Top Best Comedy Movies Of 2014 Review

Do you love funny movies? Well if you do, 2014 is the year for you! It is the year for funny movies 2014 which will make you laugh till you cry. There is nothing like a good laugh and you will certainly laugh till you gasp for air with the following comedy movies 2014.

A Haunted House 2 starring the master of spoofs Marlon Wayans is a hilariously horror/comedy film which will be released on March 28. It is about a man and his new family living in their new home which happens to be a haunted house. Side-splitting paranormal happenings happen along with more complications as the ghost of girlfriend past appears to make matters worse.

Another must-see is 22 Jump Street which is a sequel to the very funny 21 Jump Street in 2012. The guys are back with their trash talking boss Ice Cube as they take on a new assignment: as undercover college students!

Your year will never be the same again with these comedy movies 2014. These are just two of the best movies to expect this year so open your eyes and your ears for more side-splitting comedy titles this year.


That Awkward Moment – Release Date: January 31 2014



Three guys figuring out what to do with their relationships – that’s the main focus of this off-color comedy. Dating from the male perspective is rarely seen in such a format, so this glimpse into the “roommates met with a challenge” scenario is interesting to watch.

Welcome to the Jungle – Release Date February 7 2014



Chris lets everyone walk all over him at work. He can’t find the guts to stand up to coworkers and definitely can’t muster the ability to ask the girl he’s interested in out on a date. A team building exercise goes south, stranding Chris, the big man on campus, Phil, the girl he loves, and several other office mates stranded. Did I mention that the pilot is dead and the tour guide was mauled by a tiger? Can Chris finally stand up and take charge?
This movie is sure to please because it touches on so many things that happen in our daily lives… barring the tiger, of course. So many of us will be able to identify someone we know in this movie, making it real and undeniably funny.

A Haunted House 2 – Release Date March 28 2014



Picking up where A Haunted House left off, Marlon Wayans’ character Malcolm moves in with his new girlfriend and her two children. Paranormal events begin to plague them in their new home. On top of that, Malcolm’s deceased ex-girlfriend moves in across the street to add to his torment.
Marlon Wayans is a master at spoofing films, and this one looks to be right up his alley. Make sure you bookmark A Haunted house 2 on your calendar.

Neighbors – Release Date May 9 2014



Imagine the two worst neighbor pairings you could possibly have and you’ve set the scene for the upcoming comedy, Neighbors. A family with a newborn baby live next to a frat house. At first they try to get along, the family extending themselves and saying hello, but after the antics that are part and parcel of a group of frat boys, it turns into war, plain and simple.
Positioned to be one of the best comedy movies of 2014, Neighbors pits many chapters of life against each other – single guy versus family man, younger guy versus older guy, dad versus stud – in hilarious fashion.


22 Jump Street – Release Date June 13 2014



The sequel to 2012’s 21 Jump Street, this movie puts the detective team in college. They have a case to crack, but college life gets the best of them. They both branch out into their own worlds, reliving college experiences and questioning whether or not their pairing is ideal. This movie manages to combine the contemplative with the ridiculous and make you laugh all the way through.

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2014 Oscar Winners On Blu-ray Disc

The 86th annual Academy Awards, honoring the best films released in 2013, is now history. The ceremony was held on March 2nd, 2014 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Find out the winners that are now available, or coming soon to Blu-ray, and why they make great additions to your Blu-ray Disc collection.

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1. 12 Years A Slave

12 Years a Slave took top honors as Best Picture, as well as getting recognized for Lupita Nyong'o's excellent supporting performance and its adapted screenplay written my John Ridley. This film is based on the writings of Solomon Northup, which is a personal account of his time as a free black man living in the Pre-Civil War North who was suddenly, and unjustly, abducted and plunged into slavery in the South, and his 12 year struggle to regain his freedom.

This film doesn't feature special effects or CGI that will tax your home theater system, but is an example of what a film is all about at its core - Telling a compelling story that will move and inspire you.

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2. Gravity

Although 12 Years a Slave took Best Picture honors, the film that gathered up the most awards at the 86th Annual Academy Awards, with a total of seven, was Gravity. Technically, the film is flawless. It is a great example of breakthrough film-making the technical arts.

The seven awards included: cinematography, film editing, sound editing, sound mixing, visual effects, original score, and to wrap it up, Alfonso Cuaron, took home theater Oscar for Best Director - resulting in one of the rare cases where a film has one best director without winning best picture.

Also, in my opinion, if they would give out awards for the best use of 3D, Gravity would have won hand's down. However, even if you don't view it in 3D, you will find it a visually compelling viewing experience.

If you are looking for a top-notch Home Theater Demo disc, Gravity definitely deserves that title.

