Friday, November 28, 2014
THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLES 2014 LEGACY IN MOTION GALA
2014 WALK AGAINST HOMELESSNESS
DICK GREGORY/PAUL MOONEY CONCERT
I DECLARE WAR RED CARPET PREMIER
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
HORRIBLE BOSSES 2
The misfit trio of Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day) are back at it again. This time rather than plot to kill their bosses, they try to strike it out on their own as entrepreneurs only to end up being hoodwinked by a billionaire Bert Hanson (Waltz) that puts them in a financial crisis. They at first come up with the idea to kidnap the wealthy man's spoiled but scorned son Rex (Pine) but decides against it but then they are extorted into it by the rebellious son so that he can collect the money to maintain his lavish lifestyle. With the cops hot on their trail, the not so smart threesome must come up with a plan not to get caught, stay out of jail and not get killed while they are framed for the foiled caper.
Reel Talk:
These guys (Bateman, Sudeikis and Day) are the modern day Three Stooges. They are hilariously stupid and funny. Now if you're not a fan of over the top, raunchy humor you will not appreciate this movie. You have to go in with the notion that you are open to raw stupid slapstick comedy and a desire to laugh. This is an all around fun movie with a good cast. Definitely a must see movie and worth the admission.
Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine and Christopher Waltz
Directed by: Sean Anders
Rated: R
I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs
By: The Reel Hustler
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
INTO THE WOODS / Q&A WITH CAST & FILMMAKERS PICS
“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy), all tied together by an original story involving a Baker and his Wife (James Corden and Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the Witch (Meryl Streep), who has put a curse on them.
Rob Marshall, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the Academy Award®-winning musical “Chicago” and Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” directs the film, which is based on the Tony®-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics. Produced by John DeLuca, Marshall, “Wicked” producer Marc Platt and Callum McDougall, “Into the Woods” will be released in theaters December 25, 2014.
Monday, November 24, 2014
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
NOVEMBER 21, 2014 - NOVEMBER 23, 2014
1. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' $123,000,000
2. 'Big Hero 6' $20,086,000
3. 'Interstellar' $15,100,000
4. 'Dumb and Dumber To' $13,820,000
5. 'Gone Girl' $2,815,000
6. 'Beyond the Lights' $2,630,000
7. 'St. Vincent' $2,354,000
8. 'Fury (2014)' $1,900,000
9. 'Birdman' $1,855,000
10. 'The Theory of Everything' $1,500,000
1. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' $123,000,000
2. 'Big Hero 6' $20,086,000
3. 'Interstellar' $15,100,000
4. 'Dumb and Dumber To' $13,820,000
5. 'Gone Girl' $2,815,000
6. 'Beyond the Lights' $2,630,000
7. 'St. Vincent' $2,354,000
8. 'Fury (2014)' $1,900,000
9. 'Birdman' $1,855,000
10. 'The Theory of Everything' $1,500,000
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINJAY-PT 1
Plot:
After winning the last Hunger Games and embarrassing President Snow (Sutherland), Katniss Everdeen's (Lawrence) district is destroyed so she and her family take refuge in another district run by President Alma Coin (Moore) who wants Katniss to represent the people of the districts by becoming the face of the Mockinjay. She decides to to do it but only after some demands are agreed to, one being that her friend Peeta Merllark (Hutcherson), who she believed died but is now being used as the spokesperson for Capitol by President Snow, gets rescued. Once she becomes the Mockinjay rep, Snow wages an all out war against the districts to bring them to complete ruins for their rebellious ways and to break Katniss' spirit.
Reel Talk:
Being the third installment to the Hunger Games and with the war between districts and Capitol now in the works you would think that the action would be stepped up, but unfortunately this one is just as boring as the previous two. Everyone says that you should read the books to follow along but I can only imagine that the novels are just as slow and boring. The only real enjoyment for me was seeing the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his last roles on screen, always enjoy his acting. Outside of that this movie is a complete bore. You can wait to catch it on DVD or even cable, unless you enjoyed the book then knock yourself out.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julianne Moore
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Rated: PG-13
I give it 2 corn dogs.
