What You Missed: Jan. 13, 2015

A NOTE TO OUR READERS

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

Click here to watch the new “Avengers: Age of Ultron” trailer. (NEW)

If you missed it, here’s our complete coverage of The Golden Globes (we’ll be doing the same for the Oscars, too).

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 12, 2015 (NEW)

Complete coverage of The Golden Globes (NEW)

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 12, 2015 (NEW)

Box office ‘Taken’ by strong weekend from Neeson flick (NEW)

Second official trailer for ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ drops (NEW)

Second trailer for ’Chappie’ now out (NEW)

Trailer out for Emma Thompson original screenplay ’Effie Gray’ (NEW)

Featurette ‘The Creatures & Cast of Strange Magic’ now out

‘Run All Night’ shows Liam Neeson doing what he does best

New trailer, poster released for ‘Maps of the Stars’

‘The Voices’ is the newest (and most interesting) trailer with Ryan Reynolds

At least I can say I enjoyed ‘Unbroken’

DVD review: ‘Identical’ wholesome but not that good

Cinema Corner page: Jan. 8, 2015

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover

 GET TICKETS, WHAT TO WATCH

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 12 (NEW)

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 9 and Jan. 15 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

Fandango.com          AMC Theatres        MovieTickets.com

Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

With a new trailer for “Avengers: Age of Ultron” coming out Jan. 12 during the college football national championship game between Oregon and Ohio State, here’s the Lego version of the latest trailer from JimA73. And it’s almost spot on, as this side-by-side comparison proves.

• You could win tickets to a screening of “Kingsmen: The Secret Service” for this Thursday. Click here to find out how. (NEW)

• The ratings for The Golden Globes were lower than last year, but they were still high. (NEW)

• “Dirty Rush,” the comic novel that publishes this month, has a film distributor as TriStar lands the right. “Dirty Rush” is described as “Mean Girls” in a sorority house. (NEW)

• DJ Caruso could end up as the director for the third installment of “G.I. Joe.” (NEW)

• Bernard Williams, the producer of “A Clockwork Orange” and “Ragtime,” dies at 72. (NEW)

The Golden Globes dominated the night of movie news. Our complete coverage of The Golden Globes is here. You can watch the full telecast above. (NEW)

• Could Simon Kinberg be taking over as lead writer for the “Star Wars” standalone movie? He would replace Gary Whitta, who left last week. (NEW)

• The Playlist has some new photos and video of the sci-fi “Ex Machina,” which opens in the U.S. on April 10. (NEW)

• MovieWeb.com has some new TV spots for “Mortdecai,” the Johnny Depp film that drops on Jan. 23. (NEW)

• Could we have a sequel to “Gone Girl?” (NEW)

• And could we have another “Taken” film? Liam Neeson appears up for it. (NEW)

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

“Jurassic World” or “Tomorrowland,” you have to choose one. Which would you take?

• Wanna do a movie in New York. It’s not easy, as Cinema Blend explains.

• Splitting tentpole movies doesn’t make them any more epic, The Hollywood Reporter opines.

• Why “Ant-Man” could make a ton of money, Cinema Blend believes. (NEW)

• Deadline shares more on the story Kevin Spacey shared last night on the late filmmaker Stanley Kramer. (NEW)

• Could a superhero movie win the Oscar for best picture? IGN’s “Keepin It Real” podcast examines. (NEW)

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

If “Pulp Fiction” were a 70s comedy, like “Happy Days.” Seriously … this is a riot!

• Break: 11 ways to tell if she wants to watch a movie or “watch a movie.” (NEW)

• Vulture: The 17 worst ways to be killed by Liam Neeson.

• Can you recognize these celebrities from their childhood photos?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Kirstie Alley, Rob Zombie, Oliver Platt

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 12 list.

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 12, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

Each Monday, we’ll give you an overview of the newest movies coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Redbox.