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3. Dallas Buyers Club

It isn't always the big blockbusters that get honored at the Oscars. Dallas Buyers Club is an example of a compelling independent film that attempts to tackle social issues we normally don't want to think about, and ends up doing a excellent job of doing so. However, in order to reach audiences, the actors must deliver compelling performances. In the case of Dallas Buyer's Club, both the leading (Matthew McConaughey) and supporting (Jared Leto) actors were honored with Oscar statuettes. The film also won an Oscar for make-up and hairstyling.

This film is definitely not light-hearted entertainment, but offers up both an great history lesson and commentary on the problems the nation had dealing with early days of the AIDs epidemic. If you enjoy films that address important social issues, definitely consider addingDallas Buyer's Club to your collection.

4. Blue Jasmine
Even though Woody Allen personally rejects being honored at the Annual Academy Awards, his films still get a lot of recognition by members of the Motion Picture Academy, and despite what you might think of Mr Allen, he makes some great films. This year, his film Blue Jasmine was honored with the Best Actress Oscar for the excellent performance by Cate Blanchett. If you are Woody Allen Fan, definitely add this one to your collection.

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5. Frozen

What can I say, it is almost impossible to outdo Disney or Disney/Pixar when it comes to award winning animated films (and hero princesses), and Frozen is the latest to be so honored by the members of the Motion Picture Academy.

This time around, Frozen took home an Oscar for both Best Animated Film and Best Song Let It Go - and, of course, it doesn't hurt that the film has also earned about $1 Billion in Worldwide box office during its theatrical run.

For more details on the film and why it might be a worthy addition to your Blu-ray Disc collection, read a Theatrical Review for Parents (About.com Kids TV/Movies).

The film is now available for pre-order on both Blu-ray and DVD - In addition, a 3D Blu-ray Edition is also forthcoming.

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Fast & Furious 6 (Extended Edition) Blu-ray Review

This article focus on the hottest Blu-ray movies "Fast Furious 6 Entended Edition", keep on reading to get the latest News and Reviews for this latest Blu-ray movies.

News and Introduction

It’s hard to watch Fast 6 now in light of the recent death of star Paul Walker, though more especially since this Fast outing has such a strong emphasis on family. With babies and familiar faces hitting this sixth outing, the power of kin weighs heavy here. Not that the action (a little Gina Carano/Michelle Rodriguez fists of fury action!), comedy (love the scene where Tyrese examines a rival gangs photos and find similarities!) and car prowess (dig those ramp enhanced autos!) isn’t at full Justin Lin helmed tilt, but with Vin Diesel and gang going after a much more elite group with only the power of family on their side, it’s hard to imagine a Fast film without the core players.

Best Feature: The doc Hand to Hand Fury examines that rather memorable fight between Carano and Rodriguez in total detail – girl fight indeed!

Best Hidden Gem: Both the 'Take Control Featurette' and the 'Exclusive Look at Fast 7' are steeped in full charismatic Paul Walker involvement and it’s bittersweet for fans.

Worth the Moola: A fine sentimental follow up to the five star action ride "Fast Five."

The Movie Itself: Our Reviewer's Take

I am a recent convert to the 'Fast and Furious' franchise. After hearing in March that the seventh movie had been announced even before the release of the sixth, I decided it was time to see what all the fuss was about. Although I didn't think much of the story and characters in 'The Fast and the Furious,' I thought the stunts and action were handled quite well. '2 Fast 2 Furious' found Walker heading out on his own to Miami but suffered like many sequels do, from being a copy of the original. Appearing as though the producers found a script lying around that they could just slap their banner on, 'Tokyo Drift' finds a new character Sean (Lucas Black) take the franchise to Japan.

A cameo at the end was the only thing revealing the movie existed in the same movie universe. With Vin Diesel on board as a producer, 'Fast & Furious' righted the ship and saw the franchise return to what it did best. 'Fast Five' took things in a different direction, gathering characters from the first two movies and becoming a heist movie, like 'Ocean's 11'. The conflict was increased with the inclusion of Diplomatic Security Service agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) in pursuit of the gang.

The seeds for the 'F&F6' story were sown in Five's epilogue. Although proclaimed dead in 'F&F', Dom's girlfriend Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is discovered alive and working with a criminal gang in Europe, led by Owen Shaw (Luke Evans). After an attack on a Russian military convoy, Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) approaches Dom (Vin Diesel) for help. Dom agrees to get the whole gang back together on the condition that they receive pardons.

Shortly after arriving in London, they fail to stop a job by Shaw. As he and the gang learn Shaw is stealing components to create a power-disabling device he can sell, Shaw and his gang learn Letty has a connection to Dom. However, she has no memory of him because instead of dying after an accident, as everyone believed, she escaped with amnesia. Though I can't remember the scene exactly from two movies prior, I don't believe the filmmakers left themselves an out and am almost certain they cheated and created new material to change the story.

