We have three new trailers today. One horror film, one Tyler Perry film and one espionage thriller. As Good as Dead, For Colored Girls and The Tourist.

FOR COLORED GIRLS

	Plot Summary: An ensemble drama adapted from Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award-winning play, a poetic exploration of what is to be of color and a female in this world. Release Date: November 5, 2010
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	Rating: B- Commentary: The trailer’s a bit dense for a pop culture attraction, but with some of the finest black actresses working today, it might actually be a decent film. It will play well to Tyler Perry’s core audience.	Rating: B+ Commentary: I like how each individual design is unique and different, with similar styles and formats harmonizing the series. They are a bit too busy at times, but that does not prevent a struck balance.
	Trailer Link: Yahoo MoviesTrailers Oscar Chances: Could this be Tyler Perry’s first big foray into the Oscar world? A lot depends on how mainstream critics support or criticize the film.

AS GOOD AS DEAD

	Plot Summary: A group of revenge seekers try to get an innocent man to admit participating in a brutal homicide. Release Date: October 8, 2010
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	Rating: B- Commentary: It’s not your typical glossy horror film filled with buxom teenagers and a psycho stalker. However, it does feel a bit like the original Saw film and it’s not just because Cary Elwes is in it.	Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders.
	Trailer Link: Yahoo Movies Trailers Oscar Chances: None.

THE TOURIST

	Plot Summary: A tourist finds himself embroiled in an espionage thriller after being selected by a random beautiful woman on a train to be her distraction. Release Date: December 10, 2010
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	Rating: C+ Commentary: Perhaps it’s because Johnny Depp looks terrible in the film, but this film only looks partially appetizing and it’s all because of Angelina Jolie’s potential to be excellent.	Rating: None Commentary: I don’t review placeholders.
	Trailer Link: Yahoo Movies Trailers Oscar Chances: With the director of foreign language feature winner The Lives of Others, you have to take it seriously, but this looks far too Hollywood to appeal to Academy voters.