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See the first trailer for Disney’s live-action film, THE JUNGLE BOOK.
Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, THE JUNGLE BOOK is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. Urged to abandon the only home he’s ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo (voice of Bill Murray).
Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (voice of Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: fire.
The all-star cast also includes Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of the fiercely protective mother wolf Raksha, and Giancarlo Esposito as the voice of wolf pack’s alpha male Akela.
State-of-the-art technology is behind larger-than-life jungle creatures that join Neel Sethi’s Mowgli on screen in an all-new, immersive, jaw-dropping viewing experience.
Neel Sethi, now 11, was selected from thousands of candidates following a worldwide search for the perfect man-cub.
Rudyard Kipling penned the collection of short stories, “The Jungle Book,” in the early 1890s from his home in Vermont.
The wild adventure swings into theaters in 3D on April 15, 2016.
“It isn’t here, you must have dreamed you put it there. Are you suggesting that this is a knife I hold in my hand? Have you gone mad, my husband?”
GASLIGHT plays at The Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117) September 19th at 10:30am as part of their Classic Film Series
Greetings again from the darkness! Husbands were surely disliked in the 1940’s, at least by writers of movies! There is no shortage of films depicting the villainous husband targeting the unsuspecting and defenseless wife. A couple years prior to GASLIGHT we had SUSPCION, and a couple years after, we had NOTORIOUS. The latter also features Ingrid Bergman who won her first Oscar for GASLIGHT, one of the more atmospheric of the psychological thrillers.
GASLIGHT is based on the Patrick Hamilton play Angel Street, which will be performed live, on stage at St. Louis’ own REP Theater Oct 14 thru Nov 8. For details about showtimes and tickets at The Rep, go HERE
GASLIGHT was made in 1944 and features terrific lead performances by Ms. Bergman and Charles Boyer, a role quite against type for France’s romantic leading man. Joseph Cotten delivers a solid (and nice) supporting role as the interested Scotland Yard detective, and making her screen debut is an 18 year old Angela Lansbury (yes this movie is now 71 years old).
Mr. Boyer is quite convincing and creepy as the despicable husband out to convince his bride that she is slipping into insanity. The psychological abuse is painful to watch, and the art/set direction provides such perfect decor that we share the claustrophobia and entrapment with Bergman’s Paula. This audience connection allows for a most effective comeuppance or revenge scene that is simply delicious.
There was actually a mostly unsuccessful UK film version in 1940, but it doesn’t stand up to this expert production from director George Cukor. Mr. Cukor is the legendary director behind such classics as LITTLE WOMEN, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, and MY FAIR LADY. GASLIGHT received 7 Oscar nominations and in addition to Ms. Bergman’s win, it also took home the statue for Best Art Direction. The film, Cukor and Boyer all lost out to that year’s big winner GOING MY WAY. Not many films have a psychology term named after them … here’s hoping you are never a victim of “gaslighting”.
Now you’ll have the chance to see GASLIGHT on the big screen when it plays as part of The Hi-Pointe Theater’s Saturday Morning Classic Film Series! Doors open at 10am GASLIGHT begins at 10:30! Admission is only $5!!
The Hi-Pointe is located at 1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117. Their website can be found HERE
TURBO KID screens midnights this Friday and Saturday Night (September 18th and 19th) at newly-refurbished The Hi-Pointe Theater (1005 McCausland Ave, St. Louis) as part of Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse
Destroy the Brain’s Late Night Grindhouse series usually features cult and horror classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s but around once a year, a new movie makes its premiere at the monthly midnight show. This weekend, the Late Night Grindhouse pick is TURBO KID, which I have not seen but is described like this: “In a post-apocalyptic future, The Kid, a young solitary scavenger obsessed with comic books must face his fears and become a reluctant hero when he meets a mysterious girl named Apple. Despite their efforts to keep to themselves, Zeus, the sadistic and self-proclaimed leader of the Wasteland, plagues The Kid and Apple. Armed with little more than blind faith and an ancient turbocharged weapon,The Kid learns of justice and friendship and embarks on an incredible journey to rid the Wasteland of evil and save the girl of his dreams.” I have seen T IS FOR TURBO, the 5-minute short that the feature is based on, and if the feature captures half the insanity of the blood-drenched short, The Late Night Grindhouse crowd is in for a wild, gory treat.
