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Movie Review: #RickiAndTheFlash

The selfish and boring Ricki and The Flash deserves to be booed off the stage. Review by Matt Cummings As a former collector of rare outtakes from a certain Canadian power trio, I saw experience repeating itself with the Meryl Streep/Johnathan Demme sing-along Ricki and The Flash . Back in my 20's I bought Rush rarities because these backstage moments of soundchecks and jam sessions were deemed to be worth something. But just like this film, those rarities remained so for a reason: they weren't worth of airplay, which is the same feeling I got from this absolute bomb. The plot, which centers around the bar-band singer Ricki (Streep), could have amounted to something. Abandoning her children at a young age to become the next Lita Ford, 20 years later she's stuck in a Central California dive bar, living in squalor and seen by her children (Sebastian Stan among them) and her ex- (Kevin Kline) as a failure. But when her daughter Julie (Mamie Grummer) tries t

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For #RickiAndTheFlash In Sacramento

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For RICKI And The FLASH on Aug. 4th at 7:30PM in Sacramento. Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer ; Rick Springfield , portraying a Flash member in love with Ricki; Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband; and Audra McDonald as Kline’s new wife. See how to win tickets after the Jump... Click HERE and enter Code RICKISANDO Make sure to  LIKE   SandwichJohnFilms  on  Facebook  and follow us on  Twitter  fo

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For #RickiAndTheFlash In Santa Clara

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For RICKI And The FLASH on Aug. 4th at 7:00PM in Santa Clara. Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer ; Rick Springfield , portraying a Flash member in love with Ricki; Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband; and Audra McDonald as Kline’s new wife. See how to win tickets after the Jump... Click HERE and enter Code SANDORICKI Make sure to  LIKE   SandwichJohnFilms  on  Facebook  and follow us on  Twitter  f

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For #RickiAndTheFlash In Las Vegas

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For RICKI And The FLASH on Aug. 3rd at 7:00PM in Las Vegas. Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer ; Rick Springfield , portraying a Flash member in love with Ricki; Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband; and Audra McDonald as Kline’s new wife. See how to win tickets after the Jump... Click HERE to get your tickets. Make sure to  LIKE   SandwichJohnFilms  on  Facebook  and follow us on  Twitter  for all

#RICKIANDTHEFLASH Trailer. Give It A Shot

Meryl Streep takes on a whole new gig – a hard-rocking singer/guitarist – for Oscar®-winning director Jonathan Demme and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody in Ricki and the Flash. In an original and electrifying film loaded with live musical performances, Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at redemption and a chance to make things right as she faces the music with her family. Streep stars opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer ; Rick Springfield, portraying a Flash member in love with Ricki; Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband; and Audra McDonald as Kline’s new wife. Directed by: Jonathan Demme Written by: Diablo Cody Produced by: Marc Platt Diablo Cody Mason Novick Gary Goetzman Executive Producers: Ron Bozman Adam Siegel Lorene Scafaria Ben Waisbren Cast: Meryl Streep Kevin Kline Mamie