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[Convention] Comic-Con Special Edition: List of Films Playing at #CCSE21 (and Online!) – Friday, Nov. 26th

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

Comic-Con is Comic On!

Want to take a break while crusing the aisles of Comic-Con? Interested in some holiday magic on the big screen? And if you weren’t able to make it to the con, want to experience the same films being shown at #CCSE21? You can! Filled with movies across the pop culture and Comic-Con spectrum, these seasonal flicks will get you in the holiday spirit!

The Comic-Con Special Edition Films Program is here to show movies for your viewing pleasure from morning through late at night! Screenings begin on Friday, November 26, and run through the duration of Comic-Con Special Edition. So whether it’s a film you’ve been dying to see, or you just need a place to sit and relax, drop by the Films Room anytime during the convention. Escape to realms of myth and legend, run away with friends in search of adventure, join extraordinary heroes and heroines to save mankind from utter destruction, and celebrate some of the world’s most popular comic characters on the silver screen!

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Comic-Con International will be showing movies in high-definition, on the big screen with stereo sound, in an easily accessible location to those attending Comic-Con Special Edition. Enjoy the show, but please remember to respect your fellow viewers by silencing your cell phones and refraining from talking during the movies while watching at the event.

In addition to the in-person schedule of films, the Films Department has expanded into the virtual world!  Chat along with CCSE and other viewers in their Watch Parties @Home through the Scener Google Chrome extension, running concurrently with Comic-Con Special Edition. Look online for their schedule of @Home events!

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FILMS PLAYING FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH

The Polar Express

(2004, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks and Chris Coppola.)

Rated G

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole aboard the Polar Express, learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas! A major step forward in CG animation, the “first all digital capture film”, this Holiday movie stands apart even today!

Onsite: Convention Center Room 4
Watch online via Scener/HBO Max: https://scener.com/comic-con/3Zz1gPJmkOLwVzTWRLYs

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 1:00 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 2:40 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Elf

(2003, directed by Jon Favreau, starring Will Ferrell and James Caan.)

Rated PG

How does a human raised by Santa’s Elves adapt to New York City? Before he kickstarted the MCU, and brought us The Mandalorian, Favreau brought us this holiday Pop Culture treat!

Onsite: Convention Center Room 4
Watch online via Scener/HBO Max: https://scener.com/comic-con/eqy9K7kUynPcpITVoPPb

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 2:50 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 4:27 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Jingle All the Way

(1996, directed by Brian Levant, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad.)

Rated PG

It’s Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. Celebrating 25 years, this story is an odyssey of fulfilling your kids Christmas wishes: Two Dads, One toy, No Prisoners!

Onsite: Convention Center Room 4
Watch online via Scener/Amazon Prime: https://scener.com/comic-con/O6VoYW5PmOOJvjgyGosv

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 4:40 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 6:09 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Edward Scissorhands

(1990, directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp and Wynona Ryder.)

Rated PG-13

A pinocchio story about a constructed guy that has scissors for hands. He cuts things. It’s interesting. Released December 14th, 1990, this film is considered by many to be a Holiday treasure. Was it just when it was released, or does the story embody many of the ideals of the Holidays?

Onsite: Convention Center Room 4

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 6:20 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 8:05 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

The Christmas Chronicles

(2018, directed by Clay Kaytis, starring Kurt Russel, Darby Camp and Judah Lewis.)

Rated PG

The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.

Watch online via Scener/Netflix: https://scener.com/comic-con/3VPZsgNKdWa6ZKjectj3

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 6:20 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 8:04 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Gremlins

(1984, directed by Joe Dante, starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates.)

Rated PG

It has snow, presents, Christmas trees, holiday music, Rockin Ricky on the radio, and a family trying to stay together in the midst of a swarm of hungry chaotic Gremlins! How much more holiday could a film be?

Onsite: Convention Center Room 4
Watch online via Scener/HBO Max: https://scener.com/comic-con/RRYA7BxzTk5geub39IDu

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 8:10 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 9:56 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Die Hard

(1988, directed by John McTiernan, starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman.)

Rated R

It occurs on Christmas Eve at a Christmas Party. A New York City Detective is trying to be with his Family for the Holidays. It even snows at the end. Is it a Holiday movie? The argument continues!

Onsite: Convention Center Room 4

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 10:00 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 27, 2021 12:12 am (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Klaus

(2019, directed by Sergio Pablos Carlos and Martínez López, starring Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons and Rashida Jones.)

Rated PG

Celebrating the Holiday season: A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in the frozen, faraway place of Smeerensburg. When new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.

