— by ROBERT DeFEIS — This trailer shows us how creative and extremely funny an offbeat indie movie can actually be. The film follows Rose Hewitt (Arianne Martin), Alex Doran (John Elliott) and Jamie (Frank Mosley). These three take an out-of-the-ordinary road trip on the way to her[...]
Archive for October, 2009
How It Should Have Ended: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — There have been a whole series of these videos created called “How It should have Ended” and they are pretty funny. The newest one takes aim at “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” a movie that some have argued should never have even[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Triage’
— by TOM ELCE — Director Danis Tanovic’s upcoming film Triage focuses on a photojournalist returning home from a dangerous mission in Kurdistan and the mystery — being investigated by his wife — of why his homecoming was without his colleague. The movie stars Colin[...]
The First Five Minutes of ‘Boondock Saints II’
— by SEAN GERSKI — We have a lot of good stuff coming up at It’s Just Movies over the next few days for “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,” including interviews with writer-director Troy Duffy and actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Julie Benz and Clifton[...]
Under Review: ‘Hell’s Ground’
— by SCOTT SWAN — It’s abundantly clear Omar Ali Khan loves “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” He loves it almost as much as he loves his super extreme wide angle lens. Luckily for horror fans, this fact is in no way a detriment. “Hell’s Ground,” which has the[...]
Feel the Love With an ‘Official Rejection’ Clip
— by RACHEL COYNE — If you entertain fantasies about being a filmmaker and having your work adored by millions as you make your way through the glamorous film festival circuit, “Official Rejection” is here to give you a cold, hard reality check. In his documentary “Official[...]
Two Scenes From ‘Ong Bak 2: The Beginning’
— by TOM ELCE — First, a confession: Going into these featured clips of “Ong Bak 2: The Beginning,” I knew nothing of the “Ong Bak” films or of its lead attraction Tony Jaa. Yet said clips from Jaa’s new martial arts picture — a prequel to 2003’s[...]
A New Clip From ‘New Moon’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — From the looks of this new clip, the movie seems to be following the book, which is great news for “New Moon” fans. I think this book is the best in the “Twlight” book series and the scenes with the Volturi should be exciting to watch[...]
Two Clips From ‘Gentlemen Broncos’
— by TOM ELCE — Does Jared Hess, the director of “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Nacho Libre” and “Gentlemen Broncos” have anything in his comic arsenal other than self-aware quirk and awkwardness? With the two clips I’ve just seen, all signs point to no. [...]
Check Out a Deleted Scene From Up
— by ALEXA MILAN — Pixar’s “Up” won’t be released on DVD until Nov. 10, but fans of the animated summer smash can catch one of the film’s deleted scenes online now. “Up” tells the story of Carl Frederickson, an elderly man who, following his wife Ellie’s death, decides to[...]
A Scene From ‘Minus 8’
— by ALEXA MILAN — I hadn’t heard anything about the Canadian indie thriller “Minus 8” until today, but based on this new extended scene, it looks like it could be pretty interesting. In “Minus 8,” nine men working in a New Haven hydro facility in the dead of winter start dying[...]
Will Next Bond Movie Start Filming in 2010?
— by CAM SMITH — The James Bond series is built upon a constant series of peaks and valleys, where for every class act installment like “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” or “Goldfinger,” there is a ponderous, thumb-twiddling entry along the lines[...]
Brosnan, Sarandon in ‘The Greatest’
— by JON MARTINCIC — “The Greatest” is only Shana Feste’s second writing job and first in the director’s chair. Her new project is centered around a couple dealing with the loss of their son, which causes a lot of there overlooked faults much more noticeable. This drama deals[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Road’
— by CHAS BLANKENSHIP — With the holidays comes more than good food, crisp weather and obnoxious family … apparently we also get global devastation, too! Feast your eyes on “The Road,” John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Comrac McCarty’s Pulitzer Prize-winning[...]