trailer break: ‘Humboldt County’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… A dorky boy, and the girl who loves him. And the father who hates him. And the journey off the beaten track that changes his life, I’m guessing. Humboldt County opens limited on Friday, September 26.

trailer break: ‘Nights in Rodanthe’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I thought about maybe going to a screening of this tomorrow, even though I should be spending the day packing and getting ready to leave at like 4am on Wednesday for my trip to England. And then I discovered that this is based on a novel … more…

trailer break: ‘Doubt’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Heh: three gods of the screen — Philip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep and Viola Davis — and one future god — Amy Adams — in a story about how unwavering belief in a god can warp your mind. Doubt opens in December.

trailer break: ‘Hounddog’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Yes, this is the movie with the controversial scene in which a young girl played by Dakota Fanning is raped. Hounddog opens limited September 19.

my week at the movies: ‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ ‘Ghost Town,’ ‘The Duchess,’ ‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,’ ‘Blindness,’ ‘Appaloosa,’ ‘Towelhead’

Even though my movie schedule doesn’t look any more jammed than usual, I’m trying to cram stuff in to accommodate my planned absence from press screenings for a week and half starting in the middle of next week. I swear, it’s almost not worth planning even half a vacation, partly a working vacation, for all … more…

trailer break: ‘Ghost Town’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Oh man, there is nothing worse for a writer than discovering that one of your ideas had been done by someone else. Cuz this was my idea, that the ghost of a dead lover would come back to finish up business with the still-alive beloved. My … more…