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THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS – In Theaters July 8 For their fifth fully-animated feature-film collaboration, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets , a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. Comedy superstars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet and Kevin Hart make their animated feature-film debuts in The Secret Life of Pets , which co-stars Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborator Janet Healy produce the film directed by Chris Renaud ( Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2 ), co-directed by Yarrow Cheney and written by Brian Lynch and Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio. Please Leave A Comment-

Crowdfunded sci-fi comedy is a fans-only affair. Review by Brandon Wolfe If you’re past the age of 22, there’s a good chance you have never heard of Rooster Teeth, a production company based out of Austin that specializes in machinima, a technique where video-game graphics engines are used to create animated works. Rooster Teeth has manufactured a veritable empire from its output of short films, including the web series Red Vs. Blue , which debuted in 2003, and has amassed a fervent following of teenagers through its YouTube channel. Now, using funds derived in record numbers from those fans on Indiegogo, Rooster Teeth is seeking to branch out into the realm of feature films with the sci-fi comedy Lazer Team . Its fan base will be ecstatic. The rest of us will be over here scratching our heads. Lazer Team focuses on an intergalactic war that is about to encroach upon an unsuspecting Earth. It turns out that the infamous “Wow! signal,” a one-time-only transmission from space pick

The Star Wars/Funko Smuggler's Bounty sub box sparks familiar (and disappointing) themes. Review by Matt Cummings As we've chronicled for you over the past year, geek subscription boxes have been mired in a whipsaw that see quality and timing take a consistent beating. One month it's the extraordinary, the next we're wondering why we bothered. Few have consistently presented their best face, with Marvel Collector Corps and Star Wars rising to the top. But as we saw with this month's Smuggler's Bounty , some contents are starting to repeat themselves. Before diving in, let's review the details: The cost for a Month to Month is $25 (plus S/H), or $150 (plus S/H) for a one-year subscription. You get one box every other month, with SB promising $50 in value and no fluff. If you choose the Smuggler membership (yearly), you are promised an additional gift on your anniversary. Guess which one we chose. Sporting a theme of THE RESISTANCE, this

January's Geek Fuel is both a beautiful and frustrating experience. Review by Matt Cummings After a somewhat disappointing November and a definite dud from December , we spent a couple of weeks wondering if our love for generic geek boxes was at an end. Having already given Loot Crate the big "See ya - wouldn't wanna be ya!" it was GeekFuel's turn to change our minds. Unfortunately, that didn't happen this month, although some of the items are truly great. But as you'll soon see, those experiences will tempered by exercises in pure frustration. Before diving in, let's review the details: The cost for a Month to Month is $17.90, $16.90/month for a 3-month subscription, $15.90/month for a 6-month tour and just $13.90/month for a one-year subscription. Shipping $6.00 to the US, Canada, and at least a few other countries. We use QUALITY and TIMING to base our reviews, so let's see how this box stands up. As always, we'll end

FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES ACQUIRES WRITER/DIRECTOR NATE PARKER ’S “ THE BIRTH OF A NATION ” STARRING NATE PARKER, ARMIE HAMMER, PENELOPE ANN MILLER, JACKIE EARLE HALEY, MARK BOONE JR., COLMAN DOMINGO, AUNJANUE ELLIS, DWIGHT HENRY, AJA NAOMI KING, ESTHER SCOTT, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH AND GABRIELLE UNION Fox Searchlight Sets Sundance Record $17.5 Million Deal For ' The Birth Of A Nation ' Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula announced today that the company has acquired worldwide rights to writer, director, producer and star Nate Parker’s powerful slave drama THE BIRTH OF A NATION, which received a standing ovation following its Sundance Film Festival debut. The film stars Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Jr., Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry, Aja Naomi King, Esther Scott, Roger Guenveur Smith and Gabrielle Union. The film is a Bron Studios, Phantom Four, Mandalay Pictures and Tiny Giant

Enter For A Chance To Win Passes To See HAIL, CAESAR! on February 2nd at 7:30 PM in Dallas From Academy Award winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen comes the new comedy HAIL, CAESAR! This all star cast features Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum . HAIL, CAESAR ! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. Release date: February 5, 2016 See how to win tickets after the Jump... Email us at screenings@sandwichjohnfilms.com Subject: HAIL, CAESAR! Dallas We will need your name and e-mail address Make sure to  LIKE   SandwichJohnFilms  on  Facebook  and follow us on  Twitter  for all your entertainment news and to be to notified about our upcoming Advance Screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our  Podcast DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF

Enter For A Chance To Win Passes To See HAIL, CAESAR! on February 2nd at 7:30 PM in Austin From Academy Award winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen comes the new comedy HAIL, CAESAR! This all star cast features Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum . HAIL, CAESAR ! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. Release date: February 5, 2016 See how to win tickets after the Jump... Email us at screenings@sandwichjohnfilms.com Subject: HAIL, CAESAR! Austin We will need your name and e-mail address Make sure to  LIKE   SandwichJohnFilms  on  Facebook  and follow us on  Twitter  for all your entertainment news and to be to notified about our upcoming Advance Screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our  Podcast DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED, EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF