Check out photos from THE MANDALORIAN panel at Star Wars Celebration!
CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 14: Guests attend “The Mandalorian” panel at the Star Wars Celebration at McCormick Place Convention Center on April 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/WireImage for Disney)CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 14: (L-R) Director/executive producer Dave Filoni, Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Carl Weathers (Greef) and Gina Carano (Cara Dune) onstage during “The Mandalorian” panel at the Star Wars Celebration at McCormick Place Convention Center on April 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/WireImage for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Dave Filoni; Pedro Pascal; Carl Weathers; Gina CaranoCHICAGO, IL – APRIL 14: Guests attend “The Mandalorian” panel at the Star Wars Celebration at McCormick Place Convention Center on April 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/WireImage for Disney)CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 14: (L-R) Writer/executive producer Jon Favreau, Director/executive producer Dave Filoni, Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Gina Carano (Cara Dune) and Carl Weathers (Greef) onstage during “The Mandalorian” panel at the Star Wars Celebration at McCormick Place Convention Center on April 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/WireImage for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Jon Favreau; Dave Filoni; Pedro Pascal; Gina Carano; Carl Weathers
Today, Jon Favreau (writer/executive producer), Dave Filoni (director/executive producer) and Kathleen Kennedy (executive producer) hosted a lively and informative panel discussion on the upcoming Disney+ series THE MANDALORIAN. They were joined by stars Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian”), Gina Carano (“Cara Dune”) and Carl Weathers (“Greef”) as they teased an early look at the first ever live action Star Wars series.
THE MANDALORIAN series premieres on Disney+ on November 12, 2019.
The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.Greef (Carl Weathers) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.Cara Dune (Gina Carano) in Lucasfilm’s THE MANDALORIAN.
(from left) April Williams (Issa Rae) and little Jordan Sanders (Marsai Martin) in “Little,” co-written and directed by Tina Gordon.
In this weekend’s new comedy, several familiar elements are tossed in the movie blender hoping to come up with a frothy cool entertainment. You’ve heard the old phrase, “Be careful what you wish for”? Well, with this flick it’s “be careful what gets wished on you”. Just two months after a self-absorbed ambitious businesswoman of color got zapped with an unusual ability in WHAT MEN WANT, we’ve got another woman (though much more abrasive) getting a “Twilight Zone-style” upgrade. Well, makeover is more like it. An extreme one for certain. Perhaps in tribute to the passing last year of the multi-talented Penny Marshall, we’re seeing another variation of her greatest directing smash, BIG. Last week it inspired the number one box office hit SHAZAM!, in which a pre-teen lad transforms into an adult super being (but he’s still the kid inside). This time out, an adult woman wakes up as her pre-teen self (no magic word spoken, though). And her grown-up self is still inside a body that’s petite although the title is a “catchier” term, and a “hip flip” on the iconic 1988 comedy-drama: LITTLE.
The story really begins in the early 90s (hmm, SHAZAM! began with an earlier flashback). Over-achieving middle-schooler Jordan Sanders (Marsai Martin) is anxious about presenting her science project at the big class assembly. A “mean girl” sabotages it and JS ends up at the hospital, vowing to become a ruthless adult. Which we witness in the present day as the “grown-up” Jordan (Regina Hall) awakens in her plush penthouse home. She immediately calls up her overworked, abused assistant April (Issa Rae) to berate her and make sure she will have everything in order for her arrival at her software development company (JSI,natch’). Oh, but first Ms. S must dismiss her late night “snack”, the tasty toned Trevor (Luke James), who wants to be more than a “B-call”. After a fast ride in her flashy wheels, Jordan storms into her HQ and is stunned to see multi-millionaire media mogul Connor (Mikey Day) sitting at her desk (with his expensive sneakers propped up on the glass top). He needs to see a pitch for a new app from her and her team within the next 48 hours. After he leaves, the agitated Jordan is irked to see the donut truck guy’s nine-year-old daughter doing magic tricks for the patrons outside the JSI building. When Jordan orders the junior Copperfield to leave, she waves her wand, and points it at the lady, proclaiming, “You are mean. I wish you were little.” The next morning, Jordan is middle school-sized once more (Martin again). When her neighbors call child services, April rushes over to pretend to be her aunt (mom Jordan had to dash out of town) and take her to school. Crisis momentarily averted but the clock is ticking. Can they track down the “magic girl” and get her to reverse the “spell” before Connor’s deadline, otherwise JSI will be history?
