Skip to main content

Posts

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

New F9-Fast & Furious Saga Trailer

No matter how fast you are, no one outruns their past.  F9 is the ninth chapter in the Fast & Furious Saga , which has endured for two decades and has earned more than $5 billion around the world. Vin Diesel ’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks just over their peaceful horizon. This time, that threat will force Dom to confront the sins of his past if he’s going to save those he loves most. His crew joins together to stop a world-shattering plot led by the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they’ve ever encountered: a man who also happens to be Dom’s forsaken brother, Jakob ( John Cena , the upcoming The Suicide Squad).     F9 sees the return of Justin Lin as director, who helmed the third, fourth, fifth and sixth chapters of the series when it transformed into a global blockbuster. The action hurtles around the globe—from London to Tokyo, from Central America ...

Apple Original Films & Skydance Animation Announce Animated Short Film "Blush"

From Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation comes “ Blush ,” the beautiful first short film debuting as part of an expansive multi-year partnership to deliver groundbreaking, premium animated films and theatrical-quality animated television series in over 100 countries on Apple TV+.    “Blush” follows the journey of a stranded horticulturist-astronaut’s chances for survival after he crash lands on a desolate dwarf planet. When an ethereal visitor arrives, the once-lone traveler discovers the joy in building a new life and realizes the universe has delivered astonishing salvation.  The inaugural Apple/Skydance short film is written and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joe Mateo (“Prep & Landing,” “Big Hero 6”), and shares the storyteller’s deeply personal journey of healing, hope and the undeniably human moments of being rescued by love. Mateo developed “Blush” alongside the Skydance Animation team and the film is produced by Heather Schmidt Feng Yanu...

Zack Snyder's ARMY OF THE DEAD Trailer

From filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Zack Snyder’s Justice League), ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward ( Dave Bautista ), a former zombie war hero who’s now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka ( Hiroyuki Sanada ), it’s with the ultimate proposition: break into the zombie-infested quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours. With little left to lose, Ward takes on the challenge, assembling a ragtag team of experts for the heist. With a ticking clock, a notoriously impenetrable vault, and a smarter, faster horde of Alpha zombies closing in, only one thing’s for certain in the greatest heist ever attempted: survivors take all.      Starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Regu...

Stephen King's 'Lisey’s Story' EXCLUSIVELY ON APPLE TV+ JUNE 4th

Apple revealed that “ Lisey’s Story ,” the highly anticipated limited series based on the best-selling novel and adapted and written by author Stephen King himself, will make its global debut on Friday, June 4, 2021 exclusively on Apple TV+. Featuring a star-studded cast led by Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore and Academy Award-nominee Clive Owen , the eight-episode Apple Original series will premiere with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday.   “ Lisey’s Story ” is a deeply personal, pensive thriller that follows Lisey Landon (played by Julianne Moore ) two years after the death of her husband, famous novelist Scott Landon (played by Clive Owen ). A series of unsettling events causes Lisey to face memories of her marriage to Scott that she has deliberately blocked out of her mind. Joan Allen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan, Ron Cephas Jones and Sung Kang star alongside Moore and Owen.  Directed by Pablo Larraín, “Lisey’s Story" hails fro...

J Balvin's THE BOY FROM MEDELLIN On Prime Video May 7th

From Academy Award®-nominee and Emmy-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War) comes an astonishingly intimate portrait of one of the biggest international music superstars of our time. THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN follows J Balvin as he prepares for the most important concert of his career--a sold-out stadium show in his hometown of Medellín, Colombia. But as the performance draws ever closer, the streets explode with growing political unrest, forcing the Latin Grammy-winning musician to wrestle with his responsibility as an artist to his country and his legions of fans around the globe. As the public pressure of the approaching concert heightens, behind the scenes Balvin also continues to deal with the anxiety and depression that has plagued him for years. Shot entirely in the dramatic week leading up to the concert, THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN gives us unprecedented access to the “Prince of Reggaeton,” and provides an immersive look into one of the most pi...

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN FREE VIRTUAL SCREENINGS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RAINN

Focus Features has co-partnered with RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, and Campus Circle to host free screenings for college students of the five time Academy Award®-nominated film PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN on April 15th, 2021. Focus, RAINN and Campus Circle hope to continue the conversation against sexual assault and violence on college campuses with the film as statistically 13% of all students experience sexual assault or rape during their time at school. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.4673 or online.rainn.org ) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country. Students can RSVP for the free screenings and post-show conversation Here , which are set to take place Thursday at 7:00 p.m. local time. Said Heather Drevna, RAINN Vice President of communications: "Sexual violence can affect not only the survivor, but the people and communities around them. Promising Young W...

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Mid-Season Sneak Peek

A mid-season sneak peek of Marvel Studios’ “ The Falcon and The Winter Soldier ”, exploring the complicated legacy of the shield and what lies ahead for Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, John Walker and the Flag Smashers.  Directed by Kari Skogland with Malcolm Spellman as head writer, the six-episode series stars Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell, Erin Kellyman, Adepero Oduye, Amy Aquino and Danny Ramirez . The first four episodes of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” are now streaming on Disney+.   Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms Please Leave A Comment-

Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Trailer

Four years after the events of the original film, bodyguard Michael Bryce continues his friendship with assassin Darius Kincaid as they embark on a new adventure to save Sonia, Darius's wife, from new threats.      Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard – Only In Theaters June 16, 2021! Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, with Antonio Banderas, and Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Caroline Goodall, Rebecca Front, Gabriella Wright, Alice McMillan, Kristofer Kamiyasu, Tom Hopper, Blake Ritson, with Richard E. Grant   Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms Please Leave A Comment-