NEW MOVIES: Oct 24-30, 2024, “Venom: The Last Dance,” “Conclave,” “A New Kind of Wilderness,” “Zurawski vs Texas”

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE

Venom: The Last Dance is a 2024 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Venom. A sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), the fifth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (SSU), and the third and final installment of the Venom trilogy, it was written and directed by Kelly Marcel. Tom Hardy stars as Eddie Brock and Venom alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, and Stephen Graham. Its plot follows Eddie and Venom, who are on the run from both of their worlds.

Hardy revealed in August 2018 that he was signed on to appear in a third and final Venom film, and Sony Pictures began development by December 2021, after the second film was released. Marcel and Hardy were writing the script by June 2022, and Marcel was set to make her directorial debut with the film that October. New cast members, including Ejiofor and Temple, joined in mid-2023, and filming began in Spain at the end of June 2023. Production was halted the next month due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, resumed that November after the strike ended, and was completed by the end of February 2024. The title was revealed a month later.

Venom: The Last Dance premiered at the Regal Times Square Theater in New York City on October 21, 2024, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 25, 2024. Like its predecessor, the film received mixed reviews from critics.

After the events of Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), Eddie Brock and the symbiote Venom go on the run when both of their worlds hunt them.^[3]

• Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom: An investigative journalist who hosts Venom, an alien symbiote that imbues him with superhuman abilities.^[4]
• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Rex Strickland: A soldier tracking Eddie and trying to capture Venom.^[5][6][7]
• Juno Temple as Dr. Teddy Payne / Agony: A scientist, paralyzed in one arm, tracking Eddie and Venom, later becoming a host of a purple-colored symbiote.^[7]
• Rhys Ifans as Martin: A hippie and an alien enthusiast.^[3]
• Peggy Lu as Mrs. Chen: A convenience store owner who befriended Eddie and Venom.^[8]
• Alanna Ubach as Nova Moon: Martin’s wife and a fellow hippie.^[3]
• Stephen Graham as Patrick Mulligan / Toxin: A former police detective who previously encountered Eddie and Venom. He has been infected with a symbiote after coming into contact with Carnage.^[6]
• Andy Serkis as Knull: The Creator of the Symbiotes. ^[9][10]

Additionally, Clark Backo has been cast as ‘Christmas’ ^[11], while Cristo Fernández appears as a bartender, reprising his role from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).^[8]

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CONCLAVE

CONCLAVE

Conclave is a 2024 mystery–thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini.

Conclave premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024 and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Focus Features on 25 October 2024 and in the United Kingdom by Black Bear UK on 29 November 2024. The film received critical acclaim, with Fiennes’ performance being praised.

Cardinal Lawrence, tasked with organizing the election of the successor to the deceased pope, discovers the former pope had a secret that must be uncovered concerning one or more of the candidates to succeed to the papacy.^[3]

• Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
• Stanley Tucci as Cardinal Bellini
• John Lithgow as Cardinal Tremblay
• Sergio Castellitto as Cardinal Tedesco
• Isabella Rossellini as Sister Agnes
• Lucian Msamati as Cardinal Adeyemi
• Carlos Diehz as Cardinal Benitez
• Brían F. O’Byrne as Monsignor Raymond O’Malley
• Merab Ninidze as Cardinal Sabbadin
• Thomas Loibl [de] as Archbishop Mandorff
• Jacek Koman as Archbishop Woźniak
• Loris Loddi [it] as Cardinal Villanueva

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A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS

A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS

The family starring in ‘A New Kind of Wilderness’ lives on a farm in the middle of nowhere in Norway. They try to live as much as possible from what the land and nature give them. Vegetables, animals, wood for heating, and lots of fresh air. It all looks very idyllic. Four children, father and mother, and a lot of warmth and love for each other. The children are homeschooled and seem to be outside almost permanently. The reason for this way of life? Mom and Dad have chosen to spend more time with the children.

This emotional documentary was named the best foreign documentary by the jury of the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. An award that filmmaker Evensmo Jacobsen certainly deserves. She came across Maria and Nik through a blog post in which they shared their experiences with the world. Fascinated by the subject, she became acquainted with the family, and after Maria’s death, she proposed to share their story with the world through a documentary. It is impressive to see how the family lives in and with nature and for what purpose. It is also impressive to see how they end up being bigger than the challenges they are presented with.

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ZURAWSKI VS TEXAS

ZURAWSKI VS TEXAS

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October 23, 2024 #Venom:TheLastDance #Conclave #ANewKindofWilderness #ZurawskiVsTexas