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Teaser: Lily Tomlin in Grandma

Lily Tomlin in Grandma

For the first time in 27 years, the imminently watchable and always fantastic Lily Tomlin stars in a feature film – Grandma.

The film was screened on the final night of the Sundance Film Festival to excellent response (no surprise). Sony has purchased the distribution rights.

The cast of Grandma includes Sam Elliot, Marcia Gay Harden and Julia Garner as Lily’s granddaughter. The flick was written and directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Weitz (American Pie, About A Boy).

Deadline writes that the film is “a darkly funny and also touching film of one long day in the life of one very frayed family.”

One of our great national treasures, Tomlin’s work is always insightful, inspiring and razor-sharp.
Look for Grandma in theaters soon.

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Trailer: Fantastic Four

First look at the upcoming reboot of Marvel’s The Fantastic Four.

Squeee!!!

From the clip description: The FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways.

Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

In theaters Summer 2015.

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Movie Mashup: Final Cut 2014

Mashup of the best in film for the year 2014 edited by Nick Bosworth. Very cleverly done.

Clip description: Another year has passed and it has been a memorable one folks. 2014 gave us many incredible films from every genre you can think of and I will once again honor the people behind them and their immense efforts by showcasing 330 films that released during the past year. I thank you all for watching and look forward to an even better 2015.

(h/t Towleroad)

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Short Film: “Gay Men On Screen: A Place For Us”

In the span of five minutes, editor Manuel Betancourt explores the diversity and progress (or not) gays have made on the big and small screens.

From the editor:

How are gay men depicted in mainstream culture? From flaming sissies to AIDS victims, from sex-crazed lotharios to queer villains, the tropes that have thus far characterized gay men on screen have been few though they’ve increasingly become more varied, showcasing the diversity in our community.

Showcasing scenes from Angels in America, The Normal Heart, In & Out, Brokeback Mountain, as well as older films like The Maltese Falcon and Rope, this supercut compiles a representative sample of the ways gay men have been portrayed on screen.

For more info on the video, click here.

(h/t Boy Culture)

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Marvel Announces “Phase 3” Films in Development

Carol Danvers – Captain Marvel

Pardon me as I geek out for just a second… 🙂

July 6th, 2018, will be the release date of the first Marvel superhero movie starring a female super hero – Captain Marvel.

The news comes via announcement today of Marvel’s Phase 3 movies which will include Black Panther, the Inhumans, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity Wars and more sequels in the Captain America & Guardians of the Galaxy franchises.

• Captain America 3: Civil War on May 6th, 2016

• Doctor Strange on November 4th, 2016

• Guardians of the Galaxy 2 on May 5th, 2017

• Thor 3: Ragnarok on July 28th, 2017

• Black Panther on November 3rd, 2017

• Captain Marvel on July 6th, 2018

• Inhumans on November 2nd, 2018

• Avengers: Infinity War Part One in May 2018

• Avengers: Infinity War Part Two in May 2019

It’s almost strange to note that so far there has not been a Marvel super heroine with her own film. Even Wonder Woman has gotten the nod from DC Comics for a 2017 film by now.

Also of interest is the character – having gone through several incarnations – began comic book life as a male, but the title was recently handed over to Carol Danvers in the comic book series and that’s the version Marvel’s going with for the film.

For those not familiar, Danvers powers include flight, super strength, and the ability to shoot energy bursts from her hands.

See you at the movies!

Concept art for Black Panther film coming in November 2017 from Marvel

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Trailer: “Citizen Koch”

What does it cost to buy an election? And who exactly is behind the money?

As Mitt Romney famously said “Corporations are people.”  And here are those “people.”

CITIZEN KOCH investigates the impact of unlimited, anonymous spending by corporations and billionaires on the electoral process, featuring stories of life-long Republicans whose loyalty is tested when their families become collateral damage in the GOP fight to take organized labor out at the knees.

Alternately terrifying and funny, CITIZEN KOCH is a powerful portrait of our political times.