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“Experience the Third Dimension” In New GRAVITY Featurette

Learn about director Alfonso Cuarón’s unique approach to 3D in this new featurette for GRAVITY. The film was co-written by Alfonso Cuarón and his son, Jonás, marking their first official collaboration.

GRAVITY opens in US theaters this Friday – prepare to go inside the astronaut’s suits and for one thrilling ride!

The intentional demolition of an obsolete satellite sends sharp fragments hurtling into space, setting off a chain reaction that puts the fast-growing debris field on a collision course with the Space Shuttle “Explorer”. The inescapable impact is catastrophic, destroying the shuttle and leaving Mission Specialist Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Mission Commander Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) as the lone survivors. All communication with Mission Control has been lost…and, with it, any chance of rescue. Adrift in the void, the two must find a way to see past their own limitations and escape their inertia if they are ever going to get back to Earth.

GRAVITY had been envisioned from the beginning as a 3D cinematic experience. Jonás Cuarón says, “The concept was always to do this movie in 3D because we wanted people to be truly immersed in the imagery as well as the narrative.”

That said, Alfonso Cuarón emphasizes, “We didn’t want it to be 3D for the sake of things flying in your face. We tried to be subtle…to let you feel like you’re inside the journey.”

GRAVITY will be released in 3D and 2D and IMAX, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 4th.

The behind-the-scenes team includes multiple Oscar-nominated director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki (CHILDREN OF MEN, THE NEW WORLD); production designer Andy Nicholson (art director ALICE IN WONDERLAND); editors Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger (VFX editor CHILDREN OF MEN); and costume designer Jany Temime (the “Harry Potter” films). The visual effects were handled by Oscar-nominated visual effects supervisor Tim Webber (THE DARK KNIGHT). The music was composed by Steven Price (THE WORLD’S END).

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An Eerie Trailer Lands For The Supernatural Thriller SKINWALKER RANCH – In Theaters and VOD October 30

Here’s the trailer for the upcoming supernatural thriller, SKINWALKER RANCH, directed by Devin McGinn and starring Jon Gries (TAKEN, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE), Kyle Davis (FRIDAY THE 13TH-2009, THE HITCHER), Steve Berg (GENTLEMEN BRONCOS, YEAR OF THE DOG, Erin Cahill (ABC’s Red Widow), and Matthew Rocheleau (CBS’s How I Met Your Mother), which opens in theaters across the country and on VOD October 30th.

McGinn stars in the film, which he also produced alongside Murphy Michaels and executive producer and Deep Studios founder Ken Bretschneider, and it was written by Adam Ohler.

SPOOKY! And just in time for Halloween.

The film is inspired by true-events and unexplainable phenomena surrounding SKINWALKER RANCH (www.skinwalkerranch.org) in NE Utah, which was shown a few years ago on Jesse Ventura’s ‘Conspiracy Theory’ and most recently ‘Joe Rogan Questions Everything’ on SyFy.

In 2010 “Skinwalker Ranch” gained media attention after experiencing a wide range of unexplained phenomena. Reports ranged from UFO sightings to livestock mutilation, but maybe most notable was the disappearance of ranch owner Hoyt Miller’s eight year old son, Cody on November 11, 2010. Close to a year later, Modern Defense Enterprises (MDE) has sent a team of experts to document and investigates the mysterious occurrences, which only escalate upon their arrival.

The incidents continue to escalate and become more violent, causing tensions to rise as the team must decide how far they will go to unlock the mysteries of “Skinwalker Ranch.” The group debates whether the answers are worth risking their lives for, or if they should just call off the investigation and leave the ranch – that is, if leaving is actually an option…

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Morgan Freeman Reunites With IMAX And Warner Bros. To Narrate Upcoming 3D Documentary ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR

IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures, a division of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), today announced that Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) will narrate the upcoming IMAX 3D® documentary adventure ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR. The film will be released in select IMAX® and IMAX® 3D theatres starting April 4, 2014.

ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR reunites Freeman with Drew Fellman, who also wrote and produced the 2011 IMAX 3D documentary Born to Be Wild 3D, and director David Douglas, who served as director of photography on that film.

ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR is the incredible true story of nature’s greatest explorers – lemurs. Captured with IMAX® 3D cameras, the film takes audiences on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar. Lemurs arrived in Madagascar as castaways millions of years ago and evolved into hundreds of diverse species but are now highly endangered. Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.

ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR features trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright, an expert on lemurs and the wildlife of Madagascar. Wright is also a Professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University and Founder of Centre ValBio, a research campus in the rainforest of Madagascar.

Morgan Freeman’s myriad credits encompass more than 80 films over five decades, only recently including Now You See Me, Oblivion, the Dark Knight trilogy, Dolphin Tale, and Red. He has also lent his recognizable voice to such titles as War of the Worlds, Born to Be Wild 3D, and the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins. In 2012, he was the recipient of the HFPA’s Cecil B. DeMille Award for his outstanding contributions to film.

Directed by David Douglas and written and produced by Drew Fellman, ISLAND OF LEMURS: MADAGASCAR is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Entertainment.

Watch The New Trailer For THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG

“With every victory, this evil will grow…”

Coming to theaters on December 13th, check out the 2nd trailer for THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG where we finally get a first listen of Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug.

The film continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company continues East, encountering along the way the skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous Mirkwood Forest.

After escaping capture by the dangerous Woodland Elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all—a creature more terrifying than any before, which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself—the Dragon Smaug.

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, the second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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Weinstein Company To Release Documentary 12-12-12 In Theaters November 1st

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today they will be releasing their benefit concert documentary 12-12-12 in New York and Los Angeles theaters on Friday, November 1st. The documentary is a behind the scenes look at the show, which took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2012.

Spearheaded by TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein, Madison Square Garden Executive Chairman Jim Dolan, and Clear Channel Entertainment President John Sykes, the concert featured performances by some of the music industry’s most iconic acts: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, Adam Sandler, Eric Clapton, Jon Bon Jovi, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Kanye West and included involvement from entertainment and media such as Billy Crystal, Susan Sarandon, Paul Shaffer, Brian Williams, Kristen Stewart, Jon Stewart, Chelsea Clinton, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, Sean Combs, Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock, Seth Meyers, Jake Gyllenhaal, Blake Lively, Katie Holmes, Jason Sudekis, Jamie Foxx, Quentin Tarantino, and Christoph Waltz.

The unprecedented gathering of talent who turned up on stage and behind the scenes of the concert helped to raise over $50 million in one night for the Robin Hood Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund. Likewise, all box office profits from the documentary’s theatrical run will go to the Robin Hood Sandy Relief Fund which supports organizations helping victims in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. 12-12-12 was produced by Amir Bar-Lev, Charlie Lightening and Meghan O’Hara. Victoria Parker was the executive in charge of the project at TWC and Paul McCartney and Scott Roger are executive producers of the film, which recently held its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

The televised concert, 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, was also nominated for a 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Award.

In a joint statement the producers of the concert, Jim Dolan, Harvey Weinstein and John Sykes said: “12-12-12 was one of the most remarkable events Madison Square Garden has hosted in its 134-year history. The music and entertainment communities came together in such an immediate and powerful way, and made a legitimate difference to those in the tri-state who were so severely impacted by the storm. The concert was historic, it might even go down as one of the greatest line ups of all time, but if you thought the concert was wild, wait until you see what happened backstage that night. This film takes you behind the walls of Madison Square Garden and into the production areas and dressing rooms of the biggest recording artists in the world to see firsthand how a massive event like 12-12-12 was created. We’re thrilled audiences will be able to relive this historic event on the big screen.”

TWC will also hold a New York premiere screening of the film on October 28^th, the eve of the one-year anniversary when Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on the Tri-State area. The screening will take place at New York City’s iconic Ziegfeld Theater, which was generously donated by Bow Tie Cinemas, and will be attended by people affected by the storm as well as many of the performers featured in the film.

“Robin Hood is honored to have been involved with the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief,” said David Saltzman, Executive Director of Robin Hood. “Thanks to the amazing generosity of the producers, the artists and more than 290,000 caring viewers from around the world, Robin Hood was able to make grants to 390 organizations in the tri-state area that are helping victims of the storm to rebuild and recover.”

