Simu Liu (Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton), and Luke Bracey (Point Break) star in this modern twist on a classic love story from NY Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Emma and Jesse are living the perfect life together, until Jesse disappears in a tragic helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves.
In Theaters April 7th and On Digital April 14th, watch the brand new trailer.
Liu is starring in the upcoming adventure feature “Arthur the King,” directed by Simon Cellan Jones opposite Mark Wahlberg. The film from Entertainment One and Tucker Tooley Entertainment is based on the 2017 book “Arthur: The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home” by Mikael Lindnord. Inspired by a true story, the film follows Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, who met and befriended a wounded stray dog during a 400-mile race through the Ecuadoran jungle where they crossed rivers and battled illness and injury through some of the world’s toughest terrain.
From director Mel Gibson, the Golden Globe-nominated HACKSAW RIDGE arrives on Digital HD on February 7 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD and On Demand February 21 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
ased in the incredible true story of one man’s faith, strength and courage during one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, theGolden Globe®-nominated Hacksaw Ridge arrives on Digital HD on February 7 and on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital HD), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital HD), DVD and On Demand February 21 from Summit Entertainment, a LIONSGATE Company. From Academy Award®-winning director Mel Gibson (Best Picture, Braveheart, 1995), with screenplay by Robert Schenkkan (The Quiet American) and Andrew Knight (The Water Diviner), Hacksaw Ridge features breathtaking visual effects and stunning production design and has been nominated for three Golden Globes®: Best Picture – Drama, Best Director – Motion Picture, and Best Actor – Motion Picture for Andrew Garfield. Garfield (The Amazing Spider-man) gives a moving performance as American hero Desmond Doss, alongside an all-star cast, including Sam Worthington (Avatar), Luke Bracey (Point Break), Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies), Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Rachel Griffiths (Saving Mr. Banks), and Vince Vaughn (HBO’s “True Detective”).
Hacksaw Ridge is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers, was wounded by a grenade, and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
The 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital HD releases feature an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the film in “The Soul of War: Making Hacksaw Ridge,” a comprehensive documentary detailing the making of the film, including the real-life people and story, casting, filming, special effects and stunts with interviews from Mel Gibson, Andrew Garfield and others. In addition, the release will contain deleted scenes and a special Veterans Day Greeting from Mel Gibson. The DVD will feature deleted scenes and the special Veterans Day Greeting. The 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray discs of Hacksaw Ridge will feature Dolby Atmos audio remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. Hacksaw Ridge will be available on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD for the suggested retail price of $42.99, $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.
4K/BLU-RAY/ DIGITAL HD SPECIAL FEATURES
“The Soul of War: Making Hacksaw Ridge” Documentary
Lionsgate has released two new clips from director Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE.
HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Also starring Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, and Vince Vaughn, the film opens in theaters Nov. 4.
WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win TWO (2) seats to the advance screening of HACKSAW RIDGE on Nov. 1 at 7pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
With films that span from the classic, Academy Award® Best Picture-winning Braveheart to The Patriot, We Were Soldiers, The Passion of the Christ and his most recently directed film, the Mayan civilization epic APOCALYPTO, Gibson has become known for meshing big themes with atmospheric style that takes audiences into revealing worlds.
How many Oscars has Mel Gibson won?
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R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images.
HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong.
As an army medic, he single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss was the first conscientious objector awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
From Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson (BRAVEHEART), here’s a first look at the powerful new trailer. The film will open in November – prior to Veterans Day 2016.
In Alcon Entertainment’s fast-paced, high-adrenaline action thriller POINT BREAK, a young FBI agent, Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey), infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes, led by the charismatic Bodhi (Edgar Ramirez). The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways.
Deep undercover, and with his life in imminent danger, Utah strives to prove they are the architects of this string of inconceivable crimes.
The film is replete with the most daring athleticism ever seen in a motion picture. These action adventure feats are performed by elite athletes representing the world’s best in class in big wave surfing, wingsuit flying, sheer-face snowboarding, free rock climbing, and high-speed motocross riding.
