‘We control the fear, you understand? Without the fear, we are all good as dead.’ Acclaimed director John Hillcoat (THE ROAD, THE PROPOSITION) delivers a thrillingly vivid slice of American outlaw history in his epic gangster tale, LAWLESS. LAWLESS is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: three bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. Based on author Matt Bondurant’s fictionalized account of his family, “The Wettest County in the World,” the film gathers an ensemble of gifted, dynamic new-generation stars – Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Dane DeHaan – alongside two of the finest actors of their generations, Guy Pearce and Gary Oldman. A riveting, intense story of crime and corruption, loyalty and love, brutality and tenderness, LAWLESS is a rich addition to the American gangster canon.
LAWLESS arrives in theaters on August 29th.
The Weinstein Company and WAMG invite you to enter for your chance to win passes to the advance screening of LAWLESS in St. Louis on August 27th.
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Rated R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.
In the mountains of Franklin County, Virginia, the Bondurant brothers are the stuff of legend. The eldest, Howard (Jason Clarke), managed to survive the carnage of the Great War, but he returned home unmoored by what he had seen and done. His brother Forrest (Tom Hardy) nearly died from the Spanish Flu that took his parents. He beat back death with a quiet strength and ferocious, visceral invincibility that came to define him. Jack (Shia LaBeouf) is the youngest sibling, impressionable, sensitive, smart. Times are tough and jobs are scarce, but the Bondurants are entrepreneurs and have built a thriving local business by concocting an intense and popular brand of moonshine. But Franklin County’s bootlegging days are about to end with the arrival of Special Deputy Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) from Chicago. The new “law” Rakes brings is lethal and corrupt and will challenge everything the brothers have built and represent. But while the rest of the county gives in to Rakes’ ruthless crackdown, the Bondurants will bow to no one.
As the family rallies to fight Rakes, the fraternal dynamic shifts. Jack’s ambitions and enterprises alter the balance of power between the brothers as he careens into manhood. Dreaming of expensive suits, fast cars and beautiful women, Jack starts his own bootlegging operation, with his friend Cricket (Dane DeHaan) helping him to soup up cars and build stills – even against Forrest’s wishes. Jack starts to prosper, even selling his moonshine to Floyd Banner (Gary Oldman), the big city gangster he idolizes. The lives of the Bondurants are soon complicated by the appearance of two beautiful women: the exotic, steadfast Maggie (Jessica Chastain), who brings a secret past with her and catches the eye of the guarded Forrest – and the quiet, pious Bertha (Mia Wasikowska), who slowly warms to Jack’s charms and channels her own rebellious streak. Jack’s confidence however soon trumps his good sense, and the consequences will test the brothers’ loyalty and endangers them all. Determined to do whatever is necessary to fight for what is theirs, the Bondurants take up arms and confront the corrupt forces of the law in a faceoff to determine who controls the wettest county in the world.
When frightening events start to occur in their home, young couple Kelly (Ashley Greene) and Ben (Sebastian Stan) discover they are being haunted by a presence that was accidentally conjured during a university parapsychology experiment. The horrifying apparition feeds on their fear and torments them no matter where they try to run. Their last hope is an expert in the supernatural, Patrick (Tom Felton), but even with his help they may already be too late to save themselves from this terrifying force. THE APPARITION will be in theaters on August 24.
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Photo by Stefan Erhard
Todd Lincoln (@Todd_Lincoln) makes his feature film directorial debut on “The Apparition,” from his screenplay. The film stars Ashley Greene (the “Twilight” series), Sebastian Stan (“Captain America: The First Avenger”) and Tom Felton (the “Harry Potter” films, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”). “The Apparition” was produced under the Dark Castle banner by Joel Silver, Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman. The executive producers are Steve Richards, Sue Baden-Powell and Daniel Alter.
Lincoln was joined behind the scenes by director of photography Daniel C. Pearl (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Friday the 13th”), production designer Steve Saklad (“Up in the Air,” “Drag Me to Hell”), editors Jeff Betancourt and Harold Parker, and costume designer Kimberly Adams with music by tomandandy (“The Strangers,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Dark Castle Entertainment, “The Apparition,” to be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
JAWS, the landmark motion picture that still makes audiences afraid to go in the water comes to Blu-ray for the first time ever on August 14th, 2012. To celebrate, WAMG got to sit down with Joe Alves (JAWS production designer), Carl Gottlieb (Played “Meadows” and co-wrote JAWS), and J. Michael Roddy (Producer, THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING) and talk about the film, and it’s continued impact on film lovers everywhere.
The best part is that all of the interviews were shot at JAWS LAKE at Universal Studios Hollywood, so occasionally you might see something in the water.
CARL GOTTLIEB (Played “Meadows” and co-wrote JAWS)
JOE ALVES (JAWS production designer)
J. MICHAEL RODDY (Producer, THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING)
SYNOPSIS:
Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your seat suspense quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Featuring an unforgettable score that evokes pure terror, Jaws remains one of the most influential and gripping adventures in motion picture history.
One of the most influential motion pictures of all time and nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award, JAWS stars Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss and Oscar® nominees Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw. Produced by legendary filmmakers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, the film earned an Oscar for composer John Williams instantly recognizable minimalist score, as well as Oscars® for Best Editing and Best Sound. When it was first released in 1975, JAWS smashed box-office records and became the highest-grossing film of its era, earning Spielberg a reputation as a Hollywood visionary. Today, it remains one of the highest-grossing films in motion-picture history[1] and is largely considered the film that launched the summer blockbuster.
Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored picture, as well as 7.1 surround sound, the JAWS Blu-rayTM Combo Pack with DVD, Digital Copy and UltraVioletTM gives fans the ultimate way to watch the breathtaking and terrifying action-thriller.
Last week WAMG attended the PARANORMAN press day at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA. While there, we got the chance to sit down with Anna Kendrick (voice of Courtney), Sam Fell (Director), Chris Butler (Director; Screenwriter) and Travis Knight (Producer; Lead Animator) in round-tables. For your listening pleasure, the audio is below.
ParaNorman is set in the town of Blithe Hollow, whose locals profit from mining the town’s history as the site, 300 years ago, of a famous witch hunt. 11-year-old Norman Babcock (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee of Let Me In and The Road) spends much of his days appreciating the finer points of scary movies and studying ghost lore. In fact, Norman is gifted with the ability to see and speak with the dead, such as his beloved grandmother (Elaine Stritch). Most days, he prefers their company to that of his flustered father (Jeff Garlin), spacey mother (Leslie Mann), and deeply superficial older sister Courtney (Anna Kendrick).
At middle school, Norman dodges bullying Alvin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), confides in the impressionable Neil (Tucker Albrizzi), and tries to tune out his blowhard teacher Mrs. Henscher (Alex Borstein). Norman is unexpectedly contacted by his odd uncle Prenderghast (John Goodman), who floors him with the revelation that a centuries-old witch’s curse is real and is about to come true, and that only Norman will be able to stop it from going into overdrive and harming the townspeople. Once a septet of zombies – led by The Judge (Bernard Hill) – suddenly rises from their graves, Norman finds himself caught in a wild race against time alongside Courtney, Alvin, Neil, and Neil’s musclebound older brother Mitch (Casey Affleck) as Sheriff Hooper (Tempestt Bledsoe) chases them all. Worse, the town is up in arms and taking up arms. Norman bravely summons up all that makes a hero – courage and compassion – as he finds his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
ANNA KENDRICK (Courtney)
TRAVIS KNIGHT (Producer; Lead Animator)
SAM FELL (Director), CHRIS BUTLER (Director; Screenwriter)
The new 3D stop-motion comedy thriller from animation company LAIKA, reteams the company with Focus Features after the groundbreaking Academy Award-nominated “Coraline.” “ParaNorman” is, following “Coraline,” the company’s second stop-motion animated feature to be made in 3D. In “ParaNorman,” a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst, of all, grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits.
