Reel Movie Thoughts

The first 50 emails to reelmoviethoughts@gmail.com will win a complimentary movie pass for the screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.

The HOUSTON screening will be held at the Edwards Grand Palace (3839 Weslayan).

The AUSTIN screening will be held at Regal Westgate (4477 South Lamar Blvd.).

Please specify which city you would like a pass.

Each pass is good for you and a guest. Please note that seats are not guaranteed, are limited to theater capacity and are on a first come, first served basis so please arrive early.

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL is rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Synopsis: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel follows a group of British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past. Written by Fox Searchlight

WHO’S WHO IN THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

Starring: Dev Patel, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Tena Desae

Director: John Madden

Writers: Ol Parker (screenplay), Deborah Moggach (novel “These Foolish Things”)

Studio: Fox Searchlight

Production Companies: Participant Media, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Blueprint Pictures

Original Music: Thomas Newman

Cinematography: Ben Davis

Film Editing: Chris Gill

Production Design: Alan MacDonald

Art Direction: Peter Francis, Andrew Rothschild

Set Decoration: Tina Jones

MOVIE TRIVIA

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 124 minutes

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Filming locations: India (Udaipur, Rajasthan)

TRAILER: THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

Sources: imdb: THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, Rotten Tomatoes: THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, Movie poster: THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

___________________________________________________

Win movie passes to Fox Searchlight’s THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL in Houston, TX, on Thurs, 5.3.12.

The first 50 emails to reelmoviethoughts@gmail.com will win a complimentary movie pass for the screening of Fox Searchlight’s THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in Houston at the AMC First Colony (3301 Town Centre Blvd., Sugar Land, TX).

Each pass is good for you and a guest. Please note that seats are not guaranteed, are limited to theater capacity and are on a first come, first served basis so please arrive early.

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL is rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Win movie passes to Universal’s THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT in Houston and San Antonio on Tues, 4.24.12

The first 25 emails to reelmoviethoughts@gmail.com will win a complimentary movie pass for the screening of Universal’s THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT in Houston, TX or San Antonio, TX on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Please specify in the email for which you city you would like passes.

The HOUSTON screening will be held at the AMC Studio 30 (2949 Dunvale Road).

The SAN ANTONIO screening will be held at the Santikos The Paladium (17703 IH-10 West).

Please note that seats are not guaranteed, are limited to theater capacity and are on a first come, first served basis. No passes available after the first 25 emails.

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT is rated R for sexual content and language throughout.

Synopsis: The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Rodney Rothman (Get Him to the Greek) looks at what happens when an engaged couple, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle. Written by Universal

WHO’S WHO IN THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

Starring: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Lauren Weedman, Mimi Kennedy, David Paymer, Jacki Weaver, Jim Piddock, Eric Scott Cooper, Dakota Johnson, Jane Carr, Clement von Frackenstein, Michael Ensign, Madge Levinson, Molly Shannon, Ryhs Ifans

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Writers: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller

Studio: Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Apatow Productions

Original Music: Michael Andrews

Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe

Film Editing: William Kerr, Peck Prior

Production Design: Julie Berghoff

Art Direction: John B. Josselyn

Set Decoration: Sophie Neudorfer

Costume Design: Leesa Evans

MOVIE TRIVIA

Genre: Comedy, Romantic Comedy

Tagline: A comedy about the journey between popping the question and tying the knot.

Runtime: 124 minutes

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, and language throughout.

Filming locations: California (Sonoma, San Francisco, Glen Ellen), Michigan (Detroit, Ann Arbor)

TRAILER: THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

Sources: imdb: THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT; Rotten Tomatoes: THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT; Movie poster: THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

The first 25 emails to reelmoviethoughts@gmail.com will win a complimentary movie pass for the screening of Screen Gem’s THINK LIKE A MAN in Houston or San Antonio on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.

The HOUSTON screening will be held at Edwards Grand Palace (3839 Weslayan @ SW Freeway).

The SAN ANTONIO screening will be held at the Santikos Palladium (17703 I-10 West).

Please note that seats are not guaranteed, are limited to theater capacity and are on a first come, first served basis. No passes available after the first 25 emails.

THINK LIKE A MAN is rated PG-13 for sexual content, some crude humor and brief drug use.

Synopsis: Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book’s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. From Official Site

WHO’S WHO IN THINK LIKE A MAN

Starring: Meagan Good, Arielle Kebbel, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Michael Ealy, J.B. Smoove, Chris Brown, Regina Hall, Romany Malco, Jenifer Lewis, Morris Chestnut, Jerry Ferrara, La La Anthony, Tika Sumpter

Director: Tim Story

Writers: Steve Harvey, Keith Merryman, David A. Newman

Studio: Screen Gems

Production Companies: Rainforest Fims

Original Music: Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography: Larry Blanford

Film Editing: Peter S. Elliot

Production Design: Chris Cornwell

Art Direction: Korey Washington

Set Direction: Beth Wooke

Costume Design: Salvador Perez Jr.

MOVIE TRIVIA

Genre: Comedy

Taglines: Let the mind games begin.

Runtime: Unknown at time of posting

MPAA Rating: Unknown at time of posting

Filming locations: California (Los Angeles)

TRAILER: THINK LIKE A MAN

Sources: imdb: THINK LIKE A MAN; Rotten Tomatoes: THINK LIKE A MAN; Movie poster: THINK LIKE A MAN

Please send an email to reelmoviethoughts@gmail.com to win a complimentary movie pass for the screening of Anchor Bay’s TOUCHBACK in Houston, TX or Austin, TX on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Please specify in the email for which you city you would like passes.

The HOUSTON screening will be held at the Cinemark Memorial City (310 Memorial City Way).

The AUSTIN screening will be held at the Cinemark Tinseltown 17 (5501 S. IH 35 Northbound).

Please note that seats are not guaranteed, are limited to theater capacity and are on a first come, first served basis.

TOUCHBACK is rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements.