On February 22, 2015, while everyone was trying to view the Oscars in Hollywood, past academy winners and nominees showed up at the Beverly Hilton for the 25th Annual Night of 100 Stars.
Watch now to see just who was spotted at this hotel and hear who they most wanted to win at the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
It was a close race for best picture this year with 8 of the top movies in the running. While Birdman took the top oscar for best picture as well as Cinematography, Directing and writing, all eight movies nominated for best picture equally took home at least one or two oscars.
Love is in the air as Universal’s 50 Shades of Grey draws in crowds for its opening weekend. It’s the story of Christian Grey, a billionaire bachelor with a dark secret who meets young innocent English Lit Major, Anastasia Steel and attempts to trap her in his sex domination games, but it is him that ends up trapped as domination slowly turns to love and leaves us wondering what will happen next.
Based on the Worldwide Bestseller Trilogy by British author E. L. James, it is a story for a more mature audience and view discretion is deeply advised. The movie stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, who’s performances equally kept audiences on the edge of their seats with suspense.
The movie brought in 30- million opening day and was expected to be number one for the 4 day weekend. It’s currently showing in a theater near you.
Universal’s suspense thriller, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett and Kristen Chenoweth entertained crowds its opening weekend and came in second at the box office behind American Sniper.
The Boy Next Door is the story of Claire Peterson (Lopez) who falls for Noah Sandborn, played by Guzman who is also a student in her class and befriends Peterson’s son. Striken with grief of the age difference she tries to distance herself, though the boy is only a house away and she quickly realizes that he has a dark past which leads to a violent turn of events. The movie starts off more of a romance and quickly turns to a film that keeps you on your toes just to figure out what is going to happen next.
Rated R for extreme violence and sexual conduct, viewer discretion is highly advised especially if you are going to bring young children or teenagers. A more mature audience is better suited, but that being said, you shouldn’t be disappointed.
It’s a movie that will keep you awake until the final minute and that’s saying something. It opened January 23 in theaters world wide and is a must see for all who likes a good romance mystery.
From a beloved story written in 1958 by Michael Bond, the little bear called Paddington has finally made his debut in theaters. The motion picture is a fun loving tale of Paddington, who manages to find his way to London after losing his home and his family in the Darkest Peru. He is looking for a home and the Brown’s decide to open their home as a temporary place.
Paddington is a fun movie for all ages, filled with adventure, suspense and in the end love for a little bear. The movie opened in theaters on Friday January 16 and stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters and Nicole Kidman.
Paramount’s Selma is the historic drama about one man who shook the south and changed the world with his dream of equality. Starring David Oyelowo as Dr. Martin Luther King and Carmen Ejogo as his wife, Coretta King, the acting was spot on. It cleverly showed the determination and drive of African Americans in the 60’s who fought for voting rights as they marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama as well as ultimately to the White house. The clever mix of real life footage made the acting that much more believable and for history buffs, Selma is definitely a classic to watch again and again.
Selma opened on Christmas Day in a limited selection of theaters and it’s opening day total showed, bringing in just over half a million. Currently as of January 12, it’s brought in over 14 million, and came in second at the last weekend box office. It’s still in theaters worldwide and features familiar faces such as Opera Winfrey, Common, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Martin Sheen.
See it now, before it marches off for good. You won’t be disappointed.
On December 4, 2014, over fifty years after the original Peter Pan aired on NBC, actress Allison Williams brings the beloved character to life. Peter Pan Live was a 3 hour television movie that premiered on NBC-4 at 8 o’clock. Actor Christopher Walken played the villainous Captain Hook and despite a few problems with the lines, he gave it his all and delighted the television audience.
There were mix reviews that flooded the social media outlet all night as fans praised Williams performance as she paid homage to the original starring Marry Martin. In an television interview, she said, it was a dream come true to play such an important role. With music, including a tap dancing routine by Walken, it did the broadway play justice to the very end. It’s a musical that is highly recommended for those who love the classic story of Peter Pan, though there are a few changes and added numbers. For those with an open mind, it won’t fail.
