A Quick and Fast Giveaway, Overlord!
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We have THREE Blu-rays and THREE digital codes of Overlord for SIX lucky winners.
With only hours until D-Day, a team of American paratroopers drop into Nazi-occupied France to carry out a mission that’s crucial to the invasion’s success. From producer J.J. Abrams, Overlord is a thrilling, pulse-pounding action adventure with a twist.
Laika Studios are back with Missing Link
Hugh Jackman and Zach Galifianakis
This April, meet Mr. Link: 8 feet tall, 630 lbs, and covered in fur, but don’t let his appearance fool you…he is funny, sweet, and adorably literal, making him the world’s most lovable legend at the heart of Missing Link.
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Zach Galifianakis, Timothy Olyphant, David Walliams, Emma Thompson, Matt Lucas, Ching Valdes-Aran, Stephen Fry, Amrita Acharia, and directed by Chris Butler.
Missing Link, opens in theaters on April 12.
GIVEAWAY! Advance Screening Passes for Fighting With My Family!
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Giveaway! In the Los Angeles area, we have 60 pairs of an advance screening of Fighting With My Family. It is a heartwarming comedy based on the incredible true story of WWE Superstar Paige™ (Florence Pugh). Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for WWE. Cast: Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson. Comedy • PG-13
A Quick and Fast Giveaway, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch!
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We have FIVE copies of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch for FIVE lucky winners.
Would you like to win a copy? Then just click here to send us an email with your name and address (no P.O. Box).
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
If you are a fan of Joni Mitchell and her music, the upcoming film special, is a must see. I am a huge fan and wished I were at the taping of it. I found it, enjoyable. For more information, read on.
Joni Mitchell
Honoring one of the world’s most revered artists, Joni Mitchell, on her 75th birthday, The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration brings an incredible array of singers and musicians to cinemas across the US and Canada for a one-night-only celebration on February 7, 2019 in collaboration with global event cinema distributor Trafalgar Releasing and The Music Center, Los Angeles’ premiere performing arts center.
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
Captured live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, this special event features Brandi Carlile, Glen Hansard, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Chaka Khan, Diana Krall, Kris Kristofferson, Los Lobos with La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Seal, and Rufus Wainwright, who will perform many of Mitchell’s songs including A Case of You, Both Sides, Now, Down To You, For The Roses, The Boho Dance, and Two Grey Rooms; among others. Co-musical directors, providing the musical arrangements for the show, are percussionist Brian Blade, who recorded three studio albums and toured extensively with Mitchell, and, pianist, composer, arranger producer Jon Cowherd.
Tickets for The Music Center Presents Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration are on sale now at joni75.com or at participating theater box offices.
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration CD is available for pre-order now at Amazon.
Congrats to Director Alfonso Cuarón on His Wins and Nominations!
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We are now in award season and Oscar-winning director, Alfonso Cuarón’s film, Roma (Netflix), has received widespread acclaim thus far, 132 wins and 152 nominations (per IMDB). Most recently, Best Director and Best Foreign-Language Film at the 2019 Golden Globes and now, he’s nominated for the Academy Awards in the Best Director category, and Roma’s leading actress’, Yaltiza Aparicio is nominated in the Best Actress and Marina de Tavira in the Best Supporting Actress categories.
With all this excitement, we are happy to share an interview done by The Red Bulletin with Cuarón by Marco Payan. Here’s a portion of it, but it continues on the The Red Bulletin site. Enjoy!
The Mexican film director has no fear of the unknown. Upon the release of his new film, Roma, the Oscar winner shares how he overcame feelings of insecurity and why his curiosity to explore uncharted territory is what challenges him to unlock new levels of creative freedom.
Alfonso Cuarón does not like to repeat himself.
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Over the course of his nearly 30-year career, the acclaimed director has created eight distinctive universes, an octet of films not bound by genre or geography—from the enchanting fairy tale A Little Princess and the coming-of-age road trip Y Tu Mamá También to the apocalyptic nightmare of Children of Men and his Oscar-winning turn in space with Gravity. But despite all the obvious differences, Cuarón’s entire body of work is connected by a sense of exploration, one that pushes his creative boundaries, both technically and personally. In his follow-up to 2013’s Gravity—the box office smash starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney—Cuarón decided to make Roma, a black-and-white film rooted in 1970s Mexico City featuring a largely unknown cast (streaming on Netflix now). It’s a deeply personal story for the 57-year-old, who has said that 90 percent of the scenes came from his memory. Set during a time of political unrest, the film is a snapshot of one middle-class family told through the perspective of their housekeeper. Although it is not another technical marvel set in space, “Roma” still posed challenges for Cuarón. But as he explains, without challenging yourself, there is no payoff. There are no discoveries unless you have the courage to explore the unknown. Continues…
A Quick and Fast Giveaway, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms!