Watch the short T IS FOR TURBO here:
So far, the critics have been impressed with TURBO KID:
Blake Goble of Consequence of Sound wrote:
“TURBO KID captures the wildly discordant dreams of any budding movie lover when they were 10, creating one of the funniest works of sandbox cinema made to date. Turbo Kid is here to play, and he’s loads of fun.”
Emma Simmonds at The List says TURBO KID is:
“Lovingly assembled, fist-pumping fun – a treat for big kids who like their triumph-over-adversity drenched in buckets of blood.”
Linda Barnard at The Toronto Star says:
“With nods to Mad Max and a fun synth soundtrack, TURBO KID packs plenty of retro affection and loopy fun”
Don’t miss TURBO KID when it screens this weekend (September 18th and 19th) 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
Sony Pictures Classics has released the first video, along with three new images, from TRUTH.
Starring Robert Redford as Dan Rather, Cate Blanchett, Topher Grace, Bruce Greenwood, Elisabeth Moss, and Dennis Quaid, the film premieres on Saturday at the Toronto International Film Festival.
TRUTH is an independent feature film based on the book Truth and Duty: the Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power by Mary Mapes.
On the morning of September 9, 2004, veteran CBS News producer MARY MAPES (Cate Blanchett) believed she had every reason to feel proud of a broadcast journalism job well done.
By the end of the day, Mapes, CBS News, and the venerable CBS News anchor DAN RATHER (Robert Redford) would be under harsh scrutiny.
The evening before, 60 Minutes II had aired an investigative report, produced by Mapes and reported on-air by Rather, that purported to reveal new evidence proving that President George W. Bush had possibly shirked his duty during his service as a Texas Air National Guard pilot from 1968 to 1974. The piece asserted that George W. Bush had not only exploited family connections and political privilege to avoid the Vietnam War by joining the Texas Air National Guard, but he had failed for many months to fulfill his most basic Guard obligation—showing up on base.
Mapes and her team of researchers had scrambled under a tight deadline to pull together both on air eyewitness testimony and newly-disclosed documents to make their case, and they felt confident that their story was solid. In the lead-up to the 2004 Bush v. Kerry presidential election, the “Bush-Guard” story could have had profound ramifications.
But within days after the story broke, George W. Bush’s military service record was no longer the focus of media and public scrutiny. Instead, it was 60 Minutes, Mapes, and Rather who were under question: the documents supporting their investigation were denounced as forgeries, and the 60 Minutes staff was accused of shoddy journalism or, perhaps worse, accused of being duped. Eventually, Mapes would lose her job and reputation. Dan Rather would step down prematurely as CBS News anchor.
In his stirring final broadcast, Dan Rather invokes the public trust in journalism’s quest for truth, and closes his farewell with his trademark “Courage.”
Robert Redford talks about the delicate business of real lives intersecting with screen lives: “I said ‘Look, Dan. I’m going to be playing you. This is tricky. Would you like to tell me anything? From your point of view, can you tell me what this was really about?’ And he said, ‘Yes, it was about loyalty. It was a tripod loyalty to my partner and producer, Mary Mapes, my boss, CBS, and myself. It was all equal. I was equally loyal to CBS, my boss, and equally loyal to my compatriot.’”
Inspired by the “church of CBS” ethos, Vanderbilt and composer Brian Tyler aimed for an almost devotional quality in the music behind the key montage of Americans watching the 60 Minutes II report on President George W. Bush’s Texas Air National Guard service.
Written and directed by James Vanderbilt, TRUTH opens in theaters on October 16.
