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Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 14
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“Your story Billy, no longer belongs to you. It’s America story now.”
Visionary Director Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk Arrives on 4K Ultra HD for the Ultimate Immersive Home Entertainment Experience.
A two-time Academy Award® winner for Best Director, Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, 2005; Life of Pi, 2012) brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk, debuting on three-disc 4K Ultra HD™/Blu-ray 3D™/Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Blu-ray, DVD and digital February 14 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In an industrywide first, the 4K presentation of the film is displayed at 60 frames per second (Fps), versus the standard 24 Fps, offering a first-of-its-kind, unique, and immersive viewing experience. Dubbed a “groundbreaking masterpiece” (Mark S. Allen, ABC-tv), Billy Lynn’S Long Halftime Walk follows a 19-year-old soldier as he is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing battle in Iraq. Through flashbacks, »
- Tom Stockman
The Big Game Spot For Transformers: The Last Knight Is Here
3 February 2017 11:28 AM, PST
Paramount Pictures has released the Superbowl TV for Transformers: The Last Knight, opening in theaters June 23.
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock, Jerrod Carmichael, Isabela Moner and Santiago Cabrera, read director Michael Bay’s letter to the fans: http://www.michaelbay.com/2017/02/02/only-one-world-will-survive-theirs-or-ours/
The Last Knight shatters the core myths of the Transformers franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Sir Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock).
There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. In Transformers: The Last Knight, the hunted will become heroes. »
- Melissa Thompson
The Space Between Us Soundtrack Available Now
3 February 2017 8:17 AM, PST
Sony Music Masterworks has released The Space Between Us – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digitally and physically on CD. The album will also release on vinyl at a later date. The album features original songs by Ingrid Michaelson and the movie’s original score by Andrew Lockington (San Andreas, Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters).
The score was comprised of orchestral elements and salvaged items from junk yards to create unique sounds catered to the film’s story. This process of “upcycling” was in line with the film’s message about celebrating the beauty of our planet.
“I loved working with Peter [Chelsom, the director] and Richard [Lewis, producer]. They had a real vision as to what they wanted but also allowed me lots of freedom within that vision. It was a lot of fun to be a part of the movie from such an early stage,” remarks Ingrid Michaelson.
Order on Amazon Here.
The album is now streaming on Spotify. »
- Melissa Thompson
The Space Between Us – Review
3 February 2017 6:27 AM, PST
Young teen girls who believe in sticky-sweet miracles may have an easy time sitting through the poorly-written and relentlessly mawkish The Space Between Us, but for many it will be hard to overlook the combination of cloying sentimentality and gaping plot holes. In 2018 astronaut Sarah Elliot (Janet Montgomery) departs on a mission to Mars overseen by wealthy scientist Nathaniel Shepherd (Gary Oldman) before she realizes she is pregnant (oops!). Shortly after landing on the Red Planet, she dies from complications related to childbirth. Her son Gardner (Asa Butterfield) thus grows up on Mars, reaching the age of 16 only having known only a handful of people in this space colony including Kendra (Carla Gugino), a scientist who looks after him and Centaur, a robot. Using the technology available, Gardner has connected via the internet with a sassy high school girl back on Earth named Tulsa (Britt Robertson) who lives with her »
- Tom Stockman
I Am Not Your Negro – Review
3 February 2017 4:15 AM, PST
James Baldwin (center), in I Am Not Your Negro, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Photo credit: Dan Budnik © All right reserved.
Despite its awkward title, director Raoul Peck’s documentary I Am Not Your Negro is a surprisingly timely film, even though it’s focus, author James Baldwin, died nearly 30 years ago. The film is an Oscar nominee in the documentary category, and a strong contender to win.
