Movie Synopsis:Captain Jack Sparrow finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar, escape from the Devil’s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea…including him. Captain Jack’s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas. Read more
CULVER CITY, CA, May 15, 2017 â TriStar Pictures and MRCâs upcoming highly anticipated new film BABY DRIVER announced today a first of its kind sponsored Fan Art Geofilter Contest on Snapchat. Since the filmâs rapturous debut at this yearâs SXSW Film Festival, fans have flocked to social media to show off their fan art inspired by the movie. In turn, the studio began a consistent #FanArtFriday campaign on the filmâs social media handles to display the creativity from these fans. For the contest, users can simply go to https://BabyDriverFanArt.com between now and May 24th to submit their BABY DRIVER fan art (creative guidelines and official rules are available on the site). BABY DRIVERâs writer/director, Edgar Wright will judge the entries himself and the winning submission will run as a Snapchat Geofilter at a nationwide theater chain the week of the filmâs release, starting on opening day, Wednesday, June 28th.   This is the first time a studio will showcase fan art from a Geofilter contest on Snapchat.
In BABY DRIVER, a talented, young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. When he meets the girl of his dreams (Lily James), Baby sees a chance to ditch his criminal life and make a clean getaway. But after being coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), he must face the music when a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.
           BABY DRIVER stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza Gonzalez, with Jon Hamm, and Jamie Foxx.
           The film is written and directed by Edgar Wright. Producers are Nira Park, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner, and Executive Producers are Edgar Wright, Adam Merims, Rachael Prior, Liza Chasin, and Michelle Wright.
           BABY DRIVER opens in theaters nationwide on Wednesday, June 28th.
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Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Julie Andrews
Directed by: Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda
Co-Director: Eric Guillon
Illumination, who brought audiences Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, continues the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughtersâMargo, Edith and Agnesâand the Minions in Despicable Me 3. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon and written by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio, the animated film is produced by Illuminationâs Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, and executive produced by Chris Renaud.
Joining Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig in Despicable Me 3 is Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner Trey Parker, co-creator of Comedy Centralâs global phenomenon South Park and the Broadway smash The Book of Mormon. Parker voices the role of villain Balthazar Bratt, a former child star whoâs grown up to become obsessed with the character he played in the â80s, and proves to be Gruâs most formidable nemesis to date. The film will be released in theaters on June 30, 2017.Â
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Writers: Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio
Produced by: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy
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Chuck is based on a true story. Interestingly enough the film is based on the man who Sylvester Stallone based his Award Winning film Rocky on and that is Chuck Wepner (Schreiber) of Bayonne, New Jersey, who was a humble yet moderately successful prizefighter⌠and liquor salesman. His nickname was the âBayonne Bleeder.â This came from his childhood and stuck with him because one thing he could do almost better than anyone was take a punch. It didnât matter how many times a fighter hit him, he took it and kept coming back for more. He and his manager, Al Braverman (Perlman), had a âNever stop the fight!â agreement. Wepner seemed also to be a self-centered narcissist, though heâd never see himself that way… putting himself above all others was his style and only when he needed help did he truly allow people into his life.
In 1975 he was going to get his big break. He was given the chance to fight George Foreman but suddenly, Muhammed Ali beats Foreman and the fight is off. Heâs crushed as his future depended on a match of this size. At what seemed like the final hour, his manager gets a call from promoter Don King. Since Chuck is a white fighter with stamina, King has the idea that heâd be ideal for a fight with Ali. Odds of Wepner winning are Forty to One.Â
Only someone like Chuck would love those odds. Then weâre in the ring where itâs a much different story. Itâs a good match where Chuck admits to liking to âwear him down with my face.â The crowd loses its mind for the butt kicking heâs taking, but he sends a surprised Ali (Pooch Hall) to the mat once and the crowd loves him even more. Chuck’s inner dialogue during the fight is insanely comical and shows how erratic his thinking was and how unstable his mind was at the time. If you don’t want to know the outcome, don’t read this part (skip to the next paragraph) but at the end of the fight, and much in the same way that Balboa ends his fight with Creed, he almost âGoes the Distanceâ with Ali. Just nineteen seconds shy of making it the entire fight, the fight is called and itâs a technical win for Ali.
