Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: Evil Dead
The need to remake films that still stand up well 20 or 30 years later is getting ridiculous. Evil Dead Plot Summary: A remake of the cult classic ’80s horror film. Release Date: Coming Soon Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: Posters shouldn’t be permitted to make promises they can’t keep. Apart from from making a…
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Trailer Watch: If I Were You
Telling someone else how to live…it’s a fantasy for everyone. If I Were You Plot Summary: The wife and mistress of a philandering jerk agree to dictate each other’s lives in hopes of making things better. Release Date: March 15, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: D Commentary: A colossal failure of indie-comedy proportions. Generic, simplistic and…
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Looking at the Weekend: Mar. 1-3, 2013
While advertising alone might suggest that Jack the Giant Slayer will dominate the box office, tracking has so far been weak leaving the sequel to the highly popular possession horror flick The Last Exorcism doesn’t have to be high quality to draw the same audiences back for a stellar opening weekend. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell:…
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2013 Spring Preview: March
March has spawned big hits and it has spawned disasters. Which of this year’s releases will fly or flop? There’s a good chance for several in both categories.
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Trailer Watch: 6 Souls
The title represents how many souls you lose having to sit through the film. 6 Souls Plot Summary: A psychologist attempts to isolate and weed out a series of split personalities for a man with a dangerous past. Release Date: April 5, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: D Commentary: A generic horror-themed poster designed to elicit…
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Trailer Watch: Blancanieves
Foreign language films always look more interesting than American ones. Blancanieves Plot Summary: A new twist on the age-old story of Snow White. Release Date: March 29, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: It may not be the most original design, but it’s detailed and features some very interesting imagery. Rating: B Commentary: A black-and-white,…
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Weekend Preview: Mar. 1-3, 2013
Below are eight previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Love and Honor
Romance and protest. Less romance, more protest. Probably won’t save it. Love and Honor Plot Summary: Two Vietnam soldiers steal off home while on leave only to risk imprisonment to pursue love while AWOL from the U.S. Army. Release Date: March 22, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: When you roll your eyes at a…
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Trailer Watch: Emperor
An unfortunate title for a film that isn’t going to reach many people. Emperor Plot Summary: World War II is over. General MacArthur is tasked with determining the complicity of the Japanese emperor in the bombing of Pearl Harbor while trying to avoid a revolution of the people. Release Date: March 8, 2013 Poster Trailer…
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Trailer Watch: The Taste of Money
Sex. Corruption. Intrigue. Sounds fun. The Taste of Money Plot Summary: A look inside a powerful Korean family whose influence reaches into deep places and whose corruption may know few bounds. Release Date: January 25, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: It’s a simple design, but tells a great story with one image. This a…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 22-24, 2013
None of these films really seem like box office hits in the making and while I might suggest Snitch has a strong chance of doing well, I give the edge to the supernatural horror flick Dark Skies. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: Nothing new this week piques my interests. Peter J. Patrick: Bless Me, Ultima looks…
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Trailer Watch: Mental
The term has gotten too much use. Perhaps it should have been called “Zany.” Mental Plot Summary: After his wife suffers a mental breakdown, a concerned father hires an eccentric nanny to help out. Release Date: March 29, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: It’s a limited, somewhat tacky design that does very little to…
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Trailer Watch: I’m So Excited
Pedro Almodovar’s a tease…and damn him for getting that song stuck in my head. I’m So Excited Plot Summary: Little is known about the plot of this film, but it appears to involve a group of passengers and stewards on an airplane. Release Date: Coming Soon Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: Almodovar’s name is the…
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Weekend Preview: Feb. 22-24, 2013
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: The Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation
Animated Short Film nominees = Good. Poor presentation = Bad. The Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation Plot Summary: Each year, the Academy releases a series of bundled packages that include the nominees for the various short film awards at the Oscars. This is for the Bset Animated Short Film list. Release Date: February 1, 2013 Poster…
