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NEWS - AND THE WINNERS OF THE 26TH SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS ARE...... DRUMROLL PLEASE

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The 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday, and it was a night that made history.

"Parasite" became the first foreign language film to ever win the best ensemble award in a race that saw it competing against casts filled with Hollywood legends.

Going into the night, the casts of "Bombshell," "Marriage Story" and "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" lead film nominees with four each, while the "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" leads among television series.

The awards are a peer honor, with actors honoring fellow performers.

Robert De Niro received a Life Achievement Award for his work on screen and humanitarian accomplishments.

A full list of winners follows below.

Television Awards

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Mahershala Ali, "True Detective"
Russell Crowe, "The Loudest Voice"
Jared Harris, "Chernobyl"
Jharrel Jerome, "When They See Us"
Sam Rockwell, "Fosse/Verdon" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Patricia Arquette, "The Act"
Toni Collette, "Unbelievable"
Joey King, "The Act"
Emily Watson, "Chernobyl"
Michelle Williams, "Fosse/Verdon" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, "This Is Us"
Steve Carell, "The Morning Show"
Billy Crudup, "The Morning Show"
Peter Dinklage, "Game of Thrones" *WINNER
David Harbour, "Stranger Things"

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, "The Morning Show" *WINNER
Helena Bonham Carter, "The Crown"
Olivia Colman, "The Crown"
Jodie Comer, "Killing Eve"
Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Alan Arkin, "The Kominsky Method"
Michael Douglas, "The Kominsky Method"
Bill Hader, "Barry"
Andrew Scott, "Fleabag"
Tony Shalhoub, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, "Dead to Me"
Alex Borstein, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Rachel Brosnahan, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Catherine O'Hara, "Schitt's Creek"
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, "Fleabag" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
"Big Little Lies"
"The Crown" *WINNER
"Game of Thrones"
"The Handmaid's Tale"
"Stranger Things"

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
"Barry"
"Fleabag"
"The Kominsky Method"
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" *WINNER
"Schitt's Creek"

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
"Game of Thrones" *WINNER
"GLOW"
"Stranger Things"
"The Walking Dead"
"Watchmen"

Motion Picture Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Christian Bale, "Ford v Ferrari"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
Adam Driver, "Marriage Story"
Taron Egerton, "Rocketman"
Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Cynthia Erivo, "Harriet"
Scarlett Johansson, "Marriage Story"
Lupita Nyong'o, "Us"
Charlize Theron, "Bombshell"
Renée Zellweger, "Judy" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Jamie Foxx, "Just Mercy"
Tom Hanks, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Al Pacino, "The Irishman"
Joe Pesci, "The Irishman"
Brad Pitt, "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" *WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Laura Dern, "Marriage Story" *WINNER
Scarlett Johansson, "Jojo Rabbit"
Nicole Kidman, "Bombshell"
Jennifer Lopez, "Hustlers"
Margot Robbie, "Bombshell"

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
"Bombshell"
"The Irishman"
"Jojo Rabbit"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"
"Parasite" *WINNER

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
"Avengers: Endgame" *WINNER
"Ford v Ferrari"
"The Irishman"
"Joker"
"Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"

WALKER TEXAS RANGER ... Jared Padalecki Goes from Hunting The SUPERNATURAL to Hunting Bad Guys Chuck Norris Style!

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Let's go back a decade, wait make that 2 decades to the decadent 90's when the world was a very different place and TV wasn't what it is today and while we there, we remember a little show that ran the airwaves and lasted eight entire seasons, Walker, Texas Ranger, with the first episode airing 21 April 1993 and the final episode date: 19 May 2001.

The premise of the show went as follows:
Texas Ranger Cordell Walker kicks posterior -- usually in slo-mo. Because of his martial-arts skills, he has a competitive edge against the bad guys. With the help of retired ranger C.D. Parker, partner James Trivette and A.D.A. Alex Cahill, Walker ruthlessly fights for justice.

