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Hummingbird Latest Clip

Jason Statham will be back on the big screen this summer with his new film Hummingbird.

Hummingbird sees Statham team up with Steven Knight as he makes his feature film directorial debut – he has also penned the screenplay for the film.

And we have a brand new clip from the movie for you to check out:

Living on the streets after going on the run from a military court-martial, Joey (Statham) is a damaged ex-special forces soldier trapped in London’s criminal underworld.

But when opportunity enables him to assume another man’s identity, he is transformed into an avenging angel.

Hummingbird is released 28th June.

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Frances Ha Trailer

We are huge fans of Greta Gerwig here at FemaleFirst and she is back on the big screen this summer with her new film Frances Ha.

Noah Baumbach is back in the director’s chair for the film and he and Gerwig have worked together on the screenplay.

The new trailer for the film has been released and we have for you to take a look at:

Gerwig is joined on the cast list by Mickey Sumner, Michael Esper, Adam Driver and Michael Zegen.

Greta Gerwig stars as Frances, an apprentice in a dance company who wants so much more than she has but lives life with unaccountable joy and lightness.

This modern fable from Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Greenberg) explores youth, friendship, class, ambition, failure and redemption

Frances Ha is released 26th July.

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The Conjuring TV Spot

James Wan has a busy summer ahead of him with two horror projects on the horizon… and the first one comes in the form of The Conjuring.

The film sees Wan reunite with actor Patrick Wilson for their second project together after the success of Insidious; Wilson is also set to star in Insidious Chapter 2 later this year.

Vera Farmiga, Lili Taylor, Joey King, Ron Livingston and Mackenzie Foy are all also on board.

Check out the creepy new TV spot for the film:

Based on a true story, ‘The Conjuring’ tells the horrifying tale of how renowned paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren were called upon to help a family terrorised by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse.

Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.

The Conjuring is released 2nd August

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Snowpiercer Trailer

The more I see of Snowpiercer the movie I am excited for it… and now I have seen the trailer I cannot wait for it to hit the big screen.

The post-apocalyptic drama sees Bong Joon-ho in the director’s chair for what is his English speaking debut film.

A fantastic cast has been assembled for the film as Chris Evans, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton (who looks amazing), Jamie Bell, Ed Harris and Octavia Spencer are all on board.

Check out the new trailer for the film:

Snowpiercer is a big screen adaptation of the graphic novel by Benjamin Legrand and is set to be one of the movies not to miss this year.

Snowpiercer is set in AD 2031 the passengers in the train are the only survivors on Earth – but revolution is bubbling up.

So excited to see this!!!!

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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa New Image

Steve Coogan is back on the big screen this summer as he returns to the character of Alan Partridge.

A great new picture for the movie has been released and we have it for you to take a look at:

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When Alan’s radio station, North Norfolk Digital, is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.

Will Alan talk round disgruntled colleague Pat Farrell? Will there be shots fired in anger? Will Alan become a public hero or simply another footnote in the history of broadcasting?

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is released 7th August.

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Elysium TV Spot

The more I see of Elysium the more excited I am for it as Neill Blomkamp returns to the director’s chair.

Blomkamp grabbed everyone’s attention when he made his directorial debut with District 9, and now he is back with his first movie since that breakthrough.

Elysium sees the director team up with Matt Damon for another science fiction project. And we have the great new TV spot for you to check out:

Damon is joined on the cast list by Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner and Alice Braga.

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth.

The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious lifestyle.

The only man with the chance bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium.

With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium’s Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.

Elysium is released 23rd August.

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300: Rise Of An Empire New Poster

300: Rise Of An Empire should have been hitting the big screen this summer but now the film has been pushed back to the beginning of next year.

Despite this a brand new poster for the film has been released:

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The movie sees Noam Murro in the director’s chair while 300 director Zack Snyder has had a hand in the screenplay.

The movie follows Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.

300: Rise of an Empire pits Themistokles against the massive invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Artemesia (Eva Green), vengeful commander of the Persian navy.

Lena Headey, Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro and David Wenham are all on board a movie that what looks to be another visual treat.

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Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood Clip

Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood sees Daniele Vicari return to the director’s chair for his first fiction feature film since The Past Is a Foreign Land.

Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood is the harrowing account of the brutal attack by 300 police on 90 activists spending the night in a school during the 2001 G8 Summit in Genoa, Italy.

As 200,000 anti-globalization activists and anarchist protestors descended on Genoa to try prevent the 27th G8 Summit taking place, authorities gave anti-riot police a free hand to repress the masses.

And we have a great new clip from the film for you to take a look at:

Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood tells the story of the night raid on the Diaz school – used at the time as an activists’ sleeping quarter and international media centre – and the brutal attacks and shameless humiliation inflicted on those who were there that evening.

Told with fierce realism, Diaz is a gripping and harrowing political thriller from the producer of Gomorrah, Domenici Procacci, and acclaimed director Daniele Vicari.

Diaz: Don’t Clean Up This Blood is out on DVD & Blu-Ray now.

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The World’s End Character Posters

Summer 2013 is set to be a great one for British film and the one that we are really looking forward to is The World’s End.

It is exciting to see Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright reunite once more for their third project together.

They have brought us Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz and now they have bought us a new comedy.

Pegg, Frost, Martin Freeman, Paddy Considine, Rosamund Pike and Eddie Marsan are all on board the film and we have character posters for you to take a look at:

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20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again.

They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub – The World’s End.

As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realise the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.

It is always exciting to see Wright back in the director’s chair and teaming up with Pegg to pen a screenplay – this is set to be one of the best British movies of the year.

The World’s End is released 19th July

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I Am Breathing Trailer

It has also been a great year for documentaries and this summer sees a string of exciting movies heading out way.

I Am Breathing is set to be one of those movies not to miss as Emma Davie and Morag McKinnon are in the director’s chair.

I Am Breathing is a documentary about the thin space between life and death and is set to be one of the most moving films of the summer.

We have the new trailer for the film for you to take a look at:

Neil Platt ponders the last months of his life. Within a year, he goes from being a healthy young father to becoming completely paralysed from the neck down. As his body gets weaker, his perspective on life changes.

“It’s amazing how adaptable we are when we have to be. It’s what separates us and defines us as human beings.”

Knowing he only has a few months left to live, and while he still has the ability to speak, Neil puts together a letter and memory box for his baby son Oscar.

How can he make sense of the last 34 years? How can he anticipate what Oscar might want to know about his father in a future Neil can only imagine? He tries to tell the story of his life from his memories and impressions of love, friends and motorbike rides.

Neil faces Motor Neurone Disease with incredible humour and honesty, determined to share this last stage of his life through a blog, which touched many people. With his posts forming the film’s narration, I Am Breathing tries to listen to Neil as he asks ‘what makes us human’ in the last months of his life.

I Am Breathing is released 21st June

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