Resolving Family Trouble With A Gun. October 5, 2018

This movie might just be a comedy about a pair of onery and old siblings who decide to resort to using guns to intimidate one another in order to get what they want in disposing their inherited real estate.  I think the point of the movie is not so much about violence than about a stubborn refusal to compromise. But still, the poster resorts to the picture of Anjelica Huston using a gun to emphasize the point, emphasizing how people nowadays solve problems  with guns when guns are so accessible.

But, you know that since this is a comedy, the ending will not result in death, but in a big lesson learned by all.

Maximum Impact: Potential For Maximum Violence. September 28, 2018

This is obviously slapped together quickly to take advantage of the fans of violence, sexy Asian girl and Kung Fu taking place in Russia. So Russian spies are probably involved too. Looks like it aims to promise a mish mash of gratuitous sex, bad men, a heist, lots of gun violence and  crazy martial arts in the midst.

September 21, 2018. No Movie Posters With Guns.

Yay! I don't see a movie poster with guns depicted. So that's good. Of all the movie openings this weekend, I think I'd like to see The House With a Clock In It's Walls. Seems like a fun creepy fantasy.

Gun Movies Post: Final Score, September 14, 2018

It's been exactly three years since I updated this site.  I decided to check the status of movie posters of films that came out just this week to see if things have changed.  This week, there are a few new movies that came out that seem interesting and with no signs of gun violence, and one that does.  I am interested in the movie "A Simple Favor" with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. To be honest, I saw a preview of the movie a couple of weeks ago first before I ever saw the poster. The movie seems to be a smart thriller more than one based on mindless gun violence cliches featuring men and their weapons.  So, it might be interesting.

The one movie out this week with the "man with gun" poster is Final Score, featuring the mugs of a trio of toughies: Pierce Brosnan, Ray Stevenson and Dave Bautista.  (I don't know who the latter two are. Maybe new faces to watch). The movie is about "35,000 people held hostage in a stadium. The clock is ticking." Okay, the poster says it all and leave nothing to the imagination.  Our hero must save the hostages from certain bombing death. I just am not sure which one is the hero. Pierce, or Dave. Ray Stevenson looks like the bad guy.

The fact that I haven't heard anything about the movie probably indicates that it's going straight to video (or DVD, or Netflix, whatever the graveyard of the low box office is known as these days).

Exporting Gun Violence To Foreign Movies.: September 7, 2018

While this week there doesn't seem to be any domestic U.S. release of new movies featuring posters with gun, it was not the case for foreign movies that came out.

Five Fingers For Marseilles, a South African film that showed to critical success at international film festivals in London, Palm Springs, Toronto and Korea. The story about violence in modern day  South Africa seems somewhat interesting, but it's hard to say whether I'll ever go see it.  It sounds like using guns and violence to entice a new generation of movie goers from an African country to see movies based on violence and chaos. Thugs shoot thugs movie. We are exporting movies that aggrandize gun violence.

Is there some social commentary about modern day South Africa? Maybe.

Kin, with James Franco. Gun Violence and a Mysterious Otherworldly Weapon. August 31, 2018

Official storyline: "Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco), the feds and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted younger brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection. "

So, apparently, to give our "gun violence featuring man and innocent bicycle-riding younger brother in danger"  trope a twist, this poster seems to indicate that the good guys are on the run from one vengeful bad guy, and must rely on, of all things, aliens to help. "Kin," in this case, might not be just about the relationship between guy and his little bro.  It might be about how humans have a mysterious kinship with aliens too. What the?.....

Sometimes, even big name actors and college professors must take just any job to make ends meet, I guess.

Beautifully Broken: August 24, 2018

Description of this movie is: A refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret converge in this inspiring true story of hope. As three fathers fight to save their families, their lives become intertwined.

Sounds like this might be an uplifting and inspiration story about white family and black family encountering and learning from each other amidst the turmoil of African social turmoil and violence. 

Might be interesting, but I can't seem to find much about the movie. Interesting enough, for this week, there aren't any domestic movie releases featuring posters and gratuitous gun toting guys.
Some movies of note coming out: 
Papillon
A.X.L
The Happytime Murders
Searching (Featuring John Cho and Debra Messing). This is a good one. Quite original and gripping.