vaughn), whom they’ve never met. Posing as junior park rangers by day, they operate as low-level drug couriers by night under the watchful eye of Frog’s proxies (John Malkovich and Vivica A. Fox).

Swin then settles into his day job by taking up a relationship with Johnna (Eden Brolin) against orders to blend in while Kyle continues to question his night job by trying to figure out who Frog really is.  Their world is then upended after one too many inept decisions, and Kyle, Swin, and Johnna find themselves directly in Frog’s crosshairs, who mistakenly sees them as a threat to his empire. Based on John Brandon’s best-selling book of the same name, ARKANSAS weaves together three decades of Deep South drug trafficking to explore the cycle of violence that turns young men into criminals, and old men into legends.

On May 5, Crime Pays. Arkansas Home Premiere On Demand, Digital and Blu-Ray.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/05/arkansas-2020-official-trailer-starring.html

The Candy Witch - Poster and Trailer - From writer-director Rebecca J.Matthews - Released June 9

Sweet dreams… forever!

Two ghost hunters are called upon a distressed family who claim they are being tormented by an evil spirit known in their local town as The Candy Witch. But as the mystery of her curse is uncovered, surprising and sinister turns are discovered around The Candy Witch's identity. Their hardest case yet, can they solve this evil curse before more people are killed by the demonic spirit?

From writer-director Rebecca J.Matthews (Pet Graveyard), and starring Kate Lush, Abi Casson Thompson, Heather Jackson and Richard D Myers, The Candy Witch serves up sweet death June 9 on DVD and Digital from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/05/the-candy-witch-poster-and-trailer-from.html

Thursday 30 April 2020

Exclusive Chinese series The Victims' Game debuts worldwide today

Today marks the global premiere of Netflix’s exclusive Chinese series The Victims’ Game. The series is produced by Greener Grass Production, a winner of numerous Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan. The story is inspired by The Fourth Victim, a bestselling book written by Taiwanese mystery novelist INFINITY.

Starring accomplished actors like Joseph Chang, Wei-Ning Hsu and Shih-Hsien Wang, and featuring one of the most watched Chinese TV actresses, Ruby Lin, this exciting 8-episode mystery and investigation series is set to blow your mind.

As a forensic detective with Asperger’s syndrome, Fang Yi-Jen detects key evidence in a mysterious murder and discovers that the evidence links to his estranged daughter. In order to find out the truth without being noticed by his police colleagues, he takes risks by utilising his forensic knowledge to mislead his irritable detective partner Chao Cheng-Kuan who is also on this case. In the meantime, he sets out to co-investigate with Hsu Hai-Yin, an adventurous journalist who holds important clues to the case. Fang Yi-Jen eventually realises that the key to the truth is not his excellent forensic knowledge but the feelings and emotions that have been long suppressed…

Trailers at
http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/exclusive-chinese-series-victims-game.html

The Dinner Party - Starring Jeremy London, Bill Sage, Miles Doleac - Poster, Trailer and Release information

Bill Sage (American Psycho, “Power”) and Jeremy London (Mallrats, The Devil’s Dozen) star in writer-director Miles Doleac’s The Dinner Party, coming to theaters, DVD and Digital this June from Uncork’d Entertainment.

Renowned surgeon and culinary enthusiast, Carmine Braun, invites playwright, Jeffrey Duncan, and his wife to join his eccentric friends at their semi-annual dinner party, having promised to fund Duncan’s new play to Broadway. As the evening descends into madness, the group’s true intentions are revealed, along with an ancient secret that will change the Duncans’ lives and fortunes forever.

Lindsay Anne Williams, Mike Mayhall, Alli Hart, Ritchie Montgomery and Miles Doleac also star.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/the-dinner-party-starring-jeremy-london.html

Edge of Extinction - First Poster and Trailer for post-apocalyptic thriller starring Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye.

The post-apocalyptic thriller is set fifteen years in the future, and stars Luke Hobson, Georgie Smibert and Chris Kaye.

The film will be released across all major On Demand and Download platforms from May 18, with a DVD released later in the year.

