Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a 2023 animated superhero film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin K. Thompson, it is the sequel to the Academy Award-winning Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
Shameik Moore returns as Miles Morales, who is pulled across the multiverse and introduced to the Spider-Society — an interdimensional task force of Spider-People led by the severe Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac). When Miles learns the Society operates on a rigid doctrine about which tragedies must be allowed to happen, he finds himself at odds with hundreds of versions of himself. Hailee Steinfeld returns as Gwen Stacy, with Jason Schwartzman voicing the villainous Spot.
Released on June 2, 2023, the film grossed over $690 million worldwide and drew rapturous reviews, with critics calling its animation among the most ambitious ever committed to a mainstream feature. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature and ends on a cliffhanger leading into Beyond the Spider-Verse.
The classic story of Snow White always had a darker side, lurking in the shadows. This theatrical release, scheduled for mid 2012, will not be one for the very young. Nor is it the traditional story of beauty versus evil. This time around it's going to be a bumpy ride for the beautiful young woman as she finds herself hunted by a Huntsman who will die if he doesn't find and kill Snow White. There is also the traditional evil queen who must eat the heart of Snow White in order to become immortal. The fight is on for who is the fairest of them all!hris Hemsworth (Thor, 2009's Star Trek) is the Huntsman who must find Snow White to save his own life. Kristen Stewart won the highly coveted role of Snow White. She has been recently seen in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Eclipse. The role of the evilest queen we've ever seen in a fairy tale classic is played by Charlize Theron of Monster, The Cider House Rules. This is not your classic fairytale romantic children's story. It is dark and dangerous!
When Jimmy, a 45 year old "roadie" who has been with the Blue Oyster Cult, an 80's hair band is cast off by the band, he returns to his home town and to see his mother. Jimmy has not seen his mother since he was back to attend his father's funeral. Now he hopes to live with his mother in the very house and neighborhood he grew up in. But much has changed while he's been away, especially the neighborhood (Forest Hills, Queens in New York) which is now considered somewhat of a slum. It's difficult and sometimes even impossible to go back home again and Jimmy finds his old stomping grounds have gone to seed while he was away for all those years when old buddies take him on a tour.immy testagross is played by Ron Eldard (House of Sand and Fog, ER), Bobby Cannavale (Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Fast Food Nation) is Bobby, Nikki Stevens is played by Jill Hennessey (Crossing Jordan, Wild Hogs), Jimmy's Mom is played by Lois Smith (True Blood, Desperate Housewives), and Don Miller is portrayed by David Margulies (The Sopranos, Canterbury's Law).
The great Truffula Forest is in danger of going the way of the great rain forests because of a greedy creature that calls himself a Once-ler. Seems that these magnificent trees can be used for making garments that the Once-ler declares are something "everyone needs" and he goes about making lots and lots of them. With the help of his entire family, who he calls in to help, the trees are cut down one after another. The Lorax is an interesting character that emerged from the stump of the first tree the Once-ler cut down and begs him to leave the trees alone. But greed spurs on the garment maker who only sees the forest and not the trees as individuals. factory and big business are what it's all about and the Truffula trees are being chopped down rapidly. Soon the Bar-ba-loots, who are forest inhabitants who see the Truffula trees as a source of food, are faced with a food shortage and suffering grave diseases. The Lorax sends them away to find some other source of food and begs the Once-ler to quit cutting down the Truffula trees. As told by the reader (a young boy) it's a message about greed and how it affects each of us in different ways.
A woman in Italy comes to believe her own mother is responsible for the deaths of three people. She was apparently insane and the savage murders were the result of her own exorcism. Now the daughter sets out to find out why and how her mother became so "possessed" that she could kill. Now that she has herself become involved in a series of exorcisms, she tries to learn all she can while discovering the story behind her mother's apparent mental breakdown. A Baja resort, now abandoned is the property of a drug dealer who stashed a large amount of cocaine there somewhere. Paranoid over his "stash" being found, he decides to hire a scientist who can make up a horrifying monster as guardian of his drugs. The drug stash has been secure for years until lately when people are found to be approaching the area for no apparent reason. Why do they go there? And who will find the drugs first? Starring Fernanda Andrade (The Mentalist, Sons of Anarchy), Evan Helmuth (Love's Christmas Journey, Mr. Woodcock), and Simon Quarterman (EastEnders, Perfect Strangers), The Devil Inside is truly creepy!
