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Vince Vaughn To Star In The Rockford Files Film

Universal Pictures is bringing in Chuck Hogan to rewrite The Rockford Files for Vince Vaughn to star. Hogan takes on the job as FX has set The Strain , his collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, for summer, and he adapts Thirteen Hours: A Firsthand Account Of What Really Happened In Benghazi for Paramount, the book that author Mitchell Zuckoff wrote with surviving members of the Annex Security Team who fought the battle that led to the death of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. Hogan , whose novel Prince Of Thieves was the basis for the superb Ben Affleck -directed crime thriller The Town , will rewrite the Rockford script originally penned by script team of David Levien and Brian Koppelman. Vaughn is going to play Jim Rockford, in a feature adaptation of the memorable series that ran on NBC from 1974-80 and featured James Garner as the down-and-out private eye. Vaughn and Victoria Vaughn will produce through their Universal-based Wild West

Non-Stop Review. Delicious Fun Wrapped Up In 20-Minute Morsels Of Mayhem

Non-Stop Review By: MattInRC The action thriller Non-Stop is delicious fun wrapped up in 20-minute morsels of mayhem. WARNING: Major spoilers ahead. We love us some Liam Neeson . From Schindler's List and Batman Begins to The Grey , Neeson's been a rock-steady diet on our movie menu for more than two decades. But in the last few years, the actor who we first enjoyed in Excalibur has been a hurting soul. After the death of his wife in 2011, Neeson has thrown himself into his work, producing memorable fare that's also shed a greater light on what it means to lose someone close due to tragedy. His newest film Non-Stop wraps a genuinely good performance with enough high-altitude madness to make us reconsider flying First Class. When US Air Marshall Bill Marks ( Neeson ) learns of a diabolical effort to murder passengers aboard a non-stop flight to London, he must root out the suspect before the clock ticks 20 minutes. The suspect has promised Marks that someone will mee

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For NON-STOP In Sacramento

Win Tickets To An Advance For NON-STOP on Tuesday February 25 at 7:00PM in Sacramento. Global action star Liam Neeson stars in NON-STOP , a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks ( Neeson ) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. The film reunites Neeson with Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra and producer Joel Silver, and co-stars Golden Globe Award winner Julianne Moore . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Official Website - See how to get tickets after the Jump.. Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter . We will be posting where we will be giving away tickets at. DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For NON-STOP In Fresno

Win Tickets To An Advance For NON-STOP on Tuesday February 25 at 7:00PM in Fresno. Global action star Liam Neeson stars in NON-STOP , a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks ( Neeson ) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. The film reunites Neeson with Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra and producer Joel Silver, and co-stars Golden Globe Award winner Julianne Moore . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Official Website - See how to get tickets after the Jump.. Email me at sandwichjohnfilmsscreenings@yahoo.com Subject-NON-STOP Fresno. Will need your name. DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING

Teaser Trailer For The Purge: Anarchy

With the smash success of low-budget chiller thriller The Purge last year, Universal has been quick to try to capitalise on that by throwing the sequel into production. The first teaser trailer for what is now called The Purge: Anarchy has arrived online. The sequel film stars Frank Grillo , Zach Gilford, Michael K. Williams, Carmen Ejogo and Kiele Sanchez . The film is set for a June 20, 2014 release date worldwide. You’ll recall the basic concept – in a bizarre, violent future America (next week?), the government comes up with a radical idea to curb crime and social issues. One night a year, all laws are suspended, the emergency services including police, fire and medical are rescinded and people are free to do exactly what they want within a set 12-hour period. While the first film aimed for claustrophobic tension by spotlighting one family’s nightmare trapped within their seemingly secure house under siege by masked vigilantes, the sequel opens the canvas up a little, fol

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For NON-STOP In San Francisco

Win Tickets To An Advance For NON-STOP on Tuesday February 25 at 7:00PM in San Francisco. Global action star Liam Neeson stars in NON-STOP , a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks ( Neeson ) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes. The film reunites Neeson with Unknown director Jaume Collet-Serra and producer Joel Silver, and co-stars Golden Globe Award winner Julianne Moore . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Official Website - See how to get tickets after the Jump.. Email me at sandwichjohnfilmsscreenings@yahoo.com Subject-NON-STOP SF. Will need your name. DISCLAIMER: ARRIVE EARLY! SEATING IS FI

Pitch Perfect 2 To Be Directed By Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks is set to make her directing debut in the upcoming Pitch Perfect sequel, EW has confirmed. “Elizabeth originated the idea for Pitch Perfect and was instrumental in making the first film such a huge success,” said Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley in a release. “She brings an enormous amount of energy and experience to everything she works on and we’re thrilled that she is making her feature directorial debut on Pitch Perfect 2 .” Banks, who co-starred and produced the original, will continue with those roles as well in the sequel to the hit 2012 musical comedy. Although no casting announcements have been announced, The Hollywood Reporter quotes insiders saying that Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are likely to return. No plot information for Pitch Perfect 2 has been released, but the script will be written by Kay Cannon, the original screenwriter. Please Leave A Comment-

