Genre: Sports, Cricket
Publisher: Big Ant Studios
Developer: Big Ant Studios
Rating: E for Everyone
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Monday, December 31, 2018
New Games: BIG BASH BOOM (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Genre: Sports, Cricket
Publisher: Big Ant Studios
Developer: Big Ant Studios
Rating: E for Everyone
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New on Blu-ray: THE JERK (1979) - 40th Anniversary Edition
Product Description: That wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin, makes his film-starring debut in the wacky comedy hit The Jerk. Steve portrays Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way, he's smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, becomes a millionaire by inventing the "Opti-grab" handle for glasses - and shows why he's one of the hottest comic performers in the world.
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New on Blu-ray: SLEEPOVER (2004) - Special Edition
Product Description: Alexa Vega (Spy Kids) stars in this irresistible comedy about four best friends who embark on a zany, all-night scavenger hunt against their "popular girl'' rivals! Bursting with hilarious hi-jinks, glorious girl-power and true-blue friendship, Sleepover is a high-spirited, high-stakes romp that's "topped with sprinklings of Cinderella enchantment" (The Seattle Times)!
Featuring an all-star cast that includes Academy Award® Winner* Brie Larson (Room), Mika Boorem (Hearts in Atlantis), Jane Lynch (Glee), Sara Paxton (The Last House on the Left), Academy Award® Nominee* Steve Carell (The Office), Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs), Evan Peters (X-Men: Apocolypse), Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween), Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Sean Faris (Never Back Down), Hunter Parrish (Weeds) and Sam Huntington (Fanboys) in this hilarious ''good-hearted tween comedy'' (San Francisco Chronicle).
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DESTROYER (2018) - Trailers, Clips, Featurette, Images and Posters
"Destroyer" is a crime drama directed by Karyn Kusama ("Jennifer's Body") from a screenplay by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi ("Ride Along").
Nicole Kidman stars as an LAPD detective who must reconnect with a gang from a failed undercover assignment in her distant past, in order to to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her. The cast also includes Sebastian Stan, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Bradley Whitford, Scoot McNairy and Beau Knapp. Kidman received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance.
"Destroyer" premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and received a limited release in theaters on August 31, 2018. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.
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BIG MOUTH Season 2 Trailers, Featurettes, Images and Posters
The second season of the animated comedy series "Big Mouth" has premiered on October 5, 2018 via Netflix. Created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, the show is based on Kroll and Goldberg's experiences growing up in Westchester County, New York, and it follows a group of 7th graders as they navigate their way through puberty.
The voice cast features Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Jenny Slate, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph and Jordan Peele. The show received an Emmy nomination this year for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (the song "Totally Gay" from the episode "Am I Gay?").
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Weekly Summary, December 17-20, 2018
This post contains all the news, trailers, movie clips, DVD/Blu-Ray releases and many more, that you may have missed in the last seven days, arranged in an accessible manner. Just browse and click the article titles you want to read. Read the full article to check out the weekly summary.
Weekend Box-Office: AQUAMAN Still King for a Second Consecutive Weekend
Not surprisingly, "Aquaman" is still the top movie at the box-office in the last weekend of 2018, while "Mary Poppins" and "Bumblebee" continue to perform well. New releases "Vice" and "Holmes and Watson" failed to make much of an impact against such tough competition.
Find out more about the weekend box-office after the jump.
Sunday, December 30, 2018
VICE (2018) - Trailer, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters
Written and directed by Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), the satirical biopic "Vice" tells the story of Dick Cheney, played by Christian Bale, a bureaucratic Washington insider who became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell). The film also stars Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Tyler Perry, Jesse Plemons, Justin Kirk, Shea Whigham, Eddie Marsan and LisaGay Hamilton.
"Vice" is nominated for six Golden Globe awards, including Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy, Screenplay and Director. Bale, Adams and Rockwell also received nominations for their performances.
"Vice" opened in theaters on December 25, 2018 and received a polarizing critical reception, although the performances received unanimous praise. The film grossed a total of $17.7 million, so far, becoming Annapurna's highest grossing domestic release of all-time after just six days in theaters.
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THE ORVILLE Season 2 Trailer, Featurette, Images and Posters
The second season of the Fox series "The Orville" is set to premiere on Fox with a two-hour premiere on December 30, 2018. Created by and starring Seth MacFarlane, the show follows the adventures of the crew of an exploratory ship from Earth that faces intergalactic challenges 400 years in the future. The cast also includes Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes, Peter Macon, Halston Sage, J Lee and Mark Jackson.
