Ender's Game ~ You Will Be The Last | Featuring Ben Kingsley

A new Ender's Game trailer is available.

"In the near future, a hostile alien race (called the Formics) have attacked Earth. If not for the legendary heroics of International Fleet Commander, Mazer Rackham (Ben Kingsley), all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, the highly esteemed Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young children to find the future Mazer. Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield), a shy, but strategically brilliant boy is pulled out of his school to join the elite.
Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily masters increasingly difficult war games, distinguishing himself and winning respect amongst his peers. Ender is soon ordained by Graff as the militarys next great hope, resulting in his promotion to Command School. Once there, hes trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth and save the human race." ~ Summit Entertainment

The film is directed by  Gavin Hood and follows a young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, who is a military savant. Asa Butterfield plays Ender who is his early to mid-teens when this story starts, trains at the Battle School. Harrison Ford plays Ender's instructor at the school and runs him through a series of games designed to teach Ender War Tactics. After successfully completing a zero gravity war game, the instructors agree that Wiggan is a tactical genus.

Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford,  Viola Davis, and  Hailee Steinfeld, and Asa Butterfield star  in this fight for survival for humankind..

Look for  "Ender's Game" on Friday,, November 1st, 2013 in the United States and on October 25, 2013 in the United Kingdom.

In the trailer above, Mazer Rackham is telling (yelling) at Ender. Loudly explaining that war is not a game that you can reboot at any time.

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Movie Data

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Year:  2013

Staring: Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis

Director: Gavin Hood

Producer(s): Orson Scott Card,Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Linda McDonough, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, 

Writer: Gavin Hood

Rating: Rated PG-13

Running Time: 114 minutes

Release Date:  11/1/2013

All images courtesy of  Summit Entertainment

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Ender's Game: Chosen Trailer

Summit Entertainment released a new video for the Orson Scott Card adaptation of his 1980's novel "Ender's Game." The film is directed by  Gavin Hood and follows a young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, who is a military savant. Asa Butterfield plays Ender who is his early to mid-teens when this story starts, trains at the Battle School. Harrison Ford plays Ender's instructor at the school and runs him through a series of games designed to teach Ender War Tactics. After successfully completing a zero gravity war game, the instructors agree that Wiggan is a tactical genus.

Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, and  Hailee Steinfeld star opposite  Asa Butterfield in this fight for the future.

Summit Entertainment has a scheduled arrival date of November 1st, 2013. "Ender's Game" is distributed in the US by Summit Entertainment.

In the trailer above, Col. Graff (Harrison Ford) , and Major Anderson (Viola Davis) watch as Andrew "Ender" Wiggin annihilate their enemy in a series of "war games."

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Movie Data

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Year:  2013

Staring: Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis

Director: Gavin Hood

Producer(s): Orson Scott Card,Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Linda McDonough, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, 

Writer: Gavin Hood

Rating: Rated PG-13

Running Time: 114 minutes

Release Date:  11/1/2013

All images courtesy of  Summit Entertainment

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Prisoners: How far will you go for your family?

Would you die for your children or your family?

I admit I don't care for movies that exploit the audiences emotions by centering on one of the worst thing a parent can go through.  I refused to watch "Ransom” (1996) when my daughter was only 3 years-old.  My loss, I guess.  "Prisoners" is a disturbing film that keeps you on the edge of your seat, but ultimately is frustrating.  Two families similarly constructed living a nightmare after their young girls go missing in broad daylight on Thanksgiving Day.

Would you kill for your family?

Hugh Jackman (“Wolverine,” “Swordfish”) and Maria Bello (“Payback,” “A History of Violence”) are the Dovers, Keller, and Grace.  Terrance Howard (“Crash,” “Iron Man”), and Viola Davis (“Doubt,” “Solaris”) are Franklin and Nancy Birch.  Both have older teen children, but the focus is on Anna Dover (Erin Gerasimovich), and Joy Birch (Kyla Drew Simmons).  The Dovers arrive at the Birch household for Thanksgiving dinner.  All is fun and games until Anna and Joy disappear after turkey dinner.  While the adults entertain each other at the Birch's, the kids trek a block away back to the Dover's house to look for Anna's missing pink whistle.  After an initial search by the families, the Dover’s teenage son, Ralph (Dylan Minnette), mentions to Keller, that earlier in the day, the girls were playing on an old beat-up RV.

What would you do if your child was missing?

An All Points Bulletin goes out, and Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal – “End of Watch,” “Rendition”) turns out to be very close to the RV.  Inside is the confused and child-like Alex Jones played convincingly by Paul Dano (“There Will Be Blood,”).  After no sign of Anna and Joy, no evidence of their abduction in the RV, and after the legal limit the police can hold a suspect, Alex is set free.

This film, on one hand is a detective thriller, while on the other hand it becomes a psychological thriller.  Loki is the detective that always solves his cases using a balance of logic, hard work, and a bit of brute force.  After a few days Jackman's character, Keller, decides that, he knows better how to find his children rather than Det. Loki.

Alex lives with his aunt Holly (Melissa Leo -  “Oblivion,” “The Fighter”), a quiet and seemingly god-fearing woman.  Keller is a carpenter, and as a carpenter, he tends to use a hammer or brute force on everything.  He kidnaps Alex and takes him to his old house, and tortures him.  He gets very little out of him, as Alex seems to be of diminished capacity.  Keller brings Franklin and then Nancy in on his decent into madness.  Loki, chases leads and clues and in some cases seemingly red herrings.  Time is slipping away.

