Official Trailer for Intriguing Space Travel Sci-Fi Film ‘Project Gemini’

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Official Trailer for Intriguing Space Travel Sci-Fi Film ‘Project Gemini’

by Alex Billington
February 2, 2022
Source: YouTube

“What threatened us with catastrophe… turned out to be our salvation.” Well Go USA has revealed a new US trailer for an intriguing space travel sci-fi thriller titled Project Gemini, which is technically a Russian film but shot in English. It’s arriving on VOD in March in the US, skipping theaters, after first opening in Russia this January. Set in the distant future, the film is about a space mission sent to terraform a distant planet. However, the mission encounters something strange that has its own plan for the planet. They don’t know what it is. “Unfortunately, they’ll soon learn that something truly unimaginable has been out there watching, lying in wait for the unwary human scouts.” The film’s ensemble cast includes Egor Koreshkov, Alyona Konstantinova, Dmitry Frid, Nikita Dyuvbanov, Lisa Martinez, Kostya Samoukov, Petr Romanov, and Viktor Potapeshkin. This looks cool! I’m always down for more sci-fi, especially when they go big with epic shots like in this trailer. No idea if it’ll be any good! But I’m certainly curious about it.

Here’s the official trailer (+ two posters) for Serik Beyseu’s Project Gemini, direct from YouTube:

After centuries of destroying Earth’s natural resources, humankind finally faces the grim reality that its last shot at survival may require creating an entirely new home—in space. An international expedition is quickly formed to find a suitable new planet, but when their plans go awry, the crew is suddenly stranded without power on a strange planet. Unfortunately, they’ll soon learn that something truly unimaginable has been out there watching, lying in wait for the unwary human scouts. Project Gemini, also known as Звёздный разум in Russian, is directed by Russian filmmaker Serik Beyseu (aka Serik Beiseuov), making his first feature film after some other TV work previously. The screenplay is written by Natalya Lebedeva and Dmitriy Zhigalov. This opened first in Russia earlier in the year. Well Go USA will debut Project Gemini in the US direct-to-VOD / Blu-ray starting on March 15th, 2022 this winter. Anyone want to watch this?

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BJP’s ‘bulldozer politics’ to hit minority community, brazen violation of Constitution, international statutes

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The authorities and the BJP leaders justify this by talking about unauthorized constructions. It is well known to them that illegal constructions are taking place in large scale in those areas where the urban rich are concentrated. Their malls, shops, offices, houses, theatres, etc. are built or extended as and when they like it. Can the government say that all these big constructions are taking place as per rules and regulations?

Bulldozer politics is yet another instance of the double standards followed by the ruling class.

There are different yardsticks for their law for the rich and the poor. Even while dealing with the so-called illegal constructions, the Supreme Court has specified conditions like proper notice and rehabilitation. In the case of large-scale evictions, rehabilitation measures are unavoidable.

For the BJP rulers, all concerns of human rights and democratic norms are insignificant. They approach the issue with political vendetta. Communal intolerance also guides them. They draw in faith and God into their demolition frenzy.

Even though bulldozer politics hits at the lives and livelihood of the poor, irrespective of their religion, RSS-BJP are eager to paint it as a Hindu- Muslim issue.

Aiming at communal violence, their storm troopers are propagating rumours and cooked up stories. The ruling party, which has failed in all walks of life, is desperately trying to divide people with elections in 2024 as their goal. For that, they intend to mobilize religious extremists as their vanguard. An analysis of the recent demolitions signifies this fact.

The government should desist from its communally-charged vendetta politics targeted against the poor and the minorities. They should heed to the reference made by the Supreme Court asking the Central government in a similar case “to act humanely, as is expected of a “model government”, by not taking any coercive action against the occupants till their plea for rehabilitation is decided”.

(IPA Service)

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Videos show the fatal police shooting of Michigan man after a struggle during a traffic stop

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Harry Potter’s latest trick turns a theatrical marathon into a sprint

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Goleby has been with the show since it opened here in February 2019. “It’s been part of our lives for such a long time, and so many things have happened,” she says – such as the arrival of her firstborn child midway through the play’s pandemic lockdown hiatus. “We’ve had births, we’ve had deaths, we’ve had marriages. We’ve been a part of this [Harry Potter] world longer than we were at drama school.”