This high concept comedy is fueled by an energetic engaging cast lead by screen (big and TV) vet Hall who goes for cartoon demon diva, the polar opposite of her acclaimed (several critics’ group awards) work in last year’s “indie” darling SUPPORT THE GIRLS. Hall is a shrieking sister of Scrooge in the opening sequence bouncing from home to office, terrorizing anyone in her path. Thankfully, by story’s end, she’s not done the whole Ebenezar turn-around, but Hall conveys that she’s on the “path”. Happily, her intensity is matched by the delightful Martin as her “little-self”. It’s through her efforts that we see more of the “mellowing” of Jordan, even learning to care about a trio of “uncool” kids who dream of triumph at the big talent show (JS knows it’s a set-up and works to intervene). But, Martin shows us that the adult JS is still there especially as she tries to put the moves on hunky teacher Mr. Marshall (the befuddled “beefcake” is played with charm, and unease, by Justin Hartley of the TV hit “This is Us”). Martin is quite the formidable force of nature who makes a great screen partner to the gifted Rae (also a TV star on “Insecure”), who can barely contain her joy in getting the “upper hand” on her tyrant boss (best shown in the school parking lot “throw-down”). Equally entertaining are the scenes of Rae’s April “cutting loose” on Jordan’s colossal closet (leopard, baby), her making creative choices (even “pitching”) and her hesitant office romance with the supportive Preston (Tone Bell another TV sitcom vet). Also enhancing the laughs are two “old pros” from the “trenches” of SNL. Day, from the current crew, is superb as the arrogant, clueless Connor, while former “cast member” Rachel Dratch delivers the laughs as “no nonsense” Child Protective Services Agent Bea . She’s (to quote one of her lines) so much more than “Okerrrr”.
Director Tina Gordon’s follow-up to 2013’s PEEPLES hammers the punchlines with confidence, even as the script (co-written by her and Tracy Oliver) sometimes veers off track on subplots with little “pay-off”. This is particularly true of the school sequences with her new trio of pals which includes a tired “makeover” montage and a weird stage performance that may be intended for the lead character to come “full circle”. Instead, it derails the office story momentum, making us question whether the big “deadline” was two days. This contributes to the typical comedy flick “lull” around the one hour mark, not helped by a pointless restaurant karioke contest betweem “little” JS and April (filled to the brim with slapstick as stale as the breadsticks used as microphones). Ditto to the big reveal with Trevor and it’s resolution. Because of the film’s tonal shifts and distracting “B” stories LITTLE comes up short, very short, to the body-switching flicks spawned by the Marshall/Hanks enduring BIG-hearted masterwork.
Today, Director/Writer J.J. Abrams and Producer Kathleen Kennedy were joined by stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Oscar Isaac, Billy Dee Williams, Naomi Ackie, Joonas Suotamo and Anthony Daniels, and droids BB-8 and D-0, for a panel discussion at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, moderated by Stephen Colbert.
It was a day of surprises at Star Wars Celebration for the enthusiastic fans in attendance as the title of the final installment of the Skywalker saga was also revealed, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and along with the first trailer for the film a brand-new teaser poster.
Where do we start!?!? The trailer is brilliantly cut and is very cool!
The nostalgic sound of “Luke and Leia” theme by John Williams from STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI puts this first look at the final film over the edge! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXwju2UXio
Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) in STAR WARS: EPISODE IX.
Emperor Palpatine is back or is he?! And has he been corrupting Kylo Ren this whole time or has Kylo been a good guy all along? It was chilling to see the Death Star in the last scene of the teaser!
