#penguinbloom

[raurquiz]

#happybirthday #naomiwatts #actress #MulhollandDrive #KingKong #TheImpossible #Birdman #Divergent #Insurgent #Allegiant #Ophelia #Vice #TheLoudestVoice #TheRing #TheGlassCastle #TwinPeaks #PenguinBloom #TheDesperateHour #ThisIstheNight #InfiniteStorm #GoodnightMommy #TheWatcher

[andrewlincolnfan1]

#andrewlincoln and #cambloom #penguinbloom premiered 2 years ado in Australia 📸: #sambloom https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn1t2oLOapa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[abitterlifethroughcinema]

THE St. Jordi BCN Film Festival ’21 FILM REVIEWS, VOL. II: What’s Fine…and not!

by Lucas Avram Cavazos

YOUR #VOSE take on upcoming international cinema premiering in Catalonia & Spain soon!

Hotel Coppelia by Jose Maria Cabral ###-1/2

As I screened Hotel Coppelia at this year’s festival, I was rather taken aback by how little I knew about the history behind the Dominican Republic and the US involvement/engagement/disruption of the island country. It is 1965 as the film commences and the ladies of the bordello and hotel, Coppelia, attend to their clientele with razor sharp precision and beguiling ways that aim to keep a roaring crowd coming back to fill the coffers, run by the icy and fierce bish, Judith (Lumi Lizardo). While the film mostly follows young server/performer Gloria, played with mild perfection by actress Nashla Bogaert, it’s the intermingling of the ladies at the brothel that aids in building an emotional response to the characters rather quickly. And when the US army invades the coastal town and ensconce themselves within the confines of the hotel to “fight the communists,” we see yet another heinous example of why so many despise the guise with which the US army lies with it appearance of helping by taking with force. This, incidentally, is exactly how every modern power on Earth has taken their stance to get to whatever they perceive they are. Hotel Coppelia, and a new student I’m teaching, has made my new history study a waltz around this incredible island, rumoured to be where Columbus actually landed as his furthest Northern reach. Lovely and necessary film…

Where to watch: TBA

Penguin Bloom by Glendyn Ivin ###-1/2

Not knowing what to expect with an Aussie film with the word ‘penguin’ in it, I was mostly moved to screen it because who doesn’t dig Naomi Watts? But what a lovely if heartbreaking tale of truth turned celluloid treasure with this unexpected, wee gem of a film. Oscar-nominated actress Watts plays Sam Bloom, a mum vacationing with her family in Thailand when a terrible accident leaves her paralysed from the waist down. Feeling like a burden to her husband (Andrew Lincoln) and her kids, when one of them rescues a little magpie chick and the parents decide the kiddos can keep it, what ends up happening is a bond between the depressed, defeated mother and the little bird with a broken limb. You can probably imagine what happens but the easy nature of this true tale leaves you feeling grateful, happy with perhaps a few tears of joy rolling down your lovely cheeks.

Where to watch: will be in local cinemas 10/9/21

Wild Mountain Thyme by John Patrick Shanley ##

I really can’t begin to explain how much I couldn’t believe I was watching Emily Blunt cop to an attempt at an Irish accent in this blasé, Nicholas Sparks-style romance. Starring Blunt and Christian Grey-typecast character actor Jamie Dornan, this film tells the story of the selling-off of an Irish family’s farm to a wealthy US-American nephew (read: the asshole and he is Jon Hamm...yum yum) instead of the family’s son (Dornan). What I also found most odd was watching Christopher Walken try and feign being an Irish patriarch. Could we not cull together Colm Meaney or Brendan Gleeson or ANY wonderful Irish actor above 65 to play this role? At one point around the middle juncture of the film, I actually found myself counting cliches of too many modern romance dramedies, and I eventually became perplexed as to how this was greenlit in the first place for production and why Blunt and Dornan would have signed up for this trite shite…absolutely no idea.

Where to watch: in local cinemas 23/07/21

Blithe Spirit by Edward Hall ##

Part of the comedy lineup at this year’s BCN Film Festival, Blithe Spirit is based upon the like-titled 1941 comical play by Noel Coward. Screening the film on a smaller room at Cines Verdi BCN, I really did find it strange that top actors’ actors like Judi Dench and Isla Fisher would sign up for what turned out to be a sad sap of a film. Telling the story of Charles (Dan Stevens) who’s a wealthy writer embroiled in a bad case of writer’s block who takes his wife (Fisher) to see a medium (Dench), whose performance goes madly awry and so Charles decides to commission the older medium to perform a session in his home, but this seems to summon Charles ex-wife (played beyond annoyingly so by Leslie Mann). Jokes that fail, overacting and weak scripting made this particular comedy a dud on arrival.

