(L-R) Liam Hemsworth as Kinney and Luke Hemsworth as Abel in the action film, LAND OF BAD, a release by The Avenue.
By Marc Butterfield (USAF Veteran)
Director William Eubank ’s LAND OF BAD is an interesting movie, a story about a fresh-faced young U.S. Air Force FAC, AF Sergeant JJ Kinney, played by Liam Hemsworth (Forward Air Controller, essentially works closely with the drone operator, played by Russell Crowe, to ensure that the ground unit has all of the close air support they need to accomplish the mission) out on his first mission in the Philippine Islands to find and extract a person who is their intelligence asset from a compound on the south end of the island.
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Getting to the point: it’s a good action movie, however feeling at times like there are two separate movies going on; The Russell Crowe movie about a 59 year old USAF captain, AF Captain Eddie Grimm ‘Reaper’, who is somehow been allowed to wear a Hawaiian shirt under his regulation jacket, along with smuggling about one hundred pounds over the allowance for a six foot tall officer. The tired trope of a man so dedicated to doing the job that he somehow flies in the face of authority while not getting ejected from the service. I don’t know, maybe that’s still a storyline, but it seems… tired.
As far as the Liam Hemsworth’s side of the story, it’s mostly really good. The fight scenes are good, some of the random accidents make sense in context. What makes it exciting is the combination of Agustin Claramunt’s cinematography, shot in Gold Coast and South East Queensland, the solid score from Brandon Roberts and deft editing by Todd E. Miller, taking the audience on a heart-pounding, action-packed journey. The film’s strong supporting cast played by Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle and Milo Ventimiglia adds to the emotional bond and camaraderie between the team, along with an engaging script by Eubanks and co-writer, co-producer David Frigerio.
Don’t misunderstand, the movie is entertaining escapism action that delivers, and the acting talent is really there, making LAND OF BAD a really good romp.
BAD HOMBRES is a gritty little action drama based in the drug trade and illegal immigration along the US/Mexican border in the dusty southwest. We start with Felix (Diego Tinoco) and his cousin competing for day labor in a Home Depot-type of parking lot. The cousin, who’s been here a while, is showing him how to get by despite his almost complete lack of English. The two get separated, leaving Felix haplessly like a fish out of water. A friendly, chatty Aussie (Liam Hemsworth) approaches and hires him, along with a surly old guy who has a truck, Alfonso (Hemky Madera). The job is doing some digging in the desert, supposedly at his uncle’s ranch.
When they get to the remote location, they’re told to dig a big hole and start shoveling. They soon learn there ain’t no uncle and there ain’t no ranch. The hole is for dumping the bodies of rival drug thugs Hemsworth and his partner dispatched. The old guy realizes that they’re about to become loose ends who know too much, and will probably wind up joining the stiffs in this unmarked ad hoc cemetery. Never good for one’s career plans or life expectancy. Alfonso realizes the urgency of escape, and swings into action to get the two away from their “employers.” The rest of the movie is the pair dashing around, trying to avoid getting killed by those guys or a rival gang’s hitter (Tyrese Gibson) who is on his own quest for dudes to eliminate. Oh. There’s also a missing few million in cash to ramp up everyone’s motivation and zeal.
This one’s gory all the way, with a high body count in terms of the percentage of the small cast that doesn’t survive to the roll of the credits. They may have spent more on fake blood and blanks for the guns than on lighting and craft services combined. There’s suspense about who will be more or less important to the story, and who will wind up on the good side or bad when the dust settles. I must advise that the biggest names in the cast – Gibson, Hemsworth and Thomas Jane – don’t necessarily get the most screen time. If you’re drawn to this one because they’re in it (as was I), you may be disappointed. Fortunately, you won’t be surprised by that as well, if you’ve read this far before watching; all part of our friendly service here at the ol’ reliable website.
