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When J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this film, Steven Spielberg saw an opportunity he couldn’t refuse. “Super 8” is a modern-day re-telling of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) without the tale of friendship between the boy and his alien friend. Set almost 30 years apart, both films have their own problems to deal with. The modern-day “E.T. home phone” would’ve not worked had it not been for the complexity of the retelling. The film is era and politics-appropriate.

Even though the film is based around the late 1970s, the Soviet threat always loomed large for the USA. The biggest imagined opposition that the USA always had was the Soviets. This trend did not die down with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Part of being a democratic process or slight transgressions towards autocratic democracy, there’s always the need for the threat of an invisible enemy. This political anxiety...

"This is a true story about friendship that runs deeper than blood." These words open Barry Levinson's "Sleepers," the 1996 legal crime drama that revolves around juvenile delinquents who end up serving sentences longer than nine months. As anticipated by the film's opening lines, the story revolves around four friends who grow up in a rough neighbourhood that is overseen by two morally opposing figures — parish priest Father Bobby (Robert De Niro) and local gangster King Benny (Vittorio Gassman). While the kids often run small errands for King Benny from time to time, one unfortunate accident during the summer of 1967 completely alters the trajectory of their lives.

After stealing a hot-dog cart, the kids play around with it, and it accidentally rolls down a set of stairs and crushes a man. The four kids are sentenced to serve time at a juvenile detention center, where they're subjected to unimaginable horrors,...

When J.J. Abrams wrote and directed this film, Steven Spielberg saw an opportunity he couldn’t refuse. “Super 8” is a modern-day re-telling of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) without the tale of friendship between the boy and his alien friend. Set almost 30 years apart, both films have their own problems to deal with. The modern-day “E.T. home phone” would’ve not worked had it not been for the complexity of the retelling. The film is era and politics-appropriate.

Even though the film is based around the late 1970s, the Soviet threat always loomed large for the USA. The biggest imagined opposition that the USA always had was the Soviets. This trend did not die down with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Part of being a democratic process or slight transgressions towards autocratic democracy, there’s always the need for the threat of an invisible enemy. This political anxiety...

Jennifer Jason Leigh came from a showbiz family. Her father was Vic Morrow, a prolific film and TV actor who starred in the series "Combat!" Her mother was Barbara Turner who acted in many TV shows throughout the '50s and '60s, and who wrote the screenplays for "Petulia," "Cujo," "Georgia," and "Pollock." Leigh started attending acting workshops when she was still a teenager, studying with Lee Strasberg. At age 16, she started to land her first professional acting gigs, appearing in an episode of "Baretta," and in the film "The Young Runaways." In 1981, she caught the public's eye playing a young woman battling anorexia in the TV movie "The Best Little Girl in the World," but it wasn't until her role in 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" that the world took proper notice.

After that, Leigh was an actress to look out for. Her intense performances always lend...

The 2002 thriller Phone Booth is one of Colin Farrell's most underrated movies. Farrell plays New York publicist Stu Shepard, who finds himself trapped in a phone booth, on the phone with a stranger who forces him to disclose his secrets while watching with a gun from a nearby building. Farrell's portrayal of the desperate Stu is central to the success of Phone Booth, which received a 72% positive Rotten Tomatoes rating and critical praise for its unusual filming style: taking place in one location, Phone Booth was filmed in real-time.

Filming in real-time means that the movie's events take place over the time that it takes to watch it. As it is not a commonly used format, movies that take place in real-time must be both creative and effective. Phone Booth is a relatively short movie, lasting under 90 minutes, and this timeframe and format would be challenging enough for a director to build suspense,...

Released by a train crash, a mysterious creature rampages through a small Ohio town. The military is on its trail, the local authorities are overwhelmed, and a group of local kids… who planned to spend their summer making a zombie movie… take it upon themselves to figure out what’s going on. That’s the set-up for director J.J. Abrams’ 2011 film Super 8 (watch it Here) – and it’s time for it to be Revisited.

Like many aspiring filmmakers, J.J. Abrams started making movies at a young age, casting his friends and shooting on Super 8 film. As a teenager, he was able to participate in a young filmmakers’ festival in Los Angeles. Newspaper coverage of that festival caught the attention of one of Abrams’ heroes, another director who had gotten started making Super 8 movies when he was young: Steven Spielberg. Although Abrams and Spielberg didn’t meet at that time,...

