Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: Anchorman 2
I didn’t care about the first Ron Burgundy film. I don’t think I’ll care about the sequel either. Anchorman 2 Plot Summary: Ron Burgundy returns to the big screen. Release Date: Coming Soon, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: The initiated will get excited over the design, but everyone else will wonder what’s so special…
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Trailer Watch: Skyfall
Whether you love all the films or not, James Bond is an integral part of cinema history, making this a must-see event even with a bad trailer. Skyfall Plot Summary: James Bond is back. Do you need to know anything more? Release Date: November 9, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B+ Commentary: Reminding us of the…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 1-3, 2012
Snow White and the Huntsman will be a success in spite of Kristen Stewart. It should have no problem topping the box office by a wide margin. 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…
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Trailer Watch: The Great Gatsby
I don’t think Baz Luhrmann understands what the middle ground is. Of course, if he didn’t make the movies he wanted to, they wouldn’t be nearly as interesting. The Great Gatsby Plot Summary: The classic American novel gets the Baz Luhrmann treatment in this dizzying spectacle of Roaring Twenties decadence and obsession. Release Date: December…
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Weekend Preview: Jun. 1-3, 2012
Below are eight previews for films opening next weekend.
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Looking at the Weekend: May 25-27, 2012
Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Does it heal old wounds? Or does it simply make you forget why you cared in the first place? After Men in Black 2 was a disappointment to many, it’s hard to think why anyone would want to cozy up to a new version. Yet, with so many…
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2011 Oscar Season Preview Wrap-Up: December
December 2-4, 2011 Shame Oscar Prospects: What I said: “Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan have been receiving strong praise for their performances in this film. While the film isn’t likely to see the Oscars otherwise, I expect both Fassbender and Mulligan to be contenders in the next couple of months, at least for nominations.” Oscar…
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Weekend Preview: May 25-27, 2012
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend.
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Trailer Watch: Savages
Will it be Steven Soderbergh or Oliver Stone who more adequately handle the drug industry? I’m placing my bet on the film that came out twelve years ago. Savages Plot Summary: Two small time pot sellers run afoul of a dangerous drug cartel. When the cartel kidnaps one of their girlfriends, they go on a…
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Trailer Watch: The Campaign
It might be funnier to watch the 2012 presidential campaign debates than watch this film. The Campaign Plot Summary: A longtime congressman finds himself facing off in his first actual electoral challenge and neither candidate is blessed with brain cells. Release Date: August 10, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: I would have expected a…
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2012 Summer Preview: June
The year has had some strong months, mostly due to high grosses from two particular films The Hunger Games from March and The Avengers from two weeks ago. While I think the closest any film in June will come to these is Brave‘s 270 million prediction, it’s going to be an overall stronger breakdown per…
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Trailer Watch: People Like Us
It’s a terrible title for a film so bland and milquetoast. People Like Us Plot Summary: When his father dies and leaves him a hefty some of money, his father’s request that he split it with the sister he didn’t know he had puts a crimp in his plans to use the money to pay…
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Looking at the Weekend: May 18-20, 2012
It’s possible that The Avengers could again top the weekend box office. This weak line up is evinced by the number of releases competing for a piece of the pie. While The Dictator might be the kind of comedy that does good business, never underestimate the power of aliens+visual effects, which I think gives Battleship…
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Trailer Watch: Gangster Squad
A period mob drama starring some of the hottest actors working today…but will it be any good? Gangster Squad 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 the mob into their own…
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Trailer Watch: Argo
Will this be the first bona fide Oscar contender released in the fall? It could be. Argo Plot Summary: During the Iranian revolution, a group of American embassy workers seek refuge in the Canadian embassy where a CIA operative hatches a risky plan to rescue them by posing as a Canadian film crew making a…
