— by ALEXA MILAN — First Spike Jonze took on a children’s literary classic with “Where the Wild Things Are,” and this Thanksgiving Wes Anderson follows suit with “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, this stop-motion animation film tells[...]
Archive for October, 2009
10 Clips From ‘New York, I Love You’
— by SEAN GERSKI — “New York, I Love You” is described as a collaboration of storytelling from some of today’s most imaginative film makers. Those film makers are: Jiang Wen, Mira Nair, Shunji Iwai, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur, Natalie[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Black Lightning’
— by CAM SMITH — It’s tough to know what to make of the recently leaked trailer for the Timur Bekmambetov-produced airborne car opus “Black Lightning.” While, in theory, a vehicle-centric comic-book origin tale makes for an interesting concept, it is impossible to take[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Fourth Kind’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — The film “Paranormal Activity” relied on internet viral-advertising for its success. It ultimately worked and now Olatunde Osunsanmi is planning to do the same thing for his film “The Fourth Kind.” This is Osunsanmi’s first independent film, though he[...]
A Trio of Scenes From ‘Astro Boy’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — A movie that includes a cast of Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland and Nicolas Cage is certainly one worthy of attention. In this case, those actors will be brought together in voice[...]
The ‘Sherlock Holmes’ TV Trailer
— by SEAN GERSKI — With a little more than two months until Christmas, advertising is starting to ramp up for the movies competing for your holiday money. In that vein, we have the new TV trailer for Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes,” which stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude[...]
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Nine’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Still being careful not to give too much of their movie away, the producers of “Nine” have released a short montage video revealing some behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage. The video plays like a well-crafted music video, juxtaposing clips of the rehearsals and t[...]
Go ‘Up in the Air’ with George Clooney
— by ALEXA MILAN — Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air” was one of the most buzzed about films at Toronto this year, and this new clip offers a glimpse of the dramedy that is sure to be a major awards contender. The film follows the personal journey of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a[...]
A Clip From ‘Bunny and the Bull’
— by TOM ELCE — For better or worse, the television show “The Mighty Boosh” has been something I haven’t crossed paths with yet. A couple of my friends profess to love the BAFTA-winning series, yet I still know nothing about it. If ever I do watch it, I hope it[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Determinism’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — The trailer for “Determinism” shows how harsh and unapologetic the streets really can be. Sanjit and Ranju Majumdar, 24-year-old identical twin brothers, are the writers and directors of what they call a “no budget crime epic.” The following is a[...]
Five Clips From ‘Amelia’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — One of the movies hoping to get noticed by the Academy Awards this year is “Amelia,” a dramatized biographical film based on the life of Amelia Earhart. The film chronicles the rise to fame of Earhart (played by Hilary Swank) and her relationship with [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Motherhood’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Uma Thurman recently said she would be interested in returning for a third “Kill Bill” movie, and after seeing this trailer for “Motherhood,” it’s easy to see why. To me, the trailer for “Motherhood” looks more like a long[...]
Two Scenes of Michael Jackson in ‘This Is It’
— by ALEXA MILAN — On Oct. 28, a little more than four months after Michael Jackson’s death, his fans will get an intimate look at Jackson’s concert preparation process with the music documentary “This is It.” The film follows Jackson from April to June 2009 as he developed a[...]