Pilot Mike Durant was captured and held hostage for 11 days by Somali troops during the Black Hawk Down incident. The Black Hawk Down movie accurately depicts Durant's capture and the events leading up to it, including the death of his friend and fellow pilot Wolcott. Despite his injuries and being told he would never fly again, Durant continued his career as a pilot, retired with over 3,700 flight hours, and went on to have a successful post-military life as an author, CEO, and politician.

Mike Durant is a real-life military pilot and a key figure in the movie Black Hawk Down. Ridley Scott's 2002 war movie tells the harrowing story of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, which was a two-day fight between American forces and the Somali National Alliance (Sna). The initial purpose behind the mission was to apprehend the top lieutenant of Sna leader, Mohammed Farah Aidid. However, the simple...

VFX artists praise the wild opening scene from Ghost Ship, noting the impressive effects used to achieve its gruesome kills. The opening sequence of the film is considered one of the most memorable in horror, shocking audiences with its depiction of severed body parts and the chaos that ensues. Despite negative reviews for the movie overall, the opening scene continues to be highly regarded and praised by horror fans, showcasing the lasting impact of its special effects.

Ghost Ship's wild opening scene gets a glowing review from VFX artists 21 years later. The film, directed by Steve Beck, follows a marine salvage crew and their efforts to recover the Ms Antonia Graza. However, when they're forced to board the lost vessel, a run of supernatural occurrences put them in danger. The cast of Ghost Ship includes Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Desmond Harrington, Karl Urban, Isaiah Washington, and Emily Browning,...

After last week’s offbeat slate of home media releases, things are back on track this Tuesday, with a wildly eclectic assortment of titles headed home just in time for the Halloween season. If somehow you haven’t been adding any of the Blumhouse movies to your home collections over the years, you can now play catch-up rather easily with their Blumhouse of Horrors: 10-Movie Collection. Vinegar Syndrome is once again doing the dark lord’s work with their releases of Pandemonium and The Caller, and Severin Films is showing some love to both Cruel Jaws and Massacre in Dinosaur Valley, too.

Scream Factory has put together a brand new collector’s edition Blu-ray for Ghost Ship that arrives this week, and if you’re someone who digs on “banana pants” cinematic experiences, you’ll definitely want to pick up Agfa’s Blu-ray for Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things.

On September 29, 2020, Scream Factory proudly presents Ghost Ship (2002) in the ultimate Blu-ray release. The modern supernatural cult-classic comes home in a collector's edition packed with bonus features, including a new audio commentary with director Steve Beck and new interviews with actor Isaiah Washington, producer Gil Adler and makeup effects supervisor Jason Baird.

Finders keepers. Any abandoned ship floating in international waters can be claimed and towed to port by whomever is fortunate enough to find it. Or, in the case of one team of salvage experts, unfortunate enough.

In this stylish, effects-packed chiller from Dark Castle Entertainment, salvagers trained for any situation imaginable come face to horrifying face with the unimaginable after boarding a derelict luxury liner. Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Ron Eldard and Isaiah Washington are among the hands on deck who'll confront a seafaring collector of souls. Steve Beck (Thirteen Ghosts) directs this frightful chiller.

After discovering a...

Featuring what is perhaps one of the most memorable openings in horror movie history, 2002's Ghost Ship (from Dark Castle Entertainment) is coming to Blu-ray like never before in a new Collector's Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory, and ahead of its September 29th release, we've been provided with the full list of special features, including a new audio commentary with director Steve Beck (who also directed 2001's Thirteen Ghosts).

From the Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – On September 29, 2020, Scream Factory proudly presents Ghost Ship (2002) in the ultimate Blu-ray release. The modern supernatural cult-classic comes home in a collector’s edition packed with bonus features, including a new audio commentary with director Steve Beck and new interviews with actor Isaiah Washington, producer Gil Adler and makeup effects supervisor Jason Baird. Fans who order from shoutfactory.com will also receive an exclusive poster, while supplies last.

Finders keepers. Any abandoned ship floating...

Sierra/Affinity has added Pam Grier, Alisha Boe, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman and Celia Weston to its cheerleading comedy “Poms.”

Diane Keaton and Jackie Weaver are already set to star in “Poms,” which has begun principal photography in Atlanta, Ga. Zara Hayes is directing from a script by Shane Atkinson based on a comedic story by Hayes and Atkinson about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community.

Grier is best known for starring in Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown” and “The L Word.” Boe plays Jessica Davis in the Netflix drama series “13 Reasons Why.”

