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Cast And Filmmakers Discuss The Experience Of OPPENHEIMER In New Six-Minute Featurette

There was a chance that when they pushed that button, they’d destroy the world.

Get a behind-the-scenes, six minute look at OPPENHEIMER with Christopher Nolan, the cast and filmmakers.

Experience the movie on the largest screen possible July 21.

Written and directed by Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER is an IMAX®-shot epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it.

The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar® winner Matt Damon portrays General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Academy Award® nominee Florence Pugh plays psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence. Oppenheimer also stars Oscar® winner Rami Malek and reunites Nolan with eight-time Oscar® nominated actor, writer and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh.

The cast includes Dane DeHaan (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets), Dylan Arnold (Halloween franchise), David Krumholtz (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story) and Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises).

L to R: Florence Pugh is Jean Tatlock and Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

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Cillian Murphy is J. Robert Oppenheimer in OPPENHEIMER, written, produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan.

The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan.

OPPENHEIMER is filmed in a combination of IMAX® 65mm and 65mm large-format film photography including, for the first time ever, sections in IMAX® black and white analogue photography.

Nolan’s films, including Tenet, Dunkirk, Interstellar, Inception and The Dark Knight trilogy, have earned more than $5 billion at the global box office and have been awarded 11 Oscars and 36 nominations, including two Best Picture nominations.

OPPENHEIMER, written and directed by Christopher Nolan

The Eerie Backwoods Journey Begins when WRONG TURN Arrives on Blu-ray and DVD February 23rd

The eerie backwoods journey begins when Wrong Turn arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD February 23 from Lionsgate. The reboot of the iconic franchise is executive produced by Martin Moszkowicz (Resident Evil franchise), Bill Bromiley (3 From Hell, We Summon the Darkness), and Jonathan Saba (The Vanished, Hangman) and stars Golden Globe® Winner and Primetime Emmy® Award Nominee Matthew Modine (Golden Globe®: 1994, Special Award. Primetime Emmy®: 1994, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, And the Band Played On), Emma Dumont (“The Gifted”), Charlotte Vega (American Assassin), Daisy Head (“Harlots”), and Bill Sage (“Power”). Wrong Turn will be available on Blu-ray™ and DVD for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
 

Backwoods terror and never-jangling suspense meet when Jen (Charlotte Vega) and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life. Suddenly under siege, Jen and her friends seem headed to the point of no return— unless Jen’s father (Golden Globe® nominee* Matthew Modine) can reach them in time.

BLU-RAY / DVD SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Deleted & Extended Scenes
  • “Monsters Among Us: Making Wrong Turn” Featurette
  • Wrong Turn Promotional Trailer
  • Feature-Length Audio Commentary with Director Mike P. Nelson


CAST
Matthew Modine         TV’s “Stanger Things”, Sicario: Day of the Soldado, Foster Boy
Emma Dumont            TV’s “The Gifted”, “Aquarius”, “Tagged”
Charlotte Vega            TV’s “Warror Nun”, American Assassin, The Lodgers
Daisy Head                 TV’s “Harlots”, “Girlfriends”, “Guilt”
Bill Sage                      TV’s “Power”, “Reprisal”, The Dinner Party

WRONG TURN starring Charlotte Vega and Matthew Modine In Theaters January 26th – Here’s the Trailer

From Saba Films: “A reimagining which places the story in a contemporary setting with a diverse cast.“

Here’s the trailer for the new WRONG TURN:

Backwoods terror and never-jangling suspense meet when Jen (Charlotte Vega) and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course—and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life. Suddenly under siege, Jen and her friends seem headed to the point of no return— unless Jen’s father (Golden Globe® nominee Matthew Modine) can reach them in time.

WRONG TURN stars Charlotte Vega, Adain Bradley, Bill Sage, Emma Dumont, Dylan McTee, Daisy Head, Tim DeZarn and Matthew Modine

Sylvester Stallone in BACKTRACE Available on Blu-ray February 19th


The lone surviving thief of a violent armored-car robbery is sprung from a high-security facility and administered an experimental drug in the action-thriller Backtrace, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD, and Digital on February 19 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand.


