Tom Stockman

Guillermo del Toro’s CRIMSON PEAK Available on Blu-ray From Arrow Video January 15th

From the imagination of Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro (Pan s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water) comes Crimson Peak, a lavish, stunningly realised journey into the dark heart of Gothic romance…

Beginning in Buffalo, New York, during the 1880s, Crimson Peak stars Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Stoker) as Edith Cushing, an aspiring writer who is haunted by the death of her mother. Edith s falls in love with seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston, Avengers Assemble), who whisks her off to Allerdale Hall, his baronial, yet dilapidated English mansion built upon a mountain of blood-red clay. Here Edith meets Lucille (Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty), Thomas s sister who at times seems hostile and jealous. As Edith struggles to feel at home in the imposing residence, she gradually uncovers a horrendous family secret and encounters supernatural forces that will help her discover the terrible truth behind Crimson Peak.

Boasting incredibly intricate and ornate production design and a rich visual style, del Toro s film is a grandiose, boldly baroque triumph of Gothic decadence, which expertly combines and contrasts the sublimely beautiful with the shockingly grotesque. Crimson Peak is presented here in sumptuous special packaging, with a wealth of extra features, affording unprecedented insight in to the making of this modern Gothic classic.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
Original 5.1 and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and optional English 2.0 DTS Headphone:X Audio
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Optional Descriptive Video Service® (DVS®) for the visually impaired
Audio commentary by co-writer and director Guillermo Del Toro
The House is Alive: Constructing Crimson Peak, a newly edited, feature-length documentary with cast and crew interviews and extensive behind the scenes footage
Previously unseen Spanish language interview with Guillermo Del Toro
The Gothic Corridor, The Scullery, The Red Clay Mines, The Limbo Fog Set; four featurettes exploring different aspects of Allerdale Hall
A Primer on Gothic Romance, the director and stars talk about the key traits of Gothic romance
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak, the cast and crew talk about the film s use of color
Hand Tailored Gothic, a featurette on the film s striking costumes
A Living Thing, a look at the design, modelling and construction of the Allerdale Hall sets
Beware of Crimson Peak, a walking tour around Allerdale Hall with Tom Hiddleston
Crimson Phantoms, a featurette on the film s amazing ghosts
Kim Newman on Crimson Peak and the Tradition of Gothic Romance, a newly filmed interview with author and critic
Violence and Beauty in Guillermo Del Toro s Gothic Fairy Tale Films, a new video essay by the writer Kat Ellinger
Deleted scenes
Original trailers and TV spots
Double-sided, fold-out poster
Six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproductions
Limited Edition packaging newly designed by Crimson Peak concept artist Guy Davis
Limited edition 80-page, hard-bound book featuring new writing by David Jenkins and Simon Abrams, an archival interview with Guillermo del Toro, and original conceptual design illustrations by artists Guy Davis and Oscar Chichoni

De Palma & De Niro: The Early Films – GREETINGS, HI MOM, and THE WEDDING PARTY Available on Blu-ray From Arrow Video December 11th

De Palma & De Niro: The Early Films – GREETINGS, HI MOM, and THE WEDDING PARTY will be available on Blu-ray from Arrow Video on December 11th

In 1963, Robert De Niro stepped in front of a movie camera for the first time. The resulting film, a low-budget black and white comedy called The Wedding Party, would take three years to complete, and another three years to be released, but it would also establish a hugely important working relationship for the aspiring actor. One of the filmmakers, long before he became synonymous with suspense thanks to Carrie, Dressed to Kill and other classics, was Brian De Palma. He and De Niro would team up again in the next few years for two more comedies, both with a countercultural bent.

Greetings, the first film to receive an X certificate in the United States, is a freewheeling satire focusing on a trio of twentysomething friends a conspiracy theorist, a filmmaker, and a voyeur played by De Niro as they try to avoid the Vietnam War draft. Hi, Mom!, originally named Son of Greetings, returns to De Niro s voyeur, now an aspiring maker of adult films, for another humorous glimpse at late-sixties society, this time turning its attentions to experimental theater, cinéma vérité, the African American experience, and the white middle classes.

