Edited 7/28 1542 1545 Raja Gosnell’s “The Smurfs” isn’t a film that I have any intention of seeing, but that doesn’t mean that someone else (though I imagine that they would have to be under twelve) wouldn’t mind seeing the trailer.
Edited 7/28 1528 Jon Favreau’s “Cowboys & Aliens’ premieres this Friday, and of course Screenphiles will be there.
Edited 7/31 049 The trailer for Peter Berg’s “Battleship” is available via Yahoo! Movies, and, if I do say so myself, it’s looking very Transformerish (not too sure if that’s a good or bad thing yet).
Edited 7/28 2030 Lucky McKee is a talented director, as “The Woods,” and “May” have shown us. He’s back with “The Woman,” which looks a bit like torture porn, though I am obviously not basing that on anything but the trailer.
Edited 7/27 940 No matter what you say about Tarsem and his films, there’s no denying that they’re visually stunning. Here’s the trailer for his latest, “Immortals,” which I like to think as similar to “300,” with less homoeroticism (I think).
Edited 7/27 939 Always in the mood for some good horror, perhaps “Intruders” can fit the bill. You’ve got Clive Owen, creepy goings on with uninvited house guests–seemingly of the supernatural variety–and frightened children, which are always good for a scare or two.
Edited 7/27 928, 941 There’s something about a well-executed trailer. Ideally, they’re like a starter before a rich meal (Or foreplay. Either analogy works): They whet the palate for the (hopefully) more substantial repast to come. A good trailer teases–yet doesn’t withhold everything–which almost sank J.J. Abrams’ “Super 8”, till Paramount pulled out all the stops–and […]
AMC‘s (American Movie Classics) zombie apocalypse series, “The Walking Dead” seemingly was working on all cylinders: It had a great cast, a passionate advocate in Frank Darabont (who also directed the premiere episode, and wrote others), and excellent gore effects by Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero, of KNB EFX Studio. Though most importantly, the series has […]
Edited 7/26 729 Guillermo Del Toro, unable to get his version of H.P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains Of Madness” off the ground, was originally slated to direct “The Hobbit,” with Peter Jackson producing. Because of financial problems at MGM (the studio that would have released it) he left “The Hobbit,” and moved on moved on […]
Edited 7/25 917, 949, 950, 951 If you’re looking for a Captain America whose roots drink heavily of the 1940’s, you’re in the wrong movie. If you’re looking for nostalgic entertainment of a time that’s in the vein of Indiana Jones, you’re found it. Karina Longworth, of The Village Voice, criticizes Marvel Studios’ “Captain America: […]
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