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Stephan James Is Olympian Jesse Owens In RACE Movie Teaser

In 1936, Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympic Games. His long jump world record stood for 25 years.

Now comes the new film RACE.

Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler’s vision of Aryan supremacy.

Check out this preview for the upcoming film and watch the full-length trailer over on Yahoo! Movies on Wednesday, October 14th at 10AM pst.

RACE is an enthralling film about courage, determination, tolerance, and friendship, and an inspiring drama about one man’s fight to become an Olympic legend. It was the African-American participants who helped cement America’s success at the Olympic Games. In all, the United States won 11 gold medals, six of them by black athletes.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons, Carice van Houten, Shanice Banton and William Hurt.

RACE releases nationwide from Focus Features on February 19, 2016.

Visit the film’s Official Site

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH Midnights This Weekend at The Hi-Pointe

“It’s almost time, kids. The clock is ticking. Be in front of your TV sets for the Horrorthon, followed by the Big Giveaway. Don’t miss it. And don’t forget to wear your masks. The clock is ticking. It’s almost time!”

HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH screens midnights this Friday and Saturday Night (October 16^th and 17th) at the newly-refurbished The Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave, St. Louis) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse

Critically panned and loathed by John Carpenter fans who were expecting another chapter in the saga of Laurie Strode vs. Michael Myers, HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) was actually an attempt by Carpenter and partner Debra Hill to break out of the “Saga of the Shape” story and make the “Halloween” series a franchise that dealt with horror on October 31. It failed as a project, but what it did give us is a one-of-a-kind movie that’s pretty interesting in its own right. What other movie can you think of that tells a story about a Druid maskmaker plotting to murder millions of children on Halloween with a bizarre scheme involving computer chips, Stonehenge, killer robots, laser beams, black magic, and the hopes that all the children with the cursed masks will coincidentally gather around the TV set at an appointed time to watch a strobing commercial that triggers the device on the mask? The results of this are not quite clear, but the masks melt, the children’s heads disintegrate and hundreds of roaches, snakes, and other weird bugs emerge from the corpse. Mission accomplished.

Don’t miss HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH when it screens this weekend (October 16^th and 17th) at The Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse midnight series.

Admission is $7 – Beer & Wine is served until 12:45am

A Facebook invite for Friday night’s show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/488943967950606/

A Facebook invite for Saturday night’s show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1659368300946002/

The Hi-Pointe’s site can be found HERE

http://hi-pointetheatre.com/

The Destroy The Brain.com site can be found HERE

http://www.destroythebrain.com/

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Midnights This Weekend (October 16th and 17th) at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis 63130) as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight Series

“We’re knights of the Round Table, we dance whene’er we’re able. We do routines and chorus scenes with footwork impec-cable, We dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and Spam a lot.” This toe-tapping, musical interlude is just one example of the genius that is found in MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL. It’s the medieval send-up of Arthur “King of the Britons,” along with his Knights of the Round Table, quest for the Holy Grail. All the knights run into various perils such as the Knights Who Say “Ni!,” the 3-headed giant, and Tim the Enchanter. The heroes are lured to the Castle Anthrax by a faux grail beacon, followed by a battle to the death with the Rabbit of Caerbannog with the Holy Hand Grenade. Written by Python alum Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, this cult favorite is a cheeky bookend to 1981’s EXCALIBUR…” On second thought, let’s not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.”

Now you can experience the side-splitting hilarity that is in MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL when it screens midnights this weekend at The Tivoli Theater. Admission is just $8.

A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/166774576999195/

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

http://www.landmarktheatres.com/market/st.louis/tivolitheatre.htm

Here’s the Reel Late at the Tivoli Line-up for the rest of the season:

Oct 23-24 and Oct 31-Nov 1 ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with live shadow cast with the Samurai Electricians.

Academy Award-Winning Writer John Ridley To Direct UNTITLED LA RIOTS Film

Broad Green Pictures announced today a partnership with Imagine Entertainment to produce and distribute an untitled film about the infamous Los Angeles riots that transformed America’s perceptions on race, justice and economics, and sparked massive change in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

John Ridley, the Academy Award-winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE scribe and creator of the Emmy Award-winning “American Crime,” will direct the film from his own screenplay. Academy Award winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster) will produce.

The film will begin principal photography in spring 2016.

In April of 1992, America’s worst civil disturbance in the 20th century took place in Los Angeles.

Sparked by the acquittal of four LAPD officers tried for the near-fatal beating of black motorist Rodney King and fueled by racial tension, growing despair surrounding the economic climate, and a deep-seated distrust of law enforcement, the riots left the city devastated.

Looting and fires ravaged Los Angeles for four straight days leaving more than 50 dead and 2,300 injured, an estimated $1 billion in property damage and the city divided.

