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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – August 16, 2019

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Shark Week on the Discovery Channel may have already come and gone, but there’s a new movie about the great predators of the sea out this weekend – 47 Meters Down: Uncaged. Also out this weekend is follow-up to 2016’s The Angry Birds Movie, a slew of international films, a documentary about the great and terrible beauty of water, a film about a teenager in 1980’s Britain who finally makes sense of his world through the music of Bruce Springsteen, and much more!

47 Meters Down: Uncaged (PG-13)

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Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they’ve entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves.

Directed by Johannes Roberts

Starring: Sistine Rose Stallone, Nia Long, Corinne Fox, John Corbett, Brec Bassinger

Release date: August 16

The Angry Birds Movie 2 (PG)

The flightless birds and scheming green pigs take their feud to the next level.

Directed by Thurop Van Orman

Starring: Jason Sudekis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones, Bill Hader, Rachel Bloom

Release date: August 14

Aquarela (PG)

Water is the main protagonist, seen in all its great and terrible beauty. Mountains of ice move and break apart as if they had a life of their own. Kossakovsky’s film travels the world, from the precarious frozen waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal and Miami in the throes of Hurricane Irma, to Venezuela’s mighty Angel Falls in order to paint a portrait of this fluid life force in all its glorious forms. Fragile humans experience life and death, joy and despair in the face of its power.

Directed by Viktor Kossakovsky

Release date: August 16

Awake (NR)

A man wakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of who he is, and learns that he’s wanted by the police for a committing a series of murders.

Directed by Aleksandr Chernyaev

Starring: Francesca Eastwood, Johnathan Rhys Meyers, William Fortsythe, Malik Yoba, James Austin Kerr

Release date: August 16

Blinded By the Light (PG-13)

In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha

Starring: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman

Release date: August 16

Cold Case Hammarskjöld

Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a crime far worse than killing the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Directed by Mads Brügger

Starring: Mads Brügger, Göran Björkdahl, Dag Hammarskjöld, Neddy Banda, Jan Beuckels

Release date: August 16

The Divine Fury

After losing his father at a young age in a terrible accident, Yong-hu (Park) abandons his Christian faith and chooses to only believe in himself. Now as an adult, Yong-hu is a champion fighter and has everything he has ever wanted, that is until mysterious wounds appear in the palms of his hands. He solicits help from a local priest Father Ahn (Ahn), hoping the priest can help relieve him of the painful markings only to find himself in the middle of a dangerous fight against otherworldly evil forces seeking to wreak havoc on the human world.

Directed by Joo-hwan Kim

Starring: Seo-joon Park, Sung-hi Ahn, Do-Hwan Woo, Eun-hyung Jo, Seung-Joon Lee

Release date: August 16 (Limited)

End of the Century

Two men meet in Barcelona and after spending a day together they realize that they have already met twenty years ago.

Directed by Lucio Castro

Starring: Juan Barberini, Ramon Pujol, Mia Maestro, Mariano Lopez Seoane, Helen Celia Castro-Wood

Release date: August 16

Good Boys (R)

Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party.

Directed by Gene Stupnitsky

Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Midori Francis

Release date: August 16

Line Walker 2

The three big men are playing with Taiwan! Continuing the case of ” undercover undercover!” the dark internet is about to be sealed. The Police are in an unprecedented panic when the black police surfaced. Is a thief a soldier? Police Civil War is on fire!

Directed by Jazz Boon

Starring: Jin Chang, Nick Cheung, Peiyao Jiang, Louis Koo, Johnny Melville

Release date: August 16

Mission Mangal

Based on true events of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launching the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan), making it the least expensive mission to Mars.

Directed by Jagan Shakti

Starring: Vidya Balan, Anirban Bhattacharyya, Jhuma Biswas, Monsoon Boruah, H.G. Dattatreya

Release date: August 15

The Second Sun

https://youtu.be/07mMvcVAURM

Two lost souls meet one cold night in Post-war Manhattan. Before dawn deep rooted secrets will be revealed. And this man and woman, will believe in life, love, and most importantly miracles again. The human spirit can survive anything.

Directed by Jennifer Gelfer

Starring: Eden Epstein, John Buffalo Mailer, Ciaran Byrne, Claudia Maree, Jocelyn Jones

Release date: August 16

Where’d You Go, Bernadette (PG-13)

A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.

Directed by Richard Linklater

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Judy Greer, Kristen Wiig, Troian Bellisario, Billy Crudup

Release date: August 16

What new movies will you be seeing this weekend?