As the gangs, who are very well matched, continue to cross paths, Letty grows confused in reaction to the way each group treats her. And what helps seal the deal for her is a jaw-dropping, physics-defying moment during a crazy chase when Shaw is willing to sacrifice her to escape while Dom is willing to sacrifice himself to save her. I should mention that sequence involves Dom's team chasing after Shaw, who drives a tank down a motorway, smashing through and firing its gun at any car that gets in his way. It's exciting and caused a good bit of destruction, so I presumed it would end with Shaw's capture. Thankfully, I was wrong, and the filmmakers upped the ante even higher for a spectacular sequence that involved the good guys trying to stop Shaw and his people from leaving on a transport plane. Setting aside the logistics of how long that runaway must have been, everyone of the F&F team gets into the act and shines.

This is director Justin Lin's fourth, and for now final, movie in the franchise, and he goes out on top. He uses all the elements that have been successful: over-the-top action, humor, and camaraderie between the characters, and of course, good-looking cars and girls, and overcomes most of what didn't. While 'Fast Five' was a bit bloated during its over two-hour length, 'FF6', which runs just as long, is paced better and doesn't drag. The movie's main flaw is the villain. Evans doesn't have much presence or charisma as Shaw, and the character comes off as one-dimensional and rather forgettable. But to be fair, there's not a whole lot of characterization to the good guys either.

Once again, the epilogue hints at what was to come and suggests a great villain played by a well-known action star, but all that is unfortunately up in the air now as production on 'Fast & Furious 7' has been halted as they determine how to handle the loss of Walker.

It may have been easy to dismiss the first few installments, especially after 'Tokyo Drift' nearly sank the franchise, but with 'Fast & Furious' and 'Fast Five' pushing the series' domestic box-office total to nearly $700 million and over $1.5 billion worldwide, there's no denying its success. Even more astonishing is how 'Fast & Furious 6' bucks conventional wisdom about sequels and is my favorite of the series so far.

The Blu-ray: Vital Disc Stats

'Fast & Furious 6: Extended Edition' is on a 50GB Region A Blu-ray disc comes with a DVD, and paperwork for an UltraViolet download. They sit in a standard blue case which comes with a slipcase. There are trailers for 'Kick-Ass 2', 'Fast & Furious 6' :The Game, Transformers: The Ride 3D, and 'Riddick'.



The Video: Sizing Up the Picture

The video has been given a 1080p/AVC-MPEG-4 encoded transfer displayed at 2.35:1. The colors appear in bright, vibrant hues, especially noticeable from the cars and clothing like bikinis. The casts' various fleshtones appear consistent throughout. Blacks are rich but lean towards crushing when black cars drive through darkened streets at night. Shadow delineation is not strong. For example when Hobbs is walking through the hallways of Interpol, faces lose their features in the shadows.

Objects are sharp and well defined. Great depth is seen in the many car-chase sequences, especially when vehicles are darting in and out of traffic. The detail on display reveals very fine textures, such as in the women's clothing and surfaces such as walls and floors. In one scene, Tyrese' nose ring hole is evident. There's a limited amount of banding that pops up around lights, but it's negligible.



The Audio:

Rating the Sound

The audio is available in DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and delivers a reference-quality experience. A very loud roar of what turns out to be two engines fills the surrounds, augmented with a great bottom end from the subwoofer. The viewer is immersed in the sounds of two cars speeding along a freeway before they move out of frame and into the rears. The scene then cuts to a high, overhead shot where the engines become a soft purr as a seagull cawing can be heard. Only a few moments in and the track reveals how wide its dynamic range is.

Throughout the chase scenes, the vehicles make full use of the soundfield as they travel through the different channels. The fights are accentuated and exaggerated with forceful effects. Sounds that are quieter and softer have their place as well. Bullets can be heard pinging of cement and slicing through the air. Glass breaks and shatters, tinkling onto the pavement.

Bass almost never gets distorted. One establishing shot had it turned up too high as waves crash. Dialogue is clear and all the elements are well balanced together. During the establishing scene before Dom and Lety's race, the music is cranked up louder than the rest of the movie.



The Supplements: Digging Into the Good Stuff

Deleted Scenes (HD, 2 min) – Three scenes with a Play-All option that are so short and offer so little, it makes you wonder what the point of including them is.

On the Set with Vin (HD, 3 min) – shows viewers Vin performing a simple stunt;

The Making of 'Fast & Furious 6' – This four-part feature presents “The Fastest of Them All” (HD, 10 min), which finds Lin and the cast talking about making this movie the biggest one yet; "Reuniting the Team" (HD, 7 min) focuses on the minor members of the team; "Letty's Return" (HD, 5 min) is self explanatory, and "The Mastermind and the Mole" (4 min) looks at the two main villains.

