Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Pete’s Dragon!

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Denise

PETE'S DRAGON one sheetUPDATE: MOAR PASSES!  Please visit www.seeitfirst.net and enter in the code: 339578!

Who doesn’t love dragons?  Okay, maybe those Masters in Mereen. (#RIP) But we’re not talking Game of Thrones here, we’re talking Disney, baby!  It’s the live action remake/reboot/re-somthing of Pete’s Dragon!  And I’ve got passes for the Baltimore area screening!  Synopsis!  MOAR EXCLAMATION POINTS!

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon. Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon” opens in U.S. theaters on August 12, 2016.

If there’s anyone else out there who was initially worried about the reboot of such a wonderful animated classic, just look at that poster.  D’aww – fuzzy wuzzy dragon!  (The trailer is pretty spiffy too.)  Right this way to passes…

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Sausage Party!

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Denise

sausage party onesheetLewd.  Rauchy.  Made my 12-year-old self giggle without really knowing why.  (Oh, we all know why.)  And that’s just the poster.  Yeah baby, I’ve got passes for the Baltimore screening of Sausage Party!  Synopsis!

Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.  The film features the vocal talents of a who’s who of today’s comedy stars – Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Michael Cera, James Franco, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Paul Rudd, Nick Kroll, David Krumholtz, Edward Norton, and Salma Hayek.

Ready to get your condiments on?  Right this way…

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#MetroFW: Metropolitan Fashion Week and Cirque Du Soleil team up for Autism Speaks

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Denise
Cirque du Soleil Partners With Metropolitan Fashion Week and Autism Speaks (PRNewsFoto/Metropolitan Fashion Week)

Cirque du Soleil Partners With Metropolitan Fashion Week and Autism Speaks (PRNewsFoto/Metropolitan Fashion Week)

This sounds amazing. I do love me some Cirque, and so channeling their creativity into fashion seems like a match made in fabric heaven.

I wish I could hop across the country and check out Metropolitan Fashion week.  Gorgeous designs, a mix of theater and creativity, and the first Metropolitan Fashion Awards?  I do love award shows.  And this year’s theme – La Vie en Blue – sounds so…groovy.  Happy sigh.

Read on for the full 411, and I hope to bring the list of the MFA winners to you this October!

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Con News: Arthur Darvill comes to Intervention7!

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Denise

intervention 7 imageLove Doctor Who? Legends of Tomorrow? Of course you do. Well, Intervention 7 is bringing actor Arthur Darvill to Maryland! Huzzah!

Darvill joins Juliet Landau, Rene Auberjonois, Dwight Schultz and more!

Read on for the full info! Intervention 7 hits Rockville, MD, September 16th-18th.

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TrailerWatch: “The Great Wall” film stars two white dudes. Because of course.

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Denise

The Great Wall onesheetHere we go again y’all. A film about something in Asia gets white leads. Oh honestly. Okay here’s the synopsis:

Set in the Northern Song Dynasty, the story is about mysteries revolving around the Great Wall of China. [Hint: IT’S MONSTERS Y’ALL.]

At around $150 million dollars,  The Great Wall is being called “the largest film ever shot entirely in China.”  And while I get that China wants to increase revenue by making sure this film breaks out of the art house grind here in the states, the trailer looks like the typical “white guy saves the world” kinda story.  And guess what?  His sidekick ain’t asian; it’s Pedro Pascal.  Third billed on IMDb?  Willem Dafoe.  As much as I love me some monsters, I’m sick of whitewashing in general, and putting white leads front and center on films that are otherwise set in/focused on areas where whites are a minority or just didn’t exist at the time/persons of color.

I’m guessing Matt Damon took this foreign film gig because cash money?  Because this Last Samurai BS is getting old.  To quote John Oliver, how is this still a thing?  Right now I’m filing this in the Eyeroll File, next to ScaJo’s whitewashed Ghost in the Shell.  You’re gonna have to give me more to root for, Legendary Pictures. If this is a film about China, maybe give us some Chinese actors up front? With love, your hapa friend.