Lando is back! The Falcon is Back! Kudos to J.J. Abrams for pulling at the heart-strings of the diehard fans.
Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) in STAR WARS: EPISODE IX.
Director Rian Johnson’s THE LAST JEDI went against STAR WARS canon and dogma about the Jedi Knights and for some fans (this Geek included), it wasn’t well accepted.
Many disgruntled fans have already spent months arguing that The Last Jedi distorts the Force (Force projection, etc.), but in the behind-the-scenes featurette “Balance the Force,” director Rian Johnson specifically states that he wanted the Force to be viewed as malleable. “The Force is not a superpower,” he says, as reported by GameSpot. “I wanted in this movie to do a little bit of a reset lesson.” After The Force Awakens, many fans thought that Rey’s innate connection to the Force meant she had to be a descendant of Jedi, sparking rumors that Luke Skywalker himself might be her father. However, by widening our understanding of the Force, Johnson also opens up the possibility that neither Rey, nor any other young potential Jedi, has any Jedi blood.
Luke Skywalker: Lesson two. Now that they’re extinct, the Jedi are romanticized, deified. But if your strip away the myth and look at their deeds, the legacy of the Jedi is failure. Hypocrisy, hubris.
Luke Skywalker: At the height of their powers, they allowed Darth Sidious to rise, create the Empire, and wipe them out. It was a Jedi Master who was responsible for the training and creation of Darth Vader.
Yoda: Oh, read them, have you? Page-turners they were not. Yes, yes, yes. Wisdom they held, but that library contained nothing that the girl Rey does not already possess. Skywalker, still looking to the horizon. Never here, now, hmm? The need in front of your nose.
Yoda: Heeded my words not, did you? Pass on what you have learned. Strength. Mastery. But weakness, folly, failure also. Yes, failure most of all. The greatest teacher, failure is. Luke, we are what they grow beyond. That is the true burden of all masters.
Are generations of Skywalkers and Jedis embodied in Rey? Will the saga conclude with her finally bringing true balance to the Force? I sure hope so because after STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI made us think the Jedi were a buncha selfish asshats, with Yoda and Luke’s conversations, along with them burning the books, tree and temple to the ground, the true Rise of The Skywalkers will be the redemption of the Jedi Knights who were, as Obi-Wan Kenobi said in A NEW HOPE, “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times… before the Empire.”
Rey (Daisy Ridley) in STAR WARS: EPISODE IX.The Millenium Falcon in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeropens in U.S. theaters on December 20.
Memory of Victory’s Past in STAR WARS: EPISODE IX.Rey (Daisy Ridley) in STAR WARS: EPISODE IX(Left to right( Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), BB-8, D-O, Rey (Daisy Ridley), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega) in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKERKylo Ren (Adam Driver) in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKERKylo Ren’s restored helmet in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER.
JAMES McAVOY, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, BRUCE WILLIS AND SARAH PAULSON STAR IN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S COMIC-BOOK THRILLER 20 YEARS IN THE MAKING GLASS
Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with GLASS, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. GLASS is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy (Split, Atonement), Samuel L. Jackson (Hitman’s Bodyguard, Avengers Franchise), Bruce Willis (Unbreakable, Die Hard),Sarah Paulson (Ocean’s Eight, “American Horror Story”) and Anya-Taylor Joy (Split, The Witch). Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic vision including an in-depth look at the making of the film, deep insights on the characters, a never-before-seen alternate opening, and deleted scenes.
GLASS features “Shyamalan’s eccentric, intimately scaled superhero universe” (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times), while offering a closer look at the world of the Elijah Price, also known as Mr. Glass (Jackson), David Dunn (Willis), and Kevin Wendell Crumb (McAvoy) as they experience a series of escalating encounters as they escape from an asylum and embark on a thrilling battle of good versus evil. Producers M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum (Get Out, Halloween), Marc Bienstock (Before I Fall), Ashwin Rajan (Devil, The Visit) and executive producer Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity series) reunite with GLASS for “one of the most original comic book movies in recent years” (Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment).