Commentary – Director Justin Lin sits for a thorough overview of the making of the film.



HD Bonus Content: Any Exclusive Goodies in There?

Take Control (HD, 20 min) – Diesel, Walker, Lin, Rodriguez talk about this film and the trilogy the movies four through six made.

Hand to Hand Fury (HD, 10 min) – This explores how different fight sequences were created with fight choreographer Olivier Schneider.

It's All About the Cars – "Gearhead's Delight" (HD, 6 min) displays the variety of vehicles from the movie and "The Flip Car" (HD, 5 min) focuses on the villains' secret weapon. "On the Set with Vin" appears under this menu heading.

> Planes, Tanks, Automobiles – Looks at four different action sequences through interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage: "The London Chase" (HD, 8 min), "Highway Heist: The Convoy Attack" (HD, 6 min), "The Antonov Takedown" (HD, 6 min), "Dom and Letty Race Again" (HD, 4 min).

Extended Version (HD, 131 min) – Coming in at roughly one minute longer than the theatrical, I have no idea what's been added, but it doesn’t seem much different than what I saw in the theater.

'Fast & Furious 7': First Look (HD, 2 min) – While paying respects to a fallen comrade, Roman (Tyrese Gibson) talks with Brian (Walker) about not wanting to go to any more funerals in a scene that I expect to be cut from the film.

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Final Thoughts

While the story is as simple and lightweight as the characters, nothing delivered better action than 'Fast & Furious 6', due in large part to the practical work of the stunt team. If you like fists, bodies, and cars fly though the air, this is the movie for you. The Blu-ray allows you to simulate the theatrical experience with its great video and reference audio. Highly recommended.

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Movies Coming Out March 28, 2014

Below is the new movies hitting the theater at March 28, 2014. I'm pleased to share the new info about the latest Movies and films. If you have some issues or things you want to know, pls let me know! 

The Raid 2: Berandal

Starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra and Alex Abbad, directed by Gareth Evans. According to the story of Indonesian Action movie and sequel to The Raid: Redemption, Rama joins a new team to bring down the thugs of Jakarta and the corrupt cops in his own police force. He is forced by circumstances and the death of his brother to go undercover and bring down the Jakarta's crime leader Bangun. Rama enter's into the Bangun's crime empire with the help of Bangun's sun whom he befriends in the jail.

Movie is written by Gareth Evans and comes in action category. The Raid 2: Berandal is releasing on March 28, 2014 so we can estimate that movie will come out on DVD & Blu-ray in June-July, 2014.

Release date: March 28, 2014

DVD/Blu-ray release date: June-July, 2014.

Starring: Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusadewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Cecep Arif Rahman, Yayan Ruhian, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo and Kazuki Kitamura.




Noah

Starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson and Jennifer Connelly, written and directed by Darren Aronofsky. According to story of movie, Noah is suffering from visions about upcoming apocalyptic flood and builds an ark to protect his family- Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson and Logan Lerman.

Movie script is written by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel and comes in adventure, drama, fantasy category. Movie is releasing on March 28, 2014 in USA and on April 4, 2014 in UK, So we can estimate the DVD & Blu-ray discs release date in July-August, 2014.

Release date: March 28, 2014

Estimated DVD/Blu-ray release date: July-August, 2014

Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Dakota Goyo, Ray Winstone and Anthony Hopkins.

Distributor(s): Paramount Pictures

Genre(s): Adventure, fantasy

A Haunted House 2

Starring Jaime Pressly, Ashley Rickards and Marlon Wayans, directed by Michael Tiddes. According to story of A Haunted House 2, After loosing his possessed girlfriend Malcolm falls for a mother of two and moves into a new house with her, but soon starts to realize paranormal activities surrounding the house.

Movie script is written by Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez and comes into horror,comedy genre. Movie is releasing on March 28, 2014, So we can estimate the DVD & Blu-ray discs release date in June-July, 2014.

Release date: March 28, 2014

Estimated DVD/Blu-ray release date: June-July, 2014

Starring: Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Gabriel Iglesias, Cedric the Entertainer, Gabriel Iglesias and Ashley Rickards.

Distributor(s): Open Road Films

Genre(s): Comedy, Horror

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Oscars 2014: '12 Years a Slave' wins Best Picture, 'Gravity' notches seven Academy Awards

McConaughey wins Best Actor; Blanchett notches Best Actress; Leto named Best Supporting Actor; '12 Years a Slave' star Nyong'o wins Best Supporting Actress; Slavery drama and 'Her' win Screenplay Oscars; 'Frozen' wins Best Animated Feature.

