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GANGSTER SQUAD Trailer Stars Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, And Nick Nolte

Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Nick Nolte star in this first trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ drama GANGSTER SQUAD. Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and—if he has his way—every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart. GANGSTER SQUAD is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time.

GANGSTER SQUAD features Oscar® nominees Josh Brolin (“Milk,” “True Grit”) and Ryan Gosling (“Half Nelson,” “Blue Valentine”), Emma Stone (“The Help”) and Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (“Milk,” “Mystic River”), under the direction of Ruben Fleischer (“Zombieland”).

Shooting entirely in and around Los Angeles, including in many of the actual locations featured in the story, GANGSTER SQUAD is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. The screenplay is by Will Beall (TV’s “Castle”), based on Paul Lieberman’s series of articles entitled “Tales From the Gangster Squad.” The film is being produced by Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes”), Kevin McCormick (“The Lucky One”) and Michael Tadross (“Arthur”).

GANGSTER SQUAD stars Penn as real-life mobster Mickey Cohen; Brolin and Gosling as the LAPD’s Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters; and Stone as Grace Faraday, Cohen’s moll and the object of Wooters’ attention.

The movie also stars Robert Patrick (“Flags of Our Fathers”) as Officer Max Kennard, a deadly cop who patrols the Olvera Street beat; Michael Peña (“Battle Los Angeles”) as Kennard’s over-eager sidekick, Navidad Ramirez; Giovanni Ribisi (“Avatar”) as the force’s Conway Keeler, an electronics expert who takes as much pleasure in fixing his son’s bike as he does tinkering with experimental, military-grade equipment; and Anthony Mackie (“The Adjustment Bureau”) as Coleman Harris, a switchblade-wielding cop who proudly patrols one of the most crime-ridden areas of the city.

Joining Fleischer behind the scenes are the director’s regular collaborators, production designer Maher Ahmad and editor Alan Baumgarten (“30 Minutes or Less,” “Zombieland”), as well as Academy Award®-winning director of photography Dion Beebe (“Memoirs of a Geisha”) and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Mary Zophres (“True Grit”).

Visit the film’s official site: http://gangstersquadmovie.com
“Like” on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GangsterSquad

THE TREE OF LIFE On Blu-Ray Combo Pack October 11th

TERRENCE MALICK’S
GROUNDBREAKING AND EMOTIONAL FILM

THE TREE OF LIFE

Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain
Available Exclusively On Blu-ray Combo Pack October 11

Bring home acclaimed writer/director Terrence Malick’s (Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line, The New World) thought provoking film experience THE TREE OF LIFE, available exclusively on Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack October 11 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. What better way to celebrate than by sharing some clips with all of you!

BRAHMS

GONE TO THE DOGS

HELP EACH OTHER

HIT ME

LIVED IT

YOU SPOKE TO ME

Through stunning cinematography and raw emotional power Malick’s hymn to life excavates answers to the most haunting and personal human questions through a kaleidoscope of the intimate and the cosmic, from the raw emotions of a family in a small Texas town to the wildest, infinite edges of space and time, from a boy’s loss of innocence to a man’s transforming encounters with awe, wonder and transcendence.

The Blu-ray Disc presentation utilizes maximum bit rate encoding and 7.1 audio and a 2.0 stereo mix to bring Malick’s visually stunning masterpiece to life providing consumers with a premium cinematic viewing experience for the home. An exclusive 30-minute documentary on the making of the film, Exploring The Tree of Life, allows fans to dig even deeper into Malick’s visionary work and his cinematic legacy through interviews with his collaborators and cast members as well as with directors Christopher Nolan and David Fincher who share an appreciation for his work.

Under Malick’s careful direction THE TREE OF LIFE showcases complicated and haunting powerhouse performances by Academy-Award® nominee Brad Pitt (Fight Club), Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River)and newcomer Jessica Chastain (The Help).

An impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950’s, the film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn), through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt).

THE TREE OF LIFE Blu-ray Combo Pack includes a bonus DVD and Digital Copy version of the film. Pre-book date is September 14.

Fox Searchlight Pictures and River Road Entertainment present THE TREE OF LIFE, written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. The producers are Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Grant Hill.

