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October 27, 2024

HERE is a 2024 drama film from legendary director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump), based on a screenplay he co-wrote with Eric Roth. The film is described as playing out much like a novel, and is actually based on the acclaimed graphic novel of the same name by Richard McGuire. Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in a tale of love, loss, laughter and life, all of which happen right Here.

An original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form.

The cast includes Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, and Michelle Dockery.

HERE is set to debut in theaters November 1ST, courtesy of Sony Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Absolution

October 27, 2024

ABSOLUTION is a 2024 crime drama film directed by Hans Petter Moland, from a screenplay by Tony Gayton. Producers on the film include Roger Birnbaum, Michael Besman, Warren Goz, and Eric Gold.

An aging ex-boxer (Liam Neeson) working as muscle for a Boston crime boss (Ron Perlman) receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won't loosen their grip willingly.

The cast includes Liam Neeson, Ron Perlman, Yolanda Ross, Frankie Shaw, and Daniel Diemer.

ABSOLUTION arrives in theaters November 1st, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Hitpig

October 27, 2024

HITPIG is a 2024 animated comedy film directed by Cinzia Angelini and David Feiss. The film comes from an original story by Berkeley Breathed, rooted from his 2008 children's book Pete & Pickles. Breathed also wrote the screenplay alongside Dave Rosenbaum and Tyler Werrin. Produced by Aniventure and animated by Cinesite, the film features the voices of Jason Sudeikis, Lilly Singh, Rainn Wilson, Anitta, RuPaul, Hannah Gadsby and Charlie Adler.

In a cyberpunk land, Hitpig sets out to capture a dancing elephant named Pickles, but the two of them actually end up finding themselves on an immersive journey to a circus in Las Vegas. However Hitpig soon realizes that no amount of money is worth losing his newfound friend.

HITPIG is set to debut November 1st, courtesy of Viva Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Lost on a Mountain in Maine

October 27, 2024

LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE is a 2024 family adventure drama film directed by Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger, from a screenplay by Joseph B. Egan, Donn Fendler, and Luke Paradise. The film based on the best-selling book of the same name. Sylvester Stallone serves as a producer on the film.

The inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler who becomes separated from his family by a fast moving storm atop a treacherous mountain. For nine days Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his own father who fears he may never see his son again.

The cast includes Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald, Ethan Slater, and Griffin Wallace Henkel.

LOST ON A MOUNTAIN IN MAINE arrives in theaters November 1st, courtesy of Blue Fox Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Holiday in the Wild

January 6, 2017

Director Ernie Barbarash

Genre Drama | Romance

Cast Rob Lowe, Kristin Davis, John Owen Lowe, Stevel Marc

Rating TV-PG

Release Date November 1st, 2019 (Netflix)

“Jilted by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, a woman travels to the continent alone where she meets a elephant conservationist.”

From director Ernie Barbarash, Holiday In The Wild tells the story of a woman who is jilted by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, and ends up traveling to the continent alone where she meets a elephant conservationist. Check out the official trailer below!!

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Terminator: Dark Fate

January 5, 2017

Director Tim Miller

Genre Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, Natalie Reyes

Rating R

Release Date November 1st, 2019

“Sarah Connor has returned from far away, and she’s gearing up with a team of agents who will fight against T-1000.”

From director Tim Miller (Deadpool) and producer James Cameron, Terminator: Dark Fate is the new entry in the long-running and extremely popular franchise. Sarah Connor has returned from far away, and she's gearing up with a team of agents who will fight against T-1000. Check out the official trailers below!!
Ted Takes Fun Facts, Terminator: Dark Fate:

  • The film's release has been pushed back from July 26, 2019 to November 22, 2019, to avoid competition with Hobbs & Shaw, the second Fast & Furious spin-off. Then it was moved to November 1, 2019, wasting no time to take advantage of Wonder Woman 1984 moving to June 2020. It will face the Charlie's Angels reboot instead.

