Well it's finally that time of year, where the movies are bigger and the thrills are higher. It's the start of the Summer Movie Season! So lets get into our movie preview. MAY 1, 2015: The Avengers: Age of Ultron
The kickoff of to the summer movie season. This movie is going to be huge. All our favorite heroes are back as well as a welcome of new comers (Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver). This movie will also be the end of Phase Two and bring us one of the best villains to the screen, Ultron.
MAY 8, 2015 : Hot Pursuit, The D-Train, Maggie, 5 Flights Up
It will be interesting to see how recently nominated actress, Reese Witherspoon, adjust to this buddy comedy. Hopefully Witherspoon and Vergara will have good chemistry.
Arnold Schwarzenegger looks like he is actually trying to act in this movie. This is an interesting zombie movie that looks pretty cool.
Looks like it has some potential to be pretty fun. Jack Black looks like he is trying as well.
MAY 15, 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road, Pitch Perfect 2, Slow West
Mad Max looks amazing! Tom Hardy dropped out of Suicide Squad to promote this movie and that makes me more excited because he basically said that he rather promote a movie than be in a huge blockbuster. That's awesome!
The first Pitch Perfect was a really funny and entertaining movie, that I was amazed I enjoyed. I can't wait to sing a long to this one too!
MAY 22, 2015: Tomorrowland, Spy
Brad Bird is such a great director and he shows a lot of confidence in this movie by turning down the Star Wars job. This looks like a very interesting idea about the Disneyland park.
MAY 29, 2015: San Andreas 3D, Aloha
Just a great cast of characters in this film. The trailer looks amazing as well.
Dwayne Johnson stars in this California disaster movie. Looks very "2012" like and could be a good popcorn flick. June 5, 2015: Insidious: Chapter 3, Entourage June 12, 2015: Jurassic World, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
So hoping that this will be a great movie. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard co-star in this dino disaster movie!
June 17, 2015: The Bronze June 19, 2015: Inside Out, Dope
Pixar can do no wrong. So does it really matter what their movies are about? Not really, but this is going to be a really emotional one. Cause its about our emotions!
June 26, 2015: Ted 2
Grab your thunder buddy, cause our favorite talking and walking bear is back! July 1, 2015: Terminator: Genisys, Magic Mike XXL
He's back! I'm not sold on this movie for the simple reason that the trailer gave away way to much of the story and plot. But still will be fun to see the Terminator back! July 10, 2015: Minions, The Gallows
It's going to be interesting to see how the minions carry this whole film. But it will bring some good laughs, I hope. Also Gru might make a cameo at the end. July 17, 2015: Ant-Man, Trainwreck, Mr. Holmes
Marvel can't do no wrong. Considering how an amazing success Guardians of the Galaxy was, this gamble should do just find. The last trailer as well sold me on this film too.
Judd Apatow is finally back directing a new movie. It will be good to see his style of filmaking again.
July 24, 2015: Poltergeist, Pixels
The original film was scary and I'm hoping this will bring some good scares. Sam Rockwell is a good actor, it's crazy that he is in a horror movie. July 31, 2015: Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Vacation, Southpaw, Self/less
Original slated for a December release but there's a little film called Star Wars The Force Awakens. So it pushed this movie up a few months. Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt as his team goes against the Rogue Nation.
I was one of the first people who drank the cool-aid for Jake Gyllenhall's performance in "Nightcrawler". Could this movie finally get him a Leading Actor nomination at this years Oscar's? August 7, 2015: The Fantastic Four
This remake of the not so good film of the same name, looks 100% times better. Plus it's staring Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan so I'm game! August 14, 2015: The Man from U.N.C.L.E, Straight Outta Compton
This bio-pic of N.W.A. has got me listening and singing their songs again. I think it's totally cool that Dr. Dre and Ice Cube's sons are playing their fathers in this movie. August 21, 2015: Sinister 2, Max
The first was such a surprise hit, that was really scary. I gotta see this one! August 28, 2015: Hitman: Agent 47
Originally was going to star Paul Walker, but from the trailer it looks action packed and better than the original. MY TOP TEN MOST ANTICIPATED: 1. Straight Outta Compton 2. The Avengers: Age of Ultron 3. Tomorrowland 4. Mad Max: Fury Road 5. Southpaw 6. Jurassic World 7. Inside Out 8. Mission Impossible V: Rogue Nation 9. Ant-Man 10. Trainwreck Also check out our videos on youtube as well! Thank you for reading Adam!