The Tree of Life Blu-ray Triple Play: (Catalog # 2274934)
Street Date: October 11, 2011
Pre-book Date: September 14, 2011
Screen Format: 16.9 (1.85:1)
Audio: English 7.1 DTS-HD-Master Audio
Subtitles: English, Spanish
U.S. Rating: PG-13
Total Run Time (BD): 3 hours, 1 minute
Total Run Time (DVD): 2 hours, 19 minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes

THE TREE OF LIFE Is Released On Blu-Ray Combo Pack October 11th

THE GANGSTER SQUAD Hits The Streets Of Los Angeles With Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling And Emma Stone

Shooting begins on the crime drama starring Sean Penn,
Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone

BURBANK, CA, September 6, 2011 – Principal photography began today on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ “The Gangster Squad,” starring Oscar® nominees Josh Brolin (“Milk,” “True Grit”) and Ryan Gosling (“Half Nelson,” “Blue Valentine”), Emma Stone (“The Help”) and Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (“Milk,” “Mystic River”), under the direction of Ruben Fleischer (“Zombieland”).

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and “if he has his way” every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

Shooting entirely in and around Los Angeles, including in many of the actual locations featured in the story, “The Gangster Squad” is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. The screenplay is by Will Beall (TV’s “Castle”), based on Paul Lieberman’s series of articles entitled “Tales From the Gangster Squad.” The film is being produced by Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes”), Kevin McCormick (upcoming “The Lucky One”) and Michael Tadross (“Arthur”).

“The Gangster Squad” stars Penn as real-life mobster Mickey Cohen; Brolin and Gosling as the LAPD’s Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters; and Stone as Grace Faraday, Cohen’s moll and the object of Wooters’ attention.

The movie also stars Robert Patrick (“Flags of Our Fathers”) as Officer Max Kennard, a deadly cop who patrols the Olvera Street beat; Michael Peña (“Battle Los Angeles”) as Kennard’s over-eager sidekick, Navidad Ramirez; Giovanni Ribisi (“Avatar”) as the force’s Conway Keeler, an electronics expert who takes as much pleasure in fixing his son’s bike as he does tinkering with experimental, military-grade equipment; and Anthony Mackie (“The Adjustment Bureau”) as Coleman Harris, a switchblade-wielding cop who proudly patrols one of the most crime-ridden areas of the city.

Joining Fleischer behind the scenes are the director’s regular collaborators, production designer Maher Ahmad and editor Alan Baumgarten (“30 Minutes or Less,” “Zombieland”), as well as Academy Award®-winning director of photography Dion Beebe (“Memoirs of a Geisha”) and Oscar®-nominated costume designer Mary Zophres (“True Grit”).

“The Gangster Squad” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Giant-Sized Look At the Dinosaur In New TREE OF LIFE Stills

Earlier today, two new THE TREE OF LIFE stills appeared on their Tumblr, Two Ways Through Life site. Of the most noticeable was the larger-than-life look at the dinosaur that conspicously appeared in the poster. Click HERE for the hi-res version.

Check out the new stills below.

Synopsis:

From Terrence Malick, the acclaimed director of such classic films as BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN and THE THIN RED LINE, THE TREE OF LIFE is the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950’s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick’s signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.

From Fox Searchlight Pictures, THE TREE OF LIFE will be in theaters on May 27th, 2011. “Like” the film on Facebook HERE.

New Poster for Terrence Malick’s TREE OF LIFE

A brand new, official poster for Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE was unveiled exclusively over on IMDB.com today. How ’bout that dinosaur two clicks down from “The Tree of Life.” It is a dinosaur, right?

Synopsis:

The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick’s signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.

From Fox Searchlight Pictures, THE TREE OF LIFE will be in theaters on May 27th, 2011. “Like” the film on Facebook HERE.

