Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
OCTOBER 23, 2015 - OCTOBER 25, 2015
1 The Martian $15,900,000
2 Goosebumps $15,500,000
3 Bridge of Spies $11,365,000
4 The Last Witch Hunter $10,825,000
5 Hotel Transylvania 2 $9,000,000
6 Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
$8,200,000
7 Steve Jobs $7,270,000
8 Crimson Peak $5,560,000
9 The Intern $3,855,000
10 Sicario $2,950,000
THE LAST WITCH HUNTER
Plot:
While leading a group of soldiers on a crusade to destroy the Witch Queen (Engelbrecht), Kaulder (Diesel) in the midst of killing the witch is curse with the gift of immortality some centuries ago. Now in the new modern era Kaulder is still witch hunting, keeping evil at a minumum until he is alerted about some mysterious deaths that lead back to the possibilty that the Witch Queen may have been ressurected and brought back to cause havoc and to take over the world. Now he must use all his resources and team with a young witch Chloe (Leslie) to hunt and find the witch to stop and kill her, preventing her evil world takeover.
Reel Talk:
Can you say "wickity, wickity wack"!!! Yes this movie was wack. I mean Vin Diesel is not an Academy Award actor and you don't go to his movies for his acting skills but rather his action packed physical presence on the screen, but he must have owed someone a favor or something to stoop to this corny movie. And then you got Elijah Wood and Oscar winner Michael Caine who contributed to this crap as well. It was a dull, stupid story and lackluster action. Diesel's cheesy kid's film The Pacifier was better than this. Save your time and your money on this one, you can wait for it to come on the FX of SYFY cable channels.
Starring: Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood, Michael Caine and Julie Engelbrecht
Directed by: Breck Eisner
Rated: PG-13
I give it 1 corn dog.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
Friday, October 23, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
OCTOBER 16, 2015 - OCTOBER 18, 2015
1 Goosebumps $23,500,000
2 The Martian $21,500,000
3 Bridge of Spies $15,380,000
4 Crimson Peak $12,850,000
5 Hotel Transylvania 2 $12,250,000
6 Pan $5,860,000
7 The Intern $5,405,000
8 Sicario $4,500,000
9 Woodlawn $4,100,000
10 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
$2,750,000
JENNIFER SAUNDERS AND JOANNA LUMLEY ARE BACK FOR “ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE”
JENNIFER SAUNDERS AND JOANNA LUMLEY ARE BACK FOR
“ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE”
COMEDY TO SHOOT IN FRANCE AND THE UK
Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films are delighted to announce that principal photography has begun on ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE. The first cinematic adventure for the long running and much-loved comedy is shooting on location in the U.K and the south of France for 7 weeks.
Fox Searchlight Pictures and BBC Films are delighted to announce that principal photography has begun on ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE. The first cinematic adventure for the long running and much-loved comedy is shooting on location in the U.K and the south of France for 7 weeks.
ABSOLUTELY
FABULOUS: THE MOVIE reunites Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as the
iconic Edina and Patsy along with the rest of the original cast that
includes Julia Sawalha as Saffy,
Jane Horrocks as Bubble and June Whitfield as Mother. The award-winning
team behind the camera includes Mandie Fletcher (“Blackadder,”
“Absolutely Fabulous”) directing from a script by Jennifer Saunders,
producers Jon Plowman (“Absolutely Fabulous,” “The Vicar of Dibley”)
and Damian Jones (THE IRON LADY, BELLE, DAD’S ARMY) with
Steve Milne, Christian Eisenbeiss, Christine Langan, Nichola Martin, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Maureen Vincent
serving as executive producers. The film will be released in 2016.
“I am thrilled and excited to finally start filming. We are all
taking our medication and hoping for the best,” said Saunders.
“We’re so happy to join Jennifer, Joanna and the Absolutely Fabulous team on their latest and greatest adventures!”
says Claudia Lewis, Fox Searchlight Pictures President of Production.
