X , Y and Zee (1972)

Released January 21st in the US.

Filmed in England.

The story : Successful architect Robert Blakeley is married to bored Zee. But she loves her husband...

At a party one evening , Robert and Zee meet meek seamstress Stella.

Instantly , Robert is taken by Stella and aggressively pursues her.

This sends Zee in all kinds of crazy directions , obviously completely hurt by her husbands' quick change of heart.

No matter what Zee does to keep Robert's affections , he always seems to go back to Stella.

But Zee will not stop trying to win over Robert , no matter if he has left her or not.

Stars Elizabeth Taylor , Michael Caine , Margaret Leighton , Susannah York , Richard OBrien , Mary Larkin , John Standing , Michael Cashman , Hilary West , Gino Melvazzi , James Payne

Directed by Brian G Hutton

Rated PG

DRAMA

X ; Ti West's (2022)

Released March 18th in the US.

Filmed in New Zealand.

The story: 1979, Texas.

Wayne is taking his girlfriend Maxine, along with couple Jackson and Bobby Lynne to make an adult film...

Wayne believes the movie will make them all famous.

RJ, who is directing, wants to make an important, artsy kind of film, which he believes will also, make him famous as well.

Wayne has rented a small farmhouse from an elderly couple who also live on the property.

When the group arrives and meets Howard, the man of the house, they are a bit put off by his lack of hospitality and, his looks.

No matter , they came to make a movie, and making a movie is what they will do.

Although no one in the group knows it yet, Pearl - the lady of the house, has some deep-rooted issues and her own sex life is a big one of them.

When Pearl sees some things she shouldn't, it really sends her over the edge, putting everyone in grave danger.

Stars Simon Prast, Geoff Dolan, Matthew J Saville, Mia Goth, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi, Owen Campbell, Jenna Ortega, Stephen, Ure, Bryony Skillington, James Gaylyn

Directed by (& story written) Ti West

Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

X-Men : Dark Phoenix (2019)

Released June 7th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : In 1992 a group of astronauts are shot into space on a mission.
Things go horribly wrong and the President calls in help of the X-Men.
Almost everything goes according to plan. But something has happened to Jean.
No one really knows the extent result until things begin getting hectic inside her head.
Now Jean believes all that she has ever know is a lie and goes off to seek the truth.
The results become deadly as she is no longer in control of her powers.
That's when the other X-Men realize something seriously went wrong with her that she herself if unaware of.
Jean is now the carrier of a power that aliens from another planet have been waiting years to control.
Stars Summer Fontana , Hannah Emily Anderson , Scott Shepherd , James McAvoy , Sophie Turner , 
Tye Sheridan , Jennifer Lawrence , Nicholas Hoult , Alexandra Shipp , Evan Peters , Kodi Smit McPhee , Michael Fassbender , Jessica Chastain , Ato Essandoh , Halston Sage , Lamar Johnson
Directed by Simon Kinberg
Rated PG13
ACTION/SCIFI/ADVENTURE/SEQUEL

X-Men : Apocalypse (2016)

Released May 27th in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story : It's 1983.
High school student Scott Summers has just found out , while at school , that he has some special powers.
Knowing how to help Scott , his older brother Alex takes him to Professor Charles Xavier's school for mutants.
There Scott learns about his powers while meeting many other mutants.
At the same time , a false God called Apocalypse has finally been resurrected after a million years.
After seeing what the world has become , he begins getting together a group of powerful mutants to help him conquer it.
While the Professor is looking for Magneto after hearing of a tragedy involving him , he finds him in the company of Apocalypse.
That's when Apocalypse decides the way to take over the world is to consume the mind of the Professor.
Stars Ally Sheedy , Tye Sheridan , Lucas Till , James McAvoy , Jennifer Lawrence , Michael Fassbender , Nicholas Hoult , Sophie Turner , Kodi Smit McPhee , Ben Hardy , Rose Bryne , Lana Condor , Alexandra Shipp , Oscar Issac , Stan Lee , Evan Peters , Olivia Munn , Hugh Jackman
Directed by Bryan Singer
Rated PG13
SCIFI/ACTION/ADVENTURE

Xanadu (1980)

originally posted on AOL Blogs , Wednesday, April 7, 2004
Revised Thursday, October 11, 2018

Released August 8th in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story: A down and out struggling artist who spends his days painting for a music store and daydreaming meets a muse.
She shows him the professional straight away to fame and fortune.
Stars Olivia Newton John , Gene Kelly , Michael Beck , James Sloyan , Katie Hanley , Renn Woods , Lynn Latham , Sandahl Bergman , Fred McCarren , Dimitra Arliss
Directed by Robert Greenwald
Rated PG
MUSIC/FANTASY


"Xanadu , your neon lights will shine"