Despicable Me 2 Blu-ray Review. Looks & Sounds Great

Despicable Me 2 Blu-ray Review By: MattInRC The sweet-natured Despicable Me 2 is fun family entertainment on Blu-ray, but nothing more. In 2010, a year dominated by the creepy Toy Story 3 and the predictable Shrek 3 , a little animated film called Despicable Me was missed by the Oscar nominating fools over at AMPAS. It wouldn't be long before their error was revealed: heart-warming and downright hilarious, the comedy about an evil madman and his Minions has seen its popularity almost eclipse that of all the animated Oscar candidates of the same year. Its sequel, the likeable but superficial Despicable Me 2 , looks and sounds amazing in its home release. The Movie - 3.5/5 When we left Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell ), he had renounced his evil path to raise three loveable adopted girls, but not before stealing the Moon and then returning it. Now, the former madman is busy with soccer games, grilling up meats during Agnes's birthday party, and fending off eli

Giveaway: DESPICABLE ME 2 On (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)

To celebrate he release for DESPICABLE ME 2 on (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet), Universal Studios Home Entertainment has provide us with copies to giveaway. DESPICABLE ME 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me. Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, both films are directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, and Miranda Cosgrove reprise their roles. Kristen Wiig, who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the Anti-Villain League. See how to enter after the Jump... Loading... Please Leave A Comment-

New Images From Lone Survivor

Here are new images from the film Lone Survivor . The film written and directed by Peter Berg . It is based on the real events and book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and will star Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Eric Bana, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Alexander Ludwig . It is set to have a limited release on December 27, 2013 and have a wide release on January 10, 2014 Based on SEAL Team 10's failed mission: Operation Red Wings on June 28, 2005, to capture or kill a notorious Taliban leader. See all the images after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY In San Francisco

Win Tickets To An Advance For Screening For THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY on Tuesday, November 12th @ 7:00 PM at AMC Metreon in San Francisco. THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY  is an upcoming American Christmas comedy-drama film directed and written by Malcolm D. Lee, a sequel to the 1999 film, The Best Man . The film is scheduled to be released on November 15, 2013, by Universal Pictures. The film stars Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Harold Perrineau, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Regina Hall , reprising their roles from the 1999 film along with the supporting cast After nearly 15 years apart, Taye Diggs (television’s Private Practice), Nia Long (Soul Food), Morris Chestnut (Kick-Ass 2), Harold Perrineau (Zero Dark Thirty), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow), Sanaa Lathan (Contagion), Monica Calhoun (Love & Basketball), Melissa De Sousa (Miss Congeniality) and Regina Hall (Scary Movie franchise) reprise their career-launching roles in The Best Man Holiday, the long-awaited

The Bourne Identity Franchise In Justin Lin's Hands

Universal Pictures has tapped the director of one of the studio’s most lucrative and successful franchises to take on the fifth installment of The Bourne Identity franchise . Justin Lin will direct the sequel to the Tony Gilroy-directed The Bourne Legacy , the pic that kicked off storyline of Aaron Cross, the character played by Jeremy Renner . Renner is set to return as Cross in a story hatched by ‘Invictus’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes’ scribe Anthony Peckham. Frank Marshall and Captivate Entertainment’s Ben Smith and Jeffrey Weiner are also back as producers, and Lin also will produce through his Perfect Storm banner. I’m hearing a summer 2015 release is being eyed for this one, though the studio is saying it doesn’t know when it will open. Universal chairman Donna Langley, co-president of production Peter Cramer, and VP Production Anikah McLaren will oversee the project for the studio. Bourne Legacy , released in 2012, grossed $276 million worldwide. Lin has plenty of fans at Univer

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For ABOUT TIME In Clovis

Win Tickets To An Advance For Screening For ABOUT TIME on November 6th - 7:00 PM in Clovis. About Time is a British romantic comedy science fiction film revolving around time travel where a young man tries to change his past to have a better future. Written and directed by Richard Curtis, and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy . At the age of 21, Tim Lake ( Domhnall Gleeson ) discovers he can travel in time. Tim's father ( Bill Nighy ) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Upon learning this, Tim goes back to the night of a recent New Year's Eve party where at midnight he was too shy to kiss someone and goes for the kiss instead. The following summer, Tim's sister's friend comes to stay with the family. Tim has an instant attraction and come the end of her stay, decides to tell her. She tells him that he left it too late to do anything, and so Tim travels back to the middle of the summe

About Time Review. The Film Is Too Long & Overly Sentimental

About Time Review By: MattInRC The feel-good time-travel love story About Time is too long and overly sentimental for its own good. Writer-Director Richard Curtis loves him some relationship stories. Content to churn out tear-jerking tales about relationships with a decidedly female viewpoint has been his bread and butter since 1999's Notting Hill. Since then, he's forced unsuspecting men to endure date night quagmires like Love Actually and Bridget Jones's Diary , while their dates bawl their brains out at the seemingly point-on perspective of Curtis. But with his lovey time-travel flick About Time , Curtis takes on a different angle of love through a man's eyes. The result is a likable but tortuously long film about how time travel can somehow help you live better with life's choices. Imagine the following: you're the newly-minted 21-year-old Tim ( Domhall Gleeson ), and given the most extraordinary gift ever - the ability to travel b