With the release of the highly anticaptaed Avengers 2: Age of Ultron right around the corner, I thought that I should make this top ten list for the best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies. Also considering that there have only been ten films, you will be seeing all of them (so far) on this list. This list excludes Spiderman, The X-Men, Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, and that other Hulk movie. They could be included in another list all together. So lets get started...
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The Avengers has to be the best film cause it works so well. I'm a huge super hero movie fan and I can't wait to see The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man this year. I'm hoping that I could add them to this list when I revise it when Avengers 3 comes out in a few years.
What is your top ten Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies? Let me know! Comment below. Also check us out on youtube! We post movie reviews and will be doing a Summer Movie Preview soon as well.
Is it just me, or has December/awards season really snuck
up on us? Anyway, the Golden Globes nominations are coming quick, and here are
my sarcastic commentary and over-my-head predictions for how the Hollywood Foreign
Press Association will vote this year. Read up!
BEST SUPPORTING
ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MINISERIES, OR TV MOVIE
1. Julia Roberts – The
Normal Heart
2. Allison Janney – Mom
3. Kathy Bates – American
Horror Story: Freak Show
4. Uzo Abuda – Orange
is the New Black
5. Michelle Monaghan – True Detective
BEST SUPPORTING
ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MINISERIES, OR TV MOVIE
1. Martin Freeman – Sherlock:
His Last Vow
2. Jon Voight – Ray
Donovan
3. Peter Dinklage – Game
of Thrones
4. Matt Bomer – The
Normal Heart
5. Bill Murray – Olive
Kitteridge
BEST ACTRESS IN
A MINISERIES OR TV MOVIE
1. Jessica Lange – American
Horror Story: Freak Show
2. Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge
3. Zoe Saldana – Rosemary’s
Baby
4. Cicely Tyson – The
Trip to Bountiful
5. Sara Paulson – American Horror Story:
Freak Show
BEST ACTRESS IN
A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY/MUSICAL
1. Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
2. Lisa Kudrow – The
Comeback
3. Amy Poehler – Parks
and Recreation
4. Gina Rodriguez – Jane
the Virgin
5.Taylor Schilling – Orange is the New
Black
BEST ACTOR IN A
TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY/MUSICAL
1. Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent
2. Jim Parsons – The
Big Bang Theory
3. Andy Samberg – Brooklyn
Nine-Nine
4. Matt LeBlanc –
Episodes
5. Anthony Anderson – Blackish
BEST TELEVISION
SERIES – COMEDY/MUSICAL
1. Modern Family
2. Veep
3. Jane the Virgin
4. Orange is the
New Black
5. Silicon Valley
BEST ACTRESS IN
A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
1. Viola Davis – How
to Get Away with Murder
2. Robin Wright – House
of Cards
3. Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
4. Kerry Washington – Scandal
5. Claire Danes - Homeland
BEST ACTOR IN A
TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
1. Clive Owen – The
Knick
2. Kevin Spacey – House
of Cards
3. Dominic West – The
Affair
4. Michael Sheen – Masters
of Sex
5. Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
BEST TELEVISION
SERIES – DRAMA
1. House of Cards
2. Game of Thrones
3. The Knick
4. Boardwalk Empire
5. The Affair
BEST ANIMATED
FILM
1. Big Hero 6
2. The Lego Movie
3. The Tale of
Princess Kaguya
4. The Book of Life
5. The Boxtrolls
Explanation: We
all know that the HFPA loves big movies, and even though Lego was star-studded and a box office smash, Big Hero 6 just seems like the type of material (Marvel) that is
the flavor of the month. How to Train
Your Dragon 2 will probably get in, but I just can’t figure out where.
