Trailer

Tron Legacy

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-03-09 16:20
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Release Date: 
Dec 17 2010
Director: 
Joseph Kosinski
Cast: 
Jeff Bridges
Cast: 
Michael Sheen
Cast: 
Olivia Wilde
Cast: 
Garrett Hedlund
Synopsis: 
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn, looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with Kevin's loyal confidant, father and son embark on a life-and-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe that has become far more advanced and exceedingly dangerous.

I wasn't too uber geeked about Tron Legacy but the trailer looks pretty sharp and Olivia Wilde is always fun to look at, especially when wearing futuristic tight stuff.  The movie will be released in 3D IMAX, and the trailer is actually appearing in 3D before the Alice In Wonderland showings. 

Iron Man 2

Submitted by phletch on Mon, 2010-03-08 10:29
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Release Date: 
May 7 2010
Director: 
Jon Favreau
Cast: 
Robert Downey Jr
Cast: 
Mickey Rourke
Cast: 
Scarlett Johansson
Cast: 
Don Cheadle
Cast: 
Sam Rockwell
Synopsis: 
Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the highly anticipated sequel to the blockbuster film based on the legendary Marvel Super Hero “Iron Man”, reuniting director Jon Favreau and Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. In “Iron Man 2”, the world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), and James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.

My mind has a habit of comparing Jon Favreau movies to Kevin Smith movies.  In a lot of ways Clerks and Swingers have quite a bit in common for breakout movies.  Witty banter, no stars, quotable.  Then Favreau tried to really be a director and make movies that look really slick and professional while Smith sort of stuck to the witty banter routine.  I guess what I'm trying to say is that Iron Man 2 looks pretty badass.  Although Sam Rockwell usually does that to a movie.

Nightmare On Elm Street Trailer #2

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-02-25 09:53
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Release Date: 
Apr 30 2010
Director: 
Samuel Bayer
Cast: 
Jackie Earle Haley
Cast: 
Rooney Mara
Cast: 
Kyle Gallner
Cast: 
Katie Cassidy
Synopsis: 
A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.

I'm willing to give this a chance simply based on the fact that Bayer directed the Smells Like Teen Spirit video and that the same person who played Kelly Leak will be massacring teenagers in their sleep.  A lot of people have complaints about the remake factor here but would those people really be excited about Nightmare On Elm Street 10 or whatever it would have to be?  I have a hard time believing that. 

Leaves Of Grass

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-02-12 15:59
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Release Date: 
Apr 2 2010
Director: 
Tim Blake Nelson
Cast: 
Edward Norton
Cast: 
Keri Russell
Cast: 
Richard Dreyfuss
Cast: 
Susan Sarandon
Synopsis: 
When Ivy League classics professor Bill Kincaid receives news of the murder of his estranged identical twin brother, Brady (both played by two-time Academy Award® nominee Edward Norton), in a pot deal gone bad, he leaves the world of Northeastern academia to travel back to his home state of Oklahoma. Upon arrival, he finds that reports of his brother’s death are greatly exaggerated, and he’s soon caught up in the dangerous and unpredictable world of drug commerce in the backwaters of the Southwest. In the process, he reconnects with his eccentric mother (Academy Award® winner Susan Sarandon), meets a wise and educated young woman who has bypassed academia in favor of the gentler rhythms of life (Keri Russell), and unwittingly helps his troubled brother settle a score with a pernicious drug lord (Academy Award® winner Richard Dreyfuss) who uses Tulsa, Oklahoma’s small Jewish community for cover. Leaves of Grass follows a twisting narrative path merging crime drama, drug comedy, classical philosophy and sudden violence in pursuit of answering one of humanity’s oldest questions: What does it truly mean to live a happy and constructive life?

When Edward Norton isn't doing something crappy he's usually pretty good.  I hadn't heard anything about this movie until I just saw this trailer but it doesn't look too shabby.  Also looks like Norton is going to be able to pull off the twins role, not unlike another great thespian, Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Hot Tub Time Machine #2

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-02-12 10:57
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Release Date: 
Mar 26 2010
Director: 
Steve Pink
Cast: 
John Cusack
Cast: 
Craig Robinson
Cast: 
Rob Corrdry
Cast: 
Clark Duke
Synopsis: 
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE follows a group of best friends who’ve become bored with their adult lives: Adam (John Cusack) has been dumped by his girlfriend; Lou (Rob Corddry) is a party guy who can’t find the party; Nick’s (Craig Robinson) wife controls his every move; and video game—obsessed Jacob (Clark Duke) won’t leave his basement. After a crazy night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub, the men wake up, heads pounding, in the year 1986. This is their chance to kick some past and change their futures – one will find a new love life, one will learn to stand up for himself with the ladies, one will find his mojo, and one will make sure he still exists!

I wish they didn't use the Michael Jackson line in the trailer because it's neither funny or original.  That being said I think I can get next to this.  It looks like writer Josh Heald may have actually been successful in his quest for awesomeness.  