Where to watch: in local cinemas on 22/10/21

Last Call by Steven Bernstein ##

This film marks a moment when an accomplished cinematographer finally brings a long-desired project to fruition and onto screens. Director Bernstein has been working behind the scenes for over 35 years on innumerable movies, but he actually released an unfinished draft of this film entitled Dominion and also starring Rhys Ifans and John Malkovich back in 2016. With Last Call, a full-length feature film starring the aforementioned actors come together to tell the story of the final hours of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’ final day. It’s a grim day where he downs eighteen shots, chats up a myriad of people, who may or may not be there, and that is until the seizure that eventually brought about his death. What Bernstein serves up however is a choppy story with certain scenes that throw continuity to the wind, but you can tell the director is a true fan of the poet and desired to create a testament to the man for whose name ‘Bob Dylan’ was transformed from Robert Zimmerman. Alas, no wannabe deep conversations or great actors can save this MEH! piece…sorry!

Where to watch: TBA

[giordycova13]

#BuenDía Visitante Desconocido #UnknownVisitor #PenguinBloom El Señor te guiará continuamente, restaurará tus fuerzas, pondrá en tu camino todo lo que necesitas para que sigas adelante sin decaer. ¡¡¡Bendecida Semana!!!. #FelízInicioDeSemana #Positivo #BuenaVibra #MentePositiva #DeLaManoDeDíos #Amén 🦅☀️😇😁👏🏼👊🏼✌🏼🙏🏼 (en Cumana Edo. Sucre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgm5EbIjMp/?utm_medium=tumblr

[filmbookpodcast]

FilmBookCast Ep. 123 – SOUND OF METAL (2020) https://tinyurl.com/yxvmx57n

[laura-ann-review]

Aw! Penguin bloom is based on a true story, on the bloom family and how a magpie changed their life after Sam ended up in a tragic accident. At times incredibly hard to sit through, at times quite comedic and all through the time relatable. It's a beautifully told true story of tragedy, love and finding hope in the oddest way. #penguinbloom #penguinbloommovie #eventcinemas @event_cinemas @realpenguinbloom https://www.instagram.com/p/CKSj6fVHzXv/?igshid=f6ndyyld6lfv

[teamandylincoln]

Andy's new film #PenguinBloom debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival (#TIFF) this past week - virtual this year due to the COVID19 pandemic. Here's the video of the cast and crew Q&A, including Andy of course, talking about the film and their insights into making this true family story coming to life. Enjoy! 

[tomorrowedblog]

First look at Penguin Bloom

A new trailer has been released for Penguin Bloom, which is set to release January 27, 2021.

Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts) a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her paralyzed. Sam's husband, (Andrew Lincoln), her three young boys and her mother (Jacki Weaver), are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird’s arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life.

[walkerstwd]

You know what? I'm SO excited about this movie!! Even when I know that I'm going to cry like crazy, I just miss my love on screen... and let me tell you, Andy kissing is my new obsession #AndyLincoln #AndrewLincoln #RickGrimes #amc #TheWalkingDead #twd #CORG #ChurchOfRickGrimes #PenguinBloom https://www.instagram.com/p/B1JLEpjHkh3/?igshid=z6p67vukhdf8

[bookcoversreview]

Penguin Bloom

Extract:

“My disability has made me aware of a level of suffering that was unknown to me and, while I would not wish this knowledge upon anyone, it has made me mindful of how much compassion is sorely needed in this world. In a strange way my accident has  made me realise how lucky I really am – it has given me the chance to see the very best in my husband and our children, even while I was at my lowest point. These are beautiful insights for which I am grateful, despite their appalling cost.

...

I was so consumed with anger and regret after my accident that almost nothing positive got through to me. I was certain I would never smile or laugh ever again but thankfully, in the end, I was proved wrong. I don’t pretend to know everything about spinal cord injury, and I appreciate that everyone’s situation is unique. But I can tell you that the icy cold fear in your heart that you will always be a freak, that the best of your life is over and that the real you is gone forever... that’s all normal. The thoughts of suicide and wishing you were dead – that’s normal too. There was a long spell when I nursed an irrational hatred for almost everyone and everything related to my paralysis.

...

Likewise there will be a period when almost anything anyone says or does will make you feel incredibly sad or angry or both. For a while I became toxically jealous of everybody who continued to lead a normal life; watching girls running down to the beach with surfboards under their arms would reduce me to a puddle of angry tears. I knew it made no sense and wasn’t remotely healthy, but I still felt this way.

