Will Smith and Jaden Smith to Be Special Guests of Metro Newspapers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metro US ("Metro") will feature famous father-and-son team Will and Jaden Smith as Special Guests on Monday April 22, 2013 both in-paper and online at www.metro.us, in advance of their action film “After Earth,” premiering June 7, 2013.
As Special Guests, Jaden and Will Smith will imagine what the Earth will look like hundreds of years from now; including environmental impact, advances in technology and transport, and media. The pair will sit for an exclusive Q&A with Metro. All content will run in Metro’s print and digital editions around the world.
“Metro strives to bring exciting exclusive content to readers both in print and online,” said Tony Metcalf, Metro US Editor-in-Chief, “to have Will and Jaden Smith, creating exclusive content just for Metro? No doubt Metro will be a very hot commodity on Apr 22nd. It’s an outstanding opportunity for advertisers, as well.”
In “After Earth,” a crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must work together and trust one another if they want to return home.
Check out the “After Earth” trailer on www.metro.us.
ABOUT METRO
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Review: "13 Going on 30" is a Pleasant Star Vehicle (Happy B'day, Jennifer Garner)
13 Going on 30 (2004)
Running time: 98 minutes (1 hour, 38 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for some sexual content and brief drug references
DIRECTOR: Gary Winick
WRITERS: Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa
PRODUCERS: Susan Arnold, Gina Matthews, and Donna Arkoff Roth
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Don Burgess (D.o.P.)
EDITOR: Susan Littenberg
COMPOSER: Theodore Shapiro
FANTASY/COMEDY/DRAMA/ROMANCE
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves, Samuel Ball, Marcia DeBonis, Christa B. Allen, Sean Marquette, Jim Gaffigan, and Swoop Whitebear
The subject of this movie review is 13 Going on 30, a 2004 romantic comedy and fantasy film from director Gary Winick (Letters to Juliet). The film stars Jennifer Garner as a 13-year-old girl who wakes up as a 30-year-old woman.
Thirteen-year old Jenna Rink (Christa B. Allen) hates her life and hates everybody, so on her 13th birthday, she makes a wish that she was grown up. After playing a game in her closet that came to an unhappy conclusion, she falls asleep as magic dust falls on her head, and later awakens to find that she is a 30-year old, hotshot magazine editor. However, there is a lot about her life that the 30-year old Jenna (Jennifer Garner) doesn’t like. She ignores her parents, steals other people’s magazine ideas, and in one tragic instance with a co-worker’s spouse, she is “the other woman.”
Having a hard time, catching onto her adult life, she turns to the one friend she remembers, Matt Flamhaff (Mark Ruffalo), but in the 17 years since her magical 13th birthday party, she’s ignored Matt. Jenna is as cool and as popular as she wanted to be when she was a kid, and she has lots of expensive clothes and a swanky NYC Fifth Avenue apartment. She is, however, forced to realize that she’s been living the high life of which she has no idea and can’t remember, and that her and Matt went their separate ways long ago. Now, she needs him and wants to be the girl she was when 13-year old Matt (Sean Marquette) was her best friend, but can she rebuild that close relationship in the fortnight before Matt’s impending marriage?
I have not been a fan of Jennifer Garner’s work, neither her body of small film roles nor of the popular TV series, “Alias,” in which she has starred since 2001. That was until I saw 13 Going on 30. The film is a puff piece, a re-imagining of the Tom Hanks favorite, Big (1988), in which Hanks plays a boy who gets his wish (sort of) and his body is transformed to adulthood while his personality and mind remain that of a boy. Plot and concept holes fill 13 Going on 30, such as Jenna forgetting the last 17 years of her life, but pretty much remembering how to edit a magazine. Still, it’s Ms. Garner’s charm and her ability to both summon the personality of a child and to expertly portray the child dealing with adult interpersonal relationships: professional, personal, and intimate. 13 Going on 30 may be a flimsy star vehicle (the kind of soft films in which a studio places a rising star in hopes of raising his star power or testing his star potential), but it’s Jennifer Garner who makes this clunky bucket an attractive program model.
