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List of AMC Movie theaters closed in NYC and NJ

2012/11/01 at 12:00am

List of AMC Movie theaters closed in NYC and NJ

11.1.2012 | By Mack Chico |

A good way to escape the madness from Hurricane Sandy and the streets of NYC and NJ this weekend is getting out of the house and catching a flick. Escapism for many is the order of the day and we believe a good movie will take care of many of those cabin fever woes.

Several of AMC’s theatres remain closed due to the lack of power and because public transportation is still suspended in many areas in New York and New Jersey, many of you will be prevented from getting to the theatres. The Eastern Operations team is continuing to assess the damages as locations are slowly coming back online. In the meantime below are the theaters that are CLOSED. All other theaters not included are OPEN!

We will continue to update this page as well as provide information on our Facebook and Twitter channels.

If you have any questions about whether your theatre is currently closed, please call the Guest Services line at your local AMC movie theatre.

Affected AMC Theatres:

Manhattan/Long Island

19th Street 6

Fantasy 5

Fresh Meadows 7

Kips Bay 15

Roosevelt Field 8

Shore 8

Stony Brook 17

Village 7

New Jersey

Aviation 12

Clifton Commons 16

East Hanover 12

Freehold 14

Jersey Gardens 20

Menlo Park 12

Monmouth Mall 15

New Brunswick 18

Newport Centre 11

Seacourt 10

Wayne 14

Last updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012 4:45PM Eastern Time.

Nadine Velazquez: ‘Flight’ Will Take Her Places

By Karen Posada

2012/10/30 at 12:00am

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Nadine Velazquez: ‘Flight’ Will Take Her Places

10.30.2012 | By Karen Posada |

Puerto Rican actress Nadine Velazquez steals the show in “Flight,” Denzel Washington’s new film coming out this Friday. Read More

‘Sin City 2’: Robert Rodriguez has an official release date!

By Mack Chico

2012/10/30 at 12:00am

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‘Sin City 2’: Robert Rodriguez has an official release date!

10.30.2012 | By Mack Chico |

Theres is an official release date for “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” from Mexican-American director Robert Rodriguez. It is scheduled for release October 4, 2013.

Rodriguez wrapped up “Machete Kills” in 29 days before jumping into “Sin City 2” and is shooting on his soundstages in his native Austin. But while the movie may be underway, casting for major parts is still underway. So far, the only Latinas casted are Jessica Alba and Rosario Dawson, who played Nancy Callahan and Gail respectively. Alba received a lot of screen time and her character was key for many scenes along Mickey Rourke.

Rourke’s character, Marv, was killed in the original film but this story precedes that tragic fate. Of note in the article, too, is the fact that Angelina Jolie, who was expected to play the major role of Ava, is not likely to appear. So that role is still being cast. Same goes for Dwight, originally played by Clive Owen. Owen was expected to return but apparently Dwight’s story in “Sin City 2” sees him get facial reconstruction so they will likely just recast the character.

Rodriguez and co-director Frank Miller wrote the script for the new movie, which is a combination of comics storylines and a new one written specifically by Miller for the movie. One of the storylines being adapted is A Dame to Kill For, originally published in 1993 and featuring a man named Dwight entangled in a complicated and deadly relationship with a femme fatale named Ava.

Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker in ‘Flight’

By Karen Posada

2012/10/29 at 12:00am

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Flight (Movie Review)

10.29.2012 | By Karen Posada |

*Updated December 2025

The word that best describes Flight, starring Denzel Washington, is intense. Not only because of its beginning, but ultimately because of its subject matter. This is one of the most solid movies I’ve seen all year, which, although it’s a compliment, at the same time makes me think that it played everything mostly safe enough to be likeable. Read More

By Karen Posada

2012/10/29 at 12:00am

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‘Argo’ finally makes it to #1

10.29.2012 | By Karen Posada |

After being three weeks in the box office ‘Argo’ jumps to number one with $12.4 million dollars, earning a total of $60.8 million dollars. It had stayed steady at number two, until it finally made its way to the top. Perhaps current events with Iran, have spiked people’s interest along with perfect reviews.

