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SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Dances Back Into Theaters May 7th & May 10th

“You make it with some of these chicks, they think you gotta dance with them.”

In 1977, Saturday Night Fever became a cultural touchestone like few movies before or since, and this May fans can catch the fever again when the influential classic returns to the big screen for two days only in celebration of its 40th anniversary.

Director John Badham worked with Paramount Pictures to restore the film using the original negative and update the surround sound mix to further enhance viewers’ enjoyment of the incredible soundtrack. During this process he added scenes to the theatrical R-rated version that round out character and plot, making this new Director’s Cut the definitive representation of his original vision.

Fathom Events and Paramount Pictures will present the brand-new Director’s Cut of Saturday Night Fever in cinemas nationwide on Sunday, May 7 and Wednesday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time) each day.

Tickets for the “Saturday Night Fever 40th Anniversary” Director’s Cut presentations 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 https://www.fathomevents.com/events/saturday-night-fever-40th-anniversary (theaters and participants are subject to change).

With John Travolta’s electrifying Oscar®-nominated performance, the Bee Gees’ explosive soundtrack and, of course, the unforgettable dancing, Saturday Night Fever captured the angst and brio of the time and had an indelible impact on popular culture. Forty years later, the film about a Brooklyn kid with no prospects who lives for Saturday night continues to be revered and celebrated.
Saturday Night Fever’s unforgettable soundtrack was composed and performed primarily by the Bee Gees and features mega-hits including “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “How Deep Is Your Love,” “More Than A Woman” and “If I Can’t Have You.” The album has sold more than 40 million copies and was ranked number 132 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in 2012.

On April 21, 2017, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) celebrates the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Fever with the vinyl reissue of Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track, currently available on CD and digital.

“To see Saturday Night Fever in a movie theater is an experience to be savored,” said Fathom Events Vice President of Studio Relations Tom Lucas. “Teaming up with Paramount Pictures to present John Badham’s Director’s Cut is an even bigger thrill, both for us and for audiences nationwide.”

In addition to the in-theater celebration, the 40th anniversary Director’s Cut of Saturday Night Fever will also be available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on May 2, 2017.

CARRIE (1976) Midnights This Weekend at The Moolah

“Pimples are the Lord’s way of chastising you.”

CARRIE (1976) screens Midnights this weekend (April 28th and 29th) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse film series.

Over the past few decades, almost everything ever written by Stephen King has been filmed for either TV or the silver screen; however, very few of these adaptations have come close to matching the extremely high standard set by CARRIE the first King novel to receive the movie treatment, way back in 1976 (which is when I first saw it at the old Webster Groves Cinema – double feature with DEMON SEED!).

Directed by Brian De Palma, this superb supernatural horror stars Sissy Spacek as Carrie White, a shy and awkward teenage girl who is mercilessly bullied at high-school and further tormented at home by her overbearing, religious zealot mother (Piper Laurie). To make matters worse, at the same time as Carrie experiences her first period (during the film’s unforgettable opening shower sequence), she also discovers that she has developed telekinetic abilities that get more powerful but less controllable as she becomes increasingly distressed.

When a group of spiteful classmates (led by the gorgeous Nancy Allen and a young John Travolta) implement a nasty plan to humiliate Carrie during prom night, the poor girl finally snaps and unleashes her full psychic wrath on the unsuspecting revelers.

Determined to impress with his first major Hollywood movie, director De Palma pulls out all the stops to bring Lawrence D. Cohen’s excellent screenplay to life, displaying a confident and flamboyant style full of the fluid, gliding camera movements and impressive visual trickery that would eventually become synonymous with his work; these stunning visuals, combined with a lush orchestral score by Pino Donaggio and faultless performances from an amazing cast go to make Carrie an unmissable experience. Spacek’s central performance is astonishing: her touching portrayal of the vulnerable and withdrawn Carrie—always wary, yet aching for acceptance—is heartbreaking and anyone who has suffered the indignity of bullying will no doubt find the fiery prom night massacre a strangely cathartic experience. Also worthy of praise are Piper Laurie as Margaret White, who mistakenly believes that she is protecting her daughter, but is actually doing much more harm than good (although her motherly advice about skipping the prom was, for once, right on the money), William Katt as Carrie’s well-meaning prom date Tommy Ross, and Amy Irving as repentant bully Sue Snell, who is unable to thwart her school-pals’ cruel trick.

