Category: Film Previews
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Weekend Preview: September 23-25, 2011
There are ten new releases this week. We have previews for nine of them below.
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Trailer Watch: The Double
If Topher Grace wants to be taken seriously as an actor, he needs to avoid movies like this. The Double Plot Summary: Seeking to take down a believed-dead assassin, a young reporter teams up with the man who claims to have killed him. Release Date: September 23, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: Split screen…
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Trailer Watch: Insight
What is it about gimmicky thrillers that encourage bad acting? Insight Plot Summary: At the bedside of a dying girl, a doctor is shocked with the girl and the girl’s memories are transferred into the doctor who fights against prejudice and narrowmindedness to convince the police and those around her that she’s seeing the girl’s…
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Trailer Watch: Machine Gun Preacher
The title sounds like something more interesting than it is. Machine Gun Preacher Plot Summary: A born again Christian and former criminal, seeks to put his newfound respect for God and man to work by travelling to Africa to help where he can. When he decides to build an orphange for the vast popuolation of…
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Looking at the Weekend: September 16-18, 2011
This is going to be an odd weekend. All of the week’s new releases have the potential of doing well, but Drive may be the most original film, which could boost it into the top spot. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens…
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Trailer Watch: Texas Killing Fields
Does Sam Worthington actually know how to act? Could this be the proof? Texas Killing Fields Plot Summary: Two small town cops are thrust into a dangerous mystery when a serial killer begins dumping young girls into a strip of Texas desert where victims are frequently dumped and jurisdiction is questionable. Release Date: October 14,…
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Trailer Watch: Trespass
Two of the worst actors at choosing projects team up with the wrong project. Trespass Plot Summary: A wealthy couple and their daughter are held hostage in their valuable estate as a group of desperate thugs threaten to kill them if they don’t give them everything in the money-filled safe. The coup0le fight back. Release…
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2011 Summer Preview Wrap-Up: June
June 3, 2011 X-Men: First Class Oscar Prospects: What I said: “The prior films weren’t really Oscar bait, though the tech categories might see some movement if the film is huge.” Oscar Results: It’s still not a top tier category contender, but several creative categories should be within reach: Art Direction, Costume Design, Makeup, Sound…
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Weekend Preview: September 16-18, 2011
There are twelve currently-scheduled new releases this week. We have previews for seven of them below.
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Trailer Watch: Puncture
Chris Evans as a drug addicted lawyer. I didn’t see that one coming. Puncture Plot Summary: XXXX Release Date: September 23, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: The element of the poster that redeems it here is the hypodermic casually held in Chris Evans’ hand. If you’ve seen the trailer, you understand it has multiple…
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Trailer Watch: Margaret
Eleven years is a long time to go without practice. Margaret Plot Summary: Having witnessed a traumatic accident, a young girl lies to protect the bus driver who had been distracted by her attempts to gain passage on the bus and thereby caused the death of a mother and child. Release Date: September 30, 2011…
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Trailer Watch: The Woman in Black
Can Radcliffe find a post-Potter film career using a Gothic horror film as a launching pad? The Woman in Black Plot Summary: A gothic horror tale about a young lawyer who comes to a quiet village haunted by its own past and a mysterious woman in black that terrorizes them. Release Date: February 3, 2012…
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Looking at the Weekend: September 9-11, 2011
A tough week to predict as Contagion has genre propping it up as a possible box office threat. Warrior, however, has the for certain uplift factor that could triumph. The only real issue for Warrior is that Contagion is opening far wider, which means it will likely win the weekend. Consensus Below is a list…
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Trailer Watch: The Hunger Games
A compelling novel and trilogy might work as a movie…if done right. The Hunger Games Plot Summary: Based on the popular young adult novel about a futuristic society where teenage children must fight to the death for the pleasure of a sadistic capital city. Release Date: March 23, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B+ Commentary: It’s…
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Trailer Watch: A Dangerous Method
Jung and Freud, founders of modern psychology, together in one movie? What would my mother say?
