New Movies – February 7 2014

The Lego Movie

This original 3D computer-animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman

Get tickets for ‘The Lego Movie’ on Fandango.com

Other Releases

• Cavemen
• Demi-soeur
• A Fantastic Fear of Everything
• The Invisible Woman
• Kids for Cash
• The Last of the Unjust
• Love & Air Sex
• The Monuments Men
• The Outsider
• The Pretty One
• Someone Marry Barry
• Vampire Academy
• Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage
• Nurse 3D

Who is Going to Play Wonder Woman?

Is Warner Bros. closer to finding the woman who could play Wonder Woman in the untitled “Batman-Superman” pic?

Sources tell Variety that “Fast and Furious” actress Gal Gadot, “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” thesp Elodie Yung and Olga Kurylenko have or will test for the female lead, which appears to be the role of Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman. Sources stress there’s still a possibility this role could be Bruce Wayne’s love interest, but the casting description of “tall, brunette, athletic and exotic” also matches that of the Wonder Woman character in the comics.

Schmoes Know reported earlier in the week that Kurylenko had auditioned, and sources add there is a possibility a fourth actress could be added to the list. Recent reports suggested “Thor” thesp Jaimie Alexander would be up for the part but Alexander’s obligation to future Marvel pics takes her out of the running since it’s a DC comics property.

New DVD Releases – November 5 2013

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition)

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of ingenuity and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s “precious” ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities… A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

Other Releases

• As I Lay Dying
• Broken
• Clear History
• Computer Chess
• Fitzgerald Family Christmas
• Girl Most Likely
• Grown Ups 2
• Lovelace
• Mad Men: Season 6
• Magic City: Season 2
• Parkland
• Passion
• Renoir
• Syrup
• Twilight Forever: The Complete Saga
• Under the Dome
• White House Down

New DVD Releases – August 6 2013

Oblivion

Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.

The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines is the new movie from the director of Blue Valentine. Luke (Ryan Gosling) is a motorcycle performer. While passing through Schenectady, NY, he learns that a former lover, Romina (Eva Mendes), has given birth to their son Jason. Luke decides to give up life on the road to try and provide for his newfound family. His employer Robin (Ben Mendelsohn) proposes to partner in a string of bank robberies – which will place Luke on the radar of ambitious rookie cop Avery Cross (Bradley Cooper). Avery, who has to navigate a police department ruled by corrupt detective Deluca (Ray Liotta), is also struggling to balance life with his wife Jennifer (Rose Byrne) and their infant son AJ. The consequences of Avery’s confrontation with Luke reverberate into the next generation, when the two sons, Jason (Dane DeHaan) and AJ (Emory Cohen), must face their fateful, shared legacy.

Other Releases

• Adventures in Zambezia
• Aftershock
• The Borgias: The Final Season
• Community: The Complete Fourth Season
• Duck Dynasty: Season 3
• The Earrings Of Madame De…
• The Best Of Fridays
• Magic Magic
• Mud
• Not Today
• On the Road
• The Sapphires
• Smash: Season Two
• Strike Back: Cinemax Season Two
• To the Wonder
• West of Memphis

New DVD Releases – July 16 2013

42

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are teaming up with director Brian Helgeland for “42,” the powerful story of Jackie Robinson, the legendary baseball player who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the roster of the Brooklyn Dodgers. “42” will star Academy Award(R) nominee Harrison Ford (“Witness”) as the innovative Dodger’s general manager Branch Rickey, the MLB executive who first signed Robinson to the minors and then helped to bring him up to the show, and Chadwick Boseman (“The Express”) as Robinson, the heroic African American who was the first man to break the color line in the big leagues.

Director: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Merriman, Brad Beyer, Judy Tylor, Jon Bernthal, Nicole Beharie, Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight

Bullet to the Head

Based on a graphic novel, “Bullet to the Head” tells the story of a New Orleans hitman (Stallone) and a Washington D.C. cop (Kang) who form an alliance to bring down the killers of their respective partners.

Director: Walter Hill
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christian Slater, Jon Seda, Weronika Rosati, Jason Momoa

Other Releases

• Alphas: Season Two
• Damages: The Complete Fifth Season
• Erased
• Evil Dead
• Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season
• The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
• Orphan Black: Season One
• Regular Show: The Complete First & Second Seasons
• Solomon Kane