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Edward Norton’s MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN Enters Awards Season Race

Watch intrigue and drama unfold in the trailer for MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, starring Writer/Director Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, with Alec Baldwin and Willem Dafoe. Only in theaters November 1.

It was announced that the movie will be the closing night selection at the 57th New York Film Festival.

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This is Oscar/Awards season bait… for sure! We can’t wait for this one!

Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective living with Tourette Syndrome, ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). Armed only with a few clues and the engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely guarded secrets that hold the fate of New York in the balance. In a mystery that carries him from gin-soaked jazz clubs in Harlem to the hard-edged slums of Brooklyn and, finally, into the gilded halls of New York’s power brokers, Lionel contends with thugs, corruption and the most dangerous man in the city to honor his friend and save the woman who might be his own salvation.

Edward Norton directed, wrote, produced and stars in “Motherless Brooklyn.” The film’s journey to the screen began in 1999 when Norton saw the cinematic potential in Jonathan Lethem’s novel Motherless Brooklyn and its unforgettable central character. But from the beginning, Norton aimed to transpose Lethem’s contemporary characters into a different period and plot and give it a distinctive atmosphere by re-setting the drama in the 1950s—a time of great change in New York City.

The film’s stellar ensemble cast also includes Bruce Willis, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Bobby Cannavale, Cherry Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leslie Mann, Ethan Suplee, Dallas Roberts, Josh Pais, Robert Ray Wisdom, Fisher Stevens, with Alec Baldwin and Willem Dafoe. Norton also produced the film with his Class 5 Films producing partner Bill Migliore; Michael Bederman; and MWM Studios’ Gigi Pritzker and Rachel Shane. Adrian Alperovich, Sue Kroll, Daniel Nadler, Robert F. Smith, and Brian Niranjan Sheth served as executive producers.

Behind the scenes, Norton collaborated with two-time Oscar-nominated director of photography Dick Pope (“Mr. Turner,” “The Illusionist”), production designer Beth Mickle (“Drive,” “Collateral Beauty”), Oscar-nominated editor Joe Klotz (“Precious,” “The Butler”) and costume designer Amy Roth (TV’s “The Looming Tower,” “Indignation”).

Music plays an important role in setting the tone and establishing the period of “Motherless Brooklyn.” The score is composed by Daniel Pemberton (“Steve Jobs,” “All The Money In The World,” “Oceans 8,” “Spider Man: Into The Spiderverse”) and features Wynton Marsalis on the trumpet. The film also features an original song written and performed by Thom Yorke.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Class 5 Films / MWM Studios Production, “Motherless Brooklyn.” Slated for release on November 1, 2019, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

https://www.motherlessbrooklynfilm.com/

Win Passes To The Advance Screening Of GHOSTBUSTERS (2016) In St. Louis

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GHOSTBUSTERS makes its long-awaited return, rebooted with a cast of hilarious new characters.  Thirty years after the beloved original franchise took the world by storm, director Paul Feig brings his fresh take to the supernatural comedy, joined by some of the funniest actors working today – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth.  This summer, they’re here to save the world!

Columbia Pictures presents in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, an Ivan Reitman production, GHOSTBUSTERS.  Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Chris Hemsworth.  Directed by Paul Feig.

The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 15, 2016.

WAMG invites you to enter for a chance to win a pass (Good for 2) to the advance screening of GHOSTBUSTERS on Tuesday, July 12th at 7:00 PM in the St. Louis area.

We will contact the winners by email.

Answer the following:

The original 1984 film used a retrofitted 1959 Cadillac ambulance. What was on the license plate?

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

2. 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.

3. No purchase necessary.

Rated PG-13 for supernatural action and some crude humor.

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The Ghostbusters Abby (Melissa McCarthy), Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), Erin (Kristen Wiig) and Patty (Leslie Jones) in Columbia Pictures’ GHOSTBUSTERS.

Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig And Leslie Jones Featured In First Posters For Paul Feig’s GHOSTBUSTERS

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The Ghostbusters Abby (Melissa McCarthy), Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon), Erin (Kristen Wiig) and Patty (Leslie Jones) are featured inside the Mercado Hotel Lobby in a new photo from Columbia Pictures’ GHOSTBUSTERS.

Sony Pictures has also released four new character posters for the upcoming film.

Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, GHOSTBUSTERS is back and fully rebooted for a new generation.

Director Paul Feig combines all the paranormal fighting elements that made the original franchise so beloved with a cast of new characters, played by the funniest actors working today. Get ready to watch them save the world this summer.

The new film also stars Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams and Chris Hemsworth.

GHOSTBUSTERS is written by Paul Feig & Katie Dippold based on the film “Ghostbusters” written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis and Directed by Ivan Reitman. The new movie is produced by Ivan Reitman and Amy Pascal.

GHOSTBUSTERS opens in theaters July 15, 2016.

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Win Passes & Digital Soundtrack For THE GAMBLER In St. Louis

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WAMG has your passes to the advance screening of THE GAMBLER.

Jim Bennett (Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award®-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…

THE GAMBLER Opens December 25th

One winner will receive a download link for the digital soundtrack and a pass to the screening.

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The advance screening of THE GAMBLER is on Monday, December 22nd at 7PM in the St. Louis area. We will contact the winners by email.

