That was quick. Thanks to Rafael Dominguez Estrada, who found this on Youtube, despite me having looked for it earlier. The trailer in and of itself looks OK, but the major league actors (Samuel Jackson and Gary Oldman) that look to be playing somewhat “minor” roles reminds me of Christopher Nolan’s casting of Michael Caine […]
There are some good moments in the trailer for Nicholas Stoller’s “Neighbors,” (particularly the airbag incident) but I don’t know…it somehow feels so calculated, as if some studio executive put what they think today’s young people like into a computer, and among various other things out came the names: Seth Rogen, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Zac […]
I think that I might see “Carrie.” Not because I expect that it has anything to offer that’s any better or different than Brian DePalma’s 1976 film – I don’t – but because I want to see if it has any reason for being other than the most cynical of motivations. I could be wasting […]
I don’t know much about “Divergent,” though I think that it’s based upon a series of young adult novels (what isn’t these days). I wouldn’t condemn it solely based upon that fact, after all, “The Hunger Games” novels seem to be working out alright as movies. On the other hand, there are the ‘Twilight’ films…
I was walking home yesterday via my typical route. Passing under an overpass my building is to the left, behind a chain-link fence. To the right is a sparsely wooded median, and a few feet from that, elevated on giant concrete stilts, is the highway that I just passed under. Interstate 95, I think. As […]
Interesting. I wasn’t even aware that there was a sequel planned for 2011’s “Frightnight” – itself a remake of Todd Holland’s 1985 far superior film – mainly because it met with a lukewarm box office response (Which was deserved. It wasn’t terrible, and there were some talented people involved. It’s greatest problem was simply that […]
Imagine Spider-Man, mixed with the presentation skills of Batman, and you have Antboy (and let’s be honest, being bit by an ant and getting superpowers is just as plausible – and nonsensical – as a radioactive spider). And as critical as I tend to be of how Spider-man managed to create such an awesome costume, […]
This trailer, called “Stranger” is from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. It looks like a bit of viral marketing, but for what, I have no idea. It is pretty interesting, though.
I don’t know what it is about this trailer, but it makes me laugh. Maybe it’s the idea that a burned-out actor somehow becomes President, or perhaps it’s the over-the-top tone. Or maybe it’s the woman with the well-armed – and armored – brassiere (speaking of which, where are the bullets stored? There is no […]
I am not a huge Woody Allen fan, in fact the only film of his that I think I saw was “Sleeper.” Though I do hear a lot about how I am supposed to like his work. That being said, there’s something about multi-hyphenate director John Turturro’s “Fading Gigolo” that really interests me. And despite getting […]
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