trailer break: ‘Last Chance Harvey’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Doh! I wanna say that this is, annoyingly, one of those trailers that gives away more than it should, except that it doesn’t matter, because pretty much from the opening moments of the movie, you know almost everything that’s going to happen anyway. Still, that’s no … more…

trailer break: ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… One day last week I was working in a Starbucks, and — as has happened more than once before — the person sitting next to me noticed the work I was doing and engaged me in conversation about movies. The guy turned out to be Indian, … more…

trailer break: ‘Valkyrie’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Awesome! It looks like Bryan Singer has a new comic book superhero action movie this Christmas. Excellent! Now, I admit I’m not familiar with the superfriends here, but then, I was never a mega-devoted reader of comic books. They’re a bit older than you usually see … more…

trailer break: ‘Yes Man’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I pretty much hated this the first time around, when it was called Liar Liar. Of course, Liar Liar made $180 million in 1998. I also hated the last time Carrey was so outrageously, unthinkingly extreme on screen, in 2003’s Bruce Almighty, and that one made … more…

trailer break: ‘Inkheart’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Yeah, it does bear a certain resemblance to Bedtime Stories, the Adam Sandler comedy opening in the U.S. on Christmas Day, what with stories coming alive when read, and I’d suspect that’s why this film isn’t opening in the U.S. today, as it is in the … more…

trailer break: ‘The Tale of Despereaux’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… This really is just too cute for words. He’s not a mouse, he’s a gentleman? Awww. I was worried that that bit about the soup and the rat early on was getting a little too close to Ratatouille territory, but I think it’s okay. Banishing soup… … more…

trailer break: ‘Dark Streets’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… As noir musical fever-dream dark fantasies go, this could be interesting. And the soundtrack has gotta be great with that list of talent. Dark Streets opens limited in the U.S. on December 12; no U.K. release date has been announced yet.