Posted in Breaking News, Geekdom, Movies, News, Recommendations, Television, Video on February 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Hey All You Marshmellows!!
The opening scene – aka the FIRST TWO MINUTES – of the Veronica Mars movie are now up for mass consumption by the international fans who made the whole thing possible!!
If you go to the following link, you can check it out over and over again; and wait patiently for March 14 to roll around in order to see the whole thing on the big screen.
Opening Scene for Veronica Mars the Movie
Enjoy!
Posted in Movies, News on February 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in March:
300: Rise of An Empire
Opens: March 7
The film centers on Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) and Artemisia I of Caria (Eva Green), as well as Xerxes I of Persia (Rodrigo Santoro). The Battle of Artemisium was a naval engagement, concurrent with the battle of Thermopylae, and was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 BC, in the straits between the mainland and the northern tip of the island of Euboea (modern Evvia). The cast includes Lena Headey.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Opens: March 7
This 3D computer-animated comedy features Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell), a talking dog who is the smartest being in the world and his adopted boy Sherman (Max Charles). When Sherman’s misuse of their time traveling machine results in disastrous and comical results, it is up to them to put things on track before the space-time continuum is irreparably destroyed. The voice cast includes Ariel Winter, Stephen Colbert, Leslie Mann, Allison Janney, Stephen Tobolowsky, Mel Brooks, Stanley Tucci, Lake Bell, Patrick Warburton and Dennis Haysbert.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Opens: March 7
In 1920s Europe, a famed hotel concierge by the name of Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes) is bequeathed a painting called Boy With Apple after his one night stand, Madame D (Tilda Swinton), is killed. Madame D’s son, Dmitri (Adrien Brody), vows revenge on Gustave by framing him for Madame D’s murder. Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy, and his love interest, Agatha (Saoirse Ronan), help Gustave hide Boy with Apple from Dmitri and the authorities. The cast also includes F. Murray Abraham, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Kietel, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzmann, Tom Wilkinson, Owen Wilson and Lea Seydoux.
Need for Speed
Opens: March 14
After being released from prison for a crime that he didn’t commit, a street racer, Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), is set to race cross-country and to avenge the death of his friend Pete. The cast includes Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper and Dakota Johnson.
Veronica Mars
Opens: March 14
The fan-sponsored film (through the now legendary Kickstarter campaign) finds the titular character (Kristin Bell), former high school sleuth, has moved to New York City with her boyfriend Stosh “Piz” Piznarski (Chris Lowell) an indefinite amount of time after the final episode of the three-season TV series. Veronica wishes to distance herself as far from her hometown of Neptune, California as possible, but is forced to return there when her old boyfriend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) is, once again, accused of murder. Oh, and she’ll be there right in time for her 10th high school reunion. All of the original cast members, including Enrico Colantoni, Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra, Ryan Hansen and Tina Majorino, will reprise their roles along with recurring actors Ken Marino, Krysten Ritter and Max Greenfield as in the mix.
Blood Ties
Opens: March 21
It’s New York in 1974 and 50-year old Chris (Clive Owen) has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank (Billy Crudup), a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon (James Caan), who’d raised them alone, seems strangely to prefer Chris – despite all his troubles. Yet blood ties are the ones that bind. Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance; he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica (Marion Cotillard). But Chris’ past quickly catches up to him, and his descent back into a life of crime becomes inevitable. For Frank, this descent proves to be the last in a long line of betrayals, and after his brother’s latest transgressions, he banishes him from his life. The film also stars Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis and Matthias Schoenaerts.
Divergent
Opens: March 21
Based on the first book in the Veronica Roth trilogy, the film is set in a futuristic Chicago where people are divided into five distinct factions based on their personalities. Beatrice “Tris” Prior (Shailene Woodley) discovers that she is Divergent, meaning she does not fit into any one faction, and soon uncovers a sinister plot brewing in her seemingly perfect society. The large cast includes Theo James, Kate Winslet, Zoe Kravitz, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson, Tony Goldwyn, Ashley Judd, Miles Teller, Jai Courtney and Mekhi Phifer and will introduce newcomers such as Ansel Elgort, Ben Lamb, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Christian Madsen, Amy Newbold and Justine Wachsberger.
Muppet Most Wanted
Opens: March 21
The Muppets are back for another adventure this time Kermit the Frog is mistaken for the world’s number one criminal Constantine, who looks just like Kermit except he has a Russian accent and mole above his lip. Constantine escapes capture, takes over Kermit’s life while Kermit sits in a Russian prison. The rest of the story you will have to see to believe. Some of the actual actors who will have roles in the film include Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey with a legend of actors/actresses making cameo appearances.
