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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Starring Casey Affleck on Blu-ray & DVD February 21st

Academy Award nominee Casey Affleck delivers an unforgettable, Golden Globe-winning performance in the heartwarming, emotional, and powerful MANCHESTER BY THE SEA , arriving on Digital HD February 7 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD and On Demand February 21 from Lionsgate. The award-winning 2016 Sundance Film Festival Official Entry follows Affleck’s character Lee, as he faces the ghosts of his past when he returns to his New England hometown to take care of his teenage nephew. Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, Emmy Award winner Kyle Chandler (Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, “Friday Night Lights,” 2006), Gretchen Mol (3:10 to Yuma), and Lucas Hedges (Moonrise Kingdom) also star in the film, which was written and directed by Academy Awardnominee Kenneth Lonergan. Critically acclaimed since its debut, the film was nominated for five Golden Globes, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and has won the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Drama for Affleck, three Critics’ Choice Awards, including best actor for Affleck, as well as winning four National Board of Review awards including Best Picture. Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh with a 97% critic score, the Associated Press calls MANCHESTER BY THE SEA “a masterpiece.”

Casey Affleck heads a powerhouse cast in this acclaimed and deeply moving film from award-winning writer-director Kenneth Lonergan. After a solitary Boston janitor (Affleck) unexpectedly becomes the sole guardian of his 16-year-old nephew, he must come to terms with a past that separated him from his wife (Michelle Williams) and his hometown, as uncle and nephew unite for an unforgettable journey of love, community, sacrifice, and hope.

The MANCHESTER BY THE SEA home entertainment release special features include the featurette “Emotional Lives: Making MANCHESTER BY THE SEA ,” looking behind the scenes of the film, a conversation with director/writer Kenneth Lonergan, and deleted scenes. Manchester by the Sea will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.

BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES

“Emotional Lives: The Making of Manchester by the Sea” Featurette
A Conversation with Director/Writer Kenneth Lonergan
Deleted Scenes

WAMG Giveaway – Win THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX on Blu-ray

THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX was released on DVD and Blu-ray February 7, 2017 and is also available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes.

Now you can own the Blu-ray of THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away! All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie directed by Alexandre Aja? (mine is PIRANHA 3D). It’s so easy!

Good Luck!

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT. PRIZE WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED TO US ADDRESSES. NO P.O. BOXES. NO DUPLICATE ADDRESSES.

2. WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM ALL QUALIFYING ENTRIES.

No purchase necessary

On Louis Drax’s ninth birthday, he takes a terrible fall and is nearly killed. This would be traumatic enough for anyone, but what is especially alarming is that this is only the latest in a long series of dangerous accidents that Louis has experienced. Psychiatrist Dr. Pascal is anxious to help Louis recover from his shock, but the doctor is in for a shock of his own when he uncovers an increasingly enigmatic mystery involving the circumstances of Louis’s life. Will this conscientious doctor be able to determine why these things are happening to Louis and prevent them from continuing?

Check out the trailer for THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX:

THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX stars Oliver Platt, Barbara Hershey, Fiona Vroom, Terry Chen, Julian Wadham, Adam Abrams, Jennifer Derwojed, Ostara Gardy, John Hainsworth, Goldie Hoffman, Anjali Jay, Nels Lennarson, David Lloydy, Luke Camilleri, Randi Lynne, Jane McGregor, Iris Paluly, Molly Parker, and Sarah-Jane Redmond

Blu-ray extra: The Making of ‘The 9th Life of Louis Drax’

WAMG Giveaway – Win the Blu-ray of LIFE ON THE LINE Starring John Travolta

Working hundreds of feet in the air on wires carrying as much as 500,000 volts of electricity, experience the heart-racing story of Beau, played by Academy Award® Nominee John Travolta (Best Actor, 1994, Pulp Fiction; Best Actor, 1977, Saturday Night Fever), and his linemen when Life on the Line arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and Digital HD February 7 from Lionsgate. Braving dangerously dizzying heights, the unsung heroes dedicated to keeping the populace safe must face a deadly storm as it heads straight for their Texas town. Can they keep their community connected? Also starring Kate Bosworth, Devon Sawa, and Academy Award® Nominee Sharon Stone (Best Actress, 1995, Casino), the Life on the Line Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Now you can own the Blu-ray of LIFE ON THE LINE. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away! All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie that stars John Travolta? (mine is STAYING ALIVE). It’s so easy!

