Mark Vader Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Sorry for being so late with this. The Oscars have been handed out and before the tentpole titles of summer hit us, the Spring Season of movies has arrived. Bigger fare and budgets arrive adding new excitement to the cinemas. As is usual there is a lot of diversity this month for fans of various subjects. One movie in particular is looking to become the next big book-turned-into-movie franchise. Summit Entertainment brings us "Divergent". In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late. Summit has been pushing this movie hard, in hopes for "Hunger Games" like box office numbers. If this story can reach more than the loyal readers of the books, then that could happen. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ray Stevenson, Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Maggie Q & Kate Winslet. Russell Crowe is "Noah". Inspired by the Biblical story, a man suffering visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from a coming flood. Paramount Pictures is not holding back on the effects, the cast, and it's vision, which they have entrusted to director Darren Aronofsky. Also starring Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman & Ray Winstone. Disney brings back our Muppet friends with "Muppets Most Wanted". While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick. Starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell & a long list of cameos from various actors that is too long to list. Warner Bros. releases the prequel/sequel "300: Rise of an Empire". Greek general Themistokles leads the charge against invading Persian forces led by mortal-turned-god Xerxes and Artemisia, vengeful commander of the Persian navy. Starring Sullivan Stapleton, Eva Green & Lena Headey. Dreamworks presents "Mr. Peabody & Sherman". The time-travelling adventures of an advanced canine and his adopted son, as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created. Starring the voices of Ty Burrell & Max Charles. Aaron Paul stars in "Need For Speed". Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins. Also starring Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi & Imogen Poots. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in "Sabotage". Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. Also starring Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard & Olivia Williams. Jason Bateman stars and directs "Bad Words". A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult. Also starring Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney & Rohan Chand. Finally, in "The Single Mom's Club", Brought together by an incident at their children's school, a group of single mothers from different walks of life bond, and create a support group that helps them find comedy in the obstacles of life. Starring Nia Long, Amy Smart & Wendi McLendon-Covey. Calendar with Trailers. 3/7 "300: Rise of an Empire": http://www.300themovie.com/ "Mr. Peabody & Sherman": http://www.mrpeabodyandsherman.com/ 3/14 "Need For Speed": http://www.theneedforspeedmovie.com/ "The Single Mom's Club": http://www.thesinglemomsclub.com/ "Bad Words": http://www.focusfeatures.com/bad_words 3/21 "Divergent": http://divergentthemovie.com/ "Muppets Most Wanted": http://muppets.disney.com/muppets-most-wanted 3/28 "Noah": http://www.noahmovie.com/ "Sabotage": http://www.sabotagethefilm.com/ That's all for now. I'll have the Independent Films posted later. Until then.....Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 In an effort to re-live my childhood, I'll check out the Muppet movie. It's going to suck, but whatever, I have free passes. I also stand a better chance of seeing the stuff I want to see in the summer if I take the wife to this one. On another movie related note, I saw American Hustle last week. Thank god that was still in a theater because the options right now are really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 My son saw "300: Rise of an Empire". The original 300 is one of his favorite movies. He said the sequel was weak both in plot and special effects, like it was rushed together just to take advantage of the the original's popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 My son saw "300: Rise of an Empire". The original 300 is one of his favorite movies. He said the sequel was weak both in plot and special effects, like it was rushed together just to take advantage of the the original's popularity. The original came out in 2006. They were pretty slow if they were trying to rush it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 No mention of "Grand Budapest Hotel"? Biggest opening weekend for a limited release film ever. I really enjoyed it - great cast, awesome sets and creative direction as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 No mention of "Grand Budapest Hotel"? Biggest opening weekend for a limited release film ever. I really enjoyed it - great cast, awesome sets and creative direction as usual. I'll get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share Posted March 23, 2014 Here are this month's Independent Films. Indie film director extraordinaire, Wes Anderson, bring us his latest film, "The Grand Budapest Hotel". The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The ensemble cast includes: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray, Jude Law, Saoirse Ronan, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, Tom Wilkinson & Jason Schwartzman. Clive Owen stars in "Blood Ties". Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s. Also starring Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup & Mila Kunis. Kurt Russell stars in "The Art of the Steal". Crunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist. Also starring Jay Baruchel, Katheryn Winnick, Chris Diamantopoulos, Terrence Stamp & Matt Dillon. Elijah Wood stars in "Grand Piano". Moments before his comeback performance, a concert pianist who suffers from stage fright discovers a note written on his music sheet. Also starring John Malkovich. Jake Gyllenhaal stars in "Enemy". A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie. Also starring Melanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon & Isabella Rossellini. Michael Pena is "Cesar Chavez". A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer. Also starring America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Gabriel Mann & John Malkovich. After a highly publicized Kickstarter campaign, Kristen Bell is "Veronica Mars". Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery. Also starring Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni & Chris Lowell. In "Breathe In", When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever. Starring Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Amy Ryan & Mackenzie Davis. In "Rob the Mob", A Queens couple who specialize in robbing mafia social clubs stumble upon a score bigger than they could ever imagine, becoming targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process. Starring Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia & Ray Romano. In "Le Week-End", A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage. Starring Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Igor Gotesman & Jeff Goldblum. Catherine Deneuve stars in "On My Way". Facing a failed relationship and a struggling restaurant, a woman hits the road for a trip with her grandson. In "God's Not Dead", College student Josh Wheaton's faith is challenged by his philosophy professor, who believes God does not exist. Starring Shane Harper, Kevin Sorbo, David A.R. White & Dean Cain. Finally, there's the documentary "Jodorowsky's Dune". The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel. Calendar with trailers. Note: These dates are for Exclusive or Limited Release. These films may appear in your area at a later date. 3/7 "The Grand Budapest Hotel": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1157933593/ "Grand Piano": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2304944153/ "Jodorowsky's Dune": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2315103001/ 3/14 "The Art of the Steal": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3939805977/ "Veronica Mars": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2858133529/ "Enemy": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi42838809/ "Le Week-End": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2392107801/ "On My Way": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2431953689/ 3/21 "God's Not Dead": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1967826969/ "Rob the Mob": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi744531993/ "Blood Ties": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1972677401/ 3/28 "Breathe In": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1452780313/ "Cesar Chavez": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2728504089/ That's all for now. I'll have the April movies up soon. Until then.....Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 No mention of "Grand Budapest Hotel"? Biggest opening weekend for a limited release film ever. I really enjoyed it - great cast, awesome sets and creative direction as usual. I loved this movie. Kind of a masterpiece in my opinion. I think of all Wes Anderson's movies, this one may be the best. All of his stylistic signatures are there and it looks amazing. And, more importantly, it all comes together to tell the story in a very entertaining way. I think that in some of this other movies, his familiar tricks have become a little distracting at times. But not this time. I think this movie hits all the right notes. And Ralph Fiennes' performance was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Just rented and really enjoyed Enemy. Gyllenhaal really knows how to choose and knock these odd roles/movies out of the park (see Donnie Darko). This movie does a great job of providing a sense of intensity by slowly adding more and more intrigue to the plot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Just rented and really enjoyed Enemy. Gyllenhaal really knows how to choose and knock these odd roles/movies out of the park (see Donnie Darko). This movie does a great job of providing a sense of intensity by slowly adding more and more intrigue to the plot. Thanks for the review. I may have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks for the review. I may have to check it out. Thanks again for giving us the threads to provide comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Thanks again for giving us the threads to provide comments. Your welcome. I have a lot of fun doing this, if you couldn't already tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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