Brought together for the first time and each newly restored by Arrow Films especially for this release these three films offer a fascinating insight into the early careers of two American cinema s major talents.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

New restoration from a 2K scan of The Wedding Party from the original film negative, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films
New restoration from a 2K scan of Greetings and Hi, Mom! from original film materials, carried out exclusively for this release by Arrow Films
Original uncompressed mono soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing on all three films
Brand new commentary on Greetings by Glenn Kenny, author of Robert De Niro: Anatomy of an Actor
Brand new appreciation of Brian De Palma and Robert De Niro s collaborations by critic and filmmaker Howard S. Berger
Brand new interviews with Charles Hirsch, writer-producer of Greetings and Hi, Mom!
Brand new interview with actor Gerrit Graham on Greetings, Hi, Mom! and his other collaborations with Brian De Palma
Brand new interview with actor Peter Maloney on Hi, Mom!
Hi, Mom! theatrical trailer
Newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin
Limited collector s edition booklet featuring new writing on the films by Brad Stevens, Chris Dumas and Christina Newland, plus an archive interview with Brian De Palma and Charles Hirsch

BIG KILL Screening in St. Louis This Friday with Director Scott Martin and Actress Stephanie Beran in Attendance

Actress Stephanie Beran returns home for the St. Louis premiere of her new film, BIG KILL, this Friday, December 7^th, alongside director Scott Martin. Beran (who plays Felicia Stiletto in the film) and Martin (who also appears in the film) will be at the Marcus Chesterfield Cine for the premiere as well as a special Q&A session following the 7pm showing.

Tickets are on sale now and available to the general public at the theater box office and wherever Marcus tickets are sold online.

Where: Marcus Chesterfield Cine

When: Friday, December 7 @ 7pm

Q&A following immediately after

A tenderfoot from Philadelphia, two misfit gamblers on the run, and a deadly preacher have a date with destiny in a boom town gone bust called Big Kill. After the death of his wife, Jim, the accountant, has come from the East to join his brother in business. Jake and Travis, two misfit rogues with one foot on each side of the law, have come from the south after being run out of Mexico under a hail of gunfire. What they find in the West is a wild ride, a fight for survival, and a moment of decision that will change them all forever.

VIKING DESTINY Now Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital

A world full of action and adventure comes home when Viking Destiny arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital December 4 from Lionsgate.

This film is currently available On Demand. Starring Ian Beattie, Will Mellor, with Terence Stamp, and introducing Anna Demetriou, the film follows a young Viking princess’s quest to regain her throne. Guided by the god Odin himself (Stamp), witness Princess Helle’s exciting travels and the nonstop pursuit of what’s rightfully hers. The Viking Destiny Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.

A Viking princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the king. Under the guidance of the god Odin, she travels the world gaining wisdom and building the army she needs to win back her throne.

BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES

“One True Heir: A Warrior’s Destiny” Featurette
“Of Gods, Women & Men: The Cast” Featurette
“Strength from Within: Staging the Battles” Featurette

Robert Altman’s BREWSTER McCLOUD Now Available on Blu-ray From Warner Archives

Exciting news for fans of director Robert Altman. His BREWSTER McCLOUD (1970) is now available on Blu-ray From Warner Archives. Ordering information can be found HERE

Master filmsmith Robert Altman followed up the smash hit M*A*S*H* with one of the most unusual – and decidedly non-commercial – films of his career. A fairy tale for the post-flower power era, Brewster McCloud enchants while dripping venom across its own escapist heart. Bud Cort’s Brewster sits at the heart of the fable, a young man who yearns to fly like a bird and lives in a fallout shelter inside the recently built Houston Astrodome. Sally Kellerman plays the fairy godmother figure who aids Brewster in his quest to construct his human-powered wings, while the Wicked Witch of the West herself, Margaret Hamilton, plays Brewster’s anthem-belting nemesis, Daphne Heap. Shelly Duvall embodies temptation for Brewster in the part of Suzanne, while Michael Murphy’s Frank Shaft kicks the film into Bullitt-worthy car chase territory. Oh – wait – we forgot the serial killer part… This bona-fide cult AND classic piece of Seventies cinema soars while showcasing Altman’s striking and eccentric vision on high flying high definition in this new master. 16×9 Widescreen

Brewster McCloud (Bud Cort) lives deep within the cavernous underground of the Houston Astrodome, but his dreams rise much higher. He aims to fly. Not in a plane. But with strapped-on wings he’s designing – encouraged by a mysterious woman (Sally Kellerman) who may be his guardian angel.But Brewster McCloud, Robert Altman’s wild, anarchic cult fave, isn’t about dreams as much as it is about the highs and lows of humanity. It’s a serial-killer mystery. A frenetic car-chase flick. A crazy circus-finale comedy. Shelley Duvall debuts as the tour guide whose seduction of Brewster may lead to his undoing. Ah, love. The thing that at once shapes and unravels us. The thing that may or may not give us wings.

Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis This Sunday with Simon Fisher-Becker from HARRY POTTER and Steve Cardenas from POWER RANGERS

The Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis has been going strong for almost 30 years now and just keeps getting bigger and better! The fun now takes place nine times a year at The Machinists Hall 12365 St Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, MO 63044. There are over 120 vendors at the Toyman Toy Show spread out over 220 tables. all selling vintage toys, comics, dolls, diecast cars, movie memorabilia, and more as well as cosplayers and artists. It’s an unbelievable amount of fun for only $5!

