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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

The Place Beyond The Pines Review. Missed Opportunities

The Place Beyond The Pines Review By: MattInRC Overly long and honestly dull, Pines violates a cardinal rule of film-making.  Warning: major spoilers ahead. On paper, the character drama The Place Beyond The Pines seems to have a lot going for it: a deep and very talented excellent cast with a sharp director whose 2010 Blue Valentine was a critical success. But that's where this overly ambitious film about fathers, sons, and the strange path of life runs off the rails, while violating a cardinal rule of film-making along the way. When motorcycle daredevil Luke ( Ryan Gosling , Drive) learns that a one-night stand with fan Romina ( Eva Mendes , Training Day) has produced a son,. he quits the carnival and tries to make a normal life. Unfortunately, he soon realizes that his only option is to partner up for a series of bank heists with his boss. But a deadly meeting between he and newbie police officer Avery Cross ( Bradley Cooper , Limitless) ends with Luke in

Win Tickets Advance To See The Place Beyond The Pine In Sacramento

Win your tickets to see an advance screening for The Place Beyond The Pines ! The screening is on Wednesday, April 10, 7:00pm @ Tower Theater in Sacramento. We will be posting on our Facebook and Twitter to when and where you will be able to find the tickets. So make sure to follow us. The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2013 American crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance,written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marder. It stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes , and Ray Liotta . The film reunites Cianfance and Gosling, with whom he worked on 2010's Blue Valentine. The daring new movie from the director of Blue Valentine,The Place Beyond the Pines is a sweeping emotional drama powerfully exploring the unbreakable bond between fathers and sons. Luke (Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling ) is a high-wire motorcycle stunt performer who travels with the carnival from town to town. While passing through Schenectady in upstate New York, he tries

ADMISSION Prize Pack Giveaway

We were able to get our hands on 5 prize packs for the upcoming film ADMISSION starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd . The prize pack  includes a hoodie, folder, notepad, book, pen, travel toothbrush and poster all in a Admission bag. ADMISSION is an upcoming 2013 comedy film directed by Paul Weitz and starring T ina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen ,  Nat Wolff  and Lily Tomlin . Straitlaced Princeton University admissions officer Portia Nathan ( Fey ) is caught off-guard when she makes a recruiting visit to an alternative high school overseen by her former college classmate, the free-wheeling John Pressman ( Rudd ). Pressman has surmised that Jeremiah ( Nat Wolff ), his gifted yet very unconventional student, might well be the son that Portia secretly gave up for adoption many years ago. Soon, Portia finds herself bending the rules for Jeremiah, putting at risk the life she thought she always wanted -- but in the process finding her way to a surprising and exhilarating li

FOCUS FEATURES 2012-2013 HOLIDAY PREVIEW

Today we received  FOCUS FEATURES 2012-2013 HOLIDAY PREVIEW film line up. First up is  ANNA KARENINA which will open up in limited release. To view the entire list keep on reading. ANNA KARENINA Opening Dates: Nov. 16 ( San Francisco ); Nov. 21 ( Bay Area Expansion ); Nov. 30 ( Sacramento ) Rating: R Run Time: 130 minutes Director: Joe Wright (“Atonement,” “Pride & Prejudice,” “Hanna”) Writer: Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”); Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy Cast: Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Alicia Vikander, Olivia Williams, Emily Watson Story: Acclaimed director Joe Wright’s bold, theatrical new vision of the epic story of love is stirringly adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s great novel by Academy Award winner Tom Stoppard (“Shakespeare in Love”). The film marks the third collaboration of the director with Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley and Academy Award-nomi

