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Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, And J.K. Simmons Star In First Trailer For THE SNOWMAN

Michael Fassbender (X-Men series), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Independence Day: Resurgence), Val Kilmer (Heat) and Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) star in THE SNOWMAN, a terrifying thriller from director Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), based on Jo Nesbø’s global bestseller.

In theaters October 20, watch the first trailer.

When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.

THE SNOWMAN is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (The Theory of Everything, Les Misérables), as well as Piodor Gustafsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Robyn Slovo (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).

A Working Title production—in association with Another Park Film—the thriller is executive produced by Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, Martin Scorsese, Alfredson, Liza Chasin and Amelia Granger.

The film was shot entirely on location in Norway in the cities of Oslo and Bergen and the area of Rjukan.

http://www.thesnowmanmovie.com/

https://www.facebook.com/thesnowmanmovie

WAMG Giveaway – Win the ROCK DOG Blu-ray

Rock Out with an All-Star Cast in this Laugh-Out-Loud Musical Family Adventure on Digital HD May 9th and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand May 23rd!

Now you can own GET OUT Blu-ray. 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 co-starring Luke Wilson? (mine is THE ROYAL TENNENBAUMS!). 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.

A film the whole family will want to jam to, the Rock Dog home entertainment release includes four behind-the-scenes featurettes looking at the making of every part of the film from voice recording, to animation, to music, as well as the “Glorious” music video. The Rock Dog Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 and $29.95, respectively.

BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES

“Finding the Fire: The Making of Rock Dog” Featurette
“Mic Check: Casting the Voices” Featurette
“A Rockin’ New World: Animating Rock Dog” Featurette
“Rock Dog and Roll: Exploring the Music: Featurette
“Glorious” Music Video

ROCK DOG On Digital HD May 9th and on Blu-ray & DVD May 23rd

Rock Out with an All-Star Cast in this Laugh-Out-Loud Musical Family Adventure on Digital HD May 9th and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand May 23rd!

From Academy Award-nominated writer-director Ash Brannon (Best Animated Feature Film, Surf’s Up, 2007) comes the heartwarming and hilarious family film Rock Dog, on Digital HD May 9^th and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand May 23^rd from Lionsgate. The music-filled adventure about a dog’s quest to fulfill his dream features an all-star cast, including J.K. Simmons (Zootopia), Luke Wilson (Old School), Eddie Izzard (Cars 2), Lewis Black (Inside Out), and Kenan Thompson (The Smurfs 2).

When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.

A film the whole family will want to jam to, the Rock Dog home entertainment release includes four behind-the-scenes featurettes looking at the making of every part of the film from voice recording, to animation, to music, as well as the “Glorious” music video. The Rock Dog Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 and $29.95, respectively.

BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES

“Finding the Fire: The Making of Rock Dog” Featurette
“Mic Check: Casting the Voices” Featurette
“A Rockin’ New World: Animating Rock Dog” Featurette
“Rock Dog and Roll: Exploring the Music: Featurette
“Glorious” Music Video

WAMG Giveaway – Win the PUNCHING HENRY Blu-ray

In the hyper-intelligent comedy PUNCHING HENRY, a journeyman comedian is lured to Los Angeles by a TV producer who wants to make him a reality star. As reality sets in, he must decide whether his legacy will be to tell jokes for a living or become the butt of them. With an all-star cast, including Henry Phillips (Punching the Clown), stand-up comics Tig Notaro, Jim Jefferies and Doug Stanhope; Clifton Collins Jr. (Pacific Rim), with Sarah Silverman (I Smile Back) and Academy Award^® winner J.K. Simmons (Best Supporting Actor, Whiplash, 2014),
PUNCHING HENRY is a hilarious and heartwarming glimpse behind the curtain of the weird world of comedy. The film debuts on Blu-ray^™ April 18 from Well Go USA Entertainment.

Now you can own PUNCHING HENRY. We Are Movie Geeks has two copies of the PUNCHING HENRY Blu-ray to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring J.K. Simmons? (mine is WHIPLASH!). 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.

Bonus materials include deleted scenes and two behind-the-scenes featurettes: “Brendon Walsh Suffers” and “Stupid Joe.”

Synopsis:

In this hyper-intelligent comedy, a journeyman comedian is lured to L.A. by a TV producer
(J.K. Simmons, Whiplash) who wants to make him a reality star. As reality sets in, he must decide whether his legacy will be to tell jokes for a living or become the butt of them.