15 years after a global apocalypse, mankind is on the verge of extinction. Civilisation no longer exists, food is scarce and most eke out a living by stealing and killing. One man clings onto life in his bunker, where staying away from others has been key to his survival. But this self-imposed isolation comes to an abrupt end when he crosses paths with another group of survivors and faces an enemy far more brutal and savage than any of them could have imagined.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/edge-of-extinction-first-poster-and.html

Wednesday 29 April 2020

Tom Allen to explore 65 years of TV adverts

Comedian Tom Allen is to delve into the advertising archives in a new series produced by Boundless for Channel 4.

Tom Allen: Ad Man celebrates 65 years of the nation’s best-loved and most outrageous TV adverts, charting the changing values and attitudes of the UK along the way.

During a romp through six decades of the TV ads that made us gasp, laugh, cry and buy, Tom reveals what some of Britain’s most iconic ad campaigns really say about us. Over four episodes, he’ll take a smart look at the infamous and the long-forgotten, unearthing ads that could be baulked at or banned today, as well as revisiting the nostalgic, the heart-warming and the uplifting.

Tom will make viewers think as well as laugh, as he delves into the issues of gender, race, class and Britishness, and explores how our evolving attitudes to these issues have been reflected in the ads beamed into the nation’s living rooms.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/tom-allen-to-explore-65-years-of-tv.html

Cry Havoc (2020) Trailer - Starring Robert Bronzi and Richard Tyson - On Demand 5th May

Robert Bronzi, the star of Death Kiss and Once Upon a Time in Deadwood, faces his deadliest opponent yet in Cry Havoc – available this May On Demand.

An ambitious young reporter is granted an interview with one of the FBI’s most wanted. While entering his compound she finds one of his prized possessions, a serial killer who murders at call, called HAVOC. Her only hope is a rogue police man searching for his daughter.

Co-starring Richard Tyson (Kindergarten Cop) Emily Sweet, and JD Angstadt, writer-director Rene Perez’s Cry Havoc premieres on demand May 5 from Midnight Releasing.

Get it on iTunes Store here

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/cry-havoc-2020-trailer-starring-robert.html

Human Zoo - Trailer and Poster - Starring Robert Carradine

This May, Robert Carradine (Revenge of the Nerds, Escape from L.A) opens his Human Zoo.

From director  John E Seymore, and also starring Trista Robinson (Echoes of Fear), Rachel Amanda Bryant (In Bed With a Killer), Jose Rosete (“The Walking Dead : Red Machete”), Jessica Cameron (To Jennifer), Megan Le (“No Matter What”), and Heather Dorff (Truth or Dare), Human Zoo premieres on digital/DVD May 5 from Wild Eye Releasing.

Synopsis : The internet watches live, as reality-show contestants struggle against time to see who will stay in solitary confinement the longest and take home the one million dollar prize.

Released: May 05, 2020
Get from iTunes!

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/human-zoo-trailer-and-poster-starring.html

Monday 27 April 2020

Idris Elba's awful sitcom 'Turn Up Charlie' axed after one season by Netflix

Netflix have axed Idris Elba's DJ sitcom Turn Up Charlie after just one season, according to reports.

The 47 year-old actor created the show about a has-been DJ trying to turn his career around, in which he plays the title role.

An insider told The Mirror: “Idris had hoped to get a second season rolling and was even working on new ideas but he couldn't get it to work.” 


https://www.newschain.uk/lifestyle/celebrity/idris-elbas-sitcom-turn-charlie-axed-after-one-season-netflix-6122

Quentin Tarantino Q&A

Originally published in the July 2019 issue of Empire.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is your favourite film. But what is your favourite shot from it? – Abigail Tanner

That’s easy. During the three-way bullring showdown at the end, the music builds to the giant orchestra crescendo, and when it gets to the first big explosion of the theme there’s a wide shot of the bullring. After you’ve seen all the little shots of the guys getting into position, you suddenly see the whole wideness of the bullring and all the graves around them. It’s my favourite shot in the movie, but I’ll even say it’s my favourite cut in the history of movies.

Read the rest at
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-30-quentin-tarantino-answers-your-questions/

Josh Gad To Host ‘The Goonies’ Reunion With Sean Astin And Original Cast Members

 Josh Gad is hosting a reunion of the original cast of the Richard Donner-directed 1985 iconic adventure pic executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Yup, you heard that right: Mikey and the gang will be gathering for a reunion (with special surprises) on April 27 at 9am PT/12pm ET.