Based on true events, the film tells the story through the eyes of several key figures involved in the uprising and the events that led to it.

Note: I was living in Southern California when it all went down and visiting a friend who lived in the Hollywood and Highland area. We saw the mob coming down Hollywood Blvd, looting all the souvenir shops. We went up to the lookout on Mulholland Drive and watched all the fires burning around the city – it was a scary night.

“We have barely seen the tip of the iceberg in terms of John Ridley’s talent,” said Grazer. “I am confident that he will capture the magnitude of the events that unfolded and the issues that led up to them. He will show the world why the riots cannot and should not be forgotten.”

Victor Moyers and Asher Goldstein will oversee the project for Broad Green Pictures. Anna Culp and Alexandre Dauman will oversee the project for Imagine Entertainment

TOMORROWLAND Arrives on Blu-ray October 13th

When Dana Jung reviewed TOMORROWLAND here at We Are Movie Geeks, he wrote: “….The ideals that Walt Disney espoused, not only about vision and innovation, but about who we are as human beings on this planet, are alive and well in this mostly enjoyable summer action movie. I can only think that Walt would have approved!” Read all of Dana’s review HERE

Now you can own TOMORROWLAND when it’s released on Blu-ray October 13th.

Dreamers Wanted…Disney invites you to an incredible world of epic imagination where anything is possible. Buckle your seat belt, as the director of The Incredibles takes your family on an action-packed thrill ride. TOMORROWLAND transports you on an inspiring and magical journey of wonder and adventure to a place where if you can dream it, you can do it. Own it on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) October 13!

Join former boy genius Frank (George Clooney), optimistic, science-minded teen Casey (Britt Robertson), mysterious Athena (Raffey Cassidy) and the brilliant David Nix (Hugh Laurie) in a world of pure Disney imagination. TOMORROWLAND transports you on an inspiring and magical journey of wonder and adventure to a place where if you can dream it, you can do it.

Other critics were impressed with TOMORROWLAND as well:

Ben Skipper of The International Business Times wrote:

“…..The message of Brad Bird’s latest is admirable and delivered well — hoping to inspire young generations and shoot some life into the notion of optimism that cinema should really be all about.”

Norman Wilner of NOW Toronto said:

“….Bird’s a consummate filmmaker. He’s crafted a movie that celebrates exceptional people, prizes optimism over cynicism and ends with the idea that a better world is possible if we just try to find it.”

Neil Rosen of NY1-TV wrote:

“…..It is nice to see a summer family film, where, for a change, the emphasis is as much on thought-provoking story as it is on action.”

TOMORROWLAND has such an impressive cast: George Clooney as Frank Walker (“Gravity,” “Up in the Air”), Britt Robertson as Casey Newton (“The First Time,” “The Longest Ride”), Raffey Cassidy as Athena (“Snow White and the Huntsman,” “Dark Shadows”), Hugh Laurie as Nix (“Monsters vs. Aliens,” TV’s “House M.D.”), Tim McGraw as Eddie Newton (“The Blind Side”)

The TOMORROWLAND Blu-ray is packed with extras:

Remembering the Future: A Personal Journey Through Tomorrowland with Brad Bird

Discover everything there is to know about the making of Tomorrowland through Director Brad Bird’s perspective.

Casting Tomorrowland

Join Brad Bird, Damon Lindelof, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, and Raffey Cassidy as they discuss the making of Tomorrowland.

A Great Big Beautiful Scoring Session

Famed composer Michael Giacchino invites Disney legend, Richard Sherman to join him in an informal visit to the Tomorrowland scoring stage, told through the personal lens of Michael’s brother, documentarian Anthony Giacchino.

The World of Tomorrow Science Hour – Hosted By Futurologist David Nix (Blu-ray and DMA Exclusive)

Believe it or not but Nix used to host a children’s television program about science. Now watch the recently discover outtakes from the show.

Animated Short: The Origins of Plus Ultra

An animated story of how Tomorrowland came to be.

Brad Bird Production Diaries

Diary Entry #1 – “The First Day” (Blu-ray and DMA Exclusive)

Diary Entry #2 – “Tomorrowland vs. the Weather” (DMA Exclusive)

Diary Entry #3 – “NASA”

Blast from the Past Commercial

Go back in time and watch this original commercial for the Blast from the Past store.

Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker Intro

Deleted Scene 1 – Joking on the Eiffel Tower

Deleted Scene 2 – Young Casey vs. The Volcano

Deleted Scene 3 – Doomsday Living Room

Deleted Scene 4 – As Originally Written Casey The Downer

Deleted Scene 5 – What Happened to Tomorrowland

Deleted Scene 6 – What is Tomorrowland

Deleted Scene 7 – Great Big Beautiful World World’s Fair (DMA Exclusive)

Deleted Scene 8 – Frank Walker age 10 (DMA Exclusive)

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Warner Bros. Pictures To Hold VIP Screenings Of THE 33 On October 13

On October 13, 2010, the world held its collective breath as the global media broadcast the miraculous rescue of 33 Chilean miners that had been trapped 200 stories below ground for 69 days following the disastrous collapse of a copper-gold mine in Copiapó, Chile. Spurred on by the support and faith of the miners’ families encamped outside the mine, the Chilean miners’ rescue is one of the most moving real-life events of modern times, watched by more than a billion people around the world.

