Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: Jack Reacher, trailer #2
This makes two films that have had a bland or unexciting first trailer only to come back with a more compelling one. Jack Reacher, trailer #2 Plot Summary: A homicide detective seeks answers to a five-victim sniping spree. Release Date: December 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time…
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2012 Summer Preview Wrap-Up: May
May 4, 2012 The Avengers Oscar Prospects: What I said: “There have been few nominations for The Avengers films, so I don’t expect too much out of this combination film. Though, I could easily see nominations in Sound Mixing, Sound Editing and Visual Effects in its future.” Oscar Results: The film’s above-expectations performance is sure…
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Trailer Watch: Silver Linings Playbook, trailer #2 + poster
Are they trying to oversell the film? The first trailer was fine. Silver Linings Playbook, trailer #2 and poster Plot Summary: A mentally ill man re-emerges into society and finds love with an equally disturbed woman. Release Date: November 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: Finally playing into the playbook concept, the poster design…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 26-28, 2012
It’s hard to know what’s going to be tops at the weekend box office. At first, I thought the long awaited return of the Wachowski Siblings would put Cloud Atlas at the top of the heap, but it’s releasing in a modest sub-2,000 theaters, which limits its strength. Meanwhile, the tween-oriented, Halloween-themed Fun Size and…
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2012 Oscar Season Preview: November
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: Guilt Trip
Playing on the Jewish mother stereotype…if Babs doesn’t mind, no one else should. Guilt Trip Plot Summary: Concerned about his mother’s loneliness, a young salesman takes her on a cross-country trip to sell his new product. Release Date: December 25, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: For a comedy poster, it does what it needs…
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Trailer Watch: Life of Pi, trailer #2
It’s amazing how much more appealing a more detailed trailer and be. Life of Pi, trailer #2 Plot Summary: Based on the popular children’s book, a young man finds himself shipwrecked with a hostile tiger as they float through the ocean hoping to find land. Release Date: November 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary:…
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Weekend Preview: Oct. 26-28, 2012
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Zero Dark Thirty, trailer #2
A new trailer and a revised poster. Nothing redacted. Zero Dark Thirty, trailer #2 Plot Summary: The inside story of the Seal team that killed Osama bin Laden. Release Date: December 19, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The first poster (a placeholder it was, I am now certain) was apparently redacted leaving an equally…
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Trailer Watch: Django Unchained, trailer #2
I’m still waiting for Tarantino to be unchained. Django Unchained, trailer #2 Plot Summary: A vengeance-seeking man frees a slave named Django to help him exact revenge on the brothers that took Django’s wife from him. Release Date: December 25, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B- Commentary: The first two-thirds…
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Trailer Watch: Gangster Squad, trailer #2
A new poster, a new trailer and a new release date. Are they promising a new film? January says no. Gangster Squad, trailer #2 Plot Summary: As Los Angeles falls deeper under the control of a powerful mob boss, a group of cops return their badges and begin taking the law and the destruction of…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 19-21, 2012
Horror films typically have strong opening weekends, but none have been more consistently above norm than the Paranormal Activity films. Expect the fourth installment to open much stronger than any other horror effort this year. Alex Cross will do well with several demographics, but won’t be able to compare favorably to the built-in appeal of…
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Trailer Watch: Price Check
Price check, Aisle P. Parker Posey should be enough reason to see it. Price Check Plot Summary: A young executive moves to a new department where she engages an unassuming manager in a life-impacting career improvement, while encouraging him to sleep around on his wife with her. Release Date: Coming Soon Poster Trailer Rating: C…
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Trailer Watch: Hitchcock
You thought Hugo was a love letter to cinema? Hitchcock looks far more intriguing and its based in reality. Hitchcock Plot Summary: As Alfred Hitchcock battles studio reluctance in the helming of his new film Psycho, Hitch and his wife struggle through doubt and frustration as their marriage is tested by a harrowing shoot Hitch’s…
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Weekend Preview: Oct. 19-21, 2012
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