 

Director Steve McQueen (l) and actor/producer Brad Pitt embrace after '12 Years a Slave' wins Best Picture.

The epic “12 years a Slave” won a hotly contested race for Best Picture, while one of its stars, newcomer Lupita Nyong’o, won Best Supporting Actress at Sunday’s 86th annual Academy Awards.

Nyong’o — born in Mexico, raised partly in Kenya and now a resident of Brooklyn — won a day after her 31st birthday.

“Every time I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid,” Nyong’O said between tears.

Matthew McConaughey, in his first nomination ever, won Best Actor for playing an AIDS-afflicted rodeo cowboy in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

 

'All right, all right!': Matthew McConaughey wins his first career Oscar, topping the deepest Best Actor field in years.

It capped off a recent comeback from the Hollywood doldrums for the Texas-born actor. Before he let out a joyous “All right, all right, all right!,” McConaughey thanked his father, who he imagined was doing a celebratory dance in Heaven “with a big plate of gumbo.”

Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for “Blue Jasmine.”

“Films with women as the main characters are not niche, and in fact, they make money!” the Australian actress declared.

 

Cate Blanchett proved prognosticators correct, winning Best Actress at Sunday night's Oscars.

Jared Leto — known primarily for his role on TV’s “My So-Called Life” in the ’90s — won Best Supporting Actor for playing a transgendered AIDS sufferer in “Dallas Buyers Club.”

“To all the dreamers out there watching this tonight in places like the Ukraine, as you struggle to make your dreams happen and live the impossible, we’re thinking of you tonight,” said Leto.

He then dedicated his award to “The millions of people who have lost the battle to AIDS, and people who have lost a battle due to injustice due to who they are and who they love.”

 

Gravity's' Alfonso Cuarón accepts his award for Best Director - one of seven Oscars the movie received on the night.

Best Director, another one of the night’s tight races, went to Mexican-born Alfonso Cuarón for “Gravity,” the first Latino to win the award. He bested “12 Years a Slave” filmmaker Steve McQueen.

John Ridley won Best Adapted Screenplay for “12 years a Slave.”

“All the praise goes to Solomon Northrup,” Ridley said, acknowledging the man whose 1853 memoir was turned into the film. “Those were his words, that was his life.”

Lupita Nyong'o gives an emotional acceptance speech after winning Best Supporting Actress.

Spike Jonze won Best Original Screenplay for the man-meets-computer system love story “Her.”

Along with Best Director, “Gravity” garnered another six awards — Best Visual Effects, Cinematography, Editing, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Musical Score.

“Frozen,” as expected, was anointed the Best Animated Feature Film; “Mr. Hublot” busted some Oscar pool ballots as the Best Animated Short Film.

 

Jared Leto wins the first award of the evening, the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his turn in 'Dallas Buyers Club.'

The popular anthem “Let It Go,” from “Frozen,” won Best Song for the husband-and-wife team of Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, who also did Broadway’s “Avenue Q.”

“The Great Beauty,” from Italy, won Best Foreign Language Film, and “20 Feet From Stardom,” about backup singers, nabbed Best Documentary.

Best Costume Design went to “The Great Gatsby.” “Dallas Buyers Club” won Best Makeup and Hairstyling, making the best of a reported $250 budget.

 

Ellen DeGeneres kicks off the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre with a monologue for the ages.

Though Nyong’o was a favorite to win Best Supporting Actress, she was still in shock as she cradled her “golden man” backstage.

“I’m a little dazed, I can’t believe this is in my hands. I can’t believe this is real life,” she said.

“It hasn’t sunk in that I’m holding this thing, and it’s in my hands .... But I’m so happy to be holding this golden man.”

 

Lupita Nyong'o, left, and Meryl Streep dance with Pharrell Williams during his performance of 'Happy' at the Oscars.

She said her Oscar journey has been one of self-discovery.

“What I have learned from myself is that I don’t have to be anybody else, and that myself is good enough,” she said. “And that when I’m being true to that self, then I can avail myself to extraordinary things such as this.”

Jared Leto is already an international rock star, but almost lost it Sunday when he locked eyes with a tough guy while accepting his Oscar. 

The 86th Annual Academy Awards were supposed to be a three-horse race Sunday, but 'American Hustle' got shut out.

“At one point in my speech, I found myself talking right to (Robert) De Niro, as if the room wasn’t intimidating enough,” he said with a laugh. “I was like, ‘Bad choice! Let me go back over to my mom.’” ——With Nancy Dillon

 

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Must Watch: Martin Scorsese's 'Wolf of Wall Street' Second Full Trailer

Following a release date shuffle that resulted in Paramount Pictures shifting Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit to January of 2014, Martin Scorsese's latest film The Wolf of Wall Street is confirmed for a Christmas Day release, and has a running time of nearly three hours, clocking in at 165 minutes. Now we get a bigger taste of the film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and Matthew McConaughey with a second full trailer that shows why this will be a serious Oscar contender when the time comes. Maybe this will finally get DiCaprio some Oscar love, and it could end up getting Hill his second nomination if all goes well.

