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WAMG Giveaway – Win A Blu-ray/DVD Copy Of MOTHER’S DAY

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A big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy laughter, tears and love when MOTHER’S DAY arrives on Digital HD on July 19, 2016, and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on August 2, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Jennifer Aniston (Horrible Bosses, “Friends”), Kate Hudson (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Almost Famous), Julia Roberts (Eat Pray Love, Erin Brockovich) and Jason Sudeikis (“The Last Man on Earth,” “Saturday Night Live”) lead an incredible cast in a film that connects the lives of a group of people maneuvering their way through relationships and family dysfunction in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. The Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD feature even more funny and feel-good moments with a gag reel and deleted scenes.

From Garry Marshall, the director of Pretty Woman and Valentine’s Day, comes MOTHER’S DAY, an all-star comedy that celebrates parenthood and family. The star-studded ensemble film follows three separate-but-connected families and explores the many types of relationships among children and their mothers. It’s a comedy that will make you laugh, cry and cheer!

Also starring Shay Mitchell (“Pretty Little Liars”), Timothy Olyphant (“Justified,” Live Free or Die Hard), Britt Robertson(Tomorrowland, The Longest Ride) and Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries), MOTHER’S DAY tells a fun and relatable story that can be enjoyed by all generations, making it the perfect family night movie!

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No purchase necessary.

BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAY™ and DVD

  • Deleted Scenes with introductions by Garry Marshall
  • Gag Reel

Website: http://uni.pictures/MothersDay
Trailer: http://uni.pictures/MothersDayTrailer
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeeMothersDay
Twitter: https://twitter.com/seemothersday
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seemothersday/
Hashtag: ‪#‎MothersDayMovie

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Hector Elizondo, Jack Whitehall
Casting By: Barbara J. McCarthy, Gail Goldberg
Music Supervisor: Julianne Jordan
Music By: John Debney
Edited By: Bruce Green, Robert Malina
Production Designer: Missy Stewart
Cinematographer: Charles Minsky
Line Producer: Cherelle George
Co-Producers: Mark B. Johnson, Heather Hall
Executive Producers: Kevin Frakes, Ankur Rungta, Matthew Hooper, Jared D. Underwood, Danny Mandel, Rodger May, Fred Grimm, Bill Heavener, Scott Lipsky, Leon Corcos, Deborah E. Chaussé, William Bindley
Produced By: Mike Karz, Wayne Rice, Daniel Diamond, Brandt Andersen, Howard Burd, Mark Disalle
Story By: Lily Hollander, Matt Walker, Tom Hines, Garry Marshall
Screenplay By: Anya Kochoff Romano, Matt Walker, Tom Hines
Directed By: Garry Marshall

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: August 2, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 55178072
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and some suggestive material
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 hour 59 Minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: August 2, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 55178069
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Rating: Rated PG-13 for language and some suggestive material
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 hour 59 Minutes

MOTHER’S DAY – Review

 

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Sappiness overflows in MOTHER’S DAY, an assembly-line rom-com with little on its mind beyond clichés and predictable formula. 81-year old director Garry Marshall, still mining the calendar after the similar NEW YEAR’S EVE and VALENTINE’S DAY, has gathered a bouquet of celebrity movie stars including Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Kate Hudson, and shuffled them into tiresome skits about motherhood gone right and wrong. MOTHER’S DAY is a shallow and sickly-sweet offering best avoided.

Jennifer Aniston has the largest role in MOTHER’S DAY as Sandy, a divorced mother of two sons whose ex-husband Henry (Timothy OIyphant) has married the much younger Tina (Shay Mitchell), who tries too hard to be a cool stepmom. The story jumps between Sandy’s dilemma and those of a dozen others, such as childless Miranda (Julia Roberts), an uptight QVC superstar who has motherhood forced on her by the sudden appearance of Kristin (Britt Robertson), the daughter she gave up for adoption as a teen. Kristin is a mom herself, yet has commitment issues with her Brit boyfriend Zack (Jake Whitehall), a bartender who aspires to be a stand-up comic. Gabi and Jesse (Sarah Chalke and Kate Hudson) are sisters who live next door to each other and who have for years hidden their respective mates  from their narrow-minded parents (Margo Martindale and Robert Pine) who unexpectedly show up at their door (Gabi is married to another woman and Jesse to an Indian doctor). Then there’s gym owner Bradley (Jason Sudeikis), struggling to move on with his love life a year after the death of his wife (Jennifer Garner in a bizarre cameo) while trying to figure the best way to celebrate Mother’s Day with his two young daughters, the older of which (Jessi Case) is having her own first go at romance. There are other characters on hand including John Lovitz as a sad sack comedy club owner, Loni Love as Bradley’s sassy black friend (‘cuz every lame comedy must have one) and, since this is a Gerry Marshall film, 80-year old Hector Elizondo as Lance, Miranda’s sage personal assistant who doles out the expected platitudes about motherly love.