Since the event, the organizations receiving grants from Robin Hood have:

Helped more than 54,000 families as they return to safe and stable housing.
Provided medical services and mental health support to over 65,000 people who were struggling in the aftermath of the storm.
Ensured that 3,500 children would continue to receive their educational services despite the storm.
Connected 49,000 people to counselors and attorneys to help them unlock the FEMA and insurance benefits to which they were entitled.
Distributed over 1.1 million meals to families throughout the region.
Provided job training in construction and disaster recovery to over 3,600 individuals.

MattyB Releases “Back in Time” From the Official FREE BIRDS Soundtrack

Relativity Media has announced the release “Back in Time,” the first song off the Relativity Music Group soundtrack for the upcoming animated film FREE BIRDS. Ten-year-old rapper and YouTube sensation MattyB – recently named one of Billboard.com’s “21 Under 21”- has just released the single on his YouTube Channel. Look out for the full FREE BIRDS soundtrack on October 29th, before the movie hits theaters nationwide on November 1st.

Purchase MattyB’s “Back in Time” on iTunes at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/back-in-time-from-free-birds/id712459681

Watch the “Back in Time” music video.

Get acquainted with the stars of FREE BIRDS, and check out four brand new character posters! Jimmy Hayward’s upcoming animated buddy comedy stars Owen Wilson as REGGIE, Amy Poehler as JENNY, and Woody Harrelson as JAKE – who also makes a special guest appearance in the new music video for “Back in Time.”

In this hilarious, adventurous buddy comedy for audiences of all ages, directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears a Who!), two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history – and get turkey off the Thanksgiving menu for good.

For the latest news and updates, be sure to check out be sure to check out www.freebirdsmovie.com, follow @FreeBirdsMovie on Twitter and Like the official Facebook page.

British Shocker THE SEASONING HOUSE on Blu-ray and DVD December 3

THE SEASONING HOUSE has been highly anticipated by fans of British horror. It’s the directorial debut of Paul Hyett, special effects artist who has worked on such recent favorites as THE DESCENT and WOMAN IN BLACK. It has played at a variety of international festivals and advance buzz has been exciting:

“Hyett’s direction is measured, confident, and darkly poetic throughout, weaving an emotional web of tenderness amidst hopelessness and abuse. The cast are stellar …” – DREAD CENTRAL

“Aggressively entertaining, a stark and ferocious new revenge thriller, both unflinching and compelling.” – Scott Weinberg, FEARnet

“… it’s stylistically bold and brutally compelling..” – Owen Williams, EMPIREONLINE.COM

THE SEASONING HOUSE, debuts on Digital, Blu-ray^™ and DVD December 10^th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The chilling film stars Rosie Day (Sixteen), Sean Pertwee (Event Horizon), Kevin Howarth (Gallowwalkers, The Last Horror Movie) and Anna Walton (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). In THE SEASONING HOUSE, young girls are prostituted to the military and an orphaned deaf mute (Day) is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, showing a little kindness when she can. When fate brings the men that murdered her family and the reason she ended up in the whore house, a chain of events begins that will end her captivity, free the girls still alive in the house and grant her revenge on the soldiers that destroyed her life. Bonus materials include “The Making of The Seasoning House” featurette.

Synopsis:

Deaf and mute Angel (Rosie Day) is abducted and ditched in a grim Balkan brothel. The ex-soldier who runs the place, Viktor (Kevin Howarth), puts her to work tending to the other women, but when she sparks a friendship with one of the women, things take a turn for the violent.

Stay tuned here at We Are Movie Geeks for more coverage of THE SEASONING HOUSE

Spend the Night with Norman Bates Midnights at the Tivoli – PSYCHO

What a weekend for St. Louis-area horror fans! NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is screening midnights at the Hi-Pointe (and at Webster U Sunday night), the living dead doc BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD is playing Saturday night at Webster U with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD screenwriter John Russo in attendance, and if that isn’t enough big-screen classic horror madness, Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO (1960) is this week’s midnight show at the Reel Late at the Tivoli series.