The star of the show was definitely Chuck Norris and week after week we got to see some major ass-kicking and a story to boot with our favourite protagonist taking out the bad guys. Unlike today's shows there really wasn't an underlying story arch continuing throughout the season but instead opted for a new story weekly with a few tie-backs to previous or upcoming episodes.

Now almost 2 decades later a whole new reboot is underway preparing to introduce our hero to an entirely new generation of fans with all thanks due to the popular youth channel the CW. CW's successful track record of producing hit shows only serves to give merit to this reboot and the fact that it might shape up to be a pretty good show and worth taking a look at.

Walker, a reimagining of Walker, Texas Ranger which will star Supernatural's Jared Padalecki.With Supernatural soon coming to an end after fifteen seasons, this will keep Padalecki in the CW family a little while longer. Walker will follow Cordell Walker, a widower and father or two with his own moral code. After returning home to Austin after being undercover for two years, Walker discovers that there's hard work to be done at home.

"He’ll attempt to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in Texas Rangers’ history), while growing increasingly suspicious about the circumstances surrounding his wife’s death," reads the official description.

Padalecki, a native of Texas, had been looking for the chance to stick around his familiar stomping grounds for his next series (Supernatural shots in Vancouver) and reportedly jumped at the chance of giving Walker, Texas Ranger the reboot treatment.

So get ready for some Texan action coming to a TV near you very soon, but as with other reboots, expect it to be different to what you may have remembered Chuck Norris' Texas Ranger to have been.

 And just to remind you, we've thrown in an original WalkerTexas Ranger intro...

NEWS - BILLIE EILISH CHOSEN TO WRITE DANIEL CRAIG'S JAMES BOND 'NO TIME TO DIE' THEME SONG

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Billie Eilish is "still in shock" she was chosen to write the new James Bond film theme song.

The 18-year-old singer has confirmed she penned the iconic song for the upcoming installment 'No Time To Die' with her older brother Finneas O'Connell and will record it - making her the youngest ever star to do so - ahead of the film's release on April 3, 2020.
She said: "It feels crazy to be a part of this in every way.

"To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honour. James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I'm still in shock.

"Writing the theme song for a Bond film is something we've been dreaming about doing our entire lives. There is no more iconic pairing of music and cinema than the likes of 'Goldfinger' and 'Live And Let Die'.

"We feel so so lucky to play a small role in such a legendary franchise, long live 007."

Producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli added: "We are excited to announce that Billie and Finneas have written an incredibly powerful and moving song for 'No Time To Die', which has been impeccably crafted to work within the emotional story of the film."

The 'Bad Guy' hitmaker was linked to the forthcoming film recently when director Cary Fukunaga followed her and her brother on Instagram - one of 80 people he follows - but prior to that Beyonce and Dua Lipa were also said to be in the running for the big role.

Fukunaga said: "There are a chosen few who record a Bond theme.

"I am a huge fan of Billie and Finneas. Their creative integrity and talent are second to none and I cannot wait for audiences to hear what they've brought - a fresh new perspective whose vocals will echo for generations to come."

And if past performers are anything to go by, Billie could bag herself an award for the song as Sam Smith - who sang 'Writing's on the Wall' for 'Spectre' - received a Golden Globe and an Oscar, while Adele performed 'Skyfall' for the film of the same name and scooped an Oscar, a Brit Award, a Grammy and a Golden Globe.

NO TIME TO DIE (2020) OFFICIAL TRAILER

NEWS - IT'S THE 92ND ACADEMY AWARDS WITH JOKER LEADING AT 11 NOMINATIONS! Here Are The NOMINEES

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The nominees for the 2020 Oscars were announced in Los Angeles on Monday, 13 January.

Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced during a two-part live presentation via global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy’s digital platforms.

Issa Rae and John Cho announced the nominees live from the David Geffen Theater at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Academy members from each of the 17 branches vote to determine the nominees in their respective categories – actors nominate actors, film editors nominate film editors, etc. In the Animated Feature Film and International Feature Film categories, nominees are selected by a vote of multi-branch screening committees. All voting members are eligible to select the Best Picture nominees.

The Oscars will once again go ahead without an official host on Sunday, 9 February.