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Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Season 2

January 5, 2017

Genre Action | Drama | Thriller

Cast John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, John Hoogenakker, Abbie Cornish

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere November 1st, 2019 (Amazon Prime)

“An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit.”

Amazon’s exclusive series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is returning for a second season to again follow up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, who is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan:

  • Unlike most previous installments in the Jack Ryan film series, the show is not based on any of Tom Clancy's novels. Krasinski described the plot as a "ripped from the headlines" story based on current geopolitics.

  • According to lead actor John Krasinski, the CIA Headquarters in Langley (VA) granted the production access to parts of the complex that had never been filmed before.

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Motherless Brooklyn

January 5, 2017

Director Edward Norton

Genre Crime | Drama

Cast Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe

Rating R

Release Date November 1st, 2019

“A lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s syndrome tries to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.”

Directed by actor Edward Norton, Motherless Brooklyn is set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, and follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Motherless Brooklyn:

  • First credited writing by Edward Norton although Norton did some uncredited writing on Fight Club (1999), Frida (2002), The Painted Veil (2006) and The Incredible Hulk (2008).

  • Edward Norton's second turn in the directors chair after directing Keeping The Faith (2000).

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The King

January 5, 2017

Director David Michôd

Genre Biography | Drama | History

Cast Timothée Chalamet, Joel Egerton, Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp

Rating R

Release Date November 1st, 2019 (Netflix)

“Young Henry V encounters deceit, war and treachery after becoming King of England in the 15th century, in the aftermath of his brother’s death.”

From director David Michôd, The King is a biographical drama that tells the story of Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, who is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The King:

  • By coincidence, Timothée Chalamet's real middle name is also Hal: Timothée Hal Chalamet.

  • Lily-Rose Depp and Timothée Chalamet started dating in September 2018 after they filmed scenes together in June/July 2018.

  • The screenplay was partly inspired from the plays about Henry V by William Shakespeare, and partly inspired by real events.

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Harriet

January 5, 2017

Director Kasi Lemmons

Genre Biography | Drama | History

Cast Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters

Rating PG-13

Release Date November 1st, 2019

“Based on the story of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, her escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity.”

From director Kasi Lemmons, Harriet is based on the story of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, her escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Harriet:

  • Both Vondie Curtis-Hall and Vanessa Bell Calloway were in Coming to America (1988).

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The Morning Show

January 5, 2017

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Jennifer Aniston, Nestor Carbonell, Steve Carell, Billy Crudup

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere November 1st, 2019 (Apple TV+)

“An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.”

The Morning Show is an Apple TV+ exclusive series that takes an inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual. Check out the official trailer below!!

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Dickinson

January 5, 2017

Genre Biography | Comedy | Drama

Cast Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Baryshnikov, Adrian Enscoe, Ella Hunt

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere November 1st, 2019 (Apple TV+))

“An inside look at the world of writer Emily Dickinson.”

From creator Alena Smith (The Newsroom, The Affair), Dickinson takes an inside look at the world of famed writer Emily Dickinson. The show will be exclusive to the Apple TV+ streaming service. Check out the official trailers below!!

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Arctic Dogs

January 5, 2017

Director Aaron Woodley

Genre Animation | Adventure | Comedy

Cast Jeremy Renner, Heidi Klum, James Franco, John Cleese

Rating G

Release Date November 1st, 2019

“Swifty the fox discovers a devious plan by Otto Von Walrus to drill beneath the Arctic surface to unleash enough gas to melt all the ice. With help from his friends, Swifty and the gang spring into action to foil Otto’s plot and save the day.”

Arctic Dogs is an animated adventure that tells the story of Swifty the fox who discovers a devious plan by Otto Von Walrus to drill beneath the Arctic surface to unleash enough gas to melt all the ice. With help from his friends -- an introverted polar bear, a scatterbrained albatross, a crafty fox and two paranoid otters -- Swifty and the gang spring into action to foil Otto's plot and save the day. Check out the official trailers below!!

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