I enjoyed this film. The 70âs music and the styles are represented incredibly well; the overall look of the film itself shouts another time. The characters are great. Chuck shows you who he is before this fight and who he becomes after the fight… neither guy particularly pleasant but somehow still loveable. When heâs depressed he looks for women to make him feel better⌠which doesnât go over well with his wife, Phyliss, played by Elisabeth Moss who should get recognized for this performance. Sheâs frightening as she approaches Chuck sitting with his latest conquest. Her performance is excellent. She has to hold the family together by herself because her husband, who desires to get knocked out for a living, canât take the beating once itâs over. She alone is worth seeing this movie.Â
I really liked Chuck. It’s perfect for both men and women; not at all just a guy film, despite the subject matter. It’s interesting to learn that this boxer was the inspiration for Rocky and intriguing to watch him interact with Sly before the making of Rocky II. It’s also a fascinating look at the relationship between men and women. A quote by Chuck at the end of the film sums up his views flawlessly. âSometimes life is like a movie⌠and sometimes, itâs better.â He has enjoyed being Chuck as Rocky enjoyed being who he was. Winning or losing, it didnât matter, as long as he was in the ring. Â
I love Amy Schumer. I love that sheâs not afraid to show off her body that isn’t the Hollywood preferred size zero or to be dirty. Some adults like their R-rated films to be hard-core, even if they star women. Men, donât fear. There isnât too much estrogen itâll push you away. Snatched isnât really geared toward any specific sex. While itâs true a few gags are aimed directly at the relationship between mother and daughter, which is a refreshing thing to see, that not all it has. Itâs just a hysterical film. Sophomoric also comes to mind to describe it but its genre is comedy and funny it is. Again I will reiterate that it can be lowbrow at times but go in knowing that and just have a chuckle.  Â
The movie opens letting the audience know that when it comes to the mayhem that eventually happens, itâs Schumer and Hawn whoâll end up inflicting it on their captors rather than the other way around. Itâs not necessary to give this away but films canât help but be predictable sometimes, being aware of this in advance doesnât hurt the story any.
Schumer plays Emily, a young woman torn apart by the devastating blow her boyfriend just dealt her. She has an exotic vacation planned to Ecuador and he breaks up with her right before theyâre supposed to go. Never one to listen to what her mother, Linda (Hawn), tells her to do, she had purchased nonrefundable tickets⌠something her mother always warned her against. After asking all of her friends if theyâd take the extra ticket off her hands, she has no choice but to crawl to mom and admit she didnât listen to her and that she needs her to go. She pleads by asking her to help put the fun in nonrefundable.Â
Linda isnât excited about it at first but admits to herself that a life that centers around her cats and dealing with Emilyâs agoraphobic brother, Jeffrey (Barinholtz), who still lives at home, would be nice to get away from for awhile. Linda does go but itâs difficult for her to let go. Sheâs set in her ways and though her daughter means well and wants her to break loose, sheâs not willing to change who she is for anybody. On the beach, as Emily tries to talk her mother into relaxing and not being so afraid of everything, they end up meeting two of the more hilarious characters in the film. They are Ruth (Sykes) and Barb (Cusack) who throw their two cents in, interrupting the conversation by disagreeing with Emily. They tell her they should never let their guard down. Barb was in Special-Ops and knows a lot about these matters. Knowing that the movie is about two women who are kidnapped, itâs glaringly obvious that this will come into play later.
Emily meets the gorgeous, too good to be true, James (Bateman), who she canât wait to have sex with. A scene where she preps for that moment is shocking but not too surprising⌠this is an Amy Schumer film after all. They decide to go out the next day and see the beauty of the land. James says itâs okay to bring Linda for their little adventure. Ever the pessimist, Linda doesnât want to go but agrees to anyway. When she turns out to be right not to trust the unknown environment, mother and daughter are tested when theyâre kidnapped and thrown into a dark room. This entire situation lends to some ludicrous scenes for Schumer to do her thing. Luckily, they make their escape and find that they must get to the U.S. Embassy if they hope to find any further help. The men they meet during this trek contribute to the story and the humor without being frivolous or just sex objects. Christopher Meloni, who plays Roger a guy who slightly oversells his jungle talents, attempts to give them a hand and finds he probably should have sat this adventure out. Bashir Salahuddin, a State Department official contacted and constantly badgered by a desperate Jeffrey to help his mother and sister, is a wonderful supporting role as he attempts to be left alone. Jeffreyâs character gets old fast but itâs necessary for the overall story and works for the film. Some of the comedy can be immature and crude but itâs a comedy⌠itâs okay to laugh at the absurd and be amused by the ridiculous.Â
What works best is that the relationship between Emily and Linda is believable. It wouldnât be too hard to believe theyâd be real mother and daughter. That said, itâs apparent to see that Linda has always wanted Emily to do more with her life and though you already know that the bond between them will be strengthened through the film, itâs fun to watch because the trip that Katie Dippold (Parks and Recreation, MADtv ) wrote for these actors to bring to life really works with the casting director Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, The Night Before) did for the film. At the end, we see them one year later. Has Emily grown up or was that just wishful thinking? See it this Motherâs Day and find out for yourself. Bring your mom⌠even if she doesnât want to go!
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HOME AGAIN stars Reese Witherspoon (“Big Little Lies,” Wild, Walk The Line, Sweet Home Alabama) as Alice Kinney in a modern romantic comedy.
Recently separated from her husband, (Michael Sheen), Alice decides to start over by moving back to her hometown of Los Angeles with her two young daughters. Â During a night out on her 40th birthday, Alice meets three aspiring filmmakers who happen to be in need of a place to live. Â Alice agrees to let the guys stay in her guest house temporarily, but the arrangement ends up unfolding in unexpected ways. Â Aliceâs unlikely new family and new romance comes to a crashing halt when her ex-husband shows up, suitcase in hand.