Apart from that, director/co-writer John Stahlberg Jr. maintains a good pace as the scene rotates among numerous arenas of contemporaneous action, sustaining several aspects of suspense throughout, with a couple of twists along the way. That’s about as much as one can reasonably ask for from low-budget, guilty-pleasure crime flicks like this.
BAD HOMBRES, in English and Spanish with English subtitles, opens in theater and on-demand on Friday, Jan. 26.
The first look photo has been released for the upcoming action thriller LAND OF BAD starring Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (DreamWorks’ Gladiator, Universal Pictures’ A Beautiful Mind), Liam Hemsworth (Independence Day: Resurgence, The Hunger Games), Luke Hemsworth (HBO’s “Westworld”), Milo Ventimiglia (NBC’s “This is Us”), Ricky Whittle (STARZ’s “American Gods”), Daniel MacPherson (Poker Face, Apple TV+’s “Foundation”) and Chika Ikogwe (Netflix’s “Heartbreak High”).
Directed by Will Eubank (20th Century Fox’s Underwater, Focus Features’ The Signal) and co-written by Eubank and David Frigerio (Lionsgate’s Crypto, Focus Features’ The Signal), Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key territories for Land of Bad with Rialto Distribution for Australia and New Zealand, Wild Bunch for Germany, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, YouPlanet Pictures for Spain, NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuals for Portugal, Spentzos Film for Greece, Vertical Entertainment for Eastern Europe, Moviebox for Turkey, MovieCloud for Taiwan, Pictureworks for India, First Run Inc. for South Korea, Imagem Filmes for South America, Filmfinity for South Africa and Eagle Films for the Middle East. As previously announced, Land of Bad has also been sold to Signature Entertainment for the UK, Ireland, France and Scandinavian distribution.
Reaper (Russell Crowe) is an Air Force drone pilot supporting a Delta Force special ops mission in the South Philippines. After the mission goes terribly wrong, he has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. The Tier One team on the field is joined on the battlefield by Kinney (Liam Hemsworth), a green Air Force JTAC who is thrust into the middle of a high-stakes extraction. But the ground mission suddenly turns upside down and becomes a full-scale battle when the team is discovered by the enemy. With no weapons and no communication other than the drone above, Reaper becomes the young operator’s only ticket out of The Land of Bad.
The film is produced by Broken Open Pictures’ David Frigerio, Will Eubank, Volition Media Partners’ Adam Beasley and Michael Jefferson, R.U. Robot and Highland Film Group and executive produced by John Stalberg and Cindy Bru.
Shooting is underway on Land of Bad on Australia’s Gold Coast and South-East Queensland after starting production in September. Highland Film Group is representing international rights to the film.
Highland Film Group’s current sales slate includes Ben Brewer’s survival action-thriller Sand and Stones starring Nicolas Cage; William Eubank’s action thriller Land of Bad starring Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth; Rod Blackhurst’s Blood For Dust starring Scoot McNairy, Kit Harington and Josh Lucas; Adam Cooper’s crime thriller Sleeping Dogs starring Russell Crowe; Neil LaBute’s Fear the Night starring Maggie Q; Tim Sutton’s fictional music biopic Taurus starring Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy and Ruby Rose; Daniel Casey’s Wardriver starring Dane DeHaan; Rusty Cundieff’s 57 Seconds starring Morgan Freeman and Josh Hutcherson; John Stalberg Jr.’s Muzzle starring Aaron Eckhart; Andy Fickman’s One True Loves starring Simu Liu, Phillipa Soo and Luke Bracey; Savage Salvation starring Robert De Niro, John Malkovich and Jack Huston and Adrian Grünberg’s shark actioner The Black Demon starring Josh Lucas.
Academy Award winner Russell Crowe directs and stars in the upcoming thriller POKER FACE, from a script he co-wrote with Stephen M. Coates (John Doe: Vigilante). The cast includes Emmy nominee Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA. Set in the world of high stakes poker, Crowe stars as billionaire gambler Jake Foley who gives his best friends a night they’ll never forget, a chance to win more money than they’ve ever dreamed of. But to play, they’ll have to give up the one thing they’ve spent their lives doing everything to keep….their secrets. As the game unfolds, the friends will discover the real stakes they’re playing for, the biggest stakes of them all. The film, which was shot in New South Wales, Australia, is currently in post-production.
