With A Ghost Story, acclaimed director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Pete’s Dragon) returns with a singular exploration of legacy, loss, and the essential human longing for meaning and connection. Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost (Academy Award-winner Casey Affleck) returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife (Academy Award-nominee Rooney Mara), only to find that in his spectral […]
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Killing Themselves To Get In Trailer: The Discovery!
A recent discovery has proven the existence of an afterlife. Now people are killing themselves to get in. The new trailer for The Discovery highlights the ethical problems caused by the discovery and shows its impact on the world. The Discovery stars Robert Redford, Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, Riley Keough and Jesse Plemons. It premieres […]
It’s Real! Trailer: The Discovery!
What would happen if it could be proved that the afterlife existed? Would people be killing themselves to get in? That’s the premise of The Discovery – starring Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough and Robert Redford – premiering on Netflix on March 31st. Check out the trailer after the break.
Seeking Family Trailer: Lion!
A young Indian boy falls asleep on a parked train and awakens miles away from his family. Believed to be an orphan, he is adopted and taken to Australia. Now grown, he seeks his biological family. Check out the trailer for Lion following the breaking. Lion opens on November 25th.
High-Flying Trailer: Pan!
Usually, when a studio moves a movie on its schedule, it’s a bad thing, but Warners relocation of Jow Wright’s fresh take on Peter Pan, Pan, was dropped into a prime fall slot so they must be pretty confident about it. Check out the new trailer after the jump. Pan opens on October 9th.
Origin Story Trailer: Pan!
We all know the story of Peter Pan – whether it be through J.M. Barrie’s novel or Disney – or at least we think we do. In fact, we know the story of the Darling children’s encounter with Peter Pan. Peter’s origin is something else again – and that’s what addressed in Pan: the story of the […]
Side Effects Is Typically Twisty Soderbergh!
If Steven Soderbergh has really left filmmaking for good, he is definitely going out on a high note. Side Effects is a twisty piece of fun that swerves from apparent satire – about our heavily medicated culture – to thriller without missing a beat or ever losing its psychological edge.
DVD Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Rocks The Small Screen!
When I reviewed David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for its theatrical release, I noted that it surprised me because it was as good as the earlier, Swedish version that made Noomi Rapace familiar to an international audience. Considering its length and the fact that it’s very much a film that should be […]
Sheldon Says: Don’t Miss The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo!
When it was released in North America, the Swedish adaptation of the Steig Larssen novel made my Favorite Fifteen list, so I was intrigued to see how the North American version would compare. I certainly didn’t it expect it to match the first one, especially when you consider the powerful performance Noomi Rapace gave […]
Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Gets New Four-Minute Trailer!
The new trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo should lay to rest any worries that the story might be watered down for the American market. Check out it out for yourself.
Columbia Pictures Finds Its Girl with the Dragon Tattoo!
After the incredible success of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy – and three international hit films starring Noomi Rapace – David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has found its Lisbeth Salander. Rooney Mara [The Social Network] has been signed to play the brilliant, intensely antisocial hacker, Lisbeth Salander, joining Daniel Craig, as crusading journalist, […]