Free State of Jones is an American historical drama based on true events from the darkest period of American history. So stories from the time of the Civil War continue to be a fertile field for filmmakers. Director and screenwriter Gary Ross was drawn to the story of Confederate soldier Newton Knight, who deserts and starts a rebellion against his former "employer". The extraordinary Matthew McConaughey, who last left his mark with the films Interstellar and The Sea of Trees and the True Detective series, took on the role of a real-life hero.
Film & Tv
In the early hours of the morning according to our time, the Golden Globes, which are awarded by the Association of Foreign Press in Hollywood, were awarded in Los Angeles, specifically at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The award was hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais. The Golden Globe 2016 for the best film in the drama category went to The Revenant, and in the main acting categories Leonardo DiCaprio for his role in The Revenant and Brie Larson for his role in Room were celebrated.
Director James Wam returns with Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist, a horror movie reserved for the bravest. The sequel sees the return of ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren, once again portrayed by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga.
Who does not remember the popular TV series Polna hiša (Full House), which we could watch on television sets between 1987 and 1995. In less than two decades, the series, which was also remembered by many generations of Slovenians, is returning to the small screen and this time it will be even fuller (Fuller House), although without the Olsen twins.
Netflix is now also available in Slovenia. The currently largest provider of on-demand video content has expanded to 130 countries, including Slovenia. The first month of using the Netflix service will be free, and the price for the starter package will be 8 euros. Will Internet pirates be out of business? What about movie theaters? Will they start dating?
CringeMDb is a website that tells us if the movie we want is suitable for you to watch with your parents. It has happened to all of us that we have seen the film in the family circle, but the decision to choose soon turned out to be awkward, as a tickling scene appeared in the film. To avoid embarrassment, enter the title of the movie on the said page before viewing, and something like this will no longer be able to surprise you! This way you will know exactly which movies you can and can't watch with your parents.
Storks is an animated family comedy from Nicholas Stoller (Forget Sara, Neighbors) and Doug Sweetland. The mission of storks is to deliver babies, right? Well, in the 21st century, storks deliver packages. Will they return to their roots? Fate is in the hands of a stork named Junior and Tulip, the only human on Stork's Mountain, the Lapland version of Santa's workshop.
Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne, who already connected us with his portrait of the physicist Stephen Hawking, will finally reach your heart with his role in the film The Danish Girl. In this biographical drama, he transformed into the artist Lili Elbe, yes, a woman, and in the film he begins as a man, Einar Wegener. Einar was the first man in the world to change his gender and become a woman.
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar was the most pirated film in 2015, succeeding Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, which also starred Katarina Čas. If last year users mostly swore by science fiction and action, this year the landscape of illegally downloaded files is a bit more colorful.
Desierto is a Mexican film signed by Jonás Cuarón, who last served us with the masterpiece Gravity with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. This time he moved from outer space to the US-Mexico border, and instead of space junk, the main actors, immigrants to the US, are threatened by bullets thrown by an enraged villager (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
The comedy Fifty Shades of Gray is a parody of the movie Fifty Shades of Gray, which is coming to cinemas at the end of January 2016. Since the past decade parodies have not passed without at least one of the Wayans brothers, Fifty Shades of Gray is no exception. It's a happy-go-lucky comedy that will especially appeal to anyone who was disgusted by the movie Fifty Shades of Gray (read: men).
Forbes magazine recently announced the most overpaid and the most profitable actors/actresses of 2015. The infamous title of the most overpaid actor was earned by Johnny Depp, and the most revered and most profitable actor in 2015 was Chris Evans. And while the category that actors are not proud of is dominated by men (Depp is followed by Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell and Liam Neeson), Chris Evans is in an all-female category, followed by Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow and Emma Stone.