Marvel’s CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Trailer
Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War is one of the most anticipated films of 2016. Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Daniel Brühl. Directors: Anthony and Joe Russo.
Captain America: Civil War in theaters May 16, 2016.
The Good Dinosaur: I Loved it!
I realized after watching The Good Dinosaur that Pixar films are the modern-day Looney Tunes: fun films to watch. And for those of you who have no idea of what I’m talking about, Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Daffy Duck and so many more) was an animated series of comedy shorts produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969.
L-r: Sam Elliott, Director Peter Sohn, Anna Paquin, AJ Buckley, Producer Denise Ream, Jeffrey Wright and Raymond Ochoa attend the The Good Dinosaur Press Day in Los Angeles. Photo: Patrick Wymore. ©2015 Disney•Pixar.
I enjoyed The Good Dinosaur. I found Arlo and Spot to be very cute and I even liked the Western feel to the film. The look of the scenery (trees, water) was very real, very impressive.
Anna Paquin and her Dino Ramsey.
Photo: Patrick Wymore. ©2015 Disney•Pixar
We got the opportunity to talk to the director Peter Sohn, producer Denise Ream and a few of the voice actors; Jeffrey Wright (Poppa), Raymond Ochoa (Arlo), Sam Elliott (Butch), Anna Paquin (Ramsey), and AJ Buckley (Nash). Listen in on the conversations by clicking on the audio boxes.
Other voice cast: Frances McDormand (Momma), Marcus Scribner (Buck), Jack Bright (Spot), and Steve Zahn (Thunderclap).
Sohn & Ream
Wright & Ochoa
Elliott, Paquin
& Buckley
Disney•Pixar The Good Dinosaur opened in US theaters in 3D this Thanksgiving.
Singles, Spies and A Huntsman Trailers
The New Year is coming and the new trailers are on their way. Check out the three below.
How to Be Single (February 2016)
Here’s a description about the film: “There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarried’s all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love; sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun.”
Starring Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey), Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect), Damon Wayans Jr. (Let’s Be Cops), Anders Holm (Neighbors), Alison Brie (Get Hard), Nicholas Braun (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Jake Lacy (Girls), Jason Mantzoukas (The League), and Leslie Mann (This is 40). Christian Ditter directed the comedy.
Central Intelligence (June 2016)
Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart star in the action comedy Central Intelligence. The story follows a one-time bullied geek, Bob (Johnson), who grew up to be a lethal CIA agent, coming home for his high school reunion. Claiming to be on a top-secret case, Bob enlists the help of former “big man on campus,” Calvin (Hart), now an accountant who misses his glory days. But before he realizes what he’s getting into—the crazy adventure begins.
Central Intelligence also stars Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad), and Danielle Nicolet (The Game).
The Huntsman: Winter’s War (April 2016)
The fantastical world of Snow White and the Huntsman expands to reveal how the fates of The Huntsman Eric and Queen Ravenna are deeply and dangerously intertwined. Chris Hemsworth and Oscar® winner Charlize Theron return to their roles in The Huntsman Winter’s War, an epic action-adventure in which they are joined by Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan.
Rosewood “Fashionistas and Fasciitis” Exclusive Clip
Matt Cedeño and Jaina Lee Ortiz
Photo: Tyler Golden/FOX.
Matt Cedeño (Z Nation, Devious Maids) guest stars on Rosewood episode 9, airing Wednesday, November 25. He’s a murder suspect and partner to the poisoning victim/fashion designer.
Rosewood, premiered this season and starring Morris Chestnut and Jaina Lee Ortiz, was picked up for a full (22 episode) season and airs Wednesdays @ 8/7C on FOX!
Clip/photos are courtesy of FOX Broadcasting Co.
Melissa McCarthy is The Boss! Check out the Trailer
The Boss is a comedy based on an original character created by Melissa McCarthy and written with Ben Falcone alongside their Groundlings collaborator, Steve Mallory.
Starring McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Kathy Bates and directed by Ben Falcone.
Release date, April 2016.
A Mixed Bag of Films: The Night Before, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2, and Secret In Their Eyes
A weekend with a mixed bag of films to choose from: a comedy, an adventure-sci fi, and a crime thriller. Check out what we had to say about them.
The Night Before, I Really Liked It!
By Sandra Olagues
I thought they succeeded in making a Christmas movie that was both funny and somewhat heartfelt, especially for an over 21 audience. Typical of Seth Rogan movies, he does a bunch of drugs throughout the movie, but it produced a lot of laughs with the audience. My hands down, favorite scene is, when they go to a FAO Schwartz; and reenact the scene of Tom Hanks, playing the giant keyboard in the Christmas movie Big, but instead play a Kanye song.
L-r: Seth Rogan, Anthony Mackie
and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I also appreciated that they had a good balance of girl comedians in the movie, like Ilana Glazer (Broad City), who has the best cameo and is hilarious. I would say this movie is good for guys and girls. Since most comedies are filled with men only. Miley Cyrus was a surprise to see in the movie but throwing in famous singers is getting tired in my opinion—because they’re never really funny.
Director Jonathan Levine (50/50) brings us three longtime pals, Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) who have been getting together for a decade, for a Christmas Eve reunion. Now that they’re entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball–the Holy Grail of Christmas parties. And that’s when the adventure starts.
Overall, good movie!
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2—The Franchise Comes to an End
By Kelly Stewart
The last installment of the Hunger Games franchise is here, Mockingjay 2. I’m familiar with the books and I’ve been a fan of the movies. And below is my take on Mockingjay 2 that opens on November 20.
We cannot control the circumstances in our lives but we can decide how those circumstances will shape us.