Bonus Materials Include:

Deleted Scenes
“Brendon Walsh Suffers” featurette
“Stupid Joe” featurette

WAMG Giveaway – Win the PATRIOTS DAY Blu-ray

Mark Wahlberg Stars in PATRIOTS DAY, the Powerful and Emotional Action-Thriller Arriving on Digital HD March 14 and 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray^TMCombo Pack, and DVD March 28 from Lionsgate and CBS Films

Now, you can own the PATRIOTS DAY Blu-ray. WAMG has two copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite movie that takes place in Boston? (mine is THE BOSTON STRANGLER). 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

Witness the heroism behind one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history in the critically acclaimed film Patriots Day, arriving on Digital HD March 14 and 4k Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand March 28 from Lionsgate and CBS Films. Director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and Academy Award^® nominee Mark Wahlberg (Best Supporting Actor, The Departed, 2006) reunite in this intense and courageous story of a tragedy that shocked the nation. Patriots Day is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics raving that it is a moving tribute that “showcases the bravery and heart of everyday heroes” (IGN.com) and features an all-star cast including Golden Globe^® winner Kevin Bacon (Mystic River), Golden Globe^® winner John Goodman (Argo), Academy Award^® winner J.K. Simmons (Best Supporting Actor, Whiplash, 2014) and Golden Globe^® nominee Michelle Monaghan (TV’s “True Detective”). Story by Peter Berg & Matt Cook and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Screenplay by Peter Berg & Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer.

Based upon the dramatic real-life manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers, this powerful action-thriller follows Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) as he joins brave survivors, first responders, and investigators in a race against time to find the bombers before they strike again. Directed by Peter Berg and featuring a stellar cast, Patriots Day is a stirring tribute to the Boston community’s strength and courage in the face of adversity.

The Patriots Day 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD releases have over 90 minutes of bonus material including five behind-the-scenes featurettes: “Boston Strong: True Stories of Courage” tells the true stories of three first responders, “The Boston Bond: Recounting the Tale” reveals, through the eyes of the cast and crew, how a city that was challenged by tragedy rose above it to thrive; “The Real Patriots: The Local Heroes’ Stories” highlighting the real heroes from the marathon bombing; “The Cast Remembers,” featuring Mark Wahlberg and the cast discussing what drew them to the film; “Researching the Day,” showing how Peter Berg worked with an FBI technical advisor and researcher to tell this story as accurately as possible, as well as a two-part series showing the actors meeting their real-life counterparts. The Patriots Day DVD bonus material includes the “Researching the Day” as well as”Boston Strong: True Stories of Courage” featurettes. Patriots Day will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD for $42.99, $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.

4K UHD /BLU-RAY/ DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES

““Boston Strong: True Stories of Courage” Vignettes
“The Boston Bond: Recounting the Tale” Featurette
“The Real Patriots: The Local Heroes’ Stories” Featurette
“The Cast Remembers” Featurette
“Actors Meet Real-Life Counterparts: A 2-Part Series”

o John Goodman and Ed Davis

o Jimmy O. Yang and Dun Meng

“Researching the Day” Featurette

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

“Boston Strong: True Stories of Courage” Vignettes
“Researching the Day” Featurette

PATRIOTS DAY Arrives on Digital HD March 14th and 4k Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, and On Demand March 28th

itness the heroism behind one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history in the critically acclaimed film Patriots Day, arriving on Digital HD March 14 and 4k Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD, and On Demand March 28 from Lionsgate and CBS Films. Director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon) and Academy Award^® nominee Mark Wahlberg (Best Supporting Actor, The Departed, 2006) reunite in this intense and courageous story of a tragedy that shocked the nation. Patriots Day is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics raving that it is a moving tribute that “showcases the bravery and heart of everyday heroes” (IGN.com) and features an all-star cast including Golden Globe^® winner Kevin Bacon (Mystic River), Golden Globe^® winner John Goodman (Argo), Academy Award^® winner J.K. Simmons (Best Supporting Actor, Whiplash, 2014) and Golden Globe^® nominee Michelle Monaghan (TV’s “True Detective”). Story by Peter Berg & Matt Cook and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Screenplay by Peter Berg & Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer.

