Hitting theaters January 22, 2016, check out the first poster and trailer for director Dan Mazer’s and writer John Phillips’ upcoming movie, DIRTY GRANDPA.
Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) is one week away from marrying his boss’s uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick (Robert De Niro), to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy.
Between riotous frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the ride. Ultimately, on the wildest journey of their lives, “dirty” Grandpa and his uptight grandson discover they can learn from one another and form the bond they never had.
This outlandish comedy also stars Julianne Hough, Aubrey Plaza, Dermot Mulroney and Adam Pally.
After a lifetime of being overlooked and ignored, a woman of a certain age finds her world turned upside down by a handsome new co-worker and a self-help seminar that inspires her to take a chance on love in HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS, a witty and compassionate late-life coming-of-age-story.
In his SXSW review from March, Scott Weinberg (Nerdist.com) writes, “… it’s Sally Field’s show from stem to stern. Not only does Ms. Field seem to bring out the best in her wide array of co-stars, but clearly she’s still got the skills required to steal an entire movie through sheer force of good humor, good timing, and plain old natural sweetness.”
Here’s a first look at the delightful new trailer.
When Doris Miller (Sally Field) meets John Fremont (Max Greenfield), her company’s hip new art director, sparks fly – at least for Doris. Her first encounter with true romance (outside of the pages of a novel) convinces Doris that she and the mostly unaware John are meant for each other. In the cluttered house she shared with her late mother, Doris mines the Internet for information on her one-and-only, guided by the 13-year-old granddaughter of her best pal Roz (Tyne Daly).
When Doris begins showing up at John’s regular haunts, she wins over his Williamsburg friends with her eclectic vintage wardrobe, quirky naiveté and unironic enthusiasm for their rooftop knitting circle. Her new life brings Doris a thrilling perspective, but also creates a rift between her and her longtime friends and family, who believe she’s making a fool of herself over a guy half her age. Eager for all the experiences she has missed out on, Doris throws caution to the wind and follows her heart for the very first time.
The movie also stars Natasha Lyonne, Kumail Nanjiani, Peter Gallagher, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Beth Behrs.
Based on a short film by Laura Terruso, HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS was written by Terruso and Michael Showalter and directed by Showalter.
Field remembers feeling like she was reading something entirely new and different. “The script was so unusual,” she says. “I’d never come across anything like it. It certainly isn’t a standard mother role. Doris is unique and Michael generously allowed me to help find her. He put this movie together on a dime, but you’d never know that from watching it.”
Roadside Attractions will release HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS in theaters March 11, 2016.
Calling all 007, James Bond Fans in the St. Louis area – come celebrate SPECTRE with a special BOND NIGHT AT BASSO.
Stop by for your chance to win free promotional items from the film and passes to the advance screening. One lucky Grand Prize winner will also receive a complimentary one night stay in the James Bond Suite at THE CHESHIRE. Themed BOND drinks specials will be featured.
Attendees are encouraged to dress in their best James Bond Inspired Tuxedo Attire.
WHEN: Friday, October 30th – 8:00PM-11:00PM
WHERE: BASSO at The Cheshire – 7036 Clayton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63117
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE.
Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.
As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.
Coming this Halloween is the new film SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. Part comedy, part horror, director Christopher Landon’s latest movie has Scouts saving the world from the Undead. Landon says audiences will be “screaming and laughing their heads off. This movie is an amusement park ride.”
What’s better than the mashup of comedy and horror to get you shrieking in fear! Just like a Reese’s cup – peanut butter and chocolate – the two just go together. Making scary themes into funny romps, while doing it cleverly, is a hard act to pull off. The films that have done it well have become part of the zeitgeist with fans of both genres.
Before you catch SCOUTS vs ZOMBIES, check out our list of the funniest horror films.
ZOMBIELAND
Tallahassee: My mama always told me someday I’d be good at something. Who’d a guessed that something’d be zombie-killing? Columbus: Probably nobody.
Nerdy college student Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) has survived the plague that has turned mankind into flesh-devouring zombies because he’s scared of just about everything. Gun-toting, Twinkie-loving Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no fears. Together, they are about to stare down their most horrifying challenge yet: each other’s company. Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin co-star in this double-hitting, head-smashing comedy. A Zombieland 2 is in the works. The two have devised a laugh-riot rule book to survive the zombie apocalypse.
BUD ABBOTT AND LOU COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN
Wilbur Grey: Mr. Talbot, and I thought you were such a nice man too. Look at you, you’re a mess. Larry Talbot: Last night I went through another one of my horrible experiences. Many years ago I was bitten by a werewolf. Now, whenever the full moon rises I turn into a wolf myself. Wilbur Grey: Oh pal. That’s all right; I’m sort of a wolf myself.
It seems that Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), in league with a beautiful but diabolical lady scientist (Lenore Aubert), needs a “simple, pliable” brain with which to reactivate Frankenstein’s creature (Glenn Strange). The “ideal” brain belongs to the hapless Lou Costello, whom the lady doctor woos to gain his confidence and lure him to the operating table. Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.), better known as the Wolf Man, arrives on the scene to warn Costello and his pal Bud Abbott of Dracula’s nefarious schemes. Throughout the film, the timorous Costello witnesses the nocturnal rituals of Dracula and the Monster, but can’t convince the ever-doubting Abbott–until the wild climax in Dracula’s castle, where the comedians are pursued by all three of the film’s monstrosities. As a bonus, the Invisible Man (voiced by an unbilled Vincent Price) shows up for “all the excitement.”
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You know, I’m a rather brilliant surgeon. Perhaps I can help you with that hump. Igor: What hump?
Mel Brooks’ monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shelley’s classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every Frankenstein movie ever made. Summoned by a will to his late grandfather’s castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) soon discovers the scientist’s step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life. Assisted by the hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman) and the curvaceous Ings (Teri Garr), he creates a monster (Peter Boyle) who only wants to be loved.
SHAUN OF THE DEAD
Ed: Any zombies out there? Shaun: Don’t say that! Ed: What? Shaun: That! Ed: What? Shaun: The zed-word. Don’t say it! Ed: Why not? Shaun: Because it’s ridiculous!
We were having a laugh with Edgar Wright’s movie! Starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg, audiences were treated to a gut-busting, bone-mashing good time in this hilarious horror comedy about two slackers out to save their friends and families from flesh-eating zombies.
TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL
Tucker: Oh hidy ho officer, we’ve had a doozy of a day. There we were minding our own business, just doing chores around the house, when kids started killing themselves all over my property.
The movie is a hilariously gory, good-spirited horror comedy, doing for killer rednecks what SHAUN OF THE DEAD did for zombies. Tucker and Dale are two best friends on vacation at their dilapidated mountain house, who are mistaken for murderous backwoods hillbillies by a group of obnoxious, preppy college kids. When one of the students gets separated from her friends, the boys try to lend a hand, but as the misunderstanding grows, so does the body count.
SCREAM
Phone Voice: Do you like scary movies? Sidney Prescott: What’s the point? They’re all the same. Some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can’t act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door. It’s insulting.
Okay, maybe it should be filed under the horror genre, but Wes Craven’s movie is really cheeky in some parts. Empire ’s Adam Smith called it “Clever, quick and bloody funny.” Its original working title, Scary Movie, became the title of the 2000 parody film by Damon Wayans.
HOUSE (1986)
Aunt Elizabeth: It won Roger. It tricked me. I didn’t think it could, but it did. It’s going to trick you too, Roger. This house knows everything about you. Leave while you can!
Called a “refreshingly unpredictable horror comedy” by the LA Times, this 1986 film was directed by Steve Miner. Not exactly a straightforward haunted house movie, the unexpected ending with the zombie commando is too awesome for words. HOUSE’s writer Fred Dekker directed the cult classic THE MONSTER SQUAD.