Focus Features’ "Admission" Starts Production

Production begins this week in New York and New Jersey on Focus Features’ Admission , directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Weitz . Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today. The comedy/drama stars Screen Actors Guild Award winner Tina Fey (30 Rock), Paul Rudd (soon to be seen in This is 40), BAFTA Award nominee Michael Sheen (The Queen), Golden Globe Award nominee Gloria Reuben (ER), Wallace Shawn (of the upcoming A Late Quartet), and Academy Award nominee Lily Tomlin (Nashville). The screenplay is adapted by Karen Croner (One True Thing) and Mr. Weitz from Jean Hanff Korelitz’s 2009 novel of the same name. Mr. Weitz, an Academy Award nominee as one of the screenwriters of About a Boy, most recently adapted and directed Being Flynn for Focus. He is producing Admission with Andrew Miano, his partner in the production company Depth of Field, and Kerry Kohansky-Roberts (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist). Academy Award nominee Caroline Baron (Capote) is executive-produ

Focus Features’ Africa First Program Is Live May 14th

Celebrating its fifth year, Focus Features ’ Africa First Program will accept entries beginning this Monday, May 14th and continuing through Monday, August 20th . Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today. The uniquely conceived initiative, with funds earmarked exclusively for emerging filmmakers of African nationality and residence, is for the fifth consecutive year offering eligible and participating filmmakers the chance to be awarded $10,000 in financing for pre-production, production, and/or post-production on their narrative short film made in continental Africa and tapping into the resources of the film industry there. The program also brings the filmmakers together with each other and with a renowned group of advisors, major figures in the African film world, for support and mentorship. Past short films to come out of the Program have been showcased at the Sundance, Toronto, London, and Berlin Film Festivals; on The Africa Channel; and with the Museum of the Movin

ERIC BANA & REBECCA HALL Begin Filming JOHN CROWLEY-DIRECTED INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE THRILLER

ERIC BANA and  REBECCA HALL BEGIN PRODUCTION NEXT WEEK ON JOHN CROWLEY- DIRECTED INTERNATIONAL SUSPENSE THRILLER; SUPPORTING CAST, CREW SET FOR U.K. SHOOT. In the thriller, two ex-lovers, Martin (to be played by Mr. Bana ) and Claudia ( Ms. Hall ), find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defense team in a terrorism trial. Production begins next week in the U.K. on Focus Features and Working Title Films’ untitled international suspense thriller starring Eric Bana (of Focus’ Hanna) and Golden Globe Award nominee Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Town) for director John Crowley (Boy A). The original screenplay is by Steven Knight, Academy Award nominee for Dirty Pretty Things and BIFA Award nominee for Focus’ Eastern Promises. Rounding out the cast are British Independent Film Award nominee Riz Ahmed (Four Lions); Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (Iris); Olivier Award nominee Kenneth Cranham (An Inspector Calls); BAFT

Fifty Shades Of Grey Could Be The Next Big Thing

Ending the wildest book-to-movie auction in recent and distant memory, Universal Pictures and Focus Features have acquired screen rights to E.L. James’ steamy novel Fifty Shades Of Grey . Focus Features will market and distribute the film in partnership with Universal, whose co-chairman Donna Langley heavily pursued the book. I’d heard that 10 studio chiefs sweat it out all weekend to get the rights to this book about a 21-year-old college student who starts a relationship with a late-20s wealthy and handsome entrepreneur who leads her partner into an S&M and bondage deal where she is his submissive and keeps his emotions repressed. The relationship between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey deepens in Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed . I’m not hearing a specific winning bid amount, but I think if you go back to The Da Vinci Code , which sold for around $3 million or a bit higher against 3.5% of gross, this is comparable to what Universal has paid for Fifty Shades of

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World Trailer

We got our hands on the first trailer for the upcoming film Seeking a Friend for the End of the World , say that three times. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is an upcoming comedy film with an ensemble cast. The end of the world nears from the impending doom of an asteroid crash. After his wife leaves him, a man ( Steve Carrell ) teams up with his neighbor ( Keira Knightley ) to find his childhood sweetheart. Watch the trailer after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Gary Oldman Film Retrospect In San Francisco