DVD releases (Click on link to go to DVDsReleaseDates.com page)

Gone Girl

A Walk Among the Tombstones

The Identical

The Two Faces of January

Men, Women & Children

Middle of Nowhere

Wetlands

Honeymoon

Bird People

Alien Abduction

Bad Turn Worse

Fugly

Jessabelle

Love is Strange

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Revenge of the Green Dragons

The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Young Ones

Coming to Redbox (Click on link to reserve copy)

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Confessions of a Gangster

Jessabelle

Love is Strange

The Maze Runner

Men, Women & Children

Out of Sight (1998)

Racing Hearts

Revenge of the Green Dragons

Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

This is Where I Leave You

Also coming to Blu-Ray (Click on link to go to Blu-Ray.com page)

Gone Girl

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Capricorn One

River’s Edge

The Bitter Tears of Petra

At the Earth’s Core

Supernova

My Left Foot

Sex World

The Falcon and the Snowman

The Razor’s Edge

Foxes

The Art of War

Fitzcarraldo

Dances with Wolves

Jessabelle

Jersey Girl

Honeymoon

Men, Women & Children

Young Ones

Wetlands

Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power

Love is Strange

Jimi: All Is by My Side

The Two Faces of January

The Twilight Saga

Parenthood

Once Upon a Time in Shanghai

Revenge of the Green Dragons

The Grey

Dead Man

The Skin

Good Will Hunting

Marvin’s Room

The Identical

Genesis: Sum of the Parts

Contraband

What You Missed: Jan. 9, 2015

A NOTE TO OUR READERS

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

Warner Bros. Pictures gives us a four-minute clip of the work that went into making “The LEGO Movie.”

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 8, 2015 (NEW)

At least I can say I enjoyed ‘Unbroken’ (NEW)

DVD review: ‘Identical’ wholesome but not that good (NEW)

Cinema Corner page: Jan. 8, 2015 (NEW)

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover

James Wan’s ‘Demonic’ releases first trailer

‘Big Game’ trailer puts President Samuel L. Jackson in a fight for survival

‘The Equalizer’ blazes path to No. 1 on DVD rental chart

Featurette out for upcoming ‘Blackhat’ film

‘Good Kill’ international trailer now out

Second ‘Peanuts’ trailer much like last one … and still neat

Producers Guild of America releases nominees for top awards

‘Five Armies’ marches to third straight weekend victory

 GET TICKETS, WHAT TO WATCH

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 2 and Jan. 9

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

Fandango.com          AMC Theatres        MovieTickets.com

Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

Some of the cast of “The Hunger Games” can do a better Woody Harrelson than Woody himself.

• Sony CEO Michael Lynton tells The Associated Press the company’s network will be down at least another couple of weeks.

• Andrew Adamson (“Shrek” and “Chronicles of Narnia”) will helm “Inherit the Earth,” a movie based on the popular “Zombies vs. Robots” comic book.

• Evan Peters (Quicksilver in “X-Men: Days of Future Past”) will be a part of “Elvis and Nixon.”

• Frank Marshall says there are no plans to cross over the Matt Damon and Jeremy Renner Bourne franchises. He also tells Collider.com “Goonies 2” doesn’t have a script yet.

• Veteran actor and stuntman Bill Hart dies at 80.

• “American Sniper” is about to get supersized with viewings in IMAX.”

https://twitter.com/elmayimbe/status/553051706783956994

So this may happen? Read more here.

• Angelina Jolie met the pope and screened “Unbroken” for him.

• Michael Keaton could join J.K. Simmons and Tom Hiddleston in “Skull Island,” Legendary’s big-budget film about King Kong. It’s slated for a March 10, 2017 release.

• Reese Witherspoon is reuniting with director Alexander Payne, who did 1999’s Election, for the film “Downsizing.”

• Heritage Auctions will sell numerous puppets, models, props and arts to LAIKA-related films such as “Coraline” and “ParaNorman.” Click here to read more.

• The Discovery Channel will show Benedict Cumberbatch’s 2004 BBC TV movie “Hawking” on Saturday in honor of Stephen Hawking’s birthday.

• You asked for it … Nike confirms it is working on making the shoes worn by Marty McFly in “Back to the Future 2” to customers in 2015. Maybe they’ll have them ready by Oct. 21.

• Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in Our Stars”) will team with Chloë Grace Moritz (“If I Stay”) for the film “November Criminals.” It will center around two teenagers who investigate the murder of their friend in Washington D.C.

• The U.S. is trying to put pressure on Poland to extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was charged in the 1977 for having sex with a minor.

• Elle Fanning will join “The Neon Demon” with Nicolas Winding Refn (“Drive) directing.

• Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man”) will be a busy guy now that he’s been cast as the lead in “The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving.” He’ll play Benjamin, a man who befriends a young adult with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Two really cool websites to check out: The Projection List has when every movie and television show will be released, right down to the trailers. Break.com has a movie-hosting site paired with ScreenJunkies.com that’s free to watch. Screen Junkies even gives us six movies we should check out right away.

• Leigh Whannell, who worked with James Wan on the first two “Insidious” films, will helm “Insidious: Chapter 3,” which is set for a June 5 release.

• Barry Bostwick is one of three actors set to join “Tales of Halloween.”

• Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller are among BAFTA’s EE Rising Star Award nominees.

• Ana Lily Amirpour has been named director for “The Bad Batch,” which will be financed by Annapurna Pictures and Vice.

• Jessica Chasten shoots down Russell Crowe’s ageism remarks while Meryl Streep defends them.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

Superheroes need “partners,” too. So there’s Duo, from Nerdist. Click here to see the video.

• Adrian Conion of GeekTyrant.com shows us 2014 was a pretty special year for Marvel in this mashup video.

• Entertainment Tonight’s flashback video on why Meryl Streep is and always has been the queen of the Golden Globes.

• Vulture tackles the plight of Oscar films and their historical accuracy.

• Domhnall Gleeson dishes about “The Force Awakens” and how it was the “most secrecy I’ve had to work with.”

• Could (would) we have a Qui-Gon Jinn movie? Liam Neeson explains (and watch the clip after reading the story).

• Find out how Paul Rudd felt when Edgar Wright bailed on “Ant-Man.”

• Jessica Chastain says her early life wasn’t all that fabulous.

• How fast can Daisy Ridley’s speeder go in “The Force Awakens” trailer?

• Cosmicbooknews.com has new concept art for Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady from “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” It’s already been confirmed Bebop and Rocksteady will be in the sequel, slated for a June 3, 2016 release.

• How many “X-Men” films is too many “X-Men” films?

• Ethan Hawke talks about talks about time, acting and more with USA Today. Be sure to click on the video link within the story for more.

• Director David Cronenberg is not a fan of Rotten Tomatoes.

• See photos from USA Today of the National Board of Review awards show.

• W Magazine has a shirtless Bradley Cooper, a slick Benedict Cumberbatch and more in its Amazing Awards Shoot.

• The city of Harbin, located in northeast China, has made its own version of the Kingdom of Arendelle from “Frozen.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Six things you may have missed in the “Ant-Man” trailer.

• HitFix: Picking the Golden Globe winners.

• The Wrap: 11 shots of Elvis Presley at his best in movies in recognition of what would have been his 80th birthday.

• Fandango: 25 movies you should see in 2015.

• The Wrap: 21 Burning film questions for 2015.

• Rotten Tomatoes: Joaquin Phoenix’s 10 best movies.

• Cinema Blend: 10 great movies that opened in January.

• GeekTyrant: 13 fun facts about “Beetlejuice.”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Rachel Nichols, Gaby Hoffmann, David Bowie

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 8 list.

Cinema Corner page: Jan. 8, 2015

NOTE: Roger Thomas is currently recovering from an automobile accident on Dec. 30. You can read more about it here. During his absence, we will have guest writers reviewing films.

Click on the image below to see a bigger picture of the page.

DVD review: ‘Identical’ wholesome but not that good

NOTE: Roger Thomas is currently recovering from an automobile accident on Dec. 30. You can read more about it here. This is a review he did several weeks ago in anticipation of the DVD release of “The Identical,” which comes out on Jan. 13. 

Blake Rayne in “The Identical” (IMDB.com)

Written by Roger Thomas

Most of us have heard that Elvis had a twin brother who died as an infant.

What if the child had lived? Would the brother have affected the destiny of “The King?” How could he not? What would have been the impact of this second talent?

“The Identical” creates a fictional story of twin brothers, separated at birth. One becomes a superstar and the other, who has an identical talent, struggles to succeed in a music career and in life. The lead character is not the twin brother of Elvis, the film mentions Elvis once along with the Beatles, stating that no one else can duplicate what they do. In the film, the one brother who is only shown briefly becomes a superstar named Drexel Hemsley. The adopting parents of the other brother, the main character of the film, name their son Ryan Wade.