Paramount Pictures is giving moviegoers an opportunity to experience the upcoming film CAPTIVE before its theatrical release with special “CAPTIVE: NIGHT OF PURPOSE” events.
These one-night-only events tell the inspiring real-life story of Ashley Smith and convicted criminal Brian Nichols and will take place on Thursday, September 17th starting at 7:00 p.m. at participating theaters across the U.S.
“CAPTIVE: NIGHT OF PURPOSE” will feature advance screenings of the film, followed by exclusive content and conversations moderated by Gayle King with the film’s stars David Oyelowo and Kate Mara, producer Terry Botwick and Brian Nichols’ mother, Claritha Nichols.
CAPTIVE, based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, “The Purpose Driven Life,” for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing situation.
The film stars David Oyelowo, Kate Mara, Leonor Varela, Jessica Oyelowo, with Mimi Rogers and Michael K. Williams.
Directed by veteran filmmaker Jerry Jameson, CAPTIVE is based on the book “Unlikely Angel” by Ashley Smith with Stacy Mattingly. The film’s screenplay is by Brian Bird. Produced by Terry Botwick, Jerry Jameson, Lucas Akoskin, Alex Garcia, Katrina Wolfe, David Oyelowo and Ken Wales. The executive producers are Santiago Garcia Galván, Jonathan Gray, Brian Bird, Elliott Lester and Ralph Winter.
Here’s a first look at the new poster for HELL AND BACK. In theaters on October 2nd, the outrageous R rated animated comedy features the voices of Mila Kunis, T.J. Miller, Michael Pena, Susan Surandon, Bob Odenkirk, and Danny McBride.
In the film, three friends embark on a wayward journey into the deepest, darkest depths of hell to rescue one of their own. While navigating their escape, they provoke a slew of misfit demons, a super sexy angel, infamous Greek legends, and the Devil himself; Hell has never been hotter!
I SAW THE LIGHT, the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life.
Written and directed by Marc Abraham, I SAW THE LIGHT is based on Colin Escott’s award-winning biography and stars Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz and Cherry Jones. RatPac Entertainment’s Brett Ratner and Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert produced the film, with G. Marq Roswell and Abraham. James Packer of RatPac Entertainment and Jason Cloth of Creative Wealth Media Finance executive produced. Notable director of photography Dante Spinotti was the cinematographer for the film.
From Sony Pictures Classics, I SAW THE LIGHT – an Official Selection at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival 2015 – opens in Theaters November 27.
John Waters (of PINK FLAMINGOS and HAIRSPRAY fame) was last in town October of 2008 to perform his This Filthy World one-man show at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries.We Are Movie Geeks is thrilled to report that the ‘Prince of Puke’ will be returning to the Sheldon to perform an unforgettable night of holiday mischief with his critically acclaimed one man show, A John Waters Christmas: Holier & Dirtier, on December 3rd beginning at 8pm. Waters pokes fun at the holiday season with adult-appropriate humor, effectively “putting the X in Xmas,” developing a show for the open minded and slightly left-of-center audience.
The cult classic, Baltimore-born filmmaker began his Hollywood success with now Broadway classic, Hairspray, in 1988. Claiming his playful nicknames “Pope of Trash” and “Prince of Puke,” he maintains his image through his filmmaking and his personal presentation. Regarded as a shocking entertainer, John Waters carefully chooses his material and exploits it through a dirty lens. “It’s my obsession with Christmas: what I want for Christmas, what you should want, how to handle every holiday disaster,” Waters says. His rapid-fire monologue explores and explodes the traditional holiday rituals and traditions as he shares his religious fanaticism for Santa Claus, and an unhealthy love of real life holiday horror stories. Delving into his passion for lunatic exploitation Christmas movies and the unhealthy urge to remake all his own films into seasonal children’s classics, “The Pope of Trash” will give you a Joyeux Noel like no other.