Celebrating the iconic characterizations of one of the foremost actors of his generation, San Francisco’s KQED-FM ( www.kqed.org ), at 88.5-FM, is hosting a free retrospective of Gary Oldman ’s movies. Mr. Oldman last week earned his first-ever Academy Award nomination for Best Actor , and is also currently a BAFTA Award nominee , for Focus Features’ Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy , in which he portrays tenacious spy George Smiley. Mr. Oldman recently won the San Francisco Critics Circle’s award for Best Actor for his performance; the Circle also voted its Best Adapted Screenplay award to the film’s screenwriters Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan, who have also just been Academy Award-nominated. All screenings, being held on 3 nights from February 6th through 8th, will take place at Landmark’s Bridge Theatre ( www.landmarktheatres.com ), located at 3010 Geary Boulevard . Tickets are FREE , and will be available only via RSVP through OldmanRSVP@gmail.com . To RSVP, send an e-m

FOCUS FEATURES Unleashes First Half 2012 Line-Up

FOCUS FEATURES ANNOUNCES RELEASE DATES FOR FIRST HALF OF 2012; BEING FLYNN, SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, MOONRISE KINGDOM OPENINGS SET.  Three previously announced Focus Features movies for 2012 release have been assigned confirmed domestic opening dates for the first half of the year. The company made the announcement today. Being Flynn is the new dramatic feature from Academy Award-nominated writer/director Paul Weitz (About a Boy). Adapted from Nick Flynn’s 2004 memoir Another Bulls—t Night in Suck City, the movie explores bonds both unbreakable and fragile between parent and child. Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine and There Will Be Blood) portrays Nick Flynn, a young writer seeking to define himself. He misses his late mother, Jody (four-time Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore) , and her loving nature. But his father, Jonathan, is not even a memory, as Nick has not seen the man in 18 years. Jonathan Flynn (two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro ) has lon

The Debt Movie Review By: Rama

The Debt Movie Review By: Rama Ramascreen delivers us another movie review. For the upcoming drama film The Debt . Please make sure to follow him on Facebook and Twitter . THE DEBT is a first-rate thriller with a solid moral dilemma. How long can someone carry a lie before he reaches a breaking point?! The film consists of practically 2 parts, the story set in the past and the story set in the present which is faced with a couple of choices: to further hide what happened or put everything out in the open for all the world to see. THE DEBT is riveting in every sense of the word.. In this espionage thriller, shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Academy Award winner Helen Mirren ) and Stefan (two-time Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson ) about their former colleague David ( Ciarán Hinds ). Back in 1966, the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington [“Avatar,” “Clash of the Titans”]) tracked down Nazi war crim

The Big Lebowski Blu-ray Limited Edition Giveaway

We were able to get our hands on The Coen Brothers cult classic The Big Lebowski on Blu-ray for the first time. All you have to do is LIKE SandwichJohnFilms On Facebook and I will randomly select the winner later next week. How simple is that, even a child can do it. And don't worry if your already a Fan your name will also be entered for a chance to win. The Blu-ray is available Now. With a whole host of Blu-ray exclusive bonus features, to boot, including: A 28-page companion book featuring "an exclusive interview with Jeff Dowd—the real-life inspiration for The Dude—Jeff Bridges’ personal, on-set photography, a film timeline, trivia and much more" U-CONTROL: Scene Companion : Watch cast and crew interviews, behind the scenes footage and more during key scenes with this picture-in-picture companion. Mark it Dude: This onscreen counter really ties the film together. Keep track of all the “F-Bombs,” “Dudes,” and “Dude-isms” in the film with this ultimat

First Image From Focus Features/ LAIKA's ParaNorman

="" Updated: Here is the first image from the upcoming film. I got some exciting news in my email today, I received the press release that  Focus Features  and  LAIKA are reteaming again for two more films.   An interesting thing about  LAIKA is it is fueled by the vision of its owner, NIKE Co-Founder and Chairman Phil Knight . We all learn something new everyday. First up is  ParaNorman,  In the comedy thriller, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Mr. McPhee ), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he’ll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups, to save his town from a centuries-old curse. But this young ghoul whisperer may find his paranormal activities pushed to their otherworldly limits. The film has a pretty impressive voice cast includes Academy Award nominee  Casey Affleck  (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford),