trailer break: ‘Megamind’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So, it’s to be Despicable Me meets The Incredibles, then? I can take it. Sucks, I suppose, to be the second movie of the year about an idea that probably seemed wildly original when it was in conceived only to be thrown back in your face when … more…

trailer break: ‘Alpha and Omega’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, so: Girl wolves wear flowers behind their ears. Perfectly normal and natural. But how are we supposed to be able to tell the other wolves are male? Where are their beer cans? Or their beer guts? How are we to know the male wolves are male … more…

trailer break: ‘Charlie St. Cloud’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Dammit, why does this trailer have to spoil the entire movie… or look like it does? Maybe it doesn’t: maybe there’s a big twist coming along that isn’t really hinted at here. (Maybe Zac died in that drunk-driver accident too! And now he’s a ghost wandering his … more…

trailer break: ‘Dinner for Schmucks’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Why, Bruce Greenwood, why?! And Ron Livingston? Why? Oh, wait, now I get it: The schmucks are the kiss-ass employees who actually go along with this assholery. The big boss is in fact looking for someone to stand up to him, to not be a schmuck. Or … more…

things I hate (re YouTube)

People who upload material to YouTube that doesn’t belong to them — such as old movie trailers — and disable embedding. It’s not yours to hoard, dude. I appreciate that it takes time to rip material from DVDs, but still: uncool.

retro trailer: ‘Jason and the Argonauts’

Take a look back at an old trailer… There’s a new blu-ray edition of this just out in Region 1 [Amazon U.S.] [Amazon Canada]. Not that I have a blu-ray player, but seeing it in the new-release listings made remember this movie fondly. I haven’t seen it since I was a kid, when I would … more…

trailer break: ‘Salt’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Now, am I being too much of a conspiracy theorist to wonder if the whole Russian spy ring news story that broke recently and today was suddenly wrapped up in a remarkably civilized and surprisingly secret-prison-free manner could possibly have been planted by Sony Pictures to convince … more…

trailer break: ‘The Girl Who Played with Fire’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… The more I think about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the more I like it. I hope the sequel does not disappoint. A new director — Daniel Alfredson — has taken over for this and the final film. At least the cast remains the same. The … more…

trailer break: ‘Ramona and Beezus’

Underpants joke. But no fart joke. That’s a net positive, I think. I remember enjoying Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books when I was a kid. But I do remember them mostly being about Ramona, not about her older teenage pop star sister. That must have come after I moved on from third grade… Ramona and Beezus … more…

trailer break: ‘Love Ranch’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… “There’s no business like ho business”? *headdesk* I hope that’s not indicative of the level this film is operating on. I expect more from Helen Mirren, at the very least. Though perhaps this is what happens when you work with your spouse — she’s married to director … more…