— by ADAM POYNTER — We have seen our fair share of animated films about aliens over the years. Some have been incredibly successful, like 2009’s “Monsters vs Aliens” by DreamWorks Animation, while last year’s “Mars Needs Moms” flopped at the box office. So what makes one anim[...]
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Trailer: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
— by ADAM POYNTER — When it comes to a darker retelling of classic fairy tales, there has been no shortage in recent years, including Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” in 2010, Catherine Hardwicke’s “Red Riding Hood” in 2011 and this year’s “Snow White and the Huntsman[...]
Iron Man 3: First Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — The wait is over Marvel Fans — Tony Stark is back in the first trailer for “Iron Man 3,” with Shane Black taking over the directorial duties from Jon Favreau. At this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, fans were treated to a sizzle reel of footage from “Iron Ma[...]
Carrie: First Teaser Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — Few classic horror films have such iconic imagery as Sissy Spacek in a prom dress covered in blood in De Palma’s 1976’s “Carrie.” Well, the character of Carrie White is back in director Kimberly Peirce’s re-imagining of the infamous tale. Carrie (Chloë Grac[...]
Trailer: Identity Thief
— by ADAM POYNTER — Jason Bateman is back and he is re-teaming with his “Horrible Bosses” director Seth Gordon on a new film called “Identity Thief.” Bateman plays a straight-laced, conservative Denver resident named Sandy Bigelow Patterson. Sandy finds out he has had his identit[...]
Five Posters from Anna Karenina
— by ADAM POYNTER — Oscar-Nominated Director Joe Wright is back in his element with a new epic period film, “Anna Karenina,” that is based on the famed Leo Tolstoy novel of the same name that was released in 1877. Based on a novel like his previous movie, “Pride & Prejudice,[...]
The Lone Ranger: First Teaser Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — Hi-Yo Silver! This morning, thanks to Walt Disney Pictures we have our first look at the very first teaser trailer for “The Lone Ranger,” starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, Tom Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter, William Fichtner, James Badge Dale, Barry Pepper and [...]
Trailer: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
— by ADAM POYNTER — To say the world has been eagerly awaiting a new trailer for Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” would be an understatement. While the first trailer debuted online nearly an entire year before the film’s release date, anticipation has been rais[...]
Trailer: Lincoln
— by ADAM POYNTER — After hearing about Steven Spielberg’s Abraham Lincoln film for years and then an update a year ago that filming was about to commence, we finally have a first trailer for the film that is set to hit theaters this November. Spielberg has said that “Lincoln” is a[...]
Trailer: Atlas Shrugged: Part II
— by ADAM POYNTER — Fans of Ayn Rand’s seminal 1957 novel will be happy to hear that even though 2011’s “Atlas Shrugged: Part 1” underperformed at the box office, the studio and producers behind the movie have gone ahead with the second film of the proposed trilogy and after a si[...]
End of Watch Red-Band Trailer
— by ADAM POYNTER — As cop movies go, there have been quite a few in recent years and the tendency as of late is to go darker, grittier and almost have a hyper realism to the action and violence. “End of Watch,” the upcoming action drama by writer/director David Ayer (“Street Kings[...]
Trailer: Red Dawn
— by ADAM POYNTER — If you say the title of this article and thought to yourself “Oh yeah, I forgot about this movie,” then you are not alone. Although I have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of the “Red Dawn” remake for years now, most casual movie-goers might not have even[...]
Trailer: Cloud Atlas
— by ADAM POYNTER — British author David Mitchell’s “Cloud Atlas” has been a beloved novel ever since its 2004 release. The book has won multiple literary awards and been nominated for numerous others. Now, this intriguing and somewhat perplexing book is headed to the big scree[...]