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Tim Allen to Embark on 10 City Comedy Tour

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Actor/comedian Tim Allen will embark on a 10 city comedy tour, entitled “Stand Up and Show It”, beginning December 1st, 2009. In each city Allen will perform his stand up comedy act before showing an advance screening of his feature film directorial debut “Crazy on the Outside” which will be released on Friday, January 8th, 2010.

In the comedy film Allen also stars, opposite Ray Liotta, Sigourney Weaver, Julie Bowen, Jeanne Tripplehorn, J.K. Simmons and Kelsey Grammer, as a newly released prisoner who tries to persuade his attractive parole officer (Tripplehorn) to date him. His struggle to rebuild his life is further complicated by a loving, yet nutty sister (Weaver) and her sarcastic husband (Simmons).

Below are the dates and confirmed theaters. Tickets and further information are available at Tim’s website www.timallen.com.

Stand up and Show It tour dates:

Dec. 1st – 7:30p.m. @ Mayan Theaters (110 Broadway Denver CO 80203)

Dec. 2nd – 7:30p.m. @ St. Louis Park Cinema 6 ( 5400 Excelsior Blvd St. Louis Park , MN 55416 )

Dec. 3rd – 7:30p.m. @ Harkins Theater Scottsdale 101 ( 7000 E Mayo Blvd Phoenix AZ 85054 )

Dec.4th – 7:30p.m. @ Regal Meridian 16 ( 1501 7th Ave Seattle WA 98101 )

Dec. 7th – 7:30p.m. @ River Oaks Theater (2009 West Gray Houston, TX 77019)

Dec. 8th – 7:30p.m. @ Plaza Theatre ( 1049 Ponce De Leon Ave Atlanta GA 30306 )

Dec. 9th – 7:30p.m. @ Ronnie’s 20 Cine ( 5320 S Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis , MO 63126 )

Dec. 10th – Detroit (details TBD)

Jan. 4th, 2010 – LA (details TBD)

Jan. 7th, 2010 – NY (details TBD)

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It’s Kind of a Funny Story begins production in New York City

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Acclaimed writer/directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck’s new film It’s Kind of a Funny Story begins production in New York City this week. Focus Features holds worldwide rights to the project, which it is co-financing with Wayfare Entertainment.

Kevin Misher, who most recently produced Michael Mann’s Public Enemies and Dito Montiel’s Fighting, is producing It’s Kind of a Funny Story through his Misher Films with Wayfare Entertainment’s Ben Browning. Wayfare’s Michael Maher and Peter Rawlinson are executive producers; the company is in pre-production on the 3-D underwater epic Sanctum, to be executive-produced by James Cameron. Journeyman Pictures’ Jeremy Kipp Walker (Half Nelson, Sugar) is also executive producer of It’s Kind of a Funny Story.

Keir Gilchrist, who stars as the title character’s son on the hit television series United States of Tara, has the film’s lead role. Costarring are Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Emma Roberts (of the upcoming Valentine’s Day), Academy Award nominee Viola Davis (Doubt), Zoe Kravitz (The Brave One), Aasif Mandvi (The Proposal), Lauren Graham (of this winter’s NBC series Parenthood), and Jim Gaffigan (of Focus’ Away We Go).

The comedy-drama has been adapted by Ms. Boden & Mr. Fleck from Ned Vizzini’s 2006 novel of the same name; 16-year-old Craig (played by Mr. Gilchrist), stressed out from the demands of being a teenager, checks himself into a mental health clinic. There he learns that the youth ward is closed – and finds himself stuck in the adult ward. One of the patients, Bobby (Mr. Galifianakis), soon becomes both Craig’s mentor and protégé. Craig is also quickly drawn to another 16-year-old, Noelle (Ms. Roberts). With a minimum five days’ stay imposed on him, Craig is sustained by friendships on both the inside and the outside as he learns more about life, love, and the pressures of growing up. Ms. Davis plays Dr. Minerva, the adult ward’s staff psychiatrist; Ms. Kravitz portrays Nia, Craig’s longtime crush; Mr. Mandvi is cast as Dr. Mahmoud, a hospital psychiatrist; and Ms. Graham and Mr. Gaffigan play Craig’s parents, Lynn and George.