The announcement was made via Gad’s social channels with a video featuring The Goonies star Sean Astin who recited the classic “Troy’s Bucket” monologue. Astin will be joined by cast members Josh Brolin (Brand), Kerri Green (Andy), Corey Feldman (Mouth), Ke Huy Quan (Data), Martha Plimpton (Stef) and Jeff Cohen (Chunk).

Saturday 25 April 2020

Tropico 6 - Spitter DLC trailer

It’s all about the fame and prestige. Nobody knows this better than a self-declared despot...uh, statesman, such as El Presidente. Tropico 6’s second DLC skyrockets you into the world of stardom and illustriousness.

At the heart of the DLC is the new Spitter social media mechanic, which allows you to interact with celebrities and faction leaders to increase your standing. Enjoy the new mission and sandbox map, along with 3 new buildings (Rehab Center, Beauty Farm and Super Villa) to attract celebrities and make them permanent citizens of Tropico, a new character trait (Narcissist), 3 new music tracks (Comercio Feliz, La Celebridad, Fiesta en el Club) and additional customization items for El Prez and his palace.

http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/tropico-6-spitter-dlc-trailer.html

Friday 24 April 2020

REVIEW: Deliver Us The Moon on Xbox One

This game is a "Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future, where Earth's natural resources are depleted. A lone astronaut is sent to the moon on a critical mission to save humanity from extinction."

So the description sounds pretty awesome and unique, but lets not rush ahead, first of all the game is beautiful, truly stunning to look at and you know that the game makers must be very proud of that.

The game is a story driven game, so a good story is important, and again the game makers should feel proud because the story is a good one, and you do very quickly feel immersed in that story. Whether the story is told through narration, audio logs that you collect, things you may read as well as cut scenes, it can be a bit slow moving, although you never feel bored of the story.

As a thriller the main fear of the game is driven through the feeling of loneliness, there aren't monsters jumping out at you, or anything like that, so the game uses storytelling as well as incredible visuals to really push home the idea you are alone, and if you fail to do something in time, then that is it.

Read full review at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/review-deliver-us-moon-on-xbox-one.html

Trials of Mana™, now available for the Nintendo Switch™, PlayStation 4 and STEAM

Originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3 in 1995, Trials of Mana is a full, high-definition remake of the third entry in the classic Mana series. The game immerses players in an unforgettable adventure filled with exciting gameplay, memorable heroes and villains. Players will craft varying experiences by selecting a party of three from six unique characters as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime, upgrading their characters’ classes into more powerful forms, learning over 300 different abilities, and discovering a world of secrets and mysteries to explore. Additionally, players can discover an exciting new playable chapter after finishing the game not found in the original release, in which they can unlock brand-new classes, and challenge a powerful new threat.

To celebrate the release of Trials of Mana, popular series artist HACCAN has created new artwork showing the beloved cast of memorable characters fans and newcomers alike will enjoy discovering in Trials of Mana.

Watch the trailer and get more info at
http://www.gamingcouchpotato.co.uk/2020/04/trials-of-mana-now-available-for.html

Thursday 23 April 2020

Interview with Brando Benetton - Writer and Director of Nightfire

Real location. Practical action.
Nightfire starring Dylan Baker.
Streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime May 1, 2020.

Two American agents are hired to retrieve military chips containing top-secret content. Their plan goes awry when an unexpected political prisoner (Emmy-nominee Dylan Baker) enters the picture.


Shorts are well-known for being a launchpad for some of today’s biggest names. Why did you decide to, well, start small (or rather, short)?

Honestly, our movie runs less than a full feature in length (just shy of 45 minutes), but in terms of scale, production and ambition it definitely felt closer to a feature film than a short. Our shooting script was 55 pages and the first cut was about 1h5m. But usually short are a good creative ground because—on a “stakes” level—you have less resources pulled and less to lose in regards to your career.

Read the full interview at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/interview-with-brando-benetton.html

Wednesday 22 April 2020

Disney heir criticises $1.5bn in bonuses and dividends as company cuts pay

An heir to the Walt Disney fortune has criticised the company for protecting executive bonuses and dividends of more than $1.5bn (£1.2bn) while cutting the pay of more than 100,000 workers to help weather the financial impact of coronavirus.

Abigail Disney, an Emmy award-winning film-maker and a granddaughter of the company’s co-founder Roy Disney, launched a Twitter tirade against the world’s biggest entertainment group over its treatment of employees.


