Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Kristen Wiig And Bill Hader Star In The Skeleton Twins Arriving on Blu-ray (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand This December


SANTA MONICA, CA (October 21, 2014) - TV's "Saturday Night Live" costars Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader "are magic together" (Spin) in the critically acclaimed comedy The Skeleton Twins, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and On Demand on December 16th. The movie will also be available on Digital HD starting December 2nd. The winner of Best Screenplay at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and described by Rolling Stone as "hilarious and heart-crushingly real," the film also stars Luke Wilson (Old School) and Ty Burrell (TV's "Modern Family"), is written by Craig Johnson (True Adolescents) & Mark Heyman (Black Swan) and is directed by Craig Johnson. 

 

The Skeleton Twins follows Maggie (Wiig) and Milo (Hader), two estranged twins that are reunited after ten years of being apart.  With an irresistible mix of humor and heart and a stellar supporting cast, the film follows their unforgettable journey to reconnect, as they realize that the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

 

The Skeleton Twins Blu-ray™ and DVD special features include comedic outtakes, a gag reel, two audio commentaries, a "making of" featurette, deleted scenes with optional commentary and a supercut of Bill and Kristen's awesome dance moves. The Skeleton Twins Blu-ray™ and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively. 

 

BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*

  • Gag Reel
  • Outtakes
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Craig Johnson
  •  "To Whom It May Concern: Making The Skeleton Twins" featurette
  • "Sweet Moves" featurette
  • Audio Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Craig Johnson, Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader
  • Audio Feature Commentary with Director/Co-Writer Craig Johnson, Co-Writer Mark Heyman and Producer/Editor Jennifer Lee

On The Set Of GOTHAM, Talking With The Cast Of CONSTANTINE, A Look At New Comics ARROW & BODIES, And A Look At The Upcoming Film Slate for DC Characters In Today's Episode Of "DC All Access"

This week's episode of DC's weekly web series "DC All Access" is now live, full of fan-favorite news and interviews from the world of DC Entertainment.

In this week’s all new episode, host Tiffany Smith pays a visit to the set of the hit show GOTHAM, talking to a few amazing cast members including BEN MCKENZIE (James Gordon) and NICHOLAS D'AGOSTO (Harvey Dent). After that, she jumps from the world of mobsters to magic, as she chats with the cast of NBC’s soon-to-debut CONSTANTINE. Plus, we look at the must-read new ARROW comic, Vertigo’s cutting-edge crime comic BODIES, and the breathtaking slate of movies coming soon from Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line and DC Entertainment.

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Monday, October 20, 2014

JUSTIFIED: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON arrives on Blu-ray & DVD 12/2

Emmy®-Award Winning DramaStarring Timothy Olyphant 

 

JUSTIFIED: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON 


Available on Blu-ray™ & DVD Dec. 2

 

Special Features Include a Tribute to Elmore Leonard, Cast & Crew Commentaries, 
Deleted Scenes & Eight All-New Featurettes

 

 

 

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2014) – Sony Pictures Television’s modern-day, gun-slinging police drama on FX returns when JUSTIFIED: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD Dec. 2 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.  Timothy Olyphant (This is Where I Leave You) stars as rugged U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens in the critically acclaimed series from Sony Pictures Television and Bluebush Productions. The renegade style of justice continues in the fifth season as Raylan’s involvement in a mobster’s questionable death is under threat of being exposed. With Raylan’s future in doubt, a revenge attack unleashing a federal investigation throws the Crowes into turmoil and puts Boyd Crowder on a collision course with the law.

 

Both the three-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets feature commentaries on two episodes, deleted scenes and Season of the Crowe: Making Season Five, giving fans an in-depth look behind the scenes of the fifth season as the Crowes invade Harlan.   The Blu-ray is packed with exclusives including a tribute to the one and only Elmore Leonard, featuring interviews and passage readings by Robert Forster, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Olyphant, Patton Oswalt, Danny DeVito, Adam Arkin, Walton Goggins, Dennis Lehane, Graham Yost and many more.  Also included is Patton Oswalt reading The Onion AV Club's hilarious and loving obituary for Elmore, along with an assortment of all-new featurettes giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the best moments from the season.  The fifth season is already available on EST.

 

JUSTIFIED: THE COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON features an extraordinary ensemble cast, starring Olyphant, Nick Searcy (“Hawaii Five-0”), Jere Burns (“Bates Motel”), Joelle Carter (“Castle”), Jacob Pitts (“Person of Interest”), Erica Tazel (“The Office”) and Walton Goggins (“Sons of Anarchy”) and more.  

