5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Australia’

All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in November — well, 3 movies I’m psyched for and 2 I’m not yet totally sure about but would like to be psyched for — and 5 reasons why. No. 2: Australia [opens wide November 26]. 1. That trailer! It’s pretty rare that a trailer actually gives … more…

trailer break: ‘House’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… No, it’s not Hugh Laurie’s irascible medical detective, it’s another horror movie not screened for critics. If the trailer is to be believed, it’s about a house that appears to be haunted: the originality of the concept is, honestly, startling. But the official site promises us … more…

trailer break: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s like the meaning of life, refracted through a game show. I’m not sure if this is a positive development for global human culture. Slumdog Millionaire opens limited in the U.S. on November 12, and in the U.K. on January 23, 2009.

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Milk’

All this week! 5 movies I’m psyched for in November — well, 3 movies I’m psyched for and 2 I’m not yet totally sure about but would like to be psyched for — and 5 reasons why. No. 1: Milk [opens limited November 26]. 1. Really? All those local anti-gay propositions passed all over the … more…

U.K. box office: Bond breaks records

While we wait here in the U.S. for the new James Bond flick, it’s cutting a wide swath through the British box office: 1. Quantum of Solace: £15.4 million (NEW) 2. High School Musical 3: Senior Year: £2.7 million (2nd week; drops 67%) 3. Saw V: £.95 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 4. Ghost Town: … more…

trailer break: ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s Blade Runner meets The Matrix times comic books plus Tim Burton divided by Terry Gilliam with the cosine of that scary plastic surgeon Bruce Campbell played in Escape From L.A. And it’s a musical! Heh: Anthony Head here makes me think of Neil Patrick Harris … more…

trailer break: ‘JCVD’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Van Damme us all to hell! JCVD opens limited in the U.S. on November 7; no U.K. release date has been announced yet.