Watch online via Scener/Netflix: https://scener.com/comic-con/KwAXNsobDh2VZOK4BmeC

Start time: Nov 26, 2021 10:00 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End time: Nov 26, 2021 11:36 pm (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC)

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – April 23, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

In Theaters 3.6.20

This week sees three new films premiere, including the newest arrival to HBO Max. There is a thriller about a veteran who has to defend a VA hospital under attack by terrorists, a drama about a couple who has broken up but pretend they’re still together while attending a wedding, and the much-anticipated new Mortal Kombat film. There’s a special treat, as the first seven minutes of the film have been released for your viewing pleasure!

Assault on VA-33 (R)

Decorated veteran and PTSD sufferer, Jason Hill (Flanery) meets his wife, Jennifer, for lunch at the Veteran’s Affairs hospital where she works. After Jennifer is called away for an emergency consultation with the head of US Military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the hospital is taken hostage by heavily armed terrorists. Jason becomes the last line of defense and must battle the terrorists and his own PTSD induced demons to save his wife, the General, the hospital’s staff and patients.

Directed by Christopher Ray

Starring:  Sean Patrick Flanery, Michael Jai White, Mark Dacascos, Weston Cage Coppola, Abigail Hawk

Release date: April 2

Mortal Kombat (R)

MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth’s greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.

Directed by Simon McQuoid

Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks

Release date: April 23 (Also available on HBO MAX)

We Broke Up

Longtime couple Lori and Doug break up just days before Lori’s little sister Bea’s wedding to Jayson. In order to not disrupt the fun, they decide to pretend they’re still together until the weekend is over.

Directed by Jeff Rosenberg

Starring: Aya Cash, William Jackson Harper, Sarah Bolger, Tony Cavalero, Peri Gilpin

Release date: April 16 (Limited)

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[Video] What We Watched: Fun Clips from the Past Week – March 1-7

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

While we’re all staying at home, a lot of us are watching things online. With the plethora of videos available, and more being created every day, it’s an enjoyable way to pass the time and bring a little fun into our lives. Some of these may be brand new, some may be older, but here are a few of the videos I enjoyed this week.

In anticipation of the finale of WandaVision this past week, Jimmy Fallon did his own version of the hot Disney+ series, showing the tv host skipping through the decades, until finally talking with stars Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn about their series.

Plenty of us have had pizza for breakfast, but have how many of us have had a pizza with cereal on it? Fong’s Pizza in Des Moines, Iowa has recently added the innovative pizza to its permanent menu, and it certainly does sound interesting! Would you be willing to give this a try? (Editor’s note: “Blasphemy.”)

Star Trek: The Next Generation is my favorite Star Trek series for many reasons, and one of the many gems the show gave us was the Riker Maneuver. The unique way star Jonathan Frakes sat down on the series continues to charm fans, so here’s a compilation of just a few times the Enterprise’s first officer sat down in an innovative way.

It’s fair to say that Star Wars has become a pop culture phenomenon in the decades since it first premiered in 1977, but what was it like at that time? The culture of movie-going was very different compared to what it is today, and it absolutely changed the movie industry. This video from Looper examines just how much it changed things, including first-hand accounts from fans and filmmakers alike.

Hawkeye might make it look easy, but archery can be an extremely hard skill to master. Danish archer Lars Andersen recently pulled off what he calls “the world’s most difficult trick shot” and I think you’d be hard-pressed to find one more difficult and impressive than this. He first breaks the shot down into its five elements, then puts them all together in the end!

One of the few joys this past year has brought is seeing animals from zoos and aquariums explore new environments, as their caretakers seek to give them new experiences amid the many shutdowns. One of the latest ones is penguins from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago visiting the FRIENDS Experience, which gives fans the chance to walk through some of their favorite sets from the iconic sitcom.

https://www.facebook.com/WSBTNews/videos/1142987972817853/

Studio Ghibli is well-known for its incredible animation a storytelling, and this video from HBO Max gives us a calming loop of the studio’s most serene and bucolic scenes.

What have you been watching this week?

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – February 26, 2021

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

This weekend sees a trio of new movies released – a horror movie that takes place within a Jewish Orthodox community, a thriller about the world of opioids, and a new animated adventure about the dynamic duo of Tom and Jerry!

Crisis

Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son’s involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new “non-addictive” painkiller to market.

Directed by Nicholas Jarecki

Starring: Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriquez

Release date: February 26

Tom and Jerry

Adaptation of the classic Hanna-Barbera property, which reveals how Tom and Jerry first meet and form their rivalry.

Directed by Tim Story

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Michael Peña, Tom, Jerry, Colin Jost

Release date: February 26 (Also available on HBO MAX)

The Vigil

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas’ electrifying feature debut.

