Echo Chamber - 282
So EchoChamberFP today is coming with FIVE films!!!
Brainstorm Media has a teen rom-com, and Gaumont bring a spy jaunt to Netflix, also on the streamer is a tale of Pharma corruption. StudioCanal has a new 'Vintage Classics' title, and Artists For Change hit us with the realities of human trafficing!!!
'The Other Zoey' is directed by Sara Zandieh and written by Matt Tabak. Zoey Miller (Josephine Langford), a highly intelligent computer major Junior, has her love life get thrown in for a 180 when Zach MacLaren (Drew Starkey), the school's soccer star, gets amnesia and mistakes Zoey for his girlfriend (Maggie Thurmon).
'Pain Hustlers' is directed by David Yates and written by Wells Tower, based on Evan Hughes 2022 book. Dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter, Liza Drake, a high-school dropout, lands a job from Pete (Chris Evans) at a failing pharma start-up, where Liza’s charm, drive, and guts catapult her into the high life and the company into the center of a criminal conspiracy with dire consequences.
'Wingwomen' is directed by Mélanie Laurent and written by Cédric Anger & Christophe Deslandes. Based on the graphic novel ‘The Grand Odalisque’. Tired of life on the run, pro thief Carole (Mélanie Laurent) wants to retire. But freedom comes at a steep cost: one seemingly simple last job with her loyal partner in crime Alex (Adèle Exarchopoulos) and rookie getaway driver Sam (Manon Bresch).
'King and Country' is directed by Joseph Losey and written by Evan Jones, based on the play Hamp by John Wilson and a 1955 novel by James Lansdale Hodson. During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp (Tom Courtenay) is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves (Dirk Bogarde), finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
'Maya' is written & directed by Julia Verdin. When a 15-year old (Isabella Feliciana), seeking an escape from her alcoholic mother's (Patricia Velasquez) abusive boyfriend (Gian Franco Rodriguez), is lured into a sex trafficking scheme by a man (Billy Budinich) she met online, she must realize the difference between love and manipulation to return to those who care.
Today we have:
The Other Zoey
Watch Review: Here.
Theatrical Release Date: 20th October 2023
Digital Release Date: 20th October 2023
Director: Sara Zandieh
Cast: Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux, Mallori Johnson, Patrick Fabian, Heather Graham, Andie MacDowell, Patrick Fabian, Heather Graham, Olive Abercrombie, Amalia Yoo, Maggie Thurmon, Jorge López, Gabriella Saraivah, Christie Lynn Smith
Credit: Gulfstream Pictures, Brainstorm Media, Prime Video
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Running Time: 91 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here.
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Website: Here.
Facebook: Here.
Instagram: @theotherzoeymovie
TikTok: @theotherzoeymovie
Pain Hustlers
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Toronto International Film Festival: 11th September 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 20th October 2023
Digital Release Date: 27th October 2023
Director: David Yates
Cast: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara, Chloe Coleman, Jay Duplass, Brian d'Arcy James, Amit Shah, Aubrey Dollar, Michael Kosta, Nick McNeil, Andy García
Credit: Grey Matter Productions, Wychwood Pictures, Netflix
Genre: Crime, Drama
Running Time: 123 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Watch via Netflix: Here.
Website: Here.
King and Country
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Venice Film Festival: 5th September 1964
Theatrical Release Date: 3rd December 1964
Digital Release Date: 6th November 2023
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: 6th November 2023
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Peter Copley, James Villiers, Jeremy Spenser, Barry Justice, Vivian Matalon, Keith Buckley, Derek Partridge, Brian Tipping
Credit: BHE Films, Landau/Unger, Warner-Pathé, Allied Artists, StudioCanal
Genre: Drama, War
Running Time: 88 min
Cert: 12a
Trailer: Here.
Digital Platforms: Apple TV, Prime Video, YouTube, Google, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast
Buy Blu-ray & DVD via Amazon: Here.
Buy Blu-ray & DVD via Planet of Entertainment: Here.
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Website: Here.
Maya
Watch Review: Here.
Raindance Film Festival: 30th October 2023
Theatrical Release Date: 26th January 2024
Director: Julia Verdin
Cast: Patricia Velasquez, Isabella Feliciana, Billy Budinich, Rumer Willis, Gian Franco Rodriguez, Betzaida Landin, Basilio Cerdan Jr, Rena Owen, Anthony Montgomery
Credit: Artists for Change, Fibonacci Films, Rough Diamond Productions
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 104 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
*(Music)
'Dancing with Myself' by Billy Idol - 1981