Nowadays, when any psychological thriller featuring a loony with a knife is designated “Hitchcockian” in some quarters, it’s easy to forget just what a dramatic change of pace this was for Hitchcock. Inspired by the life of the demented, cannibalistic Wisconsin killer Ed Gein (whose gruesome acts would also inspire THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and DERANGED), PSYCHO’s importance to the horror genre cannot be overestimated. PSYCHO has it all: romance, embezzlement, disappearance, secrets, voyeurism, a dead corpse, a split personality of a man who thinks from time to time he’s his dead mother, and of course Janet Leigh hacked to death in the shower. None of Hitchcock’s films had as profound an impact upon the American psyche as PSYCHO. When it was initially released in 1960, it was a huge box office hit (there are stories of 3-mile long lines at drive-in entrances), and its popularity has not waned over the last five decades.

If you’ve never experienced PSYCHO on the big screen, you’ll have your chance this weekend when it plays midnights at the Tivoli October 4th and 5th. I said this two weeks ago when BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S was the midnight choice: I hope it gets a good crowd, though these type of classics have hardly been packing them in (and TIFFANY’S didn’t either). MEAN GIRLS and SPICE WORLD have played midnights recently to large crowds, and SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD was a hit last weekend, but not CASABLANCA or VERTIGO. I know the Tivoli late-night crowd is an 18-25 demographic but they’re the ones who really need to see PSYCHO in all its big screen glory, so if you’re the parents of St. Louis teens, encourage them to take in Hitchcock’s masterpiece this weekend!

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

And here’s the ‘Reel Late at the Tivoli’ midnight show for next few week:

Oct. 11-12 DONNIE DARKO (original version)

THE EVOLUTION OF THE ZOMBIE – Film Series at Webster University Begins This Week

“They’re coming to Webster U, Barbara…..!”

The Living Dead are coming to Webster University!

The Evolution of the Zombie, a film series based around our unquenchable appetite for all things undead, kicks off this Wednesday with the 1932 Bela Lugosi classic WHITE ZOMBIE (considered the first zombie film)and runs through October 20th. John Russo, who penned NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, the seminal Zombie film way back in 1968, will be a guest at the fest and will host a writing workshop. This will be a fantastic opportunity for fans of the zombie genre to see several of their favorite flesh-eaters on the big screen and for film students to meet the man who help developed the rules by which all the living dead live (while dead)!

Tickets

Unless otherwise noted, admission is:

$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty
Free for Webster students with proper ID.

Here’s the line-up for the The Evolution of the Zombie Film Series:

Wednesday, October 2 at 8:00pm to 9:15pm. Admission: $5

WHITE ZOMBIE

Location: Schlafly Bottleworks 7260 Southwest Ave, St Louis, MO 63143
WHITE ZOMBIE (1932) stars Bela Lugosi as as Murder Legendre, a shadowy character who exercises supernatural powers over the natives in his Haitian domain. Coveting Madge Bellamy as his bride, wealthy Robert Frazier enters into an unholy agreement with Lugosi, whereby Madge will die, then be resurrected as a zombie. WHITE ZOMBIE is scary, groundbreaking stuff

There is ample parking at Schlafly Bottleworks and great beer on tap!

John Russo today and how he looked in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

The John Russo workshop – HOW TO MAKE MONEY MAKING MOVIES: Career Lessons from John Russo.

Saturday, October 5 at 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Sverdrup Complex at Webster University, Room 123 – 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, 63119

Beginning as a screenwriter, Russo’s credits include Night of the Living Dead, The Majorettes, Midnight, and Santa Claws. The latter two, he also directed. He has performed small roles as an actor, most notably the first ghoul who is stabbed in the head in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD.

This workshop is free and open to the public but reservations, made to films@webster.edu, are required.