Sierra/Affinity is producing, financing and handling international sales of the project, and co-representing U.S. rights with Endeavor Content. Producers are Kelly McCormick; Alex Saks; Mad as Birds Films’ Andy Evans, Ade Shannon, Celyn Jones, and Sean Marley; and Rose Pictures’ Rose Ganguzza. Keaton...

Sneak Peek the new science fiction action thriller "Higher Power", directed by Matthew Santoro, starring Ron Eldard, Jade Tailor, Austin Stowell, opening Summer 2018:

"...when the 'Universe' decides what it wants, it's pointless to resist. With his family's life at stake...

"...'Joseph Steadman' finds himself the unwilling test subject of a maniacal scientist in a battle that could either save or destroy the world..."

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Matthew Charles Santoro‘s Higher Power (2018) movie trailer stars Ron Eldard, Colm Feore, Jordan Hinson, Richard Portnow, and Austin Stowell. Higher Power‘s plot synopsis: “When the Universe decides what it wants, it’s pointless to resist. With his family’s life at stake, Joseph Steadman finds himself the unwilling test subject of a maniacal scientist [...]

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"Well, what if I told you I had a plan? It's the only thing powerful enough to stop what's coming." Magnet Releasing has debuted the first official trailer for a very weird, global-scale indie sci-fi film of sorts titled Higher Power, about a gamma ray that gives a human on Earth some crazy impressive superpowers. This is very hard to describe, you just have to dive into the footage. The official description is fairly vague as well, only explaining that "when the Universe decides what it wants, it's pointless to resist." You'll get a sense of this in the trailer. Starring Ron Eldard as Joe Steadman, who reminds me a lot of a young Jeff Daniels in Dumb & Dumber. The cast includes Jade Tailor, Austin Stowell, Jordan Hinson, Colm Feore, Tom Wright, and Laura Margolis. This actually looks pretty cool, and a bit weird. It's worth a watch, for sure.

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We revisit Drop Dead Fred, starring the late, great Rik Mayall...

Hey, snotfaces, what do you get when you mix Mary Poppins and Beetlejuice? Look no further than 1991's Drop Dead Fred, a fantasy comedy about an imaginary friend, which turns out to be about a woman's mental breakdown after years and years of emotional abuse.

If you're of a certain age and, much like Phoebe Cates' protagonist Elizabeth at the beginning of the movie, you haven't seen Fred since you were a child, you may remember it as a childhood staple that you were probably a bit young to be watching and for many, it might have been your introduction to Mayall's comic stylings. However, also like Lizzie, Fred's anarchic behaviour has different implications when you meet him again in adulthood.

He first re-emerges after Lizzie has lost the three major totems of adulthood - her marriage,...

La-based firm closes deals on genre titles and brings slate to Hong Kong Filmart.

Content Media has closed a series of deals throughout Asia for a hat-trick of titles.

Sci-fi Higher Power, from Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, has been sold to China (Hgc Entertainment), Japan (Ccc / Culture Entertainment), Korea (Entermode). Pan Regional Ptv (Fox International), India (PVR), Malaysia (Vsg), Philippines (Pioneer), Singapore (Shaw), Thailand (Sahamongkol) and Vietnam (Vsg).

Directed by Matthew Santoro, the film centres on an ordinary man who risks his life to save his daughter, and ends up with superpowers. Cast includes Ron Eldard, Colm Feore, Jordan Hinson, Austin Stowell and Jade Tailor.

Supernatural horror film Don’t Knock Twice, starring Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackoff and directed by Caradog James (The Machine) has been sold to India (PVR), Indonesia (Rapi Films), Malaysia (Rain Film), Philippines (Pioneer), Taiwan (Cmc Content), Thailand (M Pictures), Vietnam (Rain Film) and Pan Regional Ptv (Fox International).

Sackoff stars as...

Content Media has landed worldwide sales rights to Higher Power, the multi-platform feature-length sci-fi pic teaming Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonavenutra and Defy Media, the digital producer whose young-demo stable includes YouTube staples Smosh, Break and Screen Junkies. The pic is a sci-fi thriller about a regular guy who acquires the power of a demi-God and stars Ron Eldard, Colm Feore, Jordan Hinson, Austin Stowell and Jade Tailor. The effects-driven film is…...

The sales company is gearing up to introduce buyers next week to Defy Media and Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s sci-fi.

