BEYOND THE MARQUEE

ABC Family’s 15th Annual “13 Nights of Halloween” Programming Event Begins Saturday, October 19th

October 18th, 2013

Beyond the Marquee

ABC Family scares up the 2013 “13 Nights of Halloween” celebration, with programming filled with scares and frights as you countdown to Halloween. The popular programming event, now in its 15th year, starting tomorrow, Saturday, October 19, and concluding on Thursday, October 31, features a brand new episode of “Pretty Little Liars” and the highly anticipated premiere of spinoff series, “Ravenswood.” The programming will also include the ABC Family feature film premiere of Men in Black, the network premiere of Disney Pixar’s Toy Story OF TERROR! and a ghoulish mix of Halloween-themed programming airing for the 13 nights leading up to Halloween.

Click here to see the full schedule for ABC Family’s “13 Nights of Halloween.”

CONTEST: Win 2 FREE MOVIE TICKETS to Robert Redford’s Latest Film; “ALL IS LOST”

October 18th, 2013

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WIN 2 FREE TICKETS to see ALL IS LOST

It’s time for another FREE STUFF FRIDAY! Today we’re offering up 2 FREE MOVIE TICKETS to “All is Lost“. Academy Award® winner Robert Redford stars in All Is Lost, an open-water thriller about one man’s battle for survival against the elements after his sailboat is destroyed at sea. But with the sun unrelenting, sharks circling and his meager supplies dwindling, the ever-resourceful sailor soon finds himself staring his mortality in the face. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee J.C. Chandor (Margin Call) with a musical score by Alex Ebert (Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros), All Is Lost is a gripping, visceral and powerfully moving tribute to ingenuity and resilience. And now we can offer up 2 FREE MOVIE TICKETS to award one lucky reader! Click ahead for contest details and check out the cool Interactive Movie Poster too! All Is Lost opens in NY and LA October 18, nationwide October 25th.

The First 3 Films of the INDIANA JONES Saga to be Released Individually for the First Time on Digital HD

October 17th, 2013

Ethan Reynolds

Raiders of the Lost Ark

For the first time ever, the first three films in the Indiana Jones saga will be available individually in high definition when they arrive on Digital HD November 19, 2013 and on Blu-ray with a digital copy available through iTunes December 17, 2013 from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Media Distribution. Relive all your favorite moments from the greatest adventure of all time—from the deserts of Egypt to the jungles of South America—as everyone’s favorite archaeologist travels the globe thwarting evil villains to retrieve history’s most famous artifacts. Under the supervision of director Steven Spielberg and sound designer Ben Burtt, Raiders of the Lost Ark was painstakingly restored in 2012 with careful attention to preserving the original look, sound and feel of the iconic film.

Own this meticulously restored version of the cinematic classic that started it all, as well as previously remastered versions of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, each with pristine picture and sound in sparkling high definition. 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull will also be available on Digital HD and in a two-disc Blu-ray set with behind-the-scenes special features. Click ahead for all the details on what you can find on the discs!

How Much Do the Fast Cars In Movies Really Cost?

October 17th, 2013

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How much does it cost to ride like the stars?

You dream of owning a fast movie car, but you’re pragmatic. So, you bought a car offering good gas mileage at a decent price. But maybe you should have looked a little closer. Most silver screen vehicles like Lamborghinis and Bugattis are expensive, as Bit Wise Drivers covered in their “World’s Most Expensive Cars” post. However, there are some Hollywood rides out there that are the exception. These cars have price tags far more realistic than their movie’s plotline…

MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Ep. 4: Eye Spy (T.V. Review)

October 16th, 2013

Steven D'Arcangelo

SPY GENRE CLICHÉ #86 — THE ROGUE AGENT. A former spy goes rogue and battles the hero who works for the same agency that, in the rogue’s eyes, did him wrong. Torn between loyalties, hero spy must defeat rogue spy/villain despite personal connections.

Every espionage franchise eventually gets to the rogue agent trope. Tom Cruise did it in Mission: Impossible II. James Bond tried it twice in GoldenEye and Skyfall. It’s been utilized so many times that Archer spoofs it on a regular basis. Now Marvel trots out the trope in this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode. The results may not be the best, but they’re far from the worst.

Arnold Teams with Sly in ESCAPE PLAN (Film Review)

October 16th, 2013

John Delia

Well the ex-Governor and ex-boxer finally get full feature screen time together in their new film Escape Plan and they haven’t broken the formula yet. Playing familiar roles, delivering pedestrian lines and punching their way through this prison story that could easily have been made for cable, the two icons create a lot of their usual fuss and drama. Although the film has some good moments there’s not enough to draw a crowd of fans the size of their yesteryear.

Beyond the Marquee: The Web-Series (Episode 54) – THE PURGE: FEAR THE NIGHT

October 16th, 2013

Beyond the Marquee

For most, Halloween isn’t complete without a trip thru your local towns “Haunted Maze”, whether it’s one created on a nearby college campus, in an abandoned store of a strip mall, in an old cornfield, at a major theme park or a deserted old downtown building. The themes and level of scaring range from family fun, to horrifically terrifying. This year after terrorizing moviegoers with such hit films as four Paranormal Activity movies, Insidious, Sinister and The Purge, producer Jason Blum, founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, found a new way to scare audiences.

Now thru Halloween week in Downtown Los Angeles, at the Variety Arts Center, you’ll find “The Purge: Fear the Night”. This truly intense Haunted attraction puts the guests right in the middle of the story that begins as soon as guests set foot in the the door. With elements of interactive theater, enormous set pieces and traditional mazes, this event and it’s cast of 40+ actors offers a new twist on a traditional way to be scared, without traditional horror elements. Following the theme of “The Purge” in which a future United States of America offers up, for once a year, 12 hours in which all crime is legal, up to and including murder, you’ll be sure to have one hell of an adrenaline ride. Beyond the Marquee’s own Jon Donahue takes you on a first hand sneak peek of the dark twists and turns of “The Purge: Fear the Night”