Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: 12 Years a Slave
12-times your average Oscar contender perhaps. 12 Years a Slave Plot Summary: From IMDb: “In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.” Release Date: October 18, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: Overly simplified isn’t necessarily a great concept and while…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 26-28, 2013
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 18, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.” Poster: B Review: Overly simplified isn’t necessarily a great concept and while the design work is stellar, its lack of background detail…
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Film Preview: The Counselor (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 25, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking.” Poster: B / C (5) / D Review: Although it reminds me of dallas, the design works to highlight all five leads without…
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Film Preview: The Fifth Estate (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: September 1, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website’s growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.” Poster: C /…
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Film Preview: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: June 13, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “It’s been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite…
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Trailer Watch: The To Do List
This is one film that won’t be on my to-do list. The To Do List Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Clark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.” Release Date: July 26, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C…
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Trailer Watch: The Canyons
Which? The grand ones? I’m doubtful. The Canyons Plot Summary: From IMDb: “When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.” Release…
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Trailer Watch: Free Birds
I see “Free Bird Medley” in our future and lots of it. Free Birds Plot Summary: From IMDb: “Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history – and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.”…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 19-21, 2013
When you pit two genre-similar films targeting young male audiences with a horror film (which partly goes after the same demographic) and a family animated film from DreamWorks. Always bet on the most uniquely different product and that’s Turbo. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: I enjoyed the original RED, so its sequel is the top of…
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Trailer Watch: Runner, Runner
Maybe, maybe. Runner, Runner Plot Summary: From IMDb: “When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.” Release Date: September 27, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: This is a fine way to take a common…
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Trailer Watch: I Give It a Year
I’ll give it an hour more if it’s good. I Give It a Year Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A look at the trials and tribulations of a newlywed couple during their first year of marriage.” Release Date: August 9, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: An insufferably bland poster design that may highlight the actors…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 19-21, 2013
Below are ten previews for films opening next weekend.
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Film Preview: Runner Runner (2013)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 4, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur.” Poster: C+ Review: This is a fine way to take a common poster style and spice…
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Film Preview: Free Birds (2013)
Poster Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: November 1, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history – and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.” Poster:…