By: The Reel Hustler
Monday, November 17, 2014
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
November 14, 2014 - November 16, 2014
1. 'Dumb and Dumber To' $38,053,000
2. 'Big Hero 6' $36,010,000
3. 'Interstellar' $29,190,000
4. 'Beyond the Lights' $6,500,000
5. 'Gone Girl' $4,625,000
6. 'St. Vincent' $4,025,000
7. 'Fury' $3,810,000
8. 'Nightcrawler' $3,038,000
9. 'Ouija' $3,025,000
10. 'Birdman' $2,450,000
THE MAGIC IS COMING SOON TO MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN
EMAGINE MACOMB
GRAND OPENING
DECEMBER 2014
Michigan owned and operated Emagine
Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to announce that it will open a brand
new movie theatre concept offering an upscale and luxurious movie going
experience. Emagine Macomb will open to the public on December 19,
2014. The theatre will be located at 15251 23 Mile Road on the northeast
corner of Hayes Road in Macomb Township.
Emagine
Macomb has been meticulously designed to provide luxury upscale
features and amenities that will raise the bar for out-of-home
entertainment in Michigan.
“This theatre is going to reinvent the movie-going experience for
guests with 100% reserved seating, a full service bar, and in-theatre
dining like you have never seen before. People will be treated to an
evening of great food, great drinks and great movies
in an incredibly comfortable and intimate environment.” said Paul
Glantz, Co-Founder and Chairman of Emagine Entertainment, Inc.
The
theatre is being constructed wholly within the confines of a former
Kroger grocery store at 23 Mile and Hayes Roads but the transformation
will be astonishing.
Amenities of the new theatre include:
- An Emagine “E-Max” auditorium featuring a floor-to-ceiling screen and the latest Dolby Atmos® immersive sound system.
- 100% reserved seating featuring luxurious extra-comfy power recliners.
- A full service cocktail bar with extensive wine and beer selections including local craft brews. The bar is complete with an Onyx stone top and a host of seating options from sofas, high tops, tables and chairs and two stone fireplaces.
- Teaming up with the culinary artists from Plymouth’s renowned Ironwood Grill, a chef will prepare your meal in a full service display kitchen complete with a stone hearth oven. Emagine Macomb will serve fresh made-to-order food available for immediate pick-up or delivered right to your seat.
- Extensive menu options including savory appetizers, mouthwatering entrees, make-your-own hand-crafted pizza, along with a host of other tasty options.
- Frozen dessert bar where you can make your own desert and choose your own toppings.
- Coca-Cola Freestyle soda machines including free refills on all size of sodas and frozen carbonated beverages.
- Gourmet Popcorn in a variety of flavors and mixed ingredients.
- Poppin’ Olive® Popcorn
- Healthy Snacks for Kids.
- 9 intimate stadium-style auditoriums (7 @ 130 seats, 2 @ 80 seats) with huge 48’ screens.
- Auditoriums will feature set back front rows so every seat in the house has optimum viewing angles.
- All theatres will be handicapped accessible and equipped with hearing impaired listening devices.
- The ultimate in Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound and all 4K DLP Digital Cinema projectors.
- Giant in-lobby video boards showing trailers of upcoming films.
“From
the moment you enter the venue, you will see and feel the difference.
We are confident that we are building the movie theatre of the future
where guests can
reconnect with movies in an environment that is as comfortable as their
own living room but with one major improvement: we’ll clean up after
them. The movie-goers of Macomb County are in for a real treat.” said
Glantz.
Emagine Macomb will create more than 50 new jobs and the facility was designed and built for optimal energy-efficiency.
With
the addition of Emagine Macomb, Emagine Entertainment, Inc. will
operate 89 movie screens at eight locations throughout southeast
Michigan.