Here's the second trailer for Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street, originally from Apple:

A young New York stockbroker named Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration.

The Wolf of Wall Street is directed by legendary Academy Award winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese, of everything from Taxi Driver to Raging Bull to Cape Fear to Goodfellas to Casino to Aviator to Departed toShutter Island and Hugo recently. The screenplay is written by Terence Winter (Get Rich or Die Tryin', Brooklyn Rules, "The Sopranos", "Boardwalk Empire"), based on Jordan Belfort's book of the same name. The film also stars Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Margot Robbie, Jon Favreau, Kyle Chandler,, Shea Whigham, Jean Dujardin and Paramount Pictures sends it to theaters this winter

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier DVD/Blu-ray Release Date

DVD release date of Captain America: The Winter Soldier starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan, directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. According to the story of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers is living peacefully in Washington D.C. struggling to adjust himself in the modern society trying to find his role in this world. Movie has almost different cast from the previous movie and will take place two years after the events of The Avengers.

Movie's screenplay is written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and comes in action, adventure category. It is based on the novel Captain America by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Movie is releasing on March 28, 2014 in UK and on April 4, 2014 in USA whereas in Australia it will release on April 3, 2014. So based on average time between a movie's theatrical release and DVD/Blu-ray release, We can estimate that DVD and Blu-ray discs of movie will release in July-August, 2014.

Release date: April 4, 2014

Estimated DVD/Blu-ray release date: July-August, 2014



Starring: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford and Samuel L. Jackson.

Distributor(s): Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi.

Plot: Captain America will unravel a mystery that may endanger the globe and fights with unanticipated and powerful adversary — the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier.

1957 was the best-ever year for movies (and other surprising insights from IMDb)

Big data can answer a lot of big debates … like which episode of “Seinfeld” was the funniest. (Columbia TriStar Television Photo/Reuters)

Want to know which episode of “Seinfeld” was the greatest? Curious which year produced the best films? At one point in time, these types of esoteric queries fell firmly in the realm of bar debates and bickering critics. But thanks to IMDb — that massive compendium of cinematic trivia and ratings — we can at last quantify things like, say, the best move made in 1985. (Spoiler alert: It’s “Back to the Future.”)

This brilliant and vindicating insight comes courtesy Reddit, where “monoglot,” an enterprising user in the /r/movies forum, parsed tens of thousands of movie reviews to assemble a list of the movies that got the most perfect reviews for every year between 1894 and the present. (More on the methodology here.) Using a similar data set, monoglot was also able to calculate the “best” years for movies, as determined by the average IMDb score of that year’s most popular films. The winners were 1957, 1994, 1995, 1975 and 2001, in that order.

The highest-rated movies, in this case, aren’t always the most-acclaimed ones. Both “Lord of the Rings” and “Star Wars” score an unlikely hat trick. “The Intouchables,” a feel-good French flick about a quadriplegic that most Americans probably never saw, wins top place for 2011. Here’s the full list:

2013: Gravity
2012: The Dark Knight Rises
2011: Intouchables
2010: Inception
2009: Inglourious Basterds
2008: The Dark Knight
2007: No Country for Old Men
2006: The Departed
2005: Batman Begins
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2003: The Return of the King
2002: The Two Towers
2001: The Fellowship of the Ring
2000: Memento
1999: Fight Club
1998: Saving Private Ryan
1997: Titanic
1996: Trainspotting
1995: Se7en
1994: The Shawshank Redemption
1993: Schindler’s List
1992: Reservoir Dogs
1991: The Silence of the Lambs
1990: Goodfellas
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1988: Die Hard
1987: Full Metal Jacket
1986: Aliens
1985: Back to the Future
1984: The Terminator
1983: Return of the Jedi
1982: Blade Runner
1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1980: The Empire Strikes Back
1979: Alien
1978: The Deer Hunter
1977: Star Wars
1976: Taxi Driver
1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1974: The Godfather: Part II
1973: The Exorcist
1972: The Godfather
1971: A Clockwork Orange
1970: Patton
1969: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey
1967: The Graduate
1966: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1965: For a Few Dollars More
1964: Dr. Strangelove
1963: The Great Escape
1962: Lawrence of Arabia
1961: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1960: Psycho
1959: North by Northwest
1958: Vertigo
1957: 12 Angry Men
1956: The Searchers
1955: The Night of the Hunter
1954: Seven Samurai
1953: Roman Holiday
1952: Singin’ in the Rain
1951: A Streetcar Named Desire
1950: Sunset Blvd.
1949: The Third Man
1948: Bicycle Thieves
1947: Miracle on 34th Street
1946: It’s a Wonderful Life
1945: Brief Encounter
1944: Double Indemnity
1943: Shadow of a Doubt
1942: Casablanca
1941: Citizen Kane
1940: The Great Dictator
1939: The Wizard of Oz
1938: Bringing Up Baby
1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1936: Modern Times
1935: Bride of Frankenstein
1934: It Happened One Night
1933: King Kong
1932: Freaks
1931: City Lights
1930: All Quiet on the Western Front
1929: Un chien andalou
1928: The Passion of Joan of Arc
1927: Metropolis
1926: The General
1925: The Gold Rush
1924: Sherlock Jr.
1923: Safety Last!
1922: Nosferatu
1921: The Kid
1920: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1919: Broken Blossoms
1918: A Dog’s Life
1917: The Immigrant
1916: Intolerance
1915: The Birth of a Nation
1914: Tillie’s Punctured Romance
1913: Fantomas
1912: The Revenge of a Kinematograph Cameraman
1911: Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics
1910: Frankenstein
1909: The Devilish Tenant
1908: Fantasmagorie
1907: Ben Hur
1906: Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
1905: Le diable noir
1904: An Impossible Voyage
1903: The Great Train Robbery
1902: A Trip to the Moon
1901: The India Rubber Head
1900: The One-Man Band
1899: The Kiss in the Tunnel
1898: Four Heads Are Better Than One
1897: Leaving Jerusalem by Railway
1896: Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
1895: Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory
1894: Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

This isn’t the only interesting project to pull from IMDb data in recent weeks.GraphTV — a visualization tool by the software engineer Kevin Wu — charts the ratings of TV shows over different seasons. “Star Trek” mostly got better. “The Simpsons” mostly got worse.

And what about “Seinfeld,” you ask? It’s a tie between “The Contest” (season 4, episode 11) and “The Soup” Nazi (season 7, episode 6). Although, per the IMDb hive mind, all nine seasons are pretty hilarious.

From: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/03/26/1957-was-the-best-ever-year-for-movies-and-other-surprising-insights-from-imdb/

20th Century Fox Releases Deeper Trailer For 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' [Watch]

It's been four months since 20th Century Fox has released any new footage for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' but it seems the wait was worth it.

 

The new trailer, uploaded Monday, gives more context than just the dramatic music and forlorn gazes offered by the first trailer back in October.

This time round we get some spectacular action sequences, Professor X (Patrick Stewart)'s hefty narration about the extinction of mutants, lots more Jennifer Lawrence (who plays Mystique) — and even a fleeting line from Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage.

The film, a sequel of sorts to 2011's X-Men: First Class, will reunite dozens of former mutants including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Halle Berry.

Watch Trailer below:

X-Men: Days of Future Past is set to hit theaters on May 23.

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‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’: 3D fun, pawsitive lessons for kids

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

A fast-paced 3D animated feature about a dog, his boy and a time machine, based on the series of cartoons from "The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show." 82 minutes.

Movie Review:
 

At first it seems as though the animated “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” is derived from pretty thin source material: a series of five-minute cartoons from the much-loved “Rocky & Bullwinkle Show” about a genius dog and his geeky human son who travel back in time where they interact with famous figures — and the dog indulges a penchant for truly terrible puns.

But on second thought ... hmm. Dog is father to a boy. Plenty of opportunities there to explore the legal and social ramifications of an unusual interspecies relationship. An odious child-protective-services bureaucrat (voiced by Allison Janney) is determined to remove little Sherman (Max Charles) from Peabody’s custody. And a taunting girl classmate (Ariel Winter), who derides Sherman as a dog, must be made to see the error of her ways by tripping back in time with the boy in a WABAC Machine.

Oh yes, time travel! The space-time continuum will surely be warped and, uh, woofed — puns: they’re contagious — in that scenario.

Plus there are history lessons to be mined from the material. For instance, did you know that ancient Egyptian burial rites sometimes included human sacrifice and that mummification involved removing the internal organs and preserving them in objects called canopic jars? Educational!

“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” has all of that. And puns. Must have puns. Must have Peabody (“Modern Family’s” Ty Burrell), after a visit to the famed Trojan city, intoning, “If at first you don’t succeed, Troy, Troy again.” There’s plenty more where that came from.

Frantically paced by director Rob Minkoff (“The Lion King”) and making very effective use of 3D — Hey! Get that sword out of my face! — the movie will surely appeal to kids. Unfortunately, a not-insignificant part of that appeal derives from poop jokes. There’s a road-apple reference relating to the Trojan Horse. And when our heroes are ejected from the Sphinx’s rear, oh dear. Plus, there’s the scene set in the sewers of Paris where ... well, you get the idea.

