Thursday, July 23, 2015

Jurassic World Sequel Set For 2018

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Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment announced today that the sequel to Colin Trevorrow's blockbuster Jurassic World will arrive in theaters on June 22, 2018.

Trevorrow will write the script for the upcoming film with Derek Connolly. Steven Spielberg will executive produce the film through Amblin Entertainment.

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are set to return for the sequel.

Yesterday, Jurassic World became the third top-grossing film of all-time, after it surpassed The Avengers. To date, the film has grossed $1.52 billion at the global box office.

"Bates Motel": Season Three Blu-ray

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release on Blu-ray Bates Motel: Season Three. The two-dsic set will be available for purchase on October 13.

After a blissful summer of closeness with his mother, living within the safe confines of home and the Bates Motel, Norman's fears about what really happened with Blaire Watson resurface and Norma questions what really happened. Forced to look at the truths about Norman for the first time, their deeply intricate relationship continues to evolve. Norma finds herself turning to the other man in her life, Norman's half-brother, Dylan and begins to rely on him in ways that she never expected. This relationship inevitably triggers jealousy in Norman and a new kind of love triangle between Norma and her two sons erupts.

Estranged brother and uncle Caleb returns to haunt the family throughout the season challenging the family bond even further. Pressures of the outside world take a hold of the family when newcomers Kevin Rahm, Tracy Spiradakos and Ryan Hurst arrive at White Pine Bay. After a summer of living at the Bates Motel, Sheriff Romero and Norma have grown closer but there will always have that troubling question mark surrounding Norman. Something doesn't feel right, but spite of his instincts, Romero finds himself continually drawn back to the Bates family – and to Norma.

Emma, also determined to find out what is happening to Norman, becomes more emboldened and fearless, going after the things she wants. Familiar face Bradley returns to surprise the family and digs up old memories.

Special Features:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • A Broken Psyche: Creating Norma-n
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

'The Gift': Movie Review

 

In this throwback to '90s stalker thrillers, writer-director Joel Edgerton also stars as a man with an unhealthy fixation on an old schoolmate (Jason Bateman) and his wife (Rebecca Hall).

The dog days soon will be upon us, and with them the dregs of American cinema dumped unceremoniously into the local multiplex. But you could do a lot worse than The Gift, a creepy, crafty throwback to early ’90s stalker thrillers like Pacific HeightsThe Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Single White Female and Unlawful Entry. Taken on its own undemanding terms and considered within its not very original framework, Joel Edgerton’s feature-length directorial debut is a pleasant — or pleasantly unpleasant — surprise, hitting its genre marks in brisk, unfussy fashion and raising a few hairs on the back of your neck along the way. It’s comfort food for fans of films in which mysterious presents appear on doorsteps, beloved pets go ominously missing, and an attractive woman taking a shower is the surest sign that something wicked this way comes.
 

‘San Andreas’ Team Reunites For ‘Rampage;’ Brad Peyton To Direct Dwayne Johnson In Arcade Game Adaptation

 

Brad Peyton is in talks with New Line Cinema to direct Rampage, reteaming him with the key players from the summer hit San Andreas. Dwayne Johnson is starring and Beau Flynn is producing. This comes as the San Andreas‘ gross has shaken past the $460 million global gross mark worldwide to become most certainly the most successful original live-action tentpole launch this summer, and also the highest-grossing film Warner Bros has released this year. It is actually the third film for Johnson, Flynn, Peyton and New Line after Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which grossed $335 million globally at the box office.

 Peyton will produce Rampage with Flynn and his New Line-based FlynnPictureCo. and John Rickard (How To Be Single) through his Rickard Pictures. Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Johnson and Dany Garcia, will produce in a to-be-determined capacity. Jeff Fierson will executive produce.

"Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection" Coming To Blu-ray


Kino Lorber have confirmed that they are planning to add to their Blu-ray catalog Aaron Norris' film Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990), starring Chuck Norris, Billy Drago, John P. Ryan, Richard Jaeckel, and Mark Margolis. The release is expected for later this year. Stay tuned....

