Tag: Chris Sarandon

FRIGHT NIGHT Screens October 6th at the Arkadin Cinema & Bar – “Strange Brew”

“Kill me. Kill me, Charley… before I turn into a vampire, and… GIVE YOU A HICKEY!”

The Strange Brew Cult Movie night returns at their new home, the Arkadin Cinema & Bar, with a screening of THE FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) on Wednesday, October 6th at 7:00 pm (movie starts at sundown on the backlot Patio). The Arkadin is located at 5228 Gravois Ave, St Louis, MO 63116. The Strange Brew Cult Movie night takes place the first Wednesday of every month at Arkadin Cinema. Films are currently showing on the Backlot Patio (Enter through the Heavy Anchor) and bringing extra lawn chairs is strongly encouraged. Admission: $9.00. A Facebook invite for the event with ticket info can be found HERE

THE PRINCESS BRIDE – Tenacious Eats ‘Movies For Foodies’ February 14th at The Mahler Ballroom

” Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. “

There is nothing more fun (or romantic) than a Tenacious Eats ‘Movies For Foodies’ Film Series event! This time it’s the beloved 1987 cult classic THE PRINCESS BRIDE. It’s February 14th (that’s Valentine’s Day Guys!) from 6:30 to 10pm at The Mahler Ballroom (4915 Washington Blvd, St. Louis). Ticket information can be found HERE. A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

The Tenacious Eats site can be found HERE

What a fun night this will be:

Doors open at 6:30PM with a special movie themed Selfie Station, cash bar and multiple rounds of film and music trivia for tons of prizes and tickets to future Tenacious Eats Shows!

*Film begins at 7:00PM along with special Teats Treats! No dress code. Costumes always encouraged and rewarded!

*Film will be paused to introduce each course.

*Selfie Station!

*Trivia

$100.00 per person.
$125.00 per person day of event. Seating is limited and space cannot be guaranteed unless purchased in advance.

This menu is like a fairy tale!

First Course “As You Wish” Coq au Vin mini pies, Amish chicken, turnip, riesling, Herbs de Provence, Marcoot Alpine cheese, dates, apples, whipped parsnip top and a Sweet Knocker cider reduction. 


Second Course “My Name is Inigo Montoya Prepare to Die!” Housemade chorizo, crawfish, hominy, jamon, pomodoro and chickpea stew. Served with 12 month Manchego cheese and bittersweet chocolate sauce. 


Third Course “Never go in Against a Sicilian When Death is on the Line!” Farmer’s plate of beet pickled egg, cheese, figs, olives and Salam Bedu Sicilian sausage.


Fourth Course “Fezzik’s Restorative Lamb” Baby New Zealand lamb chop, mushroom bread pudding, potato parisienne, parsley, English peas, carrot, served with a lamb and fig glace. 


Fifth Course “To Blave! Max’s Miracle Pill” Dark chocolate coated magic. (Miracle Max’s top secret cure). 


Sixth Course “Wuv, Twue Wuv…” Chiffon wedding cake, French buttercream, layers of passion fruit and orange and white chocolate creme anglaise.

One of the best qualities of THE PRINCESS BRIDE is that it simultaneously manages to be both fairytale and fairytale parody. It lampoons the whole world of fairytale and fantasy while, at the same time, celebrating it. Most of the characters within play it for laughs other than the title character (who is, after all, a fairytale princess and not a female Groucho Marx) and Mandy Patinkin’s Spanish revenge-bent swordsman.

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The cast, largely composed of lesser-known talents (at the time) and notably absent the big megastars that were then dominating the box office, is superb. The romantic  leads were basically unknowns; the beautiful and talented (nice English accent!) Robin Wright and the suave and handsome Cary Elwes. Wally Shawn is also perfectly cast as the supremely intelligent (or so he thinks) Vizzini. Andre the Giant plays the role of giant that was (literally) made for him to play — he does a good job and is very appealing as the archetypal gentle giant. Chris Sarandon gets to go way over the top to great effect as Prince Humperinck (apologies to Englebert, but did they choose the name just ‘cos it’s inherently funny?) and Christopher Guest shows off both another flawless British accent and the ability to quite effectively and quietly capture the feel of your basic model psychopathic sadist. Peter Cook even gets to make an appearance as a clergyman with a speech impediment. Billy Crystal is great and his ad-libs add to the film. Carol Kane is also effective — both of them in extreme make-up — as his wife. Back in the present day reality, Peter Falk is terrific as the grandfather who’s patiently reading the tale to his grandson, well played by young Fred Savage.

