HD photos of American actress Danielle Panabaker from recent issue of Status Magazine. Her popularity is rising lately with her role as Dr Caitlin Snow in The Flash, a superhero television series.
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Rogue One movie trailer
Trailer for Rogue One, the first instalment of the Star Wars anthology series. Directed by Gareth Edwards, and stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Set for global release in December 2016.
Game of Thrones beginner’s guide
An uncensored recap of popular American TV series Game of Thrones, narrated by Samuel L Jackson. Fans need little intro about the HBO fantasy drama series that’s making waves across the globe. This video is a nice guide for people like me who are not familiar with the show instead…
I’ve known about the TV phenomenon for a while but I don’t have free access to watch it in Malaysia, and I’m not fond of illegal downloads and stuff. I’ve watched a few episodes while in Korea though, and it’s pretty awesome despite the limited exposure. I can understand why it’s so popular worldwide.
Well, perhaps I will pay and binge watch this after the end of the show. I don’t have much patience waiting between seasons these days, and I’m fine with missing the buzz and catching up later.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Gucci
Lovely picture of American actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead in online magazine Sweet. She recently starred in comedy drama film Swiss Army Man alongside Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe.
Photo by Chantal Anderson, dress by Gucci, style by Laurel Pantin, hair by Ryan Richman, and makeup by Roz Music.
Winstead will star in the anticipated 10 Cloverfield Lane later this year. The movie is the second instalment of the Cloverfield franchise but not a direct sequel of the 2008 blockbuster. The original is a monster film but the new one will be a psychological thriller instead.
10 Cloverfield Lane movie trailer
Trailer for 10 Cloverfield Lane, an American psychological thriller film. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, and stars John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallagher Jr. It’s a spiritual sequel to the 2008 monster movie Cloverfield. In theatres in March in America, and April in Malaysia.
The film was developed from a spec script titled The Cellar. The story follows a woman who, after a car crash, wakes up in a doomsday bunker with two men who insist that a catastrophic event (from the first movie, although not originally so in the script) has left the earth surface uninhabitable.
Seems like a decent thriller film, as the woman ponders between trusting the men or escaping instead. The plot could work as a standalone movie, but the Cloverfield producers decide to pair this up with the franchise, and it could create some huge spoilers for the new movie. People who’ve watched the first instalment know what has happened, and it might take away the surprise element.
I’ve not watched the original film because of motion sickness (with found footage stuff) but I know what it’s about. I actually think that it’s a clever way to make a sequel – with seemingly unrelated story which somehow connects to the main event. The potential is limitless, they can make this into a huge franchise. The challenge though, is to keep the suspense and not making this into a spoiler fest.
Review and updates
It’s a decent movie, could have been better if it’s a standalone production instead. As suspected, the Cloverfield linkup took away the suspense especially in the second half of the film. The ending is anticlimactic too, feels like they insert the last 10-15 minutes just to make it relevant to the franchise. The final parts are unnecessary, and the execution is poor regardless.
The storytelling is good in the first half though; it’s pretty intense when there’s still element of surprise early on. The cast did well too, and John Goodman is simply amazing. Overall it’s still a good movie despite some flaws. Again, could have been better if it’s a standalone film, but I guess it won’t perform as well in the box office if that’s the case. And money speaks loudest in Hollywood.
Update 2018 – Check out the trailer and my review for the new instalment, The Cloverfield Paradox.
Emma Roberts, Allure Magazine, Aerie Lingerie
American actress Emma Roberts looks gorgeous as the cover girl for January 2016 issue of Allure Magazine [US]. She’s a spokesmodel for lingerie brand aerie; not sure if it’s featured in this photo shoot but seems like it.
I know nothing much about her to be frank. A quick browse on Wikipedia shows that the 24-year-old has starred in quite a number of films since she was a kid but I’ve seen none of those. It’s mostly in teen and horror genres which is not my cup of tea (at least not in recent years).
