Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: The Host
I’d make a comparison between the novel author’s religion and the plot, but that would be too easy. The Host Plot Summary: In the future, humans have become husks, inhabited by alien lifeforms. One girl, succumbs to the procedure, but discovers she is able to retain full faculties while embodying the entity. Release Date: March…
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Trailer Watch: The Big Picture
You can’t hide from your past? Such a familiar tagline… The Big Picture Plot Summary: An accidental death leads a promising executive to go on the run, posing as a photographer. As his fame rises, his past becomes more pressing. Release Date: October 12, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: The poster design is too…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 7-9, 2012
With nothing but holdovers to face as competition, Playing for Keeps has an open field to make an attempt at number one. The film only needs to bank around $10 million to achieve that, but considering how poorly Gerard Butler’s films have been opening, it might fail to top the umpteenth week of Breaking Dawn,…
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Trailer Watch: Chicken with Plums
Do the chickens have plums for heads? Are they served on a platter with plums? or do they just pal around with plums? Chicken with Plums Plot Summary: A prominent violinist loses all desire to live after his cherished violin is broken and he can find no suitable replacement. Release Date: August 17, 2012 Poster…
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Trailer Watch: Beloved
A French romantic drama not to be confused with Oprah’s depressing slavery saga. Beloved Plot Summary: A mother and daughter face unique challenges as their love affairs heat up. Release Date: August 17, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D Commentary: It’s nothing special or notable and only those familiar with French cinema would even recognize the…
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 7-9, 2012
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Epic
Epic visuals, but nothing else. Epic Plot Summary: The young daughter of a scientist finds herself plunged into a minute, mystical world where a war is brewing. Release Date: May 24, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: C- Commentary: First thing’s first: the…
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Trailer Watch: The Impossible
The trailer makes this look like “The Rudimentary.” The Impossible Plot Summary: A British family struggles to find each other after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami strikes Thailand. Release Date: December 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: C- Commentary: After that opening…
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Trailer Watch: On the Road
Kerouac defined a generation; something the filmmakers only wish their film could do, but won’t. On the Road Plot Summary: A big screen translation of the classic Jack Kerouac novel On the Road. Release Date: December 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: Admittedly the colors and layout are better than a lot of what…
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Looking at the Weekend: Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012
The weekend after Thanksgiving is typically one of the dullest ever. It’s where studios dump genre flicks that they hope will pick up a few leftover scraps while the holdovers from Thanksgiving continue to dominate. While I can envision a situation where all four of these titles fail to break the top 5, The Collection…
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2012 Summer Preview Wrap-Up: June
June 1-3, 2012 Battlefield America Box Office Prediction: $60 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “The first Step Up film earned a sizable amount guaranteeing a franchise. This one has had far less press, but should perform about on par with the dance extravaganza.” Box Office Results: $172 K Thoughts: [Major Flop] I don’t…
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Trailer Watch: Any Day Now
Alan Cumming has range, but is it best used here? The trailer doesn’t seem to suggest such. Any Day Now Plot Summary: A gay couple adopts an abandoned, mentally disabled child, but finds resistance in the courts for putting a youth in the hands of homosexuals. Release Date: December 14, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C…
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Trailer Watch: Jack the Giant Slayer
Hopefully, Bryan Singer can make this more interesting than the trailer suggests. Jack the Giant Slayer Plot Summary: The classic fable Jack and the Beanstalk in a loosely-adapted adventure of a boy to rescue a princess. Release Date: March 1, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post…
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Weekend Preview: Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2012
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: The Heat
It burns us! The Heat Plot Summary: An uptight FBI agent finds herself at odds with an unconventional cop when she’s reassigned to work on a drug trafficking case. Release Date: April 5, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time this post was written. Rating: D- Commentary: Has there…
