ENTOURAGE

Plot:

Fresh off his divorce, Hollywood megastar Vincent Chase (Grenier) decides to not only star in is his new movie but also wants to direct it, so along with his entourage of Eric (Connolly), Turtle (Ferrara), Drama (Dillon) they convince former entertainment agent now movie executive Ari Gold (Piven) to do just that. Eventually the movie production goes way over budget and they press a reluctant Ari to head to Texas so that he can acquire more money from their primary investor only to be refused further monies unless they allow the investor's son to go with Ari to Los Angeles to get a preview of the film. The pressure mounts on the group as they try to impress the spoiled rich kid as well as try to deal with the personal issues that each one is encountering.


Reel Talk:

Entourage Hits The Big Screen!!! The boys from the hit HBO series all get together for the little over a hour and a half movie that could have easily been a special presentation for the cable station but was selected to be shown in theaters. Either way it was a good movie and you didn't have to be a fan of the series to enjoy this film although it helps knowing the characters. With all the celebrity cameos from just about everyone involved with sports and entertainment, it was like one big Hollywood party with the audience as their special invited guests. It should have been easy for director / writer Doug Ellin to do this project since he is the man behind the HBO series. An enjoyable and entertaining movie that even though it would have worked on cable is worth checking out in the theaters.

Starring: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven
Directed by: Doug Ellin
Rated: R

I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: The Reel Hustler

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN

MAY 29, 2015 - MAY 31, 2015

1. 'San Andreas' $53,215,000
2. 'Pitch Perfect 2' $14,381,000
3. 'Tomorrowland' $13,803,000
4. 'Mad Max: Fury Road' $13,625,000
5. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' $10,920,000
6. 'Aloha' $10,000,000
7. 'Poltergeist (2015)' $7,800,000
8. 'Far from the Madding Crowd' $1,420,000
9. 'Hot Pursuit' $1,370,000
10. 'Home (2015)' $1,150,000

SAN ANDREAS

Plot:

Hotshot rescue pilot Ray (Johnson) is the man who has countless of saves on his missions but unfortunately it seems that he can't save his marriage as his wife Emma (Gugino) prepares to divorce him and move in with her rich boyfriend. Ray is all set to take his daughter Blake (Daddario) cross state to her college in San Francisco when he is called away to help in Las Vegas after they were hit with a massive earthquake. Believing that the worse is over, an earthquake specialist named Lawrence (Giamatti) realizes that the earlier quake is nothing compared to what is to follow and must do whatever he can to try to warn people along the San Andreas fault line. With the cities crumbling around him Ray takes flight to go and save his estranged wife and then the two sets out on the dangerous quest to find and save their daughter among the ruins of San Francisco.


Reel Talk:

To repeat what I have been saying for awhile now, movies with action actors like Dwayne Johnson, Sylvester Stallone, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are only designed to thrill and entertain us. Do not go to see their films expecting anything more like great performances or even good plots. So on that note, yes it was entertaining. It was very predictable and some of the dialog was un-necessary especially when you are in the middle of a mission to save someones life, but still action packed with some jaw dropping special effects which serve the purpose of entertainment. If you go into it with that mentality you will not be disappointed. A cool date movie but would be best if you catch it on a matinee.

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Paul Giamatti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt and Art Parkinson
Directed by: Brad Peyton
Rated: PG-13

I give it 3 corn dogs.

By: The Reel Hustler

TOMORROWLAND

Plot:

Casey Newton (Robertson) is a very smart young teen whose thirst for science and ways to make the world a better place tends to lead her to troublesome situations. When her most recent stunt gets her arrested, her father bails her out and upon her release she is given a mysterious pen that once she touches it she is transported to a different dimensional world of advanced technology. Wanting to gain more knowledge about the pen and its attachment to this strange new world she hooks up with Athena
(Cassidy), the strange little girl who placed the pen into her possession and the two must find Frank Walker (Clooney) who was once a young boy genius that was ousted from the unique world of the future. He will have the answers to Casey's question and how they can save Tomorrowland from a soon pending destruction while the trio are now the target of a  massive hunt to prevent them from that mission.


Reel Talk:

A good family movie with some very good visual effects. My question is, why out of all these movies that are tagged with 3D effects that aren't really 3D worthy, this one didn't make the cut? It would have really been good in Imax 3D with the special array of colors and images. But outside the spectacular visual effects the movie was just alright and a little longer than it probably should have been that ended up with a corny ending.
But as I mentioned earlier this will make a good family movie for the children other than that you can wait for it to be released on cable.

Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy and Tim McGraw
Directed by: Brad Bird
Rated: PG

I give it 3 corn dogs.

By: The Reel Hustler

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX

LIONSGATE SET TO SHOOT DEEPWATER HORIZON

LIONSGATE’S “DEEPWATER HORIZON” STARTS PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY

 

Film is a Summit Entertainment and Participant Media Presentation and a di Bonaventura Pictures, Closest to the Hole, Leverage Entertainment Production

 

Lionsgate (NYSE:LGF), a leading global entertainment company, announced that principal photography has begun today on “DEEPWATER HORIZON” in New Orleans, Louisiana. The film is a presentation of Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment and Participant Media and a

di Bonaventura Pictures / Closest to the Hole /  Leverage Entertainment production.

The film stars Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg (“LONE SURVIVIOR”, “THE FIGHTER”) alongside Golden Globe® nominee Kurt Russell (“FURIOUS SEVEN” and the forthcoming “THE HATEFUL EIGHT”), Academy Award® nominee John Malkovich (“RED”, “BURN AFTER READING”), Dylan O’Brien (“THE MAZE RUNNER”), Golden Globe® winner Gina Rodriguez (“Jane the Virgin”) and Academy Award® nominee Kate Hudson (“ALMOST FAMOUS”, “NINE”).  Peter Berg  (“LONE SURVIVOR”, “THE KINGDOM”) is directing the screenplay written by Matthew Sand and Matthew Michael Carnahan (“THE KINGDOM”). The screenplay is based upon the 2010 New York Times article ‘Deepwater Horizon’s Final Hours’ by David Barstow, David Rohde and Stephanie Saul.  Lorenzo di Bonaventura (“TRANSFORMERS”, “RED”) and Mark Vahradian (“JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT”, “RED”) are producing for di Bonaventura Pictures along with Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, David Womark (“LIFE OF PI”) for Closest to the Hole and Leverage Entertainment. The film is executive produced by Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King at Participant Media.

“DEEPWATER HORIZON” is based on the true events that occurred on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, the story chronicles the courage of those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon and the extreme moments of bravery and survival in the face of what would become one of the biggest man-made disasters in world history.

 

Lionsgate is set to release “DEEPWATER HORIZON” on its Summit Entertainment label in North America on September 30, 2016.

NEW "AMY" POSTER

A24 will open AMY in New York & Los Angeles on July 3, 2015

And Nationwide on July 10, 2015

From BAFTA award-winning director Asif Kapadia (SENNA), AMY tells the incredible story of six-time Grammy-winner Amy Winehouse – in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archive footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving and vital film shines a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few can.

A once-in-a-generation talent, Amy Winehouse was a musician that captured the world’s attention. A pure jazz artist in the most authentic sense – she wrote and sung from the heart using her musical gifts to analyse her own problems. The combination of her raw honesty and supreme talent resulted in some of the most unique and adored songs of the modern era.

Her huge success, however, resulted in relentless and invasive media attention which coupled with Amy’s troubled relationships and precarious lifestyle saw her life tragically begin to unravel. Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning in July 2011 at the age of 27.