Content will show first footage from Higher Power, which is described as X-Men meets Chronicle and centres on an everyman who develops powers after he risks his life to save his daughter.

Ron Eldard stars alongside Colm Feore, Jordan Hinson Austin Stowell and Jade Tailor.

Content film president Jamie Carmichael and head of sales Harry White will debut footage. CAA co-represents Us rights with Content.

Content financed the project with Defy Media, a leading content creator targeting the 12-34 demographic.

Matthew Santoro, an effects artist on X-Men: Wolverine among others, directs from a screenplay by Julia Fair

Di Bonaventura producers with Greg Siegel, Evan Cholfin and Ross M Dinerstein of Campfire. Carmichael serves as executive producer.

Content Media’s slate includes Dennis Hauck’s neo-noir detective thriller Too Late starring John Hawkes; Joel David Moore’s [link...

Title: Poker Night Director: Greg Francis Starring: Beau Mirchoff, Michael Eklund, Ron Perlman, Ron Eldard, Titus Welliver, Giancarlo Esposito, Corey Large and Halston Sage Engaging in numerous and versatile attempts to emulate the success of respected professionals in your field, as you try to achieve your own accomplishments in your newly launched career, is a major key element in prevailing in your job. But following in their triumphs can also help in protecting your life in dire situations. The protagonist in Greg Francis’ feature film writing and directorial debuts, the action crime thriller, ‘Poker Night,’ creatively and determinately relied on the powerful advice he garnered from his new colleagues. He [ Read More ]

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Title: Poker Night XLrator Media Director: Greg Francis Writer: Greg Francis Cast: Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito, Beau Mirchoff, Titus Welliver, Michael Eklund, Ron Eldard, Corey Large, Halston Sage Running time: 1hr 44 min, Unrated (Language, Violence, Rape) In Theaters, VOD And iTUNES: December 20, 2014 Detective Stan Jeter (Beau Mirchoff) of Warsaw Indiana is welcomed to a poker game by a few of the city’s best detectives – Calabrese (Ron Perlman), Bernard (Giancarlo Esposito), Cunningham (Ron Eldard), and Maxwell (Titus Welliver). The rules of the poker game is that once the rookie wins, he can start asking questions. The guys meanwhile tell him tales of their most memorable cases in [ Read More ]

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Poker becomes more than a game of skill and wit in the Xlrator Media thriller “Poker Night,” coming to theaters Dec. 20. The film, which is already available on iTunes and VOD, is directed by Greg Francis and stars fan favorites such as Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito, Beau Mirchoff, Titus Welliver, Michael Eklund, Ron Eldard, Corey Large in a tense story of survival. “In this twisted thriller, a young detective is caught in a sadistic game of cat-and-mouse when he is kidnapped and tormented by a masked serial killer. In order to survive, the rookie must use the wisdom imparted to him by senior detectives on their regular poker night.” [ Read More ]

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We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent news sent our way. Today’s feature includes new photos of Megafoot, DVD release details for Coyote, a trailer for Muck and Red Christmas, a look at The Real Housewives of Horror Post Mortem show, and more:

First Photos from Megafoot Released: “Megafoot is a top-secret killing monstrosity (half Machine, half Bigfoot, all Terror!), which has recently escaped from the highly covert laboratory where it was created. An elite squad of soldiers has been sent to track and destroy the sadistic sasquatch before it wreaks its horrific vengeance on the human race. Expect action, suspense, creative kills and gore-soaked thrills in a movie that’s bigger than big… it’s Megafoot!

After months of rampant excitement, Ship To Shore Media, in connection with studio Epic Pictures, have finally given us a look at the Megafoot beast in anticipation of the upcoming creature-feature!

In theaters December 20th, and currently available on VOD and iTunes right now, we have an exclusive clip from the upcoming thriller Poker Night. This sneak peek takes a look at wisdom and hindsight, two pieces of knowledge that lead to an understanding of life experiences. Watch as the story begins to unfold in this scene from early in the movie.

A young man (Beau Mirchoff) discovers why his wife has been encouraging him to stay on the nightshift. After finding her in bed with someone else, he goes on a bender and crashes his car. We soon discover he's done something much worse. Waking up on a lawn covered in blood, the narrator decides we must look at his actions in hindsight. What has happened here, on this dark night now awash in the red and blue lights of a police cruiser?

In the twisted thriller Poker Night, a...

