Category: Film Previews
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 22-24, 2012
Pixar’s box office prowess is potent. There’s very little the likes of Abraham Lincoln can do to stop it from taking the box office crown. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents the percentage of our contributors who agree with the statement.…
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2012 Summer Preview: July
We come to the strongest month of the year, at least in terms of big-name releases. The studios are well into their summer tentpole season and will try to get their biggest numbers in the month of July dumping their less thrilling prospects into August. Jun. 29-Jul. 1, 2012 Ted (covering this in this preview…
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Trailer Watch: 360
Has Meirelles come full circle yet? 360 Plot Summary: Several disparate lives come crashing together. Release Date: August 3, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The criss-cross-diagonal pattern is frequently used these days. This one doesn’t do much that’s different, but the various hues chosen make it pleasing enough. Rating: B Commentary: How does a…
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Weekend Preview: Jun. 22-24, 2012
Below are fivepreviews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Django Unchained
I know it’s blasphemy, but I don’t think it looks that good. Django Unchained 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: B Commentary: This classic design pays homage to all…
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Trailer Watch: Flight
Is Denzel Washington hunting for another Oscar? Flight Plot Summary: A heroic pilot who saved a plane full of passengers from a deadly crash landing, is prosecuted after it’s discovered that he had a slightly elevated blood-alcohol content. Release Date: November 2, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: I have to give points to posters…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 15-17, 2012
It’s Adam Sandler vs. Tom Cruise. An unlikely pairing, but one which could be as interesting to watch as that of last week’s Prometheus vs. Madagascar 3. In the end, I think Sandler’s That’s My Boy may eke out a victory, but that Rock of Ages will have longer legs. Consensus Below is a list…
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2012 Spring Preview Wrap-Up: January
January 6-8, 2012 The Devil Inside Box Office Prediction: $10 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Horror hasn’t been igniting the box office lately and we may be in the doldrum period, a time when horror bides its time waiting for a new film to pique interest in the see-sawing genre.” Box Office Results:…
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Trailer Watch: Wreck-It Ralph
Video games get the Monsters, Inc. treatment…sort of. Wreck-It Ralph Plot Summary: Fed up with the frequent grind of playing the bad guy, one video game villain decides to break out of his machine and experience life in other games instead. Release Date: November 2, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: The 8-bit style of…
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Weekend Preview: Jun. 15-17, 2012
Below are three previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: To Rome With Love
Woody Allen playing Woody Allen? Whodathunkit? To Rome With Love Plot Summary: A multi-faceted love story set in Rome. Release Date: June 22, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: D+ Commentary: Woody Allen’s title sequences are already bland enough, they don’t need to stretch that to the poster design. Rating: B- Commentary: There are some lightly amusing…
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Trailer Watch: The Bourne Legacy (trailer #2)
Revision isn’t always better. The Bourne Legacy (trailer #2) Plot Summary: Jason Bourne gets a new image and a new origin…at least this version of him. Release Date: August 3, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B Commentary: I like disjointed trailers that keep you guessing about the film it teases.…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 8-10, 2012
I want so much to say that Prometheus will be the weekend’s top film, but if the past is any indication, it isn’t going to open too strong, though the blossoming fan community may bolster the numbers more than I expect, but not enough to beat the likely staggering opening of Madagascar 3. Its predecessor…
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Trailer Watch: Les Misérables
Anne Hathaway is awesome. The film might be ok, too. Les Misérables Plot Summary: The celebrated stage musical about a wronged man and his attempts to correct his mistakes. Release Date: December 14, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B+ Commentary: This was the face of the musical from its opening on Broadway through much of its…
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Weekend Preview: Jun. 8-10, 2012
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
