Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: Knights of Badassdom (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 24, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Live-action role players conjure up a demon from Hell by mistake and they must deal with the consequences.” Poster: C Review: The newest trend in poster design for specialty studio productions, targeting narrow demographics, have an appealing ’70s aesthetic, but lack inventiveness or depth.…
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Film Preview: Ernest & Celestine (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: January 28, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.” Poster: C+ / C+ / C- Review: (#1-#3) The first two designs are more emblematic of the visual style of the film…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 14-16, 2014
It’s Valentine’s Day, so counterprogramming can sometimes be counterproductive. However, with three “romantic” releases targeting similar audiences, a big budget remake might just do the trick. I give the slight edge this week to RoboCop but I think About Last Night and Winter’s Tale could also be potent competitors. Endless Love will be incredibly finite.…
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Film Preview: The Rover (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: Coming Soon Synopsis: From IMDb: “A loner tracks the gang who stole his car from a desolate town in the Australian outback with the forced assistance of a wounded guy left behind in the wake of the theft.” Poster: C+ / C+ / C-…
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Film Preview: Enemy (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: March 14, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.” Poster: A / A / B- Review: (#1-#3) Although the first design isn’t as plot-centric as the second, both designs are wildly inventive and creatively…
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Weekend Preview: Feb. 14-16, 2014
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: About Last Night (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 14, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “New love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.” Poster: D+ / C+ (4) Review: (#1-#5) The first design is a painfully…
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Film Preview: Million Dollar Arm (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: May 16, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Asian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.” Poster: C+ / C / B- Review: (#1) It’s Mad Men in India. Right? No? Ok, so Jon Hamm…
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Film Preview: The Right Kind of Wrong (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: March 14, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Leo the dishwasher falls in love with a bride on the day of her wedding – to another man.” Poster: D Review: There’s a handsome, shabbily dressed guy at a wedding. That’s it. There’s nothing interesting. There’s nothing compelling. There’s nothing creative. Trailer: C+…
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Film Preview: Dom Hemingway (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: April 4, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he’s owed.” Poster: B- Review: I’m really not sure why the baboon imagery, but the trailer certainly suggests…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 7-9, 2014
With the dearth of suitable competition and untold advertising, The Lego Movie will have one of the year’s biggest openings outside the Summer months. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Early reviews are pointing towards The Lego Movie being a pretty good adventure. However, for me, I’m still more interested in The Monuments Men even if other…
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2013 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: September
September 6-8, 2013 Riddick Box Office Prediction: $45 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Unexceptional. Opening so soon after Labor Day is typically a bad sign for a film. While it’s not the official Labor Day weekend when kids and young adults are spending the last days of Summer enjoying their freedom, it’s close…
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Film Preview: A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: April 18, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Having exorcised the demons of his ex, Malcolm is starting fresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, however, Malcolm is once again plagued by bizarre paranormal events.” Poster: C- /…
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Film Preview: The Wind Rises (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 28, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.” Poster: B (2) / C+ Review: The first two designs are nearly identical. One is English and the other…
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Weekend Preview: Feb. 7-9, 2014
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend.