Directors: Sam Fell (“The Tale of Despereaux,” “Flushed Away”) and Chris Butler
Writer: Chris Butler
Voice Cast: Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, Alex Borstein, Jodelle Ferland, John Goodman, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Elaine Stritch
The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal…
All your favorite tough guys are back in THE EXPENDABLES 2, and WAMG was at the press day for the film. Below you will find the audio from round-tables with Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Scott Adkins and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
A group of big, strong, sexy, talented action stars… Let’s just say that it was not a bad day for Melissa!
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — five tons of weapons-grade plutonium, far more than enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother.
RANDY COUTURE & TERRY CREWS
JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME
JASON STATHAM
DOLPH LUNDGREN & SCOTT ADKINS
That is done the Expendables way….
From Lionsgate and Millennium Films, THE EXPENDABLES 2, a film by Simon West, is the highly anticipated sequel to the summer 2010 worldwide box-office success ($274 million worldwide). The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, with newest cast members Liam Hemsworth, Scott Adkins, martial arts legends Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Chinese actress Yu Nan as the first female EXPENDABLE. The film is directed by Simon West. Screenplay by Richard Wenk and Sylvester Stallone. Story by Ken Kaufman & David Agosto and Richard Wenk. Based on Characters Created by David Callaham. The film is produced by Avi Lerner, Kevin King-Templeton, Danny Lerner and Les Weldon. Jon Feltheimer, Jason Constantine, Eda Kowan, Basil Iwanyk and Guymon Casady serve as Executive Producers along with Danny Dimbort, Boaz Davidson and Trevor Short. Lionsgate and Millennium Films present a Nu Image production.
Last week, WAMG got to attend the press day for THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN at The Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills. While there, I participated in a small round-table with Jennifer Garner, who plays Cindy Green in the film. You can find our Q&A below.
Academy Award®–nominated writer/director Peter Hedges (“Dan in Real Life,” What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”) brings enchantment to the screen with “The Odd Life of Timothy Green.” It’s the inspiring, magical story of a happily married couple, Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who can’t wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. When young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep one stormy night, Cindy and Jim—and their small town of Stanleyville—learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life’s greatest gifts.
JENNIFER GARNER: Hi. I haven’t done this in so long. It’s my first one in so-, I feel all, like, fresh, I don’t know what I’ll say.
Q:So how much of Jennifer Garner do we find in Mother Cindy and her overprotective, fussbudget-y, “Do not too much pressure on the child.”
JENNIFER GARNER:Right. Um, well, first-time-Mom-Jennifer, you’d probably see quite a bit of, I could draw a lot from … I’m not nearly that way now, and neither would Cindy be. I feel like, though, um, this character juxtaposed against Laura Pickler in “Butter,” which is coming out this fall, you get a kind of a real sense of my sensibilities, mixed in there, kind of naughty, kind of nice, and, uh, blended together. Yup, that’s, that’s … sums it up right there. [LAUGH]
Q: Was being the mom in this, and what they go through and all that expectations beforehand of being a parent, were those things that you related to at any particular …
JENNIFER GARNER:Of course.
Q: Not exactly, but, I mean, you know …
JENNIFER GARNER:Of course. I mean, I didn’t, I was so lucky. I did not have any fertility issues, obviously. Um, but, uh [LAUGH], but I could definitely relate to the longing and relate to how much once you’re ready for a baby you are really ready right then, and you have this enormous fear that it isn’t gonna work. And, um, for me, it did about eight days later. But, um [LAUGH], but I could relate to, or at least understand how shocking and crushing that would be.
Q: And there are a lot of high highs and low lows in the movie. And it’s so emotional. Did you find that exhausting, delivering that?