Stretch
Opens: March 21
Patrick Wilson will star as a down on his luck limo driver whose new assignment turns out to be a true suicide mission. Although the eccentric billionaire (Chris Pine) who he is driving around Los Angeles might provide him with the tip to end all his troubles, he just might get him killed too. The film also stars Brooklyn Decker, Ed Helms, Jessica Alba, James Badge Dale and Ray Liotta.
Noah
Opens: March 28
The biblical story of Noah and the Ark is played out with Russell Crowe in the title role as he builds an ark to protect his family, which consists of his wife Naameh (Jennifer Connelly), adopted daughter Ila (Emma Watson) and son’s Ham (Logan Lerman) and Shem (Douglas Booth), and the Earth’s creatures after receiving visions of the world’s destruction from God. In this version, however, Noah is pitted against the barbaric Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone), who believes Noah to be a madman rather than a true prophet. The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Durand and Marton Csokas.
Sabotage
Opens: March 28
A team of Drug Enforcement Administration operatives, led by John “Breacher” Wharton (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is sent to bust the safe house of a drug cartel, although the main and actual motive is to pocket millions of dollars worth of loot. With the money safely hidden, the squad thinks that their secret is safe – until a mysterious assassin starts assassinating the team members one by one. The cast includes Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams Mireille Enos, Terrence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Harold Perrineau, Martin Donovan, Max Martini and Josh Holloway.
Movies coming out in April will be posted at the end of March.
Enjoy!
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The new 6-part Sundance Channel mini-series The Red Road will debut on February 27 at 9 PM.
This mini focuses on the fraught relationship between a Native American community and their non-Native neighbors in a fictional town in New Jersey. Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones) stars as the prodigal son with a shadowy past who returns to his hometown and crosses paths with the local sheriff (Martin Henderson).
The cast also includes Tom Sizemore, Allie Gonino and Lisa Bonet.
Here is a trailer for The Red Road.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 12, 2014| Leave a Comment »
On February 16, the 90-minute mystery Murder on the Homefront will debut on PBS at 10 PM.
Set during the London Blitz of 1940, the mystery sheds a different light on the everyday horrors of living in a city where death can visit at any moment. Vibrant, defiant and energetic, this is a world of people living life for the moment. It is also a world where criminals can use the blackout and devastation to hide their darkest activities. As the Luftwaffe drop their bombs from above, below people are literally getting away with murder.
The cast includes Patrick Kennedy (Boardwalk Empire and Downton Abbey), James Fleet (Little Dorrit) and Tamzin Merchant (Pride & Prejudice).
Here is a trailer for Murder on the Homefront.
Posted in Breaking News, Geekdom, Movies, Music, News, Television on February 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The following comes straight from Rob Thomas, Veronica Mars series creator and writer-director of the much-anticipated box office film (copied verbatim):
Music has always been an essential part of Veronica Mars. Over the years, I’ve heard from a lot of fans who still listen to the soundtrack from the television series, telling me that Veronica Mars introduced them to Tegan & Sara, Mike Doughty, The Faders, Something Happens, Cotton Mather and more. As someone who loves music, it feels good to introduce more people to musicians I enjoy.
Music has always been important to me. While I was working on the film script last spring, there were a handful of songs that I kept listening to. Some of those songs were even mentioned in the script to describe the emotional tone I wanted for certain scenes. And when I met with Kasey Truman, our music supervisor, that playlist was the first thing we discussed.
Now that we’re almost done with the final sound mix, I’m excited to confirm that many of those songs will be on the official soundtrack album, which I’ve just learned will be available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon starting next week. And for those of you who also loved Josh Kramon’s score for the original series, and were disappointed that it was never released for sale, even more good news:
WaterTower Music will release not one, but two Veronica Mars albums in March:
The OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK will be available on March 4.
The OFFICIAL FILM SCORE will be available on March 14.
And I’ve got the cover art to prove it:
Our movie has a soundtrack AND a score, both from WaterTower records!
You’ll be pleased to know that, yes, The Dandy Warhols are back.
I was also going to tell you that the official soundtrack will include tracks from Mr. Twin Sister, Sufjan Stevens, and Emperor X, among others. But then I found out that I’m allowed to share the entire track list with you:
We Used To Be Friends (Alejandro Escovedo)
Go Captain and Pinlighter (Emperor X)
Holding My Breath (Mr. Twin Sister)
All Around and Away We Go (Mr. Twin Sister)
Criminal (ZZ Ward – ft. Freddie Gibbs)
Chicago (Sufjan Stevens)
Stick Up (Max)
Never Give In (Mackintosh Braun)
Prosthetic Love (Typhoon)
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Lou Rawls)
Second Chances (Gregory Alan Isakov)
We Used To Be Friends (The Dandy Warhols)
Mug Shot (Max) *bonus track – on digital album only.
