Based on the poignantly optimistic autobiographical writings of California–based journalist and poet Mark O’Brien, THE SESSIONS tells the story of a man confined to an iron lung who is determined - at age 38 - to lose his virginity. With the help of his therapists and the guidance of his priest, he sets out to make his dream a reality.
Winner: Sundance 2012 Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic and U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Acting
THE SESSIONS opens in theaters on October 19, 2012.
Regal Cinemas unveiled a behind-the-scenes first look of Les Miserables on the film's official Facebook page today, and honestly, speaking as a huge fan of the original stage musical...it was hard not to shriek like a tween at a Justin Beiber concert over just how awesome the new footage is. Wow.
The feature showcases how the singing for the musical was performed live on the set while they were shooting, instead of lip-synching to a pre-recorded track, which is how most movie musicals are done. While it seems like a tricky feat to pull off - not to mention how taxing multiple takes had to be on actors' voices - it looks incredible. Les Mis isn't a song-and-dance musical, so the live singing, from what we've seen so far, definitely brings a realness that the story needs to work on film.
Here's the behind-the-scenes feature. Fans will recognize the songs "Valjean's Soliloquy", "On My Own", "In My Life", and "A Heart Full of Love", as well as some memorable moments (a little fall of rain, anyone?) and characters from the show:
Again...wow. Just those few seconds of Samantha Barks singing "On My Own" made me even more grateful that the whole Taylor Swift casting rumor never materialized. Barks is actually the only member of the main Les Mis movie cast who previously played her role in the stage version. Anne Hathaway's role of Fantine was once played by Hathaway's mother in the US national tour. Hathaway reportedly wore her mom's cast jacket to the set on the first day of filming.
There was some griping on the interwebs that we didn't get to hear any of Russell Crowe's singing in the feature, suggesting that his 'possibly inferior' vocals were being hidden away. I say settle down. Keep in mind, we also didn't hear anything from Aaron Tveit - a Broadway veteran with a fantastic voice - who's playing Enjolras, nor did we hear anything from Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter as the Thernardiers, who we've heard sing together in Sweeney Todd. A second trailer is on the horizon, and I'm sure we'll hear from them soon enough, and they will sound wonderful.
Les Miserables is opening in theaters on Christmas Day.
47 Ronin could have been another expensive gamble that didn't pay off for Universal. No harm, no foul. Were it for the noticeable change of release dates (Went from November 2012 to February 2013 to Christmas 2013), few would bat an eye. Even with the reported reshoots, that doesn't paint a picture of disaster because, as you know, reshoots are a normal practice.
Alas The Wrap paints a messier frame of events. "Nightmare" is thrown around by their peeps. Long story short, with additional photography wrapped, the studio has shown helmer Carl Rinsch the door. Universal co-chairwoman Donna Langley is sitting in his chair overseeing the editing.
Handing the responsibility of a unique-sounding and ambitious project from its first-time director to those who don't even "get" it? Yeah, that will ease concerns. Studio thought early cuts were "too Japanese." An odd assertion since they greenlit Ronin knowing its intentions and allowing an all-Japanese cast, save for star Keanu Reeves. The reshoots in question imply Reeves, touted as the lead, ate it mid-point. Not anymore he won't.
Based on the first of a five-novel series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, Beautiful Creatures is set in the South and is about two star-crossed teenage lovers: Ethan (Alder Ehrenreich), a local boy, and a mysterious new girl, Lena (Alice Englert), who uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town.
Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson, Viola Davis and Emmy Rossum also star in the February 13, 2013 release.
Based on a true story, Pain & Gain follows a group of bodybuilders who engaged in a campaign of kidnapping, extortion and murder in Florida. First told in an article from the Miami New Times, the film stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Rob Corddry, Tony Shalhoub, Bar Paly, Rebel Wilson, Ken Jeong and Yolanthe Cabau.
Beginning October 12, AMC will exclusively release SMILEY theatrically through its AMC independent platform on 28 screens in 14 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston and Atlanta. The release will also be supported by a marketing campaign from AMC.
The story of the film follows a mentally fragile college student named Ashley (Caitlin Gerard from “Magic Mike” and “The Social Network”) who, after learning of an urban legend in which a mysterious serial killer named “Smiley” can be summoned through the Internet, must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley‘s next victim.” Smiley also stars Melanie Papalia (“Endgame”) and Andrew James Allen (“Make It or Break It”), with Roger Bart (“Desperate Housewives”), Keith David (“The Thing”) and Liza Weil (“Scandal”) rounding out the cast.