JENNIFER GARNER:Yes. I, I mean, whenever a movie, you feel like, “Oh, this is a sweet comedy kind of thing,” you end up crying more on those movies than if it was the biggest tragedy in the, world. I mean, you could play Lady Macbeth and [LAUGH] not have to be as emotional as in a sweet little comedy. Um, and this was definitely an example of that. I, you know, we de- we did some digging, for this, for sure. And had a lot of conversations about balancing it so that it wasn’t just, ‘cause you stop feeling if you just see people blubbering on screen the whole time, and just kind of making sure that it was full emotionally and didn’t go too far, which usually means performance-wise, you get there, you go too far, and then in the editing process, you figure out where it is that you want to hit those notes. And I, I mean, I, I think, in my opinion, Peter did a pretty great job of balancing all that out. But I also had Joel. I mean, how, what heaven is Joel Edgerton. Isn’t he just bliss on a stick. I just adore him.
Q: And then you get to go home to Ben.
JENNIFER GARNER:I, well, I mean, you know, life is unfair.
Q: Would you like to do movies with your own kids sometime?
JENNIFER GARNER:No. No. Never. I would never want to do that.
Q: Why not?
JENNIFER GARNER:I mean, it’s, uh, because it’s a really, really hard day, and it’s a long day. And it, um, and I I don’t know. It’s impossible, for me to say without sounding judgmental so I just can’t. Because I don’t feel that way. I feel like, uh, this was a beautiful experience for C.J., and I think, I think he loved it, learned a lot from it, and was, is very suited to it, but it’s not always that way, and …
Q: Not for your kids.
JENNIFER GARNER:Yeah.
Q:Can you talk about your relationship with C.J. and what it was like working with him on set?
JENNIFER GARNER:Oh, C.J. is, the kind of magic that Timothy Green has, C.J. has. He seems like he’s from another planet. And he seems to kind of have been plopped down here with his eyes wide open and his heart wide open. I can’t imagine another little boy playing that role. Um, I, we all fell so totally in love with C.J. and with Odeya Rush, who gives a beautiful, she’s, God, is that girl just somethin’ else. Um, she’s just mature and measured and together and has lived ten lifetimes compared to my little, my little life. But, um, he, Joel and I worked like parents with him. I mean, his parents were around all the time, and they’re, they’re amazing, and that says so much about C.J. But, um, working on a film is hard, and, it’s not hard compared to ditch, digging. It’s hard for a little kid. Because as a grownup, you expect when you are wearing of, uh, ten coats and a wool sweater and a scarf and a hat it’s gonna be 90 degrees outside. You know that. And you know you’re gonna be uncomfortable a lot of the time, but as an adult, you think, “Oh, okay, this is just the job, whatever. It doesn’t, uh, it doesn’t matter. This is the best job in the world.” As a kid, being caked in mud for 12, you know, eight hours at a time, under hot lights, and , having to be sprayed down to keep the mud looking moist, that’s a bummer. You know, that gets old. Having food on you all day while you shoot, that’s a drag. And being hot or being cold, those things matter to kids a lot. And he was a super trooper about it, but, you know, we worked with him a lot, and, and worked on making sure that he was as comfortable as he could possibly be. And, uh, I would say that Joel entertained him, and I made sure he had snacks and bathroom breaks.
Q: There’s a lot of things about “The Odd Life” that are nontraditional.
JENNIFER GARNER:Thank goodness, right?
Q: Yeah. It’s a modern story in that the town isn’t recession-proof, that the family deals with infertility issues, that the child is nontraditional, he’s not from the Mommy’s tummy. And when you were in the beginning process of filming, when you were making your decisions, how did you go about handling those decisions, those nontraditional and signs of the times?
JENNIFER GARNER:Well, whenever Peter makes a movie or writes a book, he has something to say, he has a lot of things to say. And, um, the way that he weaves them into story, I think, is, he’s, he’s such a smart guy and such a passionate man, and you can really see that in, just his writing, if you’re just looking at it as writing, you can, you can really see that. And writing is the thing that I’m drawn to first and foremost by … I mean, I, obviously, we all fall for a good script. But his writing is, has something, some extra juice to it.
Um, he really cared about making the point that we don’t make things in America anymore, that we, we outsource everything, and that you don’t have the joy of holding something up and saying, “We, I am responsible for this. I made this.” Do I get to keep this? Okay. Um, and he really cared about what women are going through and having women, having children later, and fertility issues, and what t, how that reflects on, you as a woman. And he really, he, it mattered to him that this family was hit by the recession, that, that they were grappling with all of these things at the same time, because that’s what life is, and life is messy, and it’s not, um, things don’t just fall in order the way you want them to.