Stylish, beautiful, tragic, shocking, and even occasionally humorous, CARRIE is an absolute classic that deserves to be enjoyed again on the big screen and you’ll have the chance this weekend at The Moolah!

A Facebook invite for the Friday show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1244354125633856/

A Facebook invite for the Saturday show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/371910453196131/

TICKETS ARE $7 AND YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE VIA MOOLAH’S WEBSITE.

THE PSYCHOTRONIC PRE-SHOW STARTS AROUND 11:30P WITH THE FILM STARTING AT MIDNIGHT.

The Moolah Theatre & Lounge serves alcohol until 2:30AM! Feel free to show up early and stay late to have some drinks and get friendly with the amazing Moolah staff.

WAMG Giveaway – Win the Blu-ray of LIFE ON THE LINE Starring John Travolta

Working hundreds of feet in the air on wires carrying as much as 500,000 volts of electricity, experience the heart-racing story of Beau, played by Academy Award® Nominee John Travolta (Best Actor, 1994, Pulp Fiction; Best Actor, 1977, Saturday Night Fever), and his linemen when Life on the Line arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD and Digital HD February 7 from Lionsgate. Braving dangerously dizzying heights, the unsung heroes dedicated to keeping the populace safe must face a deadly storm as it heads straight for their Texas town. Can they keep their community connected? Also starring Kate Bosworth, Devon Sawa, and Academy Award® Nominee Sharon Stone (Best Actress, 1995, Casino), the Life on the Line Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Now you can own the Blu-ray of LIFE ON THE LINE. 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 that stars John Travolta? (mine is STAYING ALIVE). 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

As a huge electrical storm sweeps towards Texas, lineman Beau (John Travolta) is haunted by memories of his brother’s death by lightning years earlier. Bailey (Kate Bosworth, Superman Returns), the niece he helped raise, has a secret she needs to share with her boyfriend Duncan. But he and Beau’s brave team are racing to replace miles of power cables before the tempest strikes. Also starring Sharon Stone, Life on the Line is a tribute to the heroes who risk it all to keep us safe.

BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
“Life on the Line” Music Video by Fiona Culley featuring Darius Rucker
Behind the Scenes with Cast/Crew Interviews
CAST
John Travolta TV’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” Pulp Fiction
Kate Bosworth Still Alice, Superman Returns, 21
Devon Sawa Final Destination franchise, TV’s “Nikita”
Sharon Stone TV’s “Agent X,” Lovelace, Casino, Basic Instinct

LIFE ON THE LINE starring John Travolta arrives on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday February 7th

WAMG Giveaway – Win Six John Travolta Blu-rays Including I AM WRATH

To celebrate the upcoming release of John Travolta’s I AM WRATH on July 26th, We Are Movie Geeks would like to offer a John Travolta Blu-ray bundle as a giveaway for our readers! (check out our coverage of I AM WRATH HERE)

You can win all of these John Travolta Blu-rays:

I am Wrath

From Paris With Love

Pulp Fiction

The Punisher

The Forger

She’s So Lovely (Digital copy)

All you have to do is leave a comment below answering this question: What is your favorite movie starring John Travolta? (mine is SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER). It’s so easy. We’ll be picking the winners next week. Good Luck!

1. You must have a U.S. mailing address.
2. No purchase necessary.

Brace yourself for a thrilling experience with the intense action-revenge thriller, I Am Wrath, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand onJuly 26 from Lionsgate. John Travolta (From Paris with Love) stars as a man who takes action after realizing a group of corrupt police officers will never solve his wife’s murder. From the director of The Scorpion King, I Am Wrath is currently available On Demand and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

John Travolta in I AM WRATH On Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand July 26

Brace yourself for a thrilling experience with the intense action-revenge thriller, I Am Wrath, arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand on July 26 from Lionsgate. John Travolta (From Paris with Love) stars as a man who takes action after realizing a group of corrupt police officers will never solve his wife’s murder. From the director of The Scorpion King, I Am Wrath is currently available On Demand and will be available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Unemployed engineer Stanley Hill (John Travolta) witnesses the murder of his wife Vivian (Rebecca De Mornay), who was attacked by thugs in a parking garage. Wracked with guilt, Stanley is haunted by the image of Vivian dying in his arms. When Detective Gibson (Sam Trammell) and other corrupt police officers are unable to bring the killers to justice, Stanley turns to his old friend Dennis (Christopher Meloni) and decides to take matters into his own hands. It is only then that Stanley and Dennis are found to have a mysterious past that, until now, they have kept very well hidden. As they inflict their revenge, those involved in the cover up realise that Stanley and Dennis are more dangerous than they could ever have imagined.

BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES*

Audio Commentary with Director Chuck Russell and Screenwriter/Actor Paul Sloan

CAST

John Travolta The Forger, Savages, From Paris with Love

Christopher Meloni Man of Steel, 42, TV’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”

Amanda Schull TV’s “12 Monkeys,” TV’s “Suits”

Sam Tramwell HBO’s “True Blood,” The Fault in Our Stars

Patrick St. Esprit The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Draft Day

and Rebecca De Mornay The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Wedding Crashers

“It’s a Chopper Baby!” PULP FICTION Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

“That’s thirty minutes away. I’ll be there in ten.”

PULP FICTION plays midnights this weekend (May 27^th and 28th) at the Tivoli (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO) as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

I watch PULP FICTION every couple of years and it just gets better. The icy wit, the connoisseur soundtrack, the violence , the extended dialogue riffing, the trance-like unreality, the inspired karmic balance of the heroin scene and the adrenalin scene, the narrative switchbacks that allow John Travolta to finish the film both alive and dead, the spectacle of him being made to dance badly, but also sort of brilliantly …and above all else, the sheer excitement that Tarantino managed to conjure up in 1994. Today this touchstone of cool seems to extend its dangerous influence everywhere: movies, fiction, journalism, media, fashion, restaurants, you name it. Everyone has been trying to do irony and incorrectness since, but without Tarantino’s brilliance. Experience PULP FICTION on the big screen again when it plays this Friday and Saturday (May 27^th and 28^th).

Reel Late at the Tivoli takes place every Friday and Saturday night and We Are Movie Geeks own Tom Stockman (that’s me!) will be there with custom trivia questions about the film and always has DVDs, posters, and other cool stuff to give away. Ticket prices are $8

Check out We Are Movie Geeks later this week for the new Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule or hear us announce it on this week’s We Are Movie Geeks podcast!

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1135524946467622/

The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar in The Loop. Visit Landmark’s The Tivoli’s websiteHERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

I Got Chills! GREASE Sing-a-Long – Midnights This Weekend at The Moolah

“Why, this car is Auto-matic. Its System-matic. Its Hyyyyydro-matic. Why, its Greased Lightning!”

GREASE (the Sing-a-Long version) screens midnights this weekend (^{September 4th and 5th}) at The Moolah Theater (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO). Admission is only $5

In 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John starred in GREASE, a ’70s version of a’50s musical. It was a huge hit and coming off the heels of his Oscar-nominated turn in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER the year before, made a megastar of John Travolta (a wattage that was short-lived until his PULP FICTION comeback almost 20 years later).Olivia Newton-John came from Australia and won the hearts of music fans. “You’re The One That I Want” is the hot number from the film. The pair dressed in black. “Tell me about it, stud!” she cooed. GREASE appealed to younger generations. Male/female duos perform ‘Summer Nights’ to karaoke tracks. The film also exaggerated. The cast of GREASE was long out of high school, ranging in age from 19 to 35 (Stockard Channing’s Rizzo). Barry Gibb composed the title song, which oddly enough, is closer to disco than to rock ‘n’ roll.

I never went and saw GREASE even though I was 16 when it came out. It looked, for decades, like a movie I wouldn’t like. Finally, about 5 or 6 years ago, they screened the sing-a-long version at The Galaxy and I saw it there. I found the film full of zeal and energy but at the same time it was kinda cheesy, with lame choreography and a sort of general cheapness to it. But the innocence and color of the 50s had been well-captured and what I found most refreshing was that there were no dark sub-plots – it’s a happy musical and not much more. The fact that this remains one of the most popular film musicals of all time I think is a testament to the songs and to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John (and I like it when Olivia gets “slutty”). Check it out when the Sing-a-long version (that means the lyrics as burned in as subtitles on the print) plays midnights this weekend (September 4^th and 5^th) at The Moolah Theater (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO). Admission is only $5

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/135677613441302/

Here’s The Moolah’s upcoming midnight schedule:

September 24th and 26th: AFTER HOURS

October 9th and 10th: THE EVIL DEAD

October 20th, 23rd, and 24th: BACK TO THE FUTURE Part 2

THE FORGER Trailer Stars John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan and Abigail Spencer

Watch The brand new trailer for THE FORGER.

The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in September.

