Atomic Fangirl

Boom boom pow, y’all!  I’ve got passes for the Columbia, MD, screening of Bleed for This, the new Miles Teller & Aaron Eckhart film!  Synopsis!

BLEED FOR THIS is the amazing true story of one of the most unlikely comebacks in sports history.  Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) stars as Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza, a local Providence boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves Vinny with a severed spine, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life.

Sounds very interesting – like a combo of feel-good film and knock-down boxing fun.  In with me?  C’mon! Continue reading →

Being a teenager sucks.  But movies about teenagers can be a fun trip back in time; all of the hilarity, but no of the personal embarrassment.  In that vein, I’ve got passes for The Edge of Seventeen!  Synopsis!

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN is a new coming-of-age movie in the vein of SIXTEEN CANDLES and THE BREAKFAST CLUB – an honest, candid, often hilarious look at what it’s like to grow up as a young woman in today’s modern world.

Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine (Hailee Steinfeld), who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) starts dating her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson). All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy (Hayden Szeto) gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.

The film also stars Kyra Sedgwick as Nadine’s well-meaning but completely ineffective mother, and Woody Harrelson as Nadine’s History teacher, mentor and reluctant sounding board.

Ready?  Let’s go!

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Anyone else get that song stuck in their head after reading this blog post title?  Well, YOU’RE WELCOME BECAUSE THAT SONG IS AWESOME.  Anyway, I’ve got passes for the Baltimore area screening of The Space Between Us!  The trailer looks beautiful and is already grabbing at my heartstrings… Synopsis!

In this interplanetary adventure, a space shuttle embarks on the first mission to colonize Mars, only to discover after takeoff that one of the astronauts is pregnant. Shortly after landing, she dies from complications while giving birth to the first human born on the red planet – never revealing who the father is. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Gardner Elliot – an inquisitive, highly intelligent boy who reaches the age of 16 having only met 14 people in his very unconventional upbringing. While searching for clues about his father, and the home planet he’s never known, Gardner begins an online friendship with a street smart girl in Colorado named Tulsa. When he finally gets a chance to go to Earth, he’s eager to experience all of the wonders he could only read about on Mars – from the most simple to the extraordinary. But once his explorations begin, scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere.  Eager to find his father, Gardner escapes the team of scientists and joins with Tulsa on a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe.

Ready to make the jump?

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