Joker leads will 11 nominations followed by The Irishman with 10 nominations.



SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES HERE

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory

Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cynthia Erivo, Harriet

Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Renée Zellweger, Judy

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood

Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Al Pacino, The Irishman

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell

Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Florence Pugh, Little Women

Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Best Directing

Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

Todd Phillips, Joker

Sam Mendes, 1917

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Bong Joon Ho, Parasite

Best Picture

Ford V Ferrari

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Costume Design

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Score

Joker

Little Women

Marriage Story

1917

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Animated Short Film

Dcera (Daughter)

Hair Love

Kitbull

Memorable

Sister

Best Live Action Short Film

Brotherhood

Nefta Football Club

The Neighbours' Window

Saria

A Sister

Best Sound Editing

Ford v Ferrari

Joker

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Sound Mixing

Ad Astra

Ford v Ferrari

Joker

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Animated Feature Film

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

I Lost My Body

Klaus

Missing Link

Toy Story 4

Best Cinematography

The Irishman

Joker

The Lighthouse

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Documentary Feature

American Factory

The Cave

The Edge of Democracy

For Sama

Honeyland

Best Documentary Short Subject

In The Absence

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're A girld)

Life Overtakes Me

St. Louis Superman

Walk Run Cha-Cha

Best International Feature Film

Corpus Christi, Poland

Honeyland, North Macedonia

Les Misérables, France

Pain and Glory, Spain

Parasite, South Korea

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Bombshell

Joker

Judy

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

1917

Best Original Song

I Can't Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4

(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again, Rocketman

I'm Standing With You, Breakthrough

Into the Unknown, Frozen II

Stand Up, Harriet

Best Production Design

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Visual Effects

Avengers: Endgame

The Irishman

The Lion King

1917

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Little Women

The Two Popes

Best Original Screenplay

Knives Out

Marriage Story

1917

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Best Film Editing

Ford v Ferrari

The Irishman

Jojo Rabbit

Joker

Parasite


NEWS - IT'S TIME FOR THE OSCARS.....And The 2020 Academy Awards Host is.... NO ONE?!

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The 2020 Oscars ceremony in February will again have no host, the head of ABC Television Entertainment said.

“Let me confirm it now. Together with the Academy (of Motion Pictures), we have decided there will be no traditional host again this year (2020),” Karey Burke, president of ABC Entertainment, told television reporters.

The 2019 Oscars was the first in 30 years to have no host and saw the audience on broadcaster ABC rise to 29.6 million Americans, breaking a four-year trend of falling viewership for the live ceremony.

Burke said the decision not to have a host for the 9 February event, the most prestigious awards in the movie business, was prompted by good reviews in 2019, when rock band Queen opened the show with a live performance to celebrate the box office success of the musical “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

Burke said organisers planned on “repeating what worked for us last year; huge entertainment value, big musical numbers, big comedy…A lot of incredible elements have already come together and convinced us that we are going to have an incredibly entertaining show again,” she added, without giving details.

Nominations for the 2020 Oscars will be announced on Monday.

Finding a host for big awards show has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of the 2019 Oscars job after being slammed on social media for homophobic comments he had made in the past. He apologised.

Other comedians, including Ricky Gervais at Sunday’s Golden Globes, have met with criticism for being either too harsh, too political, or too soft in their jokes.

OSCARS 2020 ANNOUNCEMENT

NEWS - TINA FEY & AMY POEHLER INVITED BACK TO HOST 2021 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS

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 Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will return to host the Golden Globe Awards for the fourth time in 2021, NBC announced Saturday.

Well, Ricky Gervais did promise never to host the Globes again.

Golden Globe and Emmy winners Fey and Poehler previously hosted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gala from 2013 to 2015, bringing their longtime rapport and banter to the Globes stage.

The "30 Rock" and "Parks and Recreation" stars, respectively, were first hired to host the Globes in 2013, taking over from Gervais, who hosted the three years before. Earning positive reviews, the popular duo came back to host again twice more.