Friday, November 14, 2014
BEYOND THE LIGHTS
Plot:
Noni (Mbatha-Raw) is a young, beautiful and talented singer that is a guaranteed superstar on the rise, but she is just so overwhelmed by the pressures of the entertainment business and her over bearing mother/manager Macy Jean (Driver). When she is at the point where she feels transparent and can't take it anymore, she attempts to take her life only to be saved by Kaz (Parker), the young police officer assigned to protect her. From that very moment the two have an instant connection that will change their lives and take them on one romantic roller coaster, leaving them to make life altering decisions regarding them and their careers.
Reel Talk:
This is the 2014 version of Costner/Houston's 1992 "The Bodyguard". This is not a remake but just a similar overtone of a superstar that falls in lover with her protector. With that being said this film is just as good, with a good story of two young people with promising careers being steered by their parents who are trying to live life through the children. The chemistry between Mbatha-Raw and Parker is just as good as that of the two stars of The Bodyguard. Minnie Driver, who still looks good and Danny Glover put in good roles as the parents of each of the two lead characters.This is an excellent love story movie that is one to catch. Must See!!!
Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker. Minnie Driver, Richard Colson Baker and Danny Glover
Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Rated: PG-13
I give it 5 corn dogs.
By: The Reel Hustler
DUMB AND DUMBER TO
It has been 20 years that Lloyd (Carrey) spent in a nursing home to prank his best friend Harry (Daniels). When he realizes that Harry is in need of a kidney donation and finds out he also has an adult daughter that may be the way to saving his life, the two misfits set out on a cross country journey to find the young lady. While on this adventure the two become involve in a murder plot against the rich father that adopted Harry's daughter from his greedy wife and her lover. But these crooks could never have imagine the buffoonery that will be in store for them by the pair of grown and adult kid like Harry and Lloyd.
Reel Talk:
Yep...it has been 20 long years since these two graced the big screen as the moronic pair that had us rolling with laughter. The question was will they be able to live up to the success of the first one since it has been so long? Well the wait is over and it is as if the pair picked right up where they left off 2 decades ago, ready to bust your belly with their over the top crazy antics. Now I had heard a few people complaining as we left the screening that it was just a stupid movie. There is no denying that it is but what were they expecting, A more subdued version than the first one? A more intellectual script this time around? Uuuurtt!!! Wrong answer, you get exactly what you should expect from this movie, pure unadulterated, raw and stupid humor. Don't go there expecting anything more than that or yes you will be disappointed. Theses guys can wait another 20 years and put out Dumb And Dumber 3 and it will be just as funny because they will be just as stupid. Worth checking out!
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle. Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin and Kathleen Turner
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
Rated: PG-13
I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.
By: The Reel Hustler
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
"ROOM" - PRODUCTION UNDERWAY
SHOOTING IS UNDERWAY ON ELEMENT PICTURES’ & no trace camping’s
production OF lenny abrahamson’s
room
STARRING brie larson
JACOB TREMBLAY, JOAN ALLEN & william h. macy
JOIN THE CAST
BASED ON EMMA DONOGHUE’S INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLING BOOK
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2014 (Toronto) – Lenny Abrahamson (Frank, What Richard Did) has begun principal
photography on the feature film ROOM, produced by Element Pictures and No Trace Camping. Emma Donoghue adapted the screenplay
from her book, the award-winning international phenomenon,
Room.
The film stars Brie Larson (Short Term 12, The Spectacular Now), Jacob Tremblay (The Smurfs
2, Somnia), Joan Allen (The Bourne Supremacy, Nixon) and William H. Macy (Shameless, Magnolia).
Also joining the cast are Sean Bridgers (Rectify),
Tom McCamus (The Samaritan) and Megan Park (What If).
