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From Google Images Director: David Yates Writers: J.K. Rowling (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (based upon characters created by) Source This is definitely darker than the first of the trilogy, and I read somewhere that the script was top secret, so there were elements exclusive to the movie version alone. Who is Credence Barebone?  Who is he really?  Why do they want him killed?  Why does Gellert Grindelwald want him to be his ally? The special effects were very believable, and when the "ending" finally came for this middle of the trilogy, all I could say was, "Oh, so that's why."   The cast: EDDIE REDMAYNE as Newt Scamander & EZRA MILLER as Credence Barebone(both men are in character all throughout the film...bravo!) ZOË KRAVITZ as Leta Lestrange - Miss Kravitz is physically more beautiful in this film than in any of her other roles.  She also was able to channel Ms. Lestrange, ergo, she was convincing. CLAUDIA KIM as Nagini -Ms...

How Faithful Is  Murder on the Orient Express  to Agatha Christie’s Classic Detective Novel? A Breakdown (warning, the link has spoilers). A lavish trip through Europe quickly unfolds into a race against time to solve a murder aboard a train. When an avalanche stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks, the world's greatest detective -- Hercule Poirot -- arrives to interrogate all passengers and search for clues before the killer can  strike again. -WWW Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Screenplay: Michael Green Music by: Patrick Doyle Distributed by: 20th Century Fox Agatha Christie is one of my favourite authors.  Miss Marple and Monsieur Poirot were part of my growing up years alongside the Stratemeyer Syndicate's  Carolyn Keene's NANCY DREW.  Murder on the Orient Express is one of the memorable ones, except some of the scenes of the book and the 1974 movie are quite hazy or I have mixed up the scenes already. Honestly, when I wa...

Official Site IMDb Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy. -WWW Initial release: 24 May 2017 Directors: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg Budget: 230 million USD Music composed by: Geoff Zanelli Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson Note: If you are the type who wonders if there's an after credits "thing". yes there is . Bonifacio High Street Cinemas The rip-roaring adventure finds down-on-his-luck Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) feeling the winds of ill-fortune blowing strongly his way when deadly ghost sailors, led by the terrifying Captain S...

From The Wrap.Com I'm at a loss for words.  That's strange because I am usually verbose.  I was dumbfounded by the special effects and the story. I love the cliff hanger and I can't wait for the second installment. I honestly haven't read the book, so I cannot say if I like the movie better or not.  All I know is that I love it!  I'll try to think of comments and I would put them beside the name of each cast member. I want to congratulate the whole team , most especially James Newton Howard for the background music that bring out all types of emotions; Philippe Rousselot for the awesome cinematography; Mark Day for the almost seamless, if not seamless editing and David Yates for a great directorial "job". ( source ) The year is 1926, and Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and g...

Cinema 1 2nd Floor, CommerCenter, Commerce Avenue corner East Asia Drive, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa The movie is mostly set in Boston and Boston is in Mass achusetts.  Whitey Bulger, an Echelon informant, and his cohorts sold their souls to the devil. The film is based on a non-fiction account of the FBI's dealings with Bulger written by former  Boston Globe  reporters Dick Lehr and Gerald O'Neill and titled  Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal . ( source ) After more than a month of waiting, finally, I've been able to watch Johnny Depp's latest movie called BLACK MASS.  There was no dull moment, but there were a lot of changes of emotions: scared, happy, thrilled, frightened, excited, scared again, et cetera, et cetera, then relieved.  Relieved?  Why so?  Well, when true to life characters are being portrayed by actors and you momentarily forget you are just watching a movie, it would seem li...

"Into the Woods poster" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia Stage Play/Musical   (NY Times review By FRANK RICH Published: November 6, 1987) Darker and more sensual SYNOPSIS Into the Woods is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a musical format that follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel-all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them- imdb PLOT CHANGES  (Tamed for kids, but still has A LOT of innuendos)  Dominick Mayer's film review   When I was a teenager, I used to confuse the story of INTO THE WOODS with Hansel and Gretel's LOST IN THE WOODS .  It took a while for me to realize that these were two different musicals/plays.  INTO THE WOODS is about the rude awakening of the fairy tale characters as they discover th...

Charismatic British aristocrat and part-time shady art dealer Charlie Mortdecai ( Johnny Depp ) suffers from a constant lack of funds to support his lush lifestyle, so when Alistair Maitland ( Ewan McGregor ), a college friend and officer in MI5, asks him to find a stolen Goya painting, he accepts. But Charlie's not the only one with designs on the painting; an American heiress and a revolutionary want it too, for the artwork is rumored to contain the code to a bank account filled with Nazi gold.- WWW Director: David Koepp Running time: 107 minutes Adapted from: The Mortdecai Trilogy Music composed by: Geoff Zanelli , Mark Ronson Written by:  Starring: Johnny Depp  as Charlie Mortdecai Gwyneth Paltrow  as Johanna Mortdecai Ewan McGregor  as Inspector Martland Olivia Munn  as Georgina Krampf Paul Bettany  as Jock Strapp Jeff Goldblum  as Milton Krampf Junix Inocian as Fang Fat the Chinese Mafia Lord/Businessman/Gambler from Hong Ko...

This is short and simple. I felt sad and disappointed while watching this dark version...grossed out on the ingredients the White Queen (Anne Hathaway) used...but I love Johnny Depp, the Cheshire Cat and the other special effects...I also like the philosophical message...Like some of my group mates said,"... it's good, not great!"  My friend, K, who watched it in 3D liked it much, much better than I did.   Alice in Wonderland 2010 Film Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American computer-animated and live action fantasy film directed by Tim Burton, written by Linda Woolverton, and released by Walt Disney Pictures.  Wikipedia Initial release :  March 5, 2010 ( USA ) Director :  Tim Burton Screenplay :  Linda Woolverton Characters :  The Hatter ,  Alice ,  Cheshire Cat ,  White Rabbit ,  More Adapted from :  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ,  Through the Looking-Glass ...