Answer the following:

Rupert Wyatt’s THE GAMBLER charts the seven-day turning point in the life of nihilistic college professor Jim Bennett. Fearless and unfiltered, Jim turns his back on his wealthy upbringing, ridicules his students and pits his illicit patrons against each other. Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, who produced the 1974 film on which THE GAMBLER is based, turned to screenwriter William Monahan to take on the adaptation after Martin Scorsese gave the writer a ringing endorsement.

Wahlberg and Monahan teamed up on which previous film?

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

2. No purchase necessary.

THE GAMBLER has been rated R for language throughout, and for some sexuality/nudity

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Mark Wahlberg Takes A Risk in THE GAMBLER Trailer

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“When you get a second chance, the risk is worth taking.”

Paramount Pictures has released the slick new trailer for director Rupert Wyatt’s upcoming drama, THE GAMBLER.

The new film is a remake of the 1974 movie starring James Caan, Paul Sorvino and Lauren Hutton.

Jim Bennett (Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.

He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance…

THE GAMBLER opens in cinemas on December 19, 2014.

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THE GAMBLER Trailer Arrives (NSFW); Mark Wahlberg Featured On First Poster

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Directed by Rupert Wyatt (RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES), here’s a first look at the poster and trailer (NSFW) for Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film, THE GAMBLER.

The cast includes Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Brie Larson, Michael Kenneth Williams and Jessica Lange.

Jim Bennett (Academy Award-nominee Mark Wahlberg) is a risk taker. Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster (Michael Kenneth Williams) and offers his own life as collateral.

Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring (Alvin Ing) and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother (Academy Award-winner Jessica Lange) in his wake.

He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank (John Goodman), a loan shark with a paternal interest in Bennett’s future. As his relationship with a student (Brie Larson) deepens, Bennett must take the ultimate risk for a second chance.

THE GAMBLER opens in cinemas on December 19, 2014.

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Jeremy Renner Stars in New KILL THE MESSENGER Clips

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Focus Features’ upcoming film, KILL THE MESSENGER, opens in theaters this Friday.

With another powerful performance, two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner could very well see another Oscar nomination for his role as Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb.

Fans of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) will appreciate this new political thriller about investigative journalism.

From director Michael Cuesta (“Homeland”) and writers Peter Landesman, based upon the books Dark Alliance, by Gary Webb, and Kill the Messenger, by Nick Schou, the movie also stars Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Andy Garcia.

Based on Webb’s remarkable true story, watch the new featurette and 4 new clips from the film.

Incarnated on-screen by Jeremy Renner – also a producer of the movie – Webb was a respected, hard-charging investigative journalist who longed to land a career-making story. KILL THE MESSENGER tracks Webb as he uncovers the “Dark Alliance” between drug dealers, a rebel army, and their Central Intelligence Agency handlers – and also tracks Webb himself, a flawed and vulnerable man and a tireless reporter who fiercely believed that his job was to shine a spotlight on even the darkest corners of the world so that the public good was served, no matter how it impacted him.

Journalist Nick Schou, the author of Kill the Messenger, one of the books on which the film is based, came into contact with Webb soon after the “Dark Alliance” series was published, since their investigative work overlapped. He explains, “I wrote follow-up stories tied to the police beat that I was covering at the time. Gary read my material and called me to thank me for pursuing the related stories.”

Although they remained in touch, the two would meet only once. When they did, Webb inscribed his book Dark Alliance – the other of the books on which the film is based – to Schou: From one newsman to another, keep the faith.

KILL THE MESSENGER opens in theaters October 10

Check back for Jim Batts’ review of the film and Melissa Howland’s conversation with the filmmakers.

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Watch Jeremy Renner In The Electrifying New Trailer For KILL THE MESSENGER

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Check out the thrilling first trailer for Focus Features’ upcoming film, KILL THE MESSENGER. Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (THE BOURNE LEGACY) leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb.

Directed by Michael Cuesta (“Homeland”), KILL THE MESSENGER is written by Peter Landesman, based upon the books Dark Alliance, by Gary Webb, and Kill the Messenger, by Nick Schou.

This one is ripe for a lot of awards attention come the end of the year. Judging by this first trailer alone, expect Oscar buzz for the charismatic Renner (has old Hollywood appeal), possibly some of the some supporting roles (Winstead, Liotta or Garcia), as well as this intriguing film.

The huge cast includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Robert Patrick and Andy Garcia.

In KILL THE MESSENGER, Webb (Renner) stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua.

Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. – and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.

KILL THE MESSENGER opens
in theaters on October 10, 2014.
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First Poster for Jeremy Renner’s KILL THE MESSENGER Is Here

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Check out the brand new poster for Focus Features’ upcoming film, KILL THE MESSENGER – opening in theaters on October 10, 2014. This one you’ll definitely want to keep on your radar during Awards Season. The first trailer debuts tomorrow.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Bourne Legacy”) stars in the dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb.

Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications. His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. – and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.

Directed by Michael Cuesta (“Homeland”), KILL THE MESSENGER is written byPeter Landesman, based upon the books Dark Alliance, by Gary Webb, and Kill the Messenger, by Nick Schou

The huge cast includes Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Paz Vega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Andy Garcia.

KILL THE MESSENGER Official Social Pages:
Official Twitter Page: @FocusFeatures