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Saturday, December 29, 2018
New Games: ARCA'S PATH VR (PC, PS4)
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Rebellion
Developer: Dream Reality Interactive
Rating: E for Everyone 10 and Older
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New on Blu-ray: OLIVER! (1968) Starring Mark Lester and Ron Moody
Product Description: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of this Oscar(R)-winning musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale! Young Oliver (Mark Lester) is an orphan who escapes the cheerless life of the workhouse and takes to the streets of 19th-Century London. He's immediately taken in by aband of street urchins, headed by the lovable villain, Fagin (Ron Moody), his fiendish henchman, Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed), and his loyal apprentice, The Artful Dodger (Jack Wild). Through his education in the fine points of pick-pocketing, Oliver makes away with an unexpected treasure... a home anda family of his own. Set to a heartfelt score that includes such favorites as "Consider Yourself," "Where Is Love?" and "As Long As He Needs Me," OLIVER! leads us on a journey in search of love, belonging and honor among thieves. Winner of six Academy Awards(R) (1968), including Best Picture and Best Score, OLIVER! will steal your heart! Includes featurettes and a theatrical trailer.
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New on DVD and Blu-ray: THE SUPER (2017) Starring Patrick John Flueger and Val Kilmer
Product Description: Former cop Phil takes a job as a superintendent in a Manhattan apartment building. When a teen goes missing, along with several other tenants, Phil suspects a sadistic murderer may be roaming the eerie corridors and that his daughters' lives are in danger. But whom can he trust when everybody around him has something to hide?
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New Soundtracks: STARTUP (Tristan Clopet)
HOLMES AND WATSON Trailers, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters
"Holmes & Watson" is a comedy written and directed by "Tropic Thunder" scribe Etan Cohen, based on the characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The film stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as the titular protagonists, who must use their incredible deductive minds to solve the mystery behind a threat at Buckingham Palace. The cast also includes Rebecca Hall, Ralph Fiennes, Kelly Macdonald, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Lauren Lapkus, Pam Ferris and Hugh Laurie.
"Holmes & Watson" opened in theaters on December 25, 2018 and received universally negative reviews from critics. The consensus seems to be that this is one of the worst films of 2018. The film grossed $6.4 million on the first day and $3.5 million on its second.
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BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH Trailer, Images and Poster
"Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" is a stand-alone movie designed as a "Choose Your Own Adventure" episode of "Black Mirror", which precedes the fifth season's release sometime in 2019. There are a total of five hours of footage, and what you see will be determined by the choices you make.
Directed by David Slade ("30 Days of Night", "Hard Candy") from a script by series creator Charlie Brooker, the film is set in 1984 and it follows a young videogame developer (Fionn Whitehead) who begins to question reality as he adapts a sprawling fantasy novel into a video game and soon faces a mind-mangling challenge. Asim Chaudhry, Will Poulter, Craig Parkinson and Alice Lowe co-star.
"Black Mirror: Bandersnatch" premiered on December 28, 2018 via Netflix, and received mixed reviews from critics.
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Friday, December 28, 2018
New Games: OVERRIDE - MECH CITY BRAWL (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
Video Game Description: Override: mech city brawl is a 3D mech-based brawler. Control gigantic robots and duke it out in Fantastic cityscapes. EPIC battles await with distinctive mechs in local and online versus mode, four-player co-op - where each player controls One part of a skyscraper-sized mech - and a single-player campaign. Pilot a diverse roster of epic - and ridiculous - mechs, each with their own play style, special moves, and finishers. Tower over your opponents and lay waste to entire cities underfoot.
Genre: Action, Fighting
Publisher: Modus Games
Developer: The Balance Inc
Rating: T for Teen
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New on Blu-ray: DRACULA - PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) - Collector's Edition
Product Description: Four English tourists find themselves stranded in the mysterious village of Karlsbad a sinister and remote place of a deadly, dark legend. Their journey leads them to an abandoned castle where a nightmarish destiny awaits them. However, it wasn't just fat ...
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New on Blu-ray and 4K UHD: DEADPOOL 1 & 2 - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (For Now)
Product Description:"Deadpool": Based upon Marvel Comics' most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
"Deadpool 2:" After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Miami's hottest bartender, while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor - finding a new taste for adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World's Best Lover.
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New Soundtracks: WATERSHIP DOWN (Federico Jusid)
In Theaters: HOLMES & WATSON, VICE, DESTROYER and STAN & OLLIE
Two new wide releases have joined the busy Christmas race at the box-office. The first is the comedy "Holmes & Watson" starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, which has some of the weakest reviews of any film this year. Both critics and moviegoers pretty much hate this one, and while the film managed to rake in $6.4 million on Christmas Day, its prospects for the weekend aren't good.