HOME AGAIN is a story of love, friendship, and the families we create. Â And one very big life lesson: Starting over is not for beginners.
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All the best Superhero movies seem to come with origin stories. Can you do the same for Classical Myth characters? Take a famous legend such as King Arthur, and make a fantastical story of his origins. Would it be better if you just come out and make him a Superhero along the way? This is what the movie âKing Arthur: Legend of the Swordâ does in its retelling of the Arthurian myth.
Back in some long ago times, when scenes set in Scotland were called England, the ruler was Uther Pendragon (Eric Bana). He was the King, and he ruled in peace over humans, and a people called âThe Mageâ. These were magic wizards and warlocks, who could control nature and animals. His brother was Vortigern (Jude Law), who was evil and willing to sacrifice his wife to gain the throne.
Uther was killed in the fighting, and he sent his little boy away to survive. The magical sword Excalibur was frozen in stone, so that none could posess it. The little boy grew up to become Arthur (Charlie Hunnam). He knew nothing of his childhood, or his royal blood, because he was raise in a house of ill repute. Vortigern was worried that Arthur would return some day, so he forced every man in the kingdom to try and take the sword from the stone.
Arthur is of course the only man who can do it. So Vortigern sets out to have a public execution Arthur. However, a loyal soldier named Bedivere (Djimon Hounsou) still serves the late King Uther, and he plans an escape for Arthur. With the help of a magic-enriched woman call âThe Mageâ (Ăstrid Bergès-Frisbey), he helps Arthur to be free. But now in return, he wants Arthur and the legendary sword Excalibur to fight against evil king Vortigern.
With a small underground âResistanceâ, they plan ways to eliminate Vortigern. Goosefat Bill (Aidan Gillen) is an excellent archer, and can shoot the king from a great distance. But things go awry, and soon Arthur, Bedivere, Goosefat Bill, The Mage, and many others are on the run. Arthur wants no part in the groupâs plans and tries to get rid of the magical sword. But since it is magical, the Lady of the Lake delivers it back to Arthur. When he can finally use it, it unlocks the secrets of his past and it has the power that can take down Vortigern. So can Arthur find the way to become Englandâs rightful King, and first Superhero?
That is what director Guy Ritchie hope everyone wants to know. This is supposed to be a beginning part of a series of âArthurâ movies, so hang on to your bollocks. This concocted story of Arthurâs roots has very little to do with well-known stories and legends. It has a blenderized version of Arthur, Bible stories, âLord of the Ringsâ and even the kitchen sink thrown in. Monty Python had more âaccurateâ storytelling in âThe Holy Grailâ.
Charlie Hunnam  (Arthur) is a poor-manâs Brad Pitt, and he finally warms up into this role. Jude Law is quick to chew up every piece of scenery and perhaps a few other actors as Vortigern. Every other actor does pretty good, looking like they just walked out of the Renaissance Faire. The backgrounds of the countryside are quite striking.
But the relentless motion and movement on the screen, along with the booming and blaring soundtrack, makes it a major effort to sit through and watch the movie. There is no âthree actâ structure or any type of structure at all. It is mostly action, frantic action, major battles, speedy escapes, more frantic action, more battles, etc. So there are always a lot of things going on, but there is no time to catch your breath at allâŚ
There are many clever sequences and nicely edited shots, but usually the sum total is just overwhelming. It might be a huge box office hit, and I hope it does well. But in the back of my mind, I would like to slow down a bit and rewatch Disneyâs âSword and the Stoneâ.
Producer Will Packer (Ride Along and Think Like a Man franchises, upcoming Almost Christmas) presents Girls Trip, a new comedy from director/producer Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man franchise, Barbershop: The Next Cut).Â
When four lifelong friendsâRegina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddishâtravel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and thereâs enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush. James Lopez, head of motion pictures for Will Packer Productions, and Preston Holmes, executive produce.
Starring: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Kate Walsh, Mike Colter, Kofi Siriboe
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
Screenplay by: Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver
Story by: Erica Rivinoja and Kenya Barris & Tracy Oliver
Produced by: Will Packer, Malcolm D. Lee
Executive Producers: Preston Holmes, James Lopez
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BAYWATCH follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.
The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, Alexandra Daddario, Jon Bass, Kelly Rohrbach, and Ilfenesh Hadera.
Directed by Seth Gordon.
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Based on the real-life courtship courtship between Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, THE BIG SICK tells the story of Pakistan-born aspiring comedian Kumail (Nanjiani), who connects with grad student Emily (Kazan) after one of his standup sets. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing, which complicates the life that is expected of Kumail by his traditional Muslim parents. When Emily is beset with a mystery illness, it forces Kumail to navigate the medical crisis with her parents, Beth and Terry (Holly Hunter and Ray Romano) who he’s never met, while dealing with the emotional tug-of- war between his family and his heart.
THE BIG SICK is directed by Michael Showalter (Hello My Name Is Doris) and produced by Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, This Is 40) and Barry Mendel (Trainwreck, The Royal Tenenbaums).Â
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