Mysterious woman in sunglasses utters cryptic phrase to stoner convenience store clerk. Clerk becomes skilled assassin. Cue the mayhem. American Ultra stars Jesse Eisenberg as the clerk and Kristen Stewart as his girlfriend. Topher Grace is some alphabet government agency dip$#!+. The trailer is awesome. Check it out after the jump. American Ultra opens on […]
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East Meets West Trailer: Dragon Blade!
East meets West in this epic clash for the Silk Road – the trade route between China and the West. When corrupt Roman leader General Tiberius (Adrien Brody) seeks to command the Silk Road, he is opposed by Huo And (Jackie Chan), whose trained warriors allie themselves with Roman General Lucius (John Cusack) and his […]
Revolutionary Teaser: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part2
The Katniss Everdine story ends here – the revolution is at hand. Check out the first teaser for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 following the jump. Mockingjay Part 2 opens on November 20th.
Teaser Poster: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Simplicity is the key to great design. The powerful new teaser poster for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is proof of that concept. Check it out after the jump. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 premieres on November 20th.
Jesse Eiseneberg Action Hero Trailer: American Ultra
Mike (Jesse Eisenberg) is the prototypical stoner/convenience store clerk – or so it seems. When a CIA agent (Connie Britton) makes a purchase while spouting what sounds to Mike like gibberish, his first response is, ‘Is that a lyric from something?’ But when he catches two guys messing with his car, suddenly he’s Jason Bourne […]
EPIX Joins Original Content Providers With Two Original Scripted Series!
EPIX is the latest network to add original scripted shows to its schedule.The network is partnering with Lionsgate on Graves – a half-hour comedy that will star Nick Nolte as a former President of the United States – and Paramount Television on Berlin Station – a 10-episode espionage drama. Both shows are being prepped for […]
Maggie – Tender-Hearted, Creepy Undead Movie!
Morning, and the NPR announcer is filling in the details of the day ahead – new outbreaks of something called the Necroambulist Virus are down 30%. A young girl is stopped by police for missing curfew. Later we see a man, Wade Vogel, driving an old truck into town and visiting a quarantine area. We […]
The Age of Adaline – A Sweeping Romance in Every Sense of the Word!
The Age of Adaline is an old-fashioned romance – in every sense of the word. There’s a love story, of course, but also adventure and the two weave together in unexpectedly delightful ways. Adaline Bowman was 1906’s New Year’s baby. When she was twenty-nine, a confluence of events made her immortal. She married, had a […]
Oh To Be Ordinary Trailer: A Royal Night Out!
True story: VE Day, 1945 – the allied countries celebrated the victory over the Axis powers, a celebration that included – incognito – Princesses Elizabeth (soon to become Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret. Noted Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw wrote a black comedy of a novel, Night of Triump, about it. Separately, writers Trevor De Silva and […]
Last Knights: Mission: Impossible Gets Medieval!
Last Knights is Kaz I Kiriya’s third film – his first in English – following the cult classic/live-action version of manga/anime series Casshern, and martial arts oddity Goemon. It is a tale of honor, love and loyalty set in a medieval culture reminiscent of Kiriya’s native Japan, but truly diverse – citizens of all races […]
The Divergent Series: Insurgent: Good. Coulda Been Great!
Following the success of Divergent, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, et al return for Insurgent, the adaptation of the second novel in Veronica Roth’s dystopian YA series. With the heavy lifting of all that exposition taken care of in the first film, Insurgent moves well, provides a few new twists and considerably more action […]