Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Gemma Bovery (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: May 29, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new…
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Film Preview: Club Life (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 29, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A night club promoter tries to make a name for himself in New York City.” Poster: C+ Review: A scintillating array of lights that accurately depicts the vibrant environment within dance clubs. An actual club is typically darker than presented here, but so too…
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Film Preview: Manglehorn (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: June 19, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Left heartbroken by the woman he loved and lost many years ago, Manglehorn, an eccentric small-town locksmith, tries to start his life over again with the help of a new friend.” Poster: D Review: Is Al Pacino trying to get the producers of the…
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Film Preview: The Gift (2015)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2015) Original (August 2, 2015) New Trailer (#2) / Updated Release Date (changed from 7/31/15) / Page Redesigned Release Date: August 7, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young married couple’s lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband’s past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret…
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Film Preview: Black Mass (2015)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2015) Original (May 31, 2015) New Trailer (#2) (August 16, 2015) New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#2-#11) / Page Redesigned (September 13, 2015) New Poster (#12) / Added Image Gallery Release Date: September 18, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator…
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Looking at the Weekend: May 22-24, 2015
Tomorrowland will handily crush the competition. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I’m not interested in the bastardization of one of the 1980’s greatest horror films, so Tomorrowland is my choice. Peter J. Patrick: Seems like deja-vu all over again with a horror classic remake, a feature-length advertisement for a Disney theme park and a possible treat…
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2015 Tentpole Season Preview: June
The end of the year brings the most combative environment for films trying to become Oscar winners. The next four months will be an interesting proving round.
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Film Preview: Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Page Revisions: (May 17, 2015) Original (August 2, 2015) New Poster (#2) / Page Redesigned Release Date: August 7, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.” Poster Rating: C- / C Review: (#1) Meryl Streep in…
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Film Preview: Love & Mercy (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: June 5, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.” Poster: B / C-…
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Weekend Preview: May 22-24, 2015
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: When Marnie Was There (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 22, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels it is possible that Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist…
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Film Preview: The Farewell Party (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 22, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Residents of a retirement home build a machine for self-euthanasia in order to help their terminally ill friend, though they are faced with a series of dilemmas when rumors of the machine begin to spread.” Poster: C Review: This poster design may have some…
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Film Preview: Chocolate City (2015)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: May 22, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Life for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl.” Poster: D+ Review: A corny, witless design that titillates without excitement. It will undoubtedly draw…
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Film Preview: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: June 12, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A teenage filmmaker befriends a classmate with cancer.” Poster: C+ / C / B- / C / C- Review: (#1) Not entirely original, but stands out easily in a field of familiar and mediocre designs. However,…
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Trailer Watch: San Andraes, updated (2015)
New Trailer (#3) / New Posters (#3-#4) San Andreas, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for link to the trailer, more posters (if available) and other commentary not featured here.