There are moments from the old version she misses, she admits. But the shorter version still feels like the “same journey”. It’s not only the script that’s changed. The arrival of her child changed her relationship to her onstage son Albus: “I realised that what I was saying, what I was doing, was advocating for him,” she says.

And Ginny’s onstage relationship with Harry deepened, too, as Goleby came to appreciate the challenges of co-parenting. The revised show, she says, is “a more genuine reflection of them as a couple and as parents”. They have even come up with new dialogue, invented in the re-rehearsals with license from the international creative team. And she still finds the show an adrenaline hit to perform.

“Just about every scene has magic, or a technical element that you just have got to be on top of,” she says. “There’s no ‘kind of getting it right’ with magic, it’s either going to work or not … You just suppress [the adrenaline rush] until you need it, use it when it’s useful, and move on.”

Unlike Goleby, Lachlan Woods is joining the cast for the first time, as Malfoy. His choreography for the fight scene is different to his predecessor’s: “a little bit supercharged, a little bit more gritty, more street fighter”, he says. But for him, the show is all new. “There’s a lot more fire than I had anticipated. Flammable liquids and gases.”

Animated Drama ‘Charlotte’ Trailer About Painter Charlotte Salomon

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Animated Drama ‘Charlotte’ Trailer About Painter Charlotte Salomon

by Alex Billington
March 22, 2022
Source: YouTube

“You have no idea how hard a life in art is.” Good Deed Entertainment has revealed an official US trailer for an indie animated film called Charlotte, a Canadian-French-Belgian co-production that was created mainly up in Toronto. This initially premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival last year and it’s getting a limited US release this April in limited theaters. The film tells the story of a German-Jewish artist named Charlotte Salomon, who moves to Berlin just before the beginning of WWII. She soon flees to the South of France, and defies incredible odds to create a timeless masterpiece collection of paintings – they were published in a book called “Life? or Theatre?” – one of the original graphic novels. Charlotte has an English-language voice cast featuring Keira Knightley as Charlotte, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Eddie Marsan, the late Helen McCrory, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Strong. This looks like a very moving story of perseverance and artistic expression, although the animation seems a bit lackluster.

Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Tahir Rana Éric Warin’s Charlotte, direct from YouTube:

Charlotte is an animated drama that tells the true story of Charlotte Salomon, a young German-Jewish painter who comes of age in Berlin on the eve of the Second World War. Fiercely imaginative and deeply gifted, she dreams of becoming an artist. Her first love applauds her talent, which emboldens her resolve. But the world around her is changing quickly and dangerously, limiting her options and derailing her dream. When anti-Semitic policies inspire violent mobs, she leaves Berlin for the safety of the South of France. There she begins to paint again, and finds new love. But her work is interrupted, this time by a family tragedy that reveals an even darker secret. Believing that only the extraordinary will save her, she embarks on the monumental adventure of painting her life story. Charlotte is co-directed by filmmakers Tahir Rana (a storyboard artist / animator previously) Éric Warin (director of Leap! previously). The screenplay is written by Erik Rutherford and David Bezmozgis. This first premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival last year. Good Deed will debut Charlotte in select US theaters starting on April 22nd, 2022.

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List of Hindi films of 2022

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This is a list of Hindi films that are scheduled to release in 2022.

Box office collection[edit]

The highest-grossing Hindi films released in 2022, by worldwide box office gross revenue, are as follows.

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References[edit]

