— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — If you have loved the latest installments of the DC animated movies — such as “Superman: Doomsday,” “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” and “Wonder Woman” — then prepare yourself to leap, rant and rejoice. DC is launching[...]
Archive for the ‘Posters & Trailers’ Category
Trailer Talk: ‘Daydream Nation’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — In the trailer for “Daydream Nation,” Caroline (Kat Dennings from “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”) lets the viewer know that “the year this story takes place is the year everything happened.” She confesses to sleeping w[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Avatar: Special Edition’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — A new trailer for “Avatar: Special Edition” has been released by 20th Century Fox. The movie, set to come out Aug. 27, is being released in 3D and will include nine additional minutes of footage — justification for the “Special Edition” title. Although [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Romantics’
— by H.G. WATSON — Judging from the trailer for “The Romantics,” I imagine the pitch for the film went something like this: DEVELOPMENT EXEC: Ok, so … it’s like “The Big Chill.” PRODUCER: Really?[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Jackass 3D’
— by JESSIKA OWENS — Midgets, urine, vomit, feces, and mayhem — yes, those are the main components that compile the “Jackass” franchise. Love it or hate it, you KNOW it and in Hollywood, that’s what matters. Now imagine the midgets, urine, vomit, feces, and mayhem[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Who Killed Nancy?’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Confession: I know next to nothing about Sid and Nancy; I’ve never even seen the Gary Oldman-starring movie about them. I know they are two people who were once alive, but now are dead, and that’s it. OK, maybe I know a bit more about them than[...]
A ‘Comic’ Look at the ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ Trailer
— by H.G. WATSON — It’s a special film that inspires creativity in people before the movie even opens. “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” must really be special because fans have been churning out art and videos for months. Some of the best include band Former Fat Boy’[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Last Exorcism’
— by JESSIKA OWENS — The success and hooking factor for a lot of horror films these days lies in the way the film is, well, filmed. “The Blair Witch Project” is a perfect example of this, as well as “Quarantine,” “Cloverfield” and, more recently “[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Burlesque’
— by ALEXA MILAN — A small town girl moves to the big city with aspirations of becoming a … burlesque dancer? That’s essentially the plot of “Burlesque,” Christina Aguilera’s acting debut and a movie that looks like a “Moulin Rouge” wannabe with [...]
Poster Peek: ‘Green Lantern’
— by CAM SMITH — Out of all of the comic-book superhero-to-film enterprises currently being assembled for major market release, “Green Lantern” is both the most curious and the most worrying. The first pic released of star Ryan Reynolds in the emerald suit was a disappointment, and w[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Ironclad’
— by CHRIS HYATT — When I watch war movies, I tend to do so with the impression that the action is larger than life, making everything more melodramatic than it really is. This belief of mine especially rings true for those war movies which are based upon actual events. Done properly, li[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Heartbreaker’ (aka ‘L’arnacoeur’)
— by RACHEL COYNE — Considering how much respect Americans tend to give French cinema, I was surprised at how formulaic and predictable this French romantic comedy comes across. Then I remembered that France was the country that still adored Jerry Lewis long after the rest of the world w[...]