For those who have been asking, one of the tracks – Stick Up, by Max – is the same song featured in the last 30 seconds of our official trailer. And yes, you’ll also hear it in the movie.
Mark those calendars for the soundtrack and original score release dates and make sure to see Veronica Mars at your local theatre on March 14.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The UP Network movie Far From Home will debut at 7 PM on February 9.
Barry Watson (7th Heaven) will play Nicholas Bell, who angrily left his small island town after a terrible fight with the uncle who raised him and owned the local newspaper where Nick began his writing career. After cutting off all ties with his uncle and going out on his own, Bell wrote a wildly successful novel, “Broken Windows,” which led critics to declare him to be the “voice of his new generation.” After 15 years of failure to come up with a meaningful follow-up novel, Bell settles into teaching undergraduate writing at a small university.
When he learns that his uncle has died, Bell returns to his hometown for the funeral, suffering one mishap after another. The local townspeople are glad to see the famous homegrown talent return, at least partially because his uncle left him the family’s local paper and key property. Eager to divest himself of the newspaper and return to teaching, Bell finds himself wedged in the middle of a bitter fight over the future of the island, and face to face with the real reason behind what sent him so far from home for so long.
The cast includes Stefanie von Pfetten (Cracked) and Paul McGillion (Stargate Atlantis).
Here is a trailer for Far From Home.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The 90-minute British drama The Making of a Lady will debut on PBS on February 9 at 10 PM.
Based on the novel by celebrated writer Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Secret Garden, A Little Princess), the story is about educated but penniless Emily Fox Seaton (Lydia Wilson). During her duties as a lady’s companion for Lady Maria (Joanna Lumley), she meets her employer’s wealthy widower nephew, Lord James Walderhurst (Linus Roache).
Accepting his practical, if unromantic, marriage proposal, Emily finds solace in the company of Walderhurst’s nephew Alec Osborn (James D’Arcy) and his glamorous wife, Hester (Hasina Haque), after Lord James leaves to rejoin his regiment. But all is not what it seems as an increasingly contented Emily has no inkling her life is actually in danger. While Walderhurst risks his life overseas, Emily, alone with the Osborns, seems powerless to avoid the threat that begins to encircle her and begins to fear for her life.
Here is a trailer for The Making of a Lady.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on February 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Chance at Romance will debut on February 8 at 7 PM.
Ever the romantic, Samantha “Sam” Hart (Erin Krakow from When Calls the Heart) is optimistically trying to find her Prince Charming on a white horse even if that means going on bad date after bad date. When she initiates an online relationship with photographer Heath Madsen (Ryan McPartlin from Chuck) after making eye contact at one of his shows, she never expects that Heath will send her a first class ticket to visit him. Upon arriving for what she expects to be a romantic weekend, she learns that her online relationship with the handsome widow was actually created by Heath’s son, Donny (Ian Andrew from The Mentalist) and their longtime housekeeper, May (Patricia Richardson from Home Improvement). Even worse, her visit is a complete surprise to Heath, who is busy struggling to find inspiration for his upcoming photo exhibit and coping with the pressure from his pushy manager, Celeste Jeffers-Johnson (Kaitlin Doubleday from The March Sisters at Christmas). Once Sam realizes that this romantic visit is nothing but a set-up manufactured by a twelve year-old, she is anxious to end her trip as quickly as possible, but a nasty bout of weather extends her stay through the end of the week. In that time, her non-relationship with Heath has a chance to become a friendship – and maybe more, if Donny and May have anything to do with it.
Here is a trailer for Chance at Romance.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
On February 1, The Gabby Douglas Story will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.
A prodigy from a very young age, Gabby Douglas originally made her mark on the world of competitive gymnastics at age eight. She won numerous state championship titles in her age group throughout her early competitive career. While her star was fast rising in the arena, Gabby and her family faced economic challenges at home and she made the difficult decision to leave her mother Natalie (Regina King from Southland), three siblings and grandmother (S. Epatha Merkerson from Law & Order) in Virginia Beach and move to Des Moines, Iowa, to train with renowned coach Liang Chow (Brian Tee from The Wolverine) to pursue her dream of Olympic glory.
Buoyed by her early success, dedication and unyielding love from her family, Gabby made it onto the 2012 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team, setting the stage for triumph shortly thereafter at the London Olympic Games. Her sacrifice and perseverance were triumphantly rewarded with Team Competition and Individual All-Around gold medals, placing Gabby and her teammates – known as “The Fierce Five” — among the world’s all-time greats in gymnastics.
Young actress Sydney Mikayla will portray Douglas as a young girl while Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) will play the gymnastic as a teenager.
Here is a trailer for The Gabby Douglas Story.