Um, and, so it was, so that was, that was definitely, those were things that we talked about a lot. We talked a lot about the car they would drive, the, you know, um, I think we spent an hour on what watch she would have. The, those are the little details that, that Peter really paid a lot of attention to, um, and that we all did. And as far as the kind of magical realism, whenever you do a movie that has a little sprinkling of fairy dust, you are so conscious about the rules.
You know, what are the rules? How, what does this mean? If, if th-, you have leaves growing out of your leg, does that mean X or does that mean Y? Are you seen by a botanist, are you seen by a pediatrician? Are you seen … and, um, those things just are a constant conversation on a film like this.
Q: Being a parent, and Joel not being a parent, did you give him any guidelines in his performance, or any helpful hints with anything he had to do?
JENNIFER GARNER:No. You don’t have to help Joel. No. And besides that, Joel was so gifted with C.J. right from the beginning, that they had their own relationship before C.J. and I did. I mean, C.J. and I became incredibly close, but right away he was enamored with Joel. Joel with a soccer bowl, with magic tricks, with, you know, he’s, he’s a guy.
Q: I was just gonna say we haven’t seen you for a while. You mentioned yourself when you came in it’s been a while since we’ve seen you here. And now it seems like you’re back to your working three jobs at the same time almost. What kind of was the impetus of that? Is it just that the kids are old enough and that you can spend some more time doing movies and stuff?
JENNIFER GARNER:Well, I did this movie, before I got pregnant with, uh, my baby two months after I finished this movie, so that was in the air. [LAUGHS] And we thought this was a good time. Ben, you know, took a break from his work to come to Atlanta and be Mr. Mom so that I could do this. And, uh, you know, it’s just, it’s a lot to, it’s a lot to juggle. And I’m, he’s doing more and more, and we have these kids. It’s not like, you know, what are you gonna do with them? You have them.
So, um, I feel lucky to work whenever I get to work. I really, really value it, now in a different way than I ever have. I really feel like I am getting something back from it. It’s, it feeds a part of me that I didn’t realize I needed to take care of before, and now, um, I really don’t take a job unless there’s something in it that I need to do. And that is just not, that often.
Q: If you had a memorable moment from the entire filming process, what would that be?
JENNIFER GARNER:Um, I have a lot of memorable moments on this movie, it turns out. Well, we were working really hard. It was super hot. We were in Atlanta. Um, and we had to add a couple of Saturdays. And the crew was tired. And so we decided on a Saturday we were shooting this super hard scene, and we decided to have a party during lunch. And, um, I just found a local band to come and play, and we, the whole cast and crew, when they came out for lunch, there was just a band playing. And we just sat and, listened to music.
But we had Common on the movie, and we had Lin-Manuel Miranda on the movie, and they’re obviously both, um, rappers, and, uh, uh, I didn’t think of that. They both happened to be working that day. So they did kind of a, what’s it called when they’re competing with each other?
SEVERAL PEOPLE: A battle.
JENNIFER GARNER:A battle. They did, like, a, a battle, but about the movie, freestyle. And little, you know, C.J. was dancing, all the kids were dancing their asses off, and all, you know, the, the crew was all dancing. And it was just … I, I love making movies so much. And I love the, the familial aspect of it. I, I love feeling like a part of this community and, and helping to foster that sense of community is a, something I really love. And this was one of those, um, kind of magical moments, with little C.J. dancing while they were sing-, rapping about him, and, and I thought, will he remember this? Will this be something for him down the road that he’ll think, “Oh, yeah, that was, I was that guy. That was about me,” you know. Anyway. That’s all.
Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day’s work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York’s agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie – super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who’s used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the day – a routine “premium rush” run – turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan.
PREMIUM RUSH will be in theaters August 24th!
Columbia Pictures and WAMG invite you to enter to win passes to the advance screening of PREMIUM RUSH on Thursday, August 23rd at 7PM.
