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Friday, March 31, 2017

"WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES" NEW Trailer and Poster Released!



WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES hits theaters everywhere July 14, 2017!

For Freedom. For Family. For the Planet.

20th Century Fox has debuted a brand NEW trailer and poster for WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES.


In the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise starring Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
Action/Drama
Release: July 14, 2017
Director: Matt Reeves
Written by: Mark Bomback & Matt Reeves
Producers: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller, Karin Konoval, Judy Greer & Terry Notary

WATCH THE TRAILER


Facebook Live chat with Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson, hosted by IGN!


SYNOPSIS
In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel.  After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.  As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES Official Channels
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

"OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY" -- Arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack April 4, 2017



The funniest movie of the year!” — Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV

JENNIFER ANISTON, JASON BATEMAN AND T.J. MILLER LEAD AN ALL-STAR CAST IN THE UPROARIOUS UNRATED COMEDY

Featuring Outrageous Footage Not Shown in Theaters, Unrated Cut Arrives on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack April 4

Get the Party Started on Digital HD March 21


HOLLYWOOD, Calif.  – Party like your job depends on it when the “hilarious” (Neil Genzlinger, New York Times) and “raucous” (Frank Lovece, Film Journal) OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY arrives in a new unrated cut on Blu-ray Combo Pack April 4, 2017 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.  Get the unrated version two weeks early on Digital HD March 21.

When an overbearing CEO (Jennifer Aniston) decides to close her hard-partying brother’s failing branch, he (T.J. Miller) and his fired up co-workers (Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, Kate McKinnon) decide to throw an epic office party to land a big shot client and save everyone’s jobs.  Fueled by booze and bad decisions, things quickly spiral out-of-control in one of the craziest nights of their lives.  OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY features an incredible supporting cast of comedic talent including Rob Corddry (Hot Tub Time Machine), Jillian Bell (Fist Fight), Vanessa Bayer (“Saturday Night Live”), Fortune Feimster (“The Mindy Project”) and Courtney B. Vance (“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”).
   
The OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY Blu-ray Combo Pack features both the theatrical and unrated version of the film, which includes outrageous footage not seen in theaters.  In addition, the Blu-ray Combo Pack boasts hilarious outtakes, deleted and extended scenes, commentary by directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck and more.

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY Blu-ray Combo Pack
The OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The DVD in the combo pack is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The combo pack includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film as well as the following:

Blu-ray
⦁    Unrated Version in high definition
⦁    Theatrical Version in high definition
⦁    Bonus Content:
⦁    Commentary by directors Josh Gordon & Will Speck
⦁    Throwing an Office Christmas Party
⦁    Outtakes
⦁    Deleted & Extended Scenes
DVD
⦁    Theatrical Version in standard definition

    The Blu-ray Combo Pack available for purchase includes a Digital HD copy of the theatrical version of the film that can be accessed through UltraViolet™, a way to collect, access and enjoy movies.  With UltraViolet, consumers can add movies to their digital collection in the cloud, and then stream or download them—reliably and securely—to a variety of devices.   

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY Single-Disc DVD
The single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The disc includes the theatrical version of the film in standard definition.

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DreamWorks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment present a Bluegrass Films/Entertainment 360 production, a Speck/Gordon film: “Office Christmas Party.”  Music by Theodore Shapiro.  Executive producers Josh Gordon, Will Speck, Beau Bauman, Richard Vane, and Matthew Hirsch.  Produced by Scott Stuber, p.g.a., Guymon Casady, p.g.a. and Daniel Rappaport, p.g.a.  Story by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore and Timothy Dowling.  Screenplay by Justin Malen and Laura Solon and Dan Mazer.  Directed by Will Speck & Josh Gordon.

About Paramount Home Media Distribution
Paramount Home Media Distribution (PHMD) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.  PPC is a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), home to premier media brands that create television programs, motion pictures, consumer products, and digital content for audiences in 180 countries and territories.  The PHMD division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles.  PHMD additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies. 

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY
Street Date:           March 21, 2017 (Digital HD)
            April 4, 2017 (Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand)
U.S. Rating:       R for crude sexual content and language throughout, drug use and graphic nudity (Theatrical Version)
Canadian Rating:    14A for nudity, coarse language (Theatrical Version)


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Dystopian Thriller "ROBOT WARS" on DVD/VOD from Breaking Glass 4/11



"A strong narrative centered on mankind versus technology" -DecayMag

"ROBOT WARS"

FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE

Breaking Glass Pictures will release the upcoming sci-fi/action feature ROBOT WARS on DVD/VOD April 11, 2017.

Check out the trailer:



CAST: Ben Naasz (The Men Who Fell), Teddy CaƱez (Now You See Me, Tracers), Jennifer Sydney (American Crime, Gang Money Run), and Faye Kingslee (‘Legends of Tomorrow’, Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, Halo Wars 2).

SYNOPSIS:
In the near future, powerful corporations at war with each other over advanced technology development rule over an industrial wasteland. Corporate espionage has reached new heights of infiltration and bloodshed.

A convict is offered a second chance at freedom, but there is a catch: he must help a team of corporate thieves steal secretive prototype technology from a rival company. With a surgically-implanted camera and data links, he joins the team of thieves to complete the heist.

However, the mission is quickly compromised. With no contact to their company, the team is forced to take their stolen prize out into the lawless industrial sprawl. Savage gangs and corporate death squads are hot on their trail, and even worse, the team must come to grips with the true nature of their mission….and the terrifying power of their stolen technology.


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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Billy Zane Joins Eric Bress' "GHOSTS OF WAR" For Miscellaneous Entertainment



KYLE GALLNER, ALAN RITCHSON, BILLY ZANE AND SHAUN TOUB JOIN WRITER/DIRECTOR ERIC BRESS‘ GHOSTS OF WAR FOR MISCELLANEOUS ENTERTAINMENT

BRENTON THWAITES, THEO ROSSI, AND SKYLAR ASTIN WILL ALSO STAR; Principal Photography HAS COMMENCED


LOS ANGELES (March 28, 2017) ––Kyle Gallner (American Sniper, The Finest Hours), Alan Ritchson (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Hunger Games), Billy Zane (Titanic, Tombstone) and Shaun Toub (Iron Man, “Homeland”) have joined the cast of Writer/Director Eric Bress’ supernatural psychological thriller Ghosts of War, alongside Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent), Theo Rossi (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Luke Cage”), and Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect 1 & 2). Principal photography has commenced in Bulgaria. Miscellaneous Entertainment’s D. Todd Shepherd, Shelley Madison, and Joe Simpson are producing and financing the project alongside Colleen Camp. Adrian Jayasinha will Executive Produce alongside Bernard Stewart, Billy Zane and Andrew Mann. Highland Film Group is handling international sales.

