From their 7th album, 35xxxv, which went on sale on 11Feb15, this is new from One OK Rock, the song Cry Out. This is also the album release for their amazing song Mighty Long Fall (previously out as their 9th single). I am thinking the selection of tracks for the US 7th release was meant to be a push for more American airplay and to seriously build their North American fan base. That fan base is already large enough that they give you a choice of Japanese or English when you go to their home page. This was my favorite band last year, and no one has come along to take that title from them yet this year.
HITMAN: AGENT 47 is a clone of a genetically engineered assassin, the 47th iteration of his clone line, with each new embodiment tweaked to be stronger, faster, and smarter than the one before. It will be in theaters this August, with Rupert Friend and Zachary Quinto topping the lineup, and I have every intention of being in that audience.
We finally get a new Man From U.N.C.L.E. movie, and based on the trailer this reboot of the franchise looks fairly faithful to the original. Hopefully it will include the dry humor as well as the action of its progenitor. I am looking forward to seeing Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin in action together again when this hits the big screen on August 14th.
The more I see of the new live action version of the classic Disney animation Cinderella, the more I like it. The story was a classic folk tale first published in 1634, with the first movie version by film pioneer Georges Méliès coming out in 1899, but somehow I still think Disney when I hear the name. This is the second official US trailer for the new film, which will be in theaters March 13th. Be sure to take your seat early enough so you don’t miss the new animated short Frozen Fever, which takes place just a few months after the original movie Frozen ended.
This short animation, Le Gouffre, was created by just 3 animators who took two years bringing it to life. It has won a number of awards including Best Animated Short at three film festivals and Official Selection at about 35 more. The quality of the finished work is amazing, from the oil painting textures to the story itself, all told without words.
Le Gouffre from Lightning Boy Studio on Vimeo.
This week we get another excellent comic book turned into a movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which should be quite a lot of fun. It being Valentines Day weekend, I suppose I should mention that Fifty Shades of Grey will also be on the big screen. And for those in one of the limited markets that will be showing it, What We Do in the Shadows is a Vampire comedy about modern problems plaguing ancient minds. It has won a bunch of film fest awards and gotten positive comedic appreciation from a lot of reviewers.
A word of caution, the Kingsman trailer included with this post is NSFW.