{"id":39703,"date":"2017-01-06T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=39703"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:07:11","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:07:11","slug":"new-releases-january-6-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/06\/new-releases-january-6-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: January 6, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39705\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars-1-678x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars-1-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars-1-339x191.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/>New releases this week feature two Oscar contenders opening in wider release and one new film not in contention for any award.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39706\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars-229x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars-229x339.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-underworld-blood-wars.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/>1. Underworld: Blood Wars (Sony\/Screen Gems, 3,070 Theaters, 91 Minutes, Rated R for strong bloody violence, and some sexuality, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/underworld_blood_wars_2017\/\">10% Fresh <\/a>[20 Reviews]): <\/strong>This film is the fifth installment of this series. The fifth! It&#8217;s like how the <strong>Ice Age <\/strong>franchise is with me. I stopped paying attention after the second one, and they put out three more when I wasn&#8217;t watching.<\/p>\n<p>Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is back. Hated by\u00a0her werewolf enemies, betrayed by her vampire family, she fights with only a handful of allies to stop the war between the creatures of the night. This time, she is determined to stop the fighting at any cost.<\/p>\n<p>The reviews are atrocious, but I&#8217;d image as long as Beckinsale is in a skintight pleather outfit, kicking people in slow motion, fans won&#8217;t mind at all, a fact born out by the film already making its budget back overseas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKHL5PyAPzs\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39707\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/new-releases-hidden-figures--229x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/new-releases-hidden-figures--229x339.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/new-releases-hidden-figures--678x1003.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/new-releases-hidden-figures-.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/>2. Hidden Figures (Opening Wide, Fox, 2,471 Theaters, 127 Minutes, Rated PG for thematic elements and some language, <b>Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/hidden_figures_2017\/\">92% Fresh<\/a> [103 Reviews]): <\/b><\/strong>In addition to being a Film Buff, I am also a history buff. Hollywood cannot tell stories as rich and interesting as the true tales from the annals of time. Hollywood can however shine some attention on a little known aspect of history.<\/p>\n<p>This film is adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly and tells the tale of the three female African-American mathematicians who worked with NASA to help John Glenn orbit the Earth in the early 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>The subject is weighty and any cast with Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer is definitely worthy of Oscar consideration. Spencer has already been nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5wfrDhgUMGI\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-39704\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-A-Monster-Calls-230x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-A-Monster-Calls-230x339.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/New-Releases-A-Monster-Calls.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/>3. A Monster Calls (Opening Wide, Focus Features, 1,523 Theaters, 108 Minutes, Rated PG-13 for thematic content and some scary images, <b>Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/a_monster_calls\/\">88% Fresh<\/a> [155 Reviews]): <\/b><\/strong>Conor (Lewis MacDougall) does not have a happy life. He&#8217;s picked on by his classmates and his father has left him. But when his mother contracts a terminal illness, he needs someone to turn to. That someone turns out to be a giant yew tree (voiced by Liam Neeson).<\/p>\n<p>I have been looking forward to this film for months. I&#8217;m usually wary about fiction that marries the magical with the morose, but something about the talent involved and the promotional items I&#8217;ve seen has me interested.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3RTj6hKFsPo\" width=\"675\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">New releases this week include UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS, with HIDDEN FIGURES and A MONSTER CALLS opening in wider release.<\/div>\n<p> <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/01\/06\/new-releases-january-6-2017\/\" title=\"New Releases: January 6, 2017\">[click for more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":39705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[8641,1966,2228,8707,1335,8709,1366,8708,7880,4688,1341,1340,1349,8706],"series":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39703","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-a-monster-calls","9":"tag-focus-features","10":"tag-fox","11":"tag-hidden-figures","12":"tag-kate-beckinsale","13":"tag-lewis-macdougall","14":"tag-liam-neeson","15":"tag-margot-lee-shetterly","16":"tag-new-releases","17":"tag-octavia-spencer","18":"tag-screen-gems","19":"tag-sony","20":"tag-taraji-p-henson","21":"tag-underworld-blood-wars"},"aioseo_notices":[],"nelio_content":{"autoShareEndMode":"never","automationSources":{"useCustomSentences":false,"customSentences":[]},"efiAlt":"","efiUrl":"","followers":[2,4],"highlights":[],"isAutoShareEnabled":false,"networkImageIds":[],"permalinkQueryArgs":[],"series":[],"suggestedReferences":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39703"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=39703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}