In The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 2, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) finds herself in this reality. The movie opens reminding us of Peeta’s (Josh Hutcherson) attempt on her life and she begins to recognize that she is in another form of the games. True to the other films. Katniss finds the advice and explanation from the leaders unsatisfying, which in turn leads us all down a dark and somewhat unpredictable journey.
Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence
For those unfamiliar with the book series, you are left on the edge of your seat as each decision Katniss makes comes with a cost. You find yourself wondering if anyone will survive President Snow’s schemes and the plot twists keep you from writing off the end of the film.
The message that the film carries holds true to the end and we are reminded that the only way to survive the brutality of this world is to look for the good done by others everyday. It may be a tiring game but as Katniss tells us, “There are worse games to play.”
Starring Liam Hemsworth, Natalie Dormer, Mahershala Ali, Woody Harrelson, Julianne Moore, Jeffrey Wright, and Donald Sutherland.
Secret In Their Eyes is NOT El secreto de sus ojos
By Angela M. Ortíz
I’ve come across two descriptions about this film to see if it would help me in my writing about it. Because I’ve had a hard time at it—one: Secret In Their Eyes is an intense, powerful, haunting thriller, it should have been. Two: miscast, misguided and misbegotten, and I agree.
Julia Roberts
The film is about a tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered. The film is a remake of the 2009 Argentine thriller that won the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film, but it just wasn’t working for me.
It has a great pedigree, written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Billy Ray (Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games), and produced by Academy Award® winner Mark Johnson (Rain Man, Breaking Bad), and starring Academy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Academy Award® winners Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts. It even has, Alfred Molina, Dean Norris, Michael Kelly, and Lyndon Smith.
One good thing I can say about the film is Julia Roberts is very good in it. Now, we’ll have to see how it opens in theaters.
Paramount Pictures’ Zoolander 2 2016 Trailer
Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller and Penélope Cruz
In Zoolander 2, fashion model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) back! and are recruited by InterPol to stop a worldwide conspiracy that are targeting the most beautiful people in the world…
Check out the numerous celebrity cameos in the trailer.
Kingdom of Shadows is an Intense Documentary
Ruiz and Hagelsieb
Kingdom of Shadows (Lo Que Reina En Las Sombras) shows us the human side of the narco-traffic and cartels aftermath in Monterrey, Mexico and the U.S./Texas border. It highlights the lives of a U.S. federal agent (Oscar Hagelsieb), a Texan rancher (Don Henry Ford), and a nun (Sister Consuelo Morales).
Bernardo Ruiz, Angela Ortíz
and Oscar Hagelsieb
A group of us had the opportunity to have a really good conversation with the writer/director Bernardo Ruiz and federal agent Oscar Hagelsieb. They were both quite frank about the situations that are affecting so many; and hope that with this documentary there will be more awareness, and more conversations that could lead to a solution.
The documentary leaves you feeling hopeless, especially the ending with the faces of the relatives and friends of the missing.
Listen in on the conversation and please share it.
In theaters November 20.
Jaina Lee Ortiz and Lisa Vidal on the Set of Rosewood
Fun on the set with Lisa Vidal (l) and Jaina Lee Ortiz (r)
Photo: DJ Hustle
Doing interviews on sets is fun, but it can be hectic for the actors, who are trying to fit the conversations in between takes. Somehow, we managed to do it, standing on an outside deck floating over the water.
Jaina Lee Ortiz (detective Analise Villa) and Lisa Vidal (Daisey Villa) talked to me about the new mother and daughter relationship we’ll be seeing very soon (November 18) on the show, and how at times the roles are reversed in their complex lives.
Lisa Vidal as Daisey Villa
They are excited, and I’m excited that Lisa is doing this role. I think she’s one of those actors we don’t get to see enough and she’s a good fit. Even though she’s been on BET’s Being Mary Jane for three seasons, now we’ll see her as a recurring guest star on Rosewood, too.
The stars of Rosewood: Morris Chesnut, Lorraine Toussant, Anna Konkle, Gabrielle Dennis, and Domenick Lombardozzi.
Now check out our conversation by clicking on the audio box.
ANGELA MARÍA ORTÍZ S. PHOTOGRAPHY
Blu-ray and DVD Releases
Marvel Studios’
Captain America: Brave New World storms onto digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home on April 15, before making its triumphant debut on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD May 13.
Synopsis: In Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie)–who now wields the shield of Captain America after events in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier–meets with newly elected U.S. president Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) and soon finds himself in the middle of an international incident. In a race against time, Sam must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
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Tombstone 4K Blu-ray, UHD/BD Combo + Digital + Steelbook arrives on April 22.
Synopsis: Every town has a story—Tombstone has a legend. Experience the explosive, action-packed battle on 4K Ultra HD. U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), his brothers (Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton) and the outrageous Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) band together to bring law to the lawless in a notorious showdown at the O.K. Corral. The star-studded cast also includes Dana Delany, Jason Priestley, and Michael Biehn in an epic story of Wild West justice. Directed by George P. Cosmatos.
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Abbott Elementary: The Complete Third Season on DVD is available now!
From Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. Follow the lives of the staff we have grown to know and love working at Willard R. Abbott Elementary School, and go down memory lane with all 14 hilarious, wholesome and “educational” episodes from the third season.
Synopsis: It’s the season for change for the teachers of Abbott Elementary. Janine leads ambitious growth initiatives for the school while navigating personal and professional challenges. Gregory embraces his role as the “cool” teacher. Ava surprises with moments of unexpected leadership. From Career Day to a heartfelt end-of-year celebration, the Abbott staff prove that with teamwork- and Janine’s relentless drive-they can handle anything.
The cast includes Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson, and Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard.
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Podcast
You can also listen to any episode of all of the podcast at thebradmunson.com
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