Sunday, October 18, 2015

Sanjay's Super Team - Clip 1


Steve Jobs - Featurette "Woz On Jobs" (HD)

CAST FOR THE MOVIE "GIFTED"





CHRIS EVANS, LINDSAY DUNCAN, MCKENNA GRACE, JENNY SLATE AND
OCTAVIA SPENCER STAR IN “GIFTED” FOR FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

                                    MARC WEBB DIRECTING

 Fox Searchlight Pictures President of Production Claudia Lewis announced that principal photography has started in Savannah and on Tybee Island, GA on the drama GIFTED, starring Chris Evans (CAPTAIN AMERICA, SNOWPIERCER), Tony Award winner Lindsay Duncan (BIRDMAN, LE WEEKEND), Mckenna Grace (INDEPENDENCE DAY:  RESURGENCE), Jenny Slate (OBVIOUS CHILD, “Parks and Recreation”) and Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer (THE HELP, INSURGENT).  Marc Webb ((500) DAYS OF SUMMER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) directs from an original screenplay by Tom Flynn.  Karen Lunder and Andy Cohen are producing.
 
"I'm incredibly excited to begin principal photography on ‘Gifted.’  I'm psyched to be working with this awesome cast that has come on board to make this beautiful film with me. Chris Evans, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate, Octavia Spencer and Mckenna Grace are a wonderful rich ensemble that is both hilarious and sincere. Tom Flynn's sensitive and thoughtful script strikes the heart in a way that felt very personal.  Plus it is great to be back with Searchlight again,” says Webb.
Marc is well-loved at Searchlight and we’re thrilled to have him back, along with Chris Evans and the rest of the extraordinary cast.  We’re convinced that this uniquely funny and emotional film will touch all those who care about family and finding one’s place in the world,” says Lewis.
 
“It is a rare thing in this business to fall in love with a script and actually get to make it.  When Marc Webb came on to direct Tom Flynn’s incredibly moving screenplay we knew we had the makings of a special film. Augmented by the caliber of the cast Marc has assembled and the incomparable support from the team at Fox Searchlight, we couldn't be more thrilled,” say Lunder and Cohen.
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) - in a coastal town in Florida.  Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old’s mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank’s formidable mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary.  Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary’s landlady and best friend.  Jenny Slate is Mary’s teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well.
Executive Vice President of Production David Greenbaum and Director of Production Taylor Freidman are overseeing the project for Fox Searchlight Pictures.  The director of photography is Stuart Dryburgh (THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS), the production designer is Laura Fox ((500) DAYS OF SUMMER, PARADISE), the costume designer is Abby O’Sullivan (FROZEN RIVER, EMPIRE STATE), the casting director is David Rubin (WILD, GRAVITY, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL) and the editor is Bill Pankow (CARLITO’S WAY, AMERICAN ULTRA). The executive producers are Molly Allen, Glen Basner and Ben Browning.
 
Fox Searchlight Pictures is a specialty film company that both finances and acquires motion pictures. It has its own marketing and distribution operations, and its films are distributed internationally by Twentieth Century Fox. Fox Searchlight Pictures is a unit of 21st Century Fox.

BRIDGE OF SPIES


Plot:

In the midst of the Cold War, New York attorney James Donovan (Hanks) becomes a hated man when he is assigned to defend Russian spy Rudolf Abel (Rylance) and rather allowing him to get the death sentence he fights for him a jail sentence. But when American Air Force pilot Francis Gary Powers (Stowell) is shot down and captured by the Soviet Union it is Donovan that the CIA turns to to go in and act unofficially on behalf of the United States to negotiate an exchange for the prisoners Powers and Abel being held by both countries. But it is not as simple as it seems because he must go to Berlin and deal with another third party who represents Russia to work out the deal, risking his own life for the sake of the transaction.


Reel Talk:

There is not a better director than Steven Spielberg who can transform the actual accounts of true events into a film and then when you have a well seasoned veteran in Tom Hanks, you already know that this movie is gonna be good. This suspenseful spy thriller is intense and will keep you engaged into the movie. Excellent performances by the cast anchored by Hanks who will surely be nominated for an Oscar for his role as the negotiating lawyer. A must see film, so definitely go check it out!

Starring: Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan and Austin Stowell
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Rated: PG-13

I give it 5 corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER

GOOSEBUMPS


Plot:

Zach (Minnette) and his mom have just relocated from New York to a small town for her new new job as assistant principle for the locale high school. Trying to adjust to the new environment he befriends his new neighbor Hannah (Rush) whose mysterious and strict father R.L. Stine (Black) is the famed author of the monster books series Goosebumps and  when Zach and schoolmate Champ (Lee) while visiting Hannah accidentally unlock the original drafts of the author's books they unleash the actual monsters from the book's pages. The ring leader of the monster coup is Slappy (voiced by Black) a disgruntle puppet who wants to takeover the small town with his fictional army of terror. The teens along with Stine must now warn the town and try to come up with a plan to thwart the evil takeover and get the imaginary figures back on the pages of their books.


Reel Talk:

Move over Chuckie because Slappy is not happy!!! Not since Chuckie the  demon doll has their been a doll or puppet that has been humorously terrifying. Goosebumps is a very good entertaining family movie. It is funny  and will give you a few goosebumps here and there but not nothing that will keep you awake with nightmares. Good job by the cast with Jack Black contributing with three characters as R.L. Stine, the voice of Slappy and the Invisible Boy. This is a movie that is worth the admission and you will enjoy it just like I did.

Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan and Jillian Bell
Directed by: Rob Letterman
Rated: PG

I give it 4 stars.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

MEET & GREET FOR THE CAST OF "THE LIES THEY TOLD"





Gearing up for her hit stage play "The Lies They Told" to take to the road for performances in Akron, Ohio, play writer and producer, director Je' McClain wanted to show some love to her city Detroit by having a special cast meet and greet at the location of one of her production's sponsors Sharpley Made Boutique at 29564 Orchard Lake Rd. Invited guest and media were able to mingle with cast members, stage and screen actor Carl A. Payne II of the Martin Show, Ann Nesby R&B, gospel singer and former lead singer for the group Sounds Of Blackness, Tamika Scott formerly of the female R&B group Xscape, R&B singing sensation Zanye and other cast mates. It was an awesome event and we wish Je' McClain much success as she continues to expand her horizons with her stage plays.
This is my life, the life of THE REEL HUSTLER!!!

Sunday, October 11, 2015

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN


OCTOBER 9, 2015 - OCTOBER 11, 2015

 1 The Martian $37,000,000
2 Hotel Transylvania 2 $20,300,000
3 Pan $15,530,000
4 The Intern $8,660,000
5 Sicario $7,350,000
6 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
$5,250,000
7 The Walk $3,650,000
8 Black Mass $3,130,000
9 Everest (2015) $3,030,000
10 The Visit $2,420,000