BEYOND THE MARQUEE

Help Support the Kickstarter Campaign for “STRING THEORY” a Nontraditional Acoustic Musical Short

June 23rd, 2013

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STRING THEORY Movie Poster

Every once in awhile we come across a cool independent film worthy of mentioning among the news and reviews of the Hollywood blockbusters we report on. Over the weekend we were introduced to “String Theory”, a nontraditional musical short film and four song EP project currently in the funding phase on Kickstarter. Not only is the project unique in itself, but so is its Kickstarter campaign. String Theory follows three singer-songwriters in Los Angeles whose lives collide in a 24-hour period. Aurora, Patsy and Yun, are all singer-songwriters struggling amongst the gritty streets of Hollywood. All three are strangers, unknowingly connected by their love and need for music. String Theory follows them individually until their lives intersect for a brief moment that changes each in a profound way. Already the team has released a music video, cinemagraph movie posters (String Theory is likely the first film to have employed this technique), highly produced intro and updates videos, full access to the script…and they only have 4 days left in the campaign. Click ahead for more details.

CONTEST: Win a Monster Prize Pack of Disney/PIXAR’s “Monsters University” Promotional Items

June 21st, 2013

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Win these Roar’some Prizes!!!

Disney/PIXAR’s “Monster’s University” hits theaters today nationwide and our good pals in Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures have loaded us up with some fun MU swag to giveaway. We’ve got a Monsters University hat, CD soundtrack, MU collectible keychain. MU mini-pendant, MU Student Sticket Badge and an MU t-shirt, all waiting to make their home with one of our monstrously awesome Beyond the Marquee followers! It’s so easy to enter, just click ahead and answer the “Monsters University” themed question that will award you all this fun swag.

Beyond the Marquee: The Web Series (Ep.47) – Zombies!!!

June 20th, 2013

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Whether you call them Walkers, Flesh-Eaters, Skin-Puppets or the Living Dead, ZOMBIES are a bigger part of our culture than ever before. This week the world will be exposed to yet another Zombie Apocalypse film with the release of “World War Z” starring Brad Pitt. To get a better understanding about these monsters we love to hate, we sent our own Beyond the Marquee field reporter and part-time Vampire hunter Kat Sheridan, to MONSTERPALOOZA in Burbank California, the perfect place to get people’s thoughts on the recent fascination with zombie infestations on TV and in Movies.

Elijah Wood Teases Season 3 of FX’s “WILFRED”

June 20th, 2013

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Beyond the Marquee was on-hand at last Fall’s Disney XD press-junket for “TRON Uprising” where we certainly got our fill about Renegade Programs and Light-cycles. After the digital dust settled, we shifted gears and chatted with the Disney XD star about some of his roles off the Grid, including his character of Ryan Newman on “Wilfred”, FX’s original comedy, based on the critically- acclaimed Australian series. If you’ve never seen an episode, essentially it’s the story of Ryan, a young man struggling to make his way in the world until he forms a unique friendship with ‘Wilfred,’ his neighbor’s canine pet. Everyone else sees Wilfred as just a dog, but Ryan sees a crude and somewhat surly, yet irrepressibly brave and honest Australian bloke in a cheap dog suit. While leading him through a series of comedic and existential adventures, Wilfred the dog shows Ryan the man how to overcome his fears and joyfully embrace the unpredictability and insanity of the world around him. Check out the Season 3 premiere of “Wilfred” Tonight and new episodes every Thursday at 10pm on FX.

LOCATION, LOCATION, Location? #10 – Revealed ~ Karate Kid

June 19th, 2013

Kevin Stern

Did ‘ya Guess It?

Our tenth LOCATION, LOCATION, Location? should have been pretty familiar to anyone growing up in the 80’s with a sharp eye and quick reflexes.

Marquee Mama Reviews Disney/PIXAR’s “MONSTERS UNIVERSITY”

June 19th, 2013

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Marquee Mama Reviews Disney/PIXAR’s Monsters University

This is the prequel (heck, I would have been happy with a sequel) I have been waiting for! The original, Monsters, Inc., has occupied the top spot on my Fave-Kid-Movies list since it was released in 2001. Now it has a very close second.

Click ahead for my full review of Disney/PIXAR’s Monsters University.

CONTEST: Win a Blu-ray/DVD Copy of “PHANTOM” starring Ed Harris and David Duchovny

June 19th, 2013

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PHANTOM coming June 25th to Bluray/DVD

At the height of the cold war, the world holds its breath when a Soviet submarine armed with nuclear missiles goes missing in the Pacific. On board the vessel, the battle-tested captain (Harris) and a rogue KGB agent (Duchovny) are waging a life-and-death game of cat and mouse. With enemy forces closing in and time running out, the captain fights to keep control with nuclear armageddon hanging in the balance. “PHANTOM” stars four-time Academy Award® nominee Ed Harris, Golden Globe® winner David Duchovny (TV’s “The X-Files”), and William Fichtner (Armageddon), it’s available on Blu-ray and DVD on June 25. And now our good friends at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are offering up a Blu-ray copy of the film to one lucky Beyond the Marquee reader, so baton down the hatches and prepare to dive into the contest below!!!