trailer break: ‘The Missing Person’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… As I tweeted after I saw this last night, this is one of the rare movies that shoots for a modern noir feeling and actually achieves it. And this trailer is an excellent representation of that. The Missing Person opens in the U.S. on November 20; no … more…

trailer break: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Sometimes… good cops go bad. Beautiful: “What are these iguanas doing on my coffee table?” –Nicolas Cage. “There ain’t no iguanas.” –Val Kilmer. And: “Shoot him again — his soul is still dancing.” –Nicolas Cage. I think I’ve got some entries in the year’s worst dialogue… or … more…

trailer break: ‘The Messenger’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Now this is what a trailer is supposed to do: it hints at what you’re gonna get but doesn’t give away the whole story, lets you know who’s starring but doesn’t spoil their performances. Then again, this movie is aimed at the crowd that doesn’t want to … more…

retro trailer: ‘High School Hellcats’

Take a look back at an old trailer… Teenage girls: tantalyzing and terrorizing! I remember that dramatic and important even in my young life, when I had to decide whether to join a gang, go it alone, or mate. Blowing off a date to spend the evening with girlfriends is daring and defiant? They’re more … more…

trailer break: ‘The Young Victoria’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Romance! Intrigue! Royalty! Politics! Assassination! Ruffles! Sideburns! What’s not to love? Don’t tell anybody — shhh! — but all of a sudden, between this film and Creation (both of which I’ve now seen), I suddenly have a little bit of a crush on Paul Bettany. It’s probably … more…

trailer break: ‘Ninja Assassin’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Isn’t that the same remote mountain monastery/martial arts training ground where Batman went to study? Or is it a franchise? “Raised to become an assassin” made me hope that the next placard would be something like “but he really wants to dance!” But it wasn’t. Wow. This … more…

trailer break: ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, I’m terrified that the movie cannot possibly be as hilarious as this trailer is. Cuz if it is, I’m gonna die laughing. Maybe that’s part of the psychic warfare. “The silence of the goats.” I love it. The Men Who Stare at Goats opens in the … more…

trailer break: ‘The Blind Side’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Uh-oh: it’s another questionable Southern accent. Wah do they do that, d’y’all think? The sap quotient looks awfully high with this one, except that director John Lee Hancock made The Rookie, which is just about the most perfect baseball movie ever, even if it is ultra-weepy, so … more…

retro trailer: ‘Transformers: The Movie’

Take a look back at an old trailer… I dunno about you, but I could probably come up with a few other films that are more incredible rock ’n’ roll adventures than this one. Holy shit: Orson Welles was in a Transformers movie. That’s beautiful. Oh, man: the rainbow flare on the titles… the power-rock … more…