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Five More Clips From ‘The Boondock Saints 2’

— by JASON EAKEN — “Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day” mania continues here at It’s Just Movies, with five more clips from the film. The film opened this past weekend, making $546,687 on fewer than 70 screens, giving it a one of the best per-screen-averages of any movie[...]

Four Clips from Fantastic Mr. Fox

— by RACHEL COYNE — I almost feel sorry for Wes Anderson (as sorry as anyone can feel for a wildly successful, well-regarded, wealthy artist). When I first heard about his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic novel and saw the first images of the animation style he was using, I was[...]

A Scene From ‘Wrong Turn at Tahoe’

— by ALEXA MILAN — Some of Cuba Gooding Jr.’s most recent credits include “Norbit” and “Daddy Day Camp,” but it looks like Gooding may finally be turning back to some grittier material with “Wrong Turn at Tahoe.” In this crime thriller from director Franck Khalfoun (whose[...]

A Pair of Clips From ‘Uncertainty’

— by SEAN GERSKI — “Uncertainty” has an interesting premise, but not exactly an original one. The plot is as follows: A young couple, in love and facing a life-changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4 cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge[...]

View a Clip From ‘Splice’

— by SEAN GERSKI — “Splice” is a science fiction movie starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley about two scientists who achieve fame by splicing human DNA with the DNA of different animals to create a new creature. Here is a description of the movie’s plot that[...]

A Trio of Scenes From ‘Women in Trouble’

— by SEAN GERSKI — “Women in Trouble” is a difficult movie to in down. It is the kind of movie that could either appeal to both sexes — or neither. The women are obviously very attractive and dressed in a way to make them look even more provocative. However, judging from[...]

Three Scenes From ‘The Fourth Kind’

— by ROBERT DeFEIS — In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with extraterrestrials, it is[...]

Three Clips From ‘The Men Who Stare At Goats’

— by SEAN GERSKI — Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges, “The Men Who Stare At Goats” features a top-notch cast and a delightful sense of humor. It is definitely high up on my list of must-see movies yet to come out in 2009. Directed by Grant Heslov, [...]

Eight Clips From ‘The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus’

— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Heath Ledger earned acclaim for his performance in “The Dark Knight,” but before his death, he was working on yet another film called “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.” “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus” follows the story of Dr. Parnassus[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘The Other Side of Paradise’

— 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[...]

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. [...]