A Monster Calls is a film that asks the question: how do we deal with the conflicting emotions that we experience when we're grieving? This inspiring and heartbreaking tale comes across as dark, and in some ways it is. However, it is ultimately very cathartic and teaches a refreshing lesson in self-honesty. Here's the synopsis: 12-year-old Conor, [...]
Another fascinating year in cinema, 2016 was unusual in many ways. There was a record number of DECADES late sequels and spin-offs, a trend we will see continuing into 2017, even though each of this year's offerings was a financial and critical disappointment. Speaking of disappointments we also saw a record number of Blockbuster [...]
Grab your Advance Screening passes to A MONSTER CALLS Thursday, January 5th AMC Town Square 7PM http://www.gofobo.com/CFLVMC A MONSTER CALLS is a visually spectacular and unabashedly emotional drama from director J.A. Bayona. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) is dealing with far more than other boys his age. His beloved and devoted mother (Felicity Jones) is ill. He [...]
Grab your Advance Screening passes to A MONSTER CALLS Thursday, January 5th Harkins Tempe Marketplace 7PM http://www.gofobo.com/AMC-CinemaFiles A MONSTER CALLS is a visually spectacular and unabashedly emotional drama from director J.A. Bayona. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) is dealing with far more than other boys his age. His beloved and devoted mother (Felicity Jones) is ill. He [...]
A MONSTER CALLS releases nationwide from Focus Features on October 21, 2016 Story: A visually spectacular drama from director J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”). 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall), dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. [...]
Heres the latest look at "A Monster Calls", based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel, starring Liam Neeson, Lewis MacDougall, and Felicity Jones. Synopsis A visually spectacular drama from acclaimed director Juan Antonio Bayona (“The Impossible”), based on the award-winning children’s fantasy novel. 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) attempts to deal with his mother’s (Felicity [...]
“A Monster Calls” was originally the brainchild of Siobhan Dowd, but after her untimely death, Patrick Ness was approached with the thought of turning her idea into a novel. And what a novel he wrote from her idea. "A Monster Calls" centers around Conor O'Malley, a young child of indeterminate age, but the reader is [...]