 

SYNOPSIS

The Emmy® Award-winning JUSTIFIEDreturns for its fifth season with Dewey Crowe heading north to invest a $300,000 settlement from the Marshals Service in a brothel owned by Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), but it isn’t long before his cousin Daryl Jr. and the rest of their Florida crime family arrive to cash in, too. As Daryl looks to consolidate the business in Harlan, Boyd’s efforts to help Ava (Joelle Carter) fix her murder trial run aground, forcing him to reach out to ruthless crime bosses from Lexington, Detroit, and even Canada and Mexico. With the Crowes complicating life in Harlan, Boyd enters into a series of ill-fated alliances that threaten to bring him down and expose Raylan Givens’ (Timothy Olyphant) involvement in a mobster’s questionable death. With Raylan’s future in doubt, a revenge attack catches Art (Nick Searcy) in its crosshairs, unleashing a federal investigation that throws the Crowes into turmoil and puts Boyd on a collision course with the law. Developed for Television by Graham Yost, JUSTIFIED is based on the short story “Fire in the Hole” by Elmore Leonard. The show is executive produced by Elmore Leonard, Graham Yost, Michael Dinner, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly (“Unforgettable”), Fred Golan, Don Kurt and Dave Andron. The show is co-executive produced by Chris Provenzano, Timothy Olyphant, Taylor Elmore and Benjamin Cavell

Turner Broadcasting Lands Network Television Premiere Rights to Disney's Cinderella and The Jungle Book


Broadcasting System, Inc. has secured the network television premiere windows for The Walt Disney Studios' upcoming releases Cinderella and The Jungle Book. As part of a licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Studios, the highly anticipated movies will be available to networks across Turner Broadcasting's portfolio, including TBS, TNT and Cartoon Network, a little over two years after each film's theatrical release. The tentative network premiere windows are slated to begin in mid-2017 for Cinderella and early 2018 for The Jungle Book.  Both films are set to hit theatres in 2015.

 

"We are confident Disney's new live-action versions of Cinderella and The Jungle Book will appeal to a wide range of demographics and will enjoy extremely successful runs across our various branded networks," said Deborah K. Bradley, senior vice president, head of program acquisitions, content strategy and licensing for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. "These movies are the kind of tent-pole releases that will fit perfectly with Turner's ever-growing stable of blockbuster titles."

 

Turner Broadcasting's licensing agreement for Disney's Cinderella and The Jungle Book comes on the heels of a high-profile deal for the network television premiere windows for the next five theatrical releases from Disney subsidiary Marvel, including Avengers: Age of Ultron and the third installment in the Captain America franchise.

 

A live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale, Cinderella brings to life the timeless images from Disney's 1950 animated masterpiece as fully-realized characters in a visually-dazzling spectacle for a whole new generation. Directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh and starring Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden and Academy Award® nominee Helena Bonham Carter, Cinderella's theatrical release is slated for March 13, 2015.

 

Disney's all-new live-action movie The Jungle Book, inspired by the animated classic, is directed by Jon Favreau. The all-star voice cast includes Academy Award® nominee Bill Murray as Baloo, Academy Award® winners Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Christopher Walken as King Louie and Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, plus Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela and newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli. The film arrives in theaters in 3D on Oct. 9, 2015.


Friday, October 17, 2014

UPDATED!! FEAR CLINIC Screamfest World Premiere and Q&A on Wednesday, October 22nd!

Screamfest World Premiere Screening and

Cast/Crew Q&A on Wednesday, October 22nd!

 

Come See The Actual “Fear Chamber” on Display!

 

FEAR CLINIC, the latest excursion into unrelenting terror from acclaimed makeup effects wizard and writer/director Robert G. Hall (Lightning Bug, Laid to Rest, ChromeSkull: Laid To Rest II), will have its world premiere screening at the prestigious Screamfest Film Festival on Wednesday, October 22ndat the historic TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in the heart of Hollywood. 

 

In addition to the first public screening of the highly anticipated shocker starring horror icon Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund, Fiona Dourif, Thomas Dekker and featuring the acting debut of Stone Sour and Slipknot lead vocalist Corey Taylor, Screamfest will be holding a Q&A immediately after the screening with several cast and crew members in attendance including Taylor, co-star Felisha Terrell and award-winning FX creators Robert Kurtzman and Steve Johnson, moderated by Fangoria Entertainment's Rebekah McKendry.

In addition, the actual “Fear Chamber” used in the film will be on display in the lobby of the TCL Chinese 6. Do you dare enter?