Good Luck!

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE A US RESIDENT. PRIZE WILL ONLY BE SHIPPED TO US ADDRESSES. NO P.O. BOXES. NO DUPLICATE ADDRESSES.

2. WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN FROM ALL QUALIFYING ENTRIES.

No purchase necessary

As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau (John Travolta) is haunted by memories of his brother’s death by lightning years earlier. Bailey (Kate Bosworth, Superman Returns), the niece he helped raise, has a secret she needs to share with her boyfriend Duncan. But he and Beau’s brave team are racing to replace miles of power cables before the tempest strikes. Also starring Sharon Stone, Life on the Line is a tribute to the heroes who risk it all to keep us safe.

BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
“Life on the Line” Music Video by Fiona Culley featuring Darius Rucker
Behind the Scenes with Cast/Crew Interviews
CAST
John Travolta TV’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” Pulp Fiction
Kate Bosworth Still Alice, Superman Returns, 21
Devon Sawa Final Destination franchise, TV’s “Nikita”
Sharon Stone TV’s “Agent X,” Lovelace, Casino, Basic Instinct

First AFTERMATH Trailer Pushes Arnold Schwarzenegger To The Brink Of Madness

I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been watching Celebrity Apprentice because its him… Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “GET TO THE CHOPPAH”!!! in PREDATOR will forever go down as one those great iconic Hollywood one-liners. His role as a grieving father in the Zombie apocalypse film MAGGIE showed a different side to the one-time Governor of California.

Now comes his turn as a father and husband bent on vengeance.

In cinemas and On-Demand on April 7th, watch the new trailer for AFTERMATH.

Two strangers’ lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. AFTERMATH is inspired by the remarkable true story of the events that unfolded when a Russian passenger plane collided with a cargo plane over Germany in 2002. 71 people die.

AFTERMATH tells a story of guilt and revenge after an air traffic controller’s (Scoot McNairy) error causes the death of a construction foreman’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wife and daughter.

The film, directed by Elliott Lester (Director of Blitz, Love Is The Drug) and written by Javier Gullón (Writer, Enemy, The Cave), features Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator Genisys, The Expendables 3), Scoot McNairy (Our Brand Is Crisis, 12 Years A Slave), and Maggie Grace (The Taken Series, Lockout).

AFTERMATH is produced by Darren Aronofsky, (Director of Black Swan, The Wrestler).

Documentary 13th Screens at The St. Louis Public Library February 4th

13th screens Saturday, February 11th at The St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) at 1pm as part a documentary series that focuses on incarceration in the United States. This is a FREE event.

The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” The progression from that second qualifying clause to the horrors of mass criminalization and the sprawling American prison industry is laid out by DuVernay with bracing lucidity. With a potent mixture of archival footage and testimony from a dazzling array of activists, politicians, historians, and formerly incarcerated women and men, DuVernay creates a work of grand historical synthesis.

The critics love 13th:

TIME Magazine says:

“13th … is dense with information, and it moves fast. But it’s also a story told in images, and the ones DuVernay has chosen ring not just with sadness and horror but also cautious optimism.”

The Film Stage said:

“13th speaks to a populace jaded by the status quo and encourages them to reexamine their own preconceptions and prejudices.”

Detroit News says:

“It’s all very alarming and upsetting and terrifying.”

Cinema St. Louis Film Series at .ZACK Continues with Screening of “Best SLIFF Shorts” on Feb. 13, 2017

Cinema St. Louis Film Series at .ZACK Continues with Screening of “Best SLIFF Shorts” on Feb. 13, 2017

Cinema St. Louis, the presenter of the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), continues its new screening series,“Films @ SLIFF.ZACK,” with “Best SLIFF Shorts” on Feb. 13. The screening series takes place on select Mondays throughout the year at Grand Center’s .ZACK Theatre. The other 2017 dates are April 3, June 27, July 31, and Sept. 25. To help introduce “Films @ SLIFF.ZACK” to the public, the February screening is offered free. Tickets for subsequent films will be $13 general admission, $10 for Cinema St. Louis members and students.

