Now is Good Trailer

Tessa (Dakota Fanning) is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and at 17 she still has a things that she wishes to do and her doctor tells her to do everything she ants to do before she dies. After putting together a list of all the things she wants to do and with the help of her best friend Zoey (Kaya Scodelario) she sets out to do everything that she thinks a teenager should experience including taking drugs and losing her virginity. But what she doesn't expect is to fall in love with her new neighbor Adam (Jeremy Irvine) which proves to be the greatest experience of all. Whilst Tessa is trying to deal with living the last few months of her life, her parents and younger brother are also trying to deal with their loss in their own way.

The film is based on the book 'Before I Die' by Jenny Downham which i am currently reading before i watch the film, it looks really good, only just started the book but i already know that its going to make me cry. It kind of reminds me of 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, but it looks like a good film, apart from Dakota Fanning's British accent sounds a bit weird.

The film also stars Olivia Williams, Paddy Considine and Patrick Baladi and was directed by Ol Parker.

When i go and see this film i will definitely be bringing a box of tissues with me cause i think i will be needing them and if you don't want to cry then i wouldn't recommend going to see this.

The film is set for release on the 19th September and don't forget your tissues.

People Like Us Trailer

People Like Us follows the story of Sam (Chris Pine) a struggling man in a lot of debt who goes home to LA after his fathers death and finds out that he has a sister that he has never met. He is tasked with finding his sister Frankie to giver her $150,000 that was left to her by their father. She just happens to be an alcoholic single mother of a 12 year old who happens to be troubled. Kind of what you expect from a family drama really, the kids have daddy issues, ones a failure and the other is an alcoholic, standard stuff really.

The film marks the directorial debut of Alex Kurztman and also stars Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mark Duplass and Jim Favreau.

I love Chris Pine, even though i can only really think of him as Captain James T Kirk (love Star Trek) i will more than likely end up watching this film, it seems like the type of film that is going to take you on an emotional roller coaster, but it looks like it will be a good film, even if i am only going to watch it because i love Chris Pine but i will still watch it.

The film is set to be released on the 29th June

Rock of Ages soundtrack list released

The track list for Rock of Ages has finally been announced and there are some good tracks in here. I am not really a big fan of Tom Cruise, kind of thing i like in small doses but i have to say that i am really looking forward to seeing Rock of Ages, mainly cause i love a good musical and 80's music is just a guilty pleasure.

'Paradise City' (Tom Cruise)
'Sister Christian' /'Just Like Paradise' / 'Nothin' But A Good Time' (Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin)
'Juke Box Hero' / 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' (Diego Boneta, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Julianne Hough)
'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' (Catherine Zeta-Jones)
'Waiting For A Girl Like You' (Diego Boneta, Julianne Hough)
'More Than Words' / 'Heaven' (Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta)
'Wanted Dead Or Alive' (Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough)
'I Want To Know What Love Is' (Tom Cruise, Malin Akerman)
'I Wanna Rock' (Diego Boneta)
'Pour Some Sugar On Me' (Tom Cruise)
'Harden My Heart' (Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige)
'Shadows of the Night' / 'Harden My Heart' (Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough)
'Here I Go Again' (Diego Boneta, Paul Giamatti, Julianne Hough, Mary J. Blige, Tom Cruise)
'Can't Fight This Feeling' (Russell Brand, Alec Baldwin)
'Any Way You Want It' (Mary J. Blige, Constantine Maroulis, Julianne Hough)
'Undercover Love' (Diego Boneta)
'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' (Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige)
'Rock You Like A Hurricane' (Julianne Hough, Tom Cruise)
'We Built This City' / 'We're Not Gonna Take It' (Russell Brand / Catherine Zeta-Jones)
'Don't Stop Believin' (Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Mary J. Blige)

The cast for this film is varied from the very experienced Cruise and Catherine Zeta Jones and the relatively new Julianne Hough and Diego Boneta who will be playing the main characters that are trying to make it big, so they head to the big city where they meet and fall in love at first sight (kind of typical, not really that original) and the film follows them on their journey. I loved Hough in the Footloose remake so looking forward to see if she can stand out amongst the bigger stars in the film and she has some great songs that hopefully she will be able to pull off and i have seen Boneta in a few things he was in Mean Girls 2 and he played Javier in 90210 but i am looking forward to seeing him take on a more of a lead role away from the teen scene.

The songs speak for themselves this is going to be all the best rock'n'roll from the 80's, i really hope Cruise doesn't ruin Paradise City for me because i love that song and it wouldn't be the 80's without some Journey. Rounding off the ensemble are Alec Baldwin, Mary J Blidge and Russell Brand (love him) and i can't wait to see them all together. I have high expectations of this film, even though i don't like Tom Cruise i will make the effort to watch it because it looks awesome!!!