“Ab
Fab on the big screen is a treat we've been hotly anticipating at BBC
Films and we're very proud to join Jennifer and her terrific team for
this delicious reunion,” says Christine Langan, Head of BBC Films.
Appropriate
for their big screen debut, Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and
glamour, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking
and clubbing their way around London’s trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a
major incident at
an uber fashionable launch party,
they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi.
Fleeing penniless
to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they
hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life
forever
more!
JESSICA CHASTAIN TO STAR IN THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE
PRODUCTION BEGINS ON THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE;
NIKI CARO DIRECTS JESSICA CHASTAIN IN REAL-LIFE STORY OF HEROISM
Production has begun in the Czech Republic on
The Zookeeper’s Wife, adapted from Diane Ackerman’s nonfiction
book of the same name which was based on the diaries of Antonina
Żabiński. Focus Features will release the film domestically; Universal
Pictures International has distribution rights to the
film in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia, Latin America, and
Eastern Europe.
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain stars in the title role, as Antonina Żabiński.
The Zookeeper’s Wife director Niki Caro’s previous films include Whale Rider and
North Country.
The Zookeeper’s Wife
dramatizes a real-life story
of heroism. The time is 1939. The place is Poland, homeland of Antonina
Żabiński (portrayed by Ms. Chastain) and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński
(Johan
Heldenbergh, a European Film Award nominee for the Academy
Award-nominated The Broken Circle Breakdown). The Warsaw Zoo
flourishes under Jan’s stewardship and Antonina’s care. When their
country is invaded by the Nazis, Jan and Antonina are forced to
report to the Reich’s newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck
(Golden Globe Award nominee Daniel Brühl of
the upcoming Captain America: Civil War). The Żabińskis
covertly begin working with the Resistance – and put into action plans
to save the lives of hundreds from what has become the Warsaw Ghetto,
with Antonina putting herself and her children at
great risk.
The cast of
The Zookeeper’s Wife also includes Michael McElhatton (Game of Thrones); Iddo Goldberg (Defiance,
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler); Goran Kostic (In the Land of Blood and Honey); and Israeli actresses Shira Haas, who stars in Natalie Portman’s feature directorial debut
A Tale of Love and Darkness, and Efrat Dor, acclaimed for her work in the television series
Achat Efes Efes, Asfur, and Mermaids.
The screenplay adaptation is by Angela Workman (War Bride). The movie is being produced by Jeff Abberley, through his Scion Films; Kim
Zubick and Diane Levin, who initiated the project; and Electric City Entertainment’s Jamie Patricof.
Academy Award nominee Suzie Davies (Mr. Turner) is the production designer on The Zookeeper’s Wife; Andrij Parekh (Show Me a Hero) is the director of photography; and Bina Daigeler (Only Lovers Left Alive) is the film’s costume designer.
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS POSTER & TRAILER DEBUT
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS TRAILER
TO DEBUT TONIGHT DURING HALFTIME ON
ESPN’S “MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”Lucasfilm announced today that the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” on Monday, October 19, during halftime of the National Football League (NFL) game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. The game starts at 5:15 p.m. PDT/8:15 p.m. EDT. The Spanish language version of the trailer will air on ESPN Deportes simultaneously.
To commence the countdown for the trailer launch, today Lucasfilm released the Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster worldwide. Following the trailer launch, tickets to the
highly anticipated cinematic event will be on sale everywhere movie tickets are sold.
In conjunction with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer debut, the Walt Disney Company is providing unprecedented company-wide on-air and social support (#TheForceAwakens)
as well as tying in events and special activities for the day of the trailer release.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in U.S. theaters on December 18.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The
Force Awakens.
The
film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver,
Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis,
Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels,
Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan
Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as
executive producers. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan & J.J.
