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DETROIT STUDENTS ADDED TO FREE SCREENING FOR SELMA

275,000 STUDENTS RECEIVE FREE TICKETS TO ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED “SELMA”

 

12 MORE CITIES, INCLUDING DETROIT, JOIN THE MOVEMENT

 

“SELMA” IS NOMINATED FOR AN ACADEMY AWARD® FOR BEST PICTURE AND BEST ORIGINAL SONG FOR “GLORY” BY COMMON & JOHN LEGEND

 “Detroit students will have the opportunity to join with students across the country to view ‘SELMA’ thanks to the generosity of a group of national and local foundations and corporations. We are pleased to help coordinate the generous commitments of the DTE Energy Foundation, Ford Foundation, General Motors Foundation, Kresge Foundation, The Skillman Foundation, and Quicken Loans,” said Noland.

THE WEDDING RINGER

Plot:

With two weeks to go before his wedding to his beautiful bride to be Gretchen (Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug Harris (Gad) who is a workaholic nerd with no social life must find A best man to stand with him during the ceremony. With no options he is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Hart) of TBM Inc. (The Best Man Inc.) whose services are to be the best man for lonely guys who have no friends, which he provides in various packages. But in the case for Doug he must provide a service that has never been done before  which he calls "The Golden Tux Package", where not only will he be the best man but he will also provide the remaining group of groomsmen who turns out to be a group of mix matched misfits that only have a short time to come together as his friends for the wedding.



Reel Talk:

This is probably one of Kevin Hart's better movies. Normally he just outright takes over a movie even when he has a ton of other A list celebrities, but here he is basically the star but he balanced himself so that he didn't overshadow his co-stars. He even showed more range than just being an outrageous comedian than in his other films, he showed a more subdued side to his acting. The all star supporting cast was good with Josh Gad and even with the veteran actor , Ken Howard who was hilarious as the bride's father and  actresses Mimi Rogers as her mom and the cameo of Cloris Leachman as the grandmother, everyone lent a part in making this a funny and enjoyable movie. I recommend this movie for some good laughs, so get out and check it out.

Starring: Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Affion Crockett, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Ken Howard, Mimi Rogers and Jorge Garcia
Directed by: Jeremy Garelick
Rated: R

I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: The Reel Hustler

UBER & 20TH CENTURY FOX / KINGSMAN CONTEST

CLICK HERE FOR OFFICIAL WEBPAGE

It’s raining. You separate the blinds and peer outside, making sure to not draw attention to yourself. You pull on your coat and glance at your phone, tapping it quickly before you dash out into the street. A car arrives and the driver confirms your name. You step in and are whisked away — gone in an instant.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Secure exclusive passes to a secret screening of the anticipated spy flick Kingsman: The Secret Service on Thursday.

For this operation, we’re teaming up with 20th Century Fox to give Uber riders like you, and every Kingsman in the making, an exclusive and advanced screening of Kingsman: The Secret Service in 50 different cities, on one night – one month before it hits theaters.

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Win tickets to an Uber-exclusive screening of Kingsman: The Secret Service

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MISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Secure screening passes: Find your city’s promo code on the list below and enter that code in the app from now until 10am local time on January 15 for the chance to see Kingsman: The Secret Service on Thursday, January 15 at 7:00pm. If you are lucky enough to win, we will email you prior to the screening on Thursday evening with mission instructions to the theater.

All showtimes are 7pm, local time on Thursday, January 15

Seating is limited, so get there early!

 

PRO TIP: Be sure to enter the correct code since they are specific to the city you are located in.

RIDE LIKE A KINGSMAN

In addition to scoring free passes to the advanced screening, riders in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, and Washington D.C. will get the chance to make a grand entrance with the Kingsman Vehicle Experience - including a complimentary ride to the theater & exclusive Kingsman swag.

Learn more about how you can request the Kingsman Vehicle Experience here and ride in style.

THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE

Three lucky winners will also get to make a grand entrance at the NYC Kingsman Event in New York City on February 9th. Each rider that enters the designated code into the Uber app will automatically be entered to win the sweepstakes. Fans outside of these cities can enter code “KINGSMAN” into the Uber app and will also be entered to win the flyaway package.

Let’s recap:

50 Cities get an exclusive Uber screening of Kingsman on Thursday, January 15

9 Cities have the Kingsman Vehicle Experience and can win a complimentary ride to the theater, two free passes to the screening and Kingsman swag.