The children’s movie ‘Hotel Transylvania’ also made its way slowly back to the top, getting back to number two with $9.5 million dollars. The film has moved up and down the box office, making $130.4 million dollars, becoming Sony Pictures Animation highest earning film.

‘Cloud Atlas’ premiered at number three with $9.4 million dollars, the three hour confusing film probably won’t make back its production costs. This novel adaptation starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry among others, had high hopes, but so far it’s a flop.

The Top 10 Movies in the Box Office are:

1. Argo – $12.4 mil

2. Hotel Transylvania – $9.5 mil

3. Cloud Atlas – $9.4 mil

4. Paranormal Activity 4- $8.7 mil

5. Taken 2 – $8 mil

6. Silent Hill: Revelation 3D – $8 mil

7. Here Comes the Boom – $5.5 mil

8. Sinister – $5.1 mil

9. Alex Cross – $5.1 mil

10. Fun Size – $4.1 mil

Latino directed ‘On the Road’ has a new poster!

By Jack Rico

2012/10/29 at 12:00am

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Latino directed ‘On the Road’ has a new poster!

10.29.2012 | By Jack Rico |

The second official theatrical poster for ON THE ROAD just came in to our offices! This new movie fronted by an American and British cast, has a high Latin American quotient beginning with director Brazilian Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries, Central Station). He has also surrounded himself with other eminent Latinos such as the screenwriter of the film Puerto Rican Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries, Trade, Letters to Juliet). Rounding out the supporting actors is Brazilian Alice Braga (I Am Legend, City of God, Predators, Repo Men) and Aragorn himself, Viggo Mortensen, who grew up in Argentina and speaks perfect Spanish. You could see him speak that great Argentinian Spanish on our video player to the left.

It is quite impressive to know that the people behind this very American film are Latin Americans. Even I had to scrunch my eyes when I saw who was in charge. Nonetheless, it is great to see studios such as IFC having faith in Latino filmmakers to be able to produce and lead even the most of American of movies.

Based on the iconic novel by Jack Kerouac, ON THE ROAD tells the provocative story of Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), a young writer whose life is shaken and ultimately redefined by the arrival of Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a free-spirited, fearless, fast talking Westerner and his girl, Marylou (Kristen Stewart). Traveling cross-country, Sal and Dean venture out on a personal quest for freedom from the conformity and conservatism engulfing them in search of the unknown, themselves, and the pursuit of “it” — the pure essence of experience.

The cast is led by Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Elisabeth Moss amongst our Latino actors mentioned above.

The film will be released December 21, 2012.

By Karen Posada

2012/10/26 at 12:00am

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Chasing Mavericks (Movie Review)

10.26.2012 | By Karen Posada |

â€˜Chasing Mavericksâ€™ is packed with life lessons and inspirational quotes that are glued to this true life story making it a little too “fairy-tale” like and similar to most sport films. There are fantastic shots of the ocean on the surface as well as below and of these massive waves that are really astounding. The story isnâ€™t bad the problem is that it has too many clichÃ©s attached to it that make it your typical PG drama film and donâ€™t let it stand out from the rest. The film feels like a lazy project that decided to lay back and not fulfill its full potential.

This movie is based on the life of a man well known in the surfing world Jay Moriarty played by Jonny Weston, a guy that since he was a kid wanted to do nothing else but surf. With the help of surfing legend Frosty (Gerard Butler) he learns all the necessary things to be able to tackle and survive the worldâ€™s biggest waves off the coast of Santa Cruz known as Mavericks.

