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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – November 15, 2019

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

From female spies to fast cars and warrior queens, there is quite a slew of films to choose from this weekend. Charlie’s Angels get a new adventure directed by Elizabeth Banks, an American muscle car takes on Italian racing in a world-famous 24-hour race, a con artist ends up falling for his mark, an Indian queen takes on an empire, and much more await you!

Charlie’s Angels (PG-13)

When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie’s Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.

Directed by Elizabeth Banks

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Stewart

Release date: November 15

Ford v Ferrari (PG-13)

American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

Directed by James Mangold

Starring: Roberta Sparta, Caitriona Balfe, Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal

Release date: November 15

The Good Liar (R)

Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.

Directed by Bill Condon

Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Patrick Godfrey, Jim Carter

Release date: November 15

Mickey and the Bear (R)

Faced with the responsibility to take care of her addict, veteran father, headstrong teen Mickey Peck keeps her household afloat.

Directed by Annabelle Attanasio

Starring: Camila Morrone, James Badge Dale, Calvin Demba, Ben Rosenfield, Rebecca Henderson

Release date: November 13

Scandalous: The True Story
of the National Enquirer

Scandalous is the sensational true story of The National Enquirer, the infamous tabloid with a prescient grasp of its readers’ darkest curiosities.

Directed by Mark Landsman

Release date: November 15

The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

A tale of women’s empowerment, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in the infamous mutiny of 1857.

Directed by Swati Bhise

Starring: Jodhi May, Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Ben Lamb, Nathaniel Parker

Release date: November 15

Waves (R)

Traces the journey of a suburban African-American family – led by a well-intentioned but domineering father – as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.

Directed by Trey Edward Shults

Starring: Taylor Russell, Kevin Harrison Jr., ALexa Demie, Bill Wise, David Garelik

Release date: November 15

What new movies will you be seeing this weekend?

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[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – May 24, 2019

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

John Wick 3 may have finally nudged Avengers: Endgame from the top spot at the box office this past weekend, but a new weekend will soon be upon us, and that means even more new movies will be out. Disney‘s latest live-action remake, a number of documentaries and international films, a couple comedies, and romantic comedy all make up this weekend’s offerings. Have any of them caught your interest?

Aladdin (PG)

A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.

Directed by Guy Ritchie

Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwen Kenzari, Navid Negahban

Release date: May 24

Booksmart (R)

On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.

Directed by Olivia Wilde

Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow

Release date: May 24

Brightburn(R)

What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister?

Directed by David Yarovesky

Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Jackson A. Dunn, Jennifer Holland, David Denman, Matt Jones

Release date: May 24

Echo In The Canyon

A look at the roots of the historic music scene in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon featuring the music of iconic music groups such as The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas and the Papas.

Directed by Andrew Slater

Starring: Lou Adler, Fiona Apple, The Beach Boys, Beck, Justine Bennett

Release date: May 24 (Limited)

Funny Story

A tragic comedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter.

Directed by Michael J. Gallagher

Starring: Matthew Glave, Emily Bett Rickards, Jana Winternitz, Nikki Limo, Lily Holleman

Release date: May 24

Halston

Prodigiously talented, Halston reigned over fashion in the 1970s and became a household name. But everything changed in the Wall Street era. With his empire under threat, Halston took the biggest gamble of his life.

Directed by Frédéric Tcheng

Starring: Liza Minnelli, Marisa Berenson, Joel Schumacher, Naeem Khan, Pat Cleveland

Release date: May 24

India’s Most Wanted

A group of intelligence officers embark on a top secret mission to track down a wanted international criminal.

Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta

Starring: Arjun Kappor, Rajesh Sharma, Guarav Mishra, Prasanth, Assif Khan

Release date: May 24

The Proposal

An artist fights to make the archives of Mexico’s most famous architect available to the public.

Directed by Jill Magid

Release date: May 24 (Limited)

The Tomorrow Man (PG-13)

Ed Hemsler spends his life preparing for a disaster that may never come. Ronnie Meisner spends her life shopping for things she may never use. In a small town somewhere in America, these two people will try to find love while trying not to get lost in each other’s stuff.

Directed by Noble Jones

Starring: John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil, Katie Aselton, Sohpie Thatcher

Release date: May 22

What new movies will you be seeing this weekend?

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[Trailer] Will Smith Debuts as Genie in New ‘Aladdin’ Trailer

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

As the next live-action Disney movie to make its premiere, we have slowly been seeing more of the new Aladdin movie, both in teaser form and promo images. Now, we have a new trailer for the film, giving us a little better idea of what to expect.

For those not familiar with the 1992 film, Aladdin tells the story of a street urchin who comes across a genie lamp and disguises himself as a prince in order to win the heart of the princess. The legendary Robin Williams voiced the Genie, filling the movie to pop culture references, humor, and show-stopping tunes galore.

It appears that the live-action film will follow much of the same story, though it will no doubt have it some unique twists thrown in in the vein of the Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast live-action films. This time around, Will Smith plays the role of Genie, and we finally see him in his natural blue state in the new trailer.

In addition to Genie, we get to see glimpses of the ‘Prince Ali’ number, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Abu the monkey, the Cave of Wonders, and just hint of Jasmine taking Aladdin’s hand to step onto his flying carpet.

What do you think of the trailer? Will your be flying to your local theater when the movie comes out?

Aladdin takes its magic carpet ride May 24.

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[Trailer] First Trailer and Poster for Live-Action ‘Aladdin’!

by Tori Ann
written by Tori Ann

Disney is most well-known for its fairytale movies, telling the stories of sleeping princesses, girls who sacrifice themselves for the sake of their loved ones, street urchins who become princes, and much more through animation. In the last few years, they have begun retelling those stories by making them into live-action films. It started with the success of 2015’s Cinderella, and followed up with Beauty and the Beast last year. We also know that they plan to give a similar treatment to The Little Mermaid, Mulan, and Aladdin.