"Lovely, brilliant and utterly fearless, they made awards-show hosting an art form again, helming three hours of occasionally hilarious, occasionally emotional and surprisingly enjoyable TV," wrote the Los Angeles Times' Mary McNamara of their 2013 performance.

Their return as hosts promises a shift in energy from Gervais' performance at the 77th Golden Globes, widely criticized for its biting nihilism, in which even he joked he'd not be invited back. "You'll be pleased to know this is the last time I'm hosting these awards, so I don't care anymore," he said in his opening monologue.

The announcement was made by NBC Entertainment Chairman Paul Telegdy, during NBC's presentation at the Television Critics Association publicity tour in Pasadena.

"NBC has long been the home to two of the funniest people on the planet- Tina Fey and Amy Poehler - and we didn't want to wait any longer to share the great news that they'll be hosting the Globes once again," Telegdy said in a statement.

Fey and Poehler have ongoing relationships with the network. Fey, with "30 Rock" collaborator Robert Carlock, is co-creator and executive producer of an upcoming comedy series at NBC starring Ted Danson as a businessman running for mayor of Los Angeles.

Poehler, who made a surprise appearance to help break the news of her and Fey's Globes return, also confirmed that "Making It," the NBC crafting competition of which she is executive producer and co-host, will be returning for a third season.

The Globes announcement comes as awards show producers and hosts continue to search for the right approach to emcee duties in the face of steadily declining ratings.

ABC confirmed earlier this week that the Academy Awards telecast on February 9 will go without a host for the second year in a row. According to Nielsen, the 2020 Globes telecast averaged a 4.7 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 18.3 million viewers, down 1.5 per cent from last year.

The 2021 Golden Globes telecast has yet to set a date.

NEWS - JOKER LEADS 2020 BAFTA AWARD NOMINATIONS WITH 11 While FROZEN 2 Also Gets A Nod

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 Joker leads this year's Bafta Award nominations with 11, while both The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood have 10.

The Todd Phillips-directed origins story leads the way for this year's ceremony, making the shortlist for the coveted Best Picture accolade, as well as Leading Actor for Joaquin Phoenix, Director, Adapted Screenplay and a number of technical categories including for production design and hair and make-up.

Following shortly behind Joker, both The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood have received 10 nominations.

They will also contest for Best Picture, alongside 1917 - which is up for nine awards in total - and Parasite.

Read moreULTIMATE REVIEW - JOKER (2019) Watch as JOAQUIN PHOENIX Takes Us on A Dark, Tormented Origin Story

Joining Joaquin in the Leading Actor category were Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Taron Egerton (Rocketman) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), while Leading Actress will be contested between Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose), Charlize Theron (Bombshell), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women) and Renee Zellweger (Judy).

The Irishman actors Al Pacino and Joe Pesci will go head-to-head in the Supporting Actor category, but they face competition from Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood), Sir Anthony Hopkins (The Two Popes) and Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) for the gong.

Margot Robbie has been nominated twice in the Supporting Actress category, for her work on both Bombshell and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, with the category completed by nods for Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Florence Pugh (Little Women), and Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit).

Outstanding British Film will be contested by 1917, Bait, For Sama, Rocketman, Sorry We Missed You, and The Two Popes.

On Monday, the nominees for the publicly-voted EE Rising Star Award were announced yesterday as Awkwafina, Jack Lowden, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelvin Harrison Jr, and Micheal Ward.

The nominations for the EE Bafta Awards were announced by Ella Balinska and Asa Butterfield at Bafta Piccadilly in London.

The ceremony - which will be hosted by Graham Norton - will take place on 2 February at London's Royal Albert Hall.