Horror sequel FOR JENNIFER starring Dominique Swain available On Demand during lockdown

Tiffani Fest, Felissa Rose and Dominique Swain star in director Jody Barton’s exceedingly clever FOR JENNIFER, available now On Demand from JB Films.

Available now to stream on Amazon

https://amzn.to/2VvauLY

After a surprise horror themed birthday party, Jennifer gets a scare that leads to an accident. Jennifer is a horror blogger and huge horror movie fan. Her friends, to cheer her up after the accident, decide they could make a movie. They collect their gopro cameras and phones and begin to shoot. Soon, the discoveries of other low budget horror films similar to theirs begin to intersect with their own movie. This sends Jennifer on a journey to understand where these other "Jennifer" films came from. The journey leads to a discovery about the films she could never have imagined, and she realizes her participation has put her life, and the lives of her friends, in real danger. A danger they have to endure, whether by choice or not ... if they want to make a good horror movie.

Lanett Tachel, Rich Finley and Nick Kekeris also star in the film.  Nick Kekeris, James Cullen Bressack, Hunter Johnson and Frank Merle produce.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/horror-sequel-for-jennifer-starring.html

Tuesday 21 April 2020

Among Them - New Heist Thriller starring Jonathan Thomson, Dan Liebman and Evalena Marie

Heist thriller AMONG THEM comes to Tubi and Amazon

Tarantino meets Bad Times at the El Royale in writer-director Kevin James Barry’s Among Them, now available on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV from Cinema Epoch.

After a botched heist, two bank robbers and their unwanted hostage retreat into a seedy coastal motel in the dead of winter. When their boss doesn't show up and their tickets to freedom go missing, the three of them must battle through their deteriorating mental state and find a way out before they turn on each other.

Starring Jonathan Thomson, Dan Liebman and Evalena Marie, who also co-wrote the script, Among Them is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime and Tubi TV.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/among-them-new-heist-thriller-starring.html

Monday 20 April 2020

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Series 2 - Programme Billings (1st two episodes)

EPISODE 1: DISCIPLINE

Monday 20 April, 9pm, Channel 4

Once again 12 Celebrities will leave their glamorous lives behind to take on the challenge of this unique version of SAS selection.

Chief Instructor Ant and his team of directing staff don’t care about their status, how successful they are or how big their fan base is. They will be asking the recruits to take on tougher challenges than they will have ever faced in their lives, pushing them to their limits. But can any of these famous recruits make it through to the end?


EPISODE 2: MINDSET

Monday 27 April, 9pm, Channel 4

In this second phase of SAS Selection, the celebrity recruits are tested on their mental and physical strength and whether they have the right mindset to complete selection.

This episode focuses on the youngest recruit, 24 year old YouTuber Jack Maynard, and the two oldest recruits on the course, 56 year old former footballer John Fashanu and 59 year old TV presenter, Anthea Turner, as they try and tackle the course with their very different mindsets. Not all of them will make it.

Each will face brutal tasks, including, a backwards helicopter dive into near freezing water, and a high adrenaline firearms task where they must make the life-changing decisions whether to shoot or not. Then showing some of the most aggressive behaviour witnessed in all of SAS: Who Dares Wins history, the celebrities struggle to control their aggression and the DS punish them. The episode starts with all 12 celebrities, but ends with just 9 recruits remaining.

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins-series-2.html

Making TV in the coronavirus pandemic: Why the television industry is watching what Neighbours does next

Long-running soap opera Neighbours is about to go back into production following the COVID-19 shutdown — but it will be a very different environment on set.

There will be no kissing or holding hands, the cast and crew will be isolated into three distinct groups, and camera trickery will be used to make physically-distanced actors look more intimate.

"It's going to look a bit odd," said Chris Oliver-Taylor, the chief executive of Neighbours' production company Fremantle Australia.

"[But] Neighbours is a show that can get away with it.

We employ hundreds of staff who want to work and feel they can. It's important we continue to produce a show that reaches millions of people in the UK and a significant audience in Australia."

Neighbours is believed to be the first suspended TV drama to resume production in the English-speaking world.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-20/neighbours-resumes-as-aussie-tv-adapts-to-coronavirus-rules/12161150

'Resident Evil' Stunt Performer Wins Latest Legal Case Following Career-Ending Accident

U.K.-based stunt performer Olivia Jackson — who suffered life-changing injuries following an accident while shooting 2016's Resident Evil: The Final Chapter — has won a legal case in South Africa against a company involved in the film.