...

Talking through what you are feeling can be helpful, if you can bring yourself to talk about such things. After a glass of wine I can be quite chatty but I am naturally very quiet, so I found that keeping a private diary of my highs and lows was a good way to put things in context and deconstruct my negative feelings. But though this was helpful, I found that nothing is better than saying things out loud. There’s just something about putting your fear and your anger into words that robs these horrible feelings of their power over you.”

[patosdetemporada]

En estos días se estrenó por Netflix otro de los tanques con los que quiere marcar distancia de sus competidoras: “Penguin Bloom”, traducida al español como “Un milagro inesperado”. Está protagonizada por la gran Naomi Watts que también es personaje central en la interesante mirada al cine catástrofe que tiene J.A. Bayona. Un recorrido de contrastes entre ambas películas (las dos en Netflix). Para ver la nota completa andá a mi BIO👆🏼y hacé click en Casa Montenegro #cine #streaming #netflix #penguinbloom #naomiwatts #cinema #peliculas #movie #film #instamovie #instacinema #insta #instagram #instafilm #cultura #periodismocultural #veniquetecuento💕 #mendoza #argentina https://www.instagram.com/p/CScj-IapyvI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[raurquiz]

#happybirthday #naomiwatts #actress #MulhollandDrive #KingKong #TheImpossible #TheRing #Divergent #Insurgent #Allegiant #FeudCapotevsTheSwans #Emmanuelle #TheFriend #GoodnightMommy #InfiniteStorm #PenguinBloom #TheDesperateHour #ThisIstheNight #Birdman #Ophelia #Vice #TheLoudestVoice

[andrewlincolnfan1]

#penguinbloom in #australia now un #netflix ♥️ with #andrewlincoln https://www.instagram.com/p/CkB-W3CyIre/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sarahs-creative-world]

Bit late on posting here but on Monday morning TheWildlifeTwins came to my tafe (colluge) and did a wildlife show for my Certificate2 in AnimalStudys course class with some of there awsome animals including a bluetougne lizard, bearded dragon, lace monitor, blackheaded python and another snake, 2 Magpies that were recently casted in @NaomiWatts new movie #PenguinBloom @penguinthemagpie and ofc there 3 doggos "Cleo, Hero". I unfortunately didn't get photos of the all the other animals but I got to hold the blackheaded python snake Bundy? I think his name was. thanks for the awsome show girls. #thewildlifetwins #blackheadedpython #phython #bundy #snakes #snakelove #reptilelove #snakesofaustralia #snakephotography #snakephotooftheday #animals #animalsofinstagram #animallove #reptile #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #reptilesofaustralia #aussieanimals #australianwildlife #australia #naturephotograpy #natureisbeautiful #wildlifeeducation #northcoasttafensw #certificate2animalstudys #animalstudys (at TAFE NSW Wollongbar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMMnWUnhgWD/?igshid=lkqit04nt8e9

[lisafran-twd]

#Repost @andrewlincoln_news • • • • • • NEW: Andy's interview to promote #PenguinBloom. 🎥 Watch the full video on the Netflix Film Club channel on YouTube: youtu.be/8N6r8ApRFbA #AndrewLincoln #PenguinBloomMovie https://www.instagram.com/p/CLQgKTYD8sZ/?igshid=cg740omotl3u

[wedding-photographer-josephine]

No ice on the canal here because the water is moving I think, but it still looks pretty cold! . We drove to Bushey today to deliver a birthday gift to front door. It was amazing to be in a different village and see people out and about. Like many / most, I’ve only been out on dog walks since before Christmas. . I’ve been enjoying escaping to warmth and sunshine by watching an Australian film. I’ve ban watching Penguin Bloom on Netflix. This is a screenshot of the film. It’s a lovely story, beautifully told and based on a true event. The photography and lighting is fabulous and set in Australia. It was lovely to hear the Australian birdsong on the film. And the acting was great. And without giving too much away, wow what a women. What and achievement Sarah Boom. And If you keep watching the credits at the end, you’ll see the original photographs by @cambloom which are exceptional too. It was one of those films that I watched over a few days and eked it out as I didn’t want the visual delight o come to an end any sooner . . . . . #londonphotographerwedding #brandphotographerlondon #businessbrandingphotographer #businessbrand #personalbrandphotographerlondon #personalbrandphotography #penguinbloom #penguinbloommovie #australiankayakingadventures (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLP9gZ4h-HF/?igshid=17u2x9em3vhne