Element Pictures’ Ed Guiney (Frank, The Guard, What Richard Did) is producing ROOM with David Gross (What If, Goon). Executive producers are Andrew Lowe (Frank, The Guard, The Wind that Shakes the Barley) for Element Pictures and Jeff Arkuss (What If) and Jesse Shapira (What If, Goon) for No Trace Camping. Emma Donoghue, Rose Garnett (Film 4) and Tessa Ross (Film 4) also serve as executive producers.
ROOM is being filmed at Pinewood Studios and on location in Toronto, and will be post produced at Screen Scene in Dublin. The creative team includes director of photography Danny Cohen (The King’s Speech), production designer Ethan Tobman (That Awkward Moment), costume designer Lea Carlson (Take This Waltz), and Abrahamson’s regular collaborators, editor Nathan Nugent (Frank) and composer Stephen Rennicks (Frank, What Richard Did).
ROOM is an Element Pictures
and No Trace Camping production, in association with Telefilm Canada,
Film4, and the Irish Film Board. A24 has acquired rights to the film in
the US, and Elevation Pictures is distributing the film in Canada. UTA
handled the domestic
sale. FilmNation Entertainment is handling international sales.
Monday, November 10, 2014
THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN
Peter Berg will direct his Lone Survivor star Mark Wahlberg once again in The Six Billion Dollar Man, a film version of the 1970s TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man," for The Weinstein Co.'s Dimension Films label. Ain't inflation a bitch?
Wahlberg will star as former astronaut Steve Austin, who is badly damaged in an experimental plane crash but is saved by doctors who fit him with bionic replacements for both legs, his right arm and left eye. With his new bionic abilities he becomes a powerful government agent for the Office of Scientific Intelligence.
The Six Billion Dollar Man will begin production sometime next year for a 2016 release. Bob Weinstein will produce along with Berg and his producing partner Sarah Aubrey, Wahlberg's production company Closest to the Hole Productions and Wahlberg's producing partner Stephen Levinson. Universal, which got a piece of the $150-million worldwide gross of Lone Survivor, is set to distribute.
MOCKINGJAY PART 1 SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT
Join
the cast and filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 –
including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne
Moore,
Jeffrey Wright, Donald Sutherland, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin,
Mahershala Ali and Natalie Dormer, along with director Francis Lawrence
and producer Nina Jacobson - for a one day only global social event:
#ASKMOCKINGJAY.
On
Monday, November 17, fans from around the world will have the
opportunity to participate in a series of social media events including
live chats,
Q&A’s, exclusive clip debuts, and a live stream from the Los
Angeles premiere.
Starting TODAY, fans can submit their questions
on
Facebook and Instagram by using the hashtag
#AskMockingjay.
Check out the full schedule of events below!
MONDAY- NOVEMBER 17TH - #ASKMOCKINGJAY
6PM PT / 9PM ET:
YAHOO & TUMBLR Live Stream from the LA PREMIERE with
NEW footage from Mockingjay Part 1
Presented by Samsung Galaxy
DARK PLACES
Charlize Theron plays a woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child
A24, in partnership with DirecTV, has picked up U.S. distribution rights for Dark Places, the adaptation of Gillian
Flynn's 2009 mystery novel.
The film, directed and adapted by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, stars Charlize
Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult and Christina Hendricks. The story centers on a woman (Theron) who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child.Years
later, she's forced to revisit the events that left her life in shambles and put her brother in jail.
The deal comes on the heels of the strong success of Gone Girl, starring Ben
Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Flynn wrote the novelGone Girl and adapted
it for the David Fincher-helmed film, which received critical praise and has earned $288 million worldwide.
Dark Places is a New York Times best-seller,
and Flynn's second of three novels. The film rights were scooped up in
2010, with Theron eventually coming on board to star and produce.
Cathy Schulman, Matthew Rhodes, Azim Bolkiah, Matt Jackson, Beth Kono, A.J. Dix, Theron
and Stephane Marsil produced Dark Places while Jeff Rice, Jose Levy, Matthias
Ehrenberg, Nigel Sinclair, Guy East, Tobin Armbrust, Jillian Longnecker, Ginger Sledge and Peter Safran executive produced.