The next Toyman Show is this Sunday, December 9th from 9:00a to 3:00p and actors Simon Fisher-Becker from HARRY POTTER and Steve Cardenas from POWER RANGERS will be there! And there will be a TOYS FOR TOTS Toy Drive!

A Facebook invite for Sunday’s show can be found HERE

Simon Fisher-Becker was born 25th November 1961 in London. He’s a character actor with a forte in comedy but equally at home with drama. Simon has extensive experience across the whole spectrum of the Industry from Shakespeare to Panto, film, TV Radio and Web series. He’s best known for, Puppy Love (BBC), Doctor Who (BBC), 3Some (Web), Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001), Les Miserable (2012).

Steve Cardenas has been involved in the martial arts for 28 years (1986) since the age of 12. Steve is a 5th degree black belt in tae kwon do (as of 2014), and is a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Steve owns his own jiu Jitsu studio in Burbank Ca called Force Balance BJJ. Steve has been in several of the Power Rangers shows and movies where he plays Rocky DeSantos / The Red Ranger.

Mark Dodson will also be there! Mark was the voice of Salicious Crumb in RETURN OF THE JEDI and Mogwai in GREMLINS. His other voice credits include DAY OF THE DEAD and STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS.

Come to The Toyman Toy Show and see over 140+ Vendors on 225+ tables of Toys, Comics, Games, Movie posters, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Die-Cast, Models, Pop Culture and NEWLY ADDED ARTIST ATTIC (Balcony) with SEVERAL Illustrators, Authors, Artists, Pop Culture Crafts, WPW Wrestling, Curvy Kitty Cosplay, along with A.P.G. Grading, and DOOR PRIZES with CASH EVERY HOUR.

Adult Admission at the Toyman Show: $5.00 – Children 16 & under free. Sunday: 9:00am – 3:00pm. Early Bird @ 8:00a – $12.00 – * FREE PARKING *

The Toyman Toy Show site can be found HERE

DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS Available on Digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD

Director Tsui Hark (The Taking of Tiger Mountain) brings back the popular hero in the smash hit wuxia fantasy franchise for DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS, coming to digital, Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack and DVD November 13 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Set during the Tang dynasty, the third film in the action-packed, martial arts franchise finds the intrepid detective defending himself from the Empress while looking to recover a magical weapon. DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS has Mark Chao (Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon) returning in the title role, with Feng Shaofeng (The Monkey King franchise), Lin Gengxin (The Taking of Tiger Mountain), Ethan Juan (The Guillotines), Ma Sichun (Goldbuster) and Carina Lau (Detective Dee franchise) rounding out the cast.

A bold and exciting new entry into the smash hit wuxia fantasy franchise from master action director Tsui Hark, DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS sees the detective embroiled in his most difficult case yet. Accused of wrongdoing by Empress Wu, Detective Dee must defend himself against this formidable foe, all while investigating a crime wave that has engulfed the city, marked by strange and seemingly supernatural occurrences.

Country of Origin: China

DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS has a runtime of approximately 132 minutes and is not rated.

OPERATION FINALE Starring Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac Available Today on Blu-ray

Follow the astonishing true story of an Israeli intelligence agent who brought Hitler’s deadliest lieutenant to justice in the intense and gripping film, Operation Finale, arriving on Digital on November 20, 2018 and on Blu-ray combo pack, DVD and On Demand on December 4, 2018 from Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Brimming with incredible performances from Golden Globewinner Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina) and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley (Schindler’s List), Operation Finale is also backed by an amazing supporting cast including Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious Bastards), Lior Roz (Fauda), Nick Kroll (Loving), Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen), Joe Alwyn (Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk), Pepe Rapazote (Narcos) and Greta Scacchi (Brideshead Revisited) .

Operation Finale is directed by Chris Weitz (About a Boy) from a screenplay by Matthew Orton. The film follows the gripping true story of the 1960 covert mission of legendary Israeli intelligence agent Peter Malkin (Isaac) as his secret mission leads him to infiltrate Argentina and capture Adolf Eichmann (Kingsley), the Nazi officer who masterminded the plans that sent millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps during World War II, and bring him to justice. Oscar Isaac is also a producer, alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger under their Automatik company and Jason Spire’s Inspire Entertainment.

Filled with suspense and unforgettable moments from start to finish, Operation Finale on Blu-ray™ and DVD also come with a special bonus featurette that takes viewers deep into the remarkable covert operation that rewrote history.

BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAY^TM AND DVD

Inside the Operation – Cast, filmmakers, and crew discuss working together, filming in Buenos Aires, and their collective approach to telling such a historically significant story.
Feature Commentary with Director Chris Weitz

Lucille Ball in MAME Now Available on Blu-ray From Warner Archives

” I’m thrilled by the style and wit of each jest that you make. It’s bracing to me. Trade quips with my bosom buddy. You Woolcott, you Benchley, you snake.”