Now you can win a GLASS Prize Pack. We Are Movie Geeks is giving away:
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(from left) Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis, who plays David Dunn/The Overseer, on the set of “Glass.”
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE
TO 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM & DIGITAL
The Collection of Main Characters – A look at all the main players and how they fit in the universe
created by filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
David Dunn
Elijah Price
Kevin Wendell
Crumb
The Rest of
the Family
Bringing the Team Back Together – M. Night Shyamalan is famous for working with many of the same crew
from film to film. In this piece, cast
and crew share personal stories of why Shyamalan’s productions feel like seeing
family again.
David Dunn vs. The Beast – An in-depth look at the animalistic face-off between David Dunn and The
Beast
Glass Decoded – M.
Night Shyamalan unveils some secrets of continuity and style from across the Glass trilogy
Breaking Glass: The Stunts – The superhuman strength of The Beast is best illustrated in the stunts.
Take a behind the scenes look into the very effective methods of executing
stunts in the film.
Connecting the Glass Universe – Explore M. Night Shyamalan’s stylistic approach to the Glass trilogy and the unconventional
concept of a comic book movie grounded in reality.
M. Night Shyamalan: Behind the Lens – Cast and crew discuss Shyamalan’s dedicated and meticulous approach to
storytelling.
The Sound of Glass – Composer West Dylan Thordson elaborates on his use of string
instruments to create tension, and explains why recording the score on-location
enhanced the tone of Glass.
Enhancing the Spectacle – The VFX team provides details on the rewarding task of using CGI as an
effective tool to intensify the narrative of Glass.
Raven Hill Memorial – Roam the long corridors of Raven Hill Memorial Hospital and see why the
cast and crew describe the eerie location as its own character in the film.
Night Vision – A
look at the early stages of Glass by examining the storyboards and their
remarkable similarity to the final shots in the film.
BONUS FEATURES ON 4K
ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM, DIGITAL AND DVD:
Alternate Opening – Introduction by director M. Night Shyamalan available
Deleted Scenes -Introductions
by director M. Night Shyamalan available
David Alone
at Bar
Patricia
Talks to Cheerleaders
David
Encounters Pierce
Casey in Art
Class
Dr. Staple
Explains Machine
Mrs. Price in
Waiting Room
Mrs. Price
Talks to Elijah
Dr. Staple
Drinks Tea
Pierce Checks
Elijah’s Room
Mrs. Price
Tells Elijah About Surgery
David Submits
to Dr. Staple
Patients
Worship The Beast
A Conversation with James McAvoy and M. Night
Shyamalan – Star James McAvoy and
Producer/Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan discuss the importance of
originality when creating a film in this genre.
The film will be
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Expertly crafted tension and paranoia take full effect in The Hole in the Ground, arriving on DVD April 30 from Lionsgate. After disappearing from his mother, a son returns home seemingly unharmed, but his mother fears the boy who has returned might not be her son at all. From writer-director Lee Cronin (Ghost Train), this ominous, original and Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh™ film “delivers skin-crawling scares throughout” (Dan Jackson, Thrillist) and stars Seána Kerslake, James Cosmo, and James Quinn Markey. The Hole in the Ground DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98.
Suspense, terror, and the supernatural meet when Sarah and her young son Chris move to a new home in the Irish countryside. One night, Chris vanishes; when he reappears, he seems unharmed and unchanged. But as Chris’s behavior grows increasingly disturbing, Sarah fears the boy who has returned may not be her son in this richly evocative feature debut from writer-director Lee Cronin.