The whole adoption situation at the beginning of the film is one of the first weaknesses of this screenplay. How and why the two brothers are separated soon after their births is very contrived and unbearably unbelievable. The gimmick for how the boys would end up separated is a lasting distraction throughout the film.

Another struggle with the film is that it seems to try too hard to move the audience emotionally. There is one scene in a hospital, when Ryan meets his real mother, though at the time he does not know it. This scene is the best in the film. The emotion is raw and real, at least compared to most of the rest of the film. Much of it seems manipulative, with the bedside hospital scene being the most prominent exception.

The film eventually reaches an expected climax. There are a few twists and turns, but the screenplay never really surprises, and ultimately all the leading characters are sweet, but not really endearing.

Not all films need a villain, but “The Identical” might have been better if there was someone to add a little conflict other than a harsh manager who has little screen time. As it is, the most adversarial role is the adoptive father of Ryan. Ultimately, this man is only striving to help Ryan find his way in a confusing world.

As I was exiting the theatre after viewing “The Identical,” a woman recognized me as being in the same film as she had just seen. She struck up a conversation with me about the movie. She highly endorsed it. She kept going back to the fact that it was a very wholesome film.

And I agree with her. Overall, there is very little in the film that might offend anyone. For me, however, it is not the absence of objectionable material that I noticed most, it was the lack of taking any risk.

The story was not only wholesome, but it was also bland. I can list many films that I have enjoyed which would offend no one. All of those films pleased me not because of the absence of something but the presence of something special.

In the end, “The Identical” is the kind of film easily dismissed or forgotten. For someone like me, I prefer to exit the theatre knowing that the film I just saw will linger in my mind for a long time. I wish I had said this as I stood talking with the nice lady who enjoyed it so much.

Then again, for her, “The Identical” may be with her forever, or at least until she sees another film as sweet and wholesome.

What You Missed: Jan. 8, 2015

A NOTE TO OUR READERS

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

If Tony Stark used Windows for his Iron Man suit.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 7, 2015 (NEW)

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover (NEW)

James Wan’s ‘Demonic’ releases first trailer (NEW)

‘Big Game’ trailer puts President Samuel L. Jackson in a fight for survival (NEW)

‘The Equalizer’ blazes path to No. 1 on DVD rental chart (NEW)

Featurette out for upcoming ‘Blackhat’ film (NEW)

‘Good Kill’ international trailer now out (NEW)

Second ‘Peanuts’ trailer much like last one … and still neat (NEW)

Producers Guild of America releases nominees for top awards

‘Five Armies’ marches to third straight weekend victory

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5, 2015

The Playlist has first images of Natalie Portman’s ‘Jane’s Got a Gun’

 GET TICKETS

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 2 and Jan. 9 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

Fandango.com          AMC Theatres        MovieTickets.com

Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

Welcome … to “Jurassic Parks and Recreation.”

• The complete rundown of the winners of Wednesday’s People’s Choice Awards. Also, USA Today has a gallery of red-carpet photos from the event.

Chris Pratt Tells Anna Faris He’s ‘Too Busy’ For Her Before The People’s Choice Awardshttp://t.co/QEyFLBKPHt

— People's Choice (@peopleschoice) January 8, 2015

Chris Pratt says he’s too busy to help his wife, Anna Farris, with the People’s Choice Awards. Click on the link to see the clip.

• IGN saw new footage of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” at CES in Las Vegas. A few new scenes included Ultron bots, Iron Man and the destruction of a Samsung-owned building.

• There may be a sequel to “Twins,” called “Triplets.” Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito would return with Eddie Murphy as the third twin. Josh Gad (The Wedding Ringer) is writing the script commented on it via Reddit.

• J.J. Abrams seems really pleased with “The Force Awakens” and the work his staff and the actors have done. See the MTV video here and read more here.

• “Fifty Shades of Grey” gets an R rating from the MPAA for “unusual behavior.”

• Phil Lord and Chris Miller talk about writing the sequel to “The LEGO Movie” and whether they will direct this film as they did the first one.

• Jessica Chastain, promoting her film “A Most Violent Year,” said “I loved it” when asked about “The Force Awakens” trailer, which has “Violent” co-star Oscar Isaac involved.