CABIN IN THE WOODS
Hadley: [sighs] These fucking zombies. Remember when you could just throw a girl in a volcano? Sitterson: How old do you think I am?
Teenagers, zombies and monsters – Drew Goddard’s masterpiece is one of our absolute favorites. In his WAMG review, Travis Keune wrote, “THE CABIN IN THE WOODS is smart, witty, fast-paced, comedic, horrific fun.” The End-of-the-World pandemonium had us chuckling!
GHOSTBUSTERS
Man at Elevator: What are you supposed to be, some kind of a cosmonaut? Dr. Peter Venkman: No, we’re exterminators. Someone saw a cockroach up on twelve. Man at Elevator: That’s gotta be some cockroach. Dr. Peter Venkman: Bite your head off, man.
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts & Rick Moranis star in this wildly funny movie about paranormal investigators. Not only were Stantz, Venkman, Zeddmore and Spengler the ghost hunters you’d want coming to your town to battle the Stay-Puft Mashmallow Man – packing their zippy one-liners and proton packs – but the supporting characters of Louis Tully and Janine Melnitz are equally hilarious!
BEETLEJUICE
Juno: [as Adam and Barbara come back to the afterlife] You two have really screwed up! I received word that you allowed yourselves to be photographed, and you let Betelgeuse out and didn’t put him back, and you let Otho get hold of the handbook! Adam: Handbook? When? Juno: [rolls her eyes] Never trust the living! We cannot have a routine haunting like yours provide proof that there is existence beyond death.
On March 30, 1988, audiences were introduced to the afterlife’s leading bio-exorcist, the Handbook for the Recently Deceased and dancing football player ghosts. Featuring a terrific score by Danny Elfman, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Michael Keaton starred in the rambunctious horror/comedy from Tim Burton.
ARMY OF DARKNESS
Ash: All right, you primitive screw-heads, listen up! See this? This… is my boomstick!
Hoo boy! Skeleton armies in the same vein as Ray Harryhausen’s fighting skeletons in JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS and a campy script had us howling. Featuring Deadites, witches and the Necronomicon, Sam Raimi’s hilarious movie tops our list. Along with another horrific score by Danny Elfman, the composer’s “March of the Dead” theme is icing on the cake.
Tye Sheridan, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont and Patrick Schwarzenegger star in SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.
The must-see horror comedy film of the year opens this Thursday, October 29th.
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For Peanuts fans, this is the best time of year. Over the next three months Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Franklin, Peppermint Patty, along with Woodstock and Snoopy, will be filling TV screens with annual holiday TV specials.
On Thursday evening, ABC will once again show the venerable classic “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” followed by the hilarious Thanksgiving episode, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” in November, concluding in December with the musical animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas”.
Just in time for THE PEANUTS MOVIE’s big-screen debut on November 6th, Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox have just released a celebration of 65 years of the world of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts.
Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day.
Michelle Rodriguez (FAST & FURIOUS franchise, GIRLFIGHT, MACHETE) is set to star in the title role in the crime noir thriller feature film TOMBOY, A REVENGER’S TALE opposite Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning actress Sigourney Weaver (AVATAR, ALIEN), it was announced today by producers Saïd Ben Saïd of SBS (CARNAGE, MAPS TO THE STARS) and Michel Merkt (upcoming LIFE, MAPS TO THE STARS).
The film is written and to be directed by Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Walter Hill (48 HOURS, THE WARRIORS). The screenplay is based upon a story by Denis Hamill.
The Solution Entertainment Group, co-founded by Lisa Wilson and Myles Nestel, is handling international sales on the project and will introduce it to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market. ICM is representing North American rights.
The feature film will begin shooting on November 9th in Vancouver.