BEST FOREIGN
FILM
1. Two Days, One
Night (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) – Belgium
2. Mommy
(Xavier Dolan) – Canada
3. Ida (Pawel
Pawlikowski) – Poland
4. Cantinflas
(Sebastian del Amo) – Mexico
5. The Golden Era (Ann Hui) – Hong
Kong
Explanation: They
normally vote in favor of the name directors (Clint Eastwood’s Letters from Iwo Jima appeared in this category
back in 2006, as was Angelina Jolie’s In
the Land of Blood and Honey in 2011), and they love international stars.
The Dardennes have Marion Cotillard in their critical hit, which should be
enough to take the award. But hey, this is the hardest category to predict for
any awards circuit.
BEST ORIGINAL
SONG
1. “Lost Stars” – Begin
Again
2. “Everything is Awesome” – The Lego Movie
3. “Masterpiece” – Beyond
the Lights
4. “The Last Goodbye” – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
5. “Glory” – Selma
Explanation: I
would try to justify these, but it would be pointless. It is basically random,
but I would be shocked if the top two are ignored.
BEST ORIGINAL
SCORE
1. The Theory of
Everything – Johann Johannsson
2. Gone Girl –
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
3. Big Eyes –
Danny Elfman
4. Interstellar
– Hans Zimmer
5. Maleficent – James Newton Howard
Explanation: They
love the big names, but there is always a wild card in the mix. Maleficent might be that wildcard, and
history shows that they give their wins to movies that sometimes don’t even get
nominated anywhere else. It is hard to ignore the beauty of The Theory of Everything’s music,
though.
BEST SCREENPLAY
– MOTION PICTURE
1. Birdman –
Armando Bo, Alexander Dinelaris, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone
2. Unbroken –
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
3. Boyhood – Richard
Linklater
4. Gone Girl –
Gillian Flynn
5. A Most Violent Year – JC Chandor
Explanation: The
HFPA loves putting a screwball into this category, but the top movies are just
too great of screenplays to not put in there. Plus, there isn’t a legitimate random
romantic-comedy or anything.
Explanation: This
seems pretty standard, and they love Jolie. She won three years in a row in different
categories from 1997-1999. Eastwood is the only real shocker, but his movie
will be popular and the Globes still can’t get enough of him.
The HFPA Dream Lineup:
Tim Burton – Big
Eyes
Clint Eastwood – American
Sniper
Peter Jackson – The
Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Angelina Jolie – Unbroken
Christopher Nolan – Interstellar
BEST ACTRESS IN
A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
1. Meryl Streep – Into
the Woods
2. Patricia Arquette – Boyhood
3. Emma Stone – Birdman
4. Anna Kendrick – Into
the Woods
5. Cameron Diaz – Annie
Explanation: Seemingly,
Streep is nominated whether she has a movie being released or not. Diaz is a
weird addition, I know, but they do love her. She was nominated 4 times between
1998 and 2002. If Annie is any good,
then she might be a no-brainer for the Globes.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Cameron Diaz – Annie
Jane Fonda – This
Is Where I Leave You
Kristen Stewart – Still
Alice
Meryl Strep – The
Giver
Meryl Streep – Into
the Woods
BEST ACTOR IN A
SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
1. JK Simmons – Whiplash
2. Edward Norton – Birdman
3. Johnny Depp – Into
the Woods
4. Robert Duvall – The
Judge
5. Albert Brooks – A Most Violent Year
Explanation: Usually,
this category is pretty similar to the other awards, unless there is something
absurd like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder
or John Travolta in Hairspray in the
running. Depp is nominated always. Brooks is really just a stab.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Matt Damon – Interstellar
Johnny Depp – Into
the Woods
Shia LaBeouf – Fury
Tyler Perry – Gone
Girl
Chris Pine – Into
the Woods
BEST ACTRESS IN
A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY/MUSICAL
1. Julianne Moore – Maps
to the Stars
2. Angelina Jolie – Maleficent
3. Helen Mirren – The
Hundred-Foot Journey
4. Keira Knightley – Begin
Again
5. Jenny Slate – Obvious Child
Explanation: This
category, with the exception of their thirst for stars, has a tendency to put
an indie or two in there. Greta Gerwig was nominated for Frances Ha last year, so Jenny Slate takes that potential spot.
