Arrival Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang (based on the short story "Story of Your Life" written by) Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language Official Socials: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #ArrivalMovie
A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
Do you want to see ARRIVAL before it hits theaters? Well click on the poster below for your chance to download an admit-two screening pass for an advance screening on Monday, November 7th at 7:00PM in Denver! Seats in the theater are first-come, first-serve so PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY! ARRIVAL opens everywhere on November 11th.
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Arrival Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang (based on the short story "Story of Your Life" written by) Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for brief strong language Official Socials: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | IMDb Hashtag: #ArrivalMovie
A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
Do you want to see ARRIVAL before it hits theaters? Well click on the poster below for your chance to download an admit-two screening pass for an advance screening on Monday, November 7th at 7:00PM in Salt Lake City! Seats in the theater are first-come, first-serve so PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY! ARRIVAL opens everywhere on November 11th.
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HISTORY'S EPIC EVENT SERIES 'ROOTS' SET TO PREMIERE ON MEMORIAL DAY 2016
NEW YORK, NY – February 11, 2016 – HISTORY® premieres “Roots” on Memorial Day 2016, airing over four consecutive nights at 9 p.m. beginning Monday, May 30, it was announced today by Paul Buccieri, President of A&E and HISTORY. The four-night, eight-hour event series developed by HISTORY, from A+E Studios, is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family and their will to survive and ultimately carry on their legacy despite hardship. “Roots” will be simulcast on A&E and Lifetime, in addition to HISTORY.
The stellar cast includes Academy Award® winners Forest Whitaker (“Fiddler”) and Anna Paquin (“Nancy Holt”); Academy Award® nominee and Emmy Award® winner Laurence Fishburne (“Alex Haley”); Golden Globe Award® winning and Emmy Award® nominated actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Tom Lea”); Tony Award® winner Anika Noni Rose (“Kizzy”); Grammy Award® winner Tip “T.I.” Harris (“Cyrus”); Chad L. Coleman (“Mingo”); Emayatzy Corinealdi (“Belle”); Matthew Goode(“Dr. William Waller”); Derek Luke (“Silla Ba Dibba”); Mekhi Phifer (“Jerusalem”); James Purefoy (“John Waller”); Erica Tazel (“Matilda”) and introduces Regé-Jean Page (“Chicken George”) and Malachi Kirby (“Kunta Kinte”).
“’Roots’ will allow new audiences to experience this epic family saga with a new vision that is both inspiring and tremendously entertaining,” said Buccieri. “We are proud that HISTORY will be able to bring new life to this powerful story that remains as important today as it did when the original ‘Roots’ first premiered.”
“Nearly 40 years ago I had the privilege to be a part of an epic television event that started an important conversation in America,” said LeVar Burton, Co-Executive Producer. “I am incredibly proud to be a part of this new retelling and start the dialogue again, at a time when it is needed more than ever."
“Roots” is an A+E Studios production in association with Marc Toberoff and The Wolper Organization, the company that produced the original “Roots.” Will Packer, Marc Toberoff, Mark Wolper, Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal and Barry Jossen serve as executive producers. LeVar Burton and Korin D. Huggins are co-executive producers. Questlove is executive music producer. “Roots” is directed by Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter and Bruce Beresford. Arturo Interian and Michael Stiller serve as Executives in Charge of Production for HISTORY. A+E Networks handles international distribution for “Roots.”
About HISTORY®
HISTORY®, now reaching more than 96 million homes, is the leading destination for award-winning series and specials that connect viewers with history in an informative, immersive and entertaining manner across all platforms. The network’s all-original programming slate features a roster of signature series including “Pawn Stars,” “American Pickers,” “Swamp People,” “Alone” as well as the hit drama series “Vikings.” The HISTORY website is located at history.com. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/history and Facebook at facebook.com/history. For more press information and photography, please visit us athttp://press.aenetworks.com
About A+E Studios A+E Studios is the studio unit of the award-winning global media company A+E Networks, LLC. A+E Studios creates, produces and distributes high quality scripted programming across all networks and platforms in the A+E Networks portfolio, including A&E® Network, Lifetime®, History®, LMN®, FYI™, H2® and A&E IndieFilms®. A+E Studios’ slate of programming consists of scripted series, event series and movies, including the upcoming event miniseries Roots for HISTORY, A&E and Lifetime, UnREAL for Lifetime and Sons of Liberty™ and Houdini for HISTORY.
Release Day: June 19th 2015
CAST: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Blake Anderson, Zoe Kravitz, A$AP Rocky, Chanel Iman, Quincy Brown
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Rick Famuyiwa
PRODUCERS: Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Pharrell Williams, Michael Y. Chow, Rick Famuyiwa, David Lonner
CO-PRODUCERS: Mimi Valdés, Caron Veazey
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Sean Combs
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, drug material, language and some thematic elements)
A critical hit and audience favorite out of the Sundance Film Festival, in DOPE, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Dope is the new coming of age film about a group of friends trying to survive their adolescence in a rough neighborhood at the same time that they are planning the rest of their lives. You may have heard this film referred to as Pharrell Williams' movie. Williams is the executive producer. Forest Whitaker is also associated with this film. He's the producer. Other than the two producers, the film is mostly made-up of a fresh cast of unknowns.
Dope stars Shameik Moore as Malcolm, a young man obsessed with the 1990's hip-hop culture who is determined to get out of his neighborhood, "The Bottoms." Through a series of outlandish events, Malcolm finds himself in a predicament that puts him at risk and threatens to ruin his future. I haven't seen Moore in any film before. I don't know if he's ever had a starring role, but he does a great job on Dope. He has a very likable personality. I appreciate how well he played the the hip-hop geek role. He's too young to know anything about the 1990s, but he played the role and quoted lyrics without flaw. The cast overall had good chemistry, making the film entertaining.
I liked the message of the movie. It's not an original message, but I liked the context. Don't judge a book by its cover. I had flashbacks of The Breakfast Club; we are all a princess, a basket case, a criminal, a jock, and a brain, except here we are in a crime-infested situation where one can get killed for no reason in particular. The setting ups the ante. Malcolm takes serious risks because those risks are his only chance of getting out of his situation. I always like underdog stories. Anyone whose ever found themselves in an impossible situation will be able to relate.
And while the message is real and, at times, serious, it isn't preachy. I hate when a film tries to shove its message down my throat. Dope does a the delicate dance of weaving the message into the movies' nuances, and wonderfully makes its point.
All in all, it's an enjoyable film, one that is worthy of being sought-out. It doesn't have the giant fanfare that some of the giant studios, but it's good to encourage smaller, more original films. I especially enjoyed all of the Nineties references. Go see Dope in theaters now.
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