Are you waiting for a sequel (续集) to your favourite films or a new movie adapted from your favourite video game? Read on to find out what to expect in movie theatres in 2018.
★Tomb Raider
Release date: 16 March
This year will see the longawaited movie Tomb Raider, starring wellknown video game heroine Lara Croft. In the film, she seems like many other inhabitants (居民) of this poor but fashionable district in east London. She earns a living as a courier (快递员), and she is confused by her father’s mysterious death. So she first starts to search for the cause of his father’s death. It takes her to a wild island where she has to use her fierce fighting skills to survive.
★Pacific Rim : Uprising
Release date: 24 March
The film is about Jake Pentecost, the son of the legendary (传奇的) pilot Stacker Pentecost, who saved the human race in a previous fight with the monstrous Kaiju. But Jake isn’t the man his father was. He gives up his pilot training and falls in with some criminals. However, when the monsters rise again to threaten the human race, Jake is persuaded to take responsibility for fighting them by his sister. It is not known if they can succeed in their fight against the Kaiju.
★Dead pool 2
Release date: 1 June
Dead pool (2016) was part of the XMen series by Marvel. It was a movie for people who wanted to laugh a little more at the kind of humour that adults enjoy. Now, there is a new Dead pool in which Ryan Reynolds will again play the mercenary (唯利是图的) Wade Wilson, who likes to tell jokes as many as he can.
【小题1】If you are interested in humourous style, which would be your best choice?A.Tomb Raider. |
B.Pacific Rim: Uprising. |
C.Dead pool 2. |
D.None of them. |
A.Lara lives in east London. |
B.She has to survive on a wild island. |
C.It is a video game. |
D.She wants to know the cause of his father’s death. |
A.He is a hero. |
B.He saved the human race in a previous fight. |
C.He is a monster. |
D.He is a friend of Jake’s father. |
More than 90 years has passed since Hollywood’s official film organization first proposed plans to build its own museum. Those plans are finally becoming a reality, with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures set to open in 2019.
The project is underway at the site of a historic Los Angeles department store built in 1939. Museum officials say visitors will be able to “experience the magic of cinema” by learning about all parts of the film-making process.
Film historian Kerry Brougher has been named directors of the museum. Brougher says the museum will include 12 million photographs and 80,000 screenplays as well as props (道具), costumes and other objects from famous films. The Academy Museum will also feature Oscar statuettes (小雕像) donated by actors who won the awards.
Brougher says the museum is designed to make visitors feel like they are in a movie, too, with many interactive experiences. “You won’t necessarily know what’s coming next,” he adds. “You’ll be in environments sometimes that make you feel like you’ve gone back to the past and that you’re in the area that you’re actually exploring.” He adds that visitors may even get the chance to walk down a red carpet and accept their own Academy Award.
Currently, Hollywood only has a few possibilities for visitors. They can go along the Walk of Fame and visit movie studios or see the Dolby Theater, where the Oscars are presented. But beyond these, movie fans have limited possibilities.
Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles says the Academy Museum will provide visitors the chance to experience many different parts of the film industry all in one place. Garcetti notes the museum will also serve the hundreds of thousands of local people working in film-related businesses. He says they, too, will finally be able to visit a place that celebrates their own Hollywood movie industry.
【小题1】When was the idea of building a museum in Hollywood first put forward?A.In the 1920s. | B.In 1939. |
C.In the 1990s. | D.In 2019. |
A.Photos of visitors will be put on display. |
B.Settings in the museum will feel quite real |
C.Most visitors will be presented an award. |
D.Actors will donate much money to the museum. |
A.Supportive. | B.Critical. |
C.Disapproving. | D.Cautious. |
A.The Film-making Process in Hollywood. |
B.The Film-making Process of Hollywood. |
C.Hollywood Making Plans of Film Museums. |
D.Hollywood Getting Its Own Film Museum. |
Have you ever left a movie theater with a mixed feeling about what you just watched? No? Well, you definitely haven’t seen the movie “Nope(不)”. This 2022 movie is a sci-fi horror. But despite having the amazing director Jordan Peele and the wonderful actors, this film still manages to be the worst I’ve ever seen.
In the movie “Nope”, it shows us a western 1998 setting where we follow a brother, OJ, and a sister, Emerald Haywood. Emerald is a fun and entertaining woman, while OJ is shy but outspoken when necessary. They run a large horse farm. They observe something mysterious in the sky, which they later learn is a UFO. This UFO is eating people who are watching horse races. To help their horse farm, they try their best to beat the monster.
Daniel Kaluuya is a good actor and has experienced playing in horror movies. In the movie, he did a good job at playing the role of OJ until he took a turn for the worse, going from a shy person to a hero who leads his group to success without any visible (可见的) growth. That makes his character challenging for the audience to understand. I love Keke Palmer’s humor and energy in the movie, but it gets to a point where she is too active, which makes her character Emerald unpleasant.
Many scenes in the movie are extended not to create suspense (悬念) but simply to add screen time. That makes the two hours feel like four. There are many storylines that end as quickly as they begin, with seemingly no point. The film is a far cry from horror and suspense. It is just an alien story with some seeming scares in between. Jordan Peele tried to make the movie symbolic, which made him blind to the idea that movies are supposed to be entertaining to watch. This movie is not for you if you are a true suspense and horror fan. If you ask me if you should watch it or not, I’d say “Nope.”
【小题1】What do you know about the movie?A.It is a western film. | B.It is the worst movie. |
C.It is set in ancient times. | D.It is popular with horror fans. |
A.The response of the audience. | B.The suggestion on the acting. |
C.The comparison of the actors. | D.The opinion on the characters. |
A.The long period | B.The wrong director |
C.The worthless plots | D.The old-fashioned theme. |
A.“Nope” is a nope for me | B.What an entertaining film! |
C.Jordan Peele’s new movie | D.Should a horror be horrible? |
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