MOTHER’S DAY, one of those bland Hollywood star machines that bears no resemblance to the real world, feels like it’s been cynically conceived by a studio marketing brain trust. Director Marshall seems to hope that with all the sugary distractions you won’t notice that every skit is lame, every line of dialogue is stale, and every joke falls flat – even the ones at the comedy club (heck, especially the ones at the comedy club!). Although the cast manages to inject some personality from time to time, each plot strand is so constrained by the rom-com structure that it has nowhere to go. There’s no real conflict or edge. The film’s sole serious crisis involves a missing inhaler for an asthmatic kid who’s endangered for about 30 seconds. This is lazy screenwriting by the numbers. Is it really still funny to mock old people’s lack of computer savvy? We get the scene where Bradley’s at the store buying his teen girl’s tampons and the checkout girl has to compound his embarrassment by getting a price check over the P.A. (Michael Keaton did this exact gag better in MR. MOM in 1983 but at least this time they’re eco-friendly organic cotton tampons – how progressive!). MOTHER’S DAY is so desperate for laughs that it runs outtakes/bloopers during the closing credits, a device that hasn’t been funny since Burt Reynolds stopped doing it in the late ‘70s. Margo Martindale and Robert Pine have some funny moments as Gabi and Jesse’s bigoted parents (they’re from Texas of course), but they seem like they’ve dropped in from a different, broader comedy. “You’ve got a towel-head for a husband!?!” shouts dad, but I guess since he’s referring to an Indian, that is considered (by the screenwriters) loveable racism (good thing they didn’t make Jesse’s husband a black guy!). Pine is introduced sucking on a fried chicken leg and Martindale has a cute scene with her half-Indian grandson (“I see why they call you Tanner”). They spend most of the film parked in front of their daughter’s homes in a massive RV which leads to a unique chase through an Atlanta suburb involving that vehicle and a parade float built by the lesbian couple that’s a giant pink birth canal.

It’s easy to be cynical about a movie like MOTHER’S DAY, one that I’m sure a lot of women will end up enjoying. There are some tart lines mixed with the schmaltz, and it’s certainly easy on the eyes, with a supersized collection of pretty stars (though Ms Roberts looks clownish in that weird red wig). Ultra-sweet, safe and sporadically heartwarming, MOTHER’S DAY will no doubt be bulletproof at the box office.

1 and 1/2 of 5 Stars

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Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of MOTHER’S DAY In St. Louis

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MOTHER’S DAY is the latest star studded ensemble comedy from director Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman,” “Valentine’s Day”). Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Shay Mitchell, Britt Robertson & Timothy Olyphant, it’s a celebration of mothers everywhere.

This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day.

MOTHER‘S DAY opens in theaters April 29th.

WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of MOTHER’S DAY on Tuesday, April 26 at 7PM in the St. Louis area.

We will contact the winners by email.

Answer the following:

There’s a long list of Mother’s Day movies. From TERMS OF ENDEARMENT to STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Hollywood has consistently offered great films with strong maternal figures.

Tell us your favorite Mother’s Day-themed movie and why.

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OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. 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.

3. No purchase necessary.

MOTHER’S DAY has been rated PG 13.

Visit the movie’s official site: seemothersday.com

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Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson And Julia Roberts Star In MOTHER’S DAY Trailer

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Celebrate the one day that connects us all with a new trailer from Open Road Films’ MOTHER’S DAY.

This big-hearted comedy invites us all to enjoy the laughter, tears and love as three generations come together in the week leading up to Mother’s Day.

MOTHER’S DAY is the latest star studded ensemble comedy from director Garry Marshall (“Pretty Woman,” “Valentine’s Day”). Bringing together Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson and Julia Roberts along with Jason Sudeikis, it’s a celebration of mothers everywhere.

The film, out April 29th, follows in the footsteps of other traditional Marshall ensemble rom-coms like Valentine’s Day (in which Roberts also starred) and New Year’s Eve. Mother’s Day weaves together multiple storylines with Roberts playing Miranda, a television host; Aniston portrays Sandy, a recent divorcée looking for love; and Hudson is Jesse, a mom who seeks to strengthen her relationship with her own mother. Motherhood of many forms is celebrated in the new footage, including Jason Sudeikis as a Mr. Mom-type who connects with Sandy.

Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Chalke, Jon Lovitz, and Britt Robertson also make appearances.

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GWYNETH PALTROW as Beth Emhoff in Warner Bros. Pictures’ thriller “CONTAGION,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius

Warner Bros. Pictures has sent us a preview, along with new photos, of their 2011 Fall / Holiday movies – along with a first look at some new images. Most noticable among the list are award season potentials CONTAGION from Steven Soderbergh, Clint Eastwood’s J. EDGAR, Guy Ritchie’s SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, and Stephen Daldry’s EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE.