Don't forget to check back for a review of the film

The Lucky One

Certificate: 12A Directer: Scott Hicks Cast: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner Distributor: Warner Bros Pictures  Running Time: 101 mins

Logan (Zac Efron) is a marine serving his third tour of Iraq whilst there he finds a picture in the sand and when he goes to pick it up a bomb lands from where he was previously sat, the picture had the words "be safe" written on the back, the picture saved his life. When he arrives home from Iraq to his family he is suffering from a lot of guilt and doesn't know where he fits in especially since he survived and many others didn't. So he decides to find the woman in the picture using the landmark in the picture behind her, he and his dog Zeus head off to Louisiana to find the woman who saved his life.

When Logan arrives in Louisiana to find that the woman in the photo is named Beth (Taylor Schilling) and that she runs a dog kennel and when he turns up at the kennel she assumes that he is there to apply for a job and she also thinks hes crazy, Beth's grandmother Ellis (Blythe Danner) hires him anyway. Through the first  40 minutes of the film we find out that Beth has a son, Ben, and has a bad and slightly abusive relationship with her ex-husband who also happens to be a police officer who doesn't like Logan. We also find out that Beth's brother was also a marine who died a year earlier in Iraq.

As per the normal Nicholas Sparks stories the relationship between Logan and Beth develops into romance, which Beth's ex husband Kieth doesn't approve of and gives Beth the ultimatum of having full custody of her son or Logan, which drives her to finally stand up to him and start living her life for her self, which leaves us with some very steamy scenes with Logan (i won't give any spoilers you will have to watch for yourself).

Logan still hasn't told Beth about the picture, which predictably leads to Keith finding the photograph in Logan's house and he telling Beth about his discovery and a confrontation with Logan later and the truth comes out. Without giving to much away a storm comes to town and we start to see one character in a different light, but you will have to watch the film to find out who and how the story ends.

The film follows to typical pattern that all the other Nicholas Sparks stories follow the boy meets girl and falls in love with a lot of complications along the way. The film is good, it was weird seeing Zac Efron playing a much older character i think i still picture him as Troy Bolton but he puts in a great performance along with Taylor who plays the role of Beth really well and manages to get the emotions across and has some great scenes with Blythe Danner that made me laugh. Riley Thomas Stuart puts in a great performance as Ben and the relationship between Ben and Logan is heart warming. Even though the film didn't make me cry like most of Spark's films (cried like a baby watching A Walk to Remember) as i have connected with the characters but it was still a good romance film and would suggest watching it.

Rating: 6/10

The Lucky One is out now in cinemas

Other Nicholas Sparks adaptions you should check out are:
The Notebook
Dear John
A Walk to Remember
The Last Song

Mirror Mirror

Certificate: PG Director: Tarsem Singh. Cast: Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer and Nathan Lane. Distributor: Relativity Media. Running Time: 106min 

One of the Snow White adaptations due out this summer with the second being a much darker Snow White and the Huntsmen. Mirror Mirror taking a much lighter comical approach to the legendary tale. You still have the basics of the tale single father (who just happens to be the King) marries a seemingly innocent women to become the mother of his only daughter (Snow White), the dad mysteriously disappears and Snow is left with her step-mum who turns out to be evil.

There is some brilliant comedy moments which mainly come from the "Seven Dwarfs" who have become outcasts from the village by order of the Queen (Julia Roberts) who is quite shallow and is extremely jealous of Snow White even if she doesn't quite own up to it, she is all about staying young and has kept Snow White locked away for 18 years. Snow White (Lily Collins) has been trapped in the castle for 18 years has no idea what state her kingdom is in and has no idea what has happened to her farther only that it happened in the woods and that there is something bad that lives in the woods. not just the bandits that live there. The tale wouldn't be complete with out a Prince Charming (Armie Hammer) who provides some brilliant comical moments with each of the character through out the film and were some of my favourite scenes. Whilst i was watching the film there was one character i was trying to place throughout the whole film it was one of those moments where i was like "i know you! who are you?" and it turned out to be Nathan Lane (I will leave it to you to work out which character he plays) but he puts in a good performance as he always does.

 The film all in all had the basic structure that Snow White has but has not taken it to literally, by doing this they have given themselves to make there own stamp on the legend of Snow White. The costumes in the film are fabulous and at some points scary (referring the the ball scene) Snow White being my favourite. You see some of the classic scenes you would associate with Snow White the mirror on the wall and the apple but in a way you don't expect them to come.

If you are looking for a light hearted comedy then i suggest this film for you! :D

Rating: 8/10