This is an astounding film – engrossing, even entertaining, visually inventive and beautifully constructed, all in a spare 93 minutes. Throughout the film, Baldwin comes across as a man of great intellectual prowess, dignity and warm humanity. It is startling how much of Baldwin’s Civil Rights era social commentary still applies today. The title comes from something Baldwin says in an interview, heard near the film’s end, and is a sort of weary request to be taken as himself, »
- Cate Marquis
The Comedian – Review
2 February 2017 11:42 PM, PST
Nearly 35 years ago DeNiro truly stunned film fans (yes, he could do that back then) when they learned of his next big screen collaboration with Martin Scorsese. It was crazy enough that the duo would follow the brutal one-two punch of Mean Streets and Taxi Driver with a glossy homage to big splashy MGM-style movie musicals, New York, New York, but this? They seemed to be back in their comfort zone with the classic Raging Bull, when they made another big detour. A look at comedy, namely a portrait of a failed stand-up comic (he’d be dubbed a “hack” today) named Rupert Pupkin. 1982’s The King Of Comedy even co-starred the iconic Jerry Lewis, who often claimed that royal title. The film was then considered a box office flop, but the years have been most kind to it (in stand-up parlance, maybe it was “too hip for the room”). Now, »
- Jim Batts
House: Two Stories Limited Edition (House 1 & 2) on Blu-ray March 21st from Arrow Video Us
2 February 2017 8:06 PM, PST
Step inside, we’ve been expecting you! At long-last, Arrow Video is proud to present the first two installments of hit horror franchise House on Blu-ray for the first time! In the original House, William Katt (Carrie) stars as Roger Cobb, a horror novelist struggling to pen his next bestseller. When he inherits his aunt’s creaky old mansion, Roger decides that he’s found the ideal place in which to get some writing done. Unfortunately, the house’s monstrous supernatural residents have other ideas… Meanwhile, House II: The Second Story sees young Jesse (Arye Gross) moving into an old family mansion where his parents were mysteriously murdered years before. Plans for turning the place into a party pad are soon thwarted by the appearance of Jesse’s mummified great-great-grandfather, his mystical crystal skull and the zombie cowboy who’ll stop at nothing to lay his hands on it! From »
- Tom Stockman
Takashi Miike’s Dead Or Alive Trilogy on DVD and Blu-ray March 14th from Arrow Video Us
2 February 2017 7:34 PM, PST
Beginning with an explosive, six-minute montage of sex, drugs and violence, and ending with a phallus-headed battle robot taking flight, Takashi Miike’s unforgettable Dead or Alive Trilogy features many of the director’s most outrageous moments set alongside some of his most dramatically moving scenes. Made between 1999 and 2002, the Dead or Alive films cemented Miike’s reputation overseas as one of the most provocative enfants terrible of Japanese cinema, yet also one of its most talented and innovative filmmakers. In Dead or Alive, tough gangster Ryuichi (Riki Takeuchi) and his ethnically Chinese gang make a play to take over the drug trade in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district by massacring the competition. But he meets his match in detective Jojima (Show Aikawa), who will do everything to stop them. Dead or Alive 2: Birds casts Aikawa and Takeuchi together again, but as new characters, a pair of rival yakuza assassins »
- Tom Stockman
Life On The Line starring John Travolta arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday February 7th
2 February 2017 9:01 AM, PST
Working hundreds of feet in the air on wires carrying as much as 500,000 volts of electricity, experience the heart-racing story of Beau, played by Academy Award® Nominee John Travolta (Best Actor, 1994, Pulp Fiction; Best Actor, 1977, Saturday Night Fever), and his linemen when Life on the Line arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and Digital HD February 7 from Lionsgate. Braving dangerously dizzying heights, the unsung heroes dedicated to keeping the populace safe must face a deadly storm as it heads straight for their Texas town. Can they keep their community connected? Also starring Kate Bosworth, Devon Sawa, and Academy Award® Nominee Sharon Stone (Best Actress, 1995, Casino), the Life on the Line Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau (John Travolta) is haunted by memories of his brother’s death by lightning years earlier. »
- Tom Stockman
Scarlett Johansson Stars In First Superbowl TV Spot With Ghost In The Shell
2 February 2017 6:28 AM, PST
Everything they told her was a lie.
Get a first look at the new Ghost In The Shell spot before it debuts in the Big Game on Sunday.
Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, Ghost In The Shell follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.
Directed by Rupert Sanders, the film stars Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt & Juliette Binoche.
Ghost In The Shell opens in theaters nationwide on March 31, 2017 in Reald 3D and IMAX 3D.
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- Melissa Thompson
Production Begins On Paul Thomas Anderson Film Starring Daniel Day-Lewis
1 February 2017 2:04 PM, PST
Production has begun in the U.K. on writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled new film. Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis is joined in the cast by Lesley Manville, who was a BAFTA Award nominee for Best Actress for Another Year, and Vicky Krieps, whose films include A Most Wanted Man and Focus Features’ Hanna.