Blu Monday: March 29, 2011

Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray

Blu-Ray for Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

  1. Jeff Bridges stars in AGAINST ALL ODDS: Special Edition (1984)
  2. ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN/ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN 2 (1989/1996)
  3. Ryan Gosling & Kirsten Dunst in ALL GOOD THINGS (2010)
  4. Vintage Mel Gibson in ATTACK FORCE Z: 30th Anniversary Edition (1981)
  5. Robert DeNiro & Robin Williams in AWAKENINGS (1990)
  6. Academy Award-Winner Natalie Portman in BLACK SWAN (2010)
  7. Children’s Classic retold CHARLOTTE’S WEBB (2006)
  8. Rose McGowan & Amy Smart are DEAD AWAKE (2010)
  9. Francis Ford Coppola’s DEMENTIA 13: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack (1963)
  10. Academy Award Nominee DOGTOOTH (2010)
  11. Naomi Watts & Sean Penn in FAIR GAME (2010)
  12. THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965)
  13. HOTEL FOR DOGS: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2009)
  14. Dario Argento’s INFERNO (1980)
  15. Nicholas Ray’s KING OF KINGS (1961)
  16. LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED, WHITE & BLONDE (2003)
  17. Extreme Japanese Gore in MACHINE GIRL (2008)
  18. Anjelica Huston & The Sisters Duff in MATERIAL GIRLS (2006)
  19. MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY #1 (2011)
  20. THE MIKADO: Criterion Collection (1939)
  21. Kevin Pollack in PICTURE THIS (2008)
  22. Shelley Winters in POOR PRETTY EDDIE: Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (1975)
  23. Hilary Swank in THE RESIDENT (2010)
  24. SCAR 2D/3D – with 2 pair of 3D glasses (2007)
  25. Wes Craven’s SCREAM (1996) / SCREAM 2 (1997) / SCREAM 3 (2000)
  26. Animated Classic THE SECRET OF NIMH (1982)
  27. Basil Rathbone in SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Complete Collection (1939)
  28. Sasha Grey in SMASH CUT: Unrated (2009)
  29. Charlton Heston in SOYLENT GREEN (1973)
  30. SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES: 2-disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2008)
  31. THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE: 2-disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2004)
  32. Franchise Collection: STAR TREK II: WRATH OF KHAN/STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME
  33. TANGLED 2D/3D: 4-disc Blu-Ray/DVD Combo (2010)
  34. Michael J. Fox is TEEN WOLF (1985)
  35. Charlton Heston in THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: 2-disc Special Edition (1956)
  36. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: Limited Edition 6-disc Gift Set (1956)
  37. Boris Karloff & Jack Nicholson in Roger Corman’s THE TERROR (1964)
  38. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK: Criterion Collection (1984)
  39. Mike Leigh’s TOPSY-TURVY: Criterion Collection (1999)

DVD for Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

  1. Randolph Scott 4-Film Collection: COLT. 45/FORT WORTH/TALL MAN RIDING/RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
  2. 3-Film Collection: ACE VENTURA Trilogy
  3. Paul Perry’s AFTERLIFE (2010)
  4. ALL GOOD THINGS (2010)
  5. Frank Sinatra in ANYTHING GOES (1954)
  6. BECOMING EDUARDO (2008)
  7. BENEATH THE DARK (2010)
  8. Best of British Classics: CANDLELIGHT IN ALGERIA (1944)
  9. Best of British Classics: CHILD IN THE HOUSE (1956)
  10. Best of British Classics: THUNDER IN THE CITY (1937)
  11. BLEADING LADY (2011)
  12. BUREAUCRACY (2009)
  13. Ben Gazzara & Sylvester Stallone in CAPONE (1975)
  14. COLONY: The Endangered World of Bees (2009)
  15. Ondi Timoner’s COOL IT (2010)
  16. Double Feature: Shirley Temple in CURLY TOP/DIMPLES
  17. DEAD AWAKE (2010)
  18. FAIR GAME (2010)
  19. FATAL SECRETS (2009)
  20. FATHER OF MY CHILDREN (2009)
  21. 3-Film Collection: FRIDAY Trilogy
  22. THE GOOD WAR & THOSE WHO REFUSED TO FIGHT IT (2000)
  23. HEAVEN AIN’T HARD TO FIND (2010)
  24. THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE (2008)
  25. After Dark Originals: HUSK (2010)
  26. IMAX: HUBBLE (2011)
  27. INFERNO (1980)
  28. INGREDIENTS (2009)
  29. LOVING LAMP POSTS (2011)
  30. MESRINE: PUBLIC ENEMY #1 (2011)
  31. THE MIKADO: Criterion Collection (1939)
  32. Charlton Heston in MOTHER LODE (1982)
  33. MY TIME WILL COME (2008)
  34. ONE WEEK (2008)
  35. THE OWLS (2010)
  36. After Dark Originals: PROWL (2010)
  37. British Double Feature: THE 20 QUESTIONS MURDER MYSTERY/TREAD SOFTLY
  38. THE RESIDENT (2010)
  39. THE RESTAURATEUR (2010)
  40. 3-Film Collection: RUSH HOUR Trilogy
  41. SCAR (2007)
  42. A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1995)
  43. THE SWIMSUIT ISSUE (2009)
  44. TANGLED (2010)
  45. TEENAGE PAPARAZZO (2010)
  46. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956)
  47. THOSE THREE [An Seh] (2007)
  48. THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK: Criterion Collection (1984)
  49. TINY LITTLE LIES (2008)
  50. TOPSY-TURVY: Criterion Collection (1999)
  51. THE VANQUISHED [I Vinti] (1953)
  52. WATERHOLE (2009)
  53. Sarah Silverman in WHO’S THE CABOOSE (1999)
  54. ZOMBIE WOMEN OF SATAN (2009)

Official Trailer For THE TREE OF LIFE

From Terrence Malick, the acclaimed director of such classic films as BADLANDS, DAYS OF HEAVEN and THE THIN RED LINE, comes the first trailer for THE TREE OF LIFE, the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950’s.