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^ “Honouring late Rishi Kapoor, Sharmaji Namkeen starring Paresh Rawal and Juhi Chawla to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on March 31”. Bollywood Hungama. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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^ “Shreyas Talpade to star in and as Kaun Pravin Tambe?, releasing on Disney+ Hotstar on April 1, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ “Cobalt Blue: Netflix film starring Prateik Babbar gets a new release date”. OTTPlay. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ “EXCLUSIVE: Abhishek Bachchan-starrer Dasvi to skip theatrical release; to release on Jio Cinema and Netflix on April 7”. Bollywood Hungama. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ “Proud brother Vicky Kaushal shares Sunny’s Hurdang trailer. Film releases on April 8”. India Today. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ “Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur starrer Jersey pushed to April 22; K.G.F: Chapter 2 to have solo release”. Bollywood Hungama. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ “Neeraj Pandey’s upcoming production Operation Romeo to hit the screens on April 22”. Bollywood Hungama. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ “Ajay Devgn’s directorial starring him, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakul Preet Singh now titled Runway 34; first looks unveiled”. Bollywood Hungama. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ “Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria’s ‘Heropanti 2’ to release in April 2022; avoids clash with ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’“. The Time of India. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
^ “Mirzapur fame Divyenndu’s film Mere Desh ki Dharti gets a new release date”. The Indian Express. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ “Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, and Fatima Sana Shaikh starrer Thar to release on Netflix on May 6”. Bollywood Hungama. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ “Ranveer Singh starrer Jayeshbhai Jordaar to release on May 13, 2022; unveils quirky announcement video”. Bollywood Hungama. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^ “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2: Kartik Aaryan averts clash with ‘RRR’; opts for May 20 release”. The Times of India. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ “Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Dhaakad’ to release on May 20”. The Times of India. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ “Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Anek release postponed; to now release on May 27”. Bollywood Hungama. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ Desk, India TV News (29 April 2022). “Doctor Strange 2, Dhaakad, Jayeshbhai Jordaar, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2: May 2022 movies release calendar”. www.indiatvnews.com.
^ “Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan to release on June 3, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ “Akshay Kumar starrer Prithviraj release preponed, to now release on June 3, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ “Adivi Sesh-starrer ‘Major’ release date pushed by a week, will now hit the threatres on June 3”. Economic Times. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
^ “Karan Johar announces Govinda Naam Mera starring Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Kiara Advani”. Bollywood Hungama. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ “Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Mission Majnu to now release on June 10, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ “Nushrratt Bharuccha starrer Janhit Mein Jaari to be released in cinemas on June 10”. Bollywood Hungama. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ “Ayushmann Khurrana and Rakul Preet Singh’s Doctor G to release on June 17, 2022”. India Today. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
^ “Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty starrer Nikamma to release on June 17, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ “Vidyut Jammwal, Shivaleeka Oberoi’s ‘Khuda Haafiz 2’ gets release date”. PTC Punjab. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ Taran Adarsh on Twitter. “INDO – POLISH FILM RELEASE DATE LOCKED… #NoMeansNo – an Indo-Polish production – will release on 17 June 2022… Filmed in #Poland and #India… Stars debutant #DhruvVerma, #GulshanGrover, #SharadKapoor and #Polish actors… Directed by #VikashVerma… #NewPoster…” Retrieved 3 November 2021. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ “Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor, and Neetu Kapoor starrer JugJugg Jeeyo to release on June 24, 2021”. Bollywood Hungama. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ “R Madhavan’s Rocketry- The Nambi Effect to release in theatres on July 1, 2022 in six languages”. Bollywood Hungama. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
^ “Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjana Sanghi starrer Om: The Battle Within to hit the screens on July 1, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama]]. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ “Katrina Kaif, Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi starrer Phone Bhoot to release on July 15, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ “Taapsee Pannu starring Shabaash Mithu releases on the big screen on July 15, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ “Ranbir Kapoor, Vaani Kapoor, and Sanjay Dutt announce the release date of Shamshera with a power-packed video”. Bollywood Hungama. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
^ “Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh starrer Thank God to release on July 29, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ “John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, Tara Sutaria starrer Ek Villain Returns gets a new release date; to hit theatres on July 29”. Bollywood Hungama. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^ “Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar starrer Raksha Bandhan to release on August 11, 2022”. Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ “‘Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha postponed; to now release on August 11, 2022″. Bollywood Hungama. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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Daniel Radcliffe confesses crushing on ‘Harry Potter’ co-star Helena Bonham Carter

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We would watch this “Fight Club” reboot.

During an interview for the upcoming HBO Max reunion special, “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” franchise star Daniel Radcliffe read a letter he gave to co-star Helena Bonham Carter during filming that revealed his crush on the actress 23 years his senior.

“Dear HBC,” Radcliffe, 32, began the letter. “It was a pleasure being your costar and coaster in the sense that I always ended up holding your coffee.”

Radcliffe then laughs, embarrassed at the rest of the note, as Carter urges the “Guns Akimbo” actor to continue reading.

“You can share,” Carter, 55, said, to which Radcliffe replied, “I can. I can share this now.”

“I do love you,” he continued. “And I just wish I had been born 10 years earlier [so that] I might [have had] a chance. Lots of love and thanks for being cool.”

Daniel Radcliffe, Helena Bonham Carter. — Daniel Radcliffe once claimed to “love” co-star Helena Bonham Carter.

But Carter, who played the villainous Bellatrix Lestrange in the series, was far from Radcliffe’s only love interest while on set: The actor shared that many of his early romantic experiences took place while filming the iconic series.