4K UHD /BLU-RAY/ DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES

““Boston Strong: True Stories of Courage” Vignettes
“The Boston Bond: Recounting the Tale” Featurette
“The Real Patriots: The Local Heroes’ Stories” Featurette
“The Cast Remembers” Featurette
“Actors Meet Real-Life Counterparts: A 2-Part Series”

o John Goodman and Ed Davis

o Jimmy O. Yang and Dun Meng

“Researching the Day” Featurette

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

“Boston Strong: True Stories of Courage” Vignettes
“Researching the Day” Featurette

ROCK DOG – Review

ROCK DOG is not one of those crossover hits that parents can enjoy just as much as their kids. Far from it. Uninvolving, unfunny and visually inferior to its peers, ROCK DOG is a straight-to-DVD production at best. How it managed to sneak its way onto the big-screen, we may never know. Luke Wilson provides the voice of Bodi, a Mastiff introduced on Snow Mountain in Tibet. His job is guarding the wool-spinning sheep there from a nasty pack of wolves led by Linnux (Lewis Black). To avoid distractions, Mastiff leader (and Bodi’s dad) Khampa (J.K. Simmons) forbids all music from the mountain. But when a radio is dropped by a passing airplane, Bodi decides he wants to be a rock ‘n’ roll star. Defying his father’s wishes, he heads to the Zootopia-like big city, and finds the reclusive cat rock legend Angus Scattergood (Eddie Izzard), who needs a new song fast. If Bodi can put a band together, help Angus with his song, and defeat the wolves’ plot to take Snow Mountain, he will become what he’s always dreamed of being… a Rock Dog!!

Though I should not have expected much from a cheap animated film that gets dumped into the unholy wasteland of February, I still didn’t have my expectations sufficiently lowered for ROCK DOG. It’s a uniquely charmless motion picture, owing in no small part to the cut-rate quality of animated characters uniformly built out of the simplest possible shapes, and devoid of even the smallest hint of personality. Bears, cats, sheep, foxes, and dogs in ROCK DOG may have different shaped heads, but their noses and mouths are identical, their eyes have no life. It’s as if the artists simply threw a layer of textures on first-draft geometrical models – the physicality of these characters seems unfinished. We know Bodi is a Mastiff only because we’re told so, but he looks just as much like a beagle or a Yorkshire Terrier to me. But even if ROCK DOG weren’t as ugly as a mud fence, the film would still likely sink under the weight of its world-class awful screenplay, which turns something as straightforward as “I wanna be a rock star” into a boring mess.

There are many references to classic rock and vintage guitars and famous guitarists as if they hired a rock guitar scholar as script consultant, but kids won’t care about that and it’s not going to make things any more bearable for adults. One thing that ROCK DOG is really proud to showcase is some beastly footage of Bodi dancing to insufferable generic rock songs (direct the hate mail to songwriter Rolfe Kent). I’ve seen Christmas lights displays that are more high-tech than the first number where fireworks and stars shimmy about in the night sky in tempo for the entirety of a horrible song (which I think is actually called ‘Rock and Roll’). Yes, this is a movie for kids, but using that as justification for lazy work, as if children are inherently too dumb to know the difference, is just condescending. The bar has been raised so high in terms of quality of animation and character modeling that you simply can’t get away with a crappy sub-par cartoon anymore. Director Ash Brannon, who helmed the excellent SURFS UP and co-directed TOY STORY 3, should know better. In a post-Pixar world, where audiences have become accustomed to quality animated family films, ROCK DOG is a waste of time.

1/2 of 5 Stars

Win A Family Four-Pack Of Passes To The Advance Screening Of ROCK DOG in St. Louis

When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.That’s the premise of the animated comedy ROCK DOG, opening in theaters February 24th.

WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win FOUR (4) seats to the advance screening of ROCK DOG on February 18th at 10am in the St. Louis area.

TO ENTER, ADD YOUR NAME AND EMAIL IN OUR COMMENTS SECTION BELOW.

OFFICIAL RULES:

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

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.

ROCK DOG features the voices of Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J. K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon and Sam Elliott.

The Flash, Batman And Wonder Woman Featured In New Photo From JUSTICE LEAGUE

Warner Bros. Pictures has released a first look photo from director Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE.

Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.

Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes—Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash—it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Warner Bros. Pictures will release director Patty Jenkins movie, WONDER WOMAN, on June 2. That film stars Gadot, Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, David Thewlis, and
Danny Huston.

JUSTICE LEAGUE’s story is by Zack Snyder & Chris Terrio, Screenplay by Chris Terrio based on characters from DC Entertainment, Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Raymond Fisher, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, and J.K. Simmons, JUSTICE LEAGUE opens in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX on November 17

http://www.justiceleaguethemovie.com/

Watch The New Trailer For PATRIOTS DAY

An account of the Boston Marathon bombing, PATRIOTS DAY is the powerful story of a community’s courage in the face of adversity.

Directed by Peter Berg, check out the gripping second trailer of PATRIOTS DAY.

In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard Deslauriers (Kevin Bacon), Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons) and nurse Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan) this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the suspense of one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history and celebrates the strength of the people of Boston.

PATRIOTS DAY will open in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles THIS WEDNESDAY, December 21, 2016. The film will open nationwide on January 13, 2017.

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