TOMBOY, A REVENGER’S TALE is about an ace assassin (Rodriguez) who is double crossed by gangsters and a rogue plastic surgeon (Weaver) operating on the fringes of society. The story becomes a trail of self-discovery and redemption against a criminal mastermind opponent.
“We are beyond excited to be working with Walter, a renowned filmmaker known for producing the classic ALIEN franchise who continues to break boundaries with this original script which has attracted a phenomenal cast and crew. We can’t wait to begin shooting and bring all these visionary and talented minds together,” said Ben Saïd and Merkt.
“Following the massive global success of this year’s FURIOUS 7, we are delighted to have Michelle Rodriguez on board to inhabit this strong-willed, empowered character in the action-filled thriller opposite the legendary Sigourney Weaver. With master filmmaker Walter Hill at the helm, this unique story keeps audiences guessing at every turn,” said Wilson and Nestel.
Michelle Rodriguez is known for her role as Letty in Universal’s record-breaking FAST & FURIOUS franchise. Released earlier this year, the latest installment, FURIOUS 7, has made 1.5 billion worldwide. Her other feature film credits include Robert Rodriguez’s MACHETE and its sequel MACHETE KILLS, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, James Cameron’s AVATAR, 20th Century Fox’s TURBO and her breakthrough film, GIRLFIGHT, for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performance. She is currently filming MILTON’S SECRET.
Three-time Oscar nominee and two-time Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver has starred in numerous critically acclaimed and box office hits including the ALIEN franchise, GORILLAS IN THE MIST, WORKING GIRL opposite Harrison Ford and Melanie Griffith, and Ang Lee’s THE ICE STORM. She will next be seen in Focus Features’ A MONSTER CALLS based on the best-selling novel co-starring Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones due in October 2016 and will appear in the next three installments of James Cameron’s global box office phenomenon AVATAR.
Walter Hill began his renowned career in the film industry in the 1970s writing and directing such classic hits as 48 HRS and its sequel ANOTHER 48 HRS starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, THE WARRIORS, THE DRIVER with Bruce Dern and SOUTHERN COMFORT with Keith Carradine. He is also an established producer having produced the cult ALIEN franchise and its subsequent prequels, Twentieth Century Fox’s PROMETHEUS and the upcoming sequel PROMETHEUS 2, in pre-production. He most recently directed BULLET TO THE HEAD for Warner Bros. starring Sylvester Stallone.
Rodriguez is repped by WME, Untitled Entertainment and David Markman of Greenberg Traurig. Weaver is repped by UTA and Alan Wertheimer, Hill by ICM and SBS by Behr Abramson Levy LLP.
Revenge comes in an artfully wrapped package in THE GIFT, a chilling psychological thriller available on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and on Demand October 27, 2015, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
From STX Entertainment and Blumhouse Productions (Whiplash, The Purge) The Gift is a suspenseful and thrilling morality tale that earned a “Certified Fresh” seal on Rotten Tomatoes with a remarkable score of 93%. The Blu-ray and DVD are packed with chilling bonus features including a riveting alternate ending, deleted scenes, feature commentary with writer and director Joel Edgerton, and more.
The Gift asks the question, “Can you really go through life having never wronged anyone?” Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon’s high-school acquaintance sends their world into a narrowing tailspin. At first Simon doesn’t recognize Gordo (Joel Edgerton), but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered after more than 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she is forced to contemplate: how well we really know those closest to us, and are bygones ever really bygones?
Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Joel Edgerton
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FILMMAKERS
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton Directed By: Joel Edgerton Written By: Joel Edgerton Produced By: Jason Blum, Rebecca Yeldham, Joel Edgerton Executive Produced By: Jeanette Volturno-Brill, Couper Samuelson , Luc Etienne, Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Oren Aviv, Donald Tang, Dennis Wang, James Wang Director of Photography: Eduard Grau Production Designer: Richard Sherman Edited By: Luke Dulan Casting By: Terri Taylor, CSA Costume Design By: Terry Anderson Music By: Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Her story has captivated the world. Now, join Katniss Everdeen [Jennifer Lawrence] in the Epic Finale of The Hunger Games franchise, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2. This new TV spot, which debuted exclusively in Game 1 of the World Series, takes a look back at her journey as she prepares to take down The Capitol.
