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The story of Snowden is fascinating - this one isn't. Review by Matt Cummings If the film documentary CitizenFour brilliantly raised fear of Big Brother to alarming heights thanks to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the new Oliver Stone biopic is meant to add a human face to one of the biggest stories of this decade. Too bad it fails in its mission, because while the topic is compelling, the film itself really isn't. Injured while training to be an Army Ranger, Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) decides to apply for the CIA, instantly winning the approval of his boss and instructor Corbin O’Brian (Rhys Ifans) with his genius-level computer intellect. But Snowden's enthusiasm and early successes are soon marred when he realizes that his own government has been collecting data on every American by using the broadly-powered and redoubtable FISA protocols. For Snowden, the news is particularly devastating when he realizes his girlfriend (Shailene Woodley) is

According to Variety Actress and pop singer Cailee Spaeny has landed the female lead in Legendary’s “ Pacific Rim 2 ” the sequel to the 2013 sci-fi hit. John Boyega will play the male lead in “ Pacific Rim 2 ” and Scott Eastwood also stars. Steven S. DeKnight is directing. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and Guillermo del Toro will produce the action adventure film along with Boyega and Femi Oguns under their Upper Room Productions shingle. Cale Boyter will serve as the film’s executive producer. The first “Pacific Rim,” directed by del Toro, also starred Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Robert Kazinsky. “Pacific Rim” was set in the near future with Earth at war with the Kaiju, monsters that emerged from an interdimensional portal at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The movie went on to gross more than $410 million at the worldwide box office. Plot details are vague on this pic other than Boyega playing the son of Elba’s character, who s

The action-packed thriller BLOOD FATHER , starring Mel Gibson , arrives on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on October 11 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available On Demand. A father makes his own justice in the edge-of-your-seat thriller Blood Father, starring Mel Gibson and arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on October 11 from Lionsgate. The film is currently available On Demand. Directed by award-winning director Jean-François Richet (Assault on Precinct 13) and written for the screen by Peter Craig (The Town) and Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton) from Peter Craig's novel, the high-paced action film premiered at the 2016 Cannes International Film Festival. Mel Gibson is accompanied by Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, and Oscar® nominee William H. Macy (Best Supporting Actor, Fargo, 1996) in the nonstop thrill ride. The Blood Father Blu-ray and DVD include a behind-th

Sequel can't see the forest for the trees. Review by Brandon Wolfe WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD The phrase “lightning in a bottle” gets tossed around so often that it’s long since lapsed into musty cliché, but that truly is the best descriptor to apply to 1999’s The Blair Witch Project . That microbudget indie sensation had an immensely transformative cultural impact. It singlehandedly created the modern found-footage horror subgenre, further popularized by Paranormal Activity and its ubiquitous brethren. It still stands as one of the most successful independent films of all time, as well as, for a time, the single most profitable film ever made, from a budget-to-gross perspective. It shook up the horror genre at a time when Scream clones were the law of the land. Hell, it even essentially invented viral marketing, with its elaborate, mythology-building website. But the true legacy of The Blair Witch Project lies with its scrappy ingenuity, its canny ability to weave a spooky c

She's Gotta Have It helped put Spike Lee on the indie movie map, kick-starting his career and showing what he could do with limited resources and a lot of heart. Now he's turning back to it to launch the first multi-part drama the director has brought to TV, in this case at Netflix. According to the streaming service, the new series will update the original movie while staying true to its tone, following Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her friends, her job and her three lovers: the cultured model, Greer Childs; the protective investment banker, Jamie Overstreet; and ‘da original B-Boy Sneakerhead’, Mars Blackmon (played in the original film by Lee himself). Lee will direct all 10 episodes and is currently building the cast (which will reportedly be even more diverse than the original) ready to kick off shooting in New York next month. “She’s Gotta Have It has a very special place in m

Thanks to UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT. we have copies of BARBIE STARLIGHT ADVENTURE (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD) to giveaway to some lucky fans. AVAILABLE NOW Barbie™ is a cosmic princess who flies high on her hoverboard through a far-off universe with her adorable and devoted pet sidekick, Pupcorn. One day, everything changes when the twinkling stars start to dim and slow their dance in the sky. Barbie™ travels to a beautiful new planet to join a special rescue team on a mission to save the stars. Once there, she teams up with a group of talented new friends who work together to save the galaxy through exciting hoverboarding adventures. Barbie™ soon discovers that if she listens to her heart, and with the help of her friends, she might be the leader the whole universe has been waiting for! Thanks! See how to enter after the Jump... Email us at giveaways@sandwichjohnfilms.com Subject-BARBIE STARLIGHT ADVENTURE Name & mailing address Please Leave A Commen

From writer/director Tom Ford comes a haunting romantic thriller of shocking intimacy and gripping tension that explores the thin lines between love and cruelty, and revenge and redemption. Academy Award nominees Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal star as a divorced couple discovering dark truths about each other and themselves in NOCTURNAL ANIMALS . See all the poster after the Jump... Cast: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Karl Glusman, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough, Michael Sheen Directed By: Tom Ford (A Single Man) Written By: Tom Ford, based on the novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright Distributor: Focus Features MPAA Rating: R Please Leave A Comment-

"She’s got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes.” That’s right, creepy toy Annabelle is back in a sequel to The Conjuring’s spinoff hit. On this evidence, Annabelle 2 will ruin the doll retailing industry for good. Annabelle 2's plot is focused on the doll-maker who created the grinning fiend in the first place. Twenty years after their daughter died tragically, the craftsman and his scarred wife ( Miranda Otto ) welcome a nun and several girls from an orphanage that recently had to close. Unfortunately for the new arrivals, the possessed doll is none too pleased with the added house guests. Stephanie Sigman is playing Sister Charlotte, said nun. This one is overseen David F. Sandberg, whose last film Lights Out was described by a magazine not too far from here as "a surprise contender for horror of the year”. Annabelle 2 gets its worldwide release on 19 May, 2017. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Empire

Screen Gems will be bringing a pair of its franchises to New York Comic-Con next month: its final installment Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and Underworld: Blood Wars , which will feature the NYCC debut of star Kate Beckinsale . Both films will join for a panel on Friday, October 7 at 1:30 PM at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. NY Comic-Con runs October 6-9 mostly set at the Javits Center in Manhattan. At San Diego’s Comic-Con in July, the genre label ginned up interest in its thriller Don’t Breathe with a screening. That pic went on to open at $26.4 million at the box office two weeks ago and it now has a gross of $66.8M domestic. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is the sixth pic in the series based on the video game. Mila Jovovich and writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson have been in them all, and will be in attendance along with Ali Larter and William Levy. Underworld: Blood Wars is the fifth pic in that franchise; Beckinsale, co-star Theo James and director Anna F

After an extensive search, The Walt Disney Studios is pleased to announce that 13-year-old Storm Reid will play the lead role of Meg Murry in the upcoming Disney live action adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME. Said director Ava DuVernay ,"After an extensive search that spanned multiple dimensions, we're overjoyed to welcome Storm Reid to WRINKLE IN TIME as our beloved "Meg." Storm is a tremendously talented young actress who embodies the hopes, dreams and spirit of a character much loved by audiences worldwide for generations. I can't wait to work with Storm as we chronicle Meg's epic quest, alongside Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who. Tesser well!" Reid’s first theatrical film role was in the Academy Award-winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE where she played Emily, and she has also appeared in AMERICAN GIRL: LEA TO THE RESCUE and SLEIGHT, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance F