WAMG’s first screening contest of 2016 is one that the whole family can enjoy, NORM OF THE NORTH!
A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. But when a maniacal developer threatens to build luxury condos in his own backyard, Norm does what all normal polar bears would do…he heads to New York City to stop it.
With a cast of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm takes on the big apple, big business and a big identity crisis to save the day.
The voice cast includes Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Gabriel Iglesias, Loretta Devine, Michael McElhatton, Colm Meaney and Bill Nighy. Directed by Trevor
Wall (“Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch,” “Zevo-3”).
The heart-warming family adventure NORM OF THE NORTH opens in theaters January 15, 2016.
WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win FOUR (4) passes to the advance screening of NORM OF THE NORTH on Saturday, January 9 at 10 am in the St. Louis area.
Answer the following:
Actor Rob Schneider made his mark as a three-time Emmy-nominated writer-performer on which TV show?
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In this comedy-adventure, A WALK IN THE WOODS, celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson (Academy Award® winner Robert Redford) challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail—2,200 miles of America’s most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine—instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife (Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson) and their large and happy family. In celebration of the film coming out on Digital HD, On Demand, DVD and Blu-ray on December 29th, WAMG is giving away copies of Bill Bryson’s book A WALK IN THE WOODS. Check out below for rules on how to enter.
The peace and tranquility Bill (Redford) hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek—his long-lost and former friend, Stephen Katz (Academy Award® nominee Nick Nolte). Katz is a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer. After a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law, Katz sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before it’s too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word “adventure.” Now, they’re about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins.
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SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE OUTTAKES AND FEATURETTES ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL AND HIKING TIPS FROM THE LEGENDARY CAST!
BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAY™, DVD AND ITUNES EXTRAS:
“Sounds of A Walk in the Woods” – A featurette on the music from the film.
“The Appalachian Trail” – Legendary actors Robert Redford Nick Nolte, director Ken Kwapis and producers Chip Diggins and Bill Holderman delve into the intricacies of filming on The Appalachian Trail.
“Take a Hike with a Legendary Cast” – Legendary actors Robert Redford and Nick Nolte, along with director Ken Kwapis and producers Chip Diggins and Bill Holderman discuss being part of the film.
“A Walk in the Woods Outtakes” – Laugh along with the cast in these side-splitting outtakes!
“Robert Redford’s Call to Action PSA” – Legendary actor Robert Redford shares why it’s important to preserve The Appalachian Trail.
DADDY’S HOME is in theaters December 25th and WAMG is giving away passes to catch the film in St. Louis.
It’s Step-Dad vs. Dad – and Will Ferrell vs. Mark Wahlberg – in this rollicking holiday season family comedy about a mild-mannered radio executive who must take on the ultimate “dad-versary” when his wife’s motorcycle-riding, freewheeling, secret operative ex breezes back into town. It’s just one proud papa meeting another – what could possibly go wrong? But what is supposed to be a first get-to-know-you meeting turns into all-out warfare as the two polar opposites attempt to out-dad each other, with hilarious and disastrous results.
The stakes keep rising – from puppies to ponies to Kobe – but can they both survive the rivalry? Step-dad Brad just wants to be there for his new family, but he has no idea just how much it’s going to take to win their hearts when DADDY’S HOME.
The film is directed by Sean Anders from a story by Brian Burns and a screenplay by Brian Burns and Sean Anders & John Morris. The film co-stars Linda Cardellini, Hannibal Buress, Thomas Haden Church, Bobby Cannavale, Paul Scheer, Bill Burr.
Watch these hilarious clips from the film.
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Pass is valid beginning Monday, December 28th.
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Passes are good at local St. Louis AMC Theatres.
The movie has been rated PG-13 for thematic elements, crude and suggestive content, and for language.
Opening in theaters this Wednesday is director Adam McKay’s excellent film, THE BIG SHORT.
When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.
Based on the true story and best-selling book by Michael Lewis (The Blind Side, Moneyball), and directed by Adam Mckay (Anchorman, Step Brothers) THE BIG SHORT stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.