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – February 22, 2019

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

It’s the weekend once more, and with it comes plenty of new movies to see. There’s a little something for every one with family-friendly animated dragons, comedy, action, and a documentary. Here is what is new in theaters for the weekend of February 22, 2019.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG)

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

Directed by Dean Deblois

Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig

Release date: February 22

Prosecuting Evil

A portrait of Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg Trial prosecutor, who continues to wage his lifelong crusade in the fight for law and peace.

Directed by Barry Avrich

Starring: Rosalie Abella, Fatuo Bensouda, Wesley Clark, Benjamin Ferencz, Alan M. Dershowitz

Release date: February 22

Run the Race (PG)

Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining – but ultimately strengthening – the bonds of brotherhood.

Directed by Chris Dowling

Starring: Mykelti Williamson, Frances Fisher, Kristoffer Polaha, Mario Van Peebles, Tim Tebow

Release date: February 22

Total Dhamaal

And the madness and the craziness of the biggest franchise of laughter continues – #TotalDhamaal is the wildest adventure comedy ever. After Guddu and Jonny, small time conmen gets double-crossed of their illegal booty by their own colleague Daddu starts a mad crazy adventure between Guddu-Jonny and 3 other groups i.e Avinash and Bindu – an bickering couple about to be divorced; Lallan and Jhingur – Fire officers turned offenders and two weird siblings Aditya and Manav after they disagree to distribute the booty equally.

Directed by Indra Kumar

Starring: Ajay Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi

Release date: February 22

Will you be seeing any movies this weekend?

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[Video] ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Takes Center Stage In Gag Reel

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Just a couple months ago, Thor: Ragnarok blasted into theaters, delighting audiences with the Thor’s struggle to save his home of Asgard. With director Taika Waititi behind the camera as director, it became the most successful Thor movie. Waititi lent his trademark charm and quirky sense of humor to the film, even donning a motion capture suit as the rock creature Korg. With Thor: Ragnarok coming out on home video, we recently got a peek behind the scenes the release of a gag reel.

Waititi takes center stage in the gag reel, starting with humming along and making up his own lyrics to the Marvel Studios music. What follows is two minutes of pure fun, showing us a glimpse of just how much fun it muse have been to make this movie. Waititi dances all around the various sets, even trying on Chris Hemsworth‘s Thor wig, and playing with the set dressings on Sakaar. The other actors comment on Waititi’s particular sense of humor and how he created such a light-hearted feeling on set.

This featurette and more will be available when Thor: Ragnarok comes out on digital February 20 and Blu-Ray and DVD on March 7.

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See The Cast of ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Act Out The Film Live

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Late night host James Corden has become know for his Crosswalk: The Musical segments, bringing popular musicals to the street corners and entertaining drivers while they are stopped at traffic lights. With the premiere of Thor: Ragnarok this week, Corden decided to take the concept of 3D movies one step further and premiered the concept of 4D movies for an advanced screening audience of the superhero film.

What’s a 4D movie, you ask? Shortly after the film starts, Corden stops the film onscreen and brings out the cast of Thor: Ragnarok to act out the film in person for the audience. Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, and Jeff Goldblum all came out in low-budget versions of their costumes with even lower-budget sets to entertain the fans.

At first, the audience doesn’t know what to expect, but they find the fun in the experiment. They cheer during the fights and laugh along with the flubs that come with live acting. There are also cuts to the actors voicing their thoughts on the production, including Hemsworth being confused about what exactly 4D means. Corden thinks the concept could go far, and tells the actors to come back in a few hours to do it all over again!

The segment does cover the main action points for the film, so if you don’t want to know what happens, go see the film first and then come back and watch this.

What did you think of the performance? Would you like to see more movies done in this manner? Will you be seeing Thor: Ragnarok this weekend?

 

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Watch Thor Battle the Hulk in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Teaser Trailer

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

 

This morning saw the release of a teaser trailer for the latest installment of Thor movies, entitled Thor: Ragnarok. We got a first look at the movie one month ago when Entertainment Weekly gave us a peek of Thor’s new haircut, but now we get to see it in action, as how he came to get it.

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There a heck of a lot going on in this trailer: the introduction of Hela, Goddess of Death, Asgard in ruins, Loki flipping around throwing knives, Jeff Goldblum‘s Grandmaster, and Thor being forced to fight his friend the Hulk in an arena. But one of the more shocking moments comes at the beginning of the trailer when we see Hela crush Mjolnir, Thor’s trusty hammer.