“Spectre,” the 24th James Bond film, is currently shooting in the Austrian ski resort of Sölden. Click here to see other photos taken by 007.com, the site’s main website.

• Arson is likely the cause of the fire that damaged the home where “Mrs. Doubtfire” was filmed in San Francisco.

• Kevin Hart doesn’t judge Sony due to its recent email leaks, he tells Yahoo! Movies.

• Benedict Cumberbatch and his fiancee, Sophie Hunter, are expecting a baby.

• British actor Khan Bonfils, who played Saesee Tiln in “Star Wars: Episode 1” and was also in “Batman Begins” and “Skyfall” died at age 42 during a rehearsal in London.

• After watching the trailer for “Ant-Man,” several websites, including MovieWeb.com, have concluded original script writer Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish will not get credit for the film. They will, however, get story credit.

• Ridley Scott has cut two lines of dialogue out of “Exodus: Gods and Kings” that offended several foreign markets. It was a reference to God as a child that had countries such as Egypt and Morocco at odds.

SchmoesKnow review the trailer for “Ant-Man.”

• The nominees for the American Society of Cinematographers has been announced.

• The Writers Guild Awards were announced on Wednesday.

• “Gambit” will be the next X-Men film to come from 20th Century Fox. The studio also announced a new date for the next “Planet of the Apes,” “Assassin’s Creed” and more.

• There’s also a good chance T.J. Miller (the voice of Fredzilla in “Big Hero 6”) an Ed Skrein (“The Transporter Legacy”) could end up playing roles in the new “Deadpool” movie, currently slated for a Feb. 12, 2016 release.

• Sony Pictures CEO Mihael Lynton promises to “renew and redefine” in an internal memo to staff.

• The first “Bourne” movie pitting the return of Matt Damon has its release date pushed back two weeks from the original July 15, 2016 date.

• Is Jeremy Renner (who, by the way has a birthday today; see Happy Birthday section below) donning the Hawkeye suit for reshoots for “Avengers: Age of Ultron” or is he prepping for an appearance on the ABC television show “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?”

• Perla Haney-Jardine has been cast as Steve Jobs’ daughter in “Jobs.”

• Fox breaks the global box-office record with $5.5 billion in profits in 2014.

• Since “Whiplash” was made into a short film in 2013 before it became a feature film, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will classify the film in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay instead of Best Original Screenplay, which it had a really good chance of winning.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

See the three “Frozen” references you may have missed in “Big Hero 6.” It’s a 30-second clip promoting the release of the DVD and Blu-ray combo pack that comes out on Feb. 24.

• Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive clip from the film “Black in November,” which stars Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger, comes to theaters on Friday.

• Viola Davis is “fascinated, excited” to play Amanda Waller in “Suicide Squad.”

• Jennifer Aniston could surprise and win Best Actress at the SAG Awards for her role in “Cake.”

• BadAss Digest tries to find out why “12 Years a Slave” didn’t earn more than Best Picture at the 2013 Oscars.

• “The Interview” is terrible, yet important to movie culture, EW.com reports.

• Cinema Blend explains what really happened in the classic “Fight Club.”

• There’s a new set of photos from the film “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

• Collider has photos from Liam Neeson’s next project, “Run All Night.”

• Neeson’s next project after “Run All Night” is “Esperanza,” with Jim Mickle set to direct.

Bradley Cooper has some fun on “The Tonight Show.” He also went on “The Howard Stern Show” to debunk any rumors of a relationship between he and Taylor Swift.

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Panel 6/365 for #darthdays, my year-long project in which I turn a #StarWars scene a day into a comics panel! pic.twitter.com/aBasoFHknq

— George Folz (@georgefolz) January 6, 2015

George Folz, a cartoonist, will post a daily Star Wars comic on his Twitter feed for the rest of 2015. Here’s the one for Jan. 6. Click on his name to see the others he’s done.

• Cinema Blend: Predicting the 10 highest grossing movies of 2015.

• Rotten Tomatoes: 24 old guys that won’t stop kicking ass.

• Rotten Tomatoes releases their 16th annual Golden Tomato Awards for the best-reviewed movies of 2014. Click on each category to see which movies topped their lists.