“Every part of my life is connected to ‘[Harry] Potter,’” Radcliffe said during the special. “My first kiss is connected to someone here. My first girlfriends were here. It all spirals out from the part of set somewhere.”

Radcliffe remains mum on whom exactly he dated while filming, but admits that filming “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” was “peak hormone” for much of the cast.

“There was crushes and people went out with each other and broke up just like you do in school,” Matthew Lewis, who played Neville Longbottom in the series, revealed. “It was exactly the same environment but it was just in a Defense Against the Dark Arts class.”

Emma Watson and Radcliffe even advised each other on the art of flirting via text while on-set.

“If she was texting a boy or I was texting a girl, I would be like, ‘She sent me this many kisses back. What do I do? This is a nightmare,’” Radcliffe joked.

New Trailer for ‘Father of Flies’ Horror Movie About a Broken Family

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New Trailer for ‘Father of Flies’ Horror Movie About a Broken Family

by Alex Billington
April 3, 2022
Source: Vimeo

“Someone’s been inside this house!!” 101 Films has revealed an early promo trailer for Father of Flies, an indie horror thriller from filmmaker Ben Charles Edwards. This premiered at numerous genre festivals last year, including Grimmfest Raindance in the UK and Screamfest in the US. A haunting tale of family life. A vulnerable young boy finds his mother pushed out of the family home by a strange new woman, and he must confront the terrifying supernatural forces that seem to move in with her. A troubled father brings home a new woman but something is strange about her – what is this haunting supernatural force and what does it want? “This evocative tale is unrelentingly suspenseful, eerie, and sinister, packed with frights and anxiety-filled terror.” The indie film stars Camilla Rutherford, Nicholas Tucci, Sandra Andreis, Page Ruth, Keaton Tetlow, Davi Santos, and Malik Ibheis as “Pogo”. This looks much better than it sounds, with some stylish cinematography and freaky monster moments. Might even scare you. This one is worth a look.

Here’s the first trailer (+ poster) for Ben Charles Edwards’ Father of Flies, from Vimeo (via Live for Film):

Having broken up with his wife with a mental illness, newly single dad Richard (Nicholas Tucci) invites his new partner Coral (Camilla Rutherford) to live with him and his children in their remote house, up in snow-covered mountains. With the sudden departure of their mother, the children are unhappy with the new set up – rebellious teen Donna (Page Ruth) is suspicious of the new woman in their lives and is rarely home, while hearing-impaired Matthew (Keaton Tetlow) is forced to share this bleak lonely space with the strange newcomer – who sports a disturbing plastic massaging mask and is distant disinterested in her inherited family. As the hostility grows and claustrophobia sets-in, the tension reaches boiling point and the family is confronted by an ominous presence, a dark, deadly malevolence… what is this terrifying supernatural force and what does it want? Father of Flies is directed by British filmmaker Ben Charles Edwards, director of the film Set the Thames on Fire previously, as well as a few shorts. The screenplay is by Nadia Doherty and Ben Charles Edwards. This first premiered at the 2021 North Hollywood Cinefest Grimmfest last year. The film opens in the UK starting on April 11th, 2022 and also on the 12th in the US.

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New On Amazon Prime Video May 2022, Plus What’s Coming Next

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Amazon Prime Video releases big-time movies and shows old and new, like Postcards from the Edge and Night Sky, for free streaming this May. The platform’s streaming selection is heating up with the best titles hitting Prime, including other Amazon Originals like The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith: Season 1, Bang Bang Baby: S1, Part 2, The Kids in the Hall: Season 1, and Lovestruck High, so make sure you check them out.

If you’re trying to decide what to watch right now, turn to the the best and newest Amazon Prime titles streaming this month.

Best New Movie on Amazon Prime May 2022:

Throughout each month, Prime adds a list of new movies that’s comprised of original programming, old classics, and theatrical titles. Out of a lineup full of films both new and old, this beloved 1990 comedy-drama sticks out above the rest. Check out our May highlight for Amazon Prime:

Postcards from the Edge (Available Now)

Based on the incredible late Carrie Fisher’s 1987 semi-autobiographical book of the same name, Postcards from the Edge is an Academy Award-nominated comedy-drama that follows Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale (Meryl Streep) as she works to continue work as an actress while recovering from addiction. Upon her exit from rehab, it is recommended she stay with her mother, supposedly “responsible” individual Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine), who makes life difficult for her daughter with her manipulative, selfish, and competitive behavior. Suzanne is challenged with maintaining both her sobriety and her sanity in the company of Doris, with whom she must stay in order to be allowed to continue working as an actress after getting out of rehab, and it’s truly a sight to see. Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, and Annette Bening star alongside Streep and MacLaine in this unforgettable film worth watching again and again, so do yourselves a favor and add it to your queue for this month.

