Transcendence is a film which is filled with science, ethics, morality, spirituality. The film, causing over many think, analyze, draw conclusions. Yes, this movie probably will not appeal to fans of blockbusters, as such it is not. Transcendence philosophical sci-fi film, built on contrasts, filled with metaphors, and very well placed accents. The end of the film has received an extraordinary, not as a spectator waiting, it went much deeper than a standard and predictable, showed the effects of irrational use of technology. Then, as the creators of the film finished, worthy of applause, especially for the debutant director Wally Pfister.
“Calvary” devoted to the life of a priest in a small town. He has to bear in the world good and bright, instruct the people on the right path. The main character in the movie “Caviar” Catholic priest Father James (Brendan Gleeson) practice threatens to murder. He motivates his desire that his childhood for a number of years forced the priest, and now, years later, he intends to avenge the insults and humiliation. The protagonist does not see the face of one who intends to kill him, but finds his voice. Avenger gives the priest, week out to put in order their affairs and calls it the following Sunday on the coast – in his opinion, to kill sinless priest on the day of resurrection will give more value to the case. But Father James does not want to prepare for death. He leads his life day by day, instructs on the right path astray, which seems to be infested with this town, absolution, communion dying, helps to recover his daughter after a suicide attempt. John Michael McDonagh began writing the screenplay while filming his debut film “The Guard”, where the main role also starred Brendan Gleeson. Shortly after the filming of “The Guard” has learned that Gleason was invited to play the main role in the new film of McDonagh.
The film tells an exciting story about events that took place in one time with the battle for Thermopylae and the naval battle of Salamis. Action of a movie “300: Rise of an Empire” focuses on the great Persian king Xerxes and Artemis, who became the head of the most powerful fleet. After defeating the King Leonid, valiantly king of Sparta, Persian army led by Xerxes took its way to the south. From the other side, we can see the fleet of Athens, led by Admiral Themistocles. Forces are not equal that’s why Themistocles was in need to step into an alliance with an old enemy of Athens – Sparta! Only being united they have the opportunity to oppose the powerful army of great Persian king Xerxes!
American hit of stage-director Antoine Fuqua, based on of the same name serial. Russian premiere “The Great leveller was on September, 25, 2014, on one day before a world premiere! Leading roles in a picture played Denzel Washington and Chloe Grace Moretz. Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is a secret service agent in retirement, began quiet life with a clean sheet. Robert works as a salesman. Once he decides to help an unknown prostitute Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz) buying her freedom back. But he is unaware that he will have to resist to the Russian maffia and bought over agents of CIA. Shooting passed in June, 2013 in the state Massachusetts. On a leading role in a film applied Russell Crowe, but already it was officially declared in December 2011, that Robert McKolla will be played by the black-skinned American actor Denzel Washington. A performer of basic woman role is young actress Chloe Grace Moretz, becoming famous due to the pictures of “Keeper of time”, “500 days of summer” and other.
28-year-old Megan (Keira Knightley) comes to high school graduates meeting after 11 years from the prom. All her friends have a familys and a successful careers, but her life is not much changed. She still meets her first boyfriend Anthony (Mark Webber) and works at his father standing on the streets with a sign of his firm. When Anthony made propose to her, she falls into a stress and getting lost for several days. In a panic, she meets a 16-year-old girl Annika (Grace Moretz Loy) who asks Megan to buy an alcohol to her and her friends. As a result, Megan spends all night with them. Megan decides to take a vacation for a week and finally to set priorities in her live. She said to her boyfriend that she is going to a seminar but she simply stops at Annika place. The girl has a bachelor cute father Craig (Sam Rockwell), with whom Megan tied a romantic relationship.