Ghosts of War follows five battle-hardened American soldiers assigned to hold a French Chateau near the end of World War II. Formerly occupied by the Nazi high command, this respite quickly descends into madness when they encounter a supernatural enemy far more terrifying than anything seen on the battlefield. The five soldiers will be played by: Thwaites as Chris Goodson; Rossi as Kirk; Astin as Eugene; Gallner as Tappert; Ritchson as Butchie; and Zane in an undisclosed role. Toub will fill the role of Mr. Helwig.

Gallner currently stars as Hasil in the hit WGN series "Outsiders," with notable film credits including: American Sniper, The Finest Hours, Dear White People, and Beautiful Creatures. Ritchson has carved a space for himself on both the large and small screens in films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and television series including: “Black Mirror,” and “Blue Mountain State.” Zane first appeared on the big screen in Back to the Future followed by the sequel Back to the Future Part II. His slate also includes: Titanic, Memphis Belle, Zoolander, and appearances in the television series‘ “Twin Peaks,” “Mad Dogs” and “Guilt.” Toub has received accolades for his film and television appearances including: the Iron Man franchise, Crash, War Dogs, The Last Airbender, “Homeland,” “Grimm” and many more.

Producer D. Todd Shepherd said: “Audiences continue to resonate with entertaining and socially relevant genre films. Eric is a master craftsman and has created some truly memorable characters. The addition of Kyle, Alan, Shaun and Billy to our exceptional acting ensemble will ensure Ghosts of War will be a stand out cinematic experience.”

Gallner is represented by UTA. Ritchson is represented by UTA and Industry Entertainment. Zane is represented by Underground. Toub is represented by Abrams Artists Agency

Miscellaneous Entertainment and Highland Film Group previously collaborated on the noir thriller Terminal starring Margot Robbie which is now in post-production.

About Miscellaneous Entertainment
Miscellaneous Entertainment focuses on the development, production, and finance of high-impact feature films. Most recently executive producing Taran Killam’s upcoming directorial debut Why We’re Killing Gunther, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the noir thriller Terminal, starring Margot Robbie, Mike Myers, and Simon Pegg, both set to be released in 2017, the company previously executive produced Werner Herzog’s Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, and Robert Pattinson, Eduardo Sanchez’s found footage thriller Exists, and Parts Per Billion starring Josh Hartnett, Teresa Palmer, and Rosario Dawson.

About Highland Film Group
Led by Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier, Highland Film Group (HFG) is an independent worldwide sales, production and film financing company. HFG provides financing through a combination of pre-sales to help cover senior and subordinated debt, gap, tax credit, and facilitates capital for mezzanine and equity financing.

The Highland Film Group slate includes: Vaughn Stein’s Terminal starring Margot Robbie; Jon Avnet’s Three Christs of Ypsilanti starring Richard Gere, Julianna Margulies, Peter Dinklage, Walton Goggins and Bradley Whitford; Lin Oeding’s thriller Braven starring Jason Momoa; Scott Mann’s Final Score starring Dave Bautista and Pierce Brosnan; and Osgood Perkins' The Blackcoat’s Daughter starring Emma Roberts for A24. The company recently acquired remake rights to The Crow and is planning a fall 2017 start.



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"CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER" -- Gravitas Ventures Acquires Documentary With Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepherd, and More



GRAVITAS VENTURES ACQUIRES ‘CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER’ DOCUMENTARY

TOM HANKS, JOHN MAYER, SAM SHEPARD AND MORE STAR IN THE CINEMATIC LOVE LETTER

Doc set as Cleveland International Film Festival opening night film Wednesday, March 29, 7pm.


CLEVELAND (March 28, 2017) — Gravitas Ventures has announced the acquisition of U.S. rights to California Typewriter, which is set to show tomorrow evening at Tower City Cinemas as the Opening Night Film of the 41st Cleveland International Film Festival. The critically acclaimed documentary launched at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival. It will open theatrically in Los Angeles, New York and a dozen additional markets in the late summer.

California Typewriter is named after one of the last remaining typewriter shops in Berkeley, Calif., which plays a major role in the film. Run by Herbert Permillion III and his family, the business is depicted trying to balance financial security with its decades-long passion for selling and restoring typewriters.

“The film was a real labor of love for everyone involved and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Gravitas and their team,” said Director Doug Nichol, who made the self-funded film over a period of five years.   

With the rise of computers and smart phones, typewriters are teetering on the edge of obscurity — much to the chagrin of nearly everyone profiled in this emotionally moving and entertaining documentary. The film masterfully interweaves stories including artist Jeremy Mayer, whose “typewriter assemblage sculpture” uses typewriter parts to assemble intricate, human-like works of art, and expert Martin Howard, who's collected typewriters for nearly 30 years and is on a quest to add a legendary, rare Sholes and Glidden machine to a collection that holds typewriters dating all the way back to 1880.

Nuanced typewriter testimonials from super fans Tom Hanks (who has over 250 machines in his collection), musician John Mayer, playwright Sam Shepard and author David McCullough add incisive perspective. California Typewriter is a love letter to the enduring societal, historical, creative, and artistic value of these machines.

“In exploring the history and fondness people still carry for the typewriter, we are forced to confront an even larger question of how technology factors into our lives and what it’s pushing away,” stated Gravitas Founder and CEO Nolan Gallagher. “It is timely in this age of growth in tech to bring these thought provoking stories to the big screen.”