While standing in for Milla Jovovich during the 2015 shoot in Cape Town and riding a motorcycle at high speed, Jackson collided with a crane-mounted camera vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. She would spend 17 days in a coma, with her left arm having to be amputated above the elbow. She was also left with a twisted spine, paralysis of the top left quarter of her body including her neck, a dislocated shoulder, a severed thumb, punctured lungs and broken ribs, and still suffers lasting nerve damage and facial scarring.

At court in South Africa has now found in favor of Jackson, ruling that the stunt was negligently planned and executed by the local company, Bickers Actions SA, that had been operating the camera and filming vehicle. The judge also dismissed the allegation by the defendants — Gustav Marais and Roland Melville — that Jackson’s motorbike riding was at fault. Alongside Bickers Action SA, the stunt coordinator was Grant Hulley of Pyranha Stunts. Both companies had been engaged on the film by Davis Films/Impact Pictures.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/resident-evil-stunt-performer-wins-latest-legal-case-1290857

Over Many Martinis, Pierce Brosnan And Quentin Tarantino Discussed A James Bond Film That Never Came To Be

On last night's live watchalong of GoldenEye, Pierce Brosnan – the Bond with the kindest eyes – revealed much about the Nineties-era 007, and it seemed everyone wanted in on the star's turn on the Walther-PPK. Even Quentin Tarantino.

Long after the 1995 Bond hit wrapped production, Brosnan revealed that the director's people got in touch with his people to talk about a spy film that never came to fruition. But several rounds of martinis did.

"It was after Kill Bill Vol. 2, and he wanted to meet me, so I went up to Hollywood one day from the beach, and I met him at the Four Seasons," said the 66-year-old. "I got there at 7pm, I like to be punctual. 7:15 came around, no Quentin, he was upstairs doing press. Someone sent over a martini, so I had a martini, and I waited till 7:30, and I thought, where the heck is he? Word came down, apologies, so I thought, okay, I'll have another martini."

https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a32205379/pierce-brosnan-quentin-tarantino-james-bond/

Reawakened - New Poster and Trailer

From director Jose Altonaga, and starring Steffani Brass (“Six Feet Under”), Brooke Mackenzie (“Everybody Hates Chris”) and Tina Cole (The 6TH Friend ), discover the witch inside this April! (Get on iTunes here)

Michele is the sole survivor of a vacation gone horribly wrong, in which several of her friends were murdered. She discovers that she is harboring the spirit of a centuries-old witch inside her, and it’s up to her best friend to find a way to save her soul from eternal damnation.

Reawakened, written by Jose Altonaga and Remy MacKenzie, also stars Chantelle Albers (Seberg),  Dabier (“Black Lightning”), Charlie Ian (Whiplash) and Malcom Matthews (“Juiced”).

Available April 28 On Demand from Wild Eye Releasing.

Watch trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/reawakened-new-poster-and-trailer.html

Sunday 19 April 2020

Selah And The Spades - UK release on 17 April on Amazon Prime Video

Tayarisha Poe’s SELAH AND THE SPADES is set for UK release on 17 April on Amazon Prime Video. Starring Lovie Simone (Greenleaf, Orange Is The New Black), Celeste O’Connor (Irreplaceable You, Wetlands), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight, When They See Us), it received its world premiere to critical acclaim in the NEXT selection at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. In the closed world of an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, Haldwell, the student body, is run by five factions.

Seventeen-year-old Selah Summers (Lovie Simone) runs the most dominant group, the Spades, with unshakable poise, as they cater to the most classic of vices and supply students with coveted, illegal alcohol and pills. Tensions between the factions escalate, and when Selah’s best friend/right hand Maxxie (Jharrel Jerome) becomes distracted by a new love, Selah takes on a protégée, enamored sophomore Paloma (Celeste O'Connor), to whom she imparts her wisdom on ruling the school. But with graduation looming and Paloma proving an impressively quick study, Selah’s fears turn sinister as she grapples with losing the control by which she defines herself.