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Best New Shows on Amazon Prime May 2022:

The lineup of new shows on Prime this May features premieres of shows new and old. However, two new Amazon Original series stick out above the rest. Here are the top shows coming to Amazon Prime this May:

The Wilds: Season 2 (Released May 6) *Amazon Original Series

The second season of this adventure mystery-drama series about a group of teenaged girls left stranded on an island after a plane crash is finally upon us. The first season saw our leading ladies realize that not only were they each selected to be on this island for a reason, but also that they have all been put on this island as unwitting participants in a social experiment run by Gretchen Klein (Rachel Griffiths), the head of a program called Dawn of Eve. As if that wasn’t wild enough, The Wilds: Season 2 seems more than poised to up the stakes thanks to more drama, new challenges, and another version of the experiment occurring on a different island where the ones stranded are, instead… boys (gasp). Will the girls be able to reach this boy island, and what will even happen if they do? Find out by watching the sophomore season of The Wilds the moment it drops on Amazon Prime Video.

Stream The Wilds on Amazon Prime Video on May 6

Night Sky **(Released May 20) *Amazon Original Series**

This highly-anticipated new sci-fi drama series revolves around married couple Irene and Franklin York (Academy Award-winners Sissy Spacek and J. K. Simmons), who discover a portal in their backyard that leads to an uninhabited planet. Their little intergalactic paradise is threatened, however, when an enigmatic young man named Jude (Chai Hansen) arrives and upends the quiet life they’d been happily leading. This is definitely going to be a show to watch this month, so be sure to catch it as soon as it premieres, only on Amazon Prime Video.

Stream Night Sky on Amazon Prime Video on May 20

Amazon Prime New Releases for May 2022—Full List and Schedule

Wondering what else you’ll be able to watch on Amazon Prime this month? Here’s the full list of new Prime movies shows streaming in May 2022:

Released May 1

A Beautiful Mind (2001) (Freevee)
A Few Good Men (1992) (Freevee)
A League Of Their Own (1992)
Analyze This (1999) (Freevee)
A Perfect Getaway (2009) (Freevee)
Baby Mama (2008) (Freevee)
Bad Influence (1990)
Battleship (2012)
Bill Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Blackfish (2013)
Black Swan (2010) (Freevee)
Blue’s Clues: S1 (1999)
Blue Valentine (2010) (Freevee)
Boonie Bears: The Big Shrink (2018) (Freevee)
Bride Wars (2009) (Freevee)
Call Me by Your Name (2017) (Freevee)
Chappie (2015) (Freevee)
Courage Under Fire (1996)
Crank (2006)
Crazy Heart (2009) (Freevee)
Dazed and Confused (1993) (Freevee)
Deja Vu (2006) (Freevee)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood (1996)
Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)
Enemy Of The State (1998)
Europa Report (2013)
Evan Almighty (2007) (Freevee)
Eve’s Bayou (1997) (Freevee)
Eye For An Eye (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Fat Albert (2004)
Field Of Dreams (1989)
Funny People (2009) (Freevee)
Galaxy Quest (1999) (Freevee)
Gone Girl (2014) (Freevee)
Gulliver’s Travels (2010) (Freevee)
Hanna (2011) (Freevee)
Harold Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) (Freevee)
Hitman (2007)
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) (Freevee)
Hulk (2003) (Freevee)
In Bruges (2008) (Freevee)
Independence Day (1996)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (Freevee)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2013) (Freevee)
Linsanity (2013) (Freevee)
London Fields (2018) (Freevee)
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Now You See Me (2013) (Freevee)
Office Space (1999)
Open Range (2003)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Platoon (1986)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) (Freevee)
Red Tails (2012)
Road To Perdition (2002)
Safe House (2012) (Freevee)
Shrek (2001)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Sideways (2021)
Taken (2008)
Tangerine (2015)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) (Freevee)
The Angriest Man In Brooklyn (2014)
The Book of Life (2014) (Freevee)
The Good Shepherd (2006) (Freevee)
The Guardian (2006)
The Hunt (2020) (Freevee)
The Iron Giant (1999) (Freevee)
The Librarian III: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008) (Freevee)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004) (Freevee)
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines (2006) (Freevee)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) (Freevee)
The Namesake (2007)
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) (Freevee)
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
The Ugly Truth (2009)
The Waterboy (1998) (Freevee)
The Whole Truth (2016) (Freevee)
The Woods (2006)
Tombstone (1993)
Tooth Fairy 2 (2012)
Tower Heist (2011) (Freevee)
Valley Girl (1983)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
What’s Your Number? (2011) (Freevee)
Year One (2009) (Freevee)
Your Highness (2011) (Freevee)
Zero Dark Thirty (2013)