CAST
Seána Kerslake TV’s “Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope,” A Date for Mad Mary
James Cosmo Outlaw King, In Darkness, T2Trainspotting
James Quinn Markey TV’s “Vikings,” TV’s “Mother’s Day”
POLICE STORY (1985) screens at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood) Friday April 12th at 7:30pm and again Tuesday April 16th at 7:30. A Facebook invite for these two screenings can be found HERE. POLICE STORY 2 (1988) screens there Sunday April 14th at 7:30pm and again Friday April 19th at 7:30pm. A Facebook invite for these two screenings can be foundHERE
It is a shame that Jackie Chan’s eventual emergence as a fully -fledged Hollywood star did not happen much earlier when he was at his physical peak. Of course even now at age 65 he is pretty amazing, but the Jackie Chan of POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2 would have really amazed the world.
POLICE STORY – In the movie that made him an international star, Jackie Chan plays policeman Ka-kui in the newly-restored Police Story. Ka-kui finds the need to go rogue to protect a star witness (Brigitte Lin, Chungking Express) against the retribution of a local drug lord. All of this is a vehicle for Chan to engage in some of the most memorable cinematic stunts this side of Buster Keaton—haven’t you ever seen a man hang from an umbrella hooked to the side of a moving bus before? In Cantonese with English subtitles.
POLICE STORY 2 – After the events of the first Police Story, Jackie Chan’s Ka-kui has been demoted to a traffic cop and finds himself with a need to win back his girlfriend May (Maggie Cheung, In the Mood for Love). He finds a path to redemption in his pursuit of a group of extortionist bombers, which of course again results in Chan putting life and limb on the line for our collective amusement. In Cantonese with English subtitles.
Admission is:
$7 for the general public $6 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools $5 for Webster University staff and faculty
Its been all the rage on social media – the various Pokemon auditioning for the new POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU movie. Check out the hilarious video now and you be the judge.
The world of Pokémon comes to life!
The first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure, “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” stars Ryan Reynolds as Detective Pikachu and is based on the beloved Pokémon brand—one of the world’s most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties and most successful media franchises of all time.
Fans everywhere can now experience Pikachu on the big screen as never before, as Detective Pikachu, a Pokémon like no other. The film also showcases a wide array of beloved Pokémon characters, each with its own unique abilities and personality.
The story begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world—they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.
“POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” also stars Justice Smith (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”) as Tim, and Kathryn Newton (“Lady Bird,” TV’s “Big Little Lies”) as Lucy, a junior reporter following her first big story; as well as Suki Waterhouse (“Insurgent”), Omar Chaparro (“Overboard”), Chris Geere (TV’s “Modern Family”), and Rita Ora, with Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai”) and Bill Nighy (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”).
The film was directed by Rob Letterman (“Goosebumps,” “Monsters Vs. Aliens”), from a story by Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit and Nicole Perlman, screenplay by Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit and Rob Letterman and Derek Connolly, based on the “Detective Pikachu” video game developed by Creatures Inc. It was produced by Mary Parent and Cale Boyter for Legendary Pictures, and Hidenaga Katakami and Don McGowan for The Pokémon Company. Serving as executive producers were Joe Caracciolo, Jr., Ali Mendes, Tsunekazu Ishihara, Kenji Okubo, Toshio Miyahara, Hiro Matsuoka, and Koji Ueda.
Letterman’s creative filmmaking team includes two-time Oscar nominated director of photography John Mathieson (“The Phantom of the Opera,” “Gladiator”); production designer Nigel Phelps (“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Lies”); editors Mark Sanger (Oscar winner, “Gravity”) and James Thomas (“Muppets Most Wanted”); and costume designer Suzie Harman (“RocknRolla”).The music is composed by Henry Jackman (“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle”). Visual effects are by Moving Picture Company (“Wonder Woman”) and Framestore (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”).
Launched in 1996 to overwhelming response, the Pokémon brand is a global sensation that now encompasses a robust video gaming fandom with over 300 million units sold worldwide; trading card games available in 11 languages with more than 23.6 billion cards purchased; an anime television series in its 21st season that is available more than 160 countries; and over 20 animated films; as well as books, manga comics, music, toys, merchandise, and apps, including the wildly popular Pokémon GO, that has been downloaded over 850 million times and is enjoyed across the globe by fans of all ages.
“POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” is set for release beginning May 10, 2019.
MISSING LINK is an enjoyable effort
from the folks at Laika studios with irresistible
stop-motion look, an outstanding voice cast and the signature cheekily innocent
wit that have become their hallmarks. It may not be Laika’s best, but it’s
still highly recommended.
MISSING LINK opens with a hilarious sequence where
our fearless explorer hero Sir Lionel Frost (Hugh Jackman) fails to prove the
existence of the Loch Ness monster due to a broken camera. He soon receives a mysterious telegram which sends him to the
Pacific Northwest in search of the legendary “missing link” (aka Bigfoot aka
Sasquatch) that connects modern man to the apes. Frost hopes that this discovery means he’ll earn
membership in the Optimates Club, an exclusive society reserved for the best adventurers
and explorers. Turns out the telegram is from Mr. Link himself (Zack Galifinakis) and what he really wants is for Sir Frost to assist him on a journey to find
his long-lost relatives he’s convinced reside in the fabled valley of
Shangri-La. Mr. Link (who prefers to be called Susan) is 8 feet tall, 630
lbs, and covered in fur but he is funny, sweet, making him the world’s most lovable
legend. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight (Zoe Saldana), our brave trio
of explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril as they travel to
the far reaches of the world to help their furry friend, but Optimates anti-evolution chief Lord
Piggot-Dunceb (Stephen Fry) has hired hit man Stank (Timothy Olyphant) to stop them.
Laika Studio does their best to keep the magic of stop motion animation alive, and here they have once again fabricated an imaginative and colorful world, though one less spooky or dream-like than in their previous films BOXTROLLS and KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. It also lacks the depth of those earlier films. This is the first film from the studio that does not have a child character at the center of it. Instead, it has a comic actor – that man-child Zack Galifinakis, who does have some funny lines, especially the charmingly literal way he responds to Sir Frost’s figures of speech. Jackman’s portrayal of Sir Lionel Frost is a humorous enough blend of Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones and he and Galifinakis have playful chemistry, but the simple plot mechanics and often tired jokes could have benefited from some rewriting. Still, MISING LINK is silly, colorful, and a fun enough way to pass 95 minutes.
After two successful films together, which grossed 140 million dollars in the US alone, composing team of Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard return for the third installment of the John Wick trilogy. Tyler Bates is one of the most exciting contemporary action film composers with some of his recent projects being the two Guardians of The Galaxy movies, Deadpool 2, and Atomic Blonde.
In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, skilled assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.
JOHN WICK 3: PARABELLUM SOUNDTRACK FROM VARÈSE SARABANDE AND MUSIC will be available digitally May 17th and on CD May 31st.
Experience a completely modern twist on the Frankenstein myth when Replicas arrives on Digital April 2 and on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand April 16 from Lionsgate. Keanu Reeves (John Wick franchise, The Matrix franchise) stars in and co-produces this sci-fi thriller from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers). The mind-bending film also stars Alice Eve (Star Trek: Into Darkness, She’s Out of My League), Thomas Middleditch (TV’s “Silicon Valley”, The Wolf of Wall Street), Emily Alyn Lind (TV’s “Revenge”), Emjay Anthony (The Jungle Book, Bad Moms), and John Ortiz (Silver Linings Playbook, American Gangster, Bumblebee).
In this suspenseful sci-fi thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as William Foster, a neuroscientist on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his beloved wife (Alice Eve) and children are tragically killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, William recruits a fellow scientist (Thomas Middleditch) to help secretly clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of the four family members, he makes a decision with fateful consequences.
Take home Replicas and dive headfirst into the twists and turns of this intense brain-churner with an audio commentary with director Jeffrey Nachmanoff and executive producer James Dodson, a making of featurette, and never-before-seen deleted scenes. TheReplicas Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
BLU-RAY / DVD/ DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
· Audio Commentary with Director Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Executive Producer James Dodson
· “Imprint Complete: The Making of Replicas” Featurette
