Monday, January 26, 2015
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
JANUARY 23, 2015 - JANUARY 25, 2015
1. 'American Sniper' $64,365,000
2. 'The Boy Next Door' $15,001,000
3. 'Paddington' $12,391,000
4. 'The Wedding Ringer' $11,600,000
5. 'Taken 3' $7,600,000
6. 'The Imitation Game' $7,136,000
7. 'Strange Magic' $5,534,000
8. 'Selma' $5,500,000
9. 'Mortdecai' $4,125,000
10. 'Into the Woods' $3,886,000
Friday, January 23, 2015
GOOGLE SPONSORS "SELMA" SCREENING FOR 500 STUDENTS
GOOGLE TO SPONSOR SCREENING OF ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED “SELMA” FOR NEW YORK’S PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH
SCHOOL
FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EFFORT WILL ALLOW NEARLY 500 P-TECH STUDENTS TO SEE THE FILM
FOR FREE
SELMA FOR STUDENTS TICKETS IN BOSTON, DETROIT, NEW YORK AND NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY ARE SOLD OUT
HOLLYWOOD,
CA (January 23, 2015) – Paramount Pictures today announced that Google
will sponsor a screening of the Academy Award®-nominated and Golden
Globe-winning film “SELMA”
for students, teachers and administrators at Pathways in Technology
Early College High School (P-TECH) at BAM Rose Cinemas on Friday,
January 23rd.
The
sponsorship marks the first time since the inception of the nationwide
Selma for Students program that a company has provided the funds for an
entire school to see the film.
Nearly 500 students and staff at the STEM high school in Brooklyn will
experience the film due to the contributions of Google and the support
of software company Infor and Paramount Pictures.
“As the
Founding Principal of P-TECH and as a proud Morehouse College graduate, I
am thrilled that our most famous alum, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is
at the center of the film
‘Selma,’ and I commend P-TECH teacher Zakiyyah Ali for her efforts in
helping to make the ‘Selma’ experience a reality,” said Rashid Ferrod
Davis, Founding Principal (P-TECH). “We are grateful for the generosity
of Google, Paramount Pictures and the others
who are making it possible for our entire student population, faculty
and staff to see ‘Selma.’ Our Brooklyn students are pioneering a
movement and the collective experience of seeing the film will be
powerful and empowering for all of us.”
“It is
imperative for me to keep alive the stories about how African-Americans
have dealt with struggle and resistance to injustice. It is equally
important for my students to
see that activism is selfless work. As our students live in an age of
activism, ‘SELMA’ and the digital technology used to make the film
provide them with a visual blueprint on how generational cooperation
works for the good of all people. At one point in
time, our pioneers could only record their histories through griots
with limited reach. Today, technology allows these heroic stories to be
told in ways in which the reach is nearly endless,” said P-TECH history
teacher Zakiyyah Ali, whose desire to bring
“SELMA” to her students led to the partnership with Google.
Pathways in
Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) is a new type of school
(grades 9 through 14) that brings together the best elements of high
school, college (New York
City College of Technology) and the professional world (IBM). P-TECH
enables students to begin their college and professional lives more
quickly and with more support than the typical school-to-work pathway.
Graduates of P-TECH have the opportunity to earn
an associate in applied science degree and leave the school with the
skills and knowledge they need in order to continue their studies or
step seamlessly into competitive jobs in the Information Technology (IT)
industry.
President
Obama, Secretary Duncan and other dignitaries visited P-TECH in Fall
2013 in praise of its curriculum and model, which has been replicated.
P-TECH offers college-level
courses in math and science and offers students a high school diploma
and an Associate's Degree in computer systems or electromechanical
engineering.
The Selma for Students program has grown steadily since its launch in New York City on January 8th.
To date, African-American business leaders in 32 locations across
the U.S. have raised funds for free admission for middle and high
school students to see “SELMA.” More than 300,000 students nationwide
will experience the critically acclaimed film for free.
Due to the program’s popularity and the ongoing efforts of the organizers, student tickets in Boston,
Detroit, New York and Northern New Jersey are sold out.
Philadelphia expanded its program and added 3,000 more tickets to meet
the overwhelming demand, while the business leaders in Northern New
Jersey raised additional funds to send 1,000 students in
Trenton to see the film.
Viacom’s
Paramount Pictures, which is distributing “SELMA,” is coordinating the
programs with participating theaters in the U.S. 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
Middle and
high school students who present a current student ID or report card at
the box office of any participating theater will receive free admission
while tickets last.
To help get the word out about the program, tweet using the hashtag #SelmaForStudents.
Directed by
DuVernay and starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr., “SELMA”
is nominated for Academy Awards® for Best Picture and Best Original Song
for “Glory” by Common
& John Legend. The film earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Song
for “Glory” and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best
Director.
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. 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.”