Exciting news for Lucy fans! MAME (1974) is now available on Blu-ray from Warner Archives! Ordering information can be found HERE

You’re invited to party hearty – and in fabulous style – with this lavish 1974 screen version of the beloved Broadway musical. Lucille Ball brings star sparkle to the title role, a high-living grande dame who’s outlandishly eccentric and, when suddenly faced with raising an orphaned nephew, fiercely loving. Veterans of the New York stage original join her: Beatrice Arthur as best friend Vera, Jane Connell as prim governessAgnes, choreographer Onna White and director Gene Saks. As Mame’s husband Beauregard, Robert Preston (The Music Man) sings “Loving You,” written specially for the film. Jerry Herman’s songs, from “It’s Today” to “We Need a Little Christmas” to “If He Walked into My Life,” rank among the best show tunes ever. For a grand time, bring home Mame.

Legendary Lucille Ball heads an all-star cast in her final feature film appearance. This lush screen adaptation of the Broadway musical hit adaptation of Auntie Mame has Lucy take on the role made famous by Rosalind Russell, the eccentric Mame, who believes that “life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.” Co-starring Robert Preston (The Music Man) and “Golden Girl” Beatrice Arthur. Mame glitters as never before thanks to this glam-tastic makeover in luscious 1080p HD. Based on the book and the play Auntie Mame. Special Features: Theatrical Trailer (HD), Vintage Featurette. 16×9 Widescreen

A CHRISTMAS STORY Screening Thursday December 20th at Schlafly Bottleworkw

“Only I didn’t say fudge… I said THE WORD. The big one. The queen mother of all dirty words… the F-dash-dash-dash WORD!!!!”

A CHRISTMAS STORY (1983) is screening at 7:00pm Thursday December 20th at Schlafly Bottleworks – 7260 Southwest Ave St Louis, MO 63143. Doors open at 6:30pm. It’s a fundraiser by the A FILM SERIES for Helping Kids Together. This is the A FILM SERIES 6th year in a row hosting everyone’s favorite Christmas movie! The screening is sponsored by Karl & Beckie Heinz and will be introduced by We Are Movie Geek’s own Tom Stockman!

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

I used an air rifle I got one Christmas growing up, but I never had a mail-in decoder ring which required me to consume mass quantities of Ovaltine, I never ran into bullies with yellow eyes, and I never took a dare to stick my tongue to an aluminum pole in the middle of winter. Of all the holiday films that have been released in the last 34 years, did anyone envision that the sleepy low budget film from 1983, generically titled A CHRISTMAS STORY, would be at the top of the almost everyone’s list? It actually bombed when first released in theater (though I saw it there twice) but has developed such an enormous following over the years, mostly through cable TV airings, that it probably is #1 on more favorite Christmas movies list than anything. Who would have thought Bob Clark, director of terrifying low-budget horror movies such as BLACK CHRISTMAS and DEATHDREAM (as well as the raunchy comedy hit PORKY’S) could capture such an innocent and nostalgic slice of life?

A CHRISTMAS STORY captured the idealism and–yes—the sadism of being a kid. Childhood is a crazy mix of hero worship, toy envy, survival of the fittest, daily fear of something, extreme innocence, and the desire to be treated as a grown-up without having to actually put up with being one. A CHRISTMAS STORY captures all these elements with sardonic poignancy. One of the greatest things about A CHRISTMAS STORY is ‘the Old Man’ played by Darren McGavin (61 when the film was made), who is constantly busy throughout the film, whether it’s battling the *#&*#@! furnace or trying to get his *#&*#@! car started or any other number of task that he becomes occupied with and cause him to cuss. He has very little dialog with Ralphie, yet it is he who in the end gets him his BB gun.

A CHRISTMAS STORY has a kind of timelessness that makes such a beloved piece of art, one we watch over and over and never get tired of it. Now you’ll have the chance to shoot your eye out and see A CHRISTMAS STORY in all its big screen glory and with an audience of fellow merrymakers when it plays 7:30pm Thursday December 21st at Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood (7260 Southwest Ave St Louis, MO 63143). Suggested admission is $6 but all of that money will support production of A FIT KID, an active lifestyle development program produced by Helping Kids Together (http://www.helpingkidstogether.com/), a St. Louis based social enterprise dedicated to building cultural diversity and social awareness among young people through the arts and active living.

Sponsored by Karl & Beckie Heinz

A yummy variety of food from Schlafly’s kitchen is available as are plenty of pints of their famous home-brewed suds. The bartender will be on hand to take care of you.

We hope to see everyone December 21st! It’s better than sticking your tongue on frozen pole!

THE FACEBOOK Invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/457729687956703/

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