Category: Film Previews
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2012 Summer Preview: August
August. Otherwise known as the studios’ dumping grounds. When a studio has a film that it doesn’t think can compete with the big boys earlier in the summer, they unceremoniously dump it into August hoping to earn a little extra from the weaker box office. However, like earlier in the year, studios are starting to…
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Trailer Watch: Total Recall (trailer #3)
Thank goodness there’s no Arnold Schwarzeneggar to be seen. Total Recall (trailer #3) Plot Summary: A remake of the well known Arnold Schwarzeneggar film finds Colin Farrell who tries to get away from his life on a mental vacation, but ends up beginning to confuse the two worlds. Release Date: August 3, 2012 Poster Trailer…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 13-15, 2012
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: The Helpers
Can we be done with the found footage genre now? The Helpers Plot Summary: A group of young adults break down in the middle of nowhere only to find refuge in a hotel free of charge, only their fates were sealed long before they stepped foot in it. Release Date: Coming Soon Poster Trailer Rating:…
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Trailer Watch: Collaborator
It could be a fascinating story. Collaborator Plot Summary: A frustrated playwright finds himself as a hostage to a bank robbing neighbor only to discover that he has a story to tell that might help him break his dry spell. Release Date: July 6, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: If I had a dollar…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jul. 6-8, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man opens mid-week in true comic book fashion with a rebooted conceit. Since it is positioning itself for the July 4 holiday, that’s 3 extra days before the full weekend, so it might not be able to stick to number one if people don’t like it. However, the action-packed trailers suggest it will…
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Trailer Watch: Hyde Park on the Hudson
Bill Murray acting again? I’m in. Hyde Park on the Hudson Plot Summary: As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt hosts an intimate gathering with his wife Eleanor and King George VI of England and his wife Queen Elizabeth, Roosevelt engages in an intimate love affair with his distant cousin. Release Date: December 7, 2012 Poster Trailer…
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Weekend Preview: Jul. 6-8, 2012
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Hit & Run
Bradley Cooper in dreads? Whose bright idea was that? Hit & Run Plot Summary: A bank robbing wheelman in witness protection is located by the men he turned states evidence on and must escape their clutches or end up dead. Release Date: August 24, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: This isn’t Kerouac, though this…
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Trailer Watch: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (trailer #2)
Thankfully, this is the sunset of this franchise. Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (trailer #2) Plot Summary: The final chapter in The Twilight Saga finds Bella testing out her new vampire powers and learning what it’s like to live life as she decided. Release Date: November 16, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 29-Jul. 2, 2012
This weekend should prove which force is strongest at the box office. Toss aside People Like Us, which will appeal to the same target audience as the weekend’s wider release Magic Mike. Mike will test the mettle of women moviegoers; Madea’s Witness Protection will test the perseverance of Tyler Perry’s fans; and Ted will test…
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Trailer Watch: Monsters University
From sequels to prequels. There is no doubt this is now Disney’s company. Monsters University Plot Summary: Mike and Sulley return in Pixar’s sequel to the Monsters, Inc. taking the audience back to their days at Monster University. Release Date: June 21, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: Poster was a placeholder at the time…
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Weekend Preview: Jun. 29-Jul. 2, 2012
Below are eight previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: The Watch
The people who will want to see this won’t be swayed by critics. Everyone else can stay away. The Watch Plot Summary: A quartet of paranoid suburban men form a neighborhood watch to ward off a possible alien invasion. What if they aren’t crazy? Release Date: July 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D Commentary: Plain…
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Trailer Watch: 2 Days in New York
Has it really come to this? That other directors are making better Woody Allen films than Woody Allen? We’ll see. 2 Days in New York Plot Summary: A couple finds their relationship tested when her eccentric French family arrives in New York to cause havoc in their lives. Release Date: August 10, 2012 Poster Trailer…