Good day, horror fans. The scariest thing about this week might just be the complete lack of big horror releases in theaters. Arguably the biggest debut is Gregory Levasseur.s Egypt-set supernatural horror The Pyramid, but it wasn.t even given that wide of a berth. (It isn.t playing where I live, which may or may not be inside of a haunted pyramid.) There.s also Erik Skjoldbjærg.s Norwegian thriller Pioneer, but that.s got an even smaller release window. On the VOD front, December 5th saw the release of the thriller Poker Night, which stars Ron Perlman, Titus Welliver, Giancarlo Esposito and Ron Eldard. (Go watch The Babadook if you haven.t yet.) In smaller news, Uwe Boll has taken to Indiegogo to try and fund the presumably violent sequel Rampage 3: No Mercy. (Why?) The highly anticipated sci-fi thriller Z for Zachariah, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and...

As an avid Texas Hold’em player, I’ve honed my ability to read statuesque poker faces concealing the slightest tell (a subconscious sign revealing your rival’s hand). Sure, developing such a sleuthy skill has helped build a nice bankroll for my casino trips, but I’ve also carried this talent over into my film criticism as well. Just because a movie isn’t human doesn’t mean there aren’t tells scattered about the script and screen, as filmmakers unintentionally show their hand long before the cards are flipped. Foreshadowing, heavy-handed-dialogue, condemning red herrings – it’s not that hard to spot a tell.

Squaring off against Greg Francis’ Poker Night, I didn’t expect to face an opponent with Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu’s swagger. Establishing itself as a criminal thriller, we meet a police officer named Jeter (Beau Mirchoff) the night he’s abducted by a masked...

Greg Francis` thriller Poker Night will be on VOD and iTunes on December 5th and in Theaters on December 19th. We have the premiere of the key art as well as a bevy of stills from the production. I have include the rather taut trailer for your perusal as well. In this twisted thriller, a young detective is caught in a sadistic game of cat-and-mouse when he is kidnapped and tormented by a masked serial killer. In order to survive, the rookie must use the wisdom imparted to him by senior detectives on their regular poker night.Poker Night stars Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito (Revolution), Beau Mirchoff (I Am Number 4), Titus Welliver (Sons of Anarchy), Michael Eklund (The Divide and Errors of the Human Body), Ron Eldard...

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Ashton Kutcher is terrific in “Jobs,” but the true stars are the geeks who look like angelic children from another planet: Josh Gad (Steve Wozniack), Lukas Haas, Ron Eldard, Nelson Franklin, Eddie Hassell. They are not famous, but they represent the creative mind at work and at play. They are the intellectual pool from which Steve Jobs got his ideas. And creativity is what this film, directed by Josh Stern and written masterfully by Matt Whiteley, is about. The creative process and how suits can destroy a living creative force like Apple Computer. Watching Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) direct and manage.

Film: "Jobs"; Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine, J.K. Simmons, Lesley Ann Warren, Ron Eldard, Ahna O'Reilly, Victor Rasuk and John Getz; Director: Joshua Michael Stern; Rating: **1/2

Steven Jobs, the late CEO and co-founder of Apple, was a fascinating man. His personal and professional life had elements intriguing and enchanting, thus making his story inspirational and motivating.

The film "Jobs" attempts to demystify this genius starting from the myth and working its way back, showing the hard work and heartbreak that he endured. The narration begins in 2001, with a frail and lanky Jobs moving with an awkward gait on the podium. He delivers a straight-faced speech and with diffused.

Chicago – The revolution in technology, that has allowed the world to change completely in just two generations, was led in part by dreamers in a garage. One of those “Edisons” was Steve Jobs – the creator of Apple Computers – portrayed with an inventor’s instinct by Ashton Kutcher.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Kutcher, and the approach that director Joshua Michael Stern and writer Matt Whiteley took with the character of Steve Jobs, are the highlights of the film. There is great respect toward the passion in the dreamers and innovations, and that type of creativity that changes our way of doing and thinking. Where the film doesn’t score points is within the “inside baseball” elements of the Apple Computer corporation. There is too much time given to boardrooms, marketing managers and staffing decisions, and while this is intriguing, it isn’t as interesting as the reflective vision that Steve Jobs gave his products.