California Typewriter was directed by Doug Nichol (Sting: Ten Summoners Tales) who also photographed and edited the film. Nichol produced with John Benet (All God’s Children Can Dance). Executive Producers are Charlotte Chatton, James Redford (Paper Tigers) and Dana Schwartz (The United States of Detroit). The deal was negotiated by Nolan Gallagher for Gravitas and Kevin Iwashina and Zac Bright from Preferred Content on behalf of the filmmakers.

ABOUT GRAVITAS VENTURES
Gravitas Ventures is a leading all rights distributor of independent cinema. Founded in 2006, Gravitas connects independent filmmakers and producers with distribution opportunities across the globe. Working with more than 500 content partners, Gravitas Ventures has distributed thousands of films into over 100 million homes. Recent releases include Katie Holmes’ feature directorial debut, “All We Had,” Jonathan Hock’s “Fastball,” Colin Hanks’ “All Things Must Pass,” “Being Evel” from Academy Award® winning director Daniel Junge and producer Johnny Knoxville, “Backstreet Boys: Show ‘Em What You’re Made Of,” and “For The Love of Spock” from Director Adam Nimoy.

For more information, please visit gravitasventures.com, and sign up for the e-newsletter, follow @GravitasVOD on Twitter and @gravitasventures on Instagram.


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Monday, March 27, 2017

THE SWAN PRINCESS: ROYALLY UNDERCOVER -- DVD Review by Porfle



I'm not that big a fan of the endless parade of digital "cartoons" these days, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy an engaging and pleasantly-rendered romp like THE SWAN PRINCESS: ROYALLY UNDERCOVER (2017) when it comes my way. 

Directed by former Disney animation director Richard Rich, it's the sixth direct-to-video sequel to his 1994 theatrical film THE SWAN PRINCESS which was done with old-school handpainted cel animation (which I sorely miss) as were the first three sequels. 

The main characters of that film were a beautiful princess named Odette and a handsome prince named Derek.  In the current sequels, they're older, married, and have an adopted daughter, Princess Alise. 


She and her friend Lucas, a shy peasant boy living with his parents on a tulip farm, are the new focus of our attention as they have colorful adventures in and around their mythical kingdom.  Here, they go undercover as spies to find out if ditzy Queen Uberta's dashing young suitor, a Count from a nearby kingdom, is really as nice as he seems or if he has ulterior motives that could threaten the entire kingdom and its royal family.

Alise and Lucas are the typical spunky, likable kids who get in and out of trouble by their own wits and also with the help of their talking animal friends.  Their grown-up ally is a grandfatherly Lord Rogers, an inventor with a secret subterranean vault full of cool steampunk spy gadgets.  He's sort of a Hans Conried type with the look of a sage old gentleman but the heart of a child, and he secretly loves the Queen.

Aside from some shots of him, the kids, and their animal friends wearing shades and walking in slo-mo RESERVOIR DOGS style (to accentuate the "spy" theme), there are refreshingly few "nudge-nudge" modern references barring a rather spectacular nod to GOLDENEYE in the pre-titles sequence. 


Moreover, this film really is G-rated, with no smirky double-entendres or unwelcome sexual innuendos of the kind that crop up in much of the so-called "childrens" entertainment these days.  Everything remains resolutely juvenile throughout--in a good way.

Adults should find it more than tolerable, especially in the second half when the kids infiltrate the Count's castle and all that spy stuff starts to pay off in a big way.  Alise and Lucas encounter a number of bad guys and dangerous situations, and the action and suspense are pretty much nonstop.

At this point in the series, the songs (what few there are) aren't that special and there are no celebrity character voiceovers, but I doubt if kids will really mind all that much. 


Characters are genuinely warm and caring toward each other, and the story puts forth various benevolent themes of togetherness, teamwork, and charity (a neighboring kingdom damaged by a flood receives emergency aid) in unobtrusive ways. "Don't trust kindly strangers bearing chocolate" is another subtle message.

The DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby 5.1 sound in English and French, and Dolby Surround in Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, and Thai.  Subtitles are available.  In addition to several trailers for other Sony kids' films, there's a brief featurette with singer Macy Kate recording the end titles song.

Online comments from fans of the series indicate that some feel THE SWAN PRINCESS: ROYALLY UNDERCOVER is inferior to its predecessors.  But it's such a colorful and brightly entertaining diversion that, not having seen any of the earlier ones, I found this sequel quite enjoyable.

Buy it at Amazon.com



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Saturday, March 25, 2017

HEIDI (2015) -- DVD Review by Porfle



Before, whenever I heard the name "Heidi", I thought of Shirley Temple being cute, or a children's book that I never read, or, most infamously, an American Football League game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets on November 17, 1968 which, during an intensely suspenseful fourth quarter, was suddenly interrupted by NBC for the premiere of a brand new "Heidi" TV-movie, causing frenzied football fans all along the East Coast to tear their hair out in utter, gibbering consternation.

But that was before.  Now, having just seen the latest Swedish film adaptation of Johanna Spyri's 1881 children's book HEIDI (2015), not only has my perception of the story gone up considerably, but you might even call me a fan.  At least, a fan of this wonderfully rendered and exquisitely produced version.

Anuk Steffen is disarmingly endearing in the title role as a young orphan girl pawned off on her gruff grandfather by an uncaring aunt. Grandfather is played by Bruno Ganz, known mainly these days as Adolf Hitler in DOWNFALL (2004) thanks to all those "Hitler Reacts" video memes on the internet.


Here, he convincingly plays an old hermit living on a mountaintop in the Swiss Alps who rejects the child at first but eventually warms up to and then learns to love her.

The mountain sequences are dazzling with their beautiful locations and photography, whether during the lush green spring and summer or the frosty snow of winter.  Heidi frolics almost as a feral child, accompanying her young friend Peter during his daily goatherding duties or just hanging out with and gradually humanizing the once misanthropic old man. 

Her happiness is short-lived, however, when mercenary Aunt Dete (Anna Schinz) returns and takes her away to the city to live with a wealthy widower--and mostly absentee father--as a companion to his wheelchair-bound daughter, Klara (Isabelle Ottmann), an arrangment from which the unscrupulous aunt makes a tidy profit.


Although Heidi and Klara become fast friends, Heidi's life is made miserable by the stiflingly formal regimen of upper-class life (where she is addressed by her real name, Adelheid) personified by stiff, sadistic governess Miss Rottenmeier (Katharina SchĆ¼ttler), who more than lives up to her name.

