trailer break: ‘Doubt’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Meryl Streep as a scary nun? Awesome. Amy Adams as a sweet nun? Perfect. Viola Davis in anything? Yes, please. And, oh yeah, that Philip Seymour Hoffman guy is here too — I hear he’s not bad… Doubt opens limited in the U.S. on December 12, … more…

trailer break: ‘Nothing But the Truth’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… So Kate from Lost is the newspaper reporter who outed Valerie Plame? And now Hawkeye Pierce is defending her? Interesting… But how is Dr. John Carter involved? And legendary Western lawman Matt Dillon — what’s his connection? I’m so confused. Nothing But the Truth opens limited … more…

trailer break: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ #2

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Much darker than that first trailer. I said, back when I discussed that first trailer, that I imagined that this global-warming-is-bad update would deal with the mysterious why? of aliens caring about whether we humans destroy our environment, and there’s a hint of how that’s going … more…

trailer break: ‘Delgo’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Oh, fantastic: creatures with corpselike plasticine faces, imagery stolen directly from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, thunderous belching, and injuries to alien crotches*. What more do you need from a movie? (*Because, despite James T. Kirk’s discoveries to the contrary, everyone throughout the universe keeps their … more…

trailer break: ‘Cadillac Records’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… You know what Beyoncé singing Etta James makes me think? It makes me think, Why does Beyoncé’s music kinda suck if she can sing like that? It makes me think, How come the music was so much better half a century ago than it is today? … more…

trailer break: ‘Revolutionary Road’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… It’s Mad Men meets Titanic! It’s what would have happened to Jack and Rose if they’d gotten off that ship together in New York! Leo turns into the man in the gray flannel suit! Kate turns into a suburban mom running for the shelter of her … more…

trailer break: ‘The Reader’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Ah, romance! Nazis! History! Books! Swimming as a representation of innocence! An Oscar-nominated cast! The Reader opens limited in the U.S. on December 10, and wide on January 9, 2009; it opens in the U.K. on January 2, 2009.

trailer break: ‘Gran Torino’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I’m gonna see this movie today, so I figured I might as well get a gander at what I’m in store for. Looks like Dirty Harry’s gotten too mean and too old for the real world. His son wants to put him in a home; a … more…

trailer break: ‘Nobel Son’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I saw Nobel Son at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007. Great cast and some good twists… even if the trailer hints at them more than it should. Nobel Son opens limited in the U.S. on December 5; no U.K. release has been set yet.