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We have THREE copies of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms for THREE lucky winners.
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We’ll draw the winners at 6P (PT), Saturday, February 2! To enter you must be a follower of our social media pages: Twitter, Facebook, and a subscriber to our YouTube channel.
A Quick and Fast Giveaway, Hunter Killer!
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We have FIVE copies of Hunter Killer for FIVE lucky winners.
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We’ll draw the winners at 3P (PT), Thursday, January 31! To enter you must be a follower of our social media pages: Twitter, Facebook, and a subscriber to our YouTube channel.
GIVEAWAY! Advance Screening Passes for Miss Bala!
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Giveaway! In the Los Angeles area, we have 30 pairs of an advance screening of Miss Bala, based on the Spanish-language film of the same name. Starring Gina Rodriguez, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Anthony Mackie.
Gloria (Rodriguez) finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Rated PG13.
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Blu-ray and DVD Releases
Laugh Out Loud with The Wayans Bros.: The complete series coming to DVD on February 4.
Premiering in 1995, The Wayans Bros. quickly became a fan favorite with its hilarious mix of family dynamics, quirky characters, and memorable one-liners. Following the misadventures of two distinctly different brothers sharing an apartment in New York City, the series was a cultural touchstone for ’90s television blending physical humor, clever wit, and heartfelt moments.
The Wayans Bros. was created by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Leslie Ray, and David Steven Simon.
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Regular Show: The Complete Series is coming to DVD. Enjoy the hit series on February 4.
About the series: Regular Show follows the lives of best friends Mordecai and Rigby, whose lazy afternoon adventures always seem to be interrupted by zombies and misadventures with their gang of friends Benson, Pops, Muscle Man, Hi-Five Ghost, Skips, Thomas, Margaret and Eileen or sometimes even dealing with Death himself.
Created by JG Quintel and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, the series originally premiered in September 2010 and remains to be a massive hit with new and old fans alike.
Regular Show: The Complete Series, includes all 245 episodes created over the years, including specials, and a movie.
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The Last of Us: The Complete First Season available for the first time ever in a 4K Ultra HD Steelbook limited-edition collectable on March 18.
In anticipation of the Season 2 premiere of The Last of Us on HBO, catch up on all nine episodes of the critically-acclaimed first season, along with nearly 3 hours of special features!
Synopsis: The Last of Us takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
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Moana 2 is now available at Digital retailers, and will be released on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD March 18.
Synopsis: Moana 2 reunites Moana (Auli’i Cravalho and Maui (Dwayne Johnson) three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Directed by David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller.
Kakamora Chronicles–Ever wanted to know more about the Kakamora? Gather
’round while Moni, everyone’s favorite Motunui historian, tells the tales from real
Solomon Island folklore surrounding the mysterious and unforgettable beings known as
the Kakamora.
Fun in the Booth–Step inside the recording booth with the brilliant and talented actors of Moana 2 for some creative fun as they bring their characters to life.
Deleted Scenes–Overall introduction to deleted scenes by directors.
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Shameless The complete series. All 134 episodes from theEmmy® Award Winning series will be available to purchase on DVD March 18.
Synopsis: Meet Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy): proud, working-class patriarch to a motley brood of six smart, spirited and independent kids who, without him, would be…better off. In Frank’s booze-addled view, parenting just eats into his hard-earned bar-crawling time around Chicago–so he leaves it to eldest daughter Fionna (Emmy Rossum) to hold down the fort. Bearing the de facto parent badge/burden, she’s donned the proverbial apron and makes sure her younger siblings do their chores, keep a clean-ish home, and everyone (no matter how small) works to keep the house lights on, as well as food on the table. Brothers Lip (Jeremy Allen White), Ian (Cameron Monaghan), and Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) use their intellect to break every rule in the book to survive and make the bank, while younger sister Debbie (Emma Kenney) would sooner steal her share, Toddle Liam (Christian Isaiah), the youngest, is just happy to be along for the ride. The Gallaghers are irreverent, endearing, resilient–and they’re absolutely, wildly and unapologetically Shameless.
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