“SELMA” is playing in theaters nationwide. To learn more about the film, go to
http://www.selmamovie.com
PROJECT ALMANAC - IF YOU COULD GO BACK WHAT WOULD YOU REDO
IF YOU COULD GO BACK
WHAT WOULD YOU REDO
Synopsis: A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a mysterious device with limitless potential,
inadvertently putting lives in danger.
Starring Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Ginny Gardner
Executive Producers Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Vicki Dee Rock
Produced by Michael Bay, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller
Written by Jason Harry Pagan & Andrew Deutschman
Directed by Dean Israelite
Trailer: http://youtu.be/xsgKpmIZWr0
MAKING OF STRANGE MAGIC" FEATURETTE
Strange Magic – “Making of Strange Magic” Featurette
YT Link:
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TOUCHSTONE PICTURES
U.S. Release Date: January 23, 2015
Rating: PG
Cast:
Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam
Palladio, Meredith
Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley, Bob Einstein,
Peter Stormare
Director: Gary Rydstrom
Producer: Mark S. Miller
Executive producer: George Lucas
Screenplay by: David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi, Gary Rydstrom
Story by: George Lucas
Musical director & composer: Marius de Vries
“Strange
Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., is a madcap fairy tale
musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Popular songs
from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of
goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures
sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. Lucasfilm Animation
Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic bring to life the
fanciful forest turned upside down with world-class animation and
visual effects. Directed by Gary Rydstrom (“Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian
Vacation,” “Lifted”) from a story by George Lucas, “Strange Magic” will
be released by Touchstone Pictures on Jan. 23, 2015.
Notes:
·
Lucasfilm Animation
Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic created the CGI animation
for 2011’s Academy Award®-winning film “Rango.”
·
Well-known music producer Marius de Vries (“Moulin Rouge”) serves as both the musical director and composer.
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT – BRAND NEW FEATURETTE
The courageous Tris is ready to get in on the action in this year’s must-see film,
THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT. We now have an inside look at her major transformation in a
BRAND NEW FEATURETTE. The story of Tris and Four continues as
they race against time in order to protect the future of their world
from the Erudite elite. Go behind-the-scenes now to get a deeper look at
the new Amity, Factionless, and Candor settings,
and explore some of the mind-bending visual effects for the first time.
Now’s your chance to hear what your favorite stars and writer Veronica
Roth have to say about the exciting scenes and amazing stunts in
INSURGENT, including one-on-one time with stars
Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Academy Award® Winner Octavia Spencer, Zoë Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Mekhi Phifer, Naomi Watts, and Academy Award® Winner Kate Winslet.
SYNOPSIS:
THE
DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT raises the stakes for Tris as she searches
for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago.
Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by
Jeanine (Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite.
Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed
their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders
will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but
desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side,
faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth
about the past and ultimately the future of their world.
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Screenplay by: Brian Duffield and Akiva Goldsman and Mark Bomback
Based On The Novel “Insurgent” by: Veronica Roth
Produced By: Douglas Wick, p.g.a.; Lucy Fisher, p.g.a.; Pouya Shahbazian
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Academy Award®
Winner
Octavia Spencer, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles
Teller, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Daniel Dae Kim, with Naomi
Watts, and Academy Award® Winner Kate Winslet
MORTDECAI
Broke and on the verge of being evicted from his mansion, the newly mustached Mortdecai (Depp), a conniving art dealer gets a chance to redeem himself and save his estate when he is asked to help his former college schoolmate Martland (McGregor) solve a case of an expensive stolen painting that is rumored to have bank codes written on it that leads to treasures stolen by the Nazis during the war. With the hunt on and criminals from all over the world on his heel Mortdecai along with his loyal man servant Jock (Bettany) are faced with various dangerous challenges while trying to retrieve the missing portrait. Feeling the need to help her husband Johanna (Paltrow) who has also long captivated the attraction to Martland gets in the mix to divert him from any unfaithful moments so that he can stay focused on the case.
Reel Talk:
From the trailer I thought this would be a cheesy knock off of the Austin Powers movie. But this actually was not a knock off but held it's own even though it was a little flat. Not saying that this was a bad movie just do not go in with high expectations. The jokes become tired after being used repeatedly and Johnny Depp just never seem to get comfortable in his role as the British con artist. This is one that you just really have to be a Depp fan otherwise you can just wait to check this out on DVD or even cable.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn and Jeff Goldblum
Directed by: David Koepp
Rated: R
I give it 2 corn dogs.
By: The Reel Hustler
Monday, January 19, 2015
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
JANUARY 16, 2015 - JANUARY 18, 2015
1. 'American Sniper' $90,205,000
2. 'The Wedding Ringer' $21,000,000
3. 'Paddington' $19,287,000
4. 'Taken 3' $14,050,000
5. 'Selma' $8,300,000
6. 'The Imitation Game' $7,192,000
7. 'Into the Woods' $6,542,000
8. 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' $4,860,000
9. 'Unbroken' $4,267,000
10. 'Blackhat' $4,030,000
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