Posted in Movies, News on January 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in February:
The Lego Movie
Opens: February 7
In a world made entirely of LEGOs, an ordinary mini-figure named Emmet (Chris Pratt) is mistaken as being the Special–the last living Master Builder–who can save the LEGO universe. With the help of an old mystic named Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), a tough young lady named Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), and Batman (Will Arnett), Emmet will have to unlearn everything he saw in the instructions and learn the power of imagination to defeat the evil tyrant Lord Business (Will Ferrell) who is bent on destroying the Lego universe by gluing it together. Other voices will be provided by Channing Tatum, Liam Neeson, Jonah Hill, Charlie Day, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman and Cobie Smulders.
The Monuments Men
Opens: February 7
Based on fact, this film focuses on an Allied platoon made up of seven museum directors, curators, and art historians who are tasked with going into Germany in the closing stages of World War II to rescue artworks requisitioned by the Nazis and returning them to their rightful owners. The impressive cast includes George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville and Cate Blanchett.
Vampire Academy
Opens: February 7
The story features a 17-year-old Dhampir (half-human/vampire) guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch), and her royal Moroi (the peaceful, mortal vampires) best friend Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry) living discretely within our world, and had escaped from their boarding school St. Vladimir’s Academy two years prior to the story. They are soon dragged back to the Academy, re-discovering the dangerous hierarchy within it, along with lies, rumors and secrets. Rose starts to form an attraction to her Russian dhampir mentor, Dimitri Belikov (Danila Kozlovsky). The two best friends begin to realize that the threat of the Strigoi (bloodthirsty, undead vampires) is bigger than ever. The cast also includes Gabriel Byrne, Olga Kurylenko, Sarah Hyland and Joely Richardson.
Robocop
Opens: February 12
In 2028 multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured by a car-bomb in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine pursuing justice. The cast includes Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Ehle, Jay Baruchel, Zach Grenier, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Miguel Ferrer.
Endless Love
Opens: February 14
This is a remake of the 1981 Brooke Shield’s film of the same name about a privileged girl (this time played by Gabriella Wilde) and a charismatic boy (Alex Pettyfer) whose instant desire sparks a love affair made only more reckless by parents trying to keep them apart. Robert Patrick, Joely Richardson, Bruce Greenwood and Emma Rigby (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland) also star.
Winter’s Tale
Opens: February 14
Set in 1916 and present-day Manhattan, the film follows the story of Peter Lake (Colin Farrell), a thief who falls in love with Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay), a dying girl who occupies one of the houses he breaks into. Lake is saved from the Irish insane gangster Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe) and his gang of thugs by Athansor, a mysterious white horse who becomes his guardian angel. The film also stars Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Eva Marie Saint, Matt Bomer and Lucy Griffiths.
Barefoot
Opens: February 21
Jay, the black sheep (Scott Speedman) of a wealthy family, is a gambler and loser who doesn’t know how to commit; and his family has little faith in him. He meets Daisy (Evan Rachel Wood) who is strange; she doesn’t wear shoes and has lived in a home her entire life because she’s a psychiatric patient and might be a little crazy. Jay’s brother is getting married so he brings Daisy home to his family. As they get to know one another, they fall in love, and he has to figure out just how crazy she is. Is she normal girl crazy? The cast includes Kate Burton, J.K. Simmons and Treat Williams.
Pompeii
Opens: February 21
Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant, who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him. Among the other cast members are Kiefer Sutherland, Jared Harris, Jessica Lucas, Adewale Akinnoye-Agbaje, Carrie-Anne Moss and Paz Vega.
Three Days to Kill
Opens: February 21
A dying Secret Service agent (Kevin Costner) is offered one last assignment. While he accepts in the hope of retirement and medical treatment, he also tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld). The film also stars Amber Heard and Connie Nelsen.
Non-Stop
Opens: February 28
The takes place on an international flight from New York to London. During the flight, U.S. federal air marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) receives a series of threatening text messages, stating unambiguously that a passenger will be killed every 20 minutes unless, and until, $150 million is transferred into a secret bank account. When the bank account is discovered to be under Marks’ name and a bomb is found aboard the plane, Marks is branded as a hijacker. The cast includes Julianna Moore, Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey), Linus Roache, Scoot McNairy, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong’o and Anson Mount.
Welcome to Yesterday
Opens: February 28
This film is presented in “found-footage” style, centering on the creation of a time-machine and the consequences that come from a group of friends using it first for fun and then for profit but in which using it has extreme results that reverberate through time. The cast includes mostly newcomers including Sofia Black D’Elia (Betrayal), Sam Lerner (Suburgatory), Allen Evangelista (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Jonny Weston (Chasing Mavericks) and Ginny Gardner.
Movies coming out in March will be posted at the end of February.
Enjoy!
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