 

Details below:

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

FEAR CLINIC World Premiere Screening and Q&A

6:30PM – “Black” Carpet Arrivals

7:30PM – Screening; with Q&A immediately afterwards

Stars Corey Taylor, Felisha Terrell, Brandon Beemer;Co-writer/producer Aaron Drane and Producer Mark Johnson;Special FX Creators Robert Kurtzman and Steve Johnson; Moderated by Rebekah McKendry of Fangoria Entertainment

 

Location:

TCL Chinese 6 Theatres

6801 Hollywood Blvd.

Hollywood, CA 90028

 

Tickets:

http://screamfestla.com/film/fear-clinic

 

Synopsis:

When trauma-induced phobias begin to re-emerge in five survivors a year after their horrifying tragedy, they return to the “Fear Clinic,” hoping to find the answers they need to get cured. 

Dr. Andover (Robert Englund), a fear doctor who runs the clinic, uses his Fear Chamber to animate their fears in the form of terrifying hallucinations. However, the good doctor soon begins to suspect that something more sinister may be at work, something that yearns to be more than just an hallucination...

 

FEAR CLINIC will be released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in early 2015.

 

Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Journey Into High-Definition Concludes On December 2!

FINAL SEASON OF GROUNDBREAKING SCI-FI SERIES 

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION

SEASON SEVEN BLU-RAY
And
ALL GOOD THINGS BLU-RAY

The Journey Into High-Definition Concludes On December 2With New Collections Packed With Exclusive, In-Depth Special Features

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (October 16, 2014) – Brilliantly remastered into high definition, the concluding episodes of the iconic series and its feature-length final episode STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® – SEASON SEVEN BLU-RAY and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION® – ALL GOOD THINGS BLU-RAY arrive December 2from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Media Distribution. The crew of the Starship Enterprise makes its final remarkable voyages with these classic episodes, which were retransferred from original film into stunning high-definition. Each Blu-ray also includes a new collection of special features that dives into the Star Trek® universe like never before. 

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – SEASON SEVEN
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – SEASON SEVEN BLU-RAY includes all 25 episodes of the final season and a trove of never-before-seen interviews with cast and crew, including the three-part documentary “The Sky’s The Limit: The Eclipse Of Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “In Conversation: Lensing Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Along with an unreleased gag reel and exclusive deleted scenes, the seventh season collection features some of the most acclaimed episodes of the series such as the conclusion to the two-part episode “Descent;” Worf’s (Michael Dorn) conflict with his human foster brother who violates the prime directive to save a doomed primitive race in “Homeward;” the two-part episode “Gambit;” Data meeting a woman who claims to be his mother in “Inheritance;” and the stunning, final confrontation between Picard and Q (John de Lancie) in the series finale “All Good Things…”. Plus, the thrilling final season also features can’t-miss guest appearances from Kirsten Dunst, Terry O’Quinn, and former L.A. Laker James Worthy. 

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – ALL GOOD THINGS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – ALL GOOD THINGS BLU-RAY presents the epic feature-length series finale remastered into high-definition. The 1995 Hugo Award winner for “Best Dramatic Presentation,” the thrilling adventure was also hailed as a “picture-perfect” 
(USA Today) ending to the series. A journey that takes fans to the end of the universe and beyond the boundaries of time itself, “All Good Things…” begins when Q tells Captain Picard that he is to be the cause of humanity’s ultimate annihilation. Thus begins an incredible journey through space and time that follows Picard’s first voyage on the Enterprise to 25 years into the future.  Fans can revisit the engrossing finale with the newly produced documentary 
“The Unknown Possibilities of Existence: Making ‘All Good Things…’” and never-before-released deleted scenes.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – SEASON SEVEN BLU-RAY will be available in 1080p with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Stereo Surround, French Stereo, German Stereo, Latin Spanish Stereo, Italian Mono, and Japanese Mono.  The six-disc collection also includes English SDH, and French, German, Castilian, Italian, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish subtitles.  The Blu-ray is Not Rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada.  It will be available for the suggested retail price of $130.00 U.S. and $150.00 Canada.  The disc breakdown is as follows:

Disc One:
      Episodes
• Descent, Part II
• Liaisons
• Interface
• Gambit, Part I
• Gambit, Part II
Special Features
• Archival Mission Log: Mission Overview Year Seven (SD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
o Descent, Part II
o Liasons
o Gambit, Part I
o Gambit, Part II
• Episodic Promos (SD)