The film is an Exclusive
Media, Denver & Delilah Films, Hugo Productions and Mandalay
Pictures production. Bloom is handling the international sales for
former Exclusive Media productions.
Upcoming films being released in partnership between A24 and DirecTV include Atom Egoyan’s Captive starring Ryan
Reynolds, and Julius Avery’s directorial debut Son of a Gun, starring EwanMcGregor and Brenton Thwaites.
A24 most recently released Laggies, starring Moretz and Keira Knightley.
The company's upcoming films include A Most Violent Year starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica
Chastain, which premiered at AFI Fest on Nov. 6 and hits theaters beginning Dec. 31.
A24 negotiated the rights for the film with WME Global.
A GIFT FOR THE VETERANS
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
November 7, 2014 - November 9, 2014
1. 'Big Hero 6' $56,200,000
2. 'Interstellar' $50,000,000
3. 'Gone Girl' $6,100,000
4. 'Ouija' $6,000,000
5. 'St. Vincent' $5,710,000
6. 'Nightcrawler' $5,510,000
7. 'Fury' $5,500,000
8. 'John Wick' $4,075,000
9. 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,
No Good, Very Bad Day $3,495,000
10. 'The Book of Life' $2,800,000
Friday, November 7, 2014
TOY STORY 4 PLANS REVEALED
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!
Nearly two decades after Pixar Animation Studios created the world’s first computer-animated feature film with “Toy Story,” it revealed plans for Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 4,” an adventure that returns audiences to the world of the studio’s signature characters.
John Lasseter, director of the original “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2,” will direct the film, which opens a new chapter in the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” gang. The story was dreamt up by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich, the storytellers who have been the driving force behind all three “Toy Story” films.
“We love these characters so much; they are like family to us,” said Lasseter. “We don’t want to do anything with them unless it lives up to or surpasses what’s gone before. ‘Toy Story 3’ ended Woody and Buzz’s story with Andy so perfectly that for a long time, we never even talked about doing another ‘Toy Story’ movie. But when Andrew, Pete, Lee and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it. It was so exciting to me, I knew we had to make this movie—and I wanted to direct it myself.”
Writing team Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (“Celeste and Jesse Forever”) joined the project, and Pixar veteran Galyn Susman (ABC’s “Toy Story OF TERROR!” and “Toy Story that Time Forgot”) is producing.
The film is slated for release on June 16, 2017.
Nearly two decades after Pixar Animation Studios created the world’s first computer-animated feature film with “Toy Story,” it revealed plans for Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 4,” an adventure that returns audiences to the world of the studio’s signature characters.
John Lasseter, director of the original “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2,” will direct the film, which opens a new chapter in the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” gang. The story was dreamt up by Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich, the storytellers who have been the driving force behind all three “Toy Story” films.
“We love these characters so much; they are like family to us,” said Lasseter. “We don’t want to do anything with them unless it lives up to or surpasses what’s gone before. ‘Toy Story 3’ ended Woody and Buzz’s story with Andy so perfectly that for a long time, we never even talked about doing another ‘Toy Story’ movie. But when Andrew, Pete, Lee and I came up with this new idea, I just could not stop thinking about it. It was so exciting to me, I knew we had to make this movie—and I wanted to direct it myself.”
Writing team Rashida Jones and Will McCormack (“Celeste and Jesse Forever”) joined the project, and Pixar veteran Galyn Susman (ABC’s “Toy Story OF TERROR!” and “Toy Story that Time Forgot”) is producing.