Let’s be Cops was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
The 2014 film, Let’s Be Cops is the story of two 30-year-old roommates whose careers aren’t exactly what they want them to be. Ryan (Jake Johnson), is an ex-football player, whose only job is “pretending” to coach a group of kids on how to play football and Justin (Damon Wayans, Jr.), is a struggling video game designer, who wants to be taken seriously with his new video came about experiencing real life police work.
When Ryan and Justin go to a “Costume Party” college reunion, dressed as cops, they realize that everyone else has a career but them. On the way home, they see the possibility of being cops, when everyone on the street thinks they are for real. What starts out as a harmless joke, turns serious when they are needed by the LAPD to capture a dangerous mobster (James D’Arcy), headed by corrupt detective (Andy Garcia), who realizes that the two are faking it.
What will happen next? It’s a fun filled action/adventure/comedy about deciding what one should be doing with their lives and living it to the fullest no matter what and it’s a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat laughing from the first moment on.
Rated R, for some explicit sexual material and language, it’s surprising a movie with a good storyline, action packed and acceptable for mature audience with a sense of humor.
Let’s Be Cops was released August 13, 2014 and is currently playing in a theater near you.
Twenty six years from his home planet, Earth, Peter Quill finds himself on a new planet where his adventures land him right in the middle of a epic battle between good and evil when he happens upon an orb which has more power than he even realizes. The villain Ronan is now after Quill to obtain the orb in hopes of wiping out an entire planet.
But now it’s up to Quill otherwise known as Starlord and his band of misfits, including the assassin, Gamora, the tough warrior, Drax, a talking tree with more of a spiritual power to protect and the science experiment Rocket, all with their own agendas which they must put aside to form the Guardians of the Galaxy and save the world.
Guardians of the Galaxy is an epic Sci-Fi Action Adventure that combines a great deal of comedy with awesome cinematography, great dialogue and a storyline that kept you intrigued from the first moment.
It currently holds the number one spot at the box office, four weeks in a row, bringing in nearly three million in revenues.
The adventure stars Chris Pratt as Quill, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as the tough Drax, Vin Diesel as the talking tree and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, the raccoon with anger management issues that practically steals the show with his wise cracking comments that has the audience laughing throughout.
Guardians Of The Galaxy is currently playing at a theater near you. Click here for the latest show times.
On September 1st, 2014, the cast of Universal Studios’ House of Horror, a live action walk thru of haunted movie sets has finally closed it’s doors for the last time. The seven year maze has seen many changes in being transformed for Halloween Horror Nights as well as the previous Van Helsing- Fortress Dracula, Mummy Maze and the Chicken Run Maze.
See the maze below from the guests perspective.
It was an emotional closing for performers and cast members alike as a rare last walk thru brought more than just scares. Watch below as employees made their final walk thru the maze that paid homage to some of Universal’s Classic Monsters.
Universal’s House of Horrors will be used one last time for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights and then will be transformed into another unique dining, retail and entertainment experience.
Produced and Distributed by Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema, Into the Storm opened August 8 and thus far as brought in over 31 million.
Loosely based on the 1996, blockbuster Twister, that starred Helen Hunt and and Bill Paxton, Into the Storm brings the power of nature back to the big screen for a new generation to experience. Told documentary style, storm trackers and high school students on their graduation day are caught in a series of deadly tornados that hit the local town of Silvertown, Oklahoma. The film stars Richard Amitage, Sarah Wayne Calles, Matt Welsh, Alycia Debnam-Carey and Arlen Escarpeta, strangers who find themselves working together to both survive and document the deadly storm for the chance of saving future generation.
With action, suspense and a slight hint of romance, the story line is enough to keep the audiences attention throughout the entire movie. Now in theaters, worldwide it’s a movie that one doesn’t want to miss.
up at the Beverly Hilton for the 25th Annual Night of 100 Stars.