Thus, Heidi's dilemma is that she yearns to escape back to Grandfather and her beautiful mountaintop home but also dreads leaving poor Klara alone in her dreary, joyless existence. 

Director Alain Gsponer (LIFE ACTUALLY) has a very nimble and imaginative style that adapts well to the various settings.  The cinematography is consistently fine, as is the film's musical score. 

While the Swiss Alps provide some incredible eye-candy, even the believably gritty city and village settings are impeccably rendered and totally convincing.  The mansion scenes are suitably oppressive, sort of like a children's story as written by one of the BrontĆ« sisters. I also sense something of a GREYSTOKE vibe at times, so jarring is Heidi's forced transition into so-called civilized life, with a bit of A LITTLE PRINCESS thrown in as well.



The cast are so good at their roles and the script so well-written that Heidi's story is effortlessly engaging from beginning to end.  Her eventual reunion with Grandfather and her precious mountains delivers a well-earned emotional catharsis. 

One of the film's main strengths is that it takes its story seriously--the drama and pathos are realistically handled, and lighthearted moments spring naturally from the situations without seeming forced or artificially cute.

The DVD from Omnibus Entertainment and Film Movement is in 2.40:1 widescreen with 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby surround sound.  Dubbed English or original German with English subtitles are available.  No extras.

I feel now as though I've been missing out on this story all these years, although I can't imagine it being presented in such a realistic and satisfying fashion as it is here.  There's so much more to this version of HEIDI than its innocuous-sounding title might suggest, and it should please both children and the adults who watch it with them to an equal degree. 


DVD Available exclusively at Walmart
DVD and Digital Debut: April 4, 2017



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Friday, March 24, 2017

"VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS" From Luc Besson -- Watch the Trailer Now!



VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS is the visually spectacular new adventure film from Luc Besson, the legendary director of The Professional, The Fifth Element and Lucy, based on the ground-breaking comic book series which inspired a generation of artists, writers and filmmakers.

In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha-an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. 


There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

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"FIGHT FOR SPACE" Where Is Your Space Program? -- Trailer Premiere



FIGHT FOR SPACE lands in theaters and on demand MAY 19

FEATURES: Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Jim Lovell, Story Musgrave, Rick Tumlinson, James Muncy, Marcia S. Smith, Bill Nye, John Logsdon, Gene Kranz, Jeff Greason



In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed that NASA would send astronauts to the Moon by the end of the decade. The Space Race inspired an entire generation to pursue careers in science, technology and engineering, creating the technological boom of the 1990s.

As the balance of world power shifted, interest in space exploration declined and NASA became old news.

Fight for Space examines the past, present and future of the US Space Program through in-depth interviews with the world’s leading experts on space travel, including astronauts Jim Lovell & Story Musgrave, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, engineers, space industry entrepreneurs and others.

Restored film footage from the National Archives and years of historical research take you on an exciting journey from the beginning of NASA, into the future, re-awakening our sense of wonder, discovery and desire to reach for the stars.

WATCH THE TRAILER:





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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Karl Urban, Sofia Vergara, and Andy Garcia to Star in Revenge Thriller "BENT" From Academy Award® Winner Bobby Moresco



KARL URBAN, SOFIA VERGARA AND ANDY GARCIA TO STAR IN REVENGE THRILLER “BENT” FROM ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER BOBBY MORESCO

Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s AMBI Media Group Producing with Joseph O’Donnell’s Deadly Codes Productions


March 23, 2017 – Karl Urban (“RED,” “Star Trek,” “Riddick”), multiple Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara (“Modern Family,” “Chef, “Machete Kills”) and Academy Award® nominee Andy Garcia (“Ocean’s Eleven,” “The Godfather: Part III”, “The Untouchables”) have signed on to star in the revenge thriller “Bent” for Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s AMBI Media Group and Joseph O’Donnell’s Deadly Codes Productions.

Academy Award® winner Bobby Moresco (“Crash,” “Million Dollar Baby”) will direct the film from a screenplay he wrote himself, based on characters created by Joseph O’Donnell.

Producers are Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi and Joseph O’Donnell.

“Bent” is a powerful action/suspense/thriller in the classic noir tradition. It’s the redemptive tale of Danny Gallagher (Karl Urban), a shamed and discredited narcotics detective who, upon his release from prison, makes plans to seek revenge on the accuser who framed him and killed his partner. In seeking out the truth of what happened the night his partner was killed, and he was framed, Gallagher investigates the mysterious car bomb murder of a local bookie’s sister. Gallagher soon discovers that the murder is connected to an elaborate conspiracy involving high-stakes treason with major international implications.

The story of the film examines the themes of loyalty and betrayal played out through the vast corruption of our most secret government agencies along with the compelling characters of society’s criminal underbelly. The story’s twists and turns force Gallagher to confront a ruthless, seductive government agent (Sofia Vergara), who may or may not be on his side; and his mentor Murtha (Andy Garcia), a retired cop, who’s fought corruption his entire career.

Producer Andrea Iervolino said, “’Bent’ delivers on the best of film noirs - a main character driven by revenge, who is forced to choose between the truth he knows, the evidence against that truth, and the woman he loves most in the world. Karl, Sofia and Andy are a powerful onscreen trio who have a rich story to work with, thanks to the brilliant story and characters created by Bobby and Joseph.”

Principal photography will commence this month in Rome, Italy.

Karl Urban is represented by UTA.  Andy Garcia is represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Sofia Vergara is represented by UTA and management company Latin World Entertainment. Bobby Moresco is represented by ICM and Primary Wave Entertainment.

About AMBI
AMBI Group is a consortium of vertically integrated film development, production, finance and distribution companies wholly owned and operated by Andrea Iervolino and Monika Gomez del Campo Bacardi, Lady of Bayfield Hall, better known as “Monika Bacardi.”