The film has a slow pace showing how Jayâ€™s passion began as a child as a way of escaping a broken home, where heâ€™s basically his own parent. Similarly surfing is also Frostyâ€™s escape, although the film doesnâ€™t go deep into it, as Jay is the focus. The first part is sweet and innocent showing how a child that didnâ€™t let anything stop him grew up to be the same kind of man. It finds its ground once Jay reaches adolescence; the problem is that this is when most of the clichÃ©s begin. Such as his loneliness, bullying, puppy love, sappiness and some unnecessary drama.

There are a couple of scenes that were inserted to create drama that feels pushed and overreacted, in just the same way there are some dramatic scenes that exist to create sympathy for the characters and although thereâ€™s one in particular that gets to you some others are too sappy and kind of silly. I was annoyed at some of the cuts between scenes, as the screen changed suddenly from a dark frame into a really bright one which was an abrupt undesired changed.

The acting gives as much as the script asks it to; Butlerâ€™s character is too much like Yoda with all his life philosophies and teachings making the relationship between the two main characters unnatural and pushed. At some point in the film there are too many stories taking place making it feels unfulfilled, as we are not given insight into many of them and some are left with loose ends, while others transform magically without any explanation. Also, unfortunately for us girls there are almost no shirtless scenes.

Undoubtedly the best moments in the film take place in the water, seeing these massive waves and humans that actually ride them is thrilling. Knowing whatâ€™s at risk thanks to all the research shown on screen makes it the more exciting. The film spits out plenty of life lessons and philosophies which most are easily forgotten, the only one that resonated with me is that we need to inspire ourselves to reach our goals even if it means pushing the limits, whilst being careful and conscientious.

By Jack Rico

2012/10/26 at 12:00am

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Cloud Atlas (Movie Review)

10.26.2012 | By Jack Rico |

‘Cloud Atlas,’ the seemingly eternal artistic disaster, is an ambitious cinematic project that is both beautiful and mismanaged. It boasts some arresting scenes, heavyweight performances from a veteran cast led by Oscar winners Tom Hanks and Halle Berry and visually stunning cinematography, but its perpetual duration and its disjointed narrative provide for an unfulfilling experience, ergo, a few huffed yawns. For anyone paying the price of a $14 ticket, at least in New York, you are going to end up having to spend perhaps another $28 in multiple viewings just to fully “get it”.

According to the production notes, the movie, based on the novel by author David Mitchell, is about a single story that unfolds in multiple timelines over the span of 500 years. Characters meet and reunite from one life to the next. Born and reborn. As the consequences of their actions and choices impact one another through the past, the present and the distant future, one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

In other words, this almost 3 hour film, tells the tale of 6 stories in 6 different eras, in the past, present and future, where the characters actions have either damaging or beneficial consequences in the future.

Directors Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer have made a movie with an immeasurable intellectual arc that defies the popular and cultural taste of the times. Fast paced, straight lined plots with coherent plot twists is what most moviegoers want for the price of their movie ticket. When it is too much to decipher, they’re enjoyment fizzles out. You have to ask yourself, what type of moviegoer are you? Only then can you make a wise decision of whether to see this film or not.

David Mitchell’s book is already confusing to many readers, so I’m not surprised the adaptation is as fuzzy as it is. What most affects me is the order in which the six stories are presented. They are conveyed in a structure full of flashback and flash-forwards that can easily exasperate more than a few spectators. Some of the stories are soporiferous and the dialogue in others are down right undecipherable. Overall, you don’t know which parts are continuous or an which ones aren’t. Tack on to that, some tawdry makeup and the directors have “a hole lot of esplainin’ tu du.”