On October 13, 2015, Chilean Consulates across the United States and in Canada will celebrate the five-year anniversary of this daring rescue with events, including special screenings of Alcon Entertainment’s and Warner Bros. Pictures’ new film THE 33.

Made with the cooperation of the real-life miners, their families and their rescuers, THE 33 opens nationwide on November 13, 2015, exactly one month after the five-year anniversary of the rescue.

Patricia Riggen, director of THE 33, stated, “I am thrilled and honored that our film is playing a part in celebrating the five-year anniversary of this momentous event. Our main goal in making ‘The 33’ was to show the courage and resilience of the men who were trapped, the hope and faith of their families, and the determination of the rescuers who overcame near-impossible odds to bring them home. Their inspiring story captured the attention of millions five years ago and it should never be forgotten.”

In New York, San Francisco, Houston, Toronto and Chicago, the Chilean Consulates will join with Alcon and Warner Bros. to hold VIP screenings of the film. The Chilean Consul General in each city will serve as host of the event.

In Ottawa, Canada, the Chilean Embassy, together with Alcon and Warner Bros., will present a special screening of THE 33 and reception, hosted by the Chilean Ambassador to Canada.

In Miami, at the AMC Sunset Theaters, the General Consul of Chile will help unveil a replica of the Fenix capsule that brought the 33 miners out from the depths of the collapsed mine.

THE 33 features an international cast led by Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient”), James Brolin, and Lou Diamond Phillips, with Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne. The cast also includes Mario Casas, Jacob Vargas, Juan Pablo Raba, Oscar Nuñez, Tenoch Huerta, Marco Treviño, Adriana Barraza, Kate Del Castillo, Cote de Pablo, Elizabeth De Razzo and Naomi Scott.

Patricia Riggen directed THE 33 from a screenplay by Mikko Alanne, Oscar nominee Craig Borten (“Dallas Buyers Club”) and Michael Thomas, based on the screen story by José Rivera and the book Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar. The film was produced by Oscar nominee Mike Medavoy (“Black Swan”), Robert Katz and Edward McGurn. Carlos Eugenio Lavin, Leopoldo Enriquez, Alan Zhang and José Luis Escolar served as executive producers.

The film has been rated PG-13 for a disaster sequence and some language.

Visit the film’s official site: www.the33movie.com

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Starz Acquires Jason Bateman’s THE FAMILY FANG

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Starz announced today it has acquired all U.S. distribution rights to THE FAMILY FANG, and is planning a significant 2016 theatrical release through Starz Digital, its multi-platform releasing team.

A comedic family drama directed by Jason Bateman (Bad Words) THE FAMILY FANG stars Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole, The Hours, Moulin Rouge!); Bateman (The Gift, Horrible Bosses, “Arrested Development”), and co-stars Academy Award-winner Christopher Walken (Jersey Boys, Catch Me If You Can, Wedding Crashers) and Maryann Plunkett (“House of Cards,” Blue Valentine, The Squid and the Whale).

The film was well received by critics and audiences at its recent premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Based on the best-selling novel by Kevin Wilson, THE FAMILY FANG was written by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Following the theatrical release, THE FAMILY FANG will have an on-demand release, and an exclusive TV premiere on STARZ. The deal was negotiated with CAA on behalf of the filmmakers.

Adult siblings Baxter (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Nicole Kidman), scarred from an unconventional upbringing, return to their family home. When their parents (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett)— performance artists famous for elaborate public hoaxes— go missing under troubling circumstances, Baxter and Annie investigate. Unsure whether it’s foul play or just another elaborate ruse, nothing can prepare them for what they discover.

The film has been financed by Red Crown Productions (Beasts of No Nation, Hello, My Name is Doris) and produced by Red Crown’s Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Riva Marker, Blossom’s Nicole Kidman and Per Saari, Olympus Pictures’ Leslie Urdang and Dean Vanech and Aggregate Film’s Jason Bateman and Jim Garavente. The film is executive produced by Red Crown’s Dan Crown, Matthew Salloway and Christina Papagjika of West Madison Entertainment and Anne O’Shea of Minerva Productions. Kidman and Saari through their Blossom Films optioned the book and developed the script along with Olympus Pictures’ Urdang and Vanech.