Other jokes seem pretty harsh for young viewers. A guillotine sequence from the French Revolution and the gag about Egyptian funerary disembowelments leave a bad taste in the mouth.

But it all ends with hugs and sweetness — let boy and dog embrace — and if I had to guess I’d say a sequel is a distinct possibility.



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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: March 18, 2014

Welcome to take a look at the major DVD and Blu-ray releases! Using the gallery below, you'll be able to navigate through some of the key titles that are set to hit stores on March 18. For the complete list of February DVD releases, click here, and the complete list of Blu-ray releases can be found here.

Hot movies on Blu-ray/DVD March 18, 2014 

American Hustle
 
Nominated for ten Academy Awards, David O. Russell's late '70s crime caper boasts an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. It hits home video this week with a behind-the-scenes featurette and a number of deleted scenes.

The Black Stallion
 

Carroll Ballard's 1979 adaptation of Walter Farley's classic children's book series was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Mickey Rooney) and Best Film Editing (Robert Dalva).

A Brief History of Time



Errol Morris' 1991 feature documentary explores the life of acclaimed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and the rare disease that has left him debilitated. The film joins the Criterion Collection alongside new interviews with both Morris and director of photograph John Bailey.

Frozen



Walt Disney Animation's latest feature film has become a sensation the world over, bringing home Academy Awards for both Best Animated Film and, for Idina Menzel's rendition of 'Let it Go,' Best Original Song. Included among the set's special features is the animated Mickey Mouse short, 'Get a Horse!'

The Hidden Fortress



One of George Lucas' biggest filmic influences on Star Wars, Akira Kurosawa's 1958 adventure stars Toshiro Mifune as a general tasked with transporting a princess across dangerous terrain. Among the many features on the Criterion HD upgrade is a 2001 interview with Lucas about his directing idol.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
 


Lon Chaney is Victor Hugo's gothic anti-hero in the Carl Laemmle-produced adaptation of Hugo's 19th century novel. Flicker Alley brings the 1923 silent to Blu-ray and DVD. Among the set's many special features is an optional audio commentary by Chaney scholar Michael F. Blake.

Kill Your Darlings


A virtually untold "origin story" of the Beats comes to life with Daniel Radcliffe starring as a young Allen Ginsberg who, beginning college, meets Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan), a charismatic young man who is also soon arrested for the murder of a mutual acquaintance, David Kammerer (Michael C. Hall), in a story that heralded the beginning of the Beat generation.

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom



Idris Elba stars as the late revolutionary in the direct adaptation of Nelson Mandela's autobiography. Among the film's special features is a feature-length commentary with director Justin Chadwick.

Reasonable Doubt



When Dominic Cooper's Mitch Brockden, a young District Attorney, flees the scene of a hit-and-run, Jackson's Clinton Davis is blamed for the crime. Although Brockden does what he can to help, his investigation soon reveals that the case goes much, much deeper than he ever suspected. Reasonable Doubt arrives on Blu-ray with a number of featurettes, interviews and about ten minutes of deleted scenes.

Saving Mr. Banks



Based on the true story of Walt Disney's relationship with Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers, John Lee Hancock's biopic stars Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson as the bigger-than-life personalities.

The Slumber Party Massacre



Amy Holden Jones' 1982 slasher is of particular note to the genre in part for its screenplay by feminist author Rita Mae Brown, making the final film a unique blend of satire and sincerity. Shout! Factory brings the film to HD for the first time with a variety of special features, including a feature-length audio commentary.

New Releases (Blu-ray)

American Hustle (2013)
Barricade (2012)
Frozen (2013)
Here Comes the Devil (2012)
Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz (2013)
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Swerve (2011)
The Wrath of Vajra (2013)

Older Movies (Blu-ray)

A Brief History of Time (1991) (Criterion Collection)
Bending the Rules (2012)
The Black Stallion (1979)
The Chaperone (2011)
The Flesh and Blood Show (1972)
The Hidden Fortress (1958) (Criterion Collection)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
Inside Out (2011)
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
Knucklehead (2010)
Legendary (2010)
Mysterious Skin (2004)
The Reunion (2011)
The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

iTunes

47 Ronin (2013)
A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines (2014)
Sparks (2013)
Walking (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Netflix (DVD)

A Brief History of Time (1991)
American Hustle (2013)
Contracted (2013)
Here Comes the Devil (2012)
Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
Swerve (2011)

Redbox (DVD)

20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending (2014)
American Hustle (2013)
Frozen (2013)
Kill Your Darlings (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Odd Thomas (2013)
Reasonable Doubt (2014)
When a Woman's Fed Up (2013)

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