— by BEV QUESTAD — Thought-provoking as well as deeply disturbing, this slice of North Carolinian life for the working poor makes a case for at least one intervention – by Vivian Saunders. Fueled by love and a sense of responsibility, Saunders is a source of common strength for Bertie [...]
Archive for the ‘Clips’ Category
Two Clips from Boyhood
— by JESSIKA OWENS — Film shoots can take a lot of time and effort, some upwards of several years. It’s the way things are in the industry, especially in a day and age where, technologically speaking, there’s a smorgasbord of tasks to undertake in post production. Locations, [...]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: Clip No. 1
— by CHERRY BELL — The promotion tour is well under way for the Lionsgate franchise “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and Jennifer Lawrence, Francis Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson recently spent some time at several social media headquarters doing fan Q&A s[...]
Inequality for All: Trailer and Clips
— by BEV QUESTAD — I just couldn’t bear another depressing, boring, difficult to understand film about the financial demise of the US economy. So when a friend sent me the “Inequality for All” trailer, I almost didn’t check it out. Lo and behold, we’ve got comedy and he[...]
Gravity: A Pair of Extended Clips
— by ADAM POYNTER — Warner Bros. Pictures is not fooling around when it comes to the promotion of the upcoming space thriller “Gravity.” Hot on the heels of the release of the two-minute clip/trailer, “Detached,” we have been given even further insight into this crazy action thri[...]
Three New Man of Steel Clips
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Man of Steel” is less than one Earth week away from its debut in American theaters and Warner Bros. is not backing down from its promotional campaign. They are in hyper mode as we have seen more material released in the past few weeks than the last six months com[...]
Now You See Me: The First 4 Minutes
— by ADAM POYNTER — Magic may be abundant in movies and fairy tales, but in the real world we know it’s all an illusion. Illusions, sleight of hand and misdirection are all present in this opening scene for Louis Leterrier’s “Now You See Me,” brought to us by our friends at Fanda[...]
Oblivion: IMAX Poster & 4 Clips
— by CHERRY BELL — In Joseph Kosinki’s “Oblivion,” Tom Cruise stars as Jack Harper, the last drone repairman left on Earth after an alien race called “Scavengers” invades. Earth won the war, but after the devastation caused by the destruction of the Earth[...]
A Pair of Clips from Despicable Me 2
— by CHERRY BELL — In “Despicable Me 2,” Gru (Steve Carell) is back in the game, but this time he has been recruited by the Anti Villain League (AVL) to save the world. Along with Agnes, Edith, Margo and the Minions, Gru sets out to capture a Mexican villain named Eduardo. Marketing [...]
A Clip from Scary Movie 5
— by JESSIKA OWENS — If the “Scary Movie” franchise is good at anything, it’s knowing that it’s junk and I mean that in a good way. It’s pretty hard to criticize films that know exactly what they are and where they stand. When the players embrace that idea a[...]
Five Clips from Dark Skies
— by ADAM POYNTER — With just a few days until its release, Dimension Films has unveiled five short clips from the upcoming thriller “Dark Skies.” “Dark Skies” follows the trials of a normal, happy family, the Barretts, after they are targeted by a malevolent force – which has [...]
Four Clips from Lincoln
— by BEV QUESTAD — Despite the incredible talents of Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln and Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens, “Lincoln” would not keep the attention of high schoolers, even if being tested. A historical dramatization of the last four months of Lincoln’s presidency, the [...]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Six Clips
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I saw “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” earlier this week in 48 frames-per-second IMAX 3D. No, I didn’t get dizzy or sick or nauseous; instead I was impressed. This is one of the best movies of the year, and it will be remembered a long time from now. Persona[...]
A Clip from Zero Dark Thirty
— by BEV QUESTAD — One of the amazing true stories of the last 50 years is the death of Osama bin Laden in a surgical midnight raid by US Navy SEALs on May 2, 2011. Leave it to America to also make it into a film as fast as possible. Just in time for […][...]