Jason Bateman made his directorial debut with the subversive comedy BAD WORDS, which also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. He is represented by CAA and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

Play SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Free Mobile Game Today On iOS And Android

Paramount Pictures today announced that the SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE free mobile game is available today on iOS and Android. Based on the upcoming film in theaters on Friday, October 30, the game delivers a hundred zombie skullsploding puzzles.

Users play as a lone scout, utilizing an arsenal of makeshift weaponry and craftable power-ups that bounce around the room to kill zombies, trigger traps, and influence environmental pieces in order to save the town and make it to the party alive. The game features 100 levels of ricochet puzzling mayhem filled with hordes of flesh-devouring zombies and locations inspired by the SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE film.

The SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE mobile game was developed by Tic Toc Games, makers of Pug Run, Panda Pop, the Kickstarter-hit Adventures of Pip, and is available now at www.scoutsandzombiesmovie.com/game

Apple Store Link

Google Play Store Link

SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE follows three scouts and lifelong friends who join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.

The film stars Tye Sheridan, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman¸ Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont and Patrick Schwarzenegger. Produced by Todd Garner and Andy Fickman. Story by Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuki and Lona Williams, with a screenplay by Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuki and Christopher Landon. Directed by Christopher Landon.

© 2015 PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Paramount Pictures, AMC Theatres and Dillon Francis are offering moviegoers in the U.S. a one-night-only SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Ultimate Fan Experience with an advance screening of the film as well as exclusive music and a special visual show from Dillon Francis for the regular price of admission.

The event will take place in select AMC Theatres locations across the U.S. on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Ticket holders will also receive a commemorative t-shirt.

In New York City, ticket holders attending the SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Ultimate Fan Experience at the AMC Loews 19^th St. East 6 theater will receive admittance to an exclusive, off-site after party event featuring a performance by Dead Dillon following the screening.

Tickets are available for purchase now at participating theater box offices and online at

www.ScoutsAndZombiesMovie.com/ultimatefanexperience

Watch The New Clip And Featurette For STEVE JOBS

“Steve Jobs is a dazzling artistic interpretation of one of the modern techno-giants and a terrific piece of filmmaking, led by a never-better Michael Fassbender in the lead role. It’s The Social Network 2.0 and one of the year’s best films.” – IGN

Universal Pictures has released a new clip, plus new featurette, for director Danny Boyle’s highly anticipated STEVE JOBS.

Set backstage in the minutes before three iconic product launches spanning Jobs’ career—beginning with the Macintosh in 1984, and ending with the unveiling of the iMac in 1998—Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

STEVE JOBS is directed by Academy Award winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin, working from Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers are Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360, Scott Rudin, Boyle, and Academy Award winner Christian Colson. (Trailer)

Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley.

The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chrisann Brennan, Jobs’ ex-girlfriend, and Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of the Apple Macintosh development team.

The film’s score, a retro soundtrack of synthesized sounds of the period, is from composer Daniel Pemberton (THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.)

STEVE JOBS opens in select theaters Friday, everywhere October 23.

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Partners With M&M’s

Spoiler alert! The X-Men are adding a few new colorful members to the mix: Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Blue and Brown.

Today, Mars Chocolate North America announced a partnership between M&M’S Chocolate Candies and 20^th Century Fox’s upcoming motion picture event X-MEN: APOCALYPSE.

The deal makes M&M’S the exclusive chocolate and confectionary promotional partner of the film, which opens Friday, May 27 and is considered one of the most widely anticipated movies of 2016.

“This deal truly brings together two of the biggest superheroes of Hollywood – M&M’S and X-Men,” said Berta de Pablos-Barbier, Vice President, Marketing, Mars Chocolate North America. “X-Men is one of the most popular and thrilling franchises in movie history, and we like to say M&M’S are the official chocolate candies of the movies. Together, we hope to make the experience even more fun for movie lovers.”

“Who doesn’t love M&M’S and their hilarious band of characters? M&M’S Chocolate Candies are a part of the movie experience, so what better movie to pair them up with than the next film in our epic X-Men film franchise,” said Zachary Eller, Senior Vice President, Marketing Partnerships, 20^th Century Fox. “The work that Mars is doing to bring this partnership to life is fantastic.”

M&M’S Brand plans to leverage the partnership with a full 360-degree campaign including retail displays and packaging; digital and out-of-home media; TV and in-cinema advertising; consumer promotions; public relations; and social media content. M&M’S World and My M&M’S also will support the partnership with themed merchandise and special blends of candy featuring icons from the film.

M&M’S will tease the partnership at the Mars booth space at New York Comic Con, Oct. 8-11 at the Javits Center in Manhattan.

Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, opening in theaters everywhere May 27, 2016.

Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

For more on X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, visit Facebook (Facebook.com/XmenMovies), Twitter (@XmenMovies) or Instagram (Instagram.com/XmenMovies).

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