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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

Edgar Wright Drops Out of Marvel's 'Ant-Man'

Here's why fans shouldn't be surprised by the news. For the better part of two years, fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have learned about the dance surrounding Director Edgar Wright's Ant-Man , a project at least a decade in the making. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has supported the unique nature of the project, stating emphatically that it's been Wright's force of will that's kept the project going. That is, until now. According to a statement released by Marvel Studios, Wright has departed the project. The statement, released on Friday - gives the standard "differences in their vision of the film" as the reason, but also tries to assure the reader that its July 17, 2015 release date is unaffected by the change. Good luck with that. While Marvel has become the most successful studio in recent memory, it has had its significant share of issues in keeping directors around through sequels. The list starts with Jon...

Blended Review. It’s A lazy, Low-Energy Affair

 Review  By: Brandon Wolfe The devolution of Adam Sandler as a comedic great has been a long painful trudge for those of us who remember what a bolt from the blue he was in the ‘90s. Between SNL, ‘ Billy Madison ’, ‘ Happy Gilmore ’ and his comedy albums, Sandler offered a uniquely silly, often surreal voice that set him apart from his peers. Many comedians trafficked in juvenilia, but Sandler turned being stupid into something approaching a weirdo art form. Yet before long, Sandler got lazy, content in the knowledge that he could do essentially anything and the public would reward him with an easy $100 million each time out. The manic strangeness of ‘ Billy Madison ’ soon gave way to a stultifying mainstream blandness, the humor growing staler and more lowest-common-denominator with each outing. ‘ Blended ’ very much exemplifies what we now come to expect from an Adam Sandler vehicle. It’s a lazy, low-energy affair that offers only the easiest of jokes. Sandler co...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For A Million Ways To Die In The West In San Jose

Win Tickets To An Advance For A Million Ways To Die In The West on Tuesday May 27th at 7:00PM in San Jose. Albert ( Seth MacFarlane ) is a sheep farmer who lacks courage, loses his beloved girlfriend ( Amanda Seyfried ) as a result of his withdrawal from a duel. He soon meets another lady ( Charlize Theron ), and discovers his bravery and confidence. The herder soon realizes his true potential when the lady's spouse ( Liam Neeson ), an infamous criminal, demands payback. See how to win tickets after the Jump... The film produced and directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The film will star MacFarlane himself along with Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . Email us at s...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For A Million Ways To Die In The West In San Francisco

Win Tickets To An Advance For A Million Ways To Die In The West on Tuesday May 27th at 7:00PM in San Francisco. Albert ( Seth MacFarlane ) is a sheep farmer who lacks courage, loses his beloved girlfriend ( Amanda Seyfried ) as a result of his withdrawal from a duel. He soon meets another lady ( Charlize Theron ), and discovers his bravery and confidence. The herder soon realizes his true potential when the lady's spouse ( Liam Neeson ), an infamous criminal, demands payback. See how to win tickets after the Jump... The film produced and directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The film will star MacFarlane himself along with Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . Email me...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For A Million Ways To Die In The West In Fresno

Win Tickets To An Advance For A Million Ways To Die In The West on Tuesday May 27th at 7:00PM in Fresno. Albert ( Seth MacFarlane ) is a sheep farmer who lacks courage, loses his beloved girlfriend ( Amanda Seyfried ) as a result of his withdrawal from a duel. He soon meets another lady ( Charlize Theron ), and discovers his bravery and confidence. The herder soon realizes his true potential when the lady's spouse ( Liam Neeson ), an infamous criminal, demands payback. See how to win tickets after the Jump... The film produced and directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The film will star MacFarlane himself along with Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcast . Email me...

Days of Future Past Review: What X-Men Should Have Been All Along

X-Men: Days of Future Past is a sound superhero flick that dares to admit, "We did it wrong." 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise is a study in inconsistent frustration. Riddled with canon issues from 2000's X-Men through the highly controversial The Last Stand , comic fans and newbies have come to woefully accept that their vision of the Marvel comic is no longer their own. After a refreshing reboot in First Class , hope was aroused that Fox had finally gotten its act together, and then The Wolverine arrived and that hope seemed dashed once more. But Days of Future Past re-establishes the universe, cleaning up several (but not all) major plot holes while delivering an excellent superhero character study that doesn't need a lot of big effects to sell itself. The future is a dark and dreadful existence, as both humans and mutants suffer under the thumb of The Sentinels - massive robots initially built to target mutants. Unfortunately, their pr...

Locke Review: Bold Vision That Becomes Irritatingly Predictable

After a strong start, Locke becomes irritatingly predictable. We here at SJF are privileged to see so many mainstream films on an annual basis that when we get an actual arthouse, our pulse tends to quicken. Sometimes smaller productions, free of the harsh eye of studio execs, can yield wonderful fruit. Unfortunately, the one-man Locke doesn't satiate our appetite in the least, even though it's an interesting theoretical exercise. Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is facing a life's crossroads of conflicting priorities. A successful foreman whose fastidious nature has made him a success in office building construction, Ivan is pulled away from the largest concrete pour in England when he learns that his mistress is about to give birth in nearby London. As he speeds to her side, Ivan answers a series of phone calls from his livid boss (voiced by Ben Daniels), his soon-to-be ex (voiced by Ruth Wilson), and the expectant mother (voiced by Olivia Coleman). Ivan's 90-...