Detective drama of director and screenwriter Scott Frank. Based on the novel by LawrenceBlock “A Walk Among the Tombstones.” Scott Frank is known for such films as “The Wolverine”, “Marley and Me”, “Minority Report”. The main roles in the crime drama acted by Ruth Wilson, Liam Neeson and Sebastian Roch?. The film “A Walk Among the Tombstones” was shot in 2013 in New York, and the premiere took place in 2014. The novel by Lawrence Block “A Walk Among the Tombstones” became a bestseller after movie appeared. The author by himself was involved in the adaptation of his book. Unknown people kidnapped wife of drug baron George Landau (Sebastian Roch?) and return her body for pieces. Yuri hires a private detective and former policeman Matthew Scudder (Liam Neeson), who discovers that such torture is not uncommon. Scudder attacks the trail of a gang of maniacs who love to torture and dismember people. Lawrence Block script book “A Walk Among the Tombstones” was developed a decade ago. First, the main role of the detective Harrison Ford was wanted and directed by Dee Jay Caruso appoint. (more…)
21st Century. Our attitude to everything had changed throw a long time of different affects. Nowdays almost all work is made by computers, mobile telephones and tablets. All of these devices that were supposed to make our lives more comfortable, in fact alienated us from the original natural life. We call on the phone to friends and family to chat, talking with them through the social networks, reserve tweets “liking” pictures, watching “YouTube” videos on the way to school, university, work, instead of communicate in the real life. In general, nowdays we can not imagine the life without a tablet and phone with Internet. Our protagonists are ordinary people we meet every day. They are living online for a long time. They spend hours at their computers and tablets. And it is a fact that our self devises are those who knows all hidden thoughts, all the dramatic moments of relationships and all experiences of our lifes. They are supporting us in all hard moments. Even parents do not know about you as much as the phone knows. This is a story about how the Internet and technology has changed the lives of men, women and children. The film is based on the novel by Chad Kaltgena.
Conor and Eleanor live on Manhatten. They are married already a few years, although are very different. She studies in an university. He is a proprietor of small restaurant. Her family (a dad is a professor, mother is a violinist) at one time not very favourably behaved to the choice of daughter. But for Conor and Eleanor all it does not matter, because they created the own world filled with love. Life for them is easy, interesting and beautiful game. But dramatic events change everything, their ideal world collapses, and Eleanor decides to disappear. The name of film sends to the famous song of “Beatles” “Eleanor Rigby”, that tells history of death and loneliness. According to Paul McCartney words, when he wrote text to the song, the name he took, remembering about actress Eleanor Bron, that was taken off together with “Beatles” in a film “For help”, and the last name – from the signboard of grog-shop. According to his opinion, Eleanor Rigby sounded really natural.
“I’m a complete loser! Recently I had lost my job and my girl friend whom I loved very much left me. I tried to find a job, but everywhere I came I got a refuse, so to earn some money for living I began to take medications for the purpose of a scientific experiment. Every day I am more and more losing a control of myself, I drink and stagger in obscure places. What is my roll in this life? Why do I continue to live on?” This are the main thoughts of the protagonist of the movie. But once his sister called him. She asked to look after her little daughter Sophie who is only 11 years old for a few weeks. Our hero could not resist and started to spend time with his niece. It wasn’t easy to find a common language with the kid but through the time mutual hostility disappeared. Sophie once gives him a good advice, after which her uncle began to listen to her. From this moment the little girl begin to change the life of the hero and we can enjoy an incredible story of inseparable friendship…
The main character of the film “The Fault in Our Stars” is Hazel (Shailene Woodley). She’s a young girl who suffers from inoperable cancer. However, a terrible diagnosis is not able to break her life. Every day Hazel fights the disease. When the girl finally manages to achieve positive dynamics of recovery, she surprised to realize that does not feel any joy from this. To get rid of mental doubts, she decides to attend a support group. The film is based on the novel by John Green. The author was almost always present during the shooting and gave nice advices to actors. On the female lead actress was considered such as Haley Steinfeld, Liana Liberato and Mary Kate Wiles. Shailene Woodley shave her had for this role and sacrificed her hair to organization named “Children With Hair Loss”.