AMBI has quickly emerged as one of the industry’s most prolific financing, production and sales companies with the capacity to develop, package, finance, produce and sell a broad array of films for worldwide distribution. Among the films on AMBI’s burgeoning film slate are the heist movie “Finding Steve McQueen,” starring Travis Fimmel, Rachael Taylor, William Fichtner and Forest Whitaker, which Mark Steven Johnson is directing; the Andrea Bocelli biopic “The Music of Silence”, directed by Oscar® nominated Michael Radford and starring Antonio Banderas, Toby Sebastian and Jordi Molla; a new Sarah Jessica Parker music-drama, James Franco’s post-apocalyptic thriller “Future World”, starring Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Method Man, Suki Waterhouse, Snoop Dogg, and James Franco; the psychological thriller “Black Butterfly” starring Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Rhys Meyers; a remake of Christopher Nolan’s iconic film “Memento”;  “Lamborghini – The Legend,” a biopic on Lamborghini founder Ferruccio Lamborghini to be written by Bobby Moresco; the faith based children’s film “Beyond the Sun,” featuring His Holiness Pope Francis; the contemporary fairy tale “This Beautiful Fantastic” starring Jessica Brown Findlay and Tom Wilkinson; James Franco’s “In Dubious Battle,” featuring an ensemble cast that includes Franco, Nat Wolff, Selena Gomez, Vincent D’Onofrio, Robert Duvall, Ed Harris, Bryan Cranston, Josh Hutcherson, Zach Braff and Sam Shepherd; the 3D, CGI animated family film “Arctic Justice: Thunder Squad” starring Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, James Franco and Anjelica Huston; and the sci-fi thriller “Rupture” starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Chiklis and Peter Stormare.

In 2015, AMBI acquired the Exclusive Media Group film library, which includes an incredibly diverse portfolio of critical hits, commercial blockbusters and cult favorites such as “Begin Again,” “Cruel Intentions,” “Donnie Darko,” “End of Watch,” “Ides of March,” “Hit & Run,” “Memento,” “The Mexican,” “Parkland,” “Rush,” “Sliding Doors,” “Snitch,” “Undefeated” and “The Way Back,” to name a few.  In addition to the library titles, AMBI now has the rights to a number of titles within EMG’s active movie development slate, as well as all sequel and remake rights to the popular EMG films.

Andrea Iervolino has produced, funded and distributed over 55 feature films including “The Merchant of Venice” and “The Humbling.” He is considered one of the youngest and most accomplished entrepreneurs in the Italian film industry and was the recipient of the coveted Mimmo Rotella Award for his contributions to the Italian cinema industry - presented to him at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, alongside fellow recipients Al Pacino and Barry Levinson. Iervolino most recently received the Honor of Recognition as Ambassador of Italian Cinema in the World at annual Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF).

Renowned for her passion of modern art and love of photography and movies, Monika Bacardi is a highly successful businesswoman who is now committed to producing films, through AMBI, on top of her numerous philanthropic activities.

For more information on AMBI please visit http://ambidistribution.com/



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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Kenneth Mader's Sci-Fi Thriller "DISPLACEMENT" Opens In Los Angeles Apr. 28, Day & Date With VOD



KENNETH MADER’S SCI-FI THRILLER ‘DISPLACEMENT’ OPENS IN LOS ANGELES APRIL 28, DAY & DATE WITH VOD

CHICAGO & DALLAS THEATRICAL PLAY DATES TO FOLLOW

HTTP://WWW.DISPLACEMENTTHEMOVIE.COM


Los Angeles, CA, March 22, 2017— Arcadia Releasing Group today announced that it will release writer/director Kenneth Mader’s award-winning sci-fi thriller DISPLACEMENT for an exclusive LA theatrical run at Laemmle’s Monica Film Center as well as on VOD April 28th, followed by play dates in Chicago and Dallas. VOD platforms include: Amazon Prime, iTunes, and Google Play, and the DVD will be available for rental from Family Video in May. Further DVD/BD release to follow.

DISPLACEMENT stars Method Fest and Telly Award Winner and Young Artist Award Nominee Courtney Hope (“The Bold and the Beautiful”, “Transparent”) alongside Academy Award® Nominee and Golden Globe® Winner Bruce Davison (X-Men, Longtime Companion), Golden Globe® Winner Susan Blakely (“Rich Man, Poor Man”, “This is Us”), Sarah Douglas (Superman, Superman II), Lou Richards (“Mad Men”, “How To Get Away With Murder”) and Christopher Backus (“Bosch”, “Rodies”).

“The response to the film at festivals around the country has been great,” said Mader, “and I’m thrilled to be able to bring it to theatrical audiences in L.A., Dallas and especially my hometown of Chicago!”



Have you ever wanted a second chance? To give someone a gift you weren't able to give? Tell them you loved them one last time? These are the questions at the heart of DISPLACEMENT, a character-driven time travel story that explores themes of love and loss, the power of forgiveness, and the consequences of turning back the clock.

All of this within the context of a mind-bending mystery thriller that follows brilliant young physics student Cassie Sinclair (Hope) as she attempts to solve the murder of her boyfriend Brian (Backus) while battling memory loss, mysterious pursuers and severe physical distress caused by a quantum entanglement event.

Grieving over the death of her mother (Blakely) to cancer, Cassie must find a way to reverse the anomaly and solve the mystery of Brian’s death, all while avoiding a shadowy group that is dogging her every move, sending Cassie on a journey that will shake her very core, setting off a chain of events that brings her to the brink of complete emotional and physical collapse.

In order to untangle the anomaly, Cassie seeks counsel from her old physics professor (Davison), encounters her estranged physicist father (Richards) and finds herself being repeatedly interrogated by the mysterious Dr. Miles (Douglas) all of which reveal clues that lead her further down a path toward discovery and potential redemption. But at how steep a price?

DISPLACEMENT

Cast: Courtney Hope, Bruce Davison, Susan Blakely, Sarah Douglas, Lou Richards, Karan Oberoi and Christopher Backus
Written and Directed by: Kenneth Mader
Producers: Kenneth Mader and Zander Villayne

Theatrical Information:
Laemmle’s Monica Film Center
1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller, Mystery
Running Time: 112 mins.
Rating: Unrated
Language: English

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/displacement13
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/displacement13/



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"Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie" - Watch the Trailer!



Captain Underpants:
The First Epic Movie


Based on the worldwide sensation and bestselling book series, and boasting an A-list cast of comedy superstars headed by Kevin Hart and Ed Helms, DreamWorks Animation brings audiences the long-awaited global movie event, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

This raucously subversive comedy for the entire family tells the story of two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold, who hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.