Title: Jobs Director: Joshua Michael Stern Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine, Ron Eldard, Lesley Ann Warren, Ahna O’Reilly, John Getz, Victor Rasuk, James Woods, Amanda Crew, Brad William Henke, Brett Gelman, Kevin Dunn If the background extras staring on in worshipful awe and/or cowed silence didn’t clue one in on Steve Jobs’ anointed brilliance in director Joshua Michael Stern’s film about the influential Apple founder, then cinematographer Russell Carpenter’s reverential framing or, especially, John Debney’s cloying, heavy-handed score surely achieve the same effect. A biopic whose overly literal and demonstrative telling is at frequent odds with a slightly more full-bodied screenplay, “Jobs,” [ Read More ]

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"Do you know why people buy Apple?" Ashton Kutcher delivers a stirring pep talk as Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs in the second clip for Jobs, in theaters this Friday. Watch as one man sets out to start a revolution, and changes the world in the process.

Jobs was released August 16th, 2013 and stars Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine, J.K. Simmons, Lesley Ann Warren, Ron Eldard. The film is directed by Joshua Michael Stern.

Opening this weekend is director Joshua Michael Stern's Jobs. Starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak, the biopic covers the Apple founder’s life from when he was a college dropout, to taking over Apple years after being let go from what he helped create. Jobs also stars Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Ron Eldard, and Matthew Modine. Last week I landed a phone interview with Stern. He talked about how he got involved in the project, casting Kutcher and the other roles, the way Kutcher landed himself in the hospital from eating a fruitarian diet, how they decided what years of Jobs' life to cover, deleted scenes, how things changed along the way, future projects, and more. Hit the jump for what he had to say. Collider: With Steve Jobs being who he is, how tough was it to get the...

Opening in theaters this weekend is director Joshua Michael Stern's biopic Jobs, which explores Steve Jobs' extraordinary life. Ashton Kutcher stars as the Apple co-founder, along with a talented ensemble cast including Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew Modine, J.K. Simmons and many more. We have a contest lined up where fans can win a poster signed by the cast, a t-shirt, and the CD soundtrack. These prizes will be gone before you know it, so take a look at how you can win today.

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Chicago – The new film about the founder of Apple Computers, “Jobs,” is a tour de force for Ashton Kutcher, in his portrayal of Steve Jobs. Opposite to him is familiar character actor Josh Gad, as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Creating the ethereal atmosphere in the film is director Joshua Michael Stern.

Josh Gad and Joshua Michael Stern were recently in Chicago on a promotional tour for their new film, and provided insight to capturing the essence of what made those two “Steves” tick. Josh Gad has been a journeyman actor, cast in five TV series over the years (like “1600 Penn”), character film parts (“The Internship”) and in his most high profile, originating the character of Elder Arnold Cunningham on opening night of the Broadway smash “The Book of Mormon.” Joshua Michael Stern made his directorial debut with “Neverwas” (2005), and followed that up with “Swing Vote” (2008).

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A new clip from director Joshua Michael Sterns’ Steve Jobs biopic Jobs has been released online, showcasing Ashton Kutcher’s Jobs trying to motivate his employees. The pic continues to looks like a TV movie and it’s tough to see how it brings anything new to the table. Pirates of the Silicon Valley covered the same territory in 1999, so if you’re going to make a film about Steve Jobs’ life, at least try something different. Hit the jump to watch the new clip, click here to watch four more clips, and click here to read Matt’s review of the film from Sundance. The pic also stars Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew Modine, Lukas Haas, Ron Eldard, and J.K. Simmons. Jobs opens August 16th. Via Yahoo! Movies. Here’s the synopsis for Jobs: We follow Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his darkest days,...

Chicago – We’ve got “Jobs” for you! Though not the career kind, we are hooking up our loyal readers in this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with 30 pairs of advance-screening movie tickets to the highly anticipated “Jobs” starring Ashton Kutcher as Apple’s Steve Jobs!

“Jobs,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens on Aug. 16, 2013, also stars J.K. Simmons, James Woods, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, Matthew Modine, Lesley Ann Warren, Ron Eldard, Ahna O’Reilly and Victor Rasuk from director Joshua Michael Stern and writer Matt Whiteley.

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A new trailer for Joshua Michael Stern's Jobs - starring Ashton Kutcher as the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs - aims its focus on the entrepreneur as an "American legend." Kutcher is seen romping through a field of wheat in the image above, exemplifying this iconic description. America! If you missed them earlier today, check out a few clips from Jobs here, along with Matt's review from Sundance. The film also stars Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew Modine, Lukas Haas, Ron Eldard, and J.K. Simmons. Jobs opens August 16th. Hit the jump to watch the new trailer. Check out the new trailer for Jobs below: Here’s the synopsis for Jobs: We follow Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his darkest days, brightest triumphs, and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible.