EE Bafta Awards 2020 selected list of nominations:

Best Film:

1917

The Irishman

Joker

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Parasite

Director:

Sam Mendes, 1917

Martin Scorsese, The Irishman

Todd Phillips, Joker

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite

Leading Actor:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Adam Driver, Marriage Story

Taron Egerton, Rocketman

Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Leading Actress:

Jesse Buckley, Wild Rose

Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story

Saoirse Ronan, Little Women

Charlize Theron, Bombshell

Renée Zellweger, Judy

Supporting Actor:

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes

Al Pacino, The Irishman

Joe Pesci, The Irishman

Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Supporting Actress:

Laura Dern, Marriage Story

Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit

Florence Pugh, Little Women

Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Margot Robbie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Original Screenplay:

Booksmart - Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins & Katie Silberman

Knives Out - Rian Johnson

Marriage Story - Noah Baumbach

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Quentin Tarantino

Parasite - Han Jin Won & Bong Joon-ho

Adapted Screenplay:

The Irishman - Steve Zaillian

Jojo Rabbit - Taika Waititi

Joker - Todd Phillips and Scott Silver

Little Women - Greta Gerwig

The Two Popes - Anthony McCarten

Outstanding British Film:

1917

Bait

For Sama

Rocketman

Sorry We Missed You

The Two Popes

Film Not in the English Language:

The Farewell

For Sama

Pain and Glory

Parasite

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Animated Film:


Frozen 2

Klaus

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Toy Story 4

EE Rising Star Award:

Awkwafina

Kaitlyn Dever

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Jack Lowden

Micheal Ward

NEWS - Steve McQueen's BULLITT FORD MUSTANG Sells For $3.4 MILLION at Auction

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The 1968 Ford Mustang GT that Steve McQueen drove in the classic car chase from the movie “Bullitt, one of the most famed cars from American cinema, sold for $3.4million at auction in Florida, Mecum Auctions said.

It was the highest price ever paid for a Ford Mustang at auction, according to David Morton, marketing manager for the auction house in Kissimmee, near Orlando. The buyer has not been publicly identified.

“The hammer dropped at $3.4 million, but with buyers’ fees, the total cost is $3.74 million,” he said, adding it shattered the auction house’s previous record set last year of $2.2 million.

The unrestored muscle car, its “highland green” paint looking rusty and black upholstery splitting apart, starred in a 10-minute sequence in the 1968 film, getting airborne a few times as it sped through the hilly streets of San Francisco.

The car was auctioned without a reserve, or minimum sale price, a risky decision that could have forced the owners to sell low.

McQueen filmed with the window down so viewers could see hewas behind the wheel. Although credited as the driver, McQueen actually shared the wheel with Hollywood stunt driver Bud Ekins, according to the movie database IMDB.

Many movie buffs view the chase as ground-breaking for its duration and white-knuckle drama. The sequence forgoes a score in favour of roaring engines and screeching tires. McQueen, playing the no-nonsense police Lieutenant Frank Bullitt, was chasing bad guys who drove a black 1968 Dodge Charger.

After filming, the Mustang was sold to a Warner Brothers employee, and later to a New Jersey police detective. He in turn sold it for $6,000 in 1974 to Robert Kiernan of Madison, New Jersey, who held onto the car until he died in 2014.

Kiernan rejected multiple offers for the car, including one from McQueen himself, according to the New York Times. He left it to his son, Sean.

“I would like to appeal to you to get back my ’68 Mustang,”McQueen wrote to Kiernan in 1977, according to the Times. “I would like very much to keep it in the family, in its original condition as it was used in the film, rather than have it restored; which is simply personal with me.”

McQueen died in 1980 at age 50. Robert Kiernan never responded to McQueen’s letter, which Sean Kiernan still has, the Times said.

Sean Kiernan told Mecum in a promotional video that his mother drove the car until the clutch failed in 1980. It went nearly 40 years without being driven until recently, with 65,000 miles on the odometer, Kiernan said.

BULLITT (1968) SYNOPSIS
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.

BULLITT (1968) OFFICIAL TRAILER
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THOR RAGNAROK (2017) ...OF GODS AND MONSTERS! THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY AS HULK & THOR TAKE ON ASGARD!

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The mere fact that Hulk and Thor are in this together and it's not an Avengers movie is enough to get any superhero fan excited as this promises to be the biggest Thor movie of the series. We got a taste of how big Marvel movies are getting earlier in the year with Captain America: Civil War (2016) and I'm guessing Marvel aren't going to back down with this one either, bigger is better!

