The season six finale of HBO’s epic series, Game Of Thrones, premieres the same time as the US, 9 a.m. tomorrow, exclusively on HBO, with a same day 9 p.m. primetime encore. The series will also be available on HBO GO.
Titled “The Winds of Winter,” the season finale is written by D.B. Weiss and directed by Miguel Sapochnik, also responsible for this week’s phenomenal penultimate episode, “Battle of the Bastards.”
As Game Of Thrones concludes its sixth season, binge viewers can relive the excitement by streaming all six seasons of the series anytime anywhere on HBO GO, or watching all ten episodes back to back on HBO Signature’s July 9 and 10 weekend marathon, from 12 p.m. daily.
Based on George R.R. Martin’s popular book series A Song of Ice and Fire, HBO’s Emmy® and Golden Globe award winning fantasy series chronicles an epic struggle for power in a vast and violent kingdom. The HBO series has won 26 Emmys®, among many other awards.
Returning series regulars on Game Of Thrones this season include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Jonathan Pryce (the High Sparrow).
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Prison mayhem in action-packed ‘Riot’
It’s payback time in the action-packed Riot starring Matthew Reese along with Dolph Lundgren. The film is about a man who deliberately throws himself into prison to kill another prisoner who murdered his wife.
Jack Stone (Reese) purposefully orchestrates a bank robbery in order to be thrown into prison with the notorious Russian kingpin, Balam (Chuck Lidell).
More than just a mob criminal, Balam is a very cunning and dangerous man who controls the police force from behind bars. His cell is a lavish private room built specifically for him, inaccessible to most in the depths of the prison structure.
However, Stone eventually finds an ally with a fellow prisoner played by Lundgren. Surrounded by his loyal henchmen and guards in his sectioned off fortress, Balam doesn’t know Jack is coming for him to avenge his family, whom Balam murdered in cold blood.
Riot opens in cinemas on June 29 from CrystalSky Multimedia. Check out the film’s trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKW5V8hW5o
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Shows at Hard Rock Café
Hard Rock Café’s (HRC) amazing line-up of performers include pop-rock band Part 3 tonight, show band Arpie & The Multivitamins tomorrow, while Inner Voices takes the center stage on Tuesday.
Area One dishes out the greatest hits of The Beatles on June 29, while you enjoy a super retro musical party with Kudos Love 80s on Thursday.
Hard rockers can also enjoy the best burgers from around the world as HRC recently launch its World Burger Tour that features the best local burgers from around the world. HRC’s World Burger Tour menu is available until the end of July 2016.
All shows start at 9:00 p.m.
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Chris Columbus is producer of ‘The Young Messiah’
At the heels of blockbuster movies from Chris Columbus such as Gremlins, Home Alone 1 & 2, Mrs. Doubtfire, Percy Jackson films and the Harry Potter franchise is the faith-based epic The Young Messiah which he produced under the direction of Cyrus Nowrasteh.
Columbus once again demonstrates his acumen for nurturing and cultivating young talents in The Young Messiah, replicating his feat from the highly successful Harry Potter franchise by casting then unknown talents such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in lead roles.
Columbus now brings the young Adam Greaves-Neal at the center of The Young Messiah as the child Jesus along with an impressive supporting cast that includes Sean Bean, Sara Lazarro, Vincent Walsh, Clive Russell, Jonathan Bailey and Christian McKay.
The Young Messiah is based upon Anne Rice’s novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt in which the author imagines a year in the life of the young Jesus.
In the movie, Jesus’ parents, Mary (Lazarro) and Joseph (Walsh) bear the responsibility of raising Jesus.
Rice, in her Facebook page previously revealed that she was brought to tears upon seeing the film for the first time stating, “I support it with all my heart. The writing, the directing, (and) the cast are an author’s dream of fidelity to the spirit of the book and book’s concerns for biblical and historical accuracy. I’m so happy to share this.”
The inspiring story of Jesus as a young boy in The Young Messiah sees Greaves-Neal as Jesus embarking on a journey from Egypt to Nazareth after he miraculously brings someone back to life. When King Herod (Bailey) orders the death of the child, Roman centurion Severus (Bean) is tasked to find the family across the desert. Young Jesus then turns to his parents for answers as he grapples to understand His own divinity. But how do they explain God to his own son as they worry about his safety at the same time?
“This movie really hangs on a young child,” says Nowrasteh on casting Adam. The director decided to send Columbus a tape of Adam along with tapes of other boys that they were considering for the lead role and Columbus’ response was immediate, “He said that no one else came close to Adam.”
Adam, just nine years old at that time, naturally took on the role without feeling overwhelmed. “I just think, I’m a boy that can do great and surprising things,” he shared on how he tried to play the role.
Sean Bean in turn says that his character is also of importance to the story. “He sees Jesus and his family, he’s out and about on the streets and city all the time, and then he answers to Herod, who sits there on his throne surrounded by concubines and debauchery. Eventually, he has a big change of heart when he decided who he can be loyal to. And that’s to Jesus ultimately. You could say he’s the first convert to Christianity, he epitomizes that.”
“There’s a huge audience for faith-based films and this is the original story of one of the greatest people to have ever lived,” concludes producer Chris Columbus.