THEATRE OF BLOODstarring St. Louis native Vincent Pricewill be screened Saturday October 10th, as part of Movies for Foodies, a regular film series put on by the chefs at Tenacious Eats. The event will take place at St. Louis Banquet Center located at 5700 Leona. In attendance will be special guest Victoria Price, author of Vincent Price, a Daughter’s Biography.
Tenacious Eats presents five courses and five cocktails themed to the Vincent Price masterpiece THEATRE OF BLOOD with special guest of honor Victoria Price! Recipes will be featured from Victoria’s parents’ best-selling cookbook “A Treasury of Great Recipes” which is being re-issued for its 50th Anniversary. Cookbooks will be available for purchase that evening. This event will take place at St. Louis Banquet Center located at 5700 Leona. Get ready for a creepy good time! Live music and cash bar begin at 6:30pm.
Because of their close relationship and her access to his unpublished memoirs and letters, Victoria Price was able to provide a remarkably vivid account of her father’s public and private life in her essential book, Vincent Price, a Daughter’s Biography. In the book, which is back in print, Victoria not only shares her insider’s view of Vincent Price’s extraordinary work in film, television, and theater but also offers fascinating detail on his early life in St. Louis, his world travels, and his abiding love for both art and cooking.
In the early 1970’s Vincent Price’s career was at a high point. The Doctor Phibes films were unexpected hits. How would he capitalize on these? In 1973 he took on a role in a film with a similar plot structure. In fact, many fright film fans consider THEATRE OF BLOOD an unofficial finale in a Phibes trilogy. Produced by United Artists rather then American International THEATRE OF BLOOD differed from the Phibes film in that it was set in modern times and boasted one of the most prestigious casts that Price ever worked with. Price portrays Edward Lionheart , a stage actor thought to be dead , who returns to murder the critics that denied him a thespian award. Many of Britain’s finest stage and screen actors appear to be having a blast as the victims. The members of the Critic’s Circle are Michael Hordern, Robert Coote, Jack Hawkins, Arhur Lowe, Robert Morley, Dennis Price, Harry Andrews, Coral Browne, and Ian Hendry (his character is the only critic who has some sympathy for Lionheart ). Diana Rigg plays Lionheart’s daughter Edwina, a movie make up artist. Hendry and Rigg were both part of the TV series ‘The Avengers’, he in the first episodes as Dr. David Keel and she achieving worldwide fame later as Emma Peel. Speaking of TV, in 1989 Ms. Rigg would take over hosting duties from Mr. Price on the PBS ‘Mystery!’ series. In later years Price would refer to THEATRE OF BLOOD as his favorite horror film for several reasons. The ingenious script has Edward dispatching the critics in murder scenes inspired by deaths in Shakespeare’s plays. This gave Price a chance to recreate several of the classic roles. He also gets to assume several disguises: a bobby, French chef, swishy hairdresser, and a masseuse who tricks Hawkins into believing his wife ( played by the British Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors ) is having an affair a la ‘Othello’. Price may also have had a soft spot for this film as he met the woman who would be his last wife, Coral Browne, during the filming. THEATRE OF BLOOD has some great comic relief from Milo O’Shea and Eric Sykes as investigating officers who seem always two steps behind Edward and great location work ( nothing was shot on studios sets ), brisk direction, and a witty script that blends suspense and humor. Vincent Price is a delight inTHEATRE OF BLOOD, perhaps, his last great horror film.
Now you can enjoy THEATRE OF BLOOD while enjoying a five-course gourmet meal as well as five cocktails from the talented mixologists at ‘Cocktails Are Go’. The meal will be preceded by live music and an hour of Super-8 Vincent Price Movie Madness. Clementine’s Microcreamery will be providing some delicious Blood Pudding. The event will be co-hosted by Victoria Price and We Are Movie Geeks‘ Tom Stockman, director of the 2011 event Vincentennial, the Vincent Price 100th Birthday Celebration.
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