What’s everyone think? Another beautiful film from a genius or just more pretentious Malick garbage?

Synopsis:

The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Brad Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Sean Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick’s signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.

From Fox Searchlight Pictures, THE TREE OF LIFE will be in theaters on May 27th, 2011.

Win Passes To See FAIR GAME

A movie in which the Bush administration manipulated information about weapons of mass destruction…Well that is just imaginative and silly! Therefor, you should probably see it, so we are giving away passes to an advanced screening of FAIR GAME on November 18th at the PLAZA FRONTENAC at 7pm.

OFFICIAL RULES:

1. YOU MUST BE IN THE ST. LOUIS AREA THE DAY OF THE SCREENING.

2. FILL OUT YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW.

3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: What is your favorite Naomi Watts movie and why?!

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGH A RANDOM DRAWING OF QUALIFYING CONTESTANTS. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PASSES WILL NOT BE SUBSTITUTED OR EXCHANGED.

Synopsis:

A suspense-filled glimpse into the dark corridors of political power, FAIR GAME is a riveting action-thriller based on the autobiography of real-life undercover CIA operative VALERIE PLAME (Naomi Watts), whose career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits when her covert identity was exposed.

As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat JOE WILSON (Sean Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy.

FAIR GAME will be in theaters on November 19, 2010.

Sean Penn in THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

Thanks to Sasha Stone at Awards Daily, here’s a first look at Sean Penn in THIS MUST BE THE PLACE. Wow! Shooting on the indie for Indigo Films began in Ireland on August 16th and will continue for the next few weeks. This is the first English language film for Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (IL DIVO).

Plot summary from imdb:

Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star (Penn), now bored and jaded in his retirement embarks on a quest to find his father’s persecutor, an ex-Nazi war criminal now hiding out in the U.S. Learning his father is close to death, he travels to New York in the hope of being reconciled with him during his final hours, only to arrive too late. Having been estranged for over 30 years, it is only now in death that he learns the true extent of his father’s humiliation in Auschwitz at the hands of former SS Officer Aloise Muller – an event he is determined to avenge. So begins a life-altering journey across the heartland of America to track down and confront his father’s nemesis. As his quest unfolds, Cheyenne is reawakened by the people he encounters and his journey is transformed into one of reconciliation and self discovery. As his date with destiny arrives and he tracks down Muller, Cheyenne must finally decide if it is redemption he seeks ….or revenge. Starring two time Academy Award winner Sean Penn and marking the much-anticipated English-language debut of acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE is a gripping examination of a man on the precipice of obsession.

ohnotheydidnt said:

Here’s a grouch-faced Sean Penn on the Dublin set of This Must Be The Place looking like someone just butt sneezed in his favorite red lipstick. Sean plays a retired rock star who puts on his Detective La Toya monocle to track down the Nazi war criminal responsible for torturing his father at Auschwitz. The Academy is already engraving Sean’s name on an Oscar statute just in case…

I know Sean is trying to give us “post-Biggest Loser Robert Smith” but dude looks more like the crazy cat lady from The Simpsons after sexing herself up for a hot date with a cardboard cutout of Moe.

FAIR GAME Trailer Starring Watts And Penn

YAHOO! Movies has posted this first trailer for Doug Liman’s FAIR GAME.

Penn and Watts had such chemistry in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s 21 GRAMS. Looks as though lightning may have striked twice casting these two together in what looks to be a powerful film along with their strong performances.

From Participant Media:

Based on the book “The Politics of Truth” by Joseph Wilson and “Fair Game” by Valerie Plame Wilson, the film FAIR GAME chronicles how Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson’s careers were destroyed and marriage severely tested when her identity as a covert CIA operative was leaked to the press by the Bush administration following the publication of Joe Wilson’s New York Times editorial piece challenging White House statements about Iraq’s nuclear weapons program. Participant’s Social Action campaign for Fair Game will explore the issues of unethical and unlawful government interference into the lives of its citizens as well as the responsibility of the media to behave conscientiously and truthfully that comes with freedom of the press.

Starring Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Noah Emmerich, Liraz Charchi and Nicholas Sadler, FAIR GAME will be in theaters on November 5, 2010.

Source: YAHOO! Movies