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Hotel Transylvania and Won’t Back Down

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Dracula (Adam Sandler) is the owner and operator of Hotel Transylvania, a high-end resort for monsters to get away from all things dangerous, namely pitchfork-wielding humans. And on the eve of his daughter Mavis’ 118th (Selena Gomez) birthday, he has invited some of the world’s most infamous monsters including Frankenstein’s monster and his bride, Eunice (Kevin James and Fran Drescher); Wayne and Wanda Werewolf (Steve Buscemi and Molly Shannon); Murray the Mummy (Cee Lo Green); Griffin the Invisible Man (David Spade); Bigfoot; the Blob and more to come celebrate. When an oblivious American backpacker, Jonathan (Adam Samberg), stumbles upon the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis, it’s up to Dracula to protect and rescue her from falling in love with him before it’s too late.

Hotel Transylvania, Bravo DesignNick Pinkerton of The Village Voice writes, “In Hotel Transylvania, a comic Dracula still kills. The character design is uniformly delightful, and some of the biggest laughs come from simply hitting the audience unawares with irresistibly hysterical establishing shots.”

Rating: PG // Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family // Runtime: 1 hr. 31 min. // Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez and Steve Buscemi // Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky // Written by: Peter Baynham, Robert Smigel, Todd Durham, Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman // Produced by: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation // Distributed by: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Releasing

Won’t Back Down chronicles the journey of two determined women, a struggling working class mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and a veteran teacher (Viola Davis), who will stop at nothing to transform their children’s failing inner city school that staffs inadequate teachers who regularly pass students who cannot read or write just to get rid of them. And against all odds and a countless number of obstacles, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and futures of their children.

Won’t Back Down, Bravo DesignRex Reed of The New York Observer describes Won’t Back Down as a “film that deserves to be seen, savored, debated and given serious attention.”

Rating: PG // Genre: Drama // Runtime: N/A // Starring: Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Holly Hunter // Directed by: Daniel Barnz // Written by: Brin Hill, Daniel Barnz // Produced by: Walden Media and Gran Via Productions // Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

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Magic Mike

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Magic Mike, Bravo DesignSet in the world of male strippers, Magic Mike is a story inspired by Channing Tatum’s life, more specifically, the portion that came before the fame when he actually was a stripper. The film follows Mike (Channing Tatum) as he takes a young dancer, the Kid (Alex Pettyfer), under his wing and teaches him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women and making easy money. It all seems glamorous and thrilling at first for the Kid, but the film also reveals a darker and more dangerous side fueled by cash and drugs.

David Rooney of the Hollywood Reporter calls Magic Mike, “arguably the raunchiest, funniest and most enjoyably nonjudgmental American movie about selling sex sinceBoogie Nights,” and Boxoffice.com estimates that the film should earn around $25M in its opening weekend.

Rating: R, Genre: Comedy, Drama, Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min., Starring: Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer and Olivia Munn, Directed by: Steven Soderbergh, Written by: Reid Carolin, Produced by: Nick Wechsler Productions, Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

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The Lucky One and Think Like a Man

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The Lucky One
When the movie starts, we find U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) pausing while on patrol in the desert to pick up a photograph of a woman he doesn’t even know lying in the rubble. Moments later, a bomb detonates on the spot where he would otherwise have been standing. Crediting the pretty blonde in the picture with saving his life, he vows to track down his guardian angel to thank her upon his return to the States.

Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

James Berardinelli of Reelz Views says, “The Lucky One delivers what’s expected from it: a heartfelt romantic melodrama with attractive actors in the lead roles; gauzy, moody photography; a saccharine score; and all the heat that a PG-13 production can muster.”

The Lucky One (Bravo Design, Inc.) Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hr. 41 min.
Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Written by: Will Fetters and Nicholas Sparks
Produced and Distributed By: Warner Bros. Pictures

Think Like a Man
Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book that instructs women to kick their relationships up a notch by spilling a few secrets regarding how guys really feel about stuff like intimacy and commitment.

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.

Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle says, “Director Tim Story finds a tone that supports the big laughs and the tender moments. He does his job, keeping the audience laughing – and caring – from start to finish.”

Think Like a Man (Bravo Design, Inc.) Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 2 hr. 2 min.
Starring: Chris Brown, Gabrielle Union and Kevin Hart
Directed by: Tim Story
Written by: Steve Harvey, Keith Merryman and David A. Newman
Produced and Distributed By: Screen Gems