MOVIES
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Coming to Select North American Movie Theaters
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“Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods,” the internationally beloved animated franchise, Dragon Ball Z, is back in theaters with a highly-anticipated new release: “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F. “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’” is the second feature personally supervised by series creator, Akira Toriyama. The event will be presented on the big screen in select cinemas across North America from August 4 -12, 2015.
“Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ showcases the return of Frieza—one of the anime world’s greatest villains—as well as God of Destruction Beerus and Whis from “Battle of Gods.” In this latest story, Frieza is resurrected and takes his revenge on the Z-Fighters of Earth. Goku and Vegeta must reach new levels of power in order to protect Earth from their vengeful nemesis.
U.S. and Canadian fans are eagerly awaiting “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F,’” which is already a smash hit in Japan. According to Deadline Hollywood, “Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’” opened at number one in Japan, as the only territory where “Fast & Furious 7” did not top the box office charts on its opening weekend.
The light side of mental illness in “Infinitely Polar Bear”
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Maya Forbes’ directing debuts with Infinitely Polar Bear, starring Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide, Beth Dixon. During 88 minutes you will enjoy many emotional and comical bitterness scenes. Definitely, it is a film about the effects of mental illness on a family and about love and the hard choices people have to make every day. It is a funny and heartrending portrait of the many unexpected ways in which parents and children save each other.
Despite Cam’s (Mark Ruffalo) is a manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters with a touch of rebellion.
As Sony Picture Classic’s film, Maya Forbes is a filmmaker to watch in order to be entertained by some good ideas, plot, cast and performances.
Nicole Boxer In Person to Present Her Film "How I Got Over"
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San Rafael-based Alcohol Justice and Studio City-based Writers In Treatment announced today that Nicole Boxer will be appearing at the screening of her feature-length documentary How I Got Over at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.
The film follows 15 formerly homeless women as they craft an original play, based on their harrowing true-life stories, to be performed one-night-only at The Kennedy Center. Guided by teachers from the Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, the women of N Street Village – a community for addiction recovery – discover their untapped artistic talents and reckon with their traumatic histories. Sharing their pasts to release the potential in their futures, the emboldened women take the stage before a packed house, illuminating the transformative power of arts education.
“I made this film because I believe a connective power exists between a filmmaker and a subject, and between one who is willing to testify and one who bears witness—and I want to see how much farther that connection can go to make positive change in the world,” Boxer has stated.“What I did not foresee when I began filming HOW I GOT OVER is how much I have in common with the ladies of N Street, despite our surface disparities. Our stories are now forever entwined.”
There will be a special Tribute to Robin Williams on Sunday morning June 14, 2015, at the Smith Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, with a screening of Patch Adams. The film, starring Robin Williams & Philip Seymour Hoffman, tells a true story about a medical student in the 1970’s who treats patients, illegally, using humor. Bay Area comedian Johnny Steele, a good friend of the late Williams, will introduce the session.
Mario Lopez Invites Fans to Enter Photo Contest For Chance to Win a Trip to Little League World Series in August
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As part of the “Picture Perfect Season” initiative that kicked off last month, Mario Lopez is encouraging his fans, and baseball fans everywhere, to take part in the photo contest for the chance to win a trip to the Little League Baseball®World Series in South Williamsport, PA.
“I’ve always been such a fan of the game of baseball, and it really starts for so many families, including mine, with Little League,” said Lopez. “I’m excited to take part in this celebration of family photos and especially the printed images that we all cherish, and showcase the excitement and passion of the game.”
The best world-beaters are in “Spy”
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Spy is the new film of Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency’s most dangerous missions. But when her partner (Jude Law) falls off the grid and another top agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham) is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global disaster. This film was written and directed by Paul Feig.
During 1hr 19 min. Melissa McCarthy’s performance is one of the best. On the contrary, Statham is rarely stands out into his comedic potential. However, the good direction, jokes and the well developed physical comedy makes this is more on par with The Heat.
Most people begin to like the idea that this comedy is very well made from an over weighted -lady jokes combined with two elements that makes successfully a film because this one has comedy and action.
Definitely, Spy is highly recommended for its memorable supporting characters and funny contrast of personalities of Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) and Rick Ford (Jason Statham) as the moody and hyper-masculine action tough guy.