Also, my new favorite line.  "Then you have to talk to girls with your mouth"

Get Him To The Greek

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-02-11 16:39
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Release Date: 
Jun 4 2010
Director: 
Nicholas Stoller
Cast: 
Russell Brand
Cast: 
Jonah Hill
Cast: 
Sean Combs
Synopsis: 
Aaron Green (Hill) gets things done. The ambitious 24—year—old has been given a career—making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.’s world famous Greek Theatre for the first—stop on a huge comeback tour. His record mogul boss, Sergio Roma (Sean Combs), gives him one warning: “The artist is the worst person on Earth. Turn your back on him at your own peril.” British rocker Aldous Snow (Brand) is a brilliant musician, but due to a bad break up and nose—diving career, has fallen off the wagon and is now a drunken disaster. Weary of “yes men” and scared he’s entered the “greatest hits” moment in his career, Snow’s in the midst of a nihilistic downward spiral. When he learns his true love, model/pop star Jackie Q (Rose Byrne), is in Los Angeles, Aldous makes it his quest to win her back…right before kick—starting his world domination. As the countdown to the concert begins, one innocent young man must navigate a minefield of London drug smuggles, New York City brawls and Vegas lap dances to deliver his charge safe and, sort of, sound… all while trying to remain faithful to his med student girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss). He may have to coax, lie to, enable and party with Aldous, but Aaron will get him to the Greek.

Certainly didn't mean for this to turn into Russell Brand day but c'est la vie.  I actually think the trailer looks slick, although Puff Daddy or whatever you call him nowadays looks like the teacher of Overacting 101.  I think he is good buddies with Jamie Foxx so it makes sense.  Also is just me or does Jonah Hill look like he ate some people?  Like an entire town maybe.

 

Toy Story 3

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-02-11 10:59
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Release Date: 
Jun 18 2010
Director: 
Lee Unkrich
Cast: 
Tom Hanks
Cast: 
Tim Allen
Cast: 
Michael Keeton
Synopsis: 
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.

Not too much I can add here that you don't already know.  It's Pixar.   It looks awesome.  If you aren't excited for this you are a serial killer or super emo, either way we probably aren't friends

The Ghost Writer

Submitted by phletch on Fri, 2010-01-29 12:54
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Release Date: 
Feb 19 2010
Director: 
Roman Polanski
Cast: 
Ewan McGregor
Cast: 
Pierce Brosnan
Cast: 
Kim Cattrall
Synopsis: 
When a successful British ghost writer, THE GHOST, agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister ADAM LANG, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start - not least because his predecessor on the project, Lang's long-term aide, died in an unfortunate accident. The Ghost flies out to work on the project, in the middle of winter, to an oceanfront house on an island off the U.S. Eastern seaboard. But the day after he arrives, a former British cabinet minister accuses Lang of authorizing the illegal seizure of suspected terrorists and handing them over for torture by the CIA-a war crime. The controversy brings reporters and protesters swarming to the island mansion where Lang is staying with his wife, RUTH, and his personal assistant (and mistress), AMELIA. As The Ghost works, he begins to uncover clues suggesting his predecessor may have stumbled on a dark secret linking Lang to the CIA-and that somehow this information is hidden in the manuscript he left behind. Was Lang in the service of the American intelligence agency while he was prime minister? And was The Ghost's predecessor murdered because of the appalling truth he uncovered? Resonating with topical themes, this atmospheric and suspenseful political thriller is a story of deceit and betrayal on every level - sexual, political and literary. In a world in which nothing, and no one, is as it seems, The Ghost quickly discovers that the past can be deadly - and that history is decided by whoever stays alive to write it.

Looks reasonably interesting, although not exactly a combination of actors that usually gets me too excited.  I do love Tom Wilkinson though, hopefully he makes it amazing.  I really hope this has nothing to do with the paranormal, I'll even settle for over-the-top symbolism.  I always loved arm wrestling.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Submitted by phletch on Thu, 2010-01-28 12:24
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Release Date: 
Apr 23 2010
Director: 
Oliver Stone
Cast: 
Michael Douglas
Cast: 
Shia LaBeouf
Cast: 
Josh Brolin
Cast: 
Carey Mulligan
Synopsis: 
Emerging from a lengthy prison stint, Gordon Gekko finds himself on the outside of a world he once dominated. Looking to repair his damaged relationship with his daughter, Gekko forms an alliance with her fiancé Jacob (Shia LaBeouf), and Jacob begins to see him as a father figure. But Jacob learns the hard way that Gekko – still a master manipulator and player – is after something very different from redemption.

The teaser trailer admittedly looks pretty slick but the whole thing feels just a bit over the top.  Fitting with Oliver Stone but hopefully it works out in the good over the top way.  Either way it should be fun catching up with Gordon Gekko.

MacGruber

Submitted by phletch on Tue, 2010-01-19 12:32
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Release Date: 
Apr 23 2010
Director: 
Jorma Torccone
Cast: 
Will Forte
Cast: 
Val Kilmer
Cast: 
Kristen Wiig
Cast: 
Ryan Phillippe
Synopsis: 
Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live’s clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber. In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that’s been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he’s the only one tough enough for the job. Assembling an elite team of experts—Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)—MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.

It's worth noting that director Jorma Taccone is the guy responsible for almost all of the funny digital shorts that have come from Saturday Night Live over the last few years.  I think a lot of people are expecting/hoping this bombs like a lot of the past SNL adaptations but the tone in the trailer makes me think it might be a sneaky good one like Hot Rod.  That movie is amazing. 

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