WATCH THE TRAILER


Release Date: June 2, 2017
Director: David Soren
Writer: Nicholas Stoller (Based on the Epic Novels by Dav Pilkey)
Producers: Mark Swift, Mireille Soria
Cast: Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, Kristen Schaal


CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE
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Brad Dourif Leads "THE CONTROL GROUP" on iTunes and Digital HD Today -- DVD in May



The Control Group Begins Its Fiendish Experiments on VOD
Wild Eye Brings Thriller to Cable and Digital HD
DVD Release Planned for May

   
New York, NY - Wild Eye Releasing has announced the North American Cable and Digital HD release of Peter Hurd's The Control Group. 

Starring Brad Dourif (The Child's Play series, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Lord of the Rings) as a mad scientist, The Control Group follows kidnapped coeds as they attempt to escape from his grasp. 

Writer-director Peter Hurd's debut feature is now available on cable and digital platforms, including iTunes, Dish Network, Vudu, Xbox, Google Play, and YouTube.  A DVD release is planned for May.


 Five college students wake up in an abandoned, locked-down insane asylum - with no idea how they got there and no means of escape. They discover that they are the subjects of secret experiments, but these tests have awakened something that cannot be explained by science.

The group must now fight to escape both the human and supernatural threats if they are to survive and break out of their prison.

Order The Control Group on iTunes

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

CLAIRE IN MOTION -- DVD Review by Porfle



The pain of loss is heightened by the torment of not knowing in the measured, studiously low-key "missing person" thriller CLAIRE IN MOTION (2016).

"Low-key" might be an understatement, because everything in this movie just happens.  Claire (Betsy Brandt, "Breaking Bad"), a college math professor, loses her husband Paul one day when he goes off for a hike in the forest and doesn't come back.  No big drama--it just happens, and suddenly he's gone. 

The police search the woods, find no trace, and eventually call off the search.  Friends try to be consoling but don't know how to act, making Claire feel more awkward and isolated.  Finally, an old bachelor acquaintance named Stu (Brian Evans) hits on her as though she's already on the market again...and maybe, without even realizing it, she is.


The first half of the story is about Claire hoping that Paul is still alive and pursuing every avenue of finding him, even past the point where her young son Connor (Zev Haworth), pragmatic and mature beyond his years, ceases to share her doomed optimism.  

The second half is about the gradual disintegration of Claire's world, which has become a strange and unfamiliar place.  This is driven home when she meets a pretty young grad student, Allison (Anna Margaret Hollyman), with whom Paul secretly collaborated on an abstract art project whose theme was the quest for freedom.

Claire is baffled as to why a science professor would display such a sudden interest in artistic expression.  But this is only the beginning of the mysteries hinted at so maddeningly by the artsy young bohemian girl who seems to fancy herself a sort of secret soulmate to Paul.


Claire is numbed by the situation and doesn't know exactly how to deal with or respond to it besides generally zoning out. Betsy Brandt underplays the role in such a way as to make it more realistic than if she'd over-emoted.  Her later emotional outbursts against Allison and, finally, Paul seem purging and cathartic. 

The film starts out with a bad dream that soon becomes a waking nightmare, with writer-directors Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson handling things much as though Claire were in an unsettling semi-dream state from which she can't fully emerge. 

This deepens the further we go, especially when a shocking development introduces a haunting new layer to the mystery.  Meanwhile, Claire's dealings with the enigmatic Allison and her increasingly distant son further add to her disorientation.


Allison represents disorder, both in Claire's relationship with Paul and with the world at large.  Worse, she represents the freedom for Paul to which she belatedly sees herself to be a stifling influence.

Save for the tentative security of her own home, the story's settings each become foreign and foreboding to her, representing the people who inhabit them--Allison in her nature-girl habitat, the cold police station whose inhabitants no longer hold any hope of help, and, finally, the ugly singles' bar where Stu awaits.  Even the formal atmosphere of the college becomes a place where she must learn to fit in again.

I first thought, during Claire's increasingly desperate and frantic searches of the forest, that this setting represented her subconscious--the wild and dark opposite of her ordered, normal existence.
 

But then I found it to be more a manifestation of Paul's unfathomable subconscious mind.  It's here that Claire feels more lost, frightened, and uncertain than anywhere else, so much so that it threatens to engulf her.

The DVD from Breaking Glass Pictures is in 2.39:1 widescreen with Dolby 5.1 sound.  Closed captioned.  Deleted scenes and trailers for this and other Breaking Glass releases are the extras. 

"Unresolved" would be an apt word to describe the ending of CLAIRE IN MOTION.  The more I mull it over, the more it feels right.  I think we're meant to mull this movie over, and to have not a sense of closure, but simply one of moving on.

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On 5/2, Join Time Life for "BOB HOPE SALUTES THE TROOPS", a Timeless 3-Disc Set Patriotically Packed with Memories, Laughs and Stars!



FOR U.S. TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD, THERE WAS NO ONE LIKE HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS...

THIS MAY, JOIN TIME LIFE AND THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF THE 20TH CENTURY FOR A TIMELESS, STAR-SPANGLED COLLECTION OF HIS TOP-RATED HOLIDAY TV SPECIALS

BOB HOPE SALUTES THE TROOPS

Street Date: May 2, 2017
DVD SRP: $29.95


This Commemorative 3-Disc Set, Available EXCLUSIVELY at WALMART, Collects Some of Hope's Historic TV Specials Across Five Decades, Patriotically Packed with Memories, Laughs and Stars, and Filmed on Location at Military Bases from Vietnam to Saudi Arabia

PROGRAM SYNOPSIS
Bob Hope, the greatest entertainer of the 20th century, spent nearly half of his 100 Christmases heading up USO shows as a globetrotting Santa Claus with a golf club, a sackful of jokes, and an airplane filled with stars.  Armed with a lifelong dedication to America's troops and a star-studded crew of performers, he performed on battleships and battlefields, sometimes accompanied by the sound of fighter jets overhead.  The missions were often dangerous, and their schedule brutal, yet for thousands of servicemen and women far from home there was no one like Hope for the holidays.