The movie is the third feature from the filmmaking team of Ms. Boden & Mr. Fleck, following Half Nelson (2006), for which lead actor Ryan Gosling received an Academy Award nomination, and Sugar, which was released theatrically earlier this year. Focus director of production Matthew Plouffe is supervising It’s Kind of a Funny Story for president of production John Lyons. It’s Kind of a Funny Story is scheduled to be released by Focus in November 2010.

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The Lovely Bones TV Spot and Clips

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Here are the new TV spot and Clips for Dreamworks’ upcoming film, THE LOVELY BONES

THE LOVELY BONES is directed by Peter Jackson and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan the film arrives in theaters limited release on December 11th, expanding on December 25th and wide January 15, 2010.

TV Spot”



You Are Beautiful Clip


Are You the Salmon Girl Clip


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The Boys Are Back DVD Release Date

Friday, November 27th, 2009

The Boys are Back, the deeply moving and often funny tale of a man who finds himself suddenly responsible for raising two sons alone, comes to DVD on January 26, 2010 from Miramax Films and Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The story of this irreverent and independent sportswriter who suddenly faces single fatherhood is inspired by the true story of Australian Simon Carr, The Boys are Back is an original and uplifting story of one family’s journey. Exclusive bonus features include a behind-the-scenes photographic tour and a visit with the three special guys who lived the story.


DVD Bonus Features

  • The Boys Are Back: A Photographic Journey — A picture is worth a 1,000 words as director Scott Hicks takes us on a pictorial tour of the making of the film.
  • A Father and Two Sons, On Set — Simon Carr, whose memoir inspired the movie, and his real-life sons visit the set.

    • OWN DVD

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    The Princess and The Frog Featurette and Clip

    Friday, November 27th, 2009

    Here is a new featurette and a clip for Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming 2-D hand-drawn animated comedy, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG.

    THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG begins exclusively at the Walt Disney Studios Theater in Burbank and Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on November 25th and arrives in theaters nationwide on December 11th.

    The Princess & the Frog – Clip “Almost There”


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    The Princess & the Frog – “A Return To The Animated Musical”


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    The Spy Next Door Final Poster

    Thursday, November 26th, 2009

    Here is the final poster for Lionsgate upcoming film THE SPY NEXT DOOR opening in theaters January 15 , 2010. The film is directed by Brian Levant. The cast includes Jackie Chan, Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez


    The Spy Next Door

    Lionsgate and Relativity Media’s family action comedy THE SPY NEXT DOOR stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian (Amber Valletta). But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him: winning over her three opinionated kids.
    When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval. But when one of the kids mistakenly downloads a top-secret formula from his computer, Bob’s archenemy, a Russian terrorist, moves in for the attack, forcing Bob to juggle the roles of spy and prospective stepfather in the most challenging mission of his career!

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    Old Dogs Sixth Clips and Behind The Scenes Featurette

    Thursday, November 26th, 2009

    Here is the the sixth clip and a behind the scenes from Walt Disney Pictures Film OLD DOGS.

    OLD DOGS is now playing in theaters


    OLD DOGS: Clip #6 “Prison Rules”
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    OLD DOGS Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
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    USTREAM and IFP Partner On First-Ever Live Webcast Of The Gotham Independent Film Awards

    Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

    The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers, announced today a partnership with Ustream.com to present a live webcast of the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards™. The awards show will be streamed live in its entirety to a global audience on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/gothamawards2009.

    Signaling the official kick-off to the film awards season, IFP’s 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards™ ceremony is being held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on Monday November 30th at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT. Gotham Award nominations in six competitive awards categories will be given out including Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You. In addition to the competitive awards, director Kathryn Bigelow, actors Natalie Portman and Stanley Tucci, and producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, will each be presented with a career tribute. The awards show will be hosted by comedian Kumail Najiani.

    In addition to being available on the web, fans can also watch and interact using Ustream’s iPhone Viewing Application or the Ustream Android Viewer, released last week. Both are free applications that enable viewing any Ustream stream, including the Gothams, on 3G or Wifi from the iPhone and Android mobile devices. The applications are available for free download in the iTunes App Store and Android Market. For more information, visit ustream.tv/mobile.