Directed by Ericson Core (“Invincible”), POINT BREAK stars Edgar Ramirez (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Carlos the Jackal”) as Bodhi, and Luke Bracey (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “November Man”) as Johnny Utah, along with Teresa Palmer (“Warm Bodies”), Delroy Lindo (“Sahara,” “Gone in Sixty Seconds”), and Ray Winstone (“Noah,” “The Departed”). The score is by composer Tom Holkenberg (“Mad Max: Fury Road”).
POINT BREAK is inspired by the classic 1991 hit starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. It is scheduled for release in Real D 3D and 2D on December 25, 2015.
WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance 3D screening of POINT BREAK on Wednesday, December 16th at 7PM in the St. Louis area.
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Answer the following about the original film:
Who directed the movie?
Who played Tyler Endicott?
What is the name of the event Bodhi talked about experiencing in Australia?
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The film is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for “violence, thematic material involving perilous activity, some sexuality, language and drug material.”
Warner Bros. Pictures has released new photos of Edgar Ramirez as Bodhi and Luke Bracey as Johnny Utah in POINT BREAK.
In the film, a young FBI agent, Johnny Utah (Bracey), infiltrates a cunning team of thrill-seeking elite athletes – led by the charismatic Bodhi (Ramirez). The athletes are suspected of carrying out a spate of crimes in extremely unusual ways.
Deep undercover, and with his life in imminent danger, Utah strives to prove they are the architects of this string of inconceivable crimes.
The film stars Édgar Ramírez (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “Carlos the Jackal”) as Bodhi, and Luke Bracey (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “November Man”) as Johnny Utah, along with Ray Winstone (“Noah,” “The Departed”), Teresa Palmer (“Warm Bodies”) and Delroy Lindo (“Sahara,” “Gone in Sixty Seconds”).
POINT BREAK is directed by Ericson Core (“Invincible”) from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer (“Salt,” “Law Abiding Citizen”).
The stunt performers include surfers Laird Hamilton, Sebastian Zietz, Makua Rothman, Billy Kemper, Brian Keaulana, Ahanu Tson-dru, Ian Walsh, Laurie Towner, Dylan Longbottom, Albee Layer, Bruce Irons, Tikanui Smith and Tuhiti Humani; snowboarders Xavier De Le Rue, Louis Vito, Christian Haller, Lucas DeBari and Ralph Backstrom; skateboarders Bob Burnquist and Eric Koston; motorcyclists Riley Harper and Oakley Lehman; wingsuit stunt pilots Jon Devore, Julian Boulle, Noah Bahnson, Jhonathan Florez and Mike Swanson, and consultant Jeb Corliss; and free climber Chris Sharma, among others.
Making cameos in the film are DJs Steve Aoki, Seth Troxler and The Art Department, as well as sports commentator and TV host Sal Masekela.
POINT BREAK is inspired by the classic 1991 hit starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves. It is scheduled for release in 3D and 2D in select theaters on December 25, 2015.
THE BEST OF ME – based on the book by Nicholas Sparks andstarring James Marsden, Michelle Monaghan, Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato opened in theaters last week and to celebrate WAMG and Relativity are giving away a THE BEST OF ME prize pack. Enter below!
Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks, THE BEST OF ME tells the story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend.
Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they’ve never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today. Spanning decades, this epic love story captures the enduring power of our first true love, and the wrenching choices we face when confronted with elusive second chances.
One lucky winner will receive:
Branded hoodie
Branded lip balm
Branded tote bag
Branded Kleenex box
Branded coffee mug
“The Best of Me” book by Nicholas Sparks
Soundtrack from the film
Mini Poster
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Nicholas Sparks latest romantic flick THE BEST OF ME has finally proven that the same, formulaic love story doesn’t always end up successful.
THE BEST OF ME tells the story of Dawson and Amanda, two high school sweethearts that run back into each other after returning to their hometown after 21 years for a funeral. Soon, their romance reignites, and the two seem to finally be back on track. The only problem is that the trouble that caused their initial split begins to loom. Can their love survive another trip down memory lane?
If you’ve ever seen a Nicholas Spark film you already know the answer to the above question.
Let me start off by saying that I do not hate the work of Nicholas Sparks. I enjoyed THE NOTEBOOK. I might not have gone gaga over it like the rest of the world, but I really enjoyed it. I also liked this more than NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, which is on my list of most hated movies. This film did not make that list. I think Sparks is a passionate guy that can tell a great story. My complaint is that he needs to stop telling the same one and give us something new!
