Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: Turbo, trailer #2, poster #1
Slow and steady won’t win this race, though neither the hare nor the turtle were invited. Turbo, trailer #2, poster #1 Plot Summary: A bizarre accident may be just the impetus an ambitious snail needs to become the world’s fastest of his kind. Release Date: July 19, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The limited…
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Looking at the Weekend: Mar. 29-31, 2013
Can the post-Twilight Stephenie Mayer adaptation The Host live up to her other adaptations? I don’t think there’s as much love and appreciation for that series, but it should open strongly, but not to the level of The Hunger Games. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: There are a lot of interesting films this week, including the…
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2012 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: October
October 5, 2012 Frankenweenie Oscar Prospects: What I said: “I’m sure there will be talk, but unless this is far-and-away his best film made in the last several years, I cannot see the Academy’s notoriously picky features animation branch recognizing it. That doesn’t mean it won’t. They liked Burton enough to give his Corpse Bride…
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Trailer Watch: Despicable Me 2, trailer #3
We already know he’s not so despicable, now can he survive being one of the good guys? Despicable Me 2, trailer #3 Plot Summary: The sequel to the popular 2010 Steve Carell villainous computer animation film. Release Date: Gru has been called upon to help an anti-villain organization stop an imminent threat. Poster Trailer Rating:…
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Trailer Watch: Trance
Danny Boyle is back where he needs to be. Trance Plot Summary: To prove it can be done, a psychologist hypnotizes an unsuspecting man who carries out a major art heist only to forget he ever did, leading him on an escape from the ruthless art smuggler who wants it back. Release Date: April 5,…
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Weekend Preview: Mar. 29-31, 2013
Below are nine previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Into the White
This film is undeniably white…and by that I mean sterile and lifeless. Into the White Plot Summary: British explorers find themselves trapped in a cabin with Nazi soldiers, both groups having been downed over an inhospitable environment. Can they work together or will only few survive? Release Date: April 12, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C-…
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Trailer Watch: The Internship
Why do people still think Vince Vaughn’s funny? The Internship Plot Summary: Two out-of-work middle-aged men apply for an internship at Google in hopes of finding lasting careers, but being double the age of most of the other interns, their life experiences may be all that get them through. Release Date: June 7, 2013 Poster…
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Trailer Watch: Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach isn’t always great, but Greta Gerwig looks like fun. Frances Ha Plot Summary: The story of a quirky young woman who isn’t particularly good at anything, but simply enjoys existing. Release Date: May 17, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: It may capture the essence of the film’s title character, but the design’s…
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Looking at the Weekend: Mar. 22-24, 2013
With no family films in sight for the last few weeks, an animated film from DreamWorks is sure to be a blockbuster even if it’s lackluster. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Among the wide release films, Admission is the only one with potential to be any good. Several films on the limited release side could be…
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2013 Spring Preview: April
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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Trailer Watch: Planes
A new fleet for Disney. Planes Plot Summary: Anthropomorphic planes find adventures in the skies. Release Date: August 9, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: B Commentary: It was only a matter of time before Pixar’s Cars was morphed into other modes of…
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Trailer Watch: It’s a Disaster
And you though you had bad dinner parties? It’s a Disaster Plot Summary: A brunch date turns into an exercise in futility when a disaster is declared downtown and the participants don’t quite know how to react. Release Date: April 12, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: A droll reminder that simple designs can still…
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Weekend Preview: Mar. 22-24, 2013
Below are ten previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: After Earth, trailer #2, poster #1
What’s after Earth? Why going back to Earth, of course. After Earth, trailer #2, poster #1 Plot Summary: Crash-landed on a foreign plant, a father and son attempt to survive and rebuild their ship in an environment where the flora and fauna have evolved to kill humans. Release Date: June 7, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating:…
