The Kids are Despicable Predators

Happy Pride, Halifax moviegoers and film fans!

We're having our movie outing a week early in July so you'll have time to enjoy Halifax Pride. Our next outing is Tuesday, July 13th.

We've got three potential movies:

• Despicable Me: a CGI family film
• Predators: a scary addition to the Predator series
• The Kids are All Right: a comedy/drama about lesbians moms and their donor dad

Read on and then cast your vote below!

Despicable Me

What it's about: In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru, planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon! Gru delights in all things wicked; he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad.

Who's in it: Jason Segel, Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Julie Andrews, Danny R. McBride, Kristen Wiig, Jack McBrayer, Jemaine Clement

Web site: http://www.despicable.me

Watch the trailer:

Predators

What it's about: Royce, a mercenary, reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they've been brought together on an alien planet... as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers -- mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members -- human "predators" that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.

Who's in it: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo

Web site: http://www.predators-movie.com

Watch the trailer:

The Kids are All Right

What it's about: Two teenaged children get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and re-re-defined.

Who's in it: Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson, Yaya DaCosta, Kunal Sharma, Rebecca Lawrence, Amy Grabow, Eddie Hassell

Web site: http://www.filminfocus.com/focusfeatures/film/the_kids_are_all_right

Watch the trailer:

Poll will close on Tuesday, July 6th. Vote now:

Can't see the poll? Go to http://poll.fm/20ump

Halifax Pride - Late Night Film Series

Hey moviegoers and film fans!

Want to support Pride while seeing some great LGBTQ flicks at a great price? Halifax Pride has the answer!

In the weeks leading up to Pride (July 18-26), the organizers of Halifax Pride have teamed up with Empire Theatres for a series fundraising film screenings. Tickets are only $6.99. Or, for only three dollars more, you get a ticket/popcorn/drink combo. Just $9.99! You can pre-purchase movie tickets online but not ticket/popcorn/drink combo. Net box office proceeds will be donated by Empire Theatres to the Halifax Pride 2010 Festival.

Each movie is being played at Empire 8 Park Lane at 11:30 p.m. on a Friday and Saturday night. So if you can't make it to one night, you can try the other! For more info, you can check out the facebook event.

A Single Man

IMDB entry

Friday, June 25 & Saturday, June 26 @ 11:30 p.m.

In Los Angeles 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim. George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim. George is consoled by his closest friend Charley, a 48 year old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A young student of George's, Kenny, who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit. A romantic tale of love interrupted the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.

Transamerica

IMDB entry

Friday, July 9 & Saturday, July 10 @ 11:30 p.m.

Bree is a highly educated, conservative transsexual woman who passes as a G.G., living in a poor section of Los Angeles and working two jobs to save money for her final sexual reassignment surgery. Her life takes an unexpected journey when she learns that when she was a he, she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. When she receives a phone call from Toby, who's looking for his father, she realizes she must confront her past. She flies to New York to bail Toby out of jail and offers him a ride cross-country, secretly plotting to abandon him with the stepfather he ran away from.

The Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert

IMDB entry

Friday, July 16 & Saturday, July 17 @ 11:30 p.m.

Two down-at-heels transvestites and an older transsexual travel by bus from Sydney to a cabaret engagement in the Australian outback.

...Hm. Since that description doesn't do it justice, here's a trailer:

See you at the cinema!

Kirk

A-Team Reviews

Thanks again to everyone who came out to see The A-Team and enjoyed some Dairy Queen afterwards. The theatre was pretty jam-packed thanks to the $5.99 ticket price. It was a great movie with great treats and good company.

So what did our reviewers think?

• Tammy P: I didn't want to see it but now I am glad I did and I met some great people.
• Mary M: I couldn't stop laughing and I'm so jealous of Face [because he got to kiss Jessica Biel]. Dammmmmm.
• Curtis L: If you got boredom and you where to see it, you should probably to ... The A-Team! The casting was well done, the action was epic and there were plenty of laughs. I found myself cheering and applauding with the rest of the audience. 9/10
• Mary J: Hilarious movie! Was expecting an action flick and got a comedy/action flick - doubly impressed. ....Mmmmm blizzard - great people too! Mmm people.
• Sarah O: Movie was terrific! Funny and thoughts - a perfect rest from work. The DQ treat really hit the spot and the company was certainly enjoyable! :)
• Les C: I laughed! I covered my eyes! I cheered them on! A plethora of emotion; totally cool.
• Curtis C: There was SOoooooooooooooooooooooooo much action. Down with bad reviews, this one was on the up and up! Hope they make a sequel.
• Melannie B: Awesome, action-packed with unbelievable stunts and it did well by the original. Plus, oh, if I could blow stuff up like they can. Two thumbs up.
• Mark M: Everything old is new again! When I first heard that this film was being made, I wondered if this was going to kill the TV/redo genre - but I was wrong! When you put together a smart and sexy cast along with a not-too-complicated story (sticking to the original premise) you have a 'plan' and a recipe for success! On the production side - things blow up! A few nods to today's pop culture from this retro dinosaur and produced by one of the Scott brothers, what else can be said? Ridley - hang up the tights; Tony - get this team back in action.