THE BEST OF ME follows the same formula as every other Nicholas Sparks film. I will dub this formula ‘SPARKANOMICS’.
1. Opposites Attract: A couple who shouldn’t be together throw caution to the wind and fall for each other.
2. Letters Galore: Despite the year, this head-over-heels couple contain their feelings, and must express themselves by putting pen to paper. Even if that beautiful envelope doesn’t see a mailbox, the person addressed on the front will always find it.
3. The Obstacle: No one can remain happy. Something tragic or crazy always has to show up and pee in everyone’s Cheerios.
4. Kissing While Wet: This can happen at any point in the movie. At some point, it’s going to rain, or these crazy kids are going to go swimming. What goes with water? Face eating. Always. Someone grab the towels!
4. Reunited And It Feels So Good: Screw everything that has, is or will happen! Love is stronger than anything, and this is the ‘rush into each others arms’ moment.
5. Duhn-Duhn-Duhhhhhhn! You guessed it. Doom. For some odd reason Nicholas Sparks feels the need to kill off one, or both of the main characters in all of his films.
6. Life Is Beautiful: This is the conclusion where the final lesson is presented to the audience. Despite all of the horrible obstacles, love is still more powerful. It’s a gift and we should appreciate it while we have it. Aww!
There you go. You have now seen every Nicholas Sparks film without ever having to actually watch them. This predictable formula is present in every one of his films. How are we, as the audience, still falling for it?
I guess I should talk about this film, even though you already know all about it based on the formula. THE BEST OF ME follows ‘SPARKANOMICS’ to a tee. The story itself is watered down, and feels like it was half-assed and slapped on a screen. When you have a tried-and-true method to make money I guess you don’t really have to try anymore. What makes this sad is that the acting was great. James Marsden and Luke Bracey were incredible as Dawson and younger Dawson. The same goes for Michelle Monaghan and Loana Liberato as Amanda and younger Amanda. Both pairings, Marsden and Monaghan, and Bracey and Liberato had incredible chemistry together. They pulled the audience in with their emotional ranges. Unfortunately, there is only so much they can do to help the film. By the time one of the characters dies (Calm down. This isn’t a spoiler. It happens in every movie!) I found myself scoffing at the screen. I actually hoped that this one would be different. Sigh.
I don’t know why, but timelines are completely thrown out of the window in terms of costume and set, much like every other film. Crap! Add that to the list! The flashback scenes are supposed to be happening in 1992, but feel more like the 50’s or 60’s. The same odd sense of time happens during the present day scenes, with the exception of one iPhone. I get wanting things to have a sense of timelessness, but I like the feeling of a realistic decade on-screen.
There are only two things that I will congratulate this film on. One is being the first film to stray as much as it did from the book. I’m not saying that it’s good for the story, but at least director Michael Hoffman tried. The second is the use the Cowboy Junkies version of ‘Sweet Jane’ deserves a high-five. That’s a damn good song!
If you are looking for movie that feels like you’ve seen it before, then this is the film for you. If you want romance, I suggest you save your money and just re-watch THE NOTEBOOK.
Relativity’s upcoming movie, THE NOVEMBERMAN – an espionage thriller starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey and Olga Kurylenko, hits theaters August 27th, and to celebrate WAMG is giving away a THE NOVEMBER MAN prize pack. Hooray!
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a Branded t-shirt
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Code named ‘The November Man’; Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is an extremely dangerous and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who is lured out of quiet retirement on a very personal mission. He must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko) who could expose the truth behind a decades old conspiracy. He soon discovers this assignment makes him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey). With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one Devereaux can trust, no rules and no holds barred.
With a screenplay by Michael Finch & Karl Gajdusek based on Bill Granger’s novel “There are No Spies” from the bestsellingNovember Man book series, THE NOVEMBER MAN is the ultimate cat and mouse game set in the world of international espionage. Directed by Roger Donaldson (The Bank Job, No Way Out, Thirteen Days), the film is produced by Beau St. Clair of Irish DreamTime and Sriram Das of Das Films.