Summit Entertainment announced today that its upcoming adaptation of Veronica Roth's Divergent will be released theatrically in North America on Friday, March 21, 2014.
Divergent is a thrilling adventure centered around the monumental choice of deciding who you are and discovering who you can be. Set in a future where America is divided into five ideological factions to stabilize society and uphold peace, every citizen must choose a permanent faction at age 16 - either their own or another. Struggling to survive her initiation into the most aggressive and physically demanding of the factions, Beatrice Prior must uncover her true hidden strengths and risk her family, her new found love, and her very own life to defuse a mysterious conspiracy which could change the balance of power forever.
The young adult novel was written by 23-year-old first time author Veronica Roth and has topped The New York Times Best Sellers list ever since being published in May of 2011 by Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers. The book was written by Roth while she was earning her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University. She followed her first novel with the book Insurgent, which has also made its way to the #1 position on specific New York Times Best Sellers lists. To date, both novels have sold nearly 1.5 million copies outpacing sales of "The Twilight Saga" novels at the same point in their literary lifespans.
The screenplay for the film is being written by Evan Daugherty with a filmmaker soon to be announced. The studio acquired the film rights to the novel in early 2011 several months before the book "Divergent" was published. Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher will produce the film via their Red Wagon Entertainment banner along with Pouya Shahbazian.
Sony Pictures will debut exclusive first looks at the highly anticipated upcoming films Carrie and Evil Dead at New York Comic Con on Saturday, October 13th from the Javits Center.
The panel presentations for Carrie and Evil Dead will take place between 3:45pm-4:45pm on October 13th. The Carrie panel will include the film’s stars, Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore, along with producer Kevin Misher and director Kimberly Peirce. Evil Dead’s panel will include the film’s star, Jane Levy (“Suburgatory”), producer (and star of original) Bruce Campbell and director, Fede Alvarez.
Carrie is a reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King and directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The film will be released nationwide on March 15, 2013.
In the much anticipated remake of the 1981 cult-hit horror film,Evil Dead finds five twenty-something friends holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. Directed by Fede Alvarez, with a screenplay by Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues Mendez, the film will be released nationwide on April 12, 2013.
New York Comic Con is taking place from October 11th-14th at the Javits Center (655 West 34th Street, New York). More information can be found at: www.newyorkcomiccon.com
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant (Gary Bond), a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough Australian outback mining town of Bundanyabba, planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney. But, as his one night stretches to five, he plunges headlong toward his own destruction. When the alcohol-induced mist lifts, the educated John Grant is no more. Instead there is a self-loathing man in a desolate wasteland, dirty, red-eyed, sitting against a tree and looking at a rifle with one bullet left.
Chinese mythology comes vividly to life in Director Wuershan’s (The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman) supernatural epic PAINTED SKIN:THE RESURRECTION, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital November 13th from Well Go USA Entertainment. The director reunited the stars of Painted Skin with Xun Zhou (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate) reprising her role as “Xiaowei” and Wei Zhao (14 Blades) returning as “Princess Jing” in the highest-grossing Chinese film in cinematic history.
PAINTED SKIN:THE RESURRECTION also stars Kun Chen (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate), Shaofeng Feng (White Vengeance), Mini Yang (Love in the Buff), Chinese singer Fei Xiang and Tiangjia Chen (Shi Kong) in a slow game of wits, deceit and seduction as a fox spirit begins a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison. Bonus features include the behind-the-scenes featurette “The Making of Painted Skin: The Resurrection.”
Synopsis:
According to ancient lore, if a human freely offers their heart to a demon, that monster can become mortal, experiencing the true pains and passions of existence. Xiaowei (Zhou), a millennia-old fox spirit, is freed from her frozen prison and transforms into a dangerous seductress. To maintain her youthful beauty she is forced to consume living hearts as she searches for her chance to become human. Meanwhile, Princess Jing (Zhao), hiding her marred beauty behind a golden mask, flees an unknown threat to her kingdom by pursuing the only man she ever loved: the guard who was unable to protect her so many years ago.
Bonus Feature Include:
§ “The Making of Painted Skin: The Resurrection” Featurette
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