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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leaves No Meat On The Bone (Josh's Take)
It's time to go back to where the legend was born in New Line Cinema's Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. The film depicts the birth of Thomas Hewitt (Andrew Bryniarski), the man known to many as Leatherface, as well as his morbid family and the horrific events that shape "what is known as the most brutal killing spree of all time."
In a completely different way than the 2003 remake displayed, The Beginning is a terrifying journey into the darkest depths of mankind, traveling into places many would never want to go. The film is overly brutal and gory, something that the 2003 remake was lacking, and also generates the same gloomy spirit of the original. As a whole, the film is able to create blood freezing tension that shocks the audience at almost every turn.
Not Enough Gold Stars For Employee Of The Month (Josh's Take)
Ever wonder what goes on behind the registers at Costco or Sam's Club? Lionsgate seems to know in their new comedy Employee of the Month. The film stars Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and a handful of other comedians who tell us "buying in bulk is our God given right."
Dane Cook stars as Zack, a box boy who has never amounted to anything while working at Super Club. It's only when the sexy new cashier Amy (Jessica Simpson) arrives that Zack decides to beat out archenemy Vince (Dax Shepard) at winning employee of the month to get Amy's attention. The best performance however comes from Andy Dick's character Lon. While Andy does seem to be restraining himself at some points, his awkward appearance alone is hysterical.
FS.net's Weekly Openings Report - October 6th
Wide release openings for Friday, October 6th include: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Departed, and Employee of the Month.
Limited release openings include: The Queen, and Little Children.
Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon in The Departed opening this weekend.
FirstShowing Weekend Suggestion: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. But if horror isn't your cup 'o tea, then The Departed is where it's at. A strong cast and fantastic writing and directing from the one and only Martin Scorsese make this one of the best films of the year.
Head out to your local movie theater and watch one of these newly released movies! And don't forget to stop by and leave a comment on your own review or thoughts on any movies you saw this weekend.
Kicking Off Fall: Plenty o' Fantastic Trailers
It's that time of year when a whole new set of Fall blockbusters are making their debut, and it's also the time when the studios gear up for the rest of the features coming out in Fall/Winter and release some slick new trailers. This weekend there is a grand selection of some amazing trailers, and of course, we've got to tell you all about them!
Read on for all the new trailers from this weekend.
Grudge 2 (OHS)
Friday, October 13th
The second event in our month of October's horror series! Specific times will be announced nearer to the event date. We will be meeting up at the Chipotle near the theater beforehand for anyone who's interested and wants to meet some fellow horror fans and/or the FirstShowing.net staff. Check back soon for more event details.
Colorado Springs, CO:
Cinemark 16 Theatre (off Powers Blvd.) [MAP]
7:30PM and 8:00PM Showings [Buy Tickets]
Meet-up at Chipotle at 6:15PM
(south of the theatre in the Powers & Carefree Circle South shopping center)
View the Map to Chipotle, Colorado Springs
Denver, CO:
UA Colorado Mills 16 Theatre (at the Colorado Mills Mall) [MAP]
7:15PM and 7:45PM Showings [Buy Tickets]
Meet-up at Chipotle at 6:00PM
(on the north west side of the Colorado Mills Mall)
View the Map to Chipotle, Denver
October Horror Series Events in Colorado
Do you love horror movies? Do you want to have the greatest time of your life seeing every big horror movie coming out in the month of October on its release day in theaters?!
FirstShowing.net Presents the
OCTOBER HORROR SERIES
Every Friday throughout October, FirstShowing.net will be meeting up and heading out to theater to make your horror movie experiences this October unforgettable. With an amazing selection of movies coming out each weekend including: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Grudge 2, Nightmare Before Christmas 3D, and Saw III, we're making sure each one delivers its own unique event. We will have some awesome prizes for each movie, including shirts, hats, posters, and plenty more.
Details on Andy Dick's Upcoming Comedy Central Show
Although it is generally not in our nature to support TV or much of anything outside of the theatrical viewing of movies… given that Andy gave us this news in our exclusive interview with him… I thought it be appropriate of us to post it for all to read.
Andy Dick released details during the interview stating, "I have a Comedy Central show in the works as well" that would premier by the end of the year. Andy went on further to say that the show would be a "hybrid show" featuring both the actual show as well as a look at the behind-the-scenes and creation of the show. He also went on to say that he's "going to go backwards in time," re-visiting "Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, Jack Paar, and the original Tonight Show." Overall sounds like it should be a solid show.
To see the full transcript from the interview, you can find it right here. Look out for the new Andy Dick show on Comedy Central coming up by the end of the year and keep reading FirstShowing.net for all the latest movie news, hype, and exclusives!
Exclusive: Andy Dick chats about Employee of the Month, Jessica Simpson, and sings us a world debut song!
Comedian Andy Dick spent some time chatting with us over the phone to talk about his upcoming movie Employee of the Month and much, much more.
Employee of the Month is a comedy opening this Friday, October 6th, about two employees at Super Club, a bulk-discount retailer, who battle against each other for the coveted title of "employee of the month" to win the heart of a recent hire. Employee of the Month is directed by Greg Coolidge. Read our other interview with star Dax Shepard.
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Official 300 Trailer out in HD!
A couple weeks ago we posted a trailer for Frank Miller's 300 that was apparently a leaked, unofficial version - and yet just incredible. Eventually Warner Brothers got to us (with some legal statements) and forced us to remove the trailer. However, as promised (and also available in front of The Departed), the complete final 300 trailer is out in high-definition on Apple. And boy does this trailer look even BETTER in high def!
