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Attend an advance screening of Men, Women & Children in Baltimore or DC

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CliqueClack has partnered with Paramount Pictures to offer readers in the Boston area an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new drama Men, Women & Children starring Kaitlyn Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, and Adam Sandler.

Men, Women & Children follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. The film attempts to stare down social issues such as video game culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting, and the proliferation of illicit material on the internet. As each character and each relationship is tested, we are shown the variety of roads people choose – some tragic, some hopeful – as it becomes clear that no one is immune to this enormous social change that has come through our phones, our tablets, and our computers.

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Attend an advance screening of Pride in Boston

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CliqueClack has partnered with CBS Films to offer readers in the Boston area an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new true life drama Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Paddy Considine, Andrew Scott, Joseph Gilgun, George MacKay) and Ben Schnetzer.

Pride is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all.

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Attend an advance screening of Annabelle in Baltimore or DC … if you dare

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CliqueClack has partnered with Warner Brothers Pictures to offer readers in Baltimore and DC an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new horror thriller Annabelle starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Kerry O’Malley, Brian Howe, Tony Amendola and Eric Ladin.

John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia — a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia’s delight with Annabelle doesn’t last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now … Annabelle.

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Attend an advance Los Angeles screening of The Good Lie

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CliqueClack has partnered with Warner Brothers Pictures to offer readers in Los Angeles an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new drama The Good Lie starring Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, real-life Sudanese refugees Arnold Oceng and Kuoth Wiel, Ger Duany and rapper Emmanuel Jal, who were both former child soldiers and lost boys, and Femi Oguns. Rounding out the cast are Sarah Baker, Mike Pniewski,  and children of real-life Sudanese refugees Peterdeng Mongok, Okwar Jale, Thon Kueth, Beng Ajuet and Kejo Jale as the younger lost boys.

Orphaned by the brutal Civil war in Sudan that began in 1983, these young victims, the “Lost Boys,” traveled as many as a thousand miles on foot in search of safety. Fifteen years later, a humanitarian effort would bring 3600 lost boys and girls to America.

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Land Ho! is a lovely little movie about two older men on vacation

I predicted a few years ago that we’d see more and more movies about people in their twilight years, and I was right. Of course, that’s not to say they will be mainstream blockbusters, because that’s not where “the money” is, but there’s still that voice out there. Getting older, thinking about your past and your past mistakes, these are things really anyone can relate to, but especially so the older you get. One theme that is certainly universal is that the older you get, the more you could wonder about your past because there’s more of it to think about.

Another is that there’s often a feeling, a desire, or perhaps a drive to escape the boring or humdrum nature of everyday life and experience a different place. There’s a feeling that if you just see how it is “elsewhere” or in a place that is “exotic” that your entire world may be changed. That your future could be forever altered, changed from mundane to marvel. Or maybe it offers a brief look at how other people live and just simply expand our horizons. There’s something there about film too, a medium that can also transport you elsewhere, but maybe that’s not the point here.

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Television’s Gotham is finally upon us

It’s been a couple of months since Comic-Con but we’re finally within reach of one of the most anticipated shows of the new television season: Gotham. The series, if you don’t know, tells of the story of a young Jim Gordon and his experiences and rise in the ranks of Gotham’s police force along with origin stories of many Batman villains. (It premieres this Monday on FOX.)

I got the opportunity to sit in at a filled-to-capacity press room with many of the notables in the freshman series.

And when I say filled to capacity, I’m not talkin’ turkey. I was one of the last media members allowed in the room; quite a bit of jostling was needed to accommodate the better part of the last dozen of us who squeezed in. Seating at the tables was tighter than tight — we were practically in each others’ laps. You cozyed up to your seatmate quickly and introduced yourself kindly so you could set up your recording equipment or you were out of luck. Real estate was at a premium.

But it was worth it in the end, even though not all the series’ stars in attendance were able to make each table (stars Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Erin Richards and Jada Pinkett Smith as well as executive producers Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon) but our table did host , Camren Bicondova (Selina Kyle), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot), and David Mazouz (Bruce Wayne) — his video is coming soon. Continue reading 'Television’s Gotham is finally upon us' »

Attend an advance screening of Gone Girl in San Francisco or Sacramento

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CliqueClack has partnered with Twentieth Century Fox to offer readers in San Francisco and Sacramento an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new dramatic thriller Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon and David Clennon.

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?

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This Is Where I Leave You leaves no cliché unturned

Family dynamics are a crazy thing. Most families get along, or at least pretend to get along during holidays and special gatherings, and others just can’t be in the same room together without some unfortunate event taking place.

The Altman family, from the new comedy-drama This Is Where I Leave You, falls squarely into that second category. Oldest son Paul (Cory Stoll) feels like the “responsible” son who took control of the family business while his younger brothers fled their hometown. Middle son Judd (Jason Bateman) seems to have a successful career and marriage … on the surface, and youngest son Phillip (Adam Driver) is seen as the irresponsible one who is now dating a much older woman. Then there’s sister Wendy (Tina Fey) who seems more like a mother to them all than their actual mother.

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The Maze Runner is a surprisingly engaging entry into the dystopian teen genre

Ah, the copycat movie. Or copycat book, as the case may be. When there is something popular with readymade sequels (like The Hunger Games or Harry Potter) there’s a rush to discover what the secret formula there was for the success. Was it sexy teens? Dark, brooding settings? Not entirely thought out sci-fi dystopia? There is of course no such perfect formula, but that doesn’t stop moviemakers from trying. The young adult dystopian genre has had its true successes, but also its failures — look at this year’s flop Divergent. That was nearly identical to the Hunger Games concept, but it didn’t draw the numbers. Why? Well, for one, the book wasn’t anywhere close to as popular. It also just seemed to be marketed as yet another in a stream of such genre stories and therefore didn’t really stand out. Something like The LEGO Movie, you remember that. But the same could be said for the unending mindless action movies, which also do not have guaranteed success. For every pandering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles doing well, there’s The Expendables 3 bombing utterly and completely. So today’s question becomes: Will this movie break the streak of failure?

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Prepare to meet Annabelle at an advance Hollywood screening

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CliqueClack has partnered with Warner Brothers Pictures to offer readers in Los Angeles an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new horror thriller Annabelle starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Alfre Woodard, Kerry O’Malley, Brian Howe, Tony Amendola and Eric Ladin.

John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia — a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia’s delight with Annabelle doesn’t last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now … Annabelle.

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