I have yet to meet someone who has seen THE PRINCESS BRIDE and didn’t love it

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Unexpected! Visceral! Titillating! Brought to you in High Definition Taste-O-Vision! (Special glasses, not required)

By integrating film and food, Movies for Foodies creates an original experience, a feast for the senses, an event that brings food and film, chefs and diners together.

Tenacious Eats only works with locally produced food procured by them and hard-to-find ingredients, imported from places that specialize in them. With each new film, we write a new menu specific to its story. Sometimes the menu is literal and sometimes it is inspired interpretation. In all cases, each dining experience is different because each film is different.



As You Wish: THE PRINCESS BRIDE Returns to Theaters Oct. 15th and 18th


“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

Thirty years after its release, the endlessly quotable adventure-romance-fantasy-comedy The Princess Bride returns to movie theaters for two days only on Sunday, October 15, and Wednesday, October 18 as part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series from Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies. The screening will include a special, newly created introduction by TCM Primetime host Ben Mankiewicz and the film’s acclaimed director, Rob Reiner, who will discuss The Princess Bride and its legacy.
Check out this new 30th anniversary trailer:

Swept up in the passions of their rekindled true love, Westley (Cary Elwes) and Buttercup (Robin Wright) encounter great obstacles — giants, fire swamps, rodents of unusual size — to be together in an epic tale that grandfather (Peter Falk) reads to grandson (Fred Savage). The greatest obstacle of all: despicable Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), set on making Buttercup his wife to wage war on his enemies. The lovers seek help from Fezzik (André the Giant), a gentle giant with a knack for rhyming, and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), a skilled swordsman dedicated to the revenge business. In this hilariously epic adventure, the lengths Westley and Buttercup must go for true love are indeed “inconceivable” … and unforgettable.

  • WHO: Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies, Twentieth Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

  • WHEN: Sunday, October 15 – 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)

Wednesday, October 18 – 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)
WHERE: Tickets for The Princess Bride can be purchased online by visiting www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in nearly 700 select movie theaters through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network (DBN). For a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

THE PRINCESS BRIDE Screens Midnights at The Tivoli This Weekend

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“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”

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Why is this such a classic line in the minds of many? I don’t know, really. But I do know that the way that Mandy Patinkin delivers it in this film has ‘classic line’ written all over it!

THE PRINCESS BRIDE screens this Friday and Saturday nights (July 28th and 29th) at midnight at the Tivoli Theater as part of their ‘Reel Late at the Tivoli’  Midnight series.

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Believe it or don’t, but I just saw THE PRINCESS BRIDE for the first time in 2014 at a Tenacious Eats ‘Movies for Foodies’ event. I’d heard great things about it for decades so I’m not sure why I’ve spent so many years avoiding it. Perhaps because I was 25 when it was made in 1987 and really, what self-respecting dude would watch a movie called THE PRINCESS BRIDE with his buddies (I must not have had a girlfriend at the time)?

One of the best qualities of THE PRINCESS BRIDE is that it simultaneously manages to be both fairytale and fairytale parody. It lampoons the whole world of fairytale and fantasy while, at the same time, celebrating it. Most of the characters within play it for laughs other than the title character (who is, after all, a fairytale princess and not a female Groucho Marx) and Mandy Patinkin’s Spanish revenge-bent swordsman.

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The cast, largely composed of lesser-known talents (at the time) and notably absent the big megastars that were then dominating the box office, is superb. The romantic  leads were basically unknowns; the beautiful and talented (nice English accent!) Robin Wright and the suave and handsome Cary Elwes. Wally Shawn is also perfectly cast as the supremely intelligent (or so he thinks) Vizzini. Andre the Giant plays the role of giant that was (literally) made for him to play — he does a good job and is very appealing as the archetypal gentle giant. Chris Sarandon gets to go way over the top to great effect as Prince Humperinck (apologies to Englebert, but did they choose the name just ‘cos it’s inherently funny?) and Christopher Guest shows off both another flawless British accent and the ability to quite effectively and quietly capture the feel of your basic model psychopathic sadist. Peter Cook even gets to make an appearance as a clergyman with a speech impediment. Billy Crystal is great and his ad-libs add to the film. Carol Kane is also effective — both of them in extreme make-up — as his wife. Back in the present day reality, Peter Falk is terrific as the grandfather who’s patiently reading the tale to his grandson, well played by young Fred Savage.