Dianne Bellino’s The Itching

“Best SLIFF Shorts” screens at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, at .ZACK, 3224 Locust St. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The diverse eight-film program — which runs 126 min. — features the winners (and one honorable mention) of SLIFF’s juried shorts competition. The winners were selected from the 235 shorts that screened at the 2016 SLIFF. The fest’s narrative and documentary shorts programming is officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

A Facebook invite for this event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1776102559376316/

Tamar Kay Yousef’s The Mute’s House

The program:

Best Local Short: “Talk Radio” (Jay Kanzler, U.S., 2016, 15 min.) Lou has spent so many years listening to talk radio that he’s now wondering whether there is actually any reason to live.
Best Short Short: “Women’s Christmas Night” (Oonagh Kearney, Ireland, 2016, 6 min., Irish) A radical and highly visual response to Séan Ó’Riordáin’s Irish-language poem.
Best International Short: “Home” (Daniel Mulloy, Kosovo/U.K., 2016, 20 min.) Two thrill-seeking criminals record themselves robbing homes.
Best Animated Short: “The Itching” (Dianne Bellino, U.S., 2016, 15 min.) A shy wolf tries to connect with a group of hip, party-loving bunnies but finds her body in revolt.
Best Live-Action Short: “Litterbugs” (Peter Stanley-Ward, U.K., 2016, 15 min.) A young inventor and a pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an unexpected friendship.
Best Documentary Short: “The Mute’s House” (Tamar Kay Yousef, Israel/Palestinian Territories, 2015, 32 min., Arabic, English & Hebrew) An 8-year-old Palestinian boy who lives with his deaf mother, navigates between the Jewish and Muslim areas of a city torn apart by hatred and violence.
Best Documentary Short Honorable Mention: “The Diver” (Esteban Arrangoiz, Mexico, 2016, 16 min., Spanish) A worker in Mexico City descends into sewage to unclog pipes.
Best of Fest: “Speechless” (Robin Polak, Germany, 2016, 7 min., German) A little boy lost in a department store bonds with a young mother who finds a way to communicate with him without words.

Jay Kanzler, director of Best Local Short “Talk Radio,” will participate in a post-screening Q&A.
For more information on the screening, visit cinemastlouis.org or call 314-289-4150.

WAMG Giveaway – Win a Pair of Tickets for “Graeme of Thrones”, the Game of Thrones Parody at Westport Playhouse

Emery Entertainment is thrilled to bring another hit show to St. Louis audiences with the theatrical parody GRAEME OF THRONES. Direct from a sold-out run in London’s West End, this hilarious show will play a limited engagement at Playhouse @ Westport Plaza February 21 – 26. Tickets may be purchased through MetroTix at www.metrotix.com or by calling 314/534-1111. Additionally, tickets will be available at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza box office one hour prior to show time.

All seats are $60, but We Are Movie Geeks has two pairs of passes to give away for the opening night performance of “Graeme of Thrones”. That’s Tuesday February 21st at 8pm. Leave a message below letting us know who your favoririte character from the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV show is.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE EVENING OF THE PLAY.

If you don’t win the tickets, can save half-off by using promo code PLAZA

2. No purchase necessary. A pass does not guarantee a seat at a screening. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis. The theater is overbooked to assure a full house. The theater is not responsible for overbooking.

In this critically-acclaimed theatrical journey through the Seven Kingdoms, avid ‘Thrones’ fan Graeme just wants to recreate his favorite fantasy saga on stage. He does not have the same budget as the TV show, or as many cast members, or the performance skills required, but he is sure George RR Martin would approve – and that is the only thing that matters. But when news reaches him that an influential theatrical producer is in the building, Graeme decides that this could be his big break, as long as nothing goes wrong.

Having started life in London’s West End, GRAEME OF THRONES has since been seen around the world with productions in Australia, Canada and the United States. In 2017, the production takes on a world tour giving Westeros fans everywhere the chance to see why Time Out described the show as “a must for any Game of Thrones fan,” what caused a woman in Norwich to vomit into her purse, and why it was banned from performing in Malaysia.