Moore might be set to win two awards, like Kate Winslet was back in 2008,
mainly because of the HFPA’s obsession with David Cronenberg.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Jennifer Aniston – Cake
Tina Fey – This Is
Where I Leave You
Angelina Jolie – Maleficent
Melissa McCarthy – St.
Vincent
Emma Stone – Magic
in the Moonlight
BEST ACTOR IN A
LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY/MUSICAL
1. Michael Keaton – Birdman
2. Joaquin Phoenix – Inherent
Vice
3. Chris Rock – Top
Five
4. Bill Murray – St.
Vincent
5. Ralph Fiennes – The Grand Budapest
Hotel
Explanation: This
would be a really interesting group. The Comedy/Musical actor category is
always strong. It is hard to completely leave out musical contenders Mark
Ruffalo, John Lloyd Young, and James Corden, but these stars in strong films
are too hard to get by.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Jim Carrey – Dumb
and Dumber To
Jamie Foxx – Annie
Bill Murray – St.
Vincent
Al Pacino – The
Humbling
Chris Pratt – Guardians
of the Galaxy
BEST MOTION
PICTURE – COMEDY/MUSICAL
1. Into the Woods
2. Birdman
3. Inherent Vice
4. Jersey Boys
5. Guardians of the Galaxy
Explanation: The
Globes love to even out the musicals and comedies, and the musicals almost always
win. This would be a cool list, and Jersey
Boys gets in because it is Eastwood. Superhero movies have yet to really
been embraced, but none have fully embellished in its comedy like Guardians.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Begin Again
Into the Woods
Jersey Boys
Jimi: All Is By My
Side
Magic in the
Moonlight
BEST ACTRESS IN
A LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
1. Julianne Moore – Still
Alice
2. Reese Witherspoon – Wild
3. Shailene Woodley – The
Fault in Our Stars
4. Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
5. Marion Cotillard – Two Days, One Night
Explanation: Johansson
would be the one real surprise, but like Diaz and Jolie, the HFPA simply loves
her. She was nominated 4 times between 2003 and 2005. Moore is really set up
for a sweep, and she deserves it. It is a shame that she has never won an Oscar
or a Globe in the film categories. Why not give her two?
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Anne Hathaway – Interstellar
Scarlett Johansson – Under
the Skin
Jennifer Lawrence – The
Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Reese Witherspoon – Wild
Shailene Woodley – The
Fault in Our Stars
BEST ACTOR IN A
LEADING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
1. Steve Carell – Foxcatcher
2. Bradley Cooper – American
Sniper
3. Brad Pitt – Fury
4. Benedict Cumberbatch – The Imitation Game
5. David Oyelowo – Selma
Explanation: Carell
is a past winner at the Globes, and his transformative performance seems like a
safe bet for the Drama category. Pitt is nominated consistently. International
actors are also popular here, so leaving off Eddie Redmayne, Timothy Spall, and
Jack O’Connell was difficult.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
Bradley Cooper – American
Sniper
Robert Downey Jr. – The
Judge
Matthew McConaughey – Interstellar
Brad Pitt – Fury
Channing Tatum – Foxcatcher
BEST MOTION
PICTURE – DRAMA
1. Unbroken
2. Gone Girl
3. Boyhood
4. Interstellar
5. A Most Violent Year
Explanation: This
is a really loaded category, and once again, the international movies might
have to take a back seat. These seem pretty secure, with the exception of newly
minted NBR Best Picture A Most Violent
Year, which no one has really seen yet. It will be a fight between box
office megahit Gone Girl, indie Boyhood, and Jolie’s war epic Unbroken for the top prize.
The HFPA Dream
Lineup:
American Sniper
Fury
Gone Girl
The Hobbit: The
Battle of the Five Armies
Interstellar
There they are! Anyone who has any input or expertise,
feel free to speak up. I only do this one for fun. I don’t follow it nearly as
closely as the Oscars. Comment below!
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