The film is slated for release on June 16, 2017.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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WILD:
Director Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club), Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon (Walk
the Line) and Academy Award nominated screenwriter Nick Hornby (An Education)
bring
bestselling author Cheryl Strayed’s extraordinary adventure to the
screen. After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the
destruction of her marriage, Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by
memories of her mother Bobbi (Academy Award nominee
Laura Dern) and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike
more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
WILD powerfully reveals her terrors and pleasures --as she forges ahead
on a journey that maddens, strengthens, and ultimately
heals her. (FOX SEARCHLIGHT) This film is rated R. In Select Theaters
This December
Ferrell and Wahlberg to Star in "Daddy's Home"
FERRELL AND WAHLBERG TO STAR IN “DADDY’S HOME” FOR PARAMOUNT PICTURES
AND RED GRANITE IN ASSOCIATION WITH GARY SANCHEZ
HOLLYWOOD,
CA (November 5, 2014) – Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures in
association with Gary Sanchez Productions announced today that Will
Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg
are set to star in “DADDY’S HOME.” Red Granite Pictures will co-produce
and co-finance the film, which Paramount Pictures will distribute
worldwide. The film is expected to begin shooting later this year.
Sean Anders
(“HORRIBLE BOSSES 2,” “THAT’S MY BOY”) will direct the screenplay
written by Brian Burns (“Blue Bloods,” “Entourage”), with revision by
Anders and John Morris (“HORRIBLE
BOSSES 2,” “DUMB AND DUMBER TO”), Chris Henchy (“THE CAMPAIGN,” “THE
OTHER GUYS”), Adam McKay (“ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEDGEND CONTINUES,” “THE
CAMPAIGN”) and Etan Cohen (“MEN IN BLACK 3,” “TROPIC THUNDER”).
Morris will
produce with Ferrell, Henchy and McKay through their Gary Sanchez
Productions banner (“TAMMY,” “GET HARD”). The executive producers are
Riza Aziz, Joey McFarland and
David Koplan (“DUMB AND DUMBER TO,” “THE WOLF OF WALL STREET”) from Red
Granite Pictures along with Kevin Messick (“ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND
CONTINUES,” “THE OTHER GUYS”) and Jessica Elbaum (“ANCHORMAN 2: THE
LEGEND CONTINUES”) of Gary Sanchez, Sean Anders
and Diana Pokorny (“HORRIBLE BOSSES” 1 & 2, “THE INCREDIBLE BURT
WONDERSTONE”).
Adam
Goodman, President of Paramount Film Group said, “Will and Mark are the
absolute perfect on-screen duo to take on this hilarious project. With
Anders at the helm, and our
partners Red Granite on-board, we are thrilled this movie is getting
underway.”
Riza
Aziz, Co-Chairman of Red Granite Pictures adds, “We're particularly
excited not only to reunite with the wonderful Paramount team but to
collaborate again with the comical
genius of Sean Anders and John Morris, who we had the pleasure of
working with on Dumb and Dumber To. And we are thrilled to partner with
Will, Mark and Gary Sanchez. We look forward to an inspiring, hilarious
adventure.”
“DADDY’S
HOME” follows a mild-mannered radio executive (Ferrell) who strives to
become the best stepdad to his wife’s two children, but complications
ensue when their freewheeling
and freeloading real father (Wahlberg) arrives, forcing him to compete
for the affection of the kids.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
NOW YOU SEE ME 2 | Casting Announcements
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It's
OFFICIAL! - Daniel Radcliffe (“HORNS,” “KILL YOUR DARLINGS,” “HARRY
POTTER FILMS,”), Lizzy Caplan (Showtime's "MASTERS OF SEX," the upcoming
"THE INTERVIEW")
and Jay Chou (Taiwanese mega-star) will star in Lionsgate's NOW YOU SEE ME
2.
- DANIEL RADCLIFFE (“HORNS,” “KILL YOUR DARLINGS,” “HARRY POTTER FILMS”) will play WALTER in Lionsgate's NOW YOU SEE ME 2. Radcliffe is repped by UTA and ARG in the UK and attorney Fred Toczek.
- LIZZY CAPLAN (Showtime's "MASTERS OF SEX," the upcoming "THE INTERVIEW") will play LULA in Lionsgate's NOW YOU SEE ME 2. Caplan is repped by WME, Mosaic and Jackoway, Tyerman, Werthheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum & Morris.