Bob Hope's legendary NBC-TV comedy and Christmas specials - some of the most-watched programs in television history -- spanned five decades, from President Truman to Clinton.  And, this May, BOB HOPE SALUTES THE TROOPS, a timeless 3-disc set from Time Life®, collects some of the legendary performer's greatest and most patriotic holiday specials, including seven classic shows from the '60s to the '90s, re-mastered from original broadcast elements for optimal viewing:


Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer in Saudi Arabia (Original Airdate: 1/12/91) -- During Operation Desert Shield, Hope brought his USO Christmas show to U.S. troops stationed in Saudi Arabia.  Performances include Marie Osmond serenading a serviceman, Hope and Ann Jillian doing a duet and the Pointer Sisters performing "I'm So Excited"; other highlights include a comic exchange between Hope and actress Khrystyne Haje ("Head of the Class").

The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World with the USO (Original Airdate: 1/16/69) -- Hope brought his USO Christmas tour to Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Midway, and aboard the USS Hancock and the USS New Jersey in the South China Sea.  Bob Hope and former professional football player Rosey Grier trade barbs, the Golddiggers dance on deck for the crews of two passing destroyers and Dick Albers performs his comic trampoline act.  At Okinawa, a skydiver parachutes into the audience and Ann-Margret exhorts members of the different services to stand up during her performance.  Hope does mail call for the troops, inviting one service member (whose mother says he's a good singer) to perform and Gen. Creighton Abrams thanks the entire cast and crew for coming to Vietnam. 

Bob Hope: Memories of WWII
-- Hope looks back at World War II with his wife, Dolores Hope, and colleagues who share their recollections about the period, including the shift from shipping audio recordings of radio shows from the U.S. to actually traveling overseas to perform for troops stationed abroad.  Frances Langford and Bob reminisce about their first wartime tour. Footage includes historic clips of Bob, Jerry Colonna and Frances Langford doing a radio show for the Armed Forces Network, Bob onstage with Bing Crosby, and a celebrity road trip to sell war bonds.


The Bob Hope Christmas Special
(Original Airdate: 1/15/65) -- Hope and company embarked on a 1964 Christmas tour to entertain troops stationed in Guam, Okinawa, the Philippines, Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam.  Along the way, the troupe went from the freezing cold of Korea to the tropical heat of Thailand and in Vietnam experienced danger when the hotel across the street from theirs is bombed.  Jill St. John demonstrates the latest dance moves with service members, and Anita Bryant, on her fifth USO tour, serenades two soldiers guarding the stage.

The Bob Hope Christmas Show (1/16/63) -- From more than a dozen military bases in the Pacific, Bob Hope and his entourage performed the 1962 Christmas tour in Japan, Korea, Guam, the Philippines, Okinawa, Formosa, and aboard the USS Kitty Hawk.  Among the highlights: Lana Turner and Bob Hope do the bossa nova and there's more comedy when Bob brings Miss USA Amedee Chabot onstage.  The show closes with Anita Bryant leading everyone in Silent Night.

The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the Globe with the U.S.O. (Original Airdate: 1/17/72) - In 1972, Hope brought his USO Christmas tour to Hawaii, where Don Ho and His Wahinis perform Tiny Bubbles.  Then, the company head to Wake Island and Okinawa and on to Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Spain, and Cuba.  Along the way Bob delivers his topical stand-up, and jests with Jill St. John, pitcher Vida Blue, and astronaut Alan Shepard.

The Bob Hope Christmas Special (Original Airdate: 1/17/73) --Hope made his 22nd Christmas tour of U.S. military bases to entertain troops, starting with a send-off from Santa Claus (actor and pro football player Merlin Olsen) as the group departs for the Aleutians, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Diego Garcia, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, and the USS Midway. Highlights include Bob doing his custom-tailored monologues (with departing fighter jets drowning out his act in Thailand), a "fatigue version of Sanford and Son" with Redd Foxx, and Rudy Cardenas' show-stopping juggling.  Bob brings a star-struck service member onstage to sing to Miss World Belinda Green, dances and sings with Lola Falana, and jokes with L.A. Rams quarterback Roman Gabriel.

PROGRAM INFORMATION
Format: DVD/3 Discs
Running Time: 395 minutes
Genre:  TV DVD/Comedy
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio: Stereo


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Friday, March 17, 2017

"ALL NIGHTER" With J.K. Simmons Arrives On VOD & Digital HD



GET READY FOR A WILD NIGHT!

Hilarious Buddy Comedy ALL NIGHTER Opens March 17
in Los Angeles, Then Expands to Additional Markets and on
VOD & Digital HD on March 24


The fastest way to get over an ex? Stay up all night with her dad. The hilarious new comedy ALL NIGHTER opens in theaters March 17 in Los Angeles, then expands to additional markets nationwide and on VOD and Digital HD March 24. 

Directed by Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By), written by Black List writer Seth W. Owen (Morgan), the film stars J.K. Simmons (Whiplash, Counterpart), Emile Hirsch (The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Girl Next Door), Analeigh Tipton (Crazy, Stupid, Love, Warm Bodies), Taran Killam (Saturday Night Live), and Kristen Schaal (The Last Man on Earth).

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Martin (Hirsch) is a struggling LA musician nervously meeting his girlfriend Ginnie's (Tipton) intimidating father, Mr. Gallo (Simmons), for the first time. Gallo is a tough-minded, no-nonsense international businessman who never has enough time for Ginnie. At dinner together, Gallo is resolutely unimpressed by Martin, Martin grows increasingly uncomfortable, and the meal is a disaster.

Six months later, Martin's broken-hearted over being dumped by Ginnie, who has "moved on", when Gallo shows up at his door looking for his daughter. Her cellphone is off and she has not responded to any texts or emails. Although it's the last thing he wants to do, Martin is "persuaded" by Gallo to take him to where Martin believes Ginnie is living. Ginnie isn't there either, and Martin and Mr. Gallo are forced to spend the rest of the day and night together, searching for her all over town.

As they attempt to solve the puzzle of what is going on in Ginnie's life, they encounter her crazy friends and get into increasingly desperate jams of their own making. Some property is destroyed, some laws are broken, but an uneasy friendship between Martin and Gallo is born.... as they discover that they, rather than Ginnie, are the ones who are truly lost.


