Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: 21 and Over
Sadly, this wasn’t my experience when I turned 21. 21 and Over Plot Summary: To celebrate their friend’s 21st birthday, a pair of high school pals risk their friends future success in a night of drunken debauchery. Release Date: March 1, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: This isn’t Say Anything and the poster designed…
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Trailer Watch: Olympus Has Fallen
…and it can’t get up. Olympus Has Fallen Plot Summary: A secret service agent who saves the president, but not his wife, is the only man in the White House able to save the president when it’s taken over by a foreign power. Release Date: March 22, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: Showing the…
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Looking at the Weekend: Feb. 1-3, 2013
Unless you’re starring with other aging action heroes in an ensemble picture, you aren’t likely to get a lot of people to the theaters. When you’re facing off against a movie about zombies falling in love, you’re probably going to do worse. Individual Commentaries Wesley Lovell: This week’s new releases are largely unimpressive with the…
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2013 Spring Preview: February
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: The Call
What would you do if you got “the call?” The Call Plot Summary: A 911 operator who once failed to save a young woman from being brutally assaulted and killed, takes a young girl trapped in a trunk personally as she goes to great lengths to save her from the very serial killer who precipitated…
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Trailer Watch: Now You See Me
Illusionists carrying out heists for the benefit of the public. Sounds like a crowd-pleaser. Now You See Me Plot Summary: Four master illusionists carry out a series of daring bank robberies and shower the wealth on their audience, but the police want to put a stop to their ways, if they can figure out how.…
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Weekend Preview: Feb. 1-3, 2013
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: RED 2
How many contract hits can Bruce Willis survive? RED 2 Plot Summary: Still retired. Still extremely dangerous. The team gets back together as a new hit is declared on one of its members. Release Date: August 2, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating:…
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Trailer Watch: The Smurfs 2
A wicked Smurfette…just like old times. The Smurfs 2 Plot Summary: Gargamel has hatched a new plan to corrupt Smurfette in an effort to lure out the other Smurfs and make them his dinner. Release Date: July 31, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written.…
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Trailer Watch: Scary Movie 5
I’m ready for some good spoof action again. Scary Movie 5 Plot Summary: A possessed house leads its tenants to try and uncover the sinister motives behind its haunting. Release Date: April 12, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: B Commentary: Looking far…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 25-27, 2013
I have no idea which of the three dismal releases will take the top spot at the box office and I’m doubtful any of them will. The film that seems the most likely to top the other three is Parker if only because it stars Jennifer Lopez who has fans even if few of them…
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Trailer Watch: Tyler Perry’s Temptation
A Tyler Perry movie that looks good? I’m tempted. Tyler Perry’s Temptation Plot Summary: A dating coordinator falls in love with the wealthy investor who treats her like the lady while her husband struggles to adapt. Release Date: March 29, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: B+ Commentary: If it’s one thing Tyler Perry’s production arm has…
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Trailer Watch: The Iceman
Michael Shannon cometh. The Iceman Plot Summary: A notorious mob killer seeks revenge on the mobboss who set him up in the first place. Release Date: May 3, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: It shows off the star of the film, but doesn’t do much beyond that. It tries to evoke the style and…
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Weekend Preview: Jan. 25-27, 2013
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Small Apartments
Sometimes quirky DOESN’T work. Small Apartments Plot Summary: Having killed his landlord, a bald, wig-wearing tenant tries to make it look like an accident only to risk everything to keep the truth from getting out. Release Date: Coming Soon Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: It’s a bit of a creepy design choice and while it…