POKER FACE is produced by Gary Hamilton (Arclight Films) and Keith Rodger (Fear Of God Films). Also producing is Arclight Films’ Ying Ye and Ryan Hamilton (Academy Award® nominated First Reformed, Hotel Mumbai, Possessor), actor/producer Addam Bramich, Catchlight Studios’ Jeanette Volturno (Academy Award® winner Whiplash, Get Out) and Jason Clark (Ted & Ted 2, Emmy Award winner® Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey), as well as Matt Williams (Twist, Killers Anonymous). Arclight Films’ Brian Beckmann, Walter Josten, Joe Thomas, Mikael Borglund, Romilda De Luca and Alceon Entertainment Partners are executive producing, alongside Julia Stuart and Laura Grange from Sky.
Crowe previously directed Warner Bros.’ The Water Diviner, which won multiple awards including Best Picture at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.
A Hamilton Entertainment production, Poker Face is financed by MEP Capital, Alceon Entertainment Partners, and Sky, alongside Australian funding entities through the NSW Government’s Screen NSW Made in NSW fund. Co-Producer Sky will release the film as a Sky Original in the UK and Germany.
Arclight Films is also handling worldwide sales rights for the film.
“With the undeniable talent of Russell in front of and behind the camera, and the brilliant supporting cast, we are delighted to be part of this incredible project. Poker Face is a high stakes thriller with the game everybody loves at its core – it’s an edge of your seat ride we know the worldwide buyers are responding to,” said Arclight Films Chairman Gary Hamilton.
The blockbuster phenomenon The Hunger Games saga arrives March 22 on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy.
The Collection features artwork from top artists Flore Maquin, Ise Ananphada, Alice X. Zhang, Tula Lotay, Paige Reynolds, Aracely Muñoz, Gemma O’Brien, Lauren Hom, Meni Chatzipanagiotou and Gia Graham. Starring Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence (2012, Actress in a Leading Role, Silver Linings Playbook), the Collection includes all four films: The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2.The Hunger Games Collection will be available on 4K Ultra HD™ + Blu-ray™ + Digital SteelBookfor the suggested retail price of $119.99.
THE HUNGER GAMES Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister’s place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she’s pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Academy Award® winner Jennifer Lawrence (2012, Actress in a Leading Role, Silver Linings Playbook) returns as Katniss Everdeen in this thrilling second adventure from The Hunger Games saga. Against all odds, Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta have returned home after surviving the Hunger Games. Winning means they must leave loved ones behind and embark on a Victory Tour through the districts. Along the way, Katniss senses a rebellion simmering – one that she and Peeta may have sparked. At the end of the tour, President Snow announces a deadly 75th Hunger Games that could change Panem forever.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1 Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived. She awakens from the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell deep inside the bunkered catacombs of District 13. Separated from some of her closest allies and fearing for their safety in the Capitol, Katniss finally agrees to be the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. Still uncertain as to whom she can trust, Katniss must help 13 rise from the shadows, all the while knowing that President Snow has focused his hatred into a personal vendetta against her—and her loved ones.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 2 One of the most celebrated movie series of all time comes to its thrilling conclusion in the last chapter of The Hunger Games. Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen, who began her journey fighting to survive the brutal Hunger Games, and rose to lead the rebellion against Panem’s tyrannical president (Donald Sutherland). Now, Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final epic battle that will decide Panem’s future.