SALEM Episode 6 Photos & Clips “The Red Rose & The Briar "

MARY FORGES A SOLUTION TO THE DISCORD WITHIN THE COVEN, IN A NEW EPISODE OF WGN AMERICA'S " SALEM ," AIRING SUNDAY, MAY 25 AT 10:00 P.M. ET / 9:00 P.M. CT " The Red Rose and the Briar " – Alden and Cotton find themselves face-to-face with a real witch, and an unlikely ally keeps the coven from tracking down their missing sister. Tituba feels left out when Mary decides to initiate a new member into the coven. As Mary takes her new acolyte under her wing, she recalls her own path after the fateful events surrounding Alden’s departure from town seven years ago. Meanwhile, Alden and Cotton learn to their horror that the trials have actually been helping the witches – and soon find themselves under attack after they lose control of their captive. This all-new episode of "Salem" airs SUNDAY, MAY 25 (10:00 P.M. ET / 9:00 P.M. CT). Watch the clips & see all the images after the Jump... WHEN A WITCH CANNOT LIE "Salem" stars Jane...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For A Million Ways To Die In The West In Sacramento

Win Tickets To An Advance For A Million Ways To Die In The West on Tuesday May 27th at 7:00PM in Sacramento at Regal Natomas. Albert ( Seth MacFarlane ) is a sheep farmer who lacks courage, loses his beloved girlfriend ( Amanda Seyfried ) as a result of his withdrawal from a duel. He soon meets another lady ( Charlize Theron ), and discovers his bravery and confidence. The herder soon realizes his true potential when the lady's spouse ( Liam Neeson ), an infamous criminal, demands payback. See how to win tickets after the Jump... The film produced and directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The film will star MacFarlane himself along with Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman and Neil Patrick Harris . Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all your entertainment news and screenings. Also make sure to subscribe and download our podcas...

Trailer For LIFE OF CRIME Starring Jennifer Aniston

Official trailer for LIFE OF CRIME , starring Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey, Mark Boone Junior, Will Forte, Isla Fisher and Tim Robbins LIFE OF CRIME will open in theaters & be available on VOD August 29, 2014. Based on Elmore Leonard's novel " The Switch ," LIFE OF CRIME is a dark caper comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey, Will Forte, Mark Boone Junior, Isla Fisher and Tim Robbins . The wife ( JENNIFER ANISTON ) of a corrupt real estate developer ( TIM ROBBINS ) is kidnapped by two common criminals ( yasiin bey and JOHN HAWKES ), who intend to extort him with inside information about his crooked business and off-shore accounts. But the husband decides he'd actually rather not pay the ransom to get back his wife, setting off an unbelievable sequence of double crosses and plot twists that could only come from the mind of Elmore Leonard. Please Leave A Comment-

GKIDS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR "WRINKLES" OPENS JULY 4 AT NYC’S IFC CENTER

GKIDS SETS RELEASE DATE FOR “ WRINKLES ” THE FILM OPENS OPENS JULY 4 AT NYC’S IFC CENTER, FOLLOWED BY JULY 15 DVD AND DIGITAL RELEASE. FILM FEATURES THE VOICES OF MARTIN SHEEN, MATTHEW MODINE and GEORGE COE . GKIDS, a distributor of award-winning animation for both adult and family audiences, has announced that it will release WRINKLES , an animated film for adults, on July 4 at New York’s IFC Center. The theatrical release will be followed by a July 15 DVD and digital release. WRINKLES, the Spanish animated film directed by Ignacio Ferreras and based on Paco Roca’s award-winning graphic novel, features the voices of Martin Sheen (The Amazing Spider-Man, The West Wing), Matthew Modine (The Dark Knight Rises, Full Metal Jacket) and George Coe (Archer, Kramer vs. Kramer). WRINKLES illustrates the visual beauty and tender emotion that can be created by traditional animation, as it tackles a universal subject matter with humor and acerbic wit. The story opens with former bank man...

WWE STUDIOS AND LIONSGATE Tag Team For "ACTION SIX-PACK"

WWE® STUDIOS AND LIONSGATE TO REPARTNER ON " ACTION SIX-PACK "  Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the premier next generation global content leader, and WWE Studios (NYSE: WWE) are extending their longstanding partnership to encompass six new action films which will serve as starring vehicles for WWE Superstars as well as incubators for new and emerging talent, the two companies announced today. The popular directing team of Jen and Sylvia Soska (SEE NO EVIL 2, AMERICAN MARY) will return to the WWE Studios and Lionsgate fold to direct VENDETTA , the first installment of the “ Action Six-Pack ” series, which will commence photography this summer and feature WWE Superstar Big Show®. The second installment of the " Six-Pack" series , which is currently in development, will commence photography this fall. WWE Studios will leverage its extensive multi-platform reach to promote each film. Written by Justin Shady, VENDETTA centers on a hard-nosed detective who deliberately co...

Disney's Big Hero 6 Teaser Trailer Has Landed.

Having teased us with initial footage, and, earlier, this week,  Disney’s animation team is finally ready to reveal some actual film material from its take on the Marvel universe, Big Hero 6 . Watch the trailer after the Jump... With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “ Big Hero 6 ” is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius—thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action, “Big Hero 6” is directed by...

SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR Character Posters

Here are 5 character posters from Dimension Films' SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR . See all the posters after the Jump... Co-directors Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller reunite to bring Miller's visually stunning " Sin City " graphic novels back to the screen in SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR . Weaving together two of Miller's classic stories with new tales, the town's most hard boiled citizens cross paths with some of its more notorious inhabitants. SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR is the follow up to Rodriguez and Miller's 2005 groundbreaking film, FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY. Please Leave A Comment-