7 of 10
B+
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New "Star Trek Into Darkness" Spock Poster April 14 2013
IN SELECT THEATERS IN IMAX 3D MAY 15th
IN THEATERS EVERYHWERE MAY 17th
WWW.STARTREKMOVIE.COM
#StarTrek #IntoDarkness
In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
"Star Trek Into Darkness" Uhura Poster - April 13 2013
IN SELECT THEATERS IN IMAX 3D MAY 15th
IN THEATERS EVERYHWERE MAY 17th
WWW.STARTREKMOVIE.COM
#StarTrek #IntoDarkness
In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
New "Star Trek Into Darkness" Poster - April 12 2013
IN SELECT THEATERS IN IMAX 3D MAY 15th
IN THEATERS EVERYHWERE MAY 17th
WWW.STARTREKMOVIE.COM
#StarTrek #IntoDarkness
Synopsis: In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Friday, April 12, 2013
2013 MTV Movie Awards - Complete Nominations List
by Leroy Douresseaux
The MTV Movie Awards began in 1992. I cared as much then as I do now, and that’s very little. I’ve probably watched less than half an hour combined of all the award telecasts. Anyway, the 2013 edition of these awards has arrived.
“Django Unchained” and “Ted” are 2013’s top nominees with seven nominations each, and both films were nominated in the “Movie of the Year” category. The other best-picture contenders are “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Marvel’s The Avengers,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”
The 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards will be presented Sunday, April 14, 2013. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on MTV.
The 2013 MTV Movie Awards complete list of nominees:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
"Django Unchained"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Ted"
"Marvel's The Avengers"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Anne Hathaway — "Les Misérables"
Mila Kunis — "Ted"
Jennifer Lawrence — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emma Watson — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Rebel Wilson — "Pitch Perfect"
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Ben Affleck — "Argo"
Bradley Cooper — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis — "Lincoln"
Jamie Foxx — "Django Unchained"
Channing Tatum — "Magic Mike"
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Ezra Miller — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Eddie Redmayne — "Les Misérables"
Suraj Sharma — "Life of Pi"
Quvenzhané Wallis — "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Rebel Wilson — "Pitch Perfect"
BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain — "Zero Dark Thirty"
Alexandra Daddario — "Texas Chainsaw 3D"
Martin Freeman — "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
Jennifer Lawrence — "House at the End of the Street"
Suraj Sharma — "Life of Pi"
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson — "Django Unchained"
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted"
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo — "Marvel's The Avengers"
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis — "The Campaign"
BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
Christian Bale — "The Dark Knight Rises"
Daniel Craig — "Skyfall"
Taylor Lautner — "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2"
Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted"
Channing Tatum — "Magic Mike"
BEST FIGHT
Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen — "Django Unchained"
Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace — "Skyfall"
Mark Wahlberg vs. Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted"
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston — "Marvel's The Avengers"
Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy — "The Dark Knight Rises"
BEST KISS
Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx — "Django Unchained"
Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman — "Moonrise Kingdom"
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg — "Ted"
Emma Watson and Logan Lerman — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
BEST WTF MOMENT
Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson — "Candieland Gets Smoked" in "Django Unchained"
Denzel Washington — "Final Descent" in Flight"
Anna Camp — "Hack-Appella" in Pitch Perfect"
Javier Bardem — "Oops... There Goes His Face" in Skyfall"
Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted Gets Saucy" in Ted"
BEST VILLAIN
Javier Bardem — "Skyfall"
Leonardo DiCaprio — "Django Unchained"
Marion Cotillard — "The Dark Knight Rises"
Tom Hardy — "The Dark Knight Rises"
Tom Hiddleston — "Marvel's The Avengers
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
Anne Hathaway — "Les Misérables"
Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez — "Magic Mike"
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee — "Pitch Perfect"
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
See the list of nominees at http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1703068/2013-mtv-movie-awards-nominees.jhtml
The MTV Movie Awards began in 1992. I cared as much then as I do now, and that’s very little. I’ve probably watched less than half an hour combined of all the award telecasts. Anyway, the 2013 edition of these awards has arrived.
“Django Unchained” and “Ted” are 2013’s top nominees with seven nominations each, and both films were nominated in the “Movie of the Year” category. The other best-picture contenders are “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Marvel’s The Avengers,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”
The 22nd annual MTV Movie Awards will be presented Sunday, April 14, 2013. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on MTV.