Prior to the screening BIG SHARK BICYCLE COMPANY – in the Delmar Loop (6133 Delmar Blvd.) – is hosting a CYCLE TO THE SCREENINGevent in which people will meet at their location in the loop at 6PM to ride to the screening.
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This film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for SOME VIOLENCE, INTENSE ACTION SEQUENCES AND LANGUAGE.
The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez and Jamie Chung.
BLOCKBUSTER STORES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL GIVE FANS A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THE WILDLY POPULAR FILM WITH LOCAL FESTIVITIES
Fans who pre-order The Hunger Games DVD at their local Blockbuster through August 15 will receive a free exclusive Hunger Games poster and be invited to attend a special release party at their local stores.
Attendees at the Dorsett/McKelvey Blockbuster will be treated to a special appearance by KYKY-FM on-air talent, HUNGER GAMES survival food, a screening of the movie in store, trivia contests for prizes, a special Tribute mini-makeover and learn self-defense techniques for the arena.
In honor of the release of THE HUNGER GAMES, We Are Movie Geeks has some copies of the film to giveaway.
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3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: The four-note melody that Katniss uses as her signal with Rue (and that plays at the end of most trailers) is __ __ __ __ .
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Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games juggernaut will arrive on home entertainment at 12:01 A.M. on Saturday, August 18, as the first film in Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games franchise, which has already grossed nearly $400 million at the North American box office and is approaching $650 million at the worldwide box office, debuts on 2-disc DVD (plus digital copy), 2-disc Blu-Ray (plus digital copy), VOD and digital download with three hours of previously unavailable bonus materials in the biggest home entertainment launch in Lionsgate’s history.
The film, based on the New York Times best-selling novel from writer Suzanne Collins, achieved a remarkable four-week run as the #1 film at the North American theatrical box office where it has already grossed $392 million, ranking as the 14th highest-grossing film of all time.
The 2-disc Blu-ray and 2-disc DVD arrive loaded with over three hours of extensive bonus materials including the comprehensive eight-part documentary, “The World is Watching: Making of The Hunger Games.” Other special features include a sit-down conversation with director Gary Ross as well as numerous featurettes that examine the global success of the books, the creation of the control room in the film and the filmmakers’ motivation behind creating new scenes that were not in the book plus much more. The Blu-ray Disc set contains an additional exclusive feature, “Preparing for the Games: A Director’s Process,” which looks at the progression of taking three key scenes from the book to the screen. The Hunger Games Blu-ray Disc and DVD is a must-have film that is hailed as “exciting and thought-provoking in a way few adventure dramas ever are” (New York Daily News). Fans can pre-order the Blu-ray Disc and DVD for $39.99 and $30.98, respectively.
“The motion picture event of the year is poised to become the home entertainment event of the year and, with a midnight launch and midnight retail events scheduled at stores around the country, we expect to replicate the same level of consumer excitement generated by the film’s theatrical debut,” said Ron Schwartz, Lionsgate Executive Vice President & General Manager, Home Entertainment.
Directed by Academy Award® nominee Gary Ross (Seabiscuit), The Hunger Games, starring Academy Award® nominee Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), features an ensemble cast that includes Golden Globe® winner Donald Sutherland (Citizen X), Academy Award® nominee Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones), Academy Award® nominee Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt), Lenny Kravitz (Precious) and Emmy® nominee Elizabeth Banks (TV’s “30 Rock”). The film also stars some of the industry’s brightest up and coming actors such as Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right) and Liam Hemsworth (The Expendables 2).