Disc Two:
Episodes
• Phantasms
• Dark Page
• Attached
• Force Of Nature
Special Features
• In Conversation: Lensing Star Trek: The Next Generation (HD) – NEW!
• Gag Reel (HD) – NEW! 
• Archival Mission Log: A Captain’s Tribute (SD)
• Archival Mission Log: Departmental Briefing Year Seven: Production (SD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
o Dark Page
• Episodic Promos (SD)

Disc Three: 
      Episodes
• Inheritance
• Parallels
• The Pegasus
• Homeward
• Sub Rosa
Special Features
• Audio Commentary by Brannon Braga (2008)
o Parallels
• Archival Mission Log: Starfleet Moments and Memories (SD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
o Inheritance
o Parallels 
o Sub Rosa
• Episodic Promos (SD)

Disc Four:
      Episodes
• Lower Decks
• Thine Own Self
• Masks
• Eye of the Beholder
• Genesis
Special Features
• Audio Commentary by René Echevarria and Mike & Denise Okuda – NEW!
o Lower Decks
• Archival Mission Log: Special Profiles (SD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
o Thine Own Self
o Masks
o Genesis
• Episodic Promos (SD)

Disc Five:
      Episodes
• Journey’s End
• Firstborn
• Bloodlines
• Emergence
• Preemptive Strike
Special Features
• Audio Commentary by René Echevarria, Naren Shankar, and Mike & Denise Okuda -NEW!
o Preemptive Strike
• Closed Set: A Tour of the Real Enterprise (SD)
• Archival Mission Log: Inside Starfleet Archives: Dressing The Future (SD)
• Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
o Journey’s End
o Firstborn
o Bloodlines
o Preemptive Strike
• Episodic Promos (SD)

Disc Six:
      Episodes
• All Good Things…
Special Features
• The Sky’s The Limit: The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation (HD) – NEW!
o Part One: Umbra
o Part Two: Penumbra
o Part Three: Antumbra
• Journey’s End: The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation (SD)
• Archival Mission Log: The Making of “All Good Things…” (SD)
• Episodic Promos (SD)

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION – ALL GOOD THINGS BLU-RAY will be available in 1080p with English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, English Stereo Surround and German Stereo. The collection also includes English SDH and German subtitles. The Blu-ray is Not Rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada.  It will be available for the suggested retail price of $28.28 U.S. and $32.00 Canada.  The disc breakdown is as follows:
• All Good Things…
Special Features
• Audio Commentary By Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga – NEW! 
• The Unknown Possibilities of Existence: Making “All Good Things…” (HD) – NEW!
• Deleted Scenes (HD) – NEW!
• Episodic Promos (SD

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

SYFY ACQUIRES NEW ORIGINAL SERIES DARK MATTER FROM THE PRODUCERS OF LOST GIRL AND THE WRITERS OF STARGATE


SYFY ACQUIRES NEW ORIGINAL SERIES DARK MATTER FROM THE PRODUCERS OF LOST GIRLAND THE WRITERS OF STARGATE

ENDEMOL TO DISTRIBUTE INTERNATIONALLY

NEW YORK – October 15, 2014 – Syfytoday announced it has acquired the new original series Dark Matter, which will be produced by Prodigy Pictures (Lost Girl, XIII) and created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie (Stargate franchise).  

 

The 13 one-hour episodes will be based on the graphic novel Dark Matter by Mallozzi and Mullie, published by Dark Horse Comics, and will air on Syfy in 2015.

 

Executive producers are Jay Firestone, Joseph Mallozzi, Paul Mullie and Vanessa Piazza. The series will be distributed internationally by Endemol Worldwide Distribution.

 

In Dark Matter, the crew of a derelict spaceship is awakened from stasis with no memories of who they are or how they got on board. Facing threats at every turn, they have to work together to survive a voyage charged with vengeance, betrayal and hidden secrets.

In making the announcement, Chris Regina, Senior Vice President, Programming, Syfy, said: “Dark Matter is a refreshing and entertaining space opera that blends an intriguing premise with fast-paced suspense. It will be a terrific addition to our prime time schedule next year.”

 

Said Jay Firestone, Prodigy Pictures: “We’re thrilled to be working with Joe and Paul, who have created a series that revolves around compelling characters that will keep its viewers guessing what’s coming up next.”

 

Said Cathy Payne, Chief Executive, Endemol Worldwide Distribution: “We are excited to be involved with Dark Matterand look forward to launching this internationally in 2015, concurrently withSyfy.”

 

Dark Matter joins Syfy’s international co-productions Z Nation and Olympus (which premieres in 2015) along with popular acquired series such as Lost Girl, Spartacus and Bitten