The other new wide release is Adam McKay's awards contender "Vice", a satirical biopic starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney. The film managed to divide critics and audiences, so it might not bring in as much money as McKay's "The Big Short", despite earning six Golden Globe nominations. The film opened with $4.8 million on Christmas Day.
In limited release it might be worth checking out the crime drama "Destroyer" which earned Nicole Kidman a Golden Globe nomination, and the biopic "Stan & Ollie", for which John C. Reilly received a Golden Globe nod.
The other new wide release is Adam McKay's awards contender "Vice", a satirical biopic starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney. The film managed to divide critics and audiences, so it might not bring in as much money as McKay's "The Big Short", despite earning six Golden Globe nominations. The film opened with $4.8 million on Christmas Day.
In limited release it might be worth checking out the crime drama "Destroyer" which earned Nicole Kidman a Golden Globe nomination, and the biopic "Stan & Ollie", for which John C. Reilly received a Golden Globe nod.
Synopses, details, critical/audience reception, trailers, and more after the jump.
New Trailers: THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING, THE ABC MURDERS, TEEN SPIRIT and BLACK MIRROR - BANDERSNATCH
Today we have new trailers for:
- The fantasy adventure film "The Kid Who Would Be King" from writer/director Joe Cornish ("Attack the Block"). The film stars Louis Ashbourne Serkis (son of Andy Serkis), Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson and Angus Imrie.
- The three-part British miniseries "The ABC Murders" starring John Malkovich as Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
- The British musical drama "Teen Spirit" starring Elle Fanning The film marks the directorial debut of actor Max Minghella ("The Handmaid's Tale"), son of Oscar-winning filmmaker Anthony Minchella. .
- The Netflix standalone movie "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch", which precedes the highly anticipated fifth season of "Black Mirror". The film uses a "Choose Your Own Adventure" interactive format which allows viewers to select scenes from over five hours of footage.
Watch all the new trailers after the jump.
SECOND ACT Trailer, TV Spots, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters
"Second Act" is a romantic comedy directed by Peter Segal ("50 First Dates") from a script by Justin Zackham ("Bucket List") and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas.
The film stars Jennifer Lopez as a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams, who reinvents her life and gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts. Vanessa Hudgens, Leah Remini, Milo Ventimiglia, Annaleigh Ashford, Charlyne Yi and Treat Williams co-star. The film features the original song "Limitless" composed by Sia and performed by Lopez (music video included after the jump).
"Second Act" opened in theaters on December 21, 2018 and received mostly mixed reviews from critics. The film has grossed $12 million, so far, at the domestic box-office.
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ALEXA & KATIE Season 2 Trailer, Clips, Featurette and Poster
The second season of the Netflix original sitcom "Alexa & Katie" has premiered on December 26, 2018. Created by "Hannah Montana" writer Heather Wordham, the series stars Paris Berelc and Isabel May as lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie, who are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school when they are confronted with a crisis as Alexa discovers that she is ill and starts undergoing treatment for cancer. The cast also includes Jolie Jenkins, Emery Kelly, Eddie Shin, Finn Carr and Tiffani Thiessen.
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Thursday, December 27, 2018
New Games: BATTLE PRINCESS MADELYN (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Publisher: Causal Bit Games Inc., Hound Picked Games
Developer: Causal Bit Games Inc.
Rating: E for Everyone (Mild Fantasy Violence)
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New on Blu-ray: THE SHIELD - The Complete Series (2002-2008)
Product Description: All 88 episodes from seven groundbreaking seasons of the Emmy®-winning series available for the first time ever in stunning widescreen High Definition!
This definitive collector's edition set features full 4k HD restorations of each episode, along with dozens of hours of special features including deleted scenes, commentaries from the cast and crew, featurettes and so much more!
Created by Shawn Ryan (TV's S.W.A.T., Timeless, The Unit), Michael Chiklis (TV's Gotham, Fantastic 4), Catherine Dent (TV's The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), Jay Karnes (TV's The Crossing), Benito Martinez (TV's How to Get Away With Murder, American Made), CCH Pounder (Avatar) and Kenny Johnson (TV's S.W.A.T.)
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New on DVD and Blu-ray: AIR STRIKE (2018) Starring Bruce Willis, Ye Liu and Adrien Brody
Product Description: During World War II, five different Chinese people fight their way through Japanese Air Force attacks to protect an important military machine in Chongqing, 1940.