3 Lucky winners will be selected for a flyaway package to attend the NYC Kingsman Event

 

PARTICIPATING CITIES:

 

 

City	Promotion Code
Atlanta	KingsmanATL
Austin	KingsmanATX
Baltimore	KingsmanBAL
Boston	KingsmanBOS
Charleston	KingsmanCHAR
Charlotte	KingsmanCLT
Chicago	KingsmanCHI
Cincinnati	KingsmanCINCY
Cleveland	KingsmanCLE
Columbus	KingsmanCBUS
Dallas	KingsmanDAL
Denver	KingsmanDEN
Detroit	KingsmanDET
Ann Arbor	KingsmanAA
Grand Rapids	KingsmanGR
Honolulu	KingsmanHNL
Houston	KingsmanHOU
Indianapolis	KingsmanIND
Jacksonville	KingsmanJAX
Kansas City	KingsmanKC
Los Angeles	KingsmanLA
Madison	KingsmanMD
Miami	KingsmanMIA
Milwaukee	KingsmanMKE
Minneapolis	KingsmanMSP
Nashville	KingsmanNASH
New York	KingsmanNYC
Norfolk	KingsmanNOR
Oklahoma City	KingsmanOKC
Orange County	KingsmanOC
Orlando	KingsmanORL
Philadelphia	KingsmanPHI
Phoenix	KingsmanPHX
Pittsburgh	KingsmanPITT
Providence	KingsmanPROV
Raleigh	KingsmanRAL
Richmond	KingsmanRICH
Sacramento	KingsmanSAC
Salt Lake City	KingsmanSLC
San Antonio	KingsmanSA
San Diego	KingsmanSD
San Francisco	KingsmanSF
Santa Barbara	KingsmanSB
Seattle	KingsmanSEA
St. Louis	KingsmanSTL
Tampa	KingsmanTAMPA
Toronto	KingsmanTOR
Tucson	KingsmanTUC
Washington D.C.	KingsmanDC
West Palm Beach	KingsmanWPB

MORE DETAILS:

Good luck and may the best Kingsman win. Check out all the rules for theKingsman sweepstakes here.

 

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN

JANUARY 9, 2015 - JANUARY 11, 2015

1. 'Taken 3' $40,400,000
2. 'Selma' $11,200,000
3. 'Into the Woods' $9,750,000
4. 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' $9,435,000
5. 'Unbroken' $8,368,000
6. 'The Imitation Game' $7,624,000
7. 'Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb' $6,700,000
8. 'Annie (2014)' $4,919,000
9. 'The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death' $4,825,000
10. 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1' $3,750,000

MORE "SELMA" SCREENINGS FOR THE KIDS

MORE AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADERS ACROSS AMERICA JOIN NEW YORK LEADERS IN RAISING FUNDS TO BRING “SELMA” TO STUDENTS FOR FREE

NEW CITIES BOSTON, NASHVILLE, NEW JERSEY, PHILADELPHIA, SAN FRANCISCO, SARASOTA, FL, AND WESTCHESTER ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATIONWIDE EFFORT

NEW YORK CITY COMPLETELY SOLD OUT

HOLLYWOOD, CA (January 12, 2015) – In an unprecedented effort lead by a team of African-American business leaders in New York, organizations across the U.S. coordinated a massive national campaign to find African-American business leaders to underwrite free admission to the Golden Globe-nominated film “SELMA” for students around the country.  

New cities Boston, Nashville, New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sarasota, FL, and Westchester have come together to create funds that will allow students in these locations to see “SELMA” for free at participating theaters.

The efforts are inspired by the success of the program in New York City, in which 27 African-American business leaders created a fund for 27,000 of the city’s 7^th, 8^th and 9^th grade students to see the film for free. Due to the overwhelming demand, the New York City effort sold out in the very first weekend and was expanded to 75,000 tickets.

“Our goal was to educate as many children as we could about the historical importance and contemporary relevance of the march in Selma,” said Bill Lewis, Co-Chairman of Investment Banking, Lazard. “Seeing so many business leaders in other cities join this spontaneous initiative is a wonderful outcome for the children and for our country.”

The students in these cities will show a student ID or report card at the box office of any participating theater for free admittance. The programs begin today, January 12^th and run through January 19^th (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) or while tickets last.

Business leaders in additional cities are currently organizing commitments and participation from community organizations. Those cities and leaders will be announced Wednesday, January 14^th.

The local business leaders who are leading the efforts are: 

Bennie Wiley, Principal, The Wiley Group and Flash Wiley, Counsel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, in Boston (10,000 tickets)

“How inspiring to see so many members of the African-American community come together to expose our young people to this important chapter in history,” said Bennie Wiley and Flash Wiley. “We are delighted to join this extraordinary effort.” 

