A Classic Comes Alive in Jungle Book Teaser - CinemaNerdz - Part 126
Trailer Trashin’: An Animated Classic Comes to Life in The Jungle Book Teaser Trailer
It’s almost October, dear readers, and that means prestige movie season is just around the corner. But it also means that we’re going to be getting trailers for more of next year’s big movies. And this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ is just that, with our first look at Disney’s The Jungle Book. Premise: The orphan boy Mowgli (Neel Sethi) grows up in the Indian jungle with the help of a pac...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of 99 Homes
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of 99 Homes starring Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern, and Noah Lomax. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film 99 Homes at the MJR Troy Theater in Troy, Michigan on Wednesday, October 7th at 7:00PM, just look for the contest box further down on this page. But hurry, because the contest ...[Read More]
Palladium Theatre Re-imagined By Emagine Entertainment
“From the moment you enter the venue, you will see and feel the difference,” says Paul Glantz, Co-Founder and Chairman of Emagine Entertainment, Inc., the Michigan owned and operated company that will open the new Emagine Palladium theatre to the public on Friday, October 2. The remodeled theater promises patrons a unique, upscale, and luxurious movie going experience. The theater, along with acco...[Read More]
Second-Chance Cinema: Guardians of the Galaxy
No critic is infallible. It’s an open secret that few of them will admit, but would be remiss to deny. As valuable a resource as the informed film critic can provide when appraising a motion picture, we’re prone to the same random prejudices and peccadillos as anyone else. Sure, professionalism dictates that we diligently strive to check them at the door, but few of even the very best films are re...[Read More]
Win Passes to An Advance Screening of He Named Me Malala
Enter here for your chance to win passes to an advance screening of the new film He Named Me Malala, an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai. For your chance to receive two (2) complimentary passes to see the new film He Named Me Malala at the AMC Livonia 20 Theater in Livonia, Michigan on Monday, October 5th at 7:00PM, just look for the “Enter the Contest” ...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Hotel Transylvania 2 Scares Up Record Box Office Rout
It may be getting marginally better reviews than the first film, but audiences were more than happy to see Hotel Transylvania 2. So much so, that its estimated $47.5 million opening is the best domestic September opening on record. While its unreleased budget makes it hard to tell whether it is on path to be a financial success in the long run remains to be seen (even Minions, with its relatively ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Christmas Gets Horrific in the Krampus Official Trailer
Sorry that it’s been a while, dear readers. A combination of computer trouble and being busy with other things has kept me away for the last couple weeks. But the column is finally back, and this week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at the upcoming horror-comedy Krampus. Premise: When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max (Emjay Anthony) is disillusioned and turns his back ...[Read More]
Win Passes to See Pawn Sacrifice
Enter here for your chance to win run of engagement passes to see Pawn Sacrifice starring Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, and Peter Sarsgaard. For your chance to receive one of five complimentary run of engagement passes to see Pawn Sacrifice beginning Monday, September 28th at Detroit-area Emagine theaters. But, hurry because the contest ends at midnight on Monday, September 28th! If you win, we&#...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Burns Up the Box Office
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials may be the winner at the box office with an estimated $30.3 million, but it failed to make much headway with critics, nor did it manage to top the previous film and its $32.5 million opening (though it will likely do well with overseas dollars). Interestingly, the real winner of the box office may well be second-place finisher Black Mass. With an estimated $23.4 mill...[Read More]
Pitch Perfect 2 Blu-ray Giveaway
CinemaNerdz is proud to offer our readers a chance to win a Blu-ray/DVD/Ultra-Violet Combo copy of Pitch Perfect 2 starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson. For your chance to win one of the discs we have available, just look for the “giveaway” box further down on this page. There you’ll be directed to a variety of methods by which you can enter the contest. You’ll be asked ...[Read More]
Interview with David Oyelowo, Star and Producer of Captive
In March 2005, Ashley Smith was held hostage in her apartment by Brian Nichols, an escaped killer hell-bent on seeing his newborn son. As Nichols kept Smith captive for seven hours, the pair slowly came to a crossroads between hope and despair. Smith had bonded with Nichols by reading aloud Rick Warren’s best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life. The new film, Captive, based on Smith’s account of ...[Read More]
Brie Larson Shines in the New Trailer for Room
The new film Room, based on the best selling novel by Emma Donoghue and directed by Lenny Abrahamson, premiered to packed houses and standing ovations at the Telluride Film Festival earlier this month and will next screen at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation before being released in New York and Los Angeles on October 16th and nationwide on November 6th. Both highly...[Read More]