4K ULTRA HD / BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURE
THE HUNGER GAMES
Audio Commentary with Editor Stephen Mirrione, Visual Effects Supervisor Sheena Duggal, and Supervising Sound Editor Lon Bender
Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games Phenomenon
The World Is Watching: Making The Hunger Games
Letters from the Rose Garden
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson
“Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Documentary
Deleted Scenes
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 1
Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson
“The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of MJ1” Documentary
Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Songs of Rebellion: Lorde on Curating the Soundtrack
Lorde “Yellow Flicker Beat” Music Video
Deleted Scenes
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY — PART 2
“Pawns No More: Making The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” — An 8-Part Documentary with an in-Depth Look at All Aspects of the Making of the Final Movie Including the Acting Ensemble, Visual and Costume Design, Special Effects, Post-Production, and More!
The Hunger Games: A Photographic Journey
Cinna’s Sketchbook: Secrets of the Mockingjay Armor
Panem on Display: The Hunger Games: The Exhibition
Jet to the Set (Blu-ray Only)
Audio Commentary with Director Francis Lawrence and Producer Nina Jacobson
CAST Jennifer Lawrence Oscar® winner for Silver Linings Playbook, X-Men trilogy Josh Hutcherson TV’s “Ultraman,” TV’s “Future Man” Liam Hemsworth Independence Day: Resurgence, Isn’t It Romantic Woody Harrelson Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Midway Elizabeth Banks Pitch Perfect franchise, TV’s “Mrs. America” Julianne Moore Crazy, Stupid, Love., The Kids Are All Right with Stanley Tucci Spotlight, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Donald Sutherland The Italian Job, TV’s “Crossing Lines”
In Clark Duke’s directorial debut ARKANSAS, Kyle (Liam Hemsworth) and Swin (Clark Duke) live by the orders of an Arkansas-based drug kingpin named Frog (Vince Vaughn), whom they’ve never met. Posing as junior park rangers by day, they operate as low-level drug couriers by night under the watchful eye of Frog’s proxies (John Malkovich and Vivica A. Fox). Swin then settles into his day job by taking up a relationship with Johnna (Eden Brolin) against orders to blend in while Kyle continues to question his night job by trying to figure out who Frog really is. Their world is then upended after one too many inept decisions, and Kyle, Swin, and Johnna find themselves directly in Frog’s crosshairs, who mistakenly sees them as a threat to his empire. Based on John Brandon’s best-selling book of the same name, ARKANSAS weaves together three decades of Deep South drug trafficking to explore the cycle of violence that turns young men into criminals, and old men into legends.
ARKANSAS stars Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke, Michael Kenneth Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Eden Brolin, Chandler Duke with John Malkovich and Vince Vaughn and is directed by Clark Duke. Check Out this trailer for ARKANSAS:
Look for ARKANSAS On Apple, Amazon, On Demand Platforms, Blu-ray and DVD May 5th
“Hello, film lovers, where ever you are…” (with apologies and props to Rogers and Hammerstein). Yes, it’s that holiday, once again, so are the Hollywood studios offering any sort of “movie nightcap” to that special, intimate evening? Well, the flick opening today does have romance (well, a variation) in the title. But look at the lead actress. She’s perhaps best known for raunchy comedies, more “raw-coms” than “rom-coms”. That should clue you in that this flick offers a much sharper take (razor-sharp at times) on the now familiar “kisses and chuckles” feature. This gives several interpretations to the question posed by the Valentine’s Day release, ISN’T IT ROMANTIC. Oh, and don’t try and sneak in any heart-shaped boxes of candy into the multiplex, okay?