• Yahoo! Movies has the alternate ending to several classic movies you never saw (but maybe wanted to).

• Cinema Blend: Seven things that can be done to fix the Spidey franchise.

• Variety: Critics pick their choices for Oscar nominees.

• Variety: 10 performances from 2014 not to forget.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Nicolas Cage, Jeremy Renner, Lyndsy Fonseca

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 7 list.

What You Missed: Jan. 7, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

JoBlo.com’s 2015 mashup of films gets us even more excited about the crop of movies coming our way.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 6, 2015 (NEW)

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover (NEW)

‘The Equalizer’ blazes path to No. 1 on DVD rental chart (NEW)

Featurette out for upcoming ‘Blackhat’ film (NEW)

‘Good Kill’ international trailer now out (NEW)

Second ‘Peanuts’ trailer much like last one … and still neat (NEW)

Producers Guild of America releases nominees for top awards (NEW)

‘Five Armies’ marches to third straight weekend victory (NEW)

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5, 2015 (NEW)

The Playlist has first images of Natalie Portman’s ‘Jane’s Got a Gun’ (NEW)

Hate Mondays? SpongeBob is gonna help you with that (NEW)

Marvel releases human-sized teaser trailer for ‘Ant-Man’

MovieWeb.com has “short list” of nominees for The Razzies

‘Exodus’ falls short of miraculous

Cinema Corner: Jan. 1, 2015

Much more to ‘Wild’ than just the story

 GET TICKETS

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 2, 2015 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

Fandango.com          AMC Theatres        MovieTickets.com

Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

Here’s a crib made as inspiration from the film “Jaws.” I think the baby is sleeping, not crying for help. I think. Read more from GeekTyrant.com.

• “The Interview” has been rented or purchased online and through cable, satellite and other providers more than 4.3 million times, raking in over $31 million.

• Some North Korean viewers of “The Interview” are offended by the jokes and the way their country is portrayed.

• Carrie Fisher will present a lifetime honor to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 23.

• The “Jurassic World” 30-second commercial, along with any other 30-second spot, will cost $4.5 million to air during this year’s Super Bowl.

• “Michelle Darnelle,” a comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, will premiere for Universal on April 8, 2016. It replaces “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” which will be moved to an undetermined date.

• Russell Crowe is under fire for saying ‘actresses should act their age.’

Here’s Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer on a Vespa they’ve hijacked in a photo from “The Man from U.N.C.L.E. It is scheduled for an Aug. 14, 2015 release.

• Fandango is going into business with Hulu.

• Sony CEO Kazoo Hirai speaks out for the first time on the hacks that involved his company.

• The 19th annual Art Directors Guild’s Excellence in Production Design awards released its nominees for films.

• Will James Bond … well, Daniel Craig … be in “The Force Awakens?” Click here to read the Yahoo! Movies story and here to read from Mike The Film Guy.

#firstdayback on set #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/I2c87zySIu

— James Bond (@007) January 5, 2015

The holidays are over and it’s back to work at “Spectre.”

• Benedict Cumberbatch dishes on a variety of things, including the upcoming film “Doctor Strange.”

• Olivia Newton-John and Didi Conn reunited in Las Vegas for a concert. Read more from Moviefone.com.

• Entertainment One and The Mark Gordon Company will form a studio for independent film and television. Gordon has been involved in films such as “Speed,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “The Patriot.”

• Nicholas Sparks and his wife are separating.

• Bryan Singer (X-Men: Days of Future Past director) and his friend, Michelle Clunie, have a baby boy.

• Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds also had a baby. No word on whether it was a boy or girl.

• And keeping with the family-related news, Cameron Diaz got married Monday night.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

Even The Grim Reaper has a bad day, as this animated short proves. GeekTyrant.com gives us details on the short.

• Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive trailer for the film “The Atticus Institute,” which comes to on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray on Jan. 20.

• And Yahoo! Movies also has an exclusive new trailer for “The Duff,” which comes to theaters on Feb. 20.

• Anne Hathaway has some sound advice for Neil Patrick Harris as he prepares to host the Oscars.

• Christopher Nolan explains the film that gave him influence to make “Batman Begins.”

Brad Pitt explains to us how to pronounce the name of the actor who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.” Sing it with him now …

• Duncan Jones says “Warcraft” will be a huge film and even talks about whether it could end up as a franchise.

