Category: Film Previews
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2013 Summer Season Preview Wrap-Up: August
August 2, 2013 2 Guns Box Office Prediction: $60 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Unknown. The two stars have been box office draws in the past, but the concept isn’t terribly fresh or interesting which could cause it to fall on the dud side. And releasing in August is never promising.” Box Office…
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Film Preview: Non-Stop (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 28, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An air marshall must spring into action aboard an international flight.” Poster: C- Review: It’s actiony. It’s got Liam Neeson. That’s all they really needed for this. Of course, artistically, much more is needed, especially a creativity that seems anathema to these designers. Trailer:…
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Film Preview: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: March 7, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.” Poster: B- / B+ / C Review: The first design…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 10-12, 2014
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: The Legend of Hercules (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: January 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to…
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Film Preview: In Bloom (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Set in the Georgian capital of Tblisi in 1992, friends Eka and Natia look to leave childhood behind as they ignore societal customs and work to escape their turbulent family lives.” Poster: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should…
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Film Preview: The Rocket (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him leads his family and two new friends through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity-filled journey through a land scarred by the legacy of war, to prove he’s not…
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Film Preview: Unfinished Song (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: June 21, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife’s passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.” Poster: C- Review: To counterpoint a sour old man,…
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Film Preview: Seventh Son (2015)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 6, 2015 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A 18th century adventure story centered on young Thomas, who is apprenticed to the local Spook to learn to fight evil spirits. His first great challenge comes when the powerful Mother Malkin escapes her confinement while…
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Trailer Watch: Pompeii, trailer #2, poster #1 (2014)
Too bad we get to see this disaster coming…it might be more pleasant if we never saw it. Pompeii, trailer #2, poster #1 Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A slave turned gladiator finds himself in a race against time to save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius…
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Looking at the Weekend: 2013 Year in Review
With one new wide release and a handful of minor limited releases, we thought we would do something special today. We’ll include our thoughts on Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones in next week’s article. Until then, we’re going to have a Year-End Special with three categories that each of our contributors submitted responses for. Our…
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Film Preview: Winter’s Tale (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: February 14, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.” Poster: B- / C / B- (3) Review: (#1-#2) A…
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Film Preview: Interstellar (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: November 7, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.” Poster: C+ / B / A- / B- / B+ Review: I’m not sure what…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 3-5, 2014
Below are two previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Beyond Outrage (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: January 3, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.” Poster: D Review: Action films need to try a lot harder to sell themselves to a mass…