From director Francis Lawrence, the film brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter in which Katniss realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival – they are for the future.
With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of Panem, and stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.
The cast includes Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Academy Award-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland reprising their original roles from THE HUNGER GAMES and THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE.
They are joined by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 co-stars Academy Award-winner Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross.
THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 opens in theaters on November 20, tickets on sale here.
Varèse Sarabande will release the CAROL – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, available digitally and on CD November 20, 2015.
The album features the original music composed by Carter Burwell (MR. HOLMES, FARGO) whose long-standing relationship with the label includes his soundtracks for RAISING ARIZONA, MILLER’S CROSSING, THE HUDSUCKER PROXY, and MILDRED PIERCE.
“There is no widely accepted explanation for the importance of music to humans, but one possibility is its ability to express and relieve emotional tensions that can’t be put into words,” explained Burwell. “In Carol, two women are romantically attracted to each other but the culture of 1950’s America hasn’t provided them with a language for this. Expressing these inexpressible feelings is one of the roles of the score in this film.”
Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in the throes of love in CAROL. As conventional norms of the time challenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal the resilience of the heart in the face of change.
“There are three main themes in the score,” Burwell described. “The music over the opening city scene plays the active engagement and passion of Carol and Therèse. In this scene it’s telling you something about the characters before you ever see them, since they appear for the first time around the last note, but eventually this will become their love theme.”
A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens.
“There is also a theme for Therèse’s fascination with Carol, first played as Carol drives Therèse to her house,” Burwell continued. “This is basically a cloud of piano notes, not unlike the clouded glass through which Todd Haynes and Ed Lachman occasionally shoot the characters. This piano texture required a little studio magic so the left and right hands of the piano could be processed separately – the left disappearing into a cloud and the right still distinct enough to carry a melody.
While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) threatens her competence as a mother when Carol’s involvement with Therèse and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) comes to light. As Carol leaves the comfort of home to travel with Therese, an internal journey of self-discovery coincides with her new sense of space.
“The third theme is about absence and loss. Its fullest expression is the montage after Carol leaves Therèse and tries to explain herself in a letter,” said Burwell. “It’s the best example of the use of open intervals such as the fourth, fifth and ninth, to veil sentiment. The hearts of both women are broken, but rather than play the pain the music plays the emptiness.”
Burwell most recently wrote the music for the mystery drama MR. HOLMESstarring IanMcKellendirected by BillCondon, the true crime thriller LEGENDdirected by Brian Helgeland opening October 2. CAROLmarks Burwell’s third collaboration with Todd Haynes having previously worked together on VELVET GOLDMINE and HBO’s mini-series MILDRED PIERCE starring Kate Winslet in which Burwell was nominated for two Emmy Awards, winning for his work in the category of Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score).
Other upcoming film projects for Burwell include Charlie Kaufman’s first-stop motion film ANOMALISA, the ocean thriller THE FINEST HOURS starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck directed by Craig Gillespie, the Nicole Kidman-Jason Bateman drama THE FAMILY FANG, and HAIL, CAESAR!written and directed by Ethan and Joel Coen.
Bear witness to a hoax of biblical proportions in the funny new trailer from Lionsgate Premiere’s DON VERDEAN.
Hired by an ambitious small-town pastor to find sacred relics in the Holy Land, a self-proclaimed Biblical archaeologist comes up short and his attempt to cover up his failure fuels a comic conspiracy.
Join Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Bibb, Will Forte and Danny McBride in this hilarious satire from the director of Napoleon Dynamite & Nacho Libre (Jared Hess), arriving in theaters and on demand December 11.
