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Win A Family Four-Pack of Tickets To The Advance Screening of THE BOOK OF LIFE In St. Louis

Featuring the voices of Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Hector Elizondo, Diego Luna, Zoë Saldana, Danny Trejo, Channing Tatum and Ron Perlman, THE BOOK OF LIFE is a vibrant fantasy-adventure that tells the legend of Manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village.

The cast also includes Cheech Marin, Hector Elizondo, tenor Placido Domingo, plus Ana de la Reguera (Nacho Libre, Eastbound and Down), Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included), comedian Gabriel Iglesias (Stand-up Revolution), and Danny Trejo (Machete).

THE BOOK OF LIFE’s original score and songs are by two-time Academy Award-winner Gustavo Santaolalla (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN). The film is produced by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and directed by Jorge Gutierrez. Gutierrez also wrote the screenplay with Doug Langdale.

THE BOOK OF LIFE HITS THEATERS EVERYWHERE ON OCTOBER 17TH.

15 lucky WAMG readers will win 4 tickets to the Saturday (October 11) 10 AM screening in the St. Louis area.

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Winners will be notified on the morning of Friday, October 10th.

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This film has been rated PG by the MPAA for mild action, rude humor, some thematic elements and brief scary images.

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THE BOOK OF LIFE Original Film Soundtrack Available on iTunes

20th Century Fox has released the original soundtrack for their highly anticipated film, THE BOOK OF LIFE. Effectively capturing the distinctive Latin American flavor found in the movie and featuring 18 eclectic tracks, the soundtrack is available on iTunes now, and physical copies will also be available on Amazon on October 13.

Digital album on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/bookoflife-ost

Physical album on Amazon: http://smarturl.it/bookoflife-ost-cd

Visit SoundCloud for a sneak peak HERE: https://soundcloud.com/sony-soundtracks/sets/the-book-of-life-original

TRACK LISTING:

1. Live Life – Jesse & Joy

2. The Apology Song – La Santa Cecilia

3. No Matter Where You Are – Us the Duo

4. I Love You Too Much – Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

5. I Will Wait – Joe Matthews, Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

6. Mas – Kinky

7. Cielito Lindo – Plácido Domingo

8. Creep – Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

9. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You – Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

10. Ecstasy Of Gold – Gustavo Santaolalla

11. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy – Gabriel Iglesias and Gustavo Santaolalla

12. Just A Friend – Cheech Marin and Biz Markie

13. El Aparato / Land of the Remembering – Gustavo Santaolalla featuring Café Tacvba

14. Visiting Mother – Gustavo Santaolalla

15. The Apology Song – Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

16. No Matter Where You Are – Diego Luna, Zoë Saldana and Plácido Domingo

17. Te Amo y Mas – Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

18. Si Puedes Perdonar – Diego Luna and Gustavo Santaolalla

THE BOOK OF LIFE’s original score and songs are by two-time Academy Award-winner Gustavo Santaolalla (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN).

The film is produced by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and directed by Jorge Gutierrez. Gutierrez also wrote the screenplay with Doug Langdale.

THE BOOK OF LIFE hits theaters everywhere on October 17th

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Second Trailer Arrives For BOOK OF LIFE

20th Century Fox has just released a brand new trailer for the animated film, THE BOOK OF LIFE.

Featuring the voices of Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Hector Elizondo, Diego Luna, Zoë Saldana, Danny Trejo, Channing Tatum and Ron Perlman, the movie will be in theaters on October 17.

THE BOOK OF LIFE, a vibrant fantasy-adventure, tells the legend of Manolo, a conflicted hero and dreamer who sets off on an epic quest through magical, mythical and wondrous worlds in order to rescue his one true love and defend his village.

The film produced by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and directed by Jorge Gutierrez. Gutierrez also wrote the screenplay with Doug Langdale.

The film’s original score and songs are by two-time Academy Award-winner Gustavo Santaolalla (BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN).

Check out the video from Comic Con.

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First Look Photo From F. Gary Gray’s STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

Credit: Todd MacMillan/Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures has released this first look photo from STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON. Count on this to be the sleeper hit of next summer!

Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Ice Cube’s son – thus the uncanny resemblance), Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job).

In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation.

Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.

The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.

Universal Pictures will release STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON on Friday, August 14, 2015.

Pictured: (clockwise, from top left): producer ICE CUBE, director F. GARY GRAY, producer DR. DRE, COREY HAWKINS (Dr. Dre), JASON MITCHELL (Eazy-E) and O’SHEA JACKSON JR. (Ice Cube).