“Accidental Love,” a film that was made in 2008 with Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel and James Marsden, is finally being released. Read more about it here, from Yahoo! Movies.

• Yahoo! Movies tells us why filming the plank scene in “Unbroken” was so difficult. And don’t read it if you haven’t seen the movie. It contains spoilers.

• Ethan Hawke explains why not doing a Marvel movie (he was rumored at one time to be a finalist to play Doctor Strange) was a good idea. You can hear the entire interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast by clicking here.

• How the Twin Towers were brought back and more to make New York City more gritty for the film “A Most Violent Year.”

• BadAssDigest explains why and how the Academy Awards fell in love with eventual Best Picture selection “Shakespeare in Love.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Mickey Mouse is hidden in numerous Disney films. Yahoo! Movies has the pictures to prove it, too, starting with the one above from 1988’s “Oliver & Company.”

• Moviefone: The 79 (79?) most anticipated movies of 2015.

• IGN: 15 movies to catch in 2015.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Eddie Redmayne, Rowan Atkinson, Gabrielle Reece

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 6 list.

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

Each Monday, we’ll give you an overview of the newest movies coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Redbox.

DVD releases (Click on link to go to DVDsReleaseDates.com page)

Boyhood

Get On Up

No Good Deed

The Guest

Left Behind

Atlas Shrugged Part 3: Who is John Gait?

Horns

Two Night Stand

The Longest Week

Coming to Redbox (Click on link to reserve copy)

Boyhood

Calvary

Drive Hard

Finders Keepers

The Guest

I Origins

No Good Deed

Reclaim

Ribbit

Also coming to Blu-Ray (Click on link to go to Blu-Ray.com page)

Boyhood

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Working Girl

The Good Shepherd

The Guest

Horns

The Boys From Brazil

Get On Up

Charlie Wilson’s War

The Constant Gardner

No Good Deed

Left Behind

Atlas Shrugged Part III

What You Missed: Jan. 1, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy. And Happy New Year!

There are some incredible pieces of 2014 retrospectives from film that people have put together. We’ll highlight them here today. The first one is by Jakub Ignarski.

OUR HEADLINES

‘The Interview’ has one final red band trailer release, will expand to pay TV, other theaters (NEW)

Walt Disney Studios releases ‘Cinderella’ countdown clip (NEW)

‘Taken’ franchise has made some Americans uneasy about traveling to Europe (NEW)

Sony hacks could have come from within; FBI stands behind North Korea theory (NEW)

Fandango poll deems “The Force Awakens” as most eagerly awaited film of 2015 (NEW)

What You Missed: Dec. 31, 2014 (NEW)

‘Turtles’ has lasting power, leads DVD rentals again

Coming to DVD: Dec. 30, 2014

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You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

The next look at 2014 is by JTE, who works for SchmoesKnow.com.

“The Good Dinosaur” is the second Pixar film Disney will release in 2015. Here’s two concept art photos and the logo that will be used. Click on the photos for a larger view. Read more at ScreenRant.com.

• Lindsay Lohan says she contracted the untreatable chikungunya virus while vacationing in French Polynesia.

• Sean Penn and Charlize Theron are reportedly engaged to be married.

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt got married just before Christmas.

• Veteran actor Edward Herrmann has passed away at the age of 71 due to complications from his previously-diagnosed brain cancer.

• Mark Schultz, who is portrayed by Channing Tatum in the film “Foxcatcher,” isn’t happy with director Bennett Miller.

• Chris Evans visited a nine-year-old fan who has cancer.

• “American Sniper” has made $1 million in five days at four theaters.

• There were plans for Universal to make “Bioshock,” based on the video game. Those plans have been scrapped for now, but MovieWeb.com has concept art to give us an idea of what it may have looked like.

• Angelina Jolie appears to be over the chicken pox, as this photo of her going to In-And-Out Burger shows.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at 2014 with the top 10 highest grossing movies.

• Actors on Actors: Variety has a fascinating take on Hollywood through the eyes of the actors themselves. The one with Ralph Fiennes and Christoph Waltz is fun to watch.

• Steven Spielberg’s sister, Nancy, has made a documentary, “Above and Beyond,” which The Hollywood Reporter has a preview.