MATT DAMON as Mitch Emhoff in Warner Bros. Pictures’ thriller “CONTAGION,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius

CONTAGION
In theaters and IMAX on September 9

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Participant Media/Imagenation Abu Dhabi)


JUDE LAW as Alan Krumwlede in Warner Bros. Pictures’ thriller “CONTAGION,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Claudette Barius

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Scott Z. Burns
Producers: Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, Gregory Jacobs
Executive Producers: Jeff Skoll, Michael Polaire, Jonathan King, Ricky Strauss

Cast: Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan

Thriller. “Contagion” follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.

www.contagionmovie.com


(L-r) NATHAN GAMBLE as Sawyer Nelson and WINTER as herself, in Alcon Entertainment’s family adventure “DOLPHIN TALE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

DOLPHIN TALE
In 3D and 2D in select theaters on September 23

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Alcon Entertainment)

Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writers: Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi
Producers: Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Richard Ingber
Executive Producers: Robert Engelman, Steven P. Wegner

Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Austin Stowell, Morgan Freeman

Family Adventure. “Dolphin Tale” is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Without a tail, Winter’s prognosis is dire. It will take the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor, and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a groundbreaking miracle—a miracle that might not only save Winter but could also help scores of people around the world. The real Winter, who plays herself in “Dolphin Tale,” today serves as a symbol of courage, perseverance and hope to millions of people—both able and disabled—who have been touched by her remarkable story of recovery and rehabilitation.

This film has been rated PG for mild thematic elements.

www.dolphintalemovie.com


(L-r) JOHN CHO as Harold, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS as himself and KAL PENN as Kumar in New Line Cinema’s and Mandate Pictures’ comedy “A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Darren Michaels

A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS
In 3D and 2D in select theaters on November 4

(New Line/Mandate Pictures)

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writers: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Producer: Greg Shapiro
Executive Producers: Nathan Kahane, Nicole Brown, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown

Cast: John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Danneel Harris, Tom Lennon, Danny Trejo, Elias Koteas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, David Krumholtz, Patton Oswalt, Neil Patrick Harris

(Trailer via Yahoo! Movies)

Comedy. The new “Harold & Kumar” comedy picks up six years after the duo’s last adventure. After years of growing apart, Harold Lee (John Cho) and Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar’s door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold’s house ends with the “high grade” contents—and Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree—going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.

This film has been rated R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence.

www.haroldandkumar.com

J. EDGAR
In theaters on November 9 (Limited)  /  November 11 (Wide)

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Dustin Lance Black
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Brian Grazer, Robert Lorenz
Executive Producers: Tim Moore, Erica Huggins

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench, Armie Hammer, Josh Lucas, Ken Howard

Drama. “J. Edgar” explores the public and private life of one of the most powerful, controversial and enigmatic figures of the 20th century. As the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio) was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.


(R-l) Erik, Boadicea, Atticus, Ramon, Lovelace, Mumble and Sven (flying) in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ animated family comedy adventure “HAPPY FEET TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

HAPPY FEET TWO
In 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on November 18

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: George Miller
Writers: George Miller, Gary Eck, Warren Coleman, Paul Livingston
Producers: Doug Mitchell, George Miller, Bill Miller
Executive Producers: Chris deFaria, Graham Burke, Bruce Berman

Cast: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia, Richard Carter, Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores, Jr.

Animated Family Comedy Adventure. The sequel to “Happy Feet,” the Academy Award®-winning animated smash hit, “Happy Feet Two” returns audiences to the magnificent landscape of Antarctica in superb 3D. Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven—a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father’s “guts and grit” as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures—from tiny Krill to giant Elephant Seals—to put things right.

www.happyfeettwo.com


(L-r) JON BON JOVI as Jensen and LEA MICHELE as Elise in New Line Cinema’s romantic comedy “NEW YEAR’S EVE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Andrew Schwartz

NEW YEAR’S EVE
In theaters on December 9

(New Line)

Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: Katherine Fugate
Producers: Mike Karz, Wayne Rice, Garry Marshall
Executive Producers: Toby Emmerich, Samuel J. Brown, Michael Disco, Josie Rosen, Diana Pokorny

Cast: Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Hector Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofia Vergara

Romantic Comedy. “New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.

www.newyearseve-movie.com


(L-r) JUDE LAW as Dr. Watson and ROBERT DOWNEY JR. as Sherlock Holmes in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ action adventure mystery “SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Daniel Smith

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
In theaters on December 16

(Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures)

Director: Guy Ritchie
Writers: Michele Mulroney & Kieren Mulroney
Producers: Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin
Executive Producer: Bruce Berman

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Fry

Action Adventure Mystery. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large—Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)—and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder—a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by Professor Moriarty. The cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead of Holmes as he spins a web of death and destruction—all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

www.sherlockholmes2.com


(L-r) THOMAS HORN as Oskar and TOM HANKS as Oskar’s father in Warner Bros. Pictures’ drama “EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by Francois Duhamel

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE
In theaters on December 25 (Limited) / January 20 (Wide)

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Director: Stephen Daldry
Writers: Screenplay by Eric Roth
Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
Producer: Scott Rudin
Executive Producers: Celia Costas, Mark Roybal, Nora Skinner

Cast: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, James Gandolfini, Zoe Caldwell,
Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Max von Sydow

Drama. Oskar (Thomas Horn) is convinced that his father (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a final message for him hidden somewhere in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother (Sandra Bullock) and driven by a relentlessly active mind that refuses to believe in things that can’t be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father’s closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his own loss to a greater understanding of the observable world around him.

This film has been rated PG-13 for disturbing content and some language.