Sofia Vergara and Reese Witherspoon plays the wife of a would-be snitch and the buttoned-down cop sent to escort her to trial. When two different pairs of assassins kill the husband, the two women go on the run. Despite terrific chemistry between Vergara and Witherspoon (whose production company developed the film), Hot Pursuit only hits […]
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Dark Night Of Superheroes Trailer: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice!
After someone in Mexico posted a pirated copy of the Batman v Superman trailer, DC and Zack Snyder responded by making it available online in its full, in focus, deeply dark entirety. Check it out after the jump. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens wide – very wide – on May 25, 2016.
Run All Night Squanders Its Talented Cast!
Shawn McGuire is a former crime boss who has gone legit. Jimmy Conlon is his former button man who drinks to kill the memory of the faces of those he killed for Shawn. Shawn still keeps him around – takes care of him, really – because of their deep friendship. That all ends when Jimmy […]
Cold War Deja Vu Trailer: The Man From U.N.C.L.E.!
Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin – names to conjure with. The former the best agent for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement; the latter the youngest and best agent to join the KGB in its history. The two became the best partnership in espionage circles in the classic series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. […]
Otherworldy Trailer: Ryan Gosling’s LostRiver!
Wow! I’ve just seen the trailer for Ryan Gosling’s debut as a filmmaker – he writes and directs – and it is something else entirely: eerie, otherworldly, downright strange. In a good way. Nicolas Winding Refn strange – as opposed to Uwe Boll strange. It’s called Lost River (formerly How To Catch a Monster) and is described […]
Teaser Trailer (Appropriately Enough): Magic Mike XXL!
One of the more surprising hits of the last couple years, Magic Mike – loosely based on Channing Tatum’s days as a stripper – was not only a great little indie, it performed like a blockbuster. Obviously a sequel was called for. Today, Warner Bros. released the first teaser trailer for Magic Mike XXL. Check […]
Inherent Vice: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychedelic Mystery Tour!
Inherent Vice is a twisty mystery that fuses old school PI movies with the psychedelia of the late sixties and early seventies. The point of fusion is the lead character, Larry ‘Doc’ Sportello, a private eye who always – at a minimum – half baked (and usually full on stoned) but somehow manages to be […]
New And Yet Oddly Familiar Trailer: Entourage!
Warner Bros. has released the first teaser trailer for the film sequel to HBO’s hit comedy series, Entourage. E, Turtle, Drama and leader Vince are back – along with temper tantrum-throwing agent Ari – with cameos from Mark Wahlberg and Ronda Rousey. But the highlight has to be the trailer-within-a-trailer for Vince’s new movie (from the […]
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 […]
DC’s Suicide Squad Casting, Doctor Doom Origin Changes, and an Aunt May Spin-Off Film for Spider-Man?
This week’s episode of GeekScholars Movie News begins with the ambitious casting Warner Brothers is trying to achieve with Suicide Squad, a Batman spin-off film focused on selected members of the rogue’s gallery. Specifically, the GeekScholars talk about the high-profiled stars the studio wants to play The Joker, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, and Rick Flag. Hit play […]
Slick Trailer: Horrible Bosses 2!
The world’s most inept murderers of bosses have changed their game plan to kidnapping. What could possibly go wrong? Check out the new trailer for Horrible Bosses 2 after the jump. Horrible