Category: Film Previews
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Trailer Watch: August 23, 2010
It’s a thankfully light day with only one new trailer and a new poster for one of last week’s premieres. INSIDE JOB Plot Summary: An examination of the financial crisis brought about by corporate greed and malfeasance. Release Date: October 8, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: B Commentary: It’s an important story to tell that too…
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Previews: Week Ending August 22, 2010
It was a soft weak in new releases, but with a couple of Oscar contenders in the mix, it made for some interesting viewing. There were twelve new trailers and four new posters this week. The highlights are highlighted below. Poster Highlights: The poster for Skyline has absolutely no competition to be the best of…
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Trailer Watch: August 20, 2010
Two new trailers tonight. One for vampire rock film Suck and one for short animation compilation Nine Nation Animation. Then we also have two new posters. One for alien invasion flick Skyline and the other for buried-alive feature Buried. NINE NATION ANIMATION Plot Summary: A compilation of nine short films from nine different nations around…
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Trailer Watch: August 19, 2010
Alongside Oscar contender Fair Game, we also have trailers for two horror films (Case 39 and Hatchet II) and an inspirational film (Like Dandelion Dust). In addition, we have a new poster for It’s Kind of a Funny Story. FAIR GAME Plot Summary: Based on the true story of the revelation of undercover CIA agent…
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Trailer Watch: August 18, 2010
A slow day. Nice for a change. One new poster and that’s all for today: My Soul to Take, which I just previewed yesterday. MY SOUL TO TAKE, poster Plot Summary: Seventeen years after a serial killer was murdered, one of seven teenagers may house his soul and be seeking revenge against all those born…
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Looking at the Weekend: August 20-22, 2010
A large number of new releases this week, all wide, all trying to take a weak weekend’s box office crown. This week finds the releases of kid-friendly Nanny McPhee Returns, horror fan-friendly Piranha 3D, spoof-friendly Vampires Suck, urban-friendly Lottery Ticket and woman-friendly The Switch. It covers nearly ever major demographic (except older viewers)…and with only…
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Trailer Watch: August 17, 2010
Three new trailers tonight: Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, The Fierlinger Brothers’ My Dog Tulip and Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take. BLACK SWAN Plot Summary: Struggling to become Prima Ballerina in the New York City Ballet Company, Nina must move beyond the role of White Swan in Swan Lake and learn how to embrace her…
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Trailer Watch: August 16, 2010
Three new trailers today and one new poster. The new trailers are for the Edward Burns film Nice Guy Johnny, the sci-fi/horror/monster film Monsters and the Joaquin Phoenix documentary I’m Still Here. The new poster is for the Christina Aguilera flock Burlesque. NICE GUY JOHNNY Plot Summary: Trying to make a better life for him…
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Previews: Week Ending August 15, 2010
We’ve collected all of this week’s previews and while we were working on that, we found another new trailer (The Next Three Days) and a couple of new release dates (Going the Distance, Mesrine, Killer Instinct). Poster Highlights: The poster for Freakonomics was the major stand out this week with Enter the Void somewhat close…
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Trailer Watch: August 13, 2010
Of the three new trailers this evening, two (Love and Other Drugs and How Do You Know) both have the potential to strike gold at the Oscars while the third film already struck gold and is merely getting a buffed up re-release this year (Avatar). In addition, there are four new posters today for The…
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Trailer Watch: August 12, 2010
A thankfully small update today with three new trailers: Freakonomics, Altiplano and Carmo, Hit the Road. FREAKONOMICS Plot Summary: A comedy-tinged documentary about economics and incentives based on the bestselling book of the same title. Release Date: October 1, 2010 Trailer Poster Rating: B Commentary: Some rather irritating aspects to the trailer, but overall, it…
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Trailer Watch: August 11, 2010
A small preview tonight: the third trailer for Takers, the second trailer for Fading of the Cries and a new preview of A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop. A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP Plot Summary: Based on the Coen Bros. film Blood Simple, acclaimed director Zhang Yimou follows the fate…
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Looking at the Weekend: August 13-15, 2010
Another heavy weekend at the box office with three big films vying for the box office top spot hoping to take down The Other Guys. This week, we have video game-inspired comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, spiritual romantic comedy Eat Pray Love, and Action Stars United feature The Expendables. Also coming out this weekend…
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Trailer Watch: August 10, 2010
Tonight is a big update night again with five new trailers and two new posters. On the trailer front, we have French foreign language film Hideaway (La Refuge), Facebook founding drama The Social Network, twisted drug feature Enter the Void, alien invasion flick Skyline and romantic dramedy The Romantics. For new posters, we have them…
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Trailer Watch: August 9, 2010
We have an unusual array of trailers tonight. The new trailers are for Jackass 3D, The Winning Season, I Spit on Your Grave (trailer #2), Daniel & Ana and I Am Comic. In addition, there are several new posters: There are five for Centurion, one for Enemies of the People, Nanny McPhee Returns (poster #2)…