22 JUMP STREET – The Review

This week’s new entry in the Summer movie schedule has the distinction of pulling off the seasonal cinema trifecta. So, what’s this multiplex “hat-trick”? Well, number one, it’s a big studio action comedy. Number two, it’s a feature film remake of a decades old classic TV show. And the topper, number three, it’s a sequel. Usually TV adaptations are done in one, like THE A-TEAM and BEWITCHED. 22 JUMP STREET is the follow-up to 2012’s surprise smash 21 JUMP STREET, based on the late 1980’s Fox TV crime drama (created by THE A-TEAM’s Stephen J. Cannell with Patrick Hasburgh) that propelled Johnny Depp to stardom. But the flick from two years ago wasn’t a straight-faced, literal movie expansion. Taking a cue from 1987’s Dan Aykroyd/Tom Hanks starrer DRAGNET, 21 was a loving parody of the earlier cop show. Can Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum possibly milk any more laughs from that more than a quarter century old group of baby-faced small-screen undercover policemen? Time to head across the street to that new address and check out their new mission.

Police partners and BFFs Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) are still out on the streets busting the bad guys, or at least trying to bring em’ in. After a botched raid on a smuggling operation headed by the criminal mastermind known as “The Ghost” (Peter Stormare), the team is called in by Chief hardy (Nick Offerman). Because of the unexpected success of the revamp of the jump street program, the team will be reuniting and going undercover again to look into the overdose death of Cynthia, a local college student, the first victim of a new drug street-named “Whyy-Fyy”. The fellas head to the new HQ (another empty church across from the church at 21) and are given their new college freshman ID’s from the still gruff Captain Dickson (Ice Cube). Their experience at the college is almost the opposite of their high school one. Jenko’s popularity soars thanks to his football prowess and a “bromance” with star quarterback Zook (Wyatt Russell). Schmidt mourns the loss of his best pal, but embarks on a romance with one of Cynthia’s dorm neighbors, Maya (Amber Stevens), an artist/poet. Will the two cops be too distracted from their new relationships to stop the peddlers and pushers?

Much as in the first installment, the comedic chops of Tatum never ceases to surprise us. He’s a swoon-y dreamboat who seems to relish being a goofball. Amazingly, he may have scored two of the flick’s biggest laughs. Early on he shouts out the most inane, unhelpful suggestions ever to a comedy improv group and later when he finally grasps the source of a tense situation long after anyone else would (he punctuates this by hopping about like a gleeful pre-schooler that just spelled his first word). Jenko’s kind of a handsome action hero cross of TV’s Joey Tibbiani from “Friends” and Bullwinkle J. Moose. Forget another MAGIC MIKE, get this guy another comedy. His co-star Hill is now a comedy vet and his Schmidt is a blustery screw-up in classic mold of Bob Hope and Don Knotts as Barney Fife (Hmm… Schmidt often has an empty pistol). The guy’s all confidence with little skill to back it up particularly in a scene that has him creating slam poetry on stage as the audience gasps. Besides his chemistry with Tatum, Hill has a nice rapport with Stevens as the stunningly beautiful coed who sees something sweet in this buffoonish blowhard. Offerman is still the terse higher-up that gets the plot rolling, but he’s a pussycat compared to the glowering pit bull of a boss played by Ice Cube, Effortlessly intimidating, he scores big laughs when he totally loses his sh…er…cool and decimates a buffet. Unfortunately Stormare is given little to do besides threatening the guys and sending his henchman after them. But fortunately there’s several great scene stealers in the faculty and student body. The Lucas brothers are astounding as the completely in sync acroos-the-hall neighbors, the Yang brothers. But the movie’s secret weapon, its stealth bomb, might be Jilllian Bell, best known for TV’s “Workaholics”, as Maya’s wet-blanket, surly roommate Mercedes. Her deadpan gatling gun-like barrage of insults toward Schmidt may be the most consistently funny sequences in the film.

So yes, this is basically a rehash of the plot from the first film transferred to a new setting, college. That’s what most sequels do, but there’s a big difference here. 22 somehow knows it’s a sequel, acknowledges it, and has endless fun with it along with the whole Hollywood tent pole/franchise mentality. Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, coming off the unexpected first blockbuster of the year, THE LEGO MOVIE, are having a lot of fun giving the big studios a kick (although a gentle one) in the pants, They’re helped considerably by the script from co-star/producer Hill working with Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel, and Rodney Rothman. The film still suffers from a problem that plagued 21 (and many recent comedies), that of a sluggish third act. 22 has 2 (two?!) big final chase endings, one that spills from campus to the football field, and the other that heads to a “south of the border” Spring-break locale. And both are complete with over-extended shoots-outs, car chases, and explosions that could be in any generic action thriller. Also a running gag about Schmidt and Jenko being mistaken for life partners rather than brothers wears out its welcome. But the cast is funny and the end credit sequences are terrific bits of parody, although the frat humor’s more raucous in the recent NEIGHBORS. So, if you can hang tight through the silliness (and Tatum’s comedic skills), you’ll be treated to some surprisingly sharp, smart satire by heading down the way to 22 JUMP STREET.

3.5 Out of 5

Discover The First Trailer For THE BOOK OF LIFE

20th Century Fox has released the vibrant first trailer for their upcoming film, THE BOOK OF LIFE.