This trailer looks amazing!

Starring Ryan Guzman, three-time Oscar® nominee Sylvester Stallone (1976, Best Actor/Best Screenplay, Rocky; 2015, Best Supporting Actor, Creed, 2015), and Golden Globe nominee Matthew Modine (Best Actor – Limited Series or Television Motion Picture, What the Deaf Man Heard, 1998), the Backtrace Blu-ray and DVD includes the featurette “Making Backtrace” and cast/crew interviews, and will be available for the suggested retail price of $22.99 and $19.98, respectively.

SLIFF 2017 Review – THE HIPPOPOTAMUS

 

THE HIPPOPOTAMUS screens as part of the 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival on Sunday, November 5 at 1 PM at Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre. Click HERE for ticket information. It also screens there on Sunday, November 12 at 9:15 PM. Click HERE for ticket information for that day.

From across the pond comes a pitch black comedy set amongst the veddy, veddy upper classes. Proving that Larry David doesn’t have a monopoly in the US as an ill-tempered cranky curmudgeon, celebrated actor/ writer Stephen Fry gives us a most unlikely screen hero, middle-aged failed poet, reviled theatre critic, and “boozehound” Ted Wallace. He’s played with swaggering bravado by Roger Allam, an actor known for his deep baritone, who has amassed a long list of supporting roles (THE QUEEN, THE BOOK THIEF) and now proves that he’s more than ready for a leading role. After being canned from his theatre critic newspaper job (in a very funny sequence he heckles an inept Shakespeare cast, who leap into the audience to physically attack him) he is pleased to be approached by a lovely young woman at his favorite pub. Turns out that she’s the daughter of a former flame, who seems to have been cured of a fatal malady by the healing powers of young David Logan, Ted’s godson. Ted is hired by this woman, Jane, to look into David’s “gift”. And so Ted returns to Swafford Hall and re-unites with eccentric billionaire Michael Logan (Matthew Modine) and his wife Anne (Fiona Shaw). Seems there are other guests, drawn by stories of David’s talents. Flamboyant director Oliver Mills (Tim McInnerny) wants off his meds, while the much-married socialite Valerie Richmonde (Lynn Renee) wants her daughter Clara (Emma Curtis) to shed her plain appearance and blossom into a beauty. Playing sleuth, Wallace is determined to learn the truth, and answer all of Jane’s questions.

Director John Jencks has crafted an entertaining mix of farce and upper-crust mystery. The location work is superb, making the Logan estate a modern-day castle of secrets. But the film works best as a great showcase for this cast. Despite his surly attitude and penchant for the bottle. Allam’s Wallace is a most compelling detective. He’s equal parts W.C. Fields, the late, much missed Christopher Hitchens, Sherlock Holmes, Poirot,and Columbo. He’s given great support by McInnerny as the over-the-top diva, who’s hiding  much sadness over his fading years. And kudos to the lone “Yank” in the cast, Modine as the aloof, self-absorbed master of the mansion. The witty script is full of devastating insults, quick retorts, and some sight gags that truly shock (David’s “laying on of the hands” is unorthodox). Though the title beast is only mentioned in passing, THE HIPPOPOTAMUS is wild wonder full of beastly behavior.

MARRIED TO THE MOB June 24th at Webster University ‘A Tribute to Jonathan Demme’


“I feel like a virgin at a eunuch convention.”


MARRIED TO THE MOB screens Friday, June 24th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). This is the sixth film in their ‘Tribute to Jonathan Demme’ The movie starts at 8:00pm.