Check it out the complete trailer now on Apple!
(And for those wondering, the song they use in the trailer is Nine Inch Nails - Just Like You Imagined.)
Dax Shepard Interview for Employee of the Month
Dax Shepard, of "Punk'd" and Zathura fame, shared a few minutes with us here at FirstShowing.net to talk about his upcoming movie Employee of the Month. In addition to talking about working on Employee of the Month, Dax also talked about Idiocracy as well as his other upcoming projects.
Employee of the Month is a comedy opening this Friday, October 6th, about two employees at Super Club, a bulk-discount retailer, who battle against each other for the coveted title of "employee of the month" to win the heart of a recent hire. Employee of the Month is directed by Greg Coolidge.
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New Ghost Rider Trailer - Watch Now!
The new full trailer for Ghost Rider is now out! Hit the jump to watch it now!
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (OHS)
Friday, October 6th
The first event in our month of October's horror series! We have some shirts, hats, posters, and more to give away for Texas Chainsaw Massacre! We will be meeting up at the Chipotle near the theater beforehand for anyone who's interested and wants to meet some fellow horror fans and/or the FirstShowing.net staff.
The first 75 people into each theater will received an exclusive prize bag with Texas Chainsaw Massacre goodies!
Colorado Springs, CO:
Cinemark 16 Theatre (off Powers Blvd.) [MAP]
7:30PM and 8:05PM Showings [Buy Tickets]
Meet-up at Chipotle at 6:15PM
(south of the theatre in the Powers & Carefree Circle South shopping center)
View the Map to Chipotle, Colorado Springs
Denver, CO:
UA Colorado Mills 16 Theatre (at the Colorado Mills Mall) [MAP]
7:15PM and 7:50PM Showings [Buy Tickets]
Meet-up at Chipotle at 6:00PM
(on the north west side of the Colorado Mills Mall)
View the Map to Chipotle, Denver
New Ghost Rider Poster Revealed
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A new poster for Ghost Rider has been released. Does this not look incredible?! I mean, I have a lot of movie posters, but this one I REALLY want! The tag line reads "Long Ago He Made a Deal To Save Someone He Loved."
UPDATE: There are some newers posters that have shown up online. Check them out right here!
The new trailer is out - watch it right here!
Ghost Rider will be released by Sony Pictures on February 16. It stars Nic Cage as Ghost Rider and Eva Mendes and is being directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Check out our Comic-Con press conference video here.
If we get enough people to respond via comments here, I'll see if I can try and get some to giveaway!
HypeCast Episode #07: Cornucopia of Fun - Dax Shepard, Andy Dick, and GeekLabel
This Week's Episode:A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints / The U.S. vs. John Lennon / The Guardian Reviews
News: Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man; Russell Crowe Response; Pan's Labyrinth Foreign Language Oscar Submission
Dax Shepard / Andy Dick Interviews
Current State of Movies: GeekLabel's Kingfish, The Vicar, Supergeek Billy
Upcoming Weekend
I apologize that we did not include a main topic of discussion this week, as we had so many great features to present, we just didn't have the time! So enjoy this great episode! We'll definitely come back to gangster / crime / heist movies for discussion again in the future!
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I apologize for the delay in posting any updates or news over the past few days. We're working on a complete re-design of the website that will launch by tomorrow. It's been a very time consuming process, as we're making sure to get it just right. The podcast will be posted later tonight. With that, be prepared for the new design within 24 hours!
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Poster Contest
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is about Dito Montiel (played by Shia LaBeouf) and his life growing up in Astoria, Queens, New York. His group of friends, Nerf, Antonio, and Giuseppe, are an eclectic mix of troublemaking youngsters with nothing to do during the hot summer days but complain about the heat. Dito meets Mike, a new kid from Scotland, and they become best friends as they make weekly trips via subway into Manhattan to make some money walking dogs. Dito's father Monty is the stern but caring father that they all love and the local group of girls, Laurie, Jenny, and Diane, help fuel the guys' sexual desires. When some Puerto Ricans from another neighborhood start vandalizing their neighborhood, Antonio, the tall, buff punk of the group that always has a black-eye and bruises, decides to stand up for them and inevitably makes some decisions that change his and Dito's lives forever.
Jump ahead 20 years. These are some of the events that the older Dito (played by Robert Downey Jr.) remembers when he comes back to visit his sick father. Dito left his home after a tragic incident from his childhood and left all these friends and memories behind, only to return 20 years later to confront them again. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is about coming to grips with your childhood and recognizing the love that a family has. You can read our review of the movie here.
We have 5 full-size posters (seen above) to give out for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. All you need to do is send us an e-mail to contests@firstshowing.net with "AGTRYS contest" in the subject and the answer to the following question. Who plays Laurie, Dito's girlfriend, in the movie? (Hint: check IMDb.)
Theater Closing for 2 Weeks Due to No Good Movies
There was a news article that caught my eye as of recent. It was about a movie theater in Illinois that decided to close down for 2 weeks because of a lack of good movies. The commentary so far has been quite negative, given that manager decided to close it in lieu of the opening of Invincible, Open Season, Flyboys, and Snakes on a Plane (why these movies are all opening up this off of their actual release date, I don't know). This is some of the most interesting bits of news to come out in regards to the movie theater industry recently, and the first I've ever heard of this sort of thing happening.
I really don't have much to say in argument to the manager's decision. All I have to say is that maybe this is a realistic or possibly inevitable happening.