The Hunger Games is the first in a trilogy of books published by Scholastic that has already become a literary phenomenon with over 36.5 million copies in circulation. Set in the future, one male and one female from each of the twelve districts of the nation is forced to participate in the annual competition called The Hunger Games, which is broadcast live throughout the country for the entertainment of the Capitol’s wealthy residents. Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) volunteers in her younger sister’s place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy when she’s pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
BLU-RAY & DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
“The World is Watching: Making of The Hunger Games” – an eight-part documentary covering the “making of” the film in all aspects from the pre-production process all the way through the theatrical release and fan reactions
“Game Maker: Suzanne Collins and The Hunger Games Phenomenon” featurette
“Letters from the Rose Garden” featurette – insights from Donald Sutherland on the development of his role as President Snow
“Controlling the Games” featurette – stories and concepts behind creating the control center
“A Conversation with Gary Ross and Elvis Mitchell”
Propaganda Film (in its entirety)
Marketing Archive
“Preparing for The Games: A Director’s Process” (Blu-ray Exclusive)
Detroit, 1968. The Motown sound is sweeping the nation. Girl groups are hotter than ever. Over their mother’s (Whitney Houston) objections, three beautiful sisters—Delores (Tika Sumpter), Sister (Carmen Ejogo) and Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) —are taking the local music scene by storm. But their dreams are bigger than Detroit. Their manager, Stix (Derek Luke), is just as ambitious and will do whatever it takes to make it to the big time, even if it means using the girls—and his love for Sparkle—as the foundation of a new musical empire. Behind the music and lights, the recording industry is a ruthless and unforgiving place, just as Mama had warned her girls. Sister, with her good looks and voice, is the natural headliner of the trio, yet her complicated personal life threatens to overshadow her talent; Delores has her sights set on a different kind of life outside the spotlight; and young Sparkle must push past her deepest fears if she is to fulfill her destiny—does she really have what it takes to go all the way? Riveting and soul-stirring, this timeless tale reminds us of the unbreakable bonds between family, the high price of fame and what can happen when we dare to show the world how brightly we can SPARKLE.
TriStar Pictures and WAMG invite you to enter for your chance to win passes to the St. Louis screening of SPARKLE on August 15th at 7pm
OFFICIAL RULES:
1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.
2. FILL OUT YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW. REAL FIRST NAME REQUIRED.
3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: What season did Jordin Sparks win “American Idol.”
WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED. DUPLICATE TICKETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
SPARKLE has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for the following reasons: MATURE THEMATIC CONTENT INVOLVING DOMESTIC ABUSE AND DRUG MATERIAL, AND FOR SOME VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE AND SMOKING.
SPARKLE, starring Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick and CeeLo Green, opens August 17th in theaters everywhere.
Experience the exorcism of the demon that doesn’t fear God when Sam Raimi’s THE POSSESSION hits theaters August 31, 2012.
Based on a true story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil, the film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan (WATCHMEN), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Natasha Calis (The Firm) and Matisyahu (“The Hasidic Reggae Superstar”), is produced by master of horror Sam Raimi and directed by Ole Bornedal (NIGHTWATCH).
To prepare you for fears and scares, WAMG has some chilling prize packs for you to enter to win.
Main Prize
(1) DVD pack of (3) horror films, including: Scream, The Last Exorcism, and Haunting in Connecticut (The Unrated Special Edition) (1) poster (1) pin
1. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT. PRIZE WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED TO US ADDRESSES.
2. FILL OUT YOUR FULL NAME (first and last) AND EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.
3. Tell us your favorite HORROR film and why.
WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM ALL QUALIFYING ENTRIES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PRIZES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED.
Based on real events, THE POSSESSION is the terrifying story of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil. Clyde (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Stephanie Brenek (Kyra Sedgwick) see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. But as Em’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic, the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst, only to discover that the box was built to contain a dibbuk, a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.
Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (WATCHMEN) and Kyra Sedgwick (“The Closer”), THE POSSESSION is directed by Ole Bornedal (NIGHTWATCH), written by Juliet Snowden & Stile. s White, and produced by horror master Sam Raimi along with Rob Tapert and J.R. Young. Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures present.
THE POSSESSION hits theaters everywhere August 31, 2012.
Don’t forget to check out the brand new Web site for THE POSSESSION, where you can get a firsthand look at the devilish dybbuk! Three hauntingly animated cinemagraphs lurking in the backgrounds can be shared to fans’ social pages.
Don’t blink or you might miss that moth flicker its wings.