Focus holds worldwide rights to the film, and will distribute the film in the U.S. later this year with Universal Pictures handling international distribution.
The film’s producers are JoAnne Sellar, Megan Ellison, through her Annapurna Pictures, and Paul Thomas Anderson. The executive producers are Peter Heslop, Adam Somner, and Daniel Lupi. Chelsea Barnard and Jillian Longnecker are overseeing production for Annapurna.
Continuing their creative collaboration following 2007’s There Will Be Blood, which earned Mr. Day-Lewis the Best Actor Academy Award, Mr. Anderson will once again explore a distinctive milieu of the 20th century. »
- Melissa Thompson
The Gate Opens on Blu-ray February 28th – A Vestron Horror Classic
1 February 2017 1:47 PM, PST
The Vestron Video Collector’s Series opens the horror classic The Gate for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray on February 28 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
The Vestron Video Collector’s Series unleashes unspeakable horrors when The Gate arrives for the first time on limited-edition Blu-ray™ on February 28 from Lionsgate. When two suburban kids accidentally open a portal filled with pint-sized demons hell-bent on taking over the planet, it’s up to them to seal the gateway and save mankind! The Gate features all-new, never-before-seen featurettes and audio commentary. A must-have for all classic horror fans, The Gate limited-edition Vestron Video Collector’s Series Blu-ray will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.97.
Official Synopsis
When best friends Glen and Terry stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate »
- Tom Stockman
The Academy Announces Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Mark Rylance, Alicia Vikander As Presenters For Oscars
1 February 2017 1:11 PM, PST
Academy Award® winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Brie Larson, Mark Rylance and Alicia Vikander will present at the 89th Oscars, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today. All return to the Oscars stage after winning last year in their respective acting categories. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars will air live on Sunday, February 26, on the ABC Television Network.
DiCaprio won last year for Actor in a Leading Role for “The Revenant.” He was previously nominated for his performances in “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013), for which he also received a Best Picture nomination, “Blood Diamond” (2006), “The Aviator” (2004) and “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” (1993). His film credits also include “The Great Gatsby” (2013), “Django Unchained” (2012) and “J. Edgar” (2011).
Larson’s performance in “Room” earned her an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role. She has also appeared in “Trainwreck” (2015) and “Short Term 12” (2013). Her upcoming films include “Captain Marvel,” “Kong: Skull Island, »
- Melissa Thompson
Mel Gibson And Vince Vaughn To Star In Dragged Across Concrete
1 February 2017 12:50 PM, PST
Academy Award® Winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart) and Vince Vaughn (Hacksaw Ridge, Wedding Crashers) will star in Dragged Across Concrete, written and to be directed by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk). The film will mark another production for Keith Kjarval of Unified Pictures and financed by the recently announced Unified Film Fund I slate, which is partnered with Look to the Sky Films. The fund, comprised of Victory Square Labs and its equity partner Fantasy 360 (Fys:cn)(Otc:fntyf)(6F6.F) along with The Fyzz Facility, was announced at the most recent Cannes. The film will also be produced by Zahler’s frequent collaborators, Dallas Sonnier under his new Cinestate banner, and Jack Heller of Assemble Media. Bloom will commence international sales on the thriller at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin, with Wme Global representing the U.S. rights.
A stolid, old guard policeman, Ridgeman (Gibson) and his volatile younger partner, »
- Melissa Thompson
Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, James Franco, Omar Sy Featured In Open Road’s Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad
1 February 2017 10:59 AM, PST
Open Road Films has acquired all U.S. rights to Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad – the epic 3D CGI animated family film from Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s Ambi Media Group. The movie features the voices of Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, James Franco, Anjelica Huston and Omar Sy, and is directed by Aaron Woodley. The announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films.
Open Road will release Arctic Justice wide in 2018. Animation work for the film is currently being done out of Ambi’s Toronto based studio, Aic Studios. The movie is fully financed and being produced by Ambi and its principals, Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi.
