BEYOND THE MARQUEE

Dragons: Riders of Berk (DVD Review)

November 22nd, 2012

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Dragons: Riders of Berk on DVD

My kids are huge fans of the Dreamworks Academy Award®-nominated hit movie How To Train Your Dragon!, so when we received a review copy of the new animated Cartoon Network series Dragons: Riders of Berk, they were over the top with excitement. The adventures of Hiccup the young viking, Toothless the dragon and all their friends continue where the film left off, with the community of warriors embracing the peace they have made with the dragons, the dragons are having a harder time being domesticated, and some traditionalists in the viking community of Berk are still not warming up to their new friends. Read ahead for our review!

Silhouettes From Popular Culture by Olly Moss (Book Review)

November 22nd, 2012

Steve Czarnecki

Silhouettes from Popular Culture by Olly Moss

The holidays are upon us and if you truly want to impress someone who adores TV and Movies with the perfect stocking stuffer, THIS IS IT. We’ve followed acclaimed artist Olly Moss and some of his work for some time here at Beyond the Marquee and now we are thrilled to have been given the chance by our good pals over at Titan Books to review his eagerly awaited first book; Silhouettes from Popular Culture. This book truly puts TV and Movie buffs to the challenge by seeing how recognizable some of our favorite pop culture and cult icons can be identified…as Victorian art of silhouette portraits. Read ahead for our review.

Happy Thanksgiving From Abraham Lincoln!

November 22nd, 2012

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LINCOLN wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

There’s Still Time to Check Out the Graumans Chinese, Universal Pictures Film Festival

November 21st, 2012

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FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH Playing Nov 23rd

The most famous place in Hollywood, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre www.chinesetheatres.com, salutes Universal Pictures 100th Anniversary with Film Festival showcasing some of the Studio’s most iconic 80’s films. The Film Festival kicked off last Friday and runs thru Dec. 13. If you missed the double-feature of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club on the 16th, don’t worry! Tickets for Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Back to the Future and Scarface are still available and priced at $5.00 to $8.00 at www.chinesetheatres.com and the Chinese Theatres box office. In addition to the Universal film screenings, Grauman’s Chinese will exclusively feature costumes, ephemera and photography from these iconic films, provided by Universal Studios Archives & Collections. They will be on display in the main theatre lobby and photo gallery for the duration of the Festival.

Beyond the Marquee: The Web Series (Eps.35) – Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology Exhibit

November 21st, 2012

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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …

Wait a minute! Sorry, wrong Lucasfilm (ahem), we mean, Disney property. What we were trying to just say is that not too long ago, Beyond the Marquee was invited by our friends down at the Discovery Science Center in Orange County to take a good look at the amazing traveling exhibit, Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archaeology. The exhibit is packed full of original props and costumes from all four Indy movies. And along the way, you can actually learn something about the science and technology of Archaeology that gave George Lucas the inspiration to create Indiana Jones. We spent several hours digging up some information and footage of the entire exhibit and hope you’ll take this adventure with us.

NOTE: We had a lot of fun on this shoot as we seem to always have with Marketing Manager, Dan Nasitka, at the Discovery Science Center . Check out some of our outtakes and bloopers at the end of this article!

Check out some of the “For Your Consideration” Award Season solicits (Live Action and Animated)

November 20th, 2012

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Frankenweenie Variety Cover

With Award Season switching into high gear, the onslaught of studio ads are upon us here in the Entertainment Industry. Hollywood Reporter and Variety, two of the largest industry insider news magazines in Hollywood as well as other media national publications and newspapers have begun to see the solicitations for the “For Your Consideration” promotional placements. Check out www.awardsdaily.com to see some of the most recent additions for the categories of Best Picture, Best Original Score, Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature and More! . We’ve posted some of our favorites thus far this season below! What films are you rooting for an Oscar win next year?

Check out a Sneak Peek trailer for the DOCTOR WHO Christmas Episode

November 20th, 2012

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Christmas Day is a time for opening presents, family and of course, watching the new Doctor Who Christmas Special! This year’s episode is entitled “The Snowmen”. It will be the first appearance of the Doctor’s new companion Clara who is played by Jenna-Louise Coleman (who you may recall from the “Asylum of the Daleks” episode). Check out the trailer (above), with a special intro by Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman. And be if you’ve missed Beyond the Marquee’s own Lindalee Rose’s Doctor Who reviews of the past episodes for Season 7, CLICK HERE to catch up!