    The previously announced list of the nominees for the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards™ are:

    Best Feature
    Amreeka
    Cherien Dabis, director; Christina Piovesan, Paul Barkin, producers (National Geographic Entertainment)

    Big Fan
    Robert Siegel, director; Jean Kouremetis, Elan Bogarin, producers (First Independent Pictures)

    The Hurt Locker
    Kathryn Bigelow, director; Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro, producers (Summit Entertainment)

    The Maid
    Sebastian Silva, director; Gregorio Gonzàles, producer (Elephant Eye Films)

    A Serious Man
    Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors/producers (Focus Features)

    Best Documentary
    Food, Inc.
    Robert Kenner, director; Robert Kenner, Elise Pearlstein, producers (Magnolia Pictures)

    Good Hair
    Jeff Stilson, director; Chris Rock, Kevin O’Donnell, Nelson George Jenny Hunter, producers (Liddell Entertainment and Roadside Attractions in association with HBO Films)

    My Neighbor My Killer
    Anne Aghion, director/producer (Gacaca Productions)

    Paradise
    Michael Almereyda, director; Michael Almereyda, Laurie Butler, producers (Post Factory Films)

    Tyson
    James Toback, director; James Toback, Damon Bingham, producers (Sony Pictures Classics)

    Best Ensemble Performance
    Adventureland
    Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Ryan Reynolds, Margarita Levieva (Miramax Films)

    Cold Souls
    Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Emily Watson, Katheryn Winnick, David Strathairn, Lauren Ambrose (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

    The Hurt Locker
    Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly (Summit Entertainment)

    A Serious Man
    Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick (Focus Features)

    Sugar
    Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino, Michael Gaston, Andre Holland, Ann Whitney, Richard Bull, Ellary Porterfield, Jaime Tirelli (Sony Pictures Classics)

    Breakthrough Director
    Cruz Angeles for Don’t Let Me Drown
    Frazer Bradshaw for Everything Strange and New
    Derick Martini for Lymelife (Screen Media Films)
    Robert Siegel for Big Fan (First Independent Pictures)

    Breakthrough Actor
    Ben Foster in The Messenger (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
    Patton Oswalt in Big Fan (First Independent Pictures)
    Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
    Catalina Saavedra in The Maid (Elephant Eye Films)
    Souléymane Sy Savané in Goodbye Solo (Roadside Attractions)

    Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You
    Everything Strange and New
    Frazer Bradshaw, director; Laura Techera Francia, A.D. Liano, producers

    Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
    Damien Chazelle, director; Jasmine McGlade, producer

    October Country
    Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher, directors/producers

    You Wont Miss Me
    Ry Russo-Young, director/producer

    Zero Bridge
    Tariq Tapa, director; Tariq Tapa, Josée Lajoie, Hilal Ahmed Langoo, producers

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    Movie Releases November 25, 2009

    Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

       ME AND ORSON WELLES November 25, 2009


    Based in real theatrical history, ME AND ORSON WELLES is a romantic, coming-of-age story about a teenage actor who lucks into a role in “Julius Caesar” as it’s being re-imagined by a brilliant, impetuous young director named Orson Welles at his newly-founded Mercury Theater in NYC, 1937. more

      THE ROAD November 25, 2009


    Based on Cormac McCarthy’s beloved, best-selling and Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen leads an all-star cast in the big screen adaptation of The Road, the epic post-apocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee) across a barren landscape that was blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed civilization and most life on earth.. more

      NINJA ASSASSIN November 25, 2009


    Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them…and vanishes. more

      OLD DOGS November 25, 2009


    Two best friends — one unlucky-in-love divorcee (ROBIN WILLIAMS) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (JOHN TRAVOLTA) — have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of 7-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. more

       THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG November 25, 2009 (LIMITED)


    Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. more

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    Paranormal Activity DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

    Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

    The “truly scary” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times), edge-of-your-seat horror film PARANORMAL ACTIVITY will make its presence known on DVD and two-disc Blu-ray December 29, 2009 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Hailed as “a horror phenomenon” (Richard Corliss, Time) and “one of the scariest movies of all time” (BloodyDisgusting.com) the hypnotic and harrowing film drove filmgoers to demand that it play in their cities, ultimately earning over $100 million at the domestic box office. Loaded with suspense and punctuated by moments of sudden and unexpected horror right up to the shocking ending, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY is more frightening to watch at home, even with the lights on.


    PARANORMAL ACTIVITY DVD & Blu-ray
    The PARANORMAL ACTIVITY DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround (theatrical version only) and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The two-disc Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital (theatrical version only) and English, English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. Special features include:

  • Unrated version with alternate ending not seen in theaters
  • Digital copy of theatrical version (Blu-ray only)

    • OWN DVD

    OWN BLU-RAY

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