What's next? Our July outing date is TBA. Keeping to tradition the movie outing would be on July 20th would be smack-dab in the middle of Halifax Pride and I know that's a busy time. I'll make an announcement about our next outing soon.

-Kirk

Out @ The A-Team

In one of the most hotly contested challenges in recent memory, nostalgia emerges victorious! That's right, with 38% of the vote, our next movie is

The A-Team!

Second place went to Killers (24%), third to Get Him to the Greek (21%) and Splice came in last with a still-respectable 17%.

The Plan

• Tuesday, June 15th - we'll meet up by the arcade at Park Lane, starting at 6. At 6:20, we'll head in to grab popcorn and seats. If this is your first time coming, looking for the guy wearing glasses and an orange baseball cap.
• Reminder: tickets on Tuesdays are only $5.99!
• The movie starts at 6:40 and is two hours long so around 9, we'll head over to Dairy Queen where you can get to know your fellow moviegoers better, get a treat and write up your review.

If you're on facebook, you can RSVP to the facebook event.

What it's about: Follows the exploits of a team of former Special Forces soldiers who were set up for a crime they did not commit.

Who's in it: Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Maury Sterling, Gerald McRaney

Where you can learn more: http://www.ateam-movie.com

Watch:

See you at the cinema!

Kirk

Splice the Killers to the Greek Team

Hey moviegoers and film fans! It's already June; 2010 is flying by. Our June movie outing will be Tuesday, June 15th and we've got four movies to choose from.

But first, a note about our options: There are some movies coming out in the next two weeks that didn't make the cut. Based on our past voting, I didn't think there was much chance we'd vote to see them. The movies that didn't make the cut? Harry Brown, Marmaduke and the Karate Kid.

So what did make the cut?

• Get Him to the Greek
• Killers
• Splice
• The A-Team

Read on to learn more about each movie and cast your vote!

Get Him to the Greek

When it opens: June 4th

What it's about: Aaron Greenberg gets things done. The ambitious 23-year-old has exaggerated his way into a dream job just in time for a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.'s Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a $100-million tour. His warning: Turn your back on him at your own peril. British rocker Aldous Snow is both a brilliant musician and walking sex. Weary of yes men and piles of money, the former front man is searching for the meaning of life. He may have to coax, lie to, enable and party with Aldous, but Aaron will get him to the Greek.

Who's in it: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne, Colm Meaney, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs

Where you can learn more: http://www.gethimtothegreek.net

Watch:

Killers

When it opens: June 4th

What it's about: While traveling with her parents in the French Riviera, Jen Kornfeldt meets the man of her dreams, the dashing, handsome Spencer Aimes. Three years later, she and Spencer are newlyweds living the ideal suburban life -- that is, until the morning after Spencer's 30th birthday when bullets start flying. Literally. It turns out Spencer never bothered to tell Jen he's also an international super-spy, and now Jen's perfect world has been turned upside down. Faced with the fact that her husband is a hit man, Jen is determined to discover what other secrets Spencer might be keeping.

Who's in it: Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Rob Riggle, Lisa Ann Walter, Mary Birdsong, Larry Joe Campbell, Kevin Sussman

Where you can learn more: http://www.killersfilm.com

Watch:

Splice

When it opens: June 4th

What it's about: Clive and Elsa are a pair of brilliant scientists whose cutting-edge experiments in genetic engineering make them superstars in their field. As devoted to their careers as they are to one another, they start conducting unauthorized experiments with new animal species that show great promise. Drunk with their god-like powers, they introduce human DNA into one of their creations, producing a creature that is greater than the sum of its parts: a rapidly developing animal/human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. While this female creature inspires maternal feelings in Elsa, she evokes something far-from-paternal in Clive, something that poses a threat to them all. Then, when this seemingly perfect organism makes a final, shocking metamorphosis, it is mankind itself that is threatened.

Who's in it: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, David Hewlett, Amanda Brugel, Delphine Chanéac, Abigail Chu, Brandon McGibbon, Stephanie Baird

Where you can learn more: http://www.splicethefilm.com

Watch:

The A-Team

When it opens: June 11th

What it's about: Follows the exploits of a team of former Special Forces soldiers who were set up for a crime they did not commit.

Who's in it: Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel, Liam Neeson, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Wilson, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Maury Sterling, Gerald McRaney

Where you can learn more: http://www.ateam-movie.com

Watch:

Now that you've seen the candidates, you can cast your vote below. Poll will close on Tuesday, June 8th so you've got a whole week.

Can't see the poll? Go to http://poll.fm/1yge9.