In his review, Alex Billington (FirstShowing.net) wrote THE FORGER is a “thoughtful, engaging film that will remind you how to enjoy the simple pleasures of life again.”

Learning that his teenage son Will (Tye Sheridan) has been diagnosed with cancer, Ray Cutter (Travolta) manages to get out of prison nine months ahead of schedule to rejoin the household where Ray’s spry, ornery dad, Joseph (Christopher Plummer), has been caring for Will in Ray’s absence. The hitch is that, while Ray wants to go straight, the shady character who made Ray’s early release possible expects him to pull off an impossible heist as payment: snatching Monet’s Woman with Parasol from the highly secured museum where it’s on display and replacing it with a replica so perfect that no one will notice.

An experienced thief and a world-class art forger, Ray is the only man for the job, and in any case he has no choice. But can he perform this high-stakes robbery while also trying to fulfill his dying son’s wishes?

THE FORGER will be released March 26, 2015 on DIRECTV and April 24, 2015 in theaters and On Demand

Street Closure Plans For 87th Oscars; David Oyelowo, Chris Pratt, John Travolta and Kerry Washington To Present

Jennifer Aniston, Sienna Miller, David Oyelowo, Chris Pratt, John Travolta and Kerry Washington will be presenters at this year’s Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.

Aniston has starred in such films as “Cake” (2014), “We’re the Millers” (2013), “Horrible Bosses” (2011), “Marley & Me” (2008) and “Bruce Almighty” (2003). She also starred in all ten seasons of “Friends,” for which she won the 2002 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

Miller co-stars in “American Sniper” and “Foxcatcher,” both of which have garnered multiple Oscar nominations this year. She previously appeared in such features as “Factory Girl” (2006) and “Layer Cake” (2005). Her upcoming films include “High-Rise,” “Adam Jones” and “Lost City of Z.”

Oyelowo portrayed Martin Luther King, Jr. in this year’s Best Picture nominee “Selma.” His other recent feature credits include “A Most Violent Year” (2014), “Interstellar” (2014), “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (2013) and “Jack Reacher” (2012). He will next be seen in “Captive” due out later this year.

Pratt starred in two of 2014’s biggest box office hits, “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Lego Movie.” He previously appeared in the Best Picture nominees “Her” (2013), “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) and “Moneyball” (2011), and co-starred in all seven seasons of the comedy series “Parks and Recreation.” He will next be seen in “Jurassic World,” in theaters June 12th of this year.

Travolta is a two-time Oscar nominee, for his leading roles in “Pulp Fiction” (1994) and “Saturday Night Fever” (1977). He also has starred in such features as “Savages” (2012), “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” (2009), “Hairspray” (2007) “Face/Off” (1997), “Get Shorty” (1995) and “Grease” (1978). His upcoming film, “The Forger” will be out later this year.

Washington is the star of the hit television drama “Scandal,” and received two Emmy® nominations for her role. Her film roles have included “She Hate Me” (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), “I Think I Love My Wife” (2007), “Lakeview Terrace” (2008), “For Colored Girls” (2010) and “Django Unchained” (2012).

It was also announced that Oscar and Grammy-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson will be performing on the 87th Oscars.

“We’re creating several musical sequences for the Oscars and we couldn’t be happier that our friend, Jennifer Hudson, will be performing in one of them,” says Zadan and Meron.

Hudson won the Oscar for Actress in a Supporting Role for the 2006 film “Dreamgirls.” Her other acting credits include “Sex and the City” (2008), “The Secret Life of Bees” (2008), “Winnie Mandela” (2013) and “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” (2013). Hudson’s self-titled debut album won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album and was certified Gold, as was her second album, “I Remember Me.” This year she was nominated for Best R&B Performance for the song “It’s Your World,” from her 2014 album, “JHUD.”

To ensure public safety, support security strategies and facilitate the production of this year’s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.

To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Oscars red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning at 10 p.m. on Sunday, February 15, and remain closed until 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24.

MTA subway trains will bypass the Hollywood & Highland station after the last regularly scheduled train onSaturday, February 21, until 6 a.m. Monday, February 23. Service at the station will resume with the first scheduled train after 6 a.m.

Between Sunday, February 15, and Oscar Sunday, February 22, additional streets and sidewalks will be closed for varying periods.

Details of the closures and maps of affected areas are available from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Sixth and the Thirteenth District City Council field offices and on the Academy’s website at www.oscars.org/closures.

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