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After directing one of the most talked-about films at Sundance Ain’t Them Bodies Saints , David Lowery has hired on with writing partner Toby Halbrooks to script Pete’s Dragon for Disney and producer Jim Whitaker. I’m told they will reinvent the core story of a venerable Disney family film. It will not be a musical and at this point Lowery is just engaged as writer. The original 1977 Pete’s Dragon mixed an animated fire-breather with a live-action cast of actors that included Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Helen Reddy and Jim Dale , with Sean Marshall playing the orphan boy who comes to a town with his magical dragon, his abusive adoptive parents in hot pursuit. It is certainly a departure for Lowery, who made the jump from editor to director on Saints, a gritty drama he wrote and directed that stars Rooney Mara, Rami Malek, Casey Affleck and Ben Foster. It’s the tale of an outlaw who escapes prison and sets across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the

SEE THE NEW STAR TREK : INTO DARKNESS INTERNATIONAL TRAILER TONIGHT AT 12:01AM PST EXCLUSIVELY ON APPLE . Looks like your going to stay up late tonight. IN SELECT THEATERS IN IMAX 3D MAY 15th and IN THEATERS EVERYHWERE MAY 17th. In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. #StarTrek #IntoDarkness Please Leave A Comment-

We have another great giveaway. We were able to get our hands on 5 copies of THIS IS 40 (Two-Disc Combo Pack: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy + UltraViolet)for some lucky fans out there. From the director of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin comes an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family. After years of marriage, Pete ( Paul Rudd ) and Debbie ( Leslie Mann ) are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. Featuring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Segel, Megan Fox, John Lithgow and Albert Brooks , THIS IS 40  is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern age. First you need to get out there and VOTE for Sandwichjohnfilms For Best Local Blogger on this years KCRA 3 A-List . And add This Is 40 into the comment section when you vote. To get a bet

First off I have to welcome  @aprilfaithspice  to the family and wanted to thank her for pulling off this great interview. Not bad for her first time I must say. Make sure to VOTE for us on The KCRA A-List Please welcome our guest @aprilfaithspice , who got a chance to sit down one on one with MAX IRONS & JAKE ABEL from the upcoming film " THE HOST " this week in San Francisco. She got them to talk about the film and their roles in the upcoming film. They talked about what interested them in the roles and what they loved about playing Jared Howe & Ian O'Shea. On how Max Irons had to hit Saoirse Ronan character Melanie and how difficult it was to do. They talked about sports and the Superbowl performance of Beyoncé & Destiny's Child @ the Super Bowl. And the question on everyone's mind. Zombie apocalypse, who would you take with you and what weapon would you use. THE HOST is an upcoming American romantic science-fic

HEMLOCK GROVE The Netflix Original Series at WONDERCON 2013 Friday, March 29th. Available on Netflix April 19, 2013. WHO: Actors Landon Liboiron, Famke Janssen, Dougray Scott, Freya Tingley, Penelope Mitchell, Bill Skarsgård, Kandyse McClure, and Aaron Douglas Producers Eli Roth, Brian McGreevy, Lee Shipman, Daren Sarafian and Mark Verheiden WHERE: Anaheim Convention Center 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802 WHEN: Friday, March 29th 6:30pm - 7:30pm: Official Wondercon Panel (Room 300DE) From executive producer Eli Roth and based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name, Hemlock Grove is a riveting one-hour murder mystery that revolves around the residents of a former Pennsylvania steel town. When 17-year-old Brooke Bluebell is brutally murdered, any of Hemlock’s peculiar inhabitants – or killer creatures – could be suspects. Through the investigation, the town’s seamier side is exposed, revealing nothin

Watch the official trailer for STUCK IN LOVE.   The films stars   Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Kristen Bell and Logan Lerman . And  was directed and written by Josh Boone Millennium Entertainment will release STUCK IN LOVE in theaters June 14, 2013. Starring Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Kristen Bell and Logan Lerman . The film was directed and written by Josh Boone. For more info: Official website: http://stuckinlovemovie.com Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StuckInLoveTheMovie Three years past his divorce, veteran novelist Bill Borgens (Academy Award® nominee Greg Kinnear ) can’t stop obsessing over, let alone spying on, his ex-wife Erica (Academy Award® winner Jennifer Connelly ), who ignominiously left him for another man. Even as his neighbor-with-benefits, Tricia (Kristen Bell) tries to push him back into the dating pool, he remains blind to anyone else’s charms. Meanwhile, his fiercely independent collegiate daughter S

Iron Man 3 fans have seen posters featuring Tony Stark, Tony Stark and Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle's Iron Patriot, The Mandarin, even Guy Pearce's evil scientist Aldrich Killian ... but never all of them together. Here, then, is the montage poster for Iron Man 3, featuring a floating Sir Ben Kingsley and a couple of rocket-choppers. The movie, of course, finds Robert Downey Jr’s billionaire playboy philanthropist up to his metallic neck in trouble as he’s targeted by the Mandarin ( Ben Kingsley ) and other nasty types intent on taking him down a peg or 15. Iron Man 3, directed by Shane Black from a script by Black and Drew Pearce, also features Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale and Jon Favreau . Please Leave A Comment-  Source- Empire

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