The voice cast includes Diego Luna, Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, Christina Applegate, Kate del Castillo, Cheech Marin, Placido Domingo, Hector Elizondo, Ana de la Reguera, Eugenio Derbez, Gabriel Iglesias, Ricardo “El Mandril” Sanchez, and Danny Trejo.

From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style.

THE BOOK OF LIFE is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, THE BOOK OF LIFE encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.

Experience never-before-seen magical worlds brought to life in amazing 3D CGI animation when THE BOOK OF LIFE hits theaters everywhere on October 17.

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WAMG Giveaway – Win the Blu-ray of RIDE ALONG

When Michael Haffner reviewed RIDE ALONG here at We Are Movie Geeks, he wrote: “RIDE ALONG is a breezy time waster that thankfully knows its limits and doesn’t strive for much more.” (read the rest of Michael’s review HERE)

Now RIDE ALONG is out on Blu-ray (I reviewed the Blu-ray HERE) and three lucky winners will each get a copy!

Winning is easy!

All you have to do is leave a comment below and let us know what your favorite ICE CUBE movie is! (mine is ANACONDA)

We’ll contact the winners next week. Good Luck!

GIVEAWAY – Win A RIDE ALONG Prizepack From Universal Pictures

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the lineup in RIDE ALONG, the new film from the director and the producer of the blockbuster comedy Think Like a Man. When a fast-talking guy joins his girlfriend’s brother—a hot-tempered cop—to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case. Now, in order to prove that he deserves his future bride, he must survive the most insane 24 hours of his life.

For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben (Hart) has been trying to show decorated APD detective James (Cube) that he’s more than just a video-game junkie who’s unworthy of James’ sister, Angela (Tika Sumpter). When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he’s earned the seasoned policeman’s respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela.

Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner’s rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.

John Leguizamo and Laurence Fishburne join the cast of the action-comedy directed by Tim Story. RIDE ALONG is produced by Will Packer (Think Like a Man), alongside Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez (Barbershop) and Larry Brezner (Good Morning, Vietnam).

From Universal Pictures, RIDE ALONG will be in theatres January 17th.

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Prize pack valued at $48
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Over the years, Ice Cube has distinguished himself as an actor, writer, producer, and director.

From the list below, which films has he NOT appeared in.

A.) TRESPASS
B.) THREE KINGS
C.) GHOST OF MARS
D.) RAMPART
E.) TORQUE

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Ride Along with funny man Kevin Hart! His signature humor is now featured in the system navigation commands on Waze! To download, update the Waze app on your iPhone or Android and go to Settings > Sound and select “English – Ride Along” as your Voice Language and Kevin’s ready to roll!

Go behind the scenes with Kevin Hart and check out the BTS video here.

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Kevin Hart And Ice Cube Are Hilarious In Second RIDE ALONG Trailer

In theaters January 17, 2014. here’s the second (and really funny) trailer for RIDE ALONG starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen and Laurence Fishburne.

When a fast-talking guy joins his girlfriend’s brother – a hot-tempered cop – to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case. Now, in order to prove that he deserves his future bride, he must survive the most insane 24 hours of his life.

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From director Tim Story (THINK LIKE A MAN), Universal Pictures’ action comedy will be a hilarious way to ring in the new year!

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Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Ron Perlman Join Voice Cast Of Guillermo del Toro’s THE BOOK OF LIFE

20thCentury Fox Animation and Reel FX Animation Studios have announced casting for the companies’ animated comedy THE BOOK OF LIFE, which 20th Century Fox releases in theaters everywhere one year from today – October 17, 2014.

Channing Tatum, Zoë Saldana, Diego Luna, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Kate del Castillo and Ron Perlman star in the film produced by acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and directed by Jorge Gutierrez. Gutierrez also wrote the screenplay with Doug Langdale.

Also joining the cast are Cheech Marin, Hector Elizondo and legendary tenor Placido Domingo, plus Ana de la Reguera (Nacho Libre, Eastbound and Down), Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included), comedian Gabriel Iglesias (Stand-up Revolution), radio personality Ricardo (“El Mandril”) Sanchez, and Danny Trejo (Machete).

An animated comedy with a unique visual style, THE BOOK OF LIFE is the journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears. Rich with a fresh take on pop music favorites, THE BOOK OF LIFE encourages us to celebrate the past while looking forward to the future.

The film’s original score and songs are by two-time Academy Award®-winner Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain, Babel). Santaolalla is also a Grammy® winner and a noted music producer. He is currently touring with the popular Argentine band Bajofondo, which was just nominated for a Latin Grammy.

THE BOOK OF LIFE is being overseen by Oscar®-winner Aron Warner (Shrek), who now serves as President of Animation for Reel FX, and producer Brad Booker. Vanessa Morrison, President of 20th Century Animation, and Elizabeth Reddy, Vice President of Production at 20th Century Fox Animation, are supervising for the studio. Aaron Berger and Carina Schulze are also producing.

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