The saving grace of ‘Cloud Atlas’ are the magnificent performances. No matter how puzzling the film is, this movie is an actor’s dream. Hanks along with other cast members perform multiple roles, even those of Asian characters which have raised the ire of Asian organizations. Why are Jim Sturgess and James D’Arcy, caucasian British actors, playing the parts of Asians? The same happened with Latinos. There was a scene where Hugo Weaving asked a “Mexican woman” where a certain character had hidden. The “Mexicana” in question was South Korean actress Doona Bae who was under heavy latex makeup. The question we all ask is – why couldn’t we use native actors to play those roles? Obviously, this wasn’t something personally directed at Asians and Latinos. The filmmakers deliberately wanted the lead actors to resemble the diverse characters in order for the audience to know they were reincarnated. To me it worked, but it was distracting and a bit off. Nevertheless, the cast must’ve had a ball playing so many people.

Halle Berry actually was given some Spanish dialogue that was subtitled with her she exchanged with Doona Bae. Berry did well and her pronounciation was clear. I get a kick out if it when non Hispanic actors speak my language. Some butcher it, but some others do it well, such as Berry.

Because of the way the money was raised, ‘Cloud Atlas’ is considered an independent movie, perhaps the most expensive in film history with an estimated 100 million tag. I don’t see it winning any Oscars. You can argue it might get nominated in the visuals and special effects category, but even that is a tough battle knowing “The Avengers” is the favorite. It is unfortunate but this will be an enormous and extensive flop that many involved in will be reeling from for a long period, including your time and money.

Latina leads new ‘Hunger Games’ spoof movie!

By Jack Rico

2012/10/25 at 12:00am

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Latina leads new ‘Hunger Games’ spoof movie!

10.25.2012 | By Jack Rico |

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, “The Starving Games”, the new spoof movie about “The Hunger Games,” has it’s new lead and she is a Latina from Brazil. Her names is Maiara Walsh, and according to her IMDb profile, she is proficient in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese because of her Brazilian mother.

Spoofmeisters Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the duo behind “Date Movie,” “Meet the Spartans” and “Vampires Suck”, wrote the script and are directing the parody. The script pokes fun of not just the Suzanne Collins book series but also “The Avengers,” “Sherlock Holmes” and the finale of the Harry Potter franchise.

Walsh will play the lead, a character named “Kantmiss Evershot”, a total play on Jennifer Lawrence’s character name, Katniss Everdeen, from “The Hunger Games”.

For those who are fans of Desperate Housewives, you’ve seen Walsh play Eva Longoria’s niece on some episodes. She has also co-starred as the devious Simone Sinclair on ABC Family’s Switched at Birth and has appeared on The Secret Life of the American Teenager and The CW’s The Vampire Diaries.

Shooting begins this week in New Orleans.

Nuevo cartel de ‘Die Hard 5’ es terrible!

By Mack Chico

2012/10/25 at 12:00am

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Nuevo cartel de ‘Die Hard 5’ es terrible!

10.25.2012 | By Mack Chico |

El nuevo cartel de “A Good Day to Die Hard” o también como se le conoce, “Die Hard 5”, se estrenó a la red mundial sin mucho aclamo. En vez de recibir buenas vibras de los críticos, ha sido criticado por su falta de creatividad.

La frase “Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Russia” cubren el cartel entero con la cara de Bruce Willis mirando lejos a lo que parece una explosión. Si se acuerdan, la frase es la expresión que Willis usa en la cinta original y uno que se ha vuelto en las frases más repetidas en Hollywood. Este cartel no está asombrando a nadie y esperamos ver mucho más carteles del film en los siguientes meses.

La trama involucra a John McClane (Bruce Willis) siempre puesto en el lugar equivocado en el momento equivocado, con unas habilidades y una actitud que le han convertido en el último hombre en quedar en pie y en el enemigo número 1 de los terroristas de todo el mundo. Ahora McClane se enfrenta a su mayor desafío, esta vez en un escenario internacional en el cual su distanciado hijo, Jack, se encuentra encerrado en una prisión por un líder ruso. Padre e hijo tendrán que trabajar juntos para mantenerse vivos y luchar por algo tan esencial en nuestro tiempo como es la democracia.

“A Good Day to Die Hard” llegará a los cines para el Día de San Valentín el 14 de febrero de 2013.