Created by a team of some of the UK’s top comedy writers, GRAEME OF THRONES is an original and un-authorized parody on the international phenomenon that is “Game of Thrones.” A treat for fans and an introduction for the unenlightened. Please note that this show does include adult content. For more information, visit www.graemeofthrones.com. High resolution photos are available here. Photo credit is Paul Wilkinson. Pictured left to right are Libby Northedge, Ali Brice and Michael Condron.

The Playhouse @ Westport Plaza is located at 635 Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights, Missouri and is a venue filling a niche for a variety of Broadway and Off-Broadway entertainment that would otherwise not find its way to the St. Louis area. Programming at the venue is offered at affordable ticket pricing so that anyone can have dinner at one of the many restaurants in the area as well as see a great show. For additional information on upcoming events, please visit www.playhouseatwestport.com.

Watch the Oscars with the Movie Geeks at The Tivoli in St. Louis February 26th

What’s gonna win !?!?! (I’m predicting a HACKSAW RIDGE sweep!)

Hey there fellow movie geeks! Looking for a fun place to watch the big Academy Awards show with your fellow film fans Sunday night February 26th? Well, We Are Movie Geeks‘ own Tom Stockman will be emceeing a big screen viewing of the Oscars in the main auditorium of the Tivoli Theatre at 6350 Delmar in the heart of University City. During the commercial breaks you’ll have the chance to win some great movie gifts when he tests your Oscar movie trivia knowledge.

And the concession stand will be open so you can purchase drinks (yes, beer and wine) and snacks (the Tivoli pops the best corn!). Best of all, there’s no charge to get in! So dust off the tux and tiara (but formal attire is optional), bone up on this year’s nominated flicks, and join as at the Tivoli Sunday February 26th. The doors open at 6 PM, so get there early! We’ll see you for the big show on the big screen!

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1843158352621036/

See Kristen Stewart In New Trailer For The Supernatural Thriller PERSONAL SHOPPER

Photos by Carole Bethuel. Courtesy of IFC Films.

Kristen Stewart stars as Maureen Cartwright in the brand new trailer for Olivier Assayas’s PERSONAL SHOPPER.

In their Cannes 2016 review, The Guardian called the “captivating, bizarre, tense, fervently preposterous and almost unclassifiable scary movie Stewart’s best performance to date.”

The actress was host of SNL this past weekend. Watch the opening monologue HERE.

Olivier Assayas, the internationally-acclaimed director of Clouds of Sils Maria and Summer Hours, returns with this ethereal and mysterious ghost story starring Kristen Stewart as a high-fashion personal shopper to the stars who is also a spiritual medium.

Grieving the recent death of her twin brother, she haunts his Paris home, determined to make contact with him.

IFC Films will release the movie on March 10.

http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/personal-shopper

GHOST IN THE SHELL Screening at the Tivoli February 7th and 8th

“As a sentient lifeform, I hereby demand political asylum!”

GHOST IN THE SHELL screens at The Tivoli Tuesday, February 7th at 7pm (subtitled) and Wednesday, February 8th at 7:30pm (dubbed).

Mamoru Oshii’s GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995) is one of the ultimate nerd movies. It’s science fiction anime aimed at smart audiences, and one that raised the bar for Japanese animation. Its complex story is set in a society where being a full-flesh human is no longer the norm. Is humanity losing its existence or is it loosely defined? Cyborgs are part human, part machine, and a continuation of a previously “whole” human entity. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a full-replacement cyborg in the national security division Section 9, is investigating a mysterious hacker who goes by the name “The Puppet Master.” It may be apparent throughout the film that many of its aspects and ideas have been borrowed for other films such as THE MATRIX (source code; plugging into the network) and INCEPTION (diving into another conscious).

Now lucky St. Louisans can experience GHOST ON THE SHELL when it plays on the big screen at The Tivoli Tuesday, February 7th at 7pm (subtitled) and Wednesday, February 8th at 7:30pm (dubbed).

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO.

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