The American – official trailer (HD)
Posted on June 17, 2010
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Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of “The American,” filmed on location in Italy. Alone among assassins, Jack is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Violante Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate. In theaters: September 1st, 2010.
The Extra Man – official trailer (HD)
Posted on June 14, 2010
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“The Extra Man,” a sophisticated and moving comedy that follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a nine-to-five job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes). He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric but brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he’s performing – with great panache – the duties of an “extra man“, a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. These two men, separated in age by more than forty years, develop a volatile mentor/apprentice relationship. Through a series of urban adventures where they encounter everything from a leaping lion to a wildly jealous hirsute neighbor, Louis and Henry form a memorable bond that bridges their differences. In theaters: July 30th, 2010.
Adjustment Bureau – official trailer (HD)
Posted on June 1, 2010
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Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller “The Adjustment Bureau” as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern–day New York. On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)—a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself—the men of The Adjustment Bureau—who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path…or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her. In theaters: September 17th, 2010.
Oldman and Van Damme joins Kung Fu Panda 2
Posted on May 27, 2010
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Dark Horizons reports that Gary Oldman, Michelle Yeoh, Jean Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber have joined the cast of DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom” according to an official press release today. Oldman voices the character of Lord Shen (a peacock), the film’s formidable new villain while Yeoh brings to life the mystical character of The Soothsayer (a goat). Van Damme and Garber round out the cast as Master Croc and Master Thundering Rhino, respectively.
The quartet join returning talent Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross and James Hong in the film which is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend next year. The sequel will follow Po, the world’s biggest kung fu fan, as he continues his journey as the chosen one who fulfills an ancient prophesy while mastering the art of kung fu.
If you haven’t seen the first one yet I suggest you go see it now! It’s good stuff – even if it’s animated. I promise.
The Killer Inside Me – official trailer (HD)
Posted on May 25, 2010
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From director Michael Winterbottom comes “The Killer Inside Me” which has electrified audiences at the Sundance, Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals. Based on the classic novel by legendary pulp writer Jim Thompson, “The Killer Inside Me” tells the story of handsome, unassuming small town sheriff’s deputy Lou Ford (Casey Affleck). A quiet charmer of his idyllic West Texas town, Ford has a simple life and a pretty girl (Kate Hudson) to come home to. But when the job brings him face to face with a gorgeous prostitute (Jessica Alba) on the edge of town, Ford’s fragile world cracks – unbridling his own dark urges. In “The Killer Inside Me” nothing is ever what it seems. The film is a thrill–ride that Stanley Kubrick called “the most chilling and believable first–person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered.” In theaters: June 18th, 2010.
Charlie St. Cloud – official trailer (HD)
Posted on May 21, 2010
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Based on an acclaimed novel, “Charlie St. Cloud” is a romantic drama starring Zac Efron as a young man who survives an accident that lets him see the world in a unique way. In this emotionally charged story, he begins a romantic journey in which he embraces the dark realities of the past while discovering the transformative power of love. Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud (Efron) has the adoration of mother Claire (Kim Basinger) and little brother Sam (Charlie Tahan), as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high–school classmate Tess (Amanda Crew) returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with new found love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own. In theaters: July 30th, 2010.
Keanu Reeves to star in Passengers
Posted on May 18, 2010
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A couple of days ago I saw the somewhat underrated film “The Gift.” And it is such a pleasure to see Reeves play “the bad guy”… I think this guy should be casted as pure evil more often. He truly has a gift for it. The whole hero thing is kind of old anyway… Anyway, Keanu is up to some new exciting stuff. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Keanu Reeves has been locked up as the male lead in “Passengers.” His female love interest is still being sought for what the producers short-handed as “Adam & Eve in Space.” The pic also will have a couple of comedic roles and set designs created by some of the wizards who worked on “Avatar.”
Set in the future, “Passengers” centers on Jim Preston (Reeves), a mechanic on a 120-year journey to a distant colonized planet in another galaxy, who becomes the first traveler to experience pod hibernation failure. Having woken up 100 years too soon, he is stranded in the world of an interstellar spaceship with only robots and androids for companionship.
A year into his journey, he decides to wake up a fellow passenger, a beautiful journalist named Aurora. They fall in love but must soon deal not only with the revelation of Jim’s misjudged act of waking her but a major malfunction of the ship itself.
Well doesn’t that sound intriguing? Bring it on!
MIB3 coming May 25th 2012
Posted on May 10, 2010
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The guys and girls over at Dark Horizons just announced the release date for a real blockbuster – Sony pictures have informed the press that the third installment of “Men in Black” will be released on May 25th, 2012.
Will Smith has signed on to return as Agent Jay and Tommy Lee Jones is in advanced negotiations to return as Agent Kay in the film which Sony confirmed will be in 3D. Josh Brolin is also in talks to play the younger version of Kay.
Barry Sonnenfeld directs from a script by Etan Cohen and production aims to kick off this Fall. MIB3 will open against Peter Berg’s board game adaptation “Battleship” scheduled to open the same day.
Ouch, I feel for Peter Berg – and even though I’m sure his film will be excellent the MIB franchise is a one big, anticipated mother of a… well, let’s just say MIB has a strong following. But then again, maybe the two can coexist during the first weekend…
Cyrus – official trailer (HD)
Posted on May 7, 2010
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With John’s social life at a standstill and his ex—wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcee finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life – her son. Written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, the iconoclastic filmmaking team behind Sundance Film Festival favorite “The Puffy Chair,” “Cyrus” takes an insightful and funny look at love and family in contemporary Los Angeles. The film stars (among others) John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill and Marisa Tomei. In theaters: June 18th, 2010.