Category: Film Previews
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Weekend Preview: September 9-11, 2011
There are thirteen new releases this week. We have previews for six of them below.
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Trailer Watch: Main Street
Horton Foote spends many years between prominent projects, but that doesn’t mean everything he writes is good. Main Street Plot Summary: A Horton Foote drama about a wealthy businessman who brings his industry to a small, struggling town and promises to bring lots of jobs, but also lots of drama. Release Date: September 9, 2011…
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Trailer Watch: Jack and Jill
I can’t stand Adam Sandler, but if you can, enjoy yourself. Jack and Jill Plot Summary: Adam Sandler plays twins, brother and sister, who don’t particularly get along well when she stops in for a visit. Release Date: November 11, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders. Rating: C+ Commentary: It’s your…
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Trailer Watch: Seven Days in Utopia
An inspirational story set against the backdrop of the game of golf. Seven Days in Utopia Plot Summary: A professional golfer, unable to prove himself to his father, wreckes his career and ends up in a tiny, backwater town where the locals prepare to teach him something about being himself. Release Date: September 2, 2011…
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Looking at the Weekend: September 2-4, 2011
Shark Night 3D and Apollo 18 are attempting to cannibalize the same audience, which could allow another film to sneak into the top spot at the box office this week. Could it be a third week at #1 for The Help or perhaps The Debt could reach the top.
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Trailer Watch: Ra One
Such an unusual concept for Bollywood. Ra One Plot Summary: A Bollywood superhero film. Release Date: October 26, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: It’s not a particularly inventive poster, but it gets the film’s premise across easily. Rating: B- Commentary: It’s unlike anything I’ve seen from Bollywood (in terms of trailers), so this could…
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Trailer Watch: The Artist
A silent film in an era of progressively louder soundtracks. It should be a nice change of pace. The Artist Plot Summary: A popular matinee idol of the silent film era finds himself falling out of grace with the public while the protege whose career he bolstered finds unmitigated success. Release Date: November 23, 2011…
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Weekend Preview: September 2-4, 2011
There are eight new releases this week. We have previews for seven of them below.
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Looking at the Weekend: August 26-28, 2011
This week features another lackluster line up of competitors. I don’t think The Help will nab a second week at the top as Colombiana may have just enough genre fans in attendance to propel it to the top and if not it, either of the other new releases could do well enough. Consensus Below is…
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Trailer Watch: 50/50
A rare comedy about cancer. 50/50 Plot Summary: After he discovers he has cancer and a 50/50 chance at survival, a young man desides to live his life to its fullest even if he has no idea how. Release Date: September 30, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: It’s a bold poster that should speak…
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2011 Summer Preview Wrap-Up: May
MAY 6-8, 2011 JUMPING THE BROOM Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Box Office Prediction: $35 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Absolutely none. The trailer makes the film look unfunny at best and unpleasant at worst. There will still be a demographic that flocks to the film without any hesitation, which should permit…
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Weekend Preview: August 26-28, 2011
There are ten new releases this week. We have previews for nine of them below.
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Trailer Watch: Abduction
I have little doubt this movie will live up to its title well by stealing the audience’s time. Abduction Plot Summary: Raised by a family not his own, a teenage guy discovers he was abducted as a child and as assassins attempt to locate him, he goes on the lam trying to uncover his origin…
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Trailer Watch: Arthur Christmas
A Christmas film from Aardman animation. Arthur Christmas Plot Summary: The high tech world of Santa Clause finds his son knee deep in his own troubles in this animated adventure. Release Date: November 23, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: Such a terrible array of colors. There is so much more that could have been…
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Trailer Watch: Brighton Rock
Helen Mirren in a supporting role could prove interesting. Brighton Rock Plot Summary: After witnessing a grizzly killing, a young woman is pursued by and falls in love with the very murderer she saw commit the crime. Yet, his penchant for violence threatens her safety and she must decide if she can really love such…
