Category: Film Previews
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Looking at the Weekend: January 21-23, 2011
Oscar’s rejects find a home in December as The Way Back and The Company Men, both once strong contenders for Oscars, failed to materialize with any substantial buzz. Only The Way Back still has a shot at a couple of nods. With them, we have a number of other films that are getting appropriately dumped…
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Looking at the Weekend: January 14-16, 2011
A large number of limited releases come out this week, seven in all, and will be joined by two wide releases. 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. The Dilemma: We are…
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2011 Spring Preview
One third of the year are taken up by blockbusters aiming at pocketbooks during Summer vacation. The second is hoping to either capitalize on Oscar season or bring in holiday dollars. The final third is the waste bin of the movie industry. From January through April, Hollywood has a tendency to deposit the films that…
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Looking at the Weekend: January 7-9, 2011
Not much to show this coming weekend. We have one new big screen release (Season of the Witch) and one new documentary release (Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune). 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…
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Looking at the Weekend: December 31, 2010-January 2, 2011
The last weekend of the year (even if it’s only partially in 2010), is always limited in releases. This week, we only have two new films opening, both limited. 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…
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Looking at the Weekend: December 24-26, 2010
The last full weekend of 2010 and here we are with three new wide releases and three new limiteds. Enjoy. 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. Gulliver’s Travels: We don’t want…
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Trailer Watch: December 21, 2010
Today’s update, which includes yesterday’s update, is below. Three new trailers (Hanna, Rango and Your Highness) and three new posters (The Fighter, The Green Hornet and Hop). HANNA Plot Summary: The daughter of a CIA agent is assigned a special mission by her father. Release Date: April 8, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: B+ Commentary: Just…
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Trailer Watch: December 16, 2010
Tonight, we have new trailers for I Am, Limitless and Water for Elephants plus the poster for Prom. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Plot Summary: An aging circus veteran reminisces about the most memorable circus disasters in history and how he and love were a part of it. Release Date: April 15, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: B+…
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Trailer Watch: December 15, 2010
Four new trailers and two new posters mark this Hump Day. New trailers: A Somewhat Gentle Man, Summer Wars, The Tree of Life and Vanishing on 7th Street; New posters: Fast Five and Rango. THE TREE OF LIFE Plot Summary: A young boy grows into adulthood and examines the advice he received from and relationship…
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Looking at the Weekend: December 17-19, 2010
Three new wide releases compete for your pre-holiday dollars. Meanwhile two films with Oscar hopes make their limited release debuts. (Updated 12/16/10, 1:01pC: Added Wes’ comments; Added updated consensus info; old consensus listed at end.) Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general consensus on. The number in parens represents…
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Trailer Watch: December 14, 2010
A nice, light night with two new trailers: Fast Five and Take Me Home Tonight. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Plot Summary: Stuck in a dead-end job, one man tries to lie his way into a relationship as he heads towards an ’80s-themed house party where he must try to convince the girl of his dreams…
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Trailer Watch: December 13, 2010
Several new trailers tonight: Bad Writing, Band Baaja Baaraat, Hood to Coast, Nénette, Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Plastic Planet and Thor; but only one new poster: The Lincoln Lawyer. HOOD TO COAST Plot Summary: A documentary covering several teams as they attempt to complete the grueling…
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Trailer Watch: December 10, 2010
I’ve missed three days this week and thankfully, the backlog isn’t too bad. Here’s what’s new this week: New Trailers: I Am Number Four, Real Steel, Rio, The Rite and Transformers: Dark of the Moon; New Posters: Arthur Christmas, Barney’s Version, Black Swan, Cowboys & Aliens, Gnomeo & Juliet and Sanctum. RIO, trailer #2 &…
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Looking at the Weekend: December 10-12, 2010
More family films are crowding the marketplace, hoping to be offset by a thriller. We’ll see how both work out. Once again, the more interesting content appears to be going out in limited release, which pretty much fits the Oscar season standard. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to a general…
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Trailer Watch: December 6, 2010
Our update today features Santa-themed animated film Arthur Christmas, Jodie Foster’s new Mel Gibson film The Beaver and horror flick Bereavement. Meanwhile, for new posters we have the second for The Mechanic and the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh posters for The Chronicles of Narnia 3. ARTHUR CHRISTMAS Plot Summary: The high tech world of…