In director Jonathan Demme’s 1988 comedy MARRIED TO THE MOB, Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Angela Demarco, the widow of a recently “iced” Mob hit-man who moves from her garishly tacky Long Island home to start a new life for herself and her son, while being pursued by Mob boss Dean Stockwell and FBI man Matthew Modine. MARRIED TO THE MOB has lots going for it including a very amusing script; offbeat characters; sudden sharp turns to unexpected violence, and a hilarious yet menacing, Oscar-nominated performance by Stockwell and and also by Mercedes Ruehl, as his jealous wife from hell, But Ms Pfeiffer steals the show easily. She perfectly nails Angela’s under-educated, Long Island Italian accent, and the many fine mannerisms that she brings to the role to really flesh out this spunky and surprisingly bright character. Also look for Trey Wilson as FBI Field/Regional Director Franklin, Joan Cusack as Rose Boyle, Ellen Foley as Theresa, Eraser’s Oliver Platt as Ed Benitez, Anthony J. Nici as Joey De Marco, and Charles Napier as Ray – Angela’s gay hairdresser. Catch this one if you can.

Admission is:

$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.


Here’s the rest of the line-up for the other films that will be part of the ‘Tribute to Jonathan Demme’:
6/30 – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
7/1 –  Philadelphia (1993)

 

Check Out these New 47 METERS DOWN Featurettes – Opens Tomorrow!

Be sure to look for my review of 47 METERS DOWN later tonight here at We Are Movie Geeks!

The drop is only the beginning in new behind-the-scenes featurettes for Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures’ 47 METERS DOWN. Take the deep dive with stars Mandy Moore and Claire Holt when the new nail-biting thriller, directed by Johannes Roberts, arrives in theaters nationwide tomorrow!

Here’s the new, behind-the-scenes looks:

“Beneath The Surface”

“Surviving Together”

On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Mandy Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Claire Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites. But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling. 47 METERS DOWN is a terrifying tale of survival set in the domain of the ocean’s fiercest creatures.

See Mandy Moore And Claire Holt In The Advance Screening Of 47 METERS DOWN In St. Louis

On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Mandy Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Claire Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites.

But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling. 47 METERS DOWN is a terrifying tale of survival set in the domain of the ocean’s fiercest creatures.

47 METERS DOWN opens nationwide on June 16, 2017.

Ready to be Shark Bait?

WAMG invites you to enter for the chance to win TWO (2) seats to the advance screening of 47 METERS DOWN on June 13 at 7PM in the St. Louis area.

Answer the following question:

How would you survive the world’s greatest predator?

TO ENTER, ADD YOUR NAME, ANSWER 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… or shark bites (just kidding).

Rated PG 13.

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Get you tickets at Fandango HERE or MovieTickets.com HERE

Sharks Trap Mandy Moore And Claire Holt 47 METERS DOWN In Frightening New Trailer

Did you catch the story out of Long Beach, CA shown on KTLA about the “25 Great White Sharks Spotted Off Southern California Coast”? The headline alone is enough to make you think twice about heading into the water this summer – even for avid swimmer and surfboarder.

http://ktla.com/2017/05/11/25-great-white-sharks-spotted-off-southern-california-coast/

Time to face your fear with the new trailer for Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures’ 47 METERS DOWN.

Stars Mandy Moore and Claire Holt are stranded at the bottom of the ocean surrounded by the world’s fiercest predators in the nail-biting new thriller directed by Johannes Roberts.

Coming to theaters June 16th, prepare to be white-knuckling your seats for this scary movie.

On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Mandy Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Claire Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites.

But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling.

47 METERS DOWN is a terrifying tale of survival set in the domain of the ocean’s fiercest creatures.

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Trailer Debuts For THE CONFIRMATION Starring Clive Owen, Maria Bello And Patton Oswalt

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Here’s  your first look at the brand new trailer for THE CONFIRMATION starring Clive Owen, Jaeden Lieberher, Matthew Modine, Patton Oswalt, Robert Forster, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tim Blake Nelson, and Maria Bello.

Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy as Walt, a down-on-his luck carpenter tasked with entertaining his eight-year-old son Anthony while Anthony’s mom (Maria Bello) and her new husband are away. But when Walt’s prized toolbox is stolen, a quiet father-and-son weekend turns into an adventure of a lifetime.

Aided by an oddball drywall repairman (Patton Oswalt), Walt and Anthony go on a wildly funny search for the thieves—and find something they never imagined: a true family connection.

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Directed by Bob Nelson, writer of NEBRASKA (Oscar nomination for Original Screenplay), THE CONFIRMATION opens in select theaters and On Demand Friday, March 18th.

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