Category: Film Previews
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Film Preview: The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: November 1, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “We are responsible for our dreams. This is the ultimate lesson of psychoanalysis – and fiction cinema.” Poster: B- / B Review: The two posters designs are worlds apart in terms of aesthetic quality, but they suggest the same thing: a one-man show that…
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Trailer Watch: American Hustle, trailer #2, posters #1-#5 (2013)
Do the hustle…I think I said that before… American Hustle, trailer #2, posters #1-#5 Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner Sydney Prosser is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.” Release Date:…
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Trailer Watch: The Monuments Men, trailer #2, poster #1 (2013)
I’ve got the Eiffel Tower in my pocket. Am I happy to see you? The Monuments Men, trailer #2, poster #1 Plot Summary: From IMDb: “An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their owners.” Release Date: December 18, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B-…
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Film Preview: Philomena (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: November 22, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.” Poster: C / C+ Review: There’s not a lot…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 25-27, 2013
While Ridley Scott has a decent track record at the box office, the Jackass films have a better one which should push it to first place even against the strong holdover that’s Gravity. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: The Counselor might be interesting, but strangely enough, Bad Grandpa doesn’t look terribly bad. Blue Is the Warmest…
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2013 Oscar Season Preview: November
There are no two bigger months at theaters. While the Summer may provide box office swing, both box office and Oscars dominate the final two months of the year with November likely the biggest of them all. This year, a number of top notch films will compete for audience dollars and critics’ appreciation going into…
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Film Preview: Charlie Countryman (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: November 15, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A guy falls for a woman who’s claimed by a violent crime boss.” Poster: B+ (2) / B Review: An interesting blend of water colors to create two designs similar in theme, but different in ideology. The first…
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Film Preview: Bridegroom (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 18, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Shane Bitney Crone’s plans to marry Tom Bridegroom in California after the same-sex marriage law is passed takes a tragic turn when his partner of six years is killed and his family refuses him from attending the funeral.” Poster: C / B Review: These…
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Weekend Preview: Oct. 25-27, 2013
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 25, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.” Poster: B- (3) Review: The three posters together represent an astute marketing effort that focuses on the film’s central…
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Film Preview: The Power of Few (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: February 15, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Religious conspiracy collides with urban crime in a story told from multiple perspectives.” Poster: C Review: A jumbled visual mess, the design tries to pull in elements of a number of more successful (and even less successful) designs and ends up as a mostly…
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Film Preview: Ghost Team One (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 11, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.” Poster: C+ Review: Trying to loosely engage the Scary Movie audience and simultaneously entice Hispanic audiences only makes for a muddied affair that has too…
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Film Preview: Grudge Match (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: December 25, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout — 30 years after their last match.” Poster: C / C+ / B- (6) / C / B Review: (poster #1) At…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 18-20, 2013
You don’t remake one of the most acclaimed horror films of all time only to expect a flop. Positioned as the only horror film on the horizon for Halloween, Carrie should easily pull in strong dollars for the next couple of weeks as date night and Halloween parties turn to their annual fright-fix. The Fifth…
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Film Preview: Escape Plan (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 18, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside.” Poster: C / D+ / C+ /…
