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The Wolverine trailer

Kereth — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:46:38 +0000

Check out The Wolverine, if you haven’t already. Directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, and Will Yun Lee. Set in Japan, Wolverine must overcome the new physical challenges he faces and fight a villain from his past. Coming this July.…

Disney’s “Big Hero 6″ – Their first animated Marvel adaptation

Peter — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:13:34 +0000

Rumors started to swirl last summer, but now it’s official – Disney Animation is adapting the Marvel comic Big Hero 6, which marks the first animated effort since Disney’s buyout of Marvel. Never heard of it? Me either. According to director Don Hall (Winnie the Pooh), that’s kind of the point.

“I was looking for something on the obscure side, something that would mesh well with what we do. The idea of a kid and a robot story with a strong brother element, it’s very Disney… Marvel properties take place in the real world. We were looking for something to do where we could make our own world — bring in the Japanese influences, have recognizable landmarks mashed up with a Japanese aesthetic.”

While the film won’t be out until November 7, 2014, Disney have released a quick promo video showcasing the style that Don Hall talks about above.

And the official write up from Disney:

“From Walt Disney Animation Studios comes “Big Hero 6,” an action comedy adventure about brilliant robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who finds himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the fast-paced, high-tech city of San Fransokyo. With the help of his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—Hiro joins forces with a reluctant team of first-time crime fighters on a mission to save their city. Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action and all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the CG-animated “Big Hero 6” hits theaters in 3D on November 7, 2014.”

Sounds good to me! What do you think?

Here’s your chance to catch Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness back to back!

Peter — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:42:08 +0000

As I’m sure most of you are aware, next week sees the opening of Star Trek Into Darkness, the much anticipated follow up to 2009′s box office and critical success, Star Trek. In addition to our awesomely fantastic midnight showing of Star Trek Into Darkness on Wednesday (May 15) night, the powers that be have granted us permission to show the first film that same night at 9:15. So come early, catch a refresher on the first flick, and enjoy our midnight premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness!

Great Gatsby and Star Trek Into Darkness early shows

Kereth — Sun, 05 May 2013 23:11:42 +0000

Come see Great Gatsby a day early at 10PM, Thursday May 9th, and then plan on staying up late Wednesday May 15th for a 12:01AM show of Star Trek Into Darkness. Tickets for both are on sale now, and are in glorious digital! Hope to see everyone there.

Come see a movie, then see a movie being filmed!

Christine — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:45:14 +0000

So I am sure that most of you are aware that this week, some A-list movie stars are right around the corner from us. As one may naturally assume, the employees at our humble little cinema are slight movie buffs (and by ‘slight’, of course, I mean MASSIVE), so we’d be pleased as punch to get a glance of David O. Russell or any of the major actors appearing in the project (Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner are just a few of the celebrities involved.) While signs about town say “Untitled”, which would indicate that the film has yet to be named, IMDB has recently updated the film’s page and it’s title is currently listed as “American Hustle”. According to IMDB, the film is a 70′s set “Drama History Thriller” and it’s scheduled release date is Christmas of this year. The film tells the true story of a con man who is forced to work with a federal agent in order to help expose other con men, mobsters, and politicians.

I have big dreams of getting my picture taken with Christian Bale while wearing my Batman shirt. Or giving a CinemaSalem bumper sticker to Jeremy Renner. Or having Jennifer Lawrence pose for a pic in front of our impressive collection of ‘Catching Fire’ posters in our lobby. Currently, I’m hatching a scheme to raid my mom’s closet for a 70′s-era frock to sneak myself on set as an extra. Shhh, don’t tell! Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to wear my Batman shirt underneath for that photo-op

In movie world…Summer starts in May

Shane — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:09:43 +0000

We will be starting off May correctly with Iron Man 3 (May 3rd) and the following week we will be getting The Great Gatsby (May 10th). You must have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of these movies (not that I judge, I had a pet rock once), buuuut if you haven’t we shall summarize and trailer it up.

Iron Man 3 takes place after The Avengers movie. Tony Stark (Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.)) finds himself up against an enemy that doesn’t have a limit to his reach. Stark’s personal world is attacked and he finds himself relying on not only the suit, but himself to fight his way back and to protect the ones he loves. Director: Shane Black. Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Rebecca Hall, Guy Pearce, and Ben Kingsley.

The Great Gatsby is based off of the novel and is directed by Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge). Takes place in the early 1920′s in NYC where you follow Nick Carraway who ends up living next door to Jay Gatsby. Carraway entangles himself into the rich world dynamics where you witness love, deceit, and the American dream. Also, the soundtrack is going to be amazing. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki, and Joel Edgerton.

Pain & Gain – 4 differences between the movie and the real life story

Peter — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:50:22 +0000

Tonight at CinemaSalem marks opening night of Michael Bay’s new flick, Pain & Gain. This “low budget” passion project tells the story of three Miami based body builders who want more out of life, leading them to kidnap, torture, and murder innocent people for a quick buck. The movie is so absurd that, even though it’s reiterated multiple times throughout the course of the film, it’s hard to believe it is in fact a true story. As is the case with pretty much any film claiming to be a true story, not every single moment is based on actual events, but sometimes it’s hard to differentiate between what’s real and what has been added for the sake of the film and it’s audience.

/Film posted a very interesting article about the 4 biggest differences between the movie Pain & Gain and the actual events upon which it’s based. You can check out the article here. Now, this article contains pretty massive spoilers for the film, so I highly recommend holding off reading it until you’ve seen the movie, but it’s definitely an interesting and worthwhile read.

“The Grandmaster” Trailer

Peter — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:40:10 +0000

Wong Kar Wai, the Chinese director best known for films like In The Mood for Love and Chunking Express, is stepping a bit out of his comfort zone for his next film and doing a full on martial arts flick. A martial arts film as only he can direct, obviously. Titled The Grandmaster and starring Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang, the film seems to have all of the beauty and heart that you come to expect from Wong Kar Wai. If the trailer is a good indicator, that is. Which you can check out for yourself below.

Pretty awesome, right?

Spring Cleaning

Shane — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:20:38 +0000

Its that time of year again when we go through all of our posters and give away what we don’t need. This year we even have a few posters from the Salem Film Festival. If you want a poster all you have to do is be the first one to ask for it. We won’t be mailing any of these out so if you are putting in a request for one please make sure you can come get it. Also, don’t be afraid to come in and just ask.

We have two huge vinyl posters from Beautiful Creatures. When I say huge, I mean it is going to take up your wall. They are two character posters, one is Ethan, and the other is Lena.

The rest of the posters are of regular movie poster size. We have…

From Up on Poppy Hill

Oblivion

Big Wedding (2)

Temptation (2)

Fast and Furious 6 (3)

Lone Ranger

Place Beyond the Pines

Peeples (6)

Admission

Nairobi Half Life (4)

Mortal Instruments

Carrie

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Lords of Salem (3)

Hansel and Gretel

Breaking Dawn part 2

The Salem Film Fest posters are…

Furever

Seeking Asian Female

Radio Unnameable

Zipper

Unfinished Spaces

Big Easy Express

A man who needs no introduction, but a lot more credit…

Shane — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:48:43 +0000

Patton Oswalt has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. He had some great words to say after what occured in Boston on Monday (you can read them on his Facebook page). The great thing about Oswalt is that he can give a great speech about a serious topic and make it beautiful and meaningful ooooor he can be an awesome nerd. After reading his first speech you should watch the video below to make your geeky heart smile. He has my vote.