Abrams and Michael Arndt.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
CAST FOR THE MOVIE "GIFTED"
CHRIS EVANS, LINDSAY DUNCAN, MCKENNA GRACE, JENNY SLATE AND
OCTAVIA SPENCER STAR IN “GIFTED” FOR FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES
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"
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
Sunday, October 4, 2015
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
OCTOBER 2, 2015 - OCTOBER 4, 2015
1 The Martian $55,000,000
2 Hotel Transylvania 2 $33,000,000
3 Sicario $12,075,000
4 The Intern $11,620,000
5 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
$7,650,000
6 Black Mass $5,905,000
7 Everest (2015) $5,510,000
8 The Visit $3,950,000
9 War Room $2,800,000
10 The Perfect Guy $2,400,000
Saturday, October 3, 2015
SICARIO
Plot:
When FBI drug enforcement Agent Kate Macer (Blunt) who has been fighting hard trying to keep the Mexican drug Cartel from passing their drugs through the Texas border, gets the opportunity to join a special government task force run by Matt Graver (Brolin) and a mysterious consultant named Alejadro (Del Toro), she has no idea what she is getting herself into. The unit operating with government immunity infiltrates deep into the violent heart of Mexico to pick up a ranking member of the Cartel with hopes that he will lead them to the top drug lord. But after what seems to be some strange and illegal tactics with their approach she begins to question just how far and to what extent the task force will go to get their guy?
Reel talk:
SICARIO in Mexico means hitman...Well this movie is a 'hit man'!!! Right from the start you will feel the intensity that will continue throughout the entire film. This depiction of the raging war between the violent Mexican Cartel and the United States drug task force is riveting. The cast is on point with Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro leading the pack. Trust me get your snacks early and do your restroom runs because once the movie begins you will not want to leave to miss anything. Excellent movie that is worth checking out.
Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan and Jon Bernthal
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Rated: R
I give it 5 corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
THE MARTIAN
Plot:
A crew of American astronauts while during a mission on Mars try to avoid a vicious storm and prepare to evacuate the planet and then when one of the crew members gets caught in the storm and presumed dead the remaining team takes off heading back to Earth. Once the storm has passed astronaut Mark Watney (Damon) who they thought dead but was only knocked unconscious, manages to get back to the base station and now must strategize a way to survive his ordeal until possibly the next mission comes that way. Meanwhile on Earth after realizing the blunder, Nasa and all the brilliant minds also try to figure a way to bring the stranded man home.
Reel Talk:
Many will try to compare this film to Sandra Bullock's outer space dilemma GRAVITY in which she was pretty much on the screen mostly by herself much of the movie which is hard in keeping the attention of the audience, well fortunately for Matt Damon he did not have to carry the load alone because he had a good cast of co-stars that helped in making this an enjoyable film. With that being said it also allowed Damon to display a humorous side to his character because he was able to feed off of the other cast members as they worked to get Watney home. Very good movie that I really enjoyed and say that it is worth cashing out to see.
Starring: Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Michael Pena, Sean Bean and Donald Glover
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Rated: PG-13
I give it 5 corn dogs.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
GOODNIGHT MOMMY
When twin brothers Lukas (Schwarz) and Elias (Schwarz) after being alone in their countryside home, have their mother (Wuest) return from having some cosmetic surgery done to her face they are happy. But it doesn't take long before the boys begin to wonder if the bandaged faced woman is really their mother because of what they deem as strange behavior by her. To find out if she is really their mom they set out to put her through some torturing tests that hoping that this will reveal the truth to her identity.
Reel Talk:
This was one weird movie and it is in subtitles so that made it even harder to follow along. You will definitely have to be one who likes both foreign films and films with subtitles. Now it was suspenseful but still it was to much work to watching it. This is one that if you wish to see it you can catch it on Netflix or cable. save your money!
Starring: Susanne Wuest, Lukas Schwarz and Elias Schwarz
Directed by: Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz
Rated: R
I give it 1 corn dog.
By: THE REEL HUSTLER
Friday, October 2, 2015
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