The 2013 MTV Movie Awards complete list of nominees:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
"Django Unchained"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Ted"
"Marvel's The Avengers"
"The Dark Knight Rises"
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Anne Hathaway — "Les Misérables"
Mila Kunis — "Ted"
Jennifer Lawrence — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emma Watson — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Rebel Wilson — "Pitch Perfect"
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Ben Affleck — "Argo"
Bradley Cooper — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Daniel Day-Lewis — "Lincoln"
Jamie Foxx — "Django Unchained"
Channing Tatum — "Magic Mike"
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Ezra Miller — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
Eddie Redmayne — "Les Misérables"
Suraj Sharma — "Life of Pi"
Quvenzhané Wallis — "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
Rebel Wilson — "Pitch Perfect"
BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Jessica Chastain — "Zero Dark Thirty"
Alexandra Daddario — "Texas Chainsaw 3D"
Martin Freeman — "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"
Jennifer Lawrence — "House at the End of the Street"
Suraj Sharma — "Life of Pi"
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson — "Django Unchained"
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted"
Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo — "Marvel's The Avengers"
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis — "The Campaign"
BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
Christian Bale — "The Dark Knight Rises"
Daniel Craig — "Skyfall"
Taylor Lautner — "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2"
Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted"
Channing Tatum — "Magic Mike"
BEST FIGHT
Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen — "Django Unchained"
Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace — "Skyfall"
Mark Wahlberg vs. Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted"
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston — "Marvel's The Avengers"
Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy — "The Dark Knight Rises"
BEST KISS
Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx — "Django Unchained"
Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman — "Moonrise Kingdom"
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg — "Ted"
Emma Watson and Logan Lerman — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
BEST WTF MOMENT
Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson — "Candieland Gets Smoked" in "Django Unchained"
Denzel Washington — "Final Descent" in Flight"
Anna Camp — "Hack-Appella" in Pitch Perfect"
Javier Bardem — "Oops... There Goes His Face" in Skyfall"
Seth MacFarlane as Ted — "Ted Gets Saucy" in Ted"
BEST VILLAIN
Javier Bardem — "Skyfall"
Leonardo DiCaprio — "Django Unchained"
Marion Cotillard — "The Dark Knight Rises"
Tom Hardy — "The Dark Knight Rises"
Tom Hiddleston — "Marvel's The Avengers
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
Anne Hathaway — "Les Misérables"
Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez — "Magic Mike"
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee — "Pitch Perfect"
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence — "Silver Linings Playbook"
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller — "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
See the list of nominees at http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1703068/2013-mtv-movie-awards-nominees.jhtml
Review: "Scary Movie 4" Just as Bad, but Less Funny
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Running time: 83 minutes (1 hour, 23 minutes)
MPAA – PG-13 for crude and sexual humor throughout, some comic violence and language
DIRECTOR: David Zucker
WRITERS: Craig Mazin, Pat Proft, and Jim Abrams; from a story by Craig Mazin
PRODUCERS: Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Thomas E. Ackerman
EDITORS: Craig Herring and Tom Lewis
COMPOSER: James L. Venable
Razzie Award winner
COMEDY/HORROR
Starring: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart, Leslie Nielsen, DeRay Davis, Charlie Sheen, Chris Elliot, Molly Shannon, Michael Madsen, Carmen Electra, Dr. Phil McGraw, and Shaquille O’Neal
The subject of this movie review is Scary Movie 4, a 2006 comedy and parody film of science fiction and horror films. It is the fourth film in the Scary Movie franchise and a direct sequel to Scary Movie 3. Scary Movie 4 also ends the story arc that began in the original film, Scary Movie.
Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), and the rest of the Scary Movie gang are back. Using a parody of the Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise version of War of the Worlds (2005) as a framework, the gang sends-up movies like The Grudge (2004), Brokeback Mountain, The Village (2004), Saw and Saw II, and Million Dollar Baby along with other films, music and current events. Cindy has to solve the mystery of a little boy’s murder if she is going to stop the alien invasion and reclaim the new love of her life, Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko, spoofing Cruise in War of the Worlds).
Scary Movie 4 isn’t as funny as Scary Movie 3, not having nearly the same number of belly laughs 3 had. Director David Zucker, known for his work on such lampoon movies as Airplane! and the Naked Gun franchise, gives Scary Movie 4 a more coherent narrative than he gave the third film. This one actually has a story that attempts to make sense while at the same time satirizing of so many other films and pop culture. However, the determination to “make sense” tames any of the jokes that have potential for being really raucous humor.
The audience with which I saw this film was obviously uncomfortable with or not familiar with Brokeback Mountain, so the gay love jokes fell flat. However, the scenes satirizing The Grudge succeed because they capture that film’s scary weirdness. Still, I’ll never understand why the Wayans Brothers were summarily dismissed from the franchise, because Zucker’s films (3 and 4) are not nearly as good or as funny as Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2. Ultimately, Scary Movie 4 is a lame film that is nothing more than a cheesy video rental.
3 of 10
C-
Saturday, April 15, 2006
NOTES:
2007 Razzie Awards: 1 win: “Worst Supporting Actress” (Carmen Electra, also for Date Movie-2006)
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