November has already taken its first steps and… the colder nights are also slowly preparing us for winter and of course the holidays, since we are now only a few weeks before Christmas!
Although people say “it’s cold, weather for two”, we will tell you that the idea starts to become more exciting as the weather changes and already the time has changed and the night is now “longer”, a warm blanket is good company and… a movie to close the evening!
Am I right?!
Well, we have chosen a series of films that will certainly catch our interest but will take us back in time… but will also give us strong emotions and these are the ones that follow.
So take a seat on your comfortable couch, cover up and while the popcorn sounds in the kitchen -almost ready-, let’s take a look at the 10 best options for a home cinema night!
1. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
19-year-old Billy Lynn returns home as an Iraq veteran. Through flashbacks we will discover that his memories testify to a different story than what we know about the war. Ang Lee’s return to cinema, four years after Life of Pi, with Kristen Stewart rumored to steal the show.
2. Murphy’s Law
“Murphy’s Law”, the new film from Angelos Franzis, director of the blockbuster “Happiness”, is a high-standard comedy that breaks the code with its subversive script and clever humor.
The leading role is embodied by Katia Goulioni, with an impressive cast by her side: Andreas Konstantinou, Konstantinos Markoulakis, Nikos Kouris, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Thanos Tokakis, Christos Stergioglou, Victoria. Bitouni, Vagelio Andreadaki, Lydia Fotopoulou, Effi Rabsilber, Lefteris Polychronis, Evangelos Vogiatzis.
The script is written by Angelos Frantzis, Katerina Bei and Kostis Samaras, while the music is by Stamatis Kraunakis.
After an accident, Maria Aliki, a failed actress in search of big roles, enters a reality where she is asked to play all the possible roles that life could have given her if she had made different choices.
Where is it located? Is he dreaming, dead or passed out? Trying to understand what is happening, but also to find the exit to her real life, Maria Aliki sees herself trying to fit into roles that others seem to have designed for her. How can he turn back? But most of all: Does he want to go back? Is there anything she loves in her life? In a journey of self-awareness, with many twists and turns, Maria Aliki will face herself and will be asked to answer essentially “To be or not to be?”
After all, who is Maria Alice really, and how can she find her way back to life?
3. La La Land
Director Damien Chazelle (of Whiplash) sings the love story of a pianist and a young actress in Los Angeles. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone shine. Everything is beautiful, everything is magical and for two hours we will have a great time. Arguably Chazelle would have achieved what Francis Coppola couldn’t with One From The Heart in 1981.
4. Gold
Matthew McConaughey in an unabashed exercise in subtle chameleonism searches for lost gold in the depths of Indochina alongside Bryce Dallas Howard. Director Stephen Gaghan will have a good reason to return after 11 years to the cinema (since Syriana) although the trailer shows nothing but a copying of Scorsese’s techniques. We hope for something original.
5. Passengers
A spaceship traveling to a distant colony planet carrying thousands of people suffers damage to its sleeping chambers, causing two passengers to wake up. The journey normally takes 120 years, but the two passengers wake up 90 years earlier than their destination. A story from the Twilight Zone universe starring the ever-hotter Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
6. Allied
The skill of Robert Zemeckis is a given. So is the jagged line in the quality of his career as he’s signed some highly entertaining work and not a few Hollywood blockbusters. Allied is a period war drama, with a romantic core, in the tradition of The English Patient. But it has the advantage of having the muse of European cinema, Marion Cotillard in the cast and Brad Pitt. So we hope for a solid result, with directorial and interpretative persuasion that will surely turn heads.
7. Hell or High Water
A divorced father and his ex-con brother hatch a desperate plan to save their Texas fortune. Modern, dusty and brooding neo-western, in the tradition of the Coen brothers from an excellent but tragically overlooked director, Scott Mackenzie (Young Adam).
8. 20th Century Women
The story of three women exploring love and freedom in southern California in the late 70s. Female soul folk drama with Elle Fanning, Laura Wiggins, Greta Gerwig and Annette Bening. We have blind faith in the pen and directorial instinct of Mike Mills who returns six years after the masterpiece drama Beginners.
9. The girl with the dragon tattoo (2011)
Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig star in the 2011 film. Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures
From the industrial Swedish cityscape to country huts that have been hit mercilessly by the frost, David Fincher’s version of Stieg Larsson’s book is one of the coldest films in recent memory, so much so that you’ll be reaching for an extra blanket during the screening. And it’s cold literally as well as metaphorically, as it “welcomes” us into a universe of class struggle, cannibalism and alienation.
In the unexpected (for those who have seen the original Swedish film) conclusion, Lisbeth does not find a corner to nestle at Christmas, even if she was led to believe otherwise.
10. Prisoners (2013)
It’s not the water-soaked scenery or Roger Deakins’ nearly faded photography that make you cringe in Denis Villeneuve’s thriller. It’s not even the unpleasant, sometimes psychologically unrelenting spectacle. It’s more of that shocking finale with a whistle blowing calling for help, with no one (and NO ONE) answering. It’s when the end credits roll that you feel the world outside seem even colder because God has abandoned it.
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#movies #November
It seems you are sharing a list of movies with descriptions and images, highlighting some notable films to see this November. Here’s a summary of the movies mentioned along with their brief synopses:
1. **La La Land**
– Directed by Damien Chazelle, this musical love story stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a pianist and an actress in Los Angeles, delivering a magical experience.
2. **Gold**
– Starring Matthew McConaughey, director Stephen Gaghan presents a tale of treasure hunting in Indochina. The film seeks to offer originality despite concerns about leaning on Scorsese’s cinematic style.
3. **Passengers**
– Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt star in this sci-fi thriller about passengers waking up too early on a spaceship headed to a distant colony planet.
4. **Allied**
– Directed by Robert Zemeckis, this war drama features Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in a love story set against the backdrop of WWII.
5. **Hell or High Water**
- A neo-western about two brothers trying to save their Texas family farm, directed by Scott Mackenzie, it draws on themes of desperation and morality.
6. **20th Century Women**
– This drama explores the lives of three women in 1970s California, directed by Mike Mills, featuring a strong female cast including Annette Bening and Greta Gerwig.
7. **The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)**
– David Fincher’s adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s novel, starring Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig, dives into themes of class struggle and alienation in a chilling narrative.
8. **Prisoners (2013)**
– This thriller explores the lengths a father will go to find his missing daughter, with standout performances that heighten the gripping tension.
These films offer a diverse range of genres, from musicals and dramas to thrillers and sci-fi, perfect for various movie tastes this November!