Arthur Kipps is a young attorney attempting to settle the affairs of Alice Drablow, recently deceased when he discovers strange things have been happening to the children of that community. Apparently someone killed several of them, all at the same time. A woman dressed in black attire walks in the area and whenever she is seen, a child is sure to die.his Woman in Black lost her own son Nathanial, who drown. Now she seeks revenge over his loss and can be seen walking, dressed in black with a black veil covering her face, which as eye sockets eaten out by scavengers. Arthur has a son (in London) who is now in danger from the Woman in Black's vengeance.ith the locals in an uproar, Arthur digs up Nathaniel's body and reburies it with his mother's body in hopes that peace will be restored. This causes the Woman in Black to go after Arthur's own son, Edward.aniel Radcliffe (title character in The Harry Potter series) is Arthur Kipps, Liz White (Life on Mars, The Fixer) is Jennet Humfrye, the Woman in Black, and Sophie Stuckey (Summer in Transylvania, My Life in Ruins) is Stella Kipps.
Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron from The Italian Job, Monster) is the author of teen literature. She goes back to her home town in hope of rekindling the flames with an old boyfriend from her high school days. Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson from The A-Team, Morning Glory is the old boyfriend of Mavis Gary, But he is now happily married and with a new baby and not exactly interested so she finds it's not that easy to claim what she wanted. When she meets up with Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt from The King of Queens), another with an agenda when it comes to old high school events, they find their interest have much in common. Freehauf was beaten by some school "jocks" who thought he was gay, causing permanent damage to his legs. Unable to get over past memories from their old alma mater, maturity does not prevail with these old school alumni. reat casting and capable direction from Jason Reitman (actor in Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop and director of Juno, Jennifer's Body). Thoroughly entertaining with a high quality cast and fun story line.
George Smiley was a disgrace as a British spy back when the "Cold War" was the world's biggest threat. The mid 20th century found much of the free world in fear of those who chose to do harm to any who did not agree with their way of thinking. Soviet Russia was the biggest threat at the time and we used spies to investigate what they were up to constantly. They, in turn, also had their spies who kept a close eye on the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Based on a classic novel with the same title, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy tells a tale of intrigue and quiet desperation that depicts the spy among us who went about their business without fear for their own lives. Men like George Smiley (Gary Oldman from The Dark Knight, Air Force One), who comes out of retirement to find a "mole" who has infiltrated the Secret Intelligence Service and is a threat to all things right in the world. What ensues makes for an excellent story and even though slow in parts, is well worth viewing.
Starring Meryl Streep as the intrepid Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady proves to be one of the most likely Oscar contenders to come along in quite a while. Thatcher was a tough Prime Minister and that was good because she reigned in particularly tough times. And this film depicts how very remarkable she was, how ambitious she was, and how she succeeded in a world full of strong men.argaret Thatcher was the Conservative Party leader from 1975 up until 1990 and the United Kingdom's Prime Minister from 1979 up to 1990. She was considered to be a war monger as well as a destroyer of the economy during her time of service. But there was far more to the woman than just her professional side and that's what this film is focusing on, her incredible strength and ability to triumph over the heavy odds against her. Being a woman made everything she accomplished all the more amazing and her accomplishments will long be remembered in the political history of the UK. Thatcher now reportedly suffers from Alzheimer's disease. It is interesting that an American actress is portraying a powerful leader in the UK, but if anyone can succeed it is Meryl Streep (Kramer vs Kramer, Silkwood, Momma Mia!).
When Alastair Fothergill and his co-director Mark Linfield began the project that became Chimpanzee the movie over three years ago it was to document the life of these highly intelligent mammals and give the world a look into the lives of these highly social creatures. Filmed in the Ivory Coast as well as Uganda's tropical jungles, Chimpanzee will give us an inside view and better understanding of how they survive in a world that is constantly shrinking.hile Chimpanzee is considered a documentary turned movie it displays these extremely intelligent creatures as high functioning and very sociable with a family hierarchy not unlike humans themselves. This member of the great ape family is fascinating to watch as they interact with family members and make decisions that will affect their entire clan. Chimpanzee is a movie that is full of action and romance as well as the conflict brought on by overcrowding and jealousy. Sounds like a modern day film about someone we know? Perhaps
A journalist is on the hunt for a missing woman. Apparently she's been missing for forty years and now Mikael Blomkvist is trying to play detective and find out what happened to her. He is aided by a young female computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. It may take modern computer based sleuthing to find the answer to this 40 year old mystery. Blomkvist is trying to write a novel about a powerful family saga and he, along with his assistant soon get entangled in the underworld while doing their research.he journalist turned detective, Mikael Blomkvist is ably played by Daniel Craig from Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale. he assistant, Lizbeth Salander is portrayed by Rooney Mara from The Social Network, Tanner Hall. oran Visnjic (The Deep, ER) plays Dragon Armansky.eteran actor Christopher Plummer is Henrik Vanger.he book was set in Sweden but this theatrical version seems to be "homeless" although it appears to be based in the UK due to the many British characters appearing in the film. Wherever, it is a dark movie that is deliciously filled with suspense, intrigue, and sterling quality performances.