I have yet to meet someone who has seen THE PRINCESS BRIDE and didn’t love it which makes my 30 year viewing gap that much more inexcusable. I hadn’t seen it but now I have and if you haven’t, you’ll have the opportunity this weekend when THE PRINCESS BRIDE plays at the Tivoli Friday and Saturday as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight film series (July 28th and 29th).

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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

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next few weeks:

Aug. 4-5               THE EXORCIST: EXTENDED DIRECTOR’S CUT

Aug. 11-12           SPIRITED AWAY 
Friday and Saturday at midnight, Subtitled
Saturday matinee at noon in English

Aug. 18-19           THE SHINING 

Aug. 25-26           THE ROOM  with Tommy Wiseau in person! –
Preceded by a trailer for Tommy’s upcoming film BEST F(R)IENDS
All tickets $15; no passes

 

THE PRINCESS BRIDE Midnights at The Tivoli This Weekend

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“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”

Why is this such a classic line in the minds of many? I don’t know, really. But I do know that the way that Mandy Patinkin delivers it in this film has ‘classic line’ written all over it!

BKE1YY THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) MANDY PATINKIN PRB 050

Believe it or don’t, but I just saw THE PRINCESS BRIDE for the first time earlier this year at a Tenacious Eats ‘Movies for Foodies’ event. I’d heard great things about it for decades so I’m not sure why I’ve spent so many years avoiding it. Perhaps because I was 25 when it was made in 1987 and really, what self-respecting dude would watch a movie called THE PRINCESS BRIDE with his buddies (I must not have had a girlfriend at the time)?

Princess-Bride-slice-1

One of the best qualities of THE PRINCESS BRIDE is that it simultaneously manages to be both fairytale and fairytale parody. It lampoons the whole world of fairytale and fantasy while, at the same time, celebrating it. Most of the characters within play it for laughs other than the title character (who is, after all, a fairytale princess and not a female Groucho Marx) and Mandy Patinkin’s Spanish revenge-bent swordsman.

The cast, largely composed of lesser-known talents (at the time) and notably absent the big megastars that were then dominating the box office, is superb. The romantic  leads were basically unknowns; the beautiful and talented (nice English accent!) Robin Wright and the suave and handsome Cary Elwes. Wally Shawn is also perfectly cast as the supremely intelligent (or so he thinks) Vizzini. Andre the Giant plays the role of giant that was (literally) made for him to play — he does a good job and is very appealing as the archetypal gentle giant. Chris Sarandon gets to go way over the top to great effect as Prince Humperinck (apologies to Englebert, but did they choose the name just ‘cos it’s inherently funny?) and Christopher Guest shows off both another flawless British accent and the ability to quite effectively and quietly capture the feel of your basic model psychopathic sadist. Peter Cook even gets to make an appearance as a clergyman with a speech impediment. Billy Crystal is great and his ad-libs add to the film. Carol Kane is also effective — both of them in extreme make-up — as his wife. Back in the present day reality, Peter Falk is terrific as the grandfather who’s patiently reading the tale to his grandson, well played by young Fred Savage.

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I have yet to meet someone who has seen THE PRINCESS BRIDE and didn’t love it which makes my 27 viewing gap that much more inexcusable. I hadn’t seen it but now I have and if you haven’t, you’ll have the opportunity this weekend when THE PRINCESS BRIDE plays at the Tivoli Friday and Saturday as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight film series (May 9th and 10th).

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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

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the next couple of weeks:

May 16-17 REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA – With live cast, The Graveyard Shift!
May 23-24 DIE HARD

Stay tuned here at We Are Movie Geeks for an announcement of more midnight movies soon!

 

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS on 3D Blu-ray 8/30

The Delightfully, Frightful Holiday Classic Makes Its Blu-ray 3D™ Debut

Tim Burton’s

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Available For The First Time To Own In Spectacular 3D Presentation, August 30th, 2011


THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!!!

More astonishing and spectacular than ever before, Academy Award® nominated writer/producer Tim Burton’s overwhelmingly favorite The Nightmare Before Christmas becomes available for the first time ever to own on Disney Blu-ray 3D™ and/or 3D Movie Download, on August 30, 2011.  Leaping off the screen and into living rooms this holiday season, the all-new 3D presentation of The Nightmare Before Christmas will be available as a 3-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray™, DVD/Digital Copy hybrid) and/or a 3D Movie Download,* providing fans and families alike with several great ways to enjoy the film.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is produced by Academy Award® nominated writer and producer Tim Burton (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride) and Denise DiNovi (Edward Scissorhands, James and the Giant Peach), directed by Henry Selick (Coraline, James and the GiantPeach) and written by Michael McDowell (Beetle Juice, Thinner) and Caroline Thompson (Corpse Bride, The Addams Family). And the spectacular characters are voiced by  the talents of Chris Sarandon (The Princess Bride, Fright Night) as Jack Skellington’s speaking voice, Danny Elfman (Corpse Bride, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as Jack Skellington’s singing voice and Catherine O-Hara (Home Alone, Best In Show) as Sally, to name a few.