SOME OF HULK'S ARMOR AS REVEALED ON TWITTER

Okay if you don't think we mean bigger when we say bigger then you haven't seen the star studded cast for this movie yet so lets take you through some of these names so far, they include:

Chris Hemsworth ... Thor
Mark Ruffalo ... Bruce Banner / Hulk
Tom Hiddleston ... Loki
Idris Elba ... Heimdall
Anthony Hopkins ... Odin
Karl Urban ... Skurge
Cate Blanchett  ... Hela
Jeff Goldblum ... Grandmaster
Jaimie Alexander ... Sif
Ray Stevenson  ...Volstagg
Tessa Thompson ... Valkyrie

with Sam Neill and Lou Ferrigno rumoured to voice Hulk! Now how awesome is that? Jeff Goldblum is an awesome addition to the cast, he's acting talents are sometimes overlooked. 

.... and if all this is not enough for you then check out this Thor Vacation Trailer! It will have you rolling on the floor with laughter as we see what Thor was up to while the other Avengers battled it out in Captain America: Civil War (2016)


Thor Ragnarok is directed by Taika Waititi with the current release date set for November 03, 2017. Can't wait, can you?!



COLOSSAL (2016) ... ANNE HATHAWAY Has A Connection To A GIANT MONSTER In This KAIJU THRILLER!!!

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ANNE HATHAWAY IS MENTALLY CONNECTED TO A GIANT MONSTER ... in the upcoming movie, Colossal! That line alone is enough to drag anyone without kicking and screaming into a theater to see this. We truly live in fascinating times to be able to see movies like this and big A-listers together with giant monsters sharing a screen together.

Thus far stars attached to the movie include Dan Stevens,  Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson and it's written and directed by Spanish genre director, Nacho Vigalondo. Vigalondo is best known for such movies as Extraterrestial, Open Windows and V/H/S : Viral. There is no set date for the movie yet but it's expected to be completed sometime in 2016.

COLOSSAL SYNOPSIS
The story follows a young woman, played by Hathaway, who returns to her home town after her life takes a head-first dive downward spiral in New York City. After losing both her job and her boyfriend, a giant creature appears over Seoul, wrecking everything in sight and she discovers that she has a strange connection to the monster and the destruction may be linked to her mental breakdown.

COLOSSAL BABE ... Anne Hathaway


JOHN WICK 2 (2016) ... KEANU RETURNS AS THE ULTRA BADASS ASSASSIN!!!!

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JOHN WICK IS ONE OF THE BEST ROLES KEANU REEVES HAS PLAYED ... in a long time and fans across the world were glad to see his return to form, that said he's back in the role of John Wick and after watching the first movie, we can tell you that this is definitely one movie you should be eagerly awaiting for.

The original John Wick movie had a production budget of only $20 million dollars and bragged a worldwide gross of around $130,888,901 and you don't need to be a math whiz to figure out with that kind of profit, which studio wouldn't want to release a sequel that may be more beneficial to them financially. based on the success of the original.

Thus far we don't have much in terms of a synopsis or release date except that filming has begun in New York and it will be released sometime in 2016.

The sequel also stars Ian McShane, John Leguizamo,  Bridget Moynahan, Tom Sadowski, and Lance Reddick.from the original movie with the fresh additions of  Ruby Rose, Riccardo Scamarcio and Peter Stormare. The movie is directed by  Chad Stahelski and David Leitch with a screenplay by Derek Kolstad who wrote the original movie also.


PITCH PERFECT 3 (2017) .... The PITCHES ARE BACK!!!! Again!!!

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Love you some acapella do you? well then this news should hit the spot nicely! The girls from the hit movie Pitch Perfect are coming back to our screens for Pitch Perfect 3. Having beaten college talent in the first movie and then returning to beat global opponents in the sequel, we going to have to wait and see where the third movie will take us.

Thus far we know Elizabeth Banks, who also stars and produces the movie, will return to direct this one after her success in the second movie as director. Screenwriter, Kay Cannon is returning to write the script once more again after having written the second installment. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson are tipped to return for one more a capella performance!

Pitch Perfect 3 is currently slated for release around the beginning of August 2017.