With apologies to Irving Berlin and Annie Oakley, for Hollywood there’s no business like spy business, especially in the last decade or so. Now, secret agents and undercover operatives have been the protagonists of thrillers since the silent movie era. But things really popped in those swingin’ sixties when 007 twirled around and fired at the camera lens. Bond is the franchise that would never die and aside from Matt Helm and Derek Flint in that early decade, never had any serious competition until Matt Damon floated up as Jason Bourne a dozen years ago. He ushered in an era of more realistic, grittier spies who also helped inspire new film versions of the works of John le Carre’ such as the recent A MOST WANTED MAN. Much in this same vein comes THE NOVEMBER MAN, a flick combining the mystery and deception of that author along with that brutal Bourne action. And just who portrays the title “winter agent”? Why it’s none other than former James Bond, Mr. Pierce Brosnan. No time for tuxes and martinis for this caper. He’s too busy dodging bullets and running for his life through Eastern Europe.
The story begins with a mission from just a few years ago. Veteran CIA agent Peter Devereaux (Brosnan) and the young agent he has mentored , David Mason (Luke Bracey) are to thwart an assassination attempt in the life of a diplomat. The target’s life is saved, but not without an unforseen tragedy caused by David’s impulsive decisions. Flash forward to now and Peter owns a seaside restaurant. He’s surprised by a visit from his former CIA handler, a fella’ ironically named Hanley (Bill Smitrovich). Seems an agent needs to be extracted from her mission, posing as an assistant to a rising Soviet politico named Ferderov. The agent will only leave with Peter, who insists he’s out of the spy game until Hanley says the agent is Natalia Ulanova. Peter’s back in. But this is no simple extraction as Peter and Natalia are pursued by a Russian hit squad and a team from the CIA led by, you guessed it, David Mason! Peter tries to uncover the master mind behind the double cross as he protects social worker Alice Fournier (Olga Kurylenko) who may know the whereabouts of Ferderov’s ex-mistress, a woman who will expose his deadly past. Can the aging agent stay several steps ahead of the soviets (especially a female master assassin) and his eager for revenge former pupil?
Brosnan shows us (particularly his 007 ex-employers) that he’s lost none of his action icon moves after a dozen years away from Bond. And this after joining the 60 plus crowd (along with most of THE EXPENDABLES and Liam Neeson). But Devereaux is not a copy of that silky smooth agent, and he’s not a parody as Brosnan played in THE MATADOR. There’s a heavy melancholy about him shown with a suggested drinking problem (during any lull he’s gulping down the scotch like prohibition’s coming back). Plus he’s mush more ruthless, even inflicting grievous harm to an innocent in order to make a point with his former charge. Along with that sadness, Brosnan shows us the man’s exhaustion, not only from battle, but from the tiring, unending deceptions and conspiracies. Although he walked away from it, that old life stays with him like a tethered spectre. Bracey leaves an impression as the unpolished younger agent whom his ex-mentor calls “a blunt instrument”. He’s content on being a “company man”, completing missions without questioning. Fortunately the reunion with his old teacher opens his eyes, and Bracey shows us a man who realizes he was losing his soul. He’ll not just blinding obey from here on. Kurylenko, herself a oo7 veteran (QUANTUM OF SOLACE), is still a fetching damsel-in-distress, who reveals her tougher side as the story races to its surprising conclusion (many of those surprises involve this “paper-pusher”). Smitrovich is a terrific, snarling pitbull of lifelong spy manager, while Will Patton is all cold business efficiency as the button-down man pulling all the strings.
Director Roger Donaldson keeps the film’s story charging by at an expert pace with the action talking place firmly in recent current events. There’s no outlandish “spy-tech from Q branch” on display. Home office operatives use satellite cell phone tracking in addition to those tricky ominous hovering drones so much in the news. Plus he goes out of the way to present those agents as real flesh-and-blood people whose muscles ache and foreheads sweat as they hurriedly put together a plan, often utilizing whatever objects are at hand. The use of European locations are first-rate (I especially love the Belgrade commuter train that resembles a gleaming red rocket). He’s not Bond or Bourne, but THE NOVEMBER MAN is a tense, taut little thriller that will ease viewers out of the big action blockbusters and into the more somber Fall film fare. Brosnan proves he’s having quite the movie life past his four stints as “Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”.