Synopsis: Chuck Norris ("Walker, Texas Ranger") is in peak form in this explosive action/adventure that brings back one of his most unforgettable characters, Delta Force Colonel Scott McCoy, for a daring mission to destroy a deadly South American drug cartel.

When notorious drug lord Ramon Cota (The Untouchables' Billy Drago) captures a team of American narcotics agents - as well as a member of McCoy's elite Delta Force commando unit - and imprisons them in his remote San Carlos compound, The Delta Force charges into action, waging war against Cota's powerful cocaine empire. Against all odds, McCoys and his squad must fight their way to a blistering final battle to free the hostages and destroy the ruthless criminal mastermind in this lightning-paced and "outrageously exciting" (Video Movie Guide) turbo-charged adventure!

Caleb Deschanel On Filming The Black Stallion


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The Criterion Collection has released a clip from a brand new video interview with cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, which appears on the new Blu-ray release of Carroll Ballard's The Black Stallion.

Synopsis: This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farley's classic children's novel by Carroll Ballard—in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse—is a cinematic tour de force. From the crystalline shores of a deserted island in the Arabian Sea to the green grass and dusty roads of 1930s suburban New York, Ballard and director of photography Caleb Deschanel create a film of consistent visual invention and purity, also featuring a winning supporting performance by Mickey Rooney as a retired jockey and a gorgeous score by Carmine Coppola.

Kino Lorber Announces "Queen of Blood" On Blu-ray


Kino Lorber and Scorpion Releasing will bring to Blu-ray director Curtis Harrington's film Queen of Blood (1966), starring John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith and Dennis Hopper . The release is expected to arrive later this year. Stay tuned....

Synopsis: When an alien ship crash-lands on Mars, a rescue ship is sent to look for survivors. They find just one: an alien vampire, who starts killing the crew by sucking their blood.

Special Features:
  • New interview with historian Robert Skotak
  • New interview with producer Roger Corman
  • And more...

Sleepy Hollow: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray

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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Sleepy Hollow: The Complete Second Season. The release will be available for purchase on September 15.

Nothing is as it seems as the second exhilarating season of the witty, addictive series begins! After Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) risks his life to rescue Police Lt. Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) from Purgatory, the two face even greater danger as sinister forces in Sleepy Hollow gain momentum. With Katrina held captive by the Headless Horseman, and Frank Irving mysteriously back from the dead, Ichabod and Abbie must rely on instinct to know who to trust in their quest to permanently vanquish Moloch – and stop the apocalypse. Help arrives from a completely unexpected source, and the season ends with a shocking climax in this well-crafted show with plot twists, hair-raising chills and a truly unique take on American history!

Special Features:
  • A Salute to Sleepyheads
  • Commentary on "Mama" by Nicole Beharie and Mark Goffman
  • Commentary on "The Akeda" by Tom Mison and Mark Goffman
  • Commentary on "Tempus Fugit" by Tom Mison and Mark Goffman
  • Mysteries & Mythology: The Secrets of Season Two
  • Monsters & Mayhem: The Creatures of Season Two
  • Hollow History
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Gag reel

‘Jurassic World’ Passes ‘Avengers’ For Number 3 On All-Time Box Office List


Jurassic World” has grossed $1.522 billion at the worldwide box office, passing “Marvel’s The Avengers” to become the third-highest-grossing movie in history, Universal Pictures said Wednesday.

That means the only two films to have done better at the worldwide box office are James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster “Avatar” with $2.78 billion, and his 1997 disaster epic “Titanic,” with $2.18 billion.  Disney’s Marvel superhero mashup “The Avengers” brought in $1.520 billion in 2012, and “Jurassic World” overtook it Tuesday night, Universal said.


Sony Pictures Releases New Trailer For "Spectre"


Sony Pictures has released a brand new trailer for Sam Mendes' upcoming James Bond film, Spectre, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny and Ben Whishaw as Q.

A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE.

Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.

As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.

The film will be released in the UK on October 26, and in the US on November 6, 2015.

Check out the trailer below....