What bothered me about the character of Keller Dover is for all the talk of being prepared for all misfortunes, he is unable to take accountability for his own actions.  During the torture sessions with Alex, he constantly tells him that it is Alex's fault that he must beat him.  Keller tells Loki that it is Loki's fault that his child hadn't been found, and that his wife, Maggie stays in bed all day, depressed.  Instead of realizing that there are just some situations too big for one man, cooperate with the police, and help keep the moral of his family up, and be there when they need him.  He goes off on his own misguided sense of justice.  Time is ticking away.

The Birch family is not much better.  They refuse to help in the beatings, but they won't stop Keller in his nightly sessions.  Meanwhile, Loki continues to put pieces together.  The film is about who thin the family unit can be, and how important family is.  Keller’s father committed suicide.  Alex's uncle just disappeared one day, and Loki, was brought up by the state.  With Keller obsessed with beating the location of his daughter out of Alex, his wife slips deeper into depression.

The characters that Jackman and Gyllenhaal play are strong and sharply defined.  Both Keller and Loki show that they have brains and brawn, but in opposite amounts.  Bello spends a good deal of time in bed, as she denies that something bad has happened to her family.  In many ways, she pushes her husband to do something to protect his family and find his daughter.  Terrance Howard's character, although weaker, asks the questions that we all wonder about throughout the film-- what if you are wrong.  Viola Davis takes the middle road, not willing to stand up for the law, because she just wants her child back.  Who could blame her?

Melissa Leo's Holly is seen sporadically throughout the film.  However she is convincing in her belief on "waging a war against God" after their child died of cancer.  "Prisoners"is also about faith or a lack thereof.  Keller whispers the Lord's Prayer several times, but takes vengeance upon him.  Loki has faith in himself and his abilities.  When he is about to give up, he takes one more look at random clues and starts tying them together.

We have faith that Canadian director; Denis Villeneuve ("Incendies," "Polytechnique") will bring us, the audience, to a satisfying end.  Jóhann Jóhannsson's score is driving and unnerving at the same time.  Aaron Guzikowski's ("Contraband") script plays fair with the audience.  He brings up clues throughout the story and allows the audience to process them for themselves. Villeneuve does a great job bringing us a truly atmospheric thriller, and although he only hints at a certain conclusion, the most part of the film is on the money.

Movie Data

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Year:  2013

Staring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano, Zoe Soul

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Producer(s): Kira Davis, Broderick Johnson, Adam Kolbrenner, Andrew A. Kosove, Mark Wahlberg (exec)

Writer: Aaron Guzikowski

Rating: R

Running Time: 153 minutes

Release Date:  9/20/2013

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Ender's Game - Theatrical and Propaganda Posters

The "Ender's Game" storyline follows a young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, who is a military savant. Asa Butterfield plays Ender who is his early to mid-teens when this story starts, trains at the Battle School. Going through a series of games designed to teach Ender the martial arts War Tactics). After successfully completing a zero gravity war game, the instructors agree that Wiggan is a tactical genus..

Director Gavin Hood's "Ender's Game" film releases three new posters this week. The first and last are propaganda posters, and the one in the middle is for the film. 

In recruiting poster above, The International Fleet is calling for leaders to help in the fight against the Buggers.

Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, and  Hailee Steinfeld star opposite  Asa Butterfield in this fight for the future.

The propaganda poster above cries out "It's Us Or Them" while also letting us know that "That The Next Invasion Is Imminent."

The film is based on the widely popular books of author Orson Scott Card.

Summit Entertainment has a scheduled arrival date of November 1st, 2013. "Ender's Game" is distributed in the US by Summit Entertainment.

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Movie Data

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Year:  2013

Staring: Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis

Director: Gavin Hood

Producer(s): Orson Scott Card,Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Linda McDonough, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, 

Writer: Gavin Hood

Rating: Rated PG-13

Running Time: 114 minutes

Release Date:  11/1/2013

All images courtesy of  Summit Entertainment

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Ender's Game ~ Propaganda Posters

In a world were imminent invasion is looming, from mankind's archenemies, the 'Buggers,' or more formally known as the Formics. The International Fleet propaganda machine churns out the message that all citizen's must remain vigilant. Here are three new posters to get that message out to all of mankind that we are 'Never Again!' going to take an invasion from the  Formics, or from anyone for that matter.

With the hash-tag #DiscoverTheTruth The poster depicts a World Trade Center like attack from mankind's mortal enemies, the first poster warns that another invasion is on the horizon and is a call to arms. 

Do your part: Get the message out says the poster above. Hash-tag #BeAHero 

The "Ender's Game" storyline follows a young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, who is a military savant. Asa Butterfield plays Ender who is his early to mid-teens when this story starts, trains at the Battle School. Going through a series of games designed to teach Ender the martial arts War Tactics). After successfully completing a zero gravity war game, the instructors agree that Wiggan is a tactical genus..

Harrison Ford also stars as Colonel Hyrum Graff, who is in charge of Ender's education and training. Sir Ben Kingsley plays war hero Mazer Rackham, and Abigail Breslin ("The Call," "Zombieland") plays Ender's sister Valentine

Summit Entertainment has a scheduled arrival date of November 1st, 2013. "Ender's Game" is distributed in the US by Summit Entertainment.

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Ender's Game ~ You Will Be The Last | Featuring Ben Kingsley
Ender's Game ~ Chosen One Trailer
Ender's Game - Theatrical and Propaganda Posters

Ender's Game Promotional One Sheet

Movie Data

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Year:  2013

Staring: Ben Kingsley, Harrison Ford, Abigail Breslin, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis

Director: Gavin Hood

Producer(s): Orson Scott Card,Robert Chartoff, Lynn Hendee, Linda McDonough, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, 

Writer: Gavin Hood

Rating: Rated PG-13

Running Time: 114 minutes

Release Date:  11/1/2013

All images courtesy of  Summit Entertainment

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