Christopher Nolan breaks down a scene from “Interstellar” for The New York Times.

• The cinematographer of “Gone Girl” talks about a critical scene in the film and how it happened. There are spoilers, so don’t click if you haven’t seen the film.

• Tim Roth explains what really happened at the end of the 2001 version of “Planet of the Apes.”

• Nerdist has an extensive interview with director and actor Kevin Smith.

• The Oscar field is full of moonlighting actors, Variety writes.

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

What’s New Year’s Eve without a party, courtesy of Robert Jones.

• The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg has a pretty amazing track record when it comes to predicting the Oscars. He takes a stab at the Golden Globes with his latest predictions.

• Cinema Blend ranks its top breakout stars of 2015.

• IGN’s biggest flops of 2014.

• The Weekend Warrior’s 25 worst films, from ComingSoon.net.

• Variety’s 13 most disappointing films of 2014.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Nicholas Sparks, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Dec. 31 list.

What You Missed: Dec. 30, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

We stumbled upon this the other day. Many believe “The Empire Strikes Back” is the best of the three original “Star Wars” films. But here’s 15 things you may not know, courtesy of ScreenCrush.com.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Dec. 29, 2014

Coming to DVD: Dec. 30, 2014

‘Wolf of Wall Street’ most pirated film of 2014

Last ‘Hobbit’ movie has lasting power over holiday competition

Strong start, at least, for ‘Woods’

CinemaCorner: Dec. 25, 2014

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You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

Disney CEO Bob Iger is in the January issue of Fortune magazine and he just happens to be posing in front of the Millennium Falcon. Click here for more and go here to see a photo of the magazine cover.

• Speaking of “Star Wars,” Yahoo! Movies has an interview with Oscar Issac, who is in “The Force Awakens.” He said (in his best emperor voice) something along the lines of “your puny theories about the film are no match for the truth.” Or something like that.

Vin Diesel REALLY wants to be in “Inhumans.” This picture above was posted on his Facebook page. Marvel has greenlit the film to open in theaters on Nov. 2, 2018. Read more about Diesel’s antics here.

• Tom Hardy is looking all bad-ass on the cover of February 2015 Empire magazine for the new “Mad Max” film.

Here’s the first look at the villain in the Marvel film “Ant-Man.” NOW can we see a trailer? Hopefully soon.

• Various sites, including Business Insider, are reporting that North Koreans are anxious to see “The Interview” and are willing to pay as much as $50 for a pirated copy.

• Starting Wednesday, one Michigan theater is letting patrons see “The Interview” for free.

• Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut will appear via home entertainment instead of in theaters.

• Oscar voting has begun and, apparently, so has the mudslinging.

A new photo of Jake Gyllenhaal from the film “Everest,” which hits theaters on Feb. 27. Read more at GeekTyrant.com.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

JoBlo.com has a trailer for the new Salma Hayek film “Everly”. It’s an action/thriller about a woman who faces down assassins while holed up in her apartment that are sent by her ex, a mob boss.

• The Hollywood Reporter held an actor and actress roundtable back in November that aired Sunday on A&E. You can read more about it here, watch a clip and then view the interviews, via YouTube.com.

• ComingSoon.net has an exclusive clip for the Bruce Willis film “Vice,” which hits theaters and On Demand on Jan. 16.

• Speaking of Bruce Willis, JoBlo.com has a look at the veteran action star.

• “Toy Story 3” had some sad moments in it. But GeekTyrant.com has some concept art for the film that never made the final cut that looks REALLY sad.

• Despite a strong Christmas push, 2014 ends down sharply at the box office.

• Stars of “Mockingjay” take part in a PSA for the Ebola Survival Fund.

• Variety.com: How “Unbroken” became a big Christmas hit.

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

• AMC Theaters has a great set of YouTube shows, including “AMC Movie Talk” and “AMC Mail Bag.” The gang puts together its best and worst lists which you can see here. 

• Cinema Blend: Seven reasons 2014 was The Year of (Chris) Pratt.

• JoBlo.com: The top 10 cameos of 2014.

• Cinema Blend: 10 actors who took career hits in 2014.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Allison Brie, Jude Law, Jon Voight

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Dec. 29 list.