Released May 2

Hellboy (2019) (Freevee)

Released May 6

Bosch: Legacy: S1 (2022) (Freevee) *Freevee Original
The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith: S1 (2022) *Amazon Original Series
The Wilds: S2 (2022) *Amazon Original Series

Released May 8

Sleepless (2017) (Freevee)

Released May 13

The Kids in the Hall: S1 (2022) *Amazon Original Series

Released May 18

Lovestruck High (2022) *Amazon Original Series

Released May 19

Bang Bang Baby: S1, Part 2 (2022) *Amazon Original Series

Released May 20

LOL: Si te ríes, pierdes (2022) *Amazon Original Series
Night Sky (2022) *Amazon Original Series
Troppo: S1 (2022) (Freevee) *Freevee Original

Released May 23

Bombshell (2019) (Freevee)
Dredd (2012) (Freevee)

Released May 27

Emergency (2022)
Kick Like Tayla (2022)

Mother’s Day Collection – Available Now:

#IMomSoHard Live (2019)
All We Had (2016)
Baby Mama (2008) (Freevee)
Because I Said So (2007)
Bewitched (1965) (Freevee)
Blackbird (2020)
Definitely, Maybe (2008) (Freevee)
Freaky Friday (2003)
Herself (2021)
I’m Your Woman (2020)
Juno (2007)
Lady Bird (2017)
Mamma Mia (2008)
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
Mother’s Day (2016)
Mothers and Daughters (2016)
Mr. Mom (1983)
Our Friend (2021)
Postcards From The Edge (1990)
The Blind Side (2009)
The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (Freevee)
Tyler Perry’s Single Moms Club (2014)

June Prime Release Worth Looking Forward To

Still wondering what Prime content is on the horizon? Here is one exciting title to look forward to watching on Amazon Prime Video next month:

The Summer I Turned Pretty (Released June 17) *Amazon Original Series

Based on Jenny Han’s 2009 novel of the same name, this romantic-drama series follows Belly and her family, who spend every summer at the Fishers’ beach house in Cousins. Every year there is pretty much the same until Belly turns 16, after which relationships are tested, painful truths are revealed, and Belly ends up changed forever. The Summer I Turned Pretty is a coming-of-age story about first love, heartbreak, and growing up, all relatable experiences that further solidify this Amazon Original Series as an affecting must-watch to keep an eye out for next month.

Stream The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime Video on June 17

What Else Is Streaming New This May?

Prime new releases are just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:

Can the latest Fantastic Beasts film save the Harry Potter franchise?

By moviewriter in May 11th 2022 No Comment »
Filed Under Harry Potter Tags: Harry Potter

But some other long-running franchises have enjoyed stellar successes even as Potter’s magic has appeared to be waning. The last three movies in the Star Wars series earned a combined $5.98 billion globally (though the final film, The Rise of Skywalker, was panned by critics and some fans, it still topped $1.34 billion).

The Spider-Man franchise has endured ups and downs since Toby Maguire first felt his spidey senses tingling in 2001, but the most recent addition — No Way Home, with Tom Holland slinging the webs — has racked up a staggering $2.53 billion globally, proving that if you get the formula right, not even a pandemic will keep the fans away.

By contrast, Harry Potter has been unable to maintain that kind of momentum in Australia. The first film, which opened in 2001, took more than $42 million locally. The second, in 2002, took $37 million, the third (2004) just under $34 million. The peak came in 2011, when the final instalment, The Deathly Hallows – Part 2, took $52.65 million in Australia (these figure have not been adjusted for inflation).

The Fantastic Beasts films have taken $32 million and $23 million respectively.

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