Now why make another Pitch Perfect, apart for our enjoyment, lets have a look at the financials....

PITCH PERFECT (2012)
Production Budget - $17 Million
Worldwide Gross -  $65,001,093

PITCH PERFECT 2 (2015)
Production Budget - $29 Million
Worldwide Gross - $183,785,415

And just to refresh it in our minds, here are the trailers for the first 2 movies

PITCH PERFECT 2012 TRAILER

PITCH PERFECT 2 (2015) TRAILER

TRANSFORMERS 5 (2017) .... More BADASS GIANT ROBOTS, More EXPLOSIONS and More MICHAEL BAY!

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WHATEVER YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON THE TRANSFORMERS FRANCHISE ... you have to admit they massive testosterone filled adventures! Where else do you get to see giant robots kicking ass and destroying half the world with it? Michael Bay who's been notoriously know for his action movies seems to have found a directors chair which he won't readily give up yet.


News just in is that another Transformers movie is on the way! Michael Bay is one again expected to sit behind the camera as director and thus far all indications is that the movie will be scheduled for release come 2017.



During their stockholder's earnings call, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner revealed the big picture plan for the franchise as well as some news about the sequel to TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION.
“Our plan with the studio and filmmakers you may have heard some writers being hired and we have in fact brought in Akiva Goldsman to lead a group of writers to really create a strategic plan around Transformers. We think there are any number of stories to be told from the brand that has been around for 30 years with amazing canon and mythology. We would expect the sequel to the Transformers movie [TF4] to happen in 2017.”
Looks like we're set to get many more Transformers movies for several years to come and I for one am not complaining at all! Bring it on, more explosions, bigger and more badass robots!


PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (2017) ... CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW IS BACK!!!

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JOHNNY DEPP RETURNS TO HIS CAREER DEFINING ROLE ... as pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in the upcoming  Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). This franchise has a huge fanbase and has a well-proven track record at the box office so you can expect this one to be no exception!

The movie is directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning and also stars Javier Bardem, Kaya Scodelario, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin R. McNally, Stephen Graham, and Brenton Thwaites. Thus far Pirates 5 is set for a July 7th 2017 release date.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES SYNOPSIS
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES IMAGE


SUPERGIRL TV SHOW ... And Here MELISSA BENOIST Is In FULL SUPERGIRL COSTUME!!!

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By now fans of The Flash and Arrow know of the importance of Greg Berlanti's contribution in bringing to life two of DC's most beloved superheroes, so it really won't go down badly if he attempts to bring yet another character to the small screen and with the popularity of Kryptonians thanks to Man of Steel, perhaps this will overlap in the success of the upcoming TV show, Supergirl.

Melissa Benoist stars as the main character. Supergirl boasts amongst athers, a cast consisting of Dean Cain, Helen Slater and Calista Flockhart.



SUPERGIRL IMAGES


HOT STUFF
Melissa Benoist proves she's got the Hot Stuff to be Supergirl!


FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (2015) ... WOMAN ARRESTED FOR MASTURBATING IN CINEMA!!!

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Ordinarily, I don't do this but this time I thought I should, the last time a movie affected people this much was with the John Holmes shooting a few years ago during a showing of The Dark Knight Rises, though this thankfully isn't as tragic, it still is interesting how these movies, which are meant to entertain us, eventually affect us as a society. Here's the story

WOMAN CAUGHT MASTURBATING WHILE WATCHING FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
The actions of the woman, aged 33, upset fellow movie-goers as they watched Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film adaptation of E L James’s bestseller in the city of Sinaloa in north-western Mexico, La Verdad reported.
 
The aroused woman was sitting in the 12th row of the cinema and her actions were reported to management, who called in police and arrested her for public indecency.
 
The film, which dominated at the box office last weekend with $81.7million in ticket sales, grossed $23.2 million this weekend, USA today reported.
 
Paul Dergarabedian, of ticket-sales firm Rentrak, said the film grossed over $400 million (R4.57 billion) worldwide in its first week at cinemas.