The story begins a couple of decades ago, as the camera gives us a full close-up of adorable nine-year-old Natalie, with an expression of pure bliss as she watches (probably not her first viewing) the 1990 classic PRETTY WOMAN. Of course, her weary, life-battered Mum (Jennifer Saunders) walks in to burst her baby’s bubble, warning her that life is very much not like these types of bubbly flicks. Cut to today, NYC, as now thirty-something Natalie (Rebel Wilson) wakes up in her dingy, tiny apartment. After saying hi to her surly unfriendly neighbor Donny (Brandon Scott Jones), she heads to her architect job at a messy, crowded downtown design firm. No one respects her except her frowsy aide Whitney (Betty Gilpin), who spends much of her days streaming, you guessed it, “rom-coms” on her computer screen, and best “work pal”, the ever-encouraging and jovial Josh (Adam Devine). Later that day, a subway altercation KO’s Natalie. When she wakes up in a very comfy hospital bed, it seems like everything’s changed (maybe better, definitely weirder). As she walks out into the now immaculate streets, she has a “meet cute” with an instantly-smitten Aussie billionaire named Blake (Liam Hemsworth). After taking her home in his limo (and giving his “digits”), Natalie is stunned by her now lush and luxurious apartment, with a fully stocked (all those shoes) walk-in closet. And (certainly “out of the closet”) waiting for her (he’s got a key, natch’) is her “BFF” Donny, now friendly and extremely flamboyant, devoted to her alone (does he have a job or an outside life). Things are certainly different at her now plush, upper-crust design office. Oh, but now Whitney is a super-competitive, rhymes-with-witchy rival. Luckily Josh is still the same supportive pal. Ah, but he’s not immune to this “turn of events”, as he starts a fast “meet cute” turned romance with the gorgeous “yoga ambassador” Isabella (Priyanka Chopra). Natalie realizes that she’s in an artificial world based on “rom-com” cliches. Is she forever “trapped” or will she find a way to return to her “real world” before losing Josh forever?
In a role quite different from her usual “party hard” twirling dervish, Wilson makes a solid cynical leading lady, calling out the genre tropes and cliches. Though she’s treated as a “beguiling” (Blake’s go-to phrase) queen, she knows that she must get back to our ole’ cruel world and makes us root for her to complete her “quest”. Plus Wilson uses her slapstick gifts to great effect in several physical gags (stopping a careening kabob cart) and a couple of musical numbers (hey there Amy). Speaking of music, she teams up once more with her PITCH PERFECT partner Devine for scenes that bristle with true chemistry (a real bit of movie “shorthand”). Luckily Devine has toned down the aggressive energy that has made many of his film roles a tad abrasive. This “mellow” almost verges on the cloying, coming off as a needy puppy in the early scenes, but he bounces back when he finds this “new NY” more appealing. Hemsworth has a winsome, goofy vibe as the fantasy “prince of the city”, yearning to take Natalie away in his carriage..er..stretch limo. Chopra is charming as the fantasy femme whose claws come out as she realizes the strong bond between the “normal” duo. Happily, the film has a couple of terrific supporting players who become the story’s true MVPs. Straight from the wrestling ring of the Netlix sitcom “Glow” comes Gilpin, showcasing her versatility in two distinct versions of Whitney. Whit 1.0 is a frizzy, mosey mess, who has been suckered in by movie fibs and spouts silly platitudes to “help” Natalie (“The right man will see your inner light”). Even more fun is Whit 2.0, a crimson-haired barracuda turning the air toxic with her withering glares and savage slams (“I’m taking you down!!”). Oh, but that “f-word” truly describes the “go-for-broke” work of Jones as the (another “f-word”) fabulous Donny, bouncing from every corner of the screen like a martini-swilling Tigger, only slowing down to deliver just the right “pep talk” to his fave “grrrlll”. He’s a real-life cartoon, in the best sense of the word.