WAMG is giving away Run-Of-Engagement passes to see THE BIG SHORT.
Check out this scene from the film.
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The movie has been rated R for pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity.
Left to right: Jeremy Strong plays Vinnie Daniel, Rafe Spall plays Danny Moses, Hamish Linklater plays Porter Collins, Steve Carell plays Mark Baum, Jeffry Griffin plays Chris and Ryan Gosling plays Jared Vennett in The Big Short from Paramount Pictures and Regency EnterprisesLeft to right: Ryan Gosling plays Jared Vennett and Jeffry Griffin plays Chris in The Big Short from Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises
Will Smith stars in CONCUSSION, a dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.
The film stars Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Arliss Howard, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, with David Morse and Albert Brooks. Written and directed by Peter Landesman.
CONCUSSION opens in theaters on December 25, 2015.
WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of CONCUSSION on Monday, December 21 at 7PM in the St. Louis area.
We will contact the winners by email.
Answer the following:
Dr. Omalu’s story was told in depth in a magazine article by Jeanne Marie Laskas, which became the basis for the screenplay. What is the name of the magazine?
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3. No purchase necessary.
The film has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic material including some disturbing images and language.
THE DANISH GIRL is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, portrayed in the film respectively by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech).
In 1926 in Copenhagen, artist Einar Wegener is married to Gerda Wegener and is revered for landscape paintings. Gerda is also an artist, less renowned but steadily working as a portraitist of prominent citizens. Theirs is a strong and loving marriage, yet personal and professional epiphanies have eluded them both. That all begins to change one day when, on deadline for a portrait, Gerda asks her husband to fill in for a model by putting on a dress so that she can finish the painting. The experience is transformative, as Einar soon realizes that being Lili is an expression of her truest self, and she begins living her life as a woman. Gerda unexpectedly finds that she has a new muse, and renewed creative ferment. But the couple soon brush up against society’s disapproval.
They leave their homeland for the more open-minded world of Paris. There, it is Gerda’s career that continues to flourish. The couple’s marriage evolves -and not without strain. But again and again Gerda supports Lili during her journey as a transgender woman. Through the other, each of them finds the courage to be who they are at heart.
The film is based on the book by David Ebershoff.
The Danish Girl was David Ebershoff’s debut novel. First published in 2000, the book won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction, among other honors. It has been translated into nearly 20 languages.
WAMG is giving away FIVE (5) copies of the book to celebrate the film’s release.
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In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s seminal novel The Price of Salt, CAROL follows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in an unexpected love affair in 1950s New York.
As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change.
A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) come to light.
CAROL is directed by Todd Haynes and written by Phyllis Nagy with moving performances from Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler, Jake Lacy and Cory Michael Smith.
One the best movies of 2015, CAROL opens in St. Louis on December 25th.
WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of CAROL on Tuesday, December 22 at 7PM in the St. Louis area.
We will contact the winners by email.
Answer the following:
The film stars Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett. Who won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 87th Oscars?
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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more outrageous, Ted and his BFF are back in the hilarious, boundary-busting buddy comedy, Ted 2, coming to Digital HD on November 24, 2015, and Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 15, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
The follow up to Ted, the highest-grossing original R-rated comedy of all time, Ted 2 features more of the hysterically raunchy banter that has made writer-director-actor Seth MacFarlane an entertainment world powerhouse—as well as a touching story of brotherly love. Both the Blu-ray™ and DVD include an UNRATED extended edition that features never-before-seen footage that was too rude for the cinema, but makes this year’s most outrageous comedy the perfect gift for fans of this very adult spin on a childhood icon.
“Funnier, wilder and even more naughty than the first movie!” according to Bill Zwecker, WFLD-TV (Fox), Ted 2 finds John (Mark Wahlberg) dejected after a speedy marriage and divorce, but Ted’s romance with co-worker Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) is full-speed ahead after a dream wedding presided over by none other than Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) himself. But when the pair tries to adopt a child, they are stunned by the contention that Ted is not a person. With the help of John and newly minted lawyer and longtime weed aficionado Samantha L. Jackson (Amanda Seyfried), the couple takes on the intolerance of a system unable to understand their love.
Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, Lone Survivor) and Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy,” A Million Ways to Die in the West) reprise their star roles as John and his life-long best friend Ted, with an all-star cast that includes Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables, Dear John) andJessica Barth (Ted, “Family Guy”), as well as inspired cameos from NFL star Tom Brady, Liam Neeson, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno,Morgan Freeman, Patrick Warburton, John Slattery and more in a “Lewd teddy bear comedy [that] has us in stitches, again” (Grand Rapids Press).
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-rayTM:
A Giant Opening Dance Number
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
Cameo Buddies
BLU-RAYTM and DVD BONUS FEATURES
Thunder Buddies 4 Lyfe
Roadtripping
Creating Comic-Con
Feature Commentary with Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin & Wellesley Wild and Jessica Barth
The film will be available on Blu-ray™ with DIGITAL HD and UltraViolet™ and DVD
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.
DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
WAMG is giving away copies of the film to celebrate the film’s Blu-ray/DVD release.
Plus one winner will receive an R-Rated Talking Plush Teddy Bear.
*This Ted 2 Ted in Scuba Outfit 16-Inch R-Rated Talking Plush Teddy Bear features some of the funniest, vulgar lines in the movie! He’s so cute in his little scuba suit! Bring home your favorite thunder buddy! This item has features and themes that are for adults only. Ages 17 and up. Recommended for mature collectors.
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FILMMAKERS: Cast:Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Morgan Freeman, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, Patrick Warburton, John Slattery Directed By:Seth McFarlane Written By:Seth McFarlane, Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild Produced By:Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Seth McFarlane, Scott Stuber Executive Produced By:Alec Sulkin, Wellesley Wild Director of Photography:Michael Barrett Production Designer:Steven J. Lineweaver Edited By:Jeff Freeman Costume Design By:Cindy Evans Music By:Walter Murphy
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™: Street Date:December 15, 2015 Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 2035660 Layers: BD-50 Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use/NA Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/ DVS DD 2.0; Spanish and French DTS Digital Surround 5.1 Run Time: 1 hour 57 minutes/2 hours 6 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD Street Date:December 15, 2015 Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Selection Number: 2035661 Layers: Dual Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use/NA Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles Sound: English, Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1; English DVS DD 2.0 Run Time: 1 hour 57 minute/2 hours 6 minutes
From Paolo Sorrentino, the internationally renowned writer and director of Italy’s Oscar-winning foreign language film The Great Beauty, comes YOUTH – a poignant tale of how we each find our own passion in life.
Starring Academy Award winner Michael Caine as Fred and Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel as Mick, YOUTH explores the lifelong bond between two friends vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement.
While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena (Academy Award Winner Rachel Weisz), Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda (Golden Globe nominee, Academy Award winner Jane Fonda). And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy (Paul Dano), an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
Set against a sprawling landscape of unforgettable sights and intoxicating music, YOUTH asks if our most important and life-changing experiences can come at any time – even late — in life.
The film features an original score (on iTunes) by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang. He received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for “Simple Song #3.”
YOUTH opens December 18, 2015.
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Answer the following: How many Academy Awards has Michael Caine won?
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The film is rated R by the MPAA for graphic nudity, some sexuality, and language.
Director Ron Howard returns to the big screen with IN THE HEART OF THE SEA. Howard delivers an epic adventure about survival of the human spirit against seemingly impossible odds. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA bring to life the extraordinary true events that inspired the legend of Moby Dick in a gripping film about the crew of the whale ship Essex on its last voyage from Nantucket. It is a story of man versus nature where the hunter becomes the hunted.
To celebrate the release of this gripping film on Friday, Dec. 11, WAMG is giving away THREE (3) prizepacks – soundtrack download cards and movie swag.
The haunting and beautifully composed score is from Roque Baños.
From WaterTower Music, IN THE HEART OF THE SEA Digital Soundtrack is available now.
