In the sequel to the surprise hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, hotel proprietor Sonny Kapoor has opened a second hotel – and it the first was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, then the second must be The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Sonny’s English if very good – but a bit literal). Joining the […]
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Insane Trailer: Alejandro Iñárritu’s Birdman!
A actor struggles to mount a play on Broadway. Normal, right? Broadway is never easy. But this actor was once a movie god, playing the iconic superhero, Birdman. Combined with his ego problems, troubled family life and fading career, that’s a lot to put on any guy’s plate. Is he nuts? The new international trailer […]
Hard Guy Trailer: The Drop
Two guys rob a bar. Ex-con bartender Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) has been funnelling mob money through the bar – which is owned by his cousin, Marv (James Gandolfini), also an ex-con, which is trying to go legit. Sadly, they are not the robbers. Not good. Noomi Rapace also stars. The Drop has a September […]
First Teaser: Birdman!
In Birdman, Michael Keaton plays a man who was once famous for playing an iconic superhero. Nothing he’s done before or since has impacted that fame and he’s pretty much considered washed up – but now he’s trying to mount a Broadway play and must overcome his ego, family troubles and, of course, the fact […]
Gritty Trailer: The Drop–James Gandolfini’s Last Role!
In his final role, James Gandolfini returned to the dark world of organized crime as the former owner of a bar that is used as a drop zone for ill-gotten money. The Drop also stars Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace. Check out the first trailer following the jump. The Drop will be in theaters on […]
The Best Exotic Sequel Gets Its Release Date!
One of the more delightful – and unexpected – successes of the last few years was the delightful ensemble piece The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. After the film’s critical and popular success, it was no surprise when a sequel was planned and ordered from the original’s writer, Ol Parker, and director, John Madden. The Best […]
Fox Searchlight Acquires Mike Cahill’s I Origins!
Fox Searchlight has acquired worldwide rights to Mike Cahill’s I Origins at Sundance a existential sci-fi drama. I Origins is his second feature after Another Earth, which Fox Searchlight also acquired at Sundance in 2011. The press release follows the jump.
Trailer: Enough Said!
Fox Searchlight’s Enough said, starring James Gandolfini and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, has a lovely premise: a woman falls in love with this guy just as she’s also becoming friends with his ex-wife – who has nothing good to say about him. It’s a film that seems to be making the most of Gandolfini’s charm and Louis-Dreyfus’ […]
The Way, Way Back: The Perfect Summer Coming of Age Movie!
The coming of age movie is one of summer’s staples, think Adventureland as a classic example, a film where a kid suffering the awkwardness of adolescence has a life-changing experience over that one special summer. Most of them are fine examples of Sturgeon’s Law (90% of everything is crap). Then there’s The Way, Way Back. […]
Hot Trailer: The Way, Way Back!
Brought to you by two of the guys who wrote The Descendants and the studio that gave us Little Miss Sunshine and Juno. What more do you need to know? The Way, Way Back premieres July 5th.
Trance: Tense, Trippy Heist/Psychological Thriller Hybrid!
Danny Boyle’s unsuccessful films are more interesting than most directors’ good ones. Trance – a genre-bending heist/psychological thriller hybrid – is not one of his unsuccessful movies.