There are a lot of truly inspired comic gems and “call-backs” in the witty, satirical script from Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox, and Katie Silberman. I was particularly amused when, in the new “world”, Natalie tries to drop the “f-bomb”, but is constantly drowned out by ambient noise (car horns, alarm clocks, etc.), thus ensuring the coveted(for this genre) PG-13 rating. And the visual bits are executed by the film’s top-notch art directors and production designers. The “RC” NYC is a place of clean streets with adorable lil’ shops for cupcakes, kids books, and bridal gowns (as opposed to the grimy 99 cent stores, bodegas, and check cashing places in the opening), subway stops adorned with potted bouquets, and pristine pedestrians wearing warm pastels and flowery prints. And, of course, no traffic jams (there’s never a car anywhere near Blake’s limo as he zips over the bridge). On the other hand, pointing out the ridiculous nature of rom-coms may be the parody equivalent of “shooting fish in a barrell”, making the film’s main premise seem “stretched” to the breaking, or boring, point. Like last year’s THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS (this new flick is vastly superior, though), we wonder if this might have worked much better as a short subject, or on TV as a comedy special or a bonus-length SNL sketch. It doesn’t help that the direction from Todd Strauss-Schulson is often listless, with lots of “wheel-spinning” (the repeated “morning after” gets tedious fast) between some peppy set pieces (the karaoke number, in particular). The whole enterprise derails in the story’s big finale as they suddenly embrace the cliches they spend the previous hour or so bashing with a Mad magazine-filled sledgehammer (how I wished a person from HR would break up a big office reveal). C’mon ISN’T IT ROMANTIC, you can’t have it both ways, or as those films would show, somebody (a guy named Baxter) has to be left at the altar. Darn, this one had a premise with some promise.
From New Line Cinema comes the romantic comedy ISN’T IT ROMANTIC, starring Rebel Wilson (“How to Be Single,” the “Pitch Perfect” films), Liam Hemsworth (the “Hunger Games” films), Adam Devine (“The Intern,” the “Pitch Perfect” films) and Priyanka Chopra (“Quantico,” “Baywatch”), under the direction of Todd Strauss-Schulson (“A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” “The Final Girls”).
New York City architect Natalie works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city’s next skyscraper. And if things weren’t bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.
Wilson stars as Natalie, alongside Hemsworth as Blake, a handsome client; Devine as her co-worker and earnest best friend, Josh; and Chopra as Isabella, a model and self-proclaimed yoga ambassador.
Strauss-Schulson directed from a screenplay by Erin Cardillo and Dana Fox & Katie Silberman, story by Erin Cardillo. Gina Matthews (“13 Going on 30,” “What Women Want”), Grant Scharbo (“13 Going on 30,” “What Women Want”), and Todd Garner (“Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” “Tag”) are the producers, with Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Andrea Johnston, Marty P. Ewing, Rebel Wilson, Aaron L. Gilbert and Jason Cloth executive producing.
Collaborating with Strauss-Schulson behind the scenes are director of photography Simon Duggan (“The Great Gatsby,” “Hacksaw Ridge”), production designer Sharon
Seymour (“Argo,” “The Town”), editor Andrew Marcus (“Begin Again,” “Sing Street”), and costume designer Leah Katznelson (“How to Be Single,” “Sleeping with Other People”).
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC opens on February 13, 2019 and will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Watch the charming new trailer for THE DRESSMAKER starring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Judy Davis and Hugo Weaving.
A glamorous, worldly dressmaker returns to her small Australian hometown to seek the truth behind her notorious reputation. This dark and quirky comedy stars Academy Award winner Kate Winslet as Tilly Dunnage, who cares for her eccentric mother (Academy Award nominee Judy Davis), schemes with the local sergeant (Hugo Weaving) who has secrets of his own, and falls for local farmer Teddy (Liam Hemsworth).
As she starts to unravel her scandalous past, she transforms the town’s women with her exquisite creations. Armed with only her sewing machine and haute couture style, Tilly shows she is a force to be reckoned with and that revenge never goes out of style.
The film is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse.
Amazon Studios and Broad Green Pictures will release THE DRESSMAKER in theaters September 23rd.
Woody Harrelson (The Hunger Games franchise) and Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games franchise) face off in the action-packed western The Duel arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD August 23 from Lionsgate. The film is currently available On Demand. In the small town of Helena, a Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths and uncovers a dark secret about the town’s charismatic preacher. The Duel shoots its way on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
A Texas Ranger (Hemsworth) investigates a series of murders in a small town led by a charismatic preacher (Harrelson). However, the routine undercover investigation soon turns personal for the Ranger who must solve the case before he loses everything to the mysterious town.
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