- JAY CHOU (Taiwanese mega-star) will play LI in Lionsgate's NOW YOU SEE ME 2. Chou is repped by JVR Music.
- The ensemble cast includes JESSE EISENBERG, MARK RUFFALO, MORGAN FREEMAN, WOODY HARRELSON, MICHAEL CAINE and DAVE FRANCO.
- One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface in NOW YOU SEE ME 2 only to find themselves face to face with a new enemy who enlists them to pull off their most dangerous heist yet.
- NOW YOU SEE ME 2 will be directed by Jon M. Chu (GI JOE: RETALIATION) from a script by Pete Chiarelli and Ed Solomon. Producers are Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.
- Erik Feig, Co-President of the Motion Picture Group, along with Geoff Shaevitz, President of Production, will oversee the project for Lionsgate.
“LONDON HAS FALLEN” BEGINS FILMING
GERARD BUTLER, AARON ECKHART,
MORGAN FREEMAN, ANGELA BASSETT, MELISSA LEO REPRISE STARRING ROLES
LONDON - Principal photography has begun
on Millennium Films’ and Focus Features’ London Has Fallen, the sequel to the worldwide smash hit "Olympus Has Fallen."
Gerard Butler again stars as Secret Service
agent Mike Banning, alongside Aaron Eckhart as the President of the
United States. Also returning are Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman,
as Vice President Trumbull, Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett, as Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs, and Academy Award®
winner Melissa Leo as Defense Secretary Ruth McMillan.
Babak Najafi ("Snabba Cash II") directs the
thriller from a screenplay by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin
Benedikt ("Olympus Has Fallen"), Christian
Gudegast and Chad St. John.
The
story begins in London, where the British Prime Minister has passed
away under mysterious circumstances. His funeral is a must-attend event
for leaders of the western world. However, what starts out as the most
protected event on Earth turns into a deadly plot to kill the world's
most powerful leaders, devastate every known landmark in the British
capital, and unleash a terrifying vision of the
future. Only three people have any hope of stopping it: the President
of the United States, his formidable Secret Service head (Gerard
Butler), and an English MI-6 agent who rightly trusts no one.
Reprising their roles in support are
Academy Award® nominee Robert
Forster as General Edward Clegg, Sean O’Bryan as NSA Deputy Director
Ray Monroe, and Radha Mitchell as Leah Banning. Joining the returning
cast members are Academy Award®
nominee Jackie Earle Haley, Alon Aboutboul (“The Dark
Knight Rises”), Charlotte Riley, and Waleed Zuaiter (from the Academy
Award® nominated film “Omar”).
London Has Fallen is being produced by Gerard Butler, Alan Siegel, John Thompson, Les Weldon, and Mark Gill.
The executive producers are Avi Lerner,
Trevor Short, Peter Schlessel, Matt O'Toole, Boaz Davidson, Heidi Jo
Markel, Christine Crow, Zygi Kamasa and Guy Avshalom. Lonnie Ramati is
co-executive producer.
Peter Heslop is co-producer.
Mr. Najafi's creative team includes
production designer Joel Collins ("Autobahn," "The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy"), costume designer Stephanie Collie ("Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels,"
"Layer Cake"), and cinematographer Ed Wild ("Autobahn"). Casting is by
Elaine Grainger.
Focus Features will release
London Has Fallen theatrically nationwide on October 2nd, 2015.
Millennium Films
Millennium Films is one of the largest and
longest-running independent film companies in the world. The studio
releases eight to 10 feature films per year, providing development,
financing, physical
production and global distribution. Millennium Films is best known for
“The Expendables” franchise and “Olympus Has Fallen.”
Focus Features
Focus Features (www.focusfeatures.com)
makes, acquires, and
releases movies from rising and established talent and filmmakers. The
company is moving forward with a diverse slate of wide releases
appealing to a range of moviegoers. Staying true to the company’s roots,
the slate will also include several specialty films
each year.