Open Road Films has released four clips from the upcoming biopic, Jobs. The film stars Ashton Kutcher as Apple founder Steve Jobs, and goes through the standard rise-fall-redemption story arc of most biopics. I saw the film at Sundance, and was surprised at how a film that showcased an innovator could show so little innovation. Hit the jump to check out the clips, and perhaps you'll get a sense of what I mean. The film also stars Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew Modine, Lukas Haas, Ron Eldard, and J.K. Simmons. Jobs opens August 16th. Here’s the synopsis for Jobs: We follow Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his darkest days, brightest triumphs, and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible. Dark, honest, and uncompromising, “Jobs” plunges into the depths of Steve Jobs’ character,...

Super 8

Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams

2011, USA

So I know it’s Alien Invasion Month and that the key requirements of Sound on Sight’s ongoing theme are quite simple: a) aliens and b) invading. I also know that apart from the U.S. military’s invasion of small town Ohio, there’s not a whole lot of that second part in J.J. Abrams’ Super 8, least of all from its star extraterrestrial, a recently escaped interplanetary alien-spider-gorilla who’s been exacting revenge on the government that studied him by abducting townsfolk and household appliances to rebuild his ship constructed from white, morphing Rubiks cubes. It’s all very technical, if you must know.

Super 8 begins, in prototypical Spielbergian fashion, with a broken home. Joe (Joel Courtney) sits on a snow-covered swingset, clutching in one hand the locket of his mother, all while his father and the...

Sneak Peek new images and footage from the Steve Jobs biopic, "Jobs", starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Ron Eldard and Matthew Modine:

"...the film follows 'Steve Jobs' (Kutcher) from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his brightest triumphs...

"... and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible.

"Dark, honest, and uncompromising, 'Jobs' plunges into the depths of Steve Jobs’ character, uncovering his gifts, flaws, failures and ultimate successes..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Jobs"....

Isn't the poster very intriguing? Ashton Kutcher channeling Steve Jobs? Open Road Films has released today the brand new poster and revealed the synopsis of their upcoming film "Jobs." The movie will be released on August 16th and I can't wait! Yes, I love my Apple :tongue

Here's the synopsis of "Jobs"

It only takes one person to start a revolution.

The extraordinary story of Steve Jobs, the original innovator and ground-breaking entrepreneur who let nothing stand in the way of greatness.

The film tells the epic and turbulent story of Jobs as he blazed a trail that changed technology -- and the world . forever.

Release Date: August 16, 2013 -- Nationwide

Genre: Biography, Drama

Running Time: Tba

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some drug content and brief strong language

Distributor: Open Road Films

Cast:

Ashton Kutcher

Dermot Mulroney

Josh Gad

Lukas Haas

J.K. Simmons

Lesley Ann Warren

Ron Eldard

Ahna O.Reilly...

Sneak Peek new footage and images from the Steve Jobs biopic, "Jobs", starring Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Ron Eldard and Matthew Modine:

"...the film follows 'Steve Jobs' (Kutcher) from the enthusiasm and self-discovery of his youth through his brightest triumphs, and the ultimate power of his drive, his passions, and his undying will to change everything we thought possible.

"Dark, honest, and uncompromising, 'Jobs' plunges into the depths of Steve Jobs’ character, uncovering his gifts, flaws, failures and ultimate successes..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Jobs"....

Here is the first trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher. He will play the Apple founder in what looks like a very safe by-the-numbers movie. It reminded me a lot of the movie Flash of Genius with Greg Kinnear playing Robert Kearns who takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. Note: Dermot Mulroney starred in that movie as well as Jobs, he’s like the go to biopic sidekick. That was a good movie, but like Jobs would likely play out better on TV instead – because it’s just not that interesting.

The trailer likes to make out that Jobs was “The Original Innovator”, “The Original Rebel”, and “The Original Visionary” because movies lie. There was a lot of innovation before the 1970′s I’m pretty sure. But look, Ashton Kutcher tucks in his shirt just like Steve Jobs…...

