retro trailer: ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’

Take a look back at an old trailer… England! It looks remarkably like Southern California! But never mind: Look, it’s Errol Flynn! With a little moustache! As the mightiest adventurer ever! *swoon* Makes me think of that Jimmy Buffett song: That’s why I wish I had a pencil-thin mustache the Boston Blackie kind, or a … more…

trailer break: ‘Agora’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Destroy books, kill in the name of a deity, and ignore the wisdom and advice of intelligent people based on what their genitalia looks like. It’s amazing we’ve managed to survive as long as we have. What would Hypatia of Alexandria think of us today? Perhaps needless … more…

trailer break: ‘Oceans’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Remember, if you don’t see this movie opening week, it’s the same thing as saying, “Fuck the coral reefs.” But hey, what have the coral reefs ever done for you, anyway? Unlike last year’s disappointing Earth, this DisneyNature film is not adapted from the BBC series Planet … more…

trailer break: ‘The Losers’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I’m pretty sure I had never seen Jeffrey Dean Morgan in anything before Watchmen, but now I want him to be in everything. And Zoe Saldana is clearly on her way to being in everything — Avatar, Star Trek, the new Death at a Funeral — and … more…

trailer break: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I guess we’re supposed to feel sorry for this new Freddy Krueger? Interesting… Compare to the trailer for the original film: that one looks much scarier than this new one does. A Nightmare on Elm Street opens in the U.S. and Canada on April 30, and in … more…

retro trailer: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Take a look back at an old trailer… “Fantasy terror.” That’s an interesting way to phrase it. These days, we just call these “horror” stories, and we tend to forget the fantasical elements that remove them from the realm of reality in which a movie like, say, The Silence of the Lambs exists. Or maybe … more…

trailer break: ‘Shrek Forever After’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… It’s an ogreful life, I guess, when Shrek discovers what the world would be like without him. Oh, yeah, and it’s in 3D. Can we hold them to that “the final chapter” promise? Shrek Forever After opens in the U.S. and Canada on May 21, and in … more…

trailer break: ‘Tron Legacy’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Looks like it’s gonna be 3D trailers all week long… I love this idea: Throw Legacy onto the end of any old movie when you remake/reboot it for that touch of class and elegance. Electric Boogaloo Legacy. Red Dawn Legacy. Teen Witch Legacy. Try it: it works … more…