  

Lawrence Jackson, Chairman, SourceMark, LLC, Former President, Dollar General, in Nashville (10,000 tickets)

“Director Ava DuVernay has created a film about an important piece of American history,” said Jackson. “Nashville is privileged to raise funds to help bring the film to as many students as possible.”

David R. Jones, President & CEO, CastleOak Securities, L.P., Anré Williams, President, Global Merchant Services, American Express, and Carla A. Harris, Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley in Northern New Jersey (10,000 tickets)

“New Jersey is honored to join its friends in New York in bringing ‘SELMA’ to students who may not otherwise have the opportunity to hear Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message,” said Jones. “We are grateful to the leaders in New York, whose generosity and vision lead to this movement.”

Leslie Brun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SARR Group, LLC, in Philadelphia (10,000 tickets)

“Philadelphia is happy to do its part in helping students experience the story of Dr. King’s journey in Alabama,” said Brun. “The challenges he faced there will still ring true today for many of our country’s youth.”

Charles Ward, Chief Development Officer, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, in San Francisco (10,000 tickets)

“We've managed to raise $100,000 in a relatively short period of time. That will send 10,000 kids to see the movie,” said Ward. “We do expect that there may be even greater demand. We'd like to cover as many admissions as possible.”

The Grain Family in Sarasota, FL (1,000 tickets)

“‘SELMA’ tells the story of Dr. King’s march so powerfully and so beautifully, that we are honored to contribute to such a worthwhile cause,” said the Grain Family.

Michael V. Littlejohn, Partner, IBM Global Business Services in Westchester

(6,000 tickets)

“We are so inspired by the program in New York City and are humbled to be able to contribute to its success,” said Littlejohn.

For a list of participating theaters in select cities offering free admission to students during this program and for information on group sales, visit www.SelmaMovie.com/studenttickets

To help get the word out about the program, tweet using the hashtag #SelmaForStudents

Directed by Ava DuVernay and starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., “SELMA” earned a Golden Globe for Best Song for “Glory” by Common and John Legend and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director.

The film also stars Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Common, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, with Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey as “Annie Lee Cooper.”

Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films present “SELMA.” Produced by Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey, the film is executive produced by Brad Pitt, Cameron McCracken, Diarmuid McKeown, Nik Bower, Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes and Nan Morales. The film is written by Paul Webb. “SELMA” is directed by Ava DuVernay.

“SELMA” is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s “SELMA” tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

“SELMA” is playing in theaters nationwide. To learn more about the film, go to http://www.selmamovie.com

FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES ACQUIRES NOAH BAUMBACH’S "MISTRESS AMERICA"

FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES ACQUIRES

NOAH BAUMBACH’S “MISTRESS AMERICA”

 

STARRING GRETA GERWIG AND

INTRODUCING LOLA KIRKE

 

Specialty Arm Acquires Worldwide Rights to Comedy, Financed by RT Features

 

 

LOS ANGELES, CA January 9, 2015 - Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula announced today that the company has acquired worldwide rights to the comedy MISTRESS AMERICA, starring Golden Globe nominated Greta Gerwig and newcomer Lola Kirke. Directed by Oscar nominated Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Gerwig, the film is produced by Baumbach, Scott Rudin, Lila Yacoub, Rodrigo Teixera, and Gerwig.  The film will have its world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival and is scheduled to be released in 2015.

 

“Noah's distinct cinematic voice and keen sense of humor are an ideal fit for what we do at Searchlight.  We are thrilled to be working with Noah and Greta and couldn't be more excited to be taking their new collaboration to audiences,” said Gilula and Utley.

 

“We’re so excited about Noah’s film, and Fox Searchlight as its distributor is just the perfect match,” said RT Features’ Rodrigo Teixera.

 

In MISTRESS AMERICA, Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke (Greta Gerwig) – a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town – she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke's alluringly mad schemes.

 

The deal was brokered by Fox Searchlight’s Executive Vice President of Worldwide Acquisitions, Tony Safford, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs Megan O’Brien and Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Co-Productions Ray Strache, and UTA Independent Film Group, which represented the filmmakers and arranged the film’s financing.

 

Since 2008, RT Features has been focused on developing, producing and financing international projects such as FRANCES HA by Noah Baumbach, LOVE IS STRANGE by Ira Sachs and the next project from James Gray.  In 2014, RT announced a venture with Sikelia Productions, launching a fund to finance and produce projects by emerging filmmakers.

 

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 20th Century Fox Film.