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Con News: “Mad” magazine’s Al Jaffee to receive Hall of Fame award at the Harvey Awards

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Denise

BaltimoreComicCon_logo_nodateI loved Mad magazine when I was a kid. Loved it as an adult. So it’s great that Al Jaffee is getting the Harvey Kurtzman Hall of Fame Award at this year’s Harvey Awards! The Harveys are held during Baltimore Comic-Con weekend, and this year the ceremony will be on Saturday, September 2nd.

Jaffee will also be at the con on Saturday, September 2nd.  Kismet!  Read on for the full 411, and see you at the con!
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In Horror: John Leonetti to direct “Wish Upon”

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Denise

broad green logoOoh – magic box horror! I do love me some Hellraiser. But this sounds like a different riff, which is just and right.  Director John Leonetti helmed the so-so Annabelle, but also worked on The Conjuring, Tales from the Crypt and Sleepy Hollow.  Nice.  And it’ll be produced by the company that brought us Cloverfield?  Okay, you’ve got my interest piqued. Synopsis!

When 16-year-old misfit Claire finds a magic box that promises a chance at the life she’s always wanted, she never could have guessed that each wish would demand a deadly payment.

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Blu-ray Giveaway: Mother’s Day!

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Denise

Mother's Day blurayUPDATE: WINNERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.  A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

It’s hot outside.  And when it’s not hot, it’s raining.  And then it’s humid.  So why go outside – you’ve caught a bunch of Pokémon, how many Rattata do you need?  Why not stay in and watch a Blu-ray?  In fact, I can help you with that; I’ve got 10 copies of Mother’s Day, and I’m itching to give ’em to you!

I thought the film was sweet, fluffy and had a fairy-tale quality that’s perfect for couch-sitting.  Can’t remember the deal?  Synopsis!

From Garry Marshall, the director of Pretty Woman and Valentine’s Day, comes Mother’s Day, an all-star comedy that celebrates parenthood and family. Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis lead an incredible cast in a film that intersects the lives of a group of people maneuvering their way through a crazy week of difficult relationships and family dysfunction in the week leading up to Mother’s Day. It’s a comedy that will make you laugh, cry and cheer!

So, interested?  YEAH YOU ARE.  This is Garry Marshall’s last joint (#RIP), and as with Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries, and Valentine’s Day, it’s a nice way to take yourself out of reality for a couple of hours.  With me? Continue reading →

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Baltimore Screening Pass-palooza: Suicide Squad!

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Denise

suicide squad posterIt’s time y’all.  Grab your bestie because it’s ON.  Time for Suicide Squad!  I’ve got 20 Admit-Two passes for readers!  Synopsis!

It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity.  U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do.  However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?

Love the comics, loved the trailers.  And, of course, I love Harley Quinn.  (Though TBH, I’m really digging on Katana.  Future cosplay, FTW!)  Let’s do this!

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#SDCC News: “Doctor Strange” trailer gets strange

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Denise

doctor strange poster 2“There is a strength to him.  But is he ready?”

I dunno about Hugo Strange, but I sure am ready.  The official trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange hit San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, and it’s all sortsa badass.

First, there’s a more in-depth discussion of exactly what type of power Strange is training for/harnessing, by the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton).  Then there’s more of a look at Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Baron Mordo, who seems like a good guy in this trailer…but who’s to say, right comic book readers?  And then there’s Mads Mikkelsen’s Kaecilius, complete with supercool eeeee-vil eye makeup FX.

But I’m really curious about Rachel McAdams here, who IMDb says will be playing Christine Palmer.  Though this trailer makes her seem as though she’s a love interest, fans know Christine Palmer as Night Nurse, the badass medical professional who helps heal up a host of superheroes.  Folks who have seen Netflix’s Daredevil know her as Rosario Dawson, even though her name is slightly different. I’m wondering if that’ll change in some way now that the MCU is having a go at the Nurse, though with Dawson’s character being the tie-in for all of the Netflix Marvel Universe shows, I can’t see that happening.  Looks like it’ll be similar to the Flash being different actors on TV than in film…

Doctor Strange steps into our reality November 4th, 2016.

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