FIFTY SHADES OF GREY SYNOPSIS
When Anastasia Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey, as a favor to her roommate Kate Kavanagh, she encounters a beautiful, brilliant and intimidating man. The innocent and naive Ana, startled to realize she wants him, despite his enigmatic reserve and advice, finds herself desperate to get close to him. Not able to resist Ana's beauty and independent spirit, Christian Grey admits he wants her too, but in his own terms. Ana hesitates as she discovers the singular tastes of Christian Grey – despite the embellishments of success – his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family – Grey is consumed by the need to control everything. As they get close, Ana starts to discover Christian Grey's secrets and explores her own desires.

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY TRAILER


WONDER WOMAN (2017) ... GAL GADOT'S SUPERHERO Movie Finally Gets A Director!!!

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WOW NOW HERE'S SOME NEWS FOR THE UPCOMING DC SUPERHERO MOVIE, WONDER WOMAN ... between all the rumours and the shock casting to some of Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, finally comes some more concrete news regarding the movie.

The director announced for the project will be none other than Michelle MacLaren. Now in case you're wondering who MacLaren is, we've got a breakdown of the work she's completed, which include directing episodes of TV shows such as Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. I don't know however is this says anything about how relaxed the studio is about this movie as MacLaren really doesn't have experience with big blockbuster movies like the choice of Christopher Nolan for the last Batman trilogy or even Zack Snyder for Man of Steel but, as we've seen with other movies, we may be pleasantly surprised.

Thus far the official release date for Wonder Woman is set for June 23, 2017, so expect to hear more about this upcoming movie in the next few months.
 
 

BREAKING NEWS!!! The List Of 2015 OSCAR Winners .... And The ACADEMY AWARD Goes To......

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So the 2015 Academy Awards have now been completed, filled with another year of snubs, memorable moments and awesome movies. Well done to all the winners, it's well deserved for all the years and effort you've put into your craft and entertaining us like you do! So in case you missed it, here's a list of all the major winners of the night...

WINNERS
 
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette - BOYHOOD
 
BEST FOREIGN FILM: IDA
 
BEST ANIMATED FILM: BIG HERO 6
 
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
 
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: INTERSTELLAR
 
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
 
BEST SOUND EDITING: AMERICAN SNIPER
 
BEST SOUND MIXING: WHIPLASH
 
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT: CRISIS HOTLINE: VETERANS PRESS 1
 
BEST SHORT FILM (Animated): FEAST
 
BEST SHORT FILM (Live Action): THE PHONE CALL
 
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki - BIRDMAN
 
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: CITIZEN FOUR
 
BEST FILM EDITING: WHIPLASH
 
BEST ART DIRECTION: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
 
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: THE IMITATION GAME
 
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: BIRDMAN
 
BEST DIRECTOR: Alejandro Iñárritu - BIRDMAN
 
BEST ACTRESS: Julianne Moore - STILL ALICE
 
BEST ACTOR: Eddie Redmayne - THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
 
BEST PICTURE: BIRDMAN


BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016) ... BEHOLD The FIRST IMAGE Of JASON MAMOA As AQUAMAN!!!

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By now we all know about the upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as well as the Justice League movies for 2017 and 2018, so it is with great excitement that we wait for any news regarding these movies and now courtesy of Zack Snyder we finally have a picture of Jason Mamoa as Aquaman.

The plot for Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice is still relatively unknown currently but the release date for the movie is thus far scheduled for 25 March 2016.




PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES (2017) ... JACK SPARROW Is Back!!!

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CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW IS RETURNING FOR YET ANOTHER FUN-FILLED ADVENTURE... and this time they're pulling out all the stops! This is such awesome news with Sparrow / Depp continuing the highly successful multi-billion dollar franchise.

This time joining Depp on his voyage as the villain is none other than the ever brilliant Javier Bardem as well as Geoffrey Rush, Stephen Graham, Brenton Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario. The movie is also written by Jeff Nathanson. Thus far the scheduled release date lies around early July 2017.


PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES SYNOPSIS
Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Bardem), escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him.  Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN TRAILER
 

 
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