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New Soundtracks: DYNASTIES (Benji Merrison, Will Slater)
New Soundtracks: THE EMPEROR OF PARIS (Marco Beltrami, Marcus Trumpp)
New Trailers: FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, PIERCING, US and More
Today we have new trailers for:
- The wrestling comedy "Fighting with My Family" starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn and Dwayne Johnson. Written and directed by Stephen Merchant, the film is inspired by a true story.
- The psychological thriller "Piercing" starring Christopher Abbott and Mia Wasikowska. The film is directed by "The Eyes of My Mother" helmer Nicolas Pesce, and it's based on the 1994 horror novel by cult Japanese writer Ryu Murakami.
- The horror movie "Us", Jordan Peele's follow-up to 2017's highly acclaimed "Get Out". The film stars Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke and Elisabeth Moss.
- The acclaimed Hungarian animated feature "Ruben Brandt, Collector" directed by Slovenian-born animator Milorad Krstic. The film recently won an Annie Award nomination for Best Animated Independent Feature.
- The six-part National Geographic miniseries "Valley of the Boom" that chronicles the "Browser Wars" of the 1990s between tech giants Microsoft and Netscape. The limited series is written and directed by "House of Lies" creator Matthew Carnahan.
- The Australian biker gang thriller "Outlaws" which marks the feature directorial debut of Stephen McCallum. The film stars Ryan Corr, Matt Nable and Abbey Lee.
- New Zealand time-travel heist comedy "Mega Time Squad" written and directed by Tim van Dammen and starring Anton Tennet and Jonny Brugh.
Watch all the new trailers after the jump.
MARY POPPINS RETURNS Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters
Directed by "Chicago" and "Into the Woods" helmer Rob Marshall, the fantasy musical "Mary Poppins Returns" is a sequel to Disney's 1964 classic "Mary Poppins", based on the book series of the same name by P.L. Travers. The 54 years passed between the first film and the sequel make it one of the longest gaps in cinematic history.
The sequel is set in 1930s London, twenty-five years after the events of the original film, as magical nanny Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to help the now-grown up Banks children, Michael (Ben Whishaw) and Jane (Emily Mortimer), navigate a difficult time in their lives. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pixie Davies, Nathaniel Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walter, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, Meryl Streep and Dick Van Dyke co-star.
The film is nominated for four Golden Globe awards, including Actress - Musical/Comedy (Blunt), Actor - Musical/Comedy (Miranda), Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy, and Score. Blunt also received a Screen Actors Guild nomination, and the National Board of Review chose the film as one of the year's Top Ten films.
"Mary Poppins Returns" opened in theaters on December 19, 2018 and received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film brought in $50 million for the seven-day Christmas total.
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WATERSHIP DOWN Miniseries Trailers, Clip and Images
"Watership Down" is an animated miniseries based on the 1972 novel of the same name, which tells the story of a colony of rabbits that are forced on a journey to find a new home after they escape the destruction of their warren.
The miniseries is directed by Noam Murro ("300: Rise of an Empire") from a script by Tom Bidwell ("My Mad Fat Diary"), and it features the voices of James McAvoy, Nicholas Hoult, John Boyega, Ben Kingsley, Tom Wilkinson, Gemma Arterton, Peter Capaldi, Olivia Colman, Anne-Marie Duff, Taron Egerton, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Kaluuya and Gemma Chan.
"Watership Down" premiered on BBC One on December 22, 2018 and on Netflix on December 23, 2018.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018
New Games: BELOW (PC, Xbox One)
Genre: Adventure, RPG
Publisher: Capybara Games
Developer: Capybara Games
Rating: T for Teen (Violence, Blood)
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New on Blu-ray: STARMAN (1984) - Collector's Edition
Product Description: Director John Carpenter presents a romantic science fiction odyssey starring Jeff Bridges in his Oscar(R)-nominated role as an innocent alien from a distant planet who learns what it means to be a man in love. When his spacecraft is shot down over Wisconsin, Starman (Bridges) arrives at the remote cabin of a distraught young widow, Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen), and clones the form of her dead husband. The alien convinces Jenny to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he isn't picked up by his mothership in three days, he'll die. Hot on their trail are government agents, intent on capturing the alien, dead or alive. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love, while Jenny rediscovers her human feelings for passion.
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New on DVD and Blu-ray: WHITE BOY RICK (2018) Starring Richie Merritt and Matthew McConaughey
Product Description: Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.
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New Soundtracks: HOLMES & WATSON (Mark Mothersbaugh)
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