The Facebook invite for this event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/198050990377237/

The rest of the The Evolution of the Zombie film series will take place at Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119)

Saturday, October 5 at 7:30PM

THE BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD
(Rob Kuhns, 2013, USA, 76 min.)
In 1968 a young college drop-out named George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, a low budget horror film that shocked the world, became an icon of the counterculture, and spawned a zombie industry worth billions of dollars that continues to this day. The film shows how Romero gathered the Pittsburgh, PA community to shoot “Night” in a guerrilla, run-and-gun style. Romero and his team created a horribly chilling monster – one that was undead and feasted upon human flesh. Archival footage of the horrors of Vietnam and racial violence at home combined with iconic music from the 60s invites viewers to experience how Romero’s tumultuous film reflected this period in American history.

John Russo (co-writer “Night of the Living Dead”) will lead a discussion follow the screening.

Sunday, October 6 at 7:30PM

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
(George A. Romero, 1968, USA, 96 min.)
The dead come back to life and eat the living in this low budget, classic by George Romero. Barbara (Judith O’Dea) flees to an isolated farmhouse after watching her brother attached and killed by a strange man. Barbara, Ben (Duane Jones) and a few others barricade themselves in the houses in an attempt to survive the night. Outside are hordes of relentless, shambling undead that can only be killed by a blow to the head.

Sunday, October 13 at 7:30PM

DAWN OF THE DEAD
(George A. Romero, 1978, USA, 128 min.)
A plague has caused the reanimation of the dead, who prey on human flesh. Several survivors of the outbreak barricade themselves inside a suburban shopping mall while fighting against the undead and a vicious gang of militant bikers. David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger and Gaylen Ross are featured in the first sequel to Night of the Living Dead.

Friday, October 18 at 7:30PM

ZOMBIE
(Lucio Fulci, 1979, Italy, 91 min.)
Two guards investigate an abandon sailboat, the Antilles, when attacked by a zombie. Anne Bowles (Tisa Farrow), The daughter of the ships owner, searches for information about her missing father. She meets Peter West (Ian McCulloch), a journalist, and they travel to Matul Island to search for answers. They cross paths with Dr. David Menard (Richard Johnson), who conducts to find a cure to a disease and brings the dead back to life, turning them into zombies that eat human flesh. Adding invaluably to the film’s bleak atmosphere is Goblin’s creepy synthesized score. ZOMBIE used to play at the Drive-Ins constantly in the early 80’s and 30 years later holds up as one of the best zombie movies of all.

Saturday, October 19 at 7:30PM

THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
(Dan O’Bannon, 1985, USA, 91 min.)
The dead re-animate and go on a rampage through Louisville, Kentucky seeking their favorite food, BRAINS, when a bumbling pair of employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a deadly gas into the air.

Sunday, October 20 at 7:30PM

SHAUN OF THE DEAD
(Edgar Wright, 2004, UK, France, US, 99 min.)
“It’s just one of those days when you’re feeling a little…dead.”
When a mysterious virus begins to turn the residents of London into the walking dead, slacker buddies Shaun (Simon Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost) must rise up from the comfort of their couch to save family and friends. To complicate matters, Shaun has just been dumped by longtime girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield), who is unsatisfied with the direction in which his life is headed. The group must try to stick together and stay alive, all the while journeying to the safety of their local pub.

The Webster University Film Series receives funding from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council – a state agency.

The Webster University Film Series Website can be found HERE

http://www.webster.edu/film-series/index.html

Watch The Trailer For PARIS COUNTDOWN

Check out the new trailer for PARIS COUNTDOWN starring stars Olivier Marchal and Jacques Gamblin.

The film (aka “Le Jour Attendra”), will be in theaters and On Demand November 8th.

Unable to repay their debts, Milan and Victor, best friends and co-owners of a Paris nightclub are lured into a drug deal that goes bad. Tortured by police, they negotiate their freedom against an overwhelming testimony that condemns their psychotic liaison to prison. Six years later, the men’s nightmare begins again when the psychopath is granted his freedom. Now, not having talked for years, the old friends are united again in order to survive.

PARIS COUNTDOWN is directorial debut from writer Edgar Marie and from the producers of “Point Blank” and “A Gang Story”.

While at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival, Screen Media Films acquired the US rights to the French crime thriller.

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