Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Director: Martin McDonagh Writer: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell
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In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder, when they fail to catch the culprit.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Director: Martin McDonagh Writer: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell
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In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder, when they fail to catch the culprit.
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These tickets are on a first-come, first-served not guaranteed basis. Arrive early to secure your seats.
Release Day: May 22nd 2015 in 3D Director: Gil Kenan Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire Main Cast: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense frightening sequences, brief suggestive material, and some language Genres: Horror | Thriller Running Time: 93 mins
Legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi (“Spiderman,” “Evil Dead”, “The Grudge”) and director Gil Kenan (“Monster House”) contemporize the classic tale about a family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces. When the terrifying apparitions escalate their attacks and hold the youngest daughter captive, the family must come together to rescue her before she disappears forever.
Poltergeist (2015) is the latest in the seemingly unending list of remade movies. It appears the Hollywood is all out of ideas for new movies, so it has decided to re-visit many of the classics from decades ago. Watching this latest version of Poltergeist is going to make you wish that the remakes would stop. I always try to say something good about a movie. I am mindful of how much effort it takes to make a film, but there is just not much good to say about this one.
It is a big disappointment given how much I enjoyed the original. The original still scares me. It ruined clowns for me. I can still hear Carol Anne's "They're hear." And this version just isn't akin to the original. It's changed, and not in a good way. You expect that it would be updated. This version has cell phones and drones. Right. No problem there. The problem is that there are other parts of the story that were not updated, but just changed. I didn't think the changes did anything to add to the story. Where was Carol Anne?! Why did they have to change her name? I didn't get it.
Also, the film isn't scary. It's a horror movie. It's supposed to be scary. I have a very low threshold for scary movies. Think big chicken. Well, I didn't jump during the film, not once. Poltergeist (2015) is rated PG-13, so you expect that the the gorie violence is left out. But, more than leaving-out the gorie violence, this film is down right tame. It could be rated PG, except for a few curse words. It is no more scary than a grade school haunted house.
The acting wansnt great. I usually like Sam Rockwell. (Rockwell plays Eric Bowden, the patriarch.) I didn't like him here. He has a scene where he sheds tears. I could hear snickering from the crowd in the theater. One of the snickers may have come from me. None of the other cast members were any better. I found myself laughing when I should have been shaking in my seat.
I wanted to like it. I love the original version. This isn't the original. And it's not as good as any of the new horror films. I watched Poltergeist (2015) in 3D. There is no need to pay the up-charge for 3D. Even the effects was underwhelming. If you think I've been too harsh, please go see it for yourself. Never take my word for it. Just don't say I didn't tell you so. Poltergeist (2015) is in theaters now.
Release Date: October 24th 2014 Director: Lynn Shelton Writer: Andrea Seigel Main Cast: Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber, Ellie Kemper, Jeff Garlin, Gretchen Mol, and Kaitlyn Dever Genres: Comedy | Romance MPAA Rating: Rated R for language, some sexual material and teen partying Studio: A24 Films
SYNOPSIS: Overeducated and underemployed, 28 year old Megan (Keira Knightley) is in the throes of a quarterlife crisis. Squarely into adulthood with no career prospects, no particular motivation to think about her future and no one to relate to, Megan is comfortable lagging a few steps behind – while her friends check off milestones and celebrate their new grown-up status. When her high-school sweetheart (Mark Webber) proposes, Megan panics and– given an unexpected opportunity to escape for a week – hides out in the home of her new friend, 16-year old Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz) and Annika’s world-weary single dad Craig (Sam Rockwell)
I had the wonderful opportunity to preview ‘Laggies’ which stars Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell.
Keira Knightley, who is best known for her role in movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and Pride and Prejudice, fits like a snug pair of gloves in this role as Megan a twenty-something woman who is not in any hurry to be a grown up.
Megan, her high-school sweetheart and her bff’s have long since graduated. New jobs, families and grown-up responsibilities fill their days now. Well, not Megan’s days, she prefers to spend her days hiding out at her parent’s home watching television.
Megan unexpectedly friends Annika (Chloe Grace Moretz) and her group of friends. One problem, they are all still in high- school. Things take an interesting turn when Megan’s boyfriend proposes to her and she is confronted with what she fears the most, her future. Her solution? Megan decides to take a break to decide her next steps in life. She has and extended sleep over at Annika’s house and things get slightly more complicated when Annika’s dad (Sam Rockwell) finds her camping out in his daughter’s room.
Laggies was funny, it was touching and completely adorable. Megan’s quirkiness made her easy to relate to and the chemistry between Keira and Chloe was spot on! Laggies reminds us that it’s ok to slow down in life and not take yourself so seriously, to have fun, to live a little and take time to feed the turtles!
Here is a picture from Laggies "Girls Night Out" event I attended before screening.
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