ALL NIGHTER was produced by Spring Pictures' Mandy Tagger Brockey and Adi Ezroni (A Late Quartet, Dean), Wing and a Prayer Pictures' Ron Perlman, Josh Crook (All I See Is You, Pottersville) and P. Jennifer Dana (It Follows).

WEBSITE: AllNighterTheMovie.com

DIRECTOR: Gavin Wiesen
WRITER: Seth W. Owen
CAST: J.K. Simmons, Emile Hirsch, Analeigh Tipton, Taran Killam, Kristen Schaal
RUNNING TIME: 86 min

RELEASE DATE:
March 17, 2017: In Theaters in LA
March 24, 2017: Expanding to additional markets + Available on VOD & Digital HD

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About Good Deed Entertainment (GDE):
Good Deed Entertainment (GDE) is a Los Angeles based independent studio dedicated to producing, financing and distributing quality entertainment for feature films, television, the worldwide web, and tomorrow's anticipated platforms.



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Thursday, March 16, 2017

"RUPTURE" -- Steven Shainberg's Mystery Thriller Opening April 28th



AMBI Group Presents
RUPTURE

Directed by Steven Shainberg (SECRETARY)
Written by Steven Shainberg and Brian Nelson (HARD CANDY, DEVIL)
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Peter Stormare, Michael Chiklis & Lesley Manville

"RUPTURE...sees Shainberg altering and adapting the S&M genes of his earlier film SECRETARY", Anton Bitel - SIGHT AND SOUND



Synopsis
Single mom Renee Morgan (Noomi Rapace) has learned to be strong by necessity. One day, after dropping her son off at school and going about daily chores, she’s suddenly abducted and locked away in a truck that drives off — and continues driving for days. Wherever she’s being taken, it’s very far away.

The truck finally arrives at a large, mysterious facility that could be pharmaceutical, could be governmental, could be anything. A mysterious man begins to question her about her medical history. He then starts asking about her fears. Renee realizes just how irrational and frightening a situation she’s in. Others arrive, observing her.

Why Renee? What could these people want? The answers to both questions lie far from any scenario she could possibly imagine.




*Fantasia International Film Festival 2016 - Official Selection*

Award-winning, iconoclastic writer/director Steven Shainberg became an international indie film sensation with 2002's extraordinary kink masterpiece SECRETARY, his second feature following 1998's powerful Jim Thompson adaptation HIT ME.  Four years after, he returned with the poetic and beautiful FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS.  Now, ten years later, Steven Shainberg is back.  Brace yourself, because sinister things have been brewing. 

The gifted filmmaker's first exploration into horror/science-fiction storytelling, RUPTURE is a dark and discomforting dive into a unique abyss that has the remarkable Rapace matching wits against Peter Stormare, Michael Chiklis, Lesley Manville and Kerry BishĆ© in a transfigured underworld of nightmares.  Scripted by Shainberg and Brian Nelson (HARD CANDY) and featuring stunning, color-splashed cinematography by Karim Hussain (ANTIVIRAL, WE ARE STILL HERE).

OPENING THEATRICALLY & VOD ON APRIL 28TH
DirecTV Launch on March 30th



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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

SABLE -- Movie Review by Porfle



Sable lives in the big city, but she dreams of a quiet, solitary life in Wyoming.  Getting there, unfortunately, will be murder. 

That's the set-up of the 2016 thriller SABLE (Indican Pictures) by writer-director Michael Matteo Rossi (MISOGYNIST, LOSS OF LIFE), who has managed to craft a finely-wrought nailbiter with a surprising introspective streak.

When Sable is attacked in an alley, her much-older boyfriend Landon (Jon Briddell, THE MILLENNIUM BUG), a recovering alcoholic with a volatile temper, kills the guy with one vicious blow to the head.  Stuck with a dead body in a car trunk, they turn to Landon's shady son Colton (Chris Petrovski, "Spartacus: War of the Damned") for help.


Colton's price for one body disposal: Sable must seduce a local moneybags businessman, get as much cash as she can from him without actually "doing it", and split it three ways.  If it works, she and Landon are on their way to Wyoming instead of prison, he's in coke money for a few weeks, and all's right with the world.

Except there's no freakin' way this potential trainwreck of a plan is going to go smoothly because, as we all know, there's nothing like a beautiful woman trying to get her jealous, mean-drunk boyfriend out of a jam by seducing a handsome, eligible millionaire.

And thus, SABLE's deliciously devious plot is set into motion.  Naturally, our heroine's attempt to win the amorous attention of rich guy Andres (Rodney Eastman, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3-4) is an instant success because (1) she's a knockout in a minidress (we're talking serious legs here), and (2) that's what has to happen or else there's no story.


We're lulled into thinking Andres is just a big puppy-dog pushover because he seems really sweet and lonely and is nice to his daughter and everything. 

And just when it looks like Sable may pull this thing off easy as pie, we find out that there's a lot more to Andres than meets the eye.  Which is just about when all the suspenseful buildup starts to pay off in scary.  

SABLE takes its sweet time and lets things get introspective and even a little wistful now and then--it's interesting enough so that our attention doesn't wander during some nice, crackly dialogue or quietly disquieting moments.  The thoughtful character touches occasionally lend the story a measure of depth one usually doesn't expect from a straight thriller.


But then, inevitably, comes the time for things to finally get dead serious, and that's when Sable's tragically less-than-foolproof plan takes a devastating detour into shocking violence. 

Michael Matteo Rossi directs his own screenplay with economy and a nice visual flow.  He's fortunate to work with an outstanding cast--led by winsome Ayla Kell (THE OMEGA CODE) as the titular temptress--who really get into their characters.  The evocative musical score by Gavin Brivik compliments the action quite effectively.

SABLE starts out slow and then gets more twisted and complicated as its various subplots intertwine into one big, lethal mess.  The ending is jarring and visceral, and yet, to my surprise, emotionally resonant in a way that sticks with you as the final credits roll. 



Tech Specs

Runtime: 85 Minutes
Format: 1:78 HD
Sound: Dolby Sr.
Country: USA
Language: English
Website: www.SabletheMovie.com
Genre: Action



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