Directed by Keith Thomas

Starring: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman, Lynn Cohen, Fred Melamed

Release date: February 26

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[Streaming News] HBO Max Developing Live-Action ‘Harry Potter’ Series

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Harry Potter has had quite a life beyond the series of books written by author J.K. Rowling. In addition to the eight feature films, there have been audiobooks, countless merchandise and fan art, LEGO sets, mobile games, the Fantastic Beasts movies, theme parks, plays… and now possibly a TV series on HBO Max!

Hollywood Reporter shared the news earlier today that a series for the streaming service is in the early stages of development. Executives have been having meetings with potential writers about what might be explored in a show set in the magical world of Harry Potter.

In fact, the talks for the series are so early that both Warner Bros. and HBO Max are denying that a series is in the works. However, a show based on the popular series would be a good logical step for the franchise. It has long been popular to adapt books into shows, but the concept really gained steam with the explosion of popularity that was Game of Thrones. So much so in that it spurred on Amazon to develop their own series based in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s Lord of the Rings. It also might be a way to right the ship that is the Harry Potter franchise. The Fantastic Beasts films have been plagued with problems after a strong beginning with the first film. The sequel did not receive good reviews and underperformed at the box office, in addition to controversy concerning some of its stars.

As to what a show like this would cover, that is obviously still very much up in the air. I think it is safe to say, though, that it would not cover the events of the Harry Potter books, as that was what we saw in the films. A series on HBO Max could theoretically cover everything from the rise of Voldemort and the rebellion against him with the Potters, Sirius Black, and all, to the years of Harry and friends as adults, and the lives of their children.

What do you think an HBO Max Harry Potter series should cover? Is this something you would be interested in seeing?

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[Movie News] Warner Bros. Announces Hybrid Release for 2021 Movies

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

 

It certainly has been a strange year for movies. Many of the big movies expected out this year have been pushed back a year or more due to the pandemic keep many movie theaters closed. A few have come out, but it’s obvious that not a lot of people feel comfortable going to the theaters at the time being. Still others have been released digitally, but with a price tag meaning you had to either buy the movie outright without seeing it or paying an additional fee to a streaming service you already had.

Today, Warner Bros. Pictures announced a hybrid release plan for their upcoming 2021 movies. They are planning to go ahead with their current release schedule for theaters, but each movie will now also be available on HBO Max in the United States the same day. It’s a plan that will start to be implemented later this month. After months of delays, Warner Brothers stated that Wonder Woman 1984 would have a simultaneous release in theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day. After one month on the streaming service in the US, each movie will leave the platform and continue as scheduled both in domestic and international theaters.

https://youtu.be/bGy16GQHz-g

Ann Sarnoff, CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group had this to say:

“We’re living in unprecedented times which call for creative solutions, including this new initiative for the Warner Bros. Pictures Group. No one wants films back on the big screen more than we do. We know new content is the lifeblood of theatrical exhibition, but we have to balance this with the reality that most theaters in the U.S. will likely operate at reduced capacity throughout 2021. With this unique one-year plan, we can support our partners in exhibition with a steady pipeline of world-class films, while also giving moviegoers who may not have access to theaters or aren’t quite ready to go back to the movies the chance to see our amazing 2021 films. We see it as a win-win for film lovers and exhibitors, and we’re extremely grateful to our filmmaking partners for working with us on this innovative response to these circumstances.”

The expected 2021 slate of movie release for Warner Brothers looks to include The Little Things, Judas and the Black Messiah, Tom & Jerry, Godzilla vs. Kong, Mortal Kombat, Those Who Wish Me Dead, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, In The Heights, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, Reminiscence, Malignant, Dune, The Many Saints of Newark, King Richard, Cry Macho and Matrix 4. 

Right now, the studio is making this to be a one year plan.

HBO Max has a subscription cost of $14.99 a month.

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[Comic-Con@Home] Get an Early Look at HBO’s LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

During Saturday’s Comic-Con@Home panel for HBO’s genre-bending LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, fans were presented an exclusive sneak peek from the first season.

In the scene, Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors), his friend Leti (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and his father Montrose (Michael Kenneth Williams) raid a museum after hours in the pursuit of the clues they’re desperately seeking.

From showrunner and executive producer Misha Green, drama series LOVECRAFT COUNTRY debuts SUNDAY, AUGUST 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, the ten-episode series follows Atticus Freeman as he journeys with his childhood friend Letitia and his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) on a road trip from Chicago across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father Montrose. Their search-and-rescue turns into a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and monstrous creatures that could be ripped from an H.P. Lovecraft paperback.

Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC)

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