Swifty (Jeremy Renner), an arctic fox, dreams of becoming one the famous Top Dogs, a team of huskies that deliver packages for the Arctic Blast Delivery Service. In the Arctic, every day trips can quickly turn into epic journeys, »
- Michelle McCue
Almost Christmas Arrives on Digital HD on January 24th and on Blu-ray , DVD and On Demand February 7th
1 February 2017 8:37 AM, PST
Bring home the joy of family in the hilarious and heartwarming Almost Christmas arriving on Digital HD on January 24th and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on February 7th from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man series), this is a year-round comedy everyone can enjoy!
n extended family reunites for the holidays and must survive their time at home in the hilarious Almost Christmas, arriving on Digital HD January 24, 2017 and on Blu-ray , DVD and On Demand on February 7, 2017 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. A new comedy from writer/director David E. Talbert (Baggage Claim) and producer Will Packer (Ride Along, Think Like a Man series), Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch (Danny Glover, Lethal Weapon Series, Shooter) who asks his family for one gift this holiday season: to get along. »
- Tom Stockman
Dario Argento’s Phenomena on Blu-ray from Synapse Films with Hi-Def Ninja SteelBook Packaging
1 February 2017 7:56 AM, PST
“Why don’t you call your Insects! Go On! Call! Call!”
Hi-Def Ninja is proud to present Phenomena in their 2nd Black Label Horror Line Series. In conjunction with Synapse Films; Hi-Def Ninja has created special packaging to house the Blu-ray SteelBook Edition that includes a Blu-ray Slipbox that features art from modern illustrators Quiltface Studios and The Dark Inker as well as Screen Printed Art Cards and a bonus collector’s coin.
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One of legendary filmmaker Dario Argento’s most shocking and fantastic films is finally available on Blu-ray in the U.S. in an amazing new release from Synapse Films! Released in the U.S. as Creepers by New Line Cinema, 1985’s Phenomena is has long been one of Argento’s »
- Tom Stockman
Win Passes To The Advance Screening of John Wick: Chapter 2 In St. Louis
1 February 2017 3:37 AM, PST
In this next chapter following the 2014 hit, legendary hit man John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world’s deadliest killers.
After unleashing mayhem on the criminals who killed his dog, retired super assassin John Wick retrieves his beloved 1969 Mustang from the Russian mobsters who stole it, only to be pursued in a spectacular high-speed car chase through crowded New York City streets. Returning home, John’s plans to resume a quiet civilian life are cut short when Italian gangster Santino D’Antonio (Riccardo Scamarcio) shows up on his doorstep with a gold “marker” compelling him to repay past favors. Ordered by Winston (Ian McShane), kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, to »
- Movie Geeks
The Prison In Twelve Landscapes Screens at The St. Louis Public Library February 4th
31 January 2017 8:34 PM, PST
The Prison In Twelve Landscapes screens Saturday, February 4th at The St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) at 1pm as part a documentary series that focuses on incarceration in the United States. Michael-John Voss, co-founder of the Arch City Defenders will be in attendance and wil lead a Q&A after the screening. This is a Free event.
A film about the prison and its life in the American landscape. More people are imprisoned in the United States at this moment than in any other time or place in history, yet the prison itself has never felt further away or more out of sight. The Prison In Twelve Landscapes is a film about the prison in which we never see a penitentiary. Instead, the film unfolds as a cinematic journey through a series of landscapes across the USA where prisons do work and affect lives, from »
- Tom Stockman
“Graeme of Thrones” Game of Thrones Parody Coming February 21st -26th at Westport Playhouse
31 January 2017 7:47 PM, PST
Don’t have time to binge watch Game Of Thrones? See the play instead!
The parody Graeme Of Thrones will be on stage February 21st -26th at The Westport Playhouse (635 Westport Plaza). Ticket information can be found Here
In this critically-acclaimed theatrical journey through the Seven Kingdoms, direct from sold out shows in London’s West End and Australia, avid ‘Thrones’ fan Graeme just wants to recreate his favourite fantasy saga on stage – aided and abetted by his best friend Paul and the girl he used to fancy at school – Bryony. He doesn’t quite have the same budget as the TV show, or as many cast members, or the performance skill required, but he’s sure George Rr Martin would approve – and that’s what matters. But when news reaches them that an influential theatrical producer is in the building, Graeme decides that this could be his big »
- Tom Stockman
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