Aladdin will come out in 2019, and will be directed by Guy Ritchie. It will star Billy Magnussen, Naomi Scott, Nasim Pedrad, Mena Massoud, and Will Smith as Genie. Wednesday, Smith shared a poster of the movie, saying, “LEMME OUT!! ? Can’t wait for y’all to see Me BLUE! 🙂 #aladdin”

It’s obviously a teaser, as we don’t see much more than Genie’s lamp with some smoke coming out of it. However, we were also treated to the movie’s first trailer a few days later.

The trailer is most certainly a teaser, but we see plenty of familiar sights. Agrabah, Iago the Parrot, and the Cave of Wonders all make appearances. There is also familiarity in the music – strains of both “Friend Like Me” and “Arabian Nights” are heard. So, while we can likely expect a few changes to the story, there should be enough of the story we love in it.

Aladdin will be released May 24, 2019.

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Filming has Begun on ‘Dumbo’ Live-Action Movie

by April Carvelli
written by April Carvelli

Disney has been slowly assembling the cast for Dumbo as they attempt to bring the animated classic to life, in fact they plan to bring it to the screen on March 29th, 2019!

The studio has already begun production in London on the live-action flick. Tim Burton directs the star-studded cast that includes Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Danny Devito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), and Colin Farrell (Ballykissangel.)

See the first image from Dumbo‘s production below.

 

Dumbo is only one of Disney’s latest wave of animated-to-live-action films which already includes  Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty (as Maleficent), The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, and Alice in Wonderland. Future plans include Mulan, The Lion King  and Aladdin.  Casting has begun for Aladdin and will star Will Smith as the Genie,  Naomi Scott as Jasmine and Mena Massoud as Aladdin.

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2017’s Power Rangers Big Screen Revival Has Their Main Cast Set (Photos)

by Jason Bennett
written by Jason Bennett

2017’s big screen adaptation of Power Rangers has their main cast confirmed and photos have become available of these new stars.

The new cast of teen superheroes include,

Also added was actress Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) as villainess Rita Repulsa. Dean Israelite was hired by Lionsgate to direct the Power Rangers film.

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“Saban’s Power Rangers” film has been described as a coming of age story about the five Rangers who, at the beginning of the film, are not yet friends.

As far as casting goes, director Dean Israelite explained their decision to alter some of the races of the five Rangers…

“From the very beginning, diversity was a very important part of the whole process. We switched all of the races around, but we made sure that the essence of each of those characters are who they were in the original show, and this really will be an origin story of those characters.“

He continued on describing alterations to the look and feel of the Rangers’ costumes…

“We’ve really pushed ourselves to make them feel different from any other superhero costume that’s out there,” Israelite added. “One key that’s different to the Power Ranger suits is that they’re not really suits that people get into. They’re suits that morph onto our kids, so they already have this almost metaphysical quality to them.”

In choosing the villain he wanted to feature, the director praises the casting of Elizabeth Banks…

“It’s very exciting that we got [Banks], and I think what she loves is the opportunity to really embrace the insanity and deliciousness of Rita Repulsa in terms of how weird and wonderful that character was, and really dive into and consume that character,” Israelite said. “You should always be off-balance when you’re watching her. Is she insane? Is she totally calculated? Does she know what she’s doing? Elizabeth can toe that line really well.”

Power Rangers is scheduled to be released in theaters on March 24, 2017.

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Power Rangers or Breakfast Club? I’m Confused

by April Carvelli
written by April Carvelli

“Teen angst and a coming of age story for “disenfranchised and disparate” high schoolers, who are not friends when the new story begins.”

That is what director Dean Israelite told EW about his new superhero project, then when I look at the photo the first thing I think of is ‘Breakfast Club.’ I was actually a little torn about whether or not I wanted to see such a classic remade, then when I continued reading I breathed a sigh of relief.

Apparently that is the promo shot and description for a new Power Rangers Movie that is due to hit theaters in 2017.

Unlike most Power Rangers it doesn’t seem that the civilian clothing is color coded to the Rangers, at least not yet.

The new cast consists of Becky G will be Trini the Yellow Ranger, RJ Cyler will be Billy the Blue Ranger, Dacre Montgomery will play Jason the Red Ranger, Ludi Lin will portray Zack the Black Ranger, and Naomi Scott will be Kimberly the Pink Ranger.

According to the EW article the whole series is getting a revamp (again?) but keeping elements that are familiar to us from previous series. You still have a racially and sexually diverse cast of five teenagers who will be dressing up in fancy suits and blasting aliens.

The new suits were designed by Weta Workshop who is best known for their work with ‘Lord of the Rings.’ Israelite describes the suits as having a “really modern, edgy, badass, aspirational quality” while being instantly recognizable as Power Rangers.

“We’ve really pushed ourselves to make them feel different from any other superhero costume that’s out there,” Israelite said. “One key that’s different to the Power Ranger suits is that they’re not really suits that people get into. They’re suits that morph onto our kids, so they already have this almost metaphysical quality to them.”

Elizabeth Banks has been cast as the main baddie, Rita Repulsa who Israelite says, “ I think what she loves is the opportunity to really embrace the insanity and deliciousness of Rita Repulsa in terms of how weird and wonderful that character was, and really dive into and consume that character.”

Filming is currently underway.

Maybe this is the Breakfast Club with monsters instead of principals and janitors?

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Photo credit: EW – Kimberly French

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