In addition to
London Has Fallen, current and upcoming releases from Focus
include “The Boxtrolls,” the new family event movie from LAIKA, directed
by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable with a voice cast that includes
Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Elle Fanning,
and Tracy Morgan; the romantic drama “The Theory of Everything,”
directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh and starring Eddie Redmayne
and Felicity Jones as Stephen and Jane Hawking; “Black Sea,” the
suspenseful adventure thriller starring Jude Law for
director Kevin Macdonald; the romantic drama “A Little Chaos,” directed
by Alan Rickman and starring Kate Winslet; Tarsem Singh’s “Selfless,”
starring Ryan Reynolds and Ben Kingsley; Leigh Whannell’s “Insidious:
Chapter 3,” the newest chapter in the terrifying
horror series; “Sinister 2,” directed by Ciaran Foy; Juan Antonio
Bayona’s visually spectacular drama “A Monster Calls,” starring Lewis
MacDougall, Felicity Jones, and Liam Neeson; and Stephen Hopkins’
“Race,” starring Jeremy Irons, Jason Sudeikis, and Stephan
James as the legendary athletic superstar Jesse Owens.
Focus
Features is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and
entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing
of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience.
NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and
entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations, a leading television
stations group, world-renowned theme parks, and a suite of leading
Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast
Corporation.
Monday, November 3, 2014
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
October 31, 2014 - November 2, 2014
1. Nightcrawler $10.9 M
2. Ouija $10.9 M
3. Fury $9.1 M $60.4 M
4. Gone Girl $8.8 M
5. The Book of Life $8.3 M
6. John Wick $8 M $27.5 M
7. St. Vincent $7.7 M
8. Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day $6.4 M
9. The Judge $3.4 M
10. Dracula Untold $2.9 M
Saturday, November 1, 2014
NIGHTCRAWLER
Plot:
When an unemployed, scrap metal peddling Louis Bloom (Gyllenhaal) comes upon a tragic auto accident he becomes intrigued with the video camera team on the scene. He goes online to learn the tricks of the trade, buys a camcorder and sets out to capture footage to sell to a local news station managed by a horrific seeking producer named Nina Romina (Russo). Business gets better as he positions himself to become one of the premier cameramen covering the city's most shocking events. His thrill seeking ventures will soon take him on a dangerous path of no return just so that he can get his story.
Reel Talk:
This movie is way better than I had anticipated. It is a dark and intense thriller that will keep you glued to the screen. Gyllenhaal puts in a great performance as the nerdy but cold and calculating cameraman and Russo looks good and shows why she is still one of the best in the business as she turns in a riveting performance as the newsroom boss. Don't sleep on this movie, it is definitely one to see.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed and Michael Hyatt
Directed by: Dan Gilroy
Rated: R
I give it 5 corn dogs.
By: The Reel Hustler
LAGGIES
Plot:
Megan (Knightley) is a mid twenties woman in the midst of a crisis from her overly judgmental friends and a lackluster relationship with her fiance who is pressuring her to get married, so you decides to take a getaway break for a week by shacking up with a teenage girl named Annika (Moretz) who she just recently befriended. Only problem is that they don't inform Annika's dad Craig (Rockwell) who eventually finds out and allows the runaway lady to stay in his house during the brief tenure of her escape. While there the situation between the two adults become a bit complicated as they begin to acquire feelings for each other that neither bargained on.
Reel Talk:
This is definitely a chick flick, teen or young adult chick flick to be exact. Keira Knightley is boring as the runaway bride and for his small parts Sam Rockwell gives the movie some character. Chloe Grace Moretz is your typical teenage star which she is not bad in her role. If you're a young teenage girl this will be a good weekend movie but other than that it would make for a good Lifetime movie.
Starring: Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber and Jeff Garlin
Directed by: Lynn Shelton
Rated: R
I give it 2 corn dogs.
By: The Reel Hustler
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