The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-Disc Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD/Digital Copy hybrid) will retail for the suggested price of $49.99 U.S./$56.99 Canada and the 3D Movie Download will retail for the suggested price of $25.00 U.S.

*consumers will need to own either a 3D TV and/or other 3D devices to view full 3D capabilities.

BONUS FEATURES:

·       A Special Introduction by Tim Burton

·       What’s This? Jack’s Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour – Viewers choose the way they want to tour Disneyland’s Holiday Haunted Mansion.  “On Track” explores a tricked-out version of the Haunted Mansion, while “Off Track” reveals what went into creating all the creepy fun.

·       Frankenweenie Short Film– A un-cut version of the Frankenweenie short with introduction by Tim Burton.

·       Vincent Short Film

·       Tim Burton’s Original poem narrated by Christopher Lee – Tim Burton’s poem that inspired the creation of the movie. Now, the original verse comes to creepylife as performed by legendary actor Christopher Lee.

·       Film Commentary – commentary by producer and writer Tim Burton, director Henry Selick and composer Danny Elfman.

·       The Making of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – Go behind the scenes of the very first full-length stop motion animated movie with the filmmakers. 

·       The Worlds of Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – Witness the creation of the film’s richly imagined dreamscapes, including Halloween Town, Christmas Town and the Real World.

·       Deleted Scenes

·       Storyboard to Film Comparison

·       Original Theatrical Trailers and Posters

Disc Specifications:

Street Date:                 August 30, 2011

Direct prebook:             July 5, 2011

Distributor prebook:     July 19, 2011

Release Format: 3-Disc Blu-ray 3DSuper Set (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD/Digital Copy hybrid) and 3D Movie Download

Suggested Retail Price: Blu-ray 3D = $49.99 U.S./ $56.99 Canada

3D Movie Download = $25.00 U.S.

Feature Run Time: 76 minutes

Rated: PG (U.S.); PG (Canada)

Aspect Ratio: Blu-ray = 1080p HD/ Widescreen (1:85.1 and 1:66:1)

DVD = Widescreen (1:66.1)

Audio: Blu-ray = English 7.1 Dolby TrueHD, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital

DVD= English 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles: Blu-ray = English SDH, French and Spanish (applies to film content only)

DVD = English SDH and French (applies to film content only)


ABOUT THE MOVIE:

Tim Burton’sThe Nightmare Before Christmas is an ingenious and inspired fable that cleverly mixes Halloween and Christmas for an eerily unexpected holiday celebration. The film brilliantly combinesstop-motion animation with three-dimensional sets and superb graphics to create a stunningly original movie experience. With a Grammy® nominated soundtrackby Oscar® nominee Danny Elfman (Corpse Bride, “The Simpsons”), Tim Burton’sThe Nightmare Before Christmas is a modern holiday classic.

 

Bored with his perennial role as Halloween Town’s frightening Pumpkin King, Jack Skellington wanders off and discovers the cheerful village of Christmas Town. Determined to shake things up in Halloween Town, he enlists the help of some mischievous trick-or-treaters to kidnap Santa Claus and takes over the job of delivering gifts to the children of the world himself. When his plan goes awry, Jack attempts to restore Santa to his rightful place. But first, he must rescue St. Nick from the clutches of the evil Oogie Boogie!

About Disney’s Blu-ray 3D Catalog:

Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas will join the studios unparalleled catalog of 3D in-home movies including The Lion King: Diamond Edition (releasing October 4, 2011),  Gnomeo & Juliet (released May 24, 2011), TRON: Legacy(released April 5, 2011), Tangled (released March 29, 2011), Step Up 3D (released December 21, 2010), Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland (released December 7, 2010), and Disney’sA Christmas Carol (released November 16, 2010).

About The Walt Disney Studios:

For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios, Disneynature, Touchstone Pictures and Marvel. Through the Home Entertainment division, innovative distribution methods provide access to creative content across multiple platforms. Original music and motion picture soundtracks are produced under Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records, while Disney Theatrical Group produces and licenses liveevents, including Broadway theatrical productions, Disney on Ice and Disney LIVE!.