Category: Film Previews
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Weekend Preview: Aug. 8-10, 2014
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Fifi Howls from Happiness (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 8, 2014 Synopsis: A documentary about Iranian painter Bahman Mohasses. Poster: C Review: You can’t help but feel the joy and thereby appreciate the title of the film with this design. For the art world, it might be quite fascinating, but those not familiar with the subject aren’t likely…
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Film Preview: The Dog (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 8, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A documentary portrait of the late John Wojtowicz, whose attempted robbery of a Brooklyn bank to finance his male lover’s sex-reassignment surgery was the real-life inspiration for Dog Day Afternoon (1975).” Poster: B- / C+ Review: The first design has a very M feel,…
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Film Preview: Deepsea Challenge 3D (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 8, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A 3D documentary chronicling filmmaker James Cameron’s diving expeditions in his Deepsea Challenger submarine.” Poster: C- Review: The phantom presence of James Cameron is distracting and the submarine vessel doesn’t seem that interesting. Combined without visual flair makes for a rather boring design. Trailer:…
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Film Preview: About Alex (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 8, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a group of old college friends reunite over a long weekend after one of them attempts suicide, old crushes and resentments shine light on their life decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink.” Poster: C+ / C- Review: It’s always…
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Film Preview: Ouija (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of friends must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board..” Poster: C+ Review: I’ll take minimalist over excessively designed like many modern horror posters. It still has some of those elements, but it’s…
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Film Preview: Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 13, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Literature student Anastasia Steele’s life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.” Poster: B / C+ / B- / C / C- Review: (#1) It’s mysterious and features plenty of clean lines,…
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Film Preview: The Calling (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 29, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Detective Hazel Micallef hasn’t had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Port Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.” Poster: B- Review: Perhaps…
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Looking at the Weekend: Aug. 1-3, 2014
If you don’t believe that Guardians of the Galaxy will dominate the weekend, you’re not going to win that office pool. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: It seems like a pretty good weekend for the movies, especially the wide releases. Peter J. Patrick: A few minor Oscar contenders opening this week. Tripp Burton: It’s an interesting…
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Film Preview: The Equalizer (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: September 26, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A former black ops commando who faked his death for a quiet life in Boston comes out of his retirement to rescue a young girl and finds himself face to face with Russian gangsters.” Poster: C+…
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Film Preview: Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: November 26, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the Penguins of Madagascar, audiences will discover the secrets of the most entertainingly mysterious birds in the global espionage game. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private now must join forces with the chic spy organization, the…
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Weekend Preview: Aug. 1-3, 2014
Below are seven previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: What If (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: August 1, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Medical school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. He meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben, and they form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there…
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Film Preview: Louder Than Words (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 1, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After the unexpected death of their daughter, a couple work to build a state of the art children’s hospital where families are welcomed into the healing process.” Poster: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in…
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Film Preview: Child of God (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: August 1, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A dispossessed, violent man’s life is a disastrous attempt to exist outside the social order. Successively deprived of parents and homes and with few other ties, Ballard descends to the level of a cave dweller as he falls deeper into crime and degradation.” Poster:…