The trailer seems to hint that the movie will have a bit of lightness and humor to it, despite some very dark circumstances. This is no doubt due to the influence of director Taika Waititi, best known for the film What We Do in the Shadows. One of the complaints of the two previous Thor movies is that there was almost no humor, something Marvel seems to have attempted to rectify in this film.

Thor: Ragnarok flies into theaters November 3rd.

What did you think of the trailer? What do you think of Thor’s new look? Are you looking forward to this movie? Let us know in the comments!

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Marvel Announces Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, & Mark Ruffalo to Star in Thor: Ragnarok

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

Marvel has officially announced the cast of their upcoming film Thor: Ragnarok. As posted today on Marvel.com, it has been confirmed that the third Thor film will feature the likes of Cate Blanchett, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, and Tessa Thompson.

The announcement also delivered the very first piece of promotional artwork from Thor: Ragnarok featuring the silhouette of Blanchett as the villain Hela.

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Among the returning cast members from previous “Thor” features are Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Idris Elba (Heimdall) and Sir Anthony Hopkins (Odin). Also confirming months of rumors and speculation, Mark Ruffalo will indeed be reprising his role as Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Come on, Planet Hulk set-up!

Notably absent from the announced cast was previous standouts from Thor films: The Warriors Three (Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg) and Lady Sif. You would think with this movie with the film’s shift back to the Nine Realms that Thor’s fellow Asgardians would be a no-brainer to include. When the announcement was made by Marvel, a fan on Twitter was taken aback and questioned about Sif’s exclusion from the film. Jaimie Alexander, ever so present on social media, made certain to reply and possibly tease her answer (with a wink, no less!)…

 

 

Following the announcement, Marvel Studios mega-producer Kevin Feige took the opportunity to declare his excitement of the additions to the film.

“The continuation of the epic ‘Thor’ franchise will be powerful and unique, and with the additions of Cate, Jeff, Tessa, Karl, and Mark to the cast we have the makings of his most dangerous and heroic adventure yet,” Producer Kevin Feige stated with great pride. “The sheer, raw talent each of these actors brings to the screen can’t be quantified. Having any one of them join the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be an honor, and having all of them is incredible.”

So with these well-known actors attaching themselves to the project, and hence joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just who will they each portray? That, my friends, was answered today as well.

New Thor Cast

Cate Blanchett:  Hela – First appearing in Journey into Mystery #102 (March, 1964), Hela was born in Jotunheim, the land of the giants. She is the child of Loki (albeit a different incarnation who died during a previous Asgardian Ragnarok) and the giantess Angrboða. When she came of age, Odin appointed her as the Goddess of Death, giving her rulership over the dead in the realms of Hel and Niffleheim.

Karl Urban: Skurge – Journey into Mystery #103 (April, 1964) saw the appearance of this character also referred to as The Executioner. Skurge the Executioner was one of Asgard’s greatest warriors. He was born the illegitimate son of a Frost Giant and a Asgardian from the realm of Skarnheim. Later became a warrior, gaining the name Executioner after fighting in a war against the Storm Giants. He has had countless run-ins with Thor, Loki, The Hulk, and The Avengers.

Jeff Goldblum: Grandmaster – Also known as En Dwi Gast,  first appeared in The Avengers #69. He is one of the oldest living beings in the universe, coming from one of the first intelligent races to evolve after the Big Bang. In the comics, he once possessed the Mind Gem, one of the six Infinity Gems, but he lost it to Thanos. He is a cosmic game player whose preferred game is pitting two opposing teams against each other.

Tessa Thompson: Valkyrie – first appeared in The Avengers #83 (December 1970) and has become a mainstay of the superhero team known as the Defenders. An Asgardian by birth, Valkyrie, also known by her real name Brunnhilde, was selected by Odin to lead the Valkyrior, a group of female warriors designated by Odin to bring the souls of slain heroes to Valhalla, just as in Norse mythology.

<all information and bios on characters are referencing the Earth-616 universe. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is based on Earth-199999, however there are no bios to reference from Marvel on this Earth>
Thor: Ragnarok is the third installment of Marvel’s Norse superhero series. The film will be directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Taika Waititi (“Two Cars, One Night,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”).  Kevin Feige will produce the film, joined by executive producers Louis D’Esposito, Brad Winderbaum, Victoria Alonso, Thomas M. Hammel and Stan Lee.

 

Thor: Ragnarok is scheduled for a November 3, 2017 release.
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