trailer break: ‘Milk’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Gus Van Sant’s biopic of San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, starring Sean Penn, just got its first trailer: (Or watch best-quality trailers in different sizes at Apple.) That is one fantastic trailer. It manages to be light and humorous and celebratory even though the story the … more…

trailer break: ‘Body of Lies’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Huh. I was more excited for this flick before I saw the trailer. Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in a Ridley Scott film? That sounds like a killer prospect. And then I watched the trailer just now, and it looks rather similar to Traitor, which I … more…

trailer break: ‘Max Payne’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I like Mark Wahlberg. I think he’ll be considered one of the iconic actors of Generation X when movie historians look back 50 years from now. I don’t mean one of the best actors of our generation, but one of those who embodies the cynicism and … more…

trailer break: ‘Eagle Eye’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Damn, I hate when that happens! You’re just a regular person having regular fun with your regular friends, and then you’re so special that the FBI and supersecret anarchist terrorists want you. Actually, I’m guessing poor Shia is stuck in the Matrix. Eagle Eye opens September … more…

trailer break: ‘Traitor’

Don’t take a break from work, and don’t watch a movie trailer… I haven’t posted any trailers for Traitor, and I won’t today, because I’m shocked by how much is revealed of the story in all the trailers and TV ads I’ve seen. I don’t even want to talk about what is revealed, of course, … more…

trailer break: ‘Mister Foe’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… I’m not crazy about Claire Forlani — she always seems so damn cold to me — but the presence of the luscious Sophia Myles more than makes up for that. And Jamie Bell is one of the most talented young actors working today. Plus, the whole … more…

trailer break: ‘Bangkok Dangerous’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Aw, it’s the loneliness of the international hitman. I’m expecting a poignant, pathos-laden tale of how the doers of morally questionable deeds find themselves in gray maelstroms of doubt, guilt, and interpersonal isolation. Well, that, or an adrenline-fueled heart-pumping brain-thumping orgy of nonstop ultraviolence. From what … more…

trailer break: ‘New Orleans Mon Amour’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Yes, it’s Christopher Eccleston day here at FlickFilosopher.com. I’m highly intrigued to see if he can pull off an American character — not to mention an American accent, which I don’t think I’ve heard him do before — because he seems so British to me. Also: … more…

trailer break: ‘An American Carol’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Oh man, this looks like an awesome parody of right-wing idiocy! Wait: you mean this is meant to be a sendup of the left wing? I don’t understand. Are any of us commie pinko libruls slaveowners? Were commie pinko libruls ever slaveowners? Oh, I forgot: Michael … more…