In her feature debut, writer/director Tayarisha Poe immerses us in a heightened depiction of teenage politics. This searing character study encapsulates just how intoxicating power can be for a teenage girl who acutely feels the threat of being denied it. Exciting newcomer Lovie Simone’s performance beautifully embodies both Selah’s publicly impeccable command and the internal fears and uncertainty that drive it. Producers of SELAH AND THE SPADES are Jill Ahrens, Lucas Joaquin, Lauren McBride and Tayarisha Poe.

STREAM NOW ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

13TH - Full Film - Oscar-nominated film won Best Documentary at the Emmys, the BAFTAs and the NAACP Image Awards.

Combining archival footage with testimony from activists and scholars, director Ava DuVernay's examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the country's history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.

13th is a 2016 American documentary by director Ava DuVernay. The film explores the "intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States;" it is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude except as a punishment for conviction of a crime.

DuVernay contends that slavery has been perpetuated since the end of the American Civil War through criminalizing behavior and enabling police to arrest poor freedmen and force them to work for the state under convict leasing; suppression of African Americans by disenfranchisement, lynchings and Jim Crow; politicians declaring a war on drugs that weigh more heavily on minority communities and, by the late 20th century, mass incarceration of people of color in the United States. She examines the prison-industrial complex and the emerging detention-industrial complex, discussing how much money is being made by corporations from such incarcerations.

http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/13th-full-film-oscar-nominated-film-won.html

Pro Wrestling - MLW Fusion #106: Super Series | Week 2

Matches:
Team Filthy vs. Puma King & Xtreme Tigre
Douglas James vs. Averno
Plus more!

The MLW AAA Super Series Continues as the summit south of the border enters week two with the Super Series tied 1-1.

The defiant and dangerous Team Filthy looks to ground and pound the high-flying AAA luchadores as they compete with Puma King and Xtreme Tigre.  Will Team Filthy’s Tom Lawlor and “The Bone Collector” Dominic Garrini try to not only get MLW a win but align themselves closer to a shot at their rivals and MLW World Tag Team Champions, the Von Erichs? Or will the world’s finest feline luchadors purr and pounce Lawlor and Garrini? Tune in to find out!

Watch at
https://best-of-pro-wrestling.blogspot.com/2020/04/mlw-fusion-106-super-series-week-2.html

Saturday 18 April 2020

Can You Keep A Secret? starring Alexandra Daddario comes to Digital Download 4th May


Based on Sophie Kinsella's best selling novel of the same name, the film boasts an incredible leading duo of Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch, Percy Jackson Series) & Tyler Hoechlin (Teen Wolf, Arrow), with The Hollywood News calling them "romantic comedy gems". The film also has an exciting supporting cast featuring Orange Is the New Black alumni Kimiko Glenn (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) & Laverne Cox (Charlies Angles).

Can You Keep A Secret? follows New York City marketing manager Emma (Alexandra Daddario) who on a return flight from a botched client meeting, reveals all of her deepest secrets to a handsome stranger when her plane hits turbulence and she believes she is going to die. Emma thinks she will never see the guy again. But when she comes to work Monday morning, Emma's office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO and founder... and the stranger from the plane.

Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Over the course of the coming weeks, Emma must navigate her developing relationship with Jack, what he knows of her secrets, and a life she discovers is in need of transformation.

Can You Keep A Secret? will be available on Digital Download from 4th May and available to Pre-Order here.

Watch Trailer at
http://www.beentothemovies.com/2020/04/can-you-keep-secret-starring-alexandra.html

First Look trailer released for Code 404, a Sky original comedy, launches on Sky One and NOW TV on 29 April

Today, Sky has released the First Look trailer for new original comedy, Code 404, starring Stephen Graham, Daniel Mays and Anna Maxwell Martin. All episodes will air on Sky One and streaming service NOW TV from Wednesday 29 April.

Detective Inspectors DI John Major (Mays) and DI Roy Carver (Graham) are the top crime fighting duo in the Unit. But when an undercover sting goes horribly wrong, Major is gunned down on the job and killed. Full of guilt and regret about Major’s untimely death, Roy turns to the only person who understands him, John’s wife, Kelly (Maxwell Martin). However, John gets a reboot. Chosen by the police as the prototype for a new A.I. driven initiative, John is brought back from the dead – much to the surprise of Roy and Kelly. He’d like to believe he’s better than ever, but something isn’t quite right…

http://www.jonn.co.uk/2020/04/first-look-trailer-released-for-code.html

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