The trailer has been released for the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs (thankfully, no longer called "jOBS"). The by-the-number biopic stars Ashton Kutcher as the Apple founder, and traces his path through the rise, fall, and resurrection of the company. The trailer is filled with cringeworthy titles referring to Jobs as "The Original Innovator", "The Original Rebel", and "The Original Visionary" because there was no innovation, rebellion, or vision before Steve Jobs and his friends (who he would later backstab) started building computers in their garage. Sorry, everyone who lived before 1976. I caught the film at Sundance, and thought it was fairly safe and forgettable, although I did get a laugh out of Jobs "transforming" by tucking his shirt into his jeans. Hit the jump to check out the trailer. The film also stars Josh Gad, Dermot Mulroney, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Ron Eldard, and Matthew Modine. Jobs opens August 16th.

The first trailer for the Steve Jobs biopic, Jobs, has arrived. Following the life of the innovative mastermind behind the exact computer I'm typing on at this very moment, amongst other Apple products that now serve as the lifeblood of the existence of millions (myself included), the film stars Ashton Kutcher as Jobs with Josh Gad playing fellow innovator Steve Wozniak, with a solid supporting cast that includes Dermot Mulroney, James Woods, Ron Eldard, and Matthew Modine. It looks like a...

Spoiler alert! Before you read our exclusive interview with Joelle Carter, Justified’s Ava Crowder, make sure you’ve watched this week’s episode, “Peace of Mind,” written by Taylor Elmore and Leonard Chang and directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton. With Drew Thompson now in custody, the mad scramble continues as Ellen May (Abby Miller) is on the run with Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) Nicky Augustine (Mike O’Malley) and Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) giving chase. Carter spoke with us about “Peace of Mind” as well as many memorable scenes throughout the season.

BuzzFocus: Let’s jump right in and talk about last night’s episode, “Peace of Mind,” an outstanding episode for Ava Crowder, who returned to the Noble’s Holler with $500,000 of Theo Tonin’s money to get Ellen May and it ends up in another friendship destruction for Ava.

Joelle Carter: What’s so beautiful about Boyd and...

Justified, Season 4, Episode 11: “Decoy”

Written by Graham Yost and Chris Provenzano

Directed by Michael Watkins

Airs Tuesdays at 10pm Et on FX

Some of you multiplex-frequenters might have checked out Kim Jee-woon’s The Last Stand this past January, in which a seemingly unstoppable cartel badass has to make his way through a sleepy border town guarded by Deputy Sheriff Arnold Schwarzenegger in order to escape safely to Mexico. Despite having about one thirtieth the budget and half the runtime of that sorry effort, “Decoy” manages to take a classic Western template – the armed standoff – and pack it in with far more thrills, tense setpieces, incredible performances, and winning dialogue. This is one for the books.

TV is a medium defined by its limitations. 22 or 44 minutes to tell a story. Minimal budget. Contracts to honor. Content restrictions. Episode orders. Fan service. “Decoy” is Justified‘s version of going “all out,...

Ashton Kutcher‘s take on Steve Jobs will not come out on April 19th, 2013 as had been expected since the Apple company celebrates its 37th anniversary that day. Open Road Films, which picked up the film in January before it closed the Sundance Film Festival, has yet to set a new release date. The distrib of the film reportedly requires more time to market the film. The indie Steve Jobs biopic previously titled jOBS, the distrib has also made the wise decision of omitting the Apple-speak and simply retitling it Jobs. Partially shot in the Palo Alto, Calif., garage that was Apple’s birthplace, Joshua Michael... Related posts: First Clip From Jobs Biopic First Look at Ashton Kutcher as Steve jOBS Details Revealed for Steve Jobs Biopic Starring Ashton Kutcher Jobs Adds Ron Eldard and James Woods Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in Biopic Jobs...

David Meunier has seen his share of backstabbing and intrigue on “Justified.” As Johnny Crowder, he was next in line to take over his family’s crime syndicate after his Uncle Bo (M.C. Gainey) -- until wayward cousin Boyd (Walton Goggins) got in his way. When Johnny tipped Boyd off about his uncle's Oxy shipment, Bo retaliated by shooting his nephew in the stomach, subsequently putting him in a wheelchair. With Bo dead and Boyd now running the Crowder family business, Johnny feels more than a bit supplanted -- he blames Boyd for his state and wants revenge. He also has some lingering desire for Boyd’s fiancée, Ava (Joelle Carter), which doesn’t help cousinly relations. “Justified,” now in its fourth season, finds Johnny back in the forefront as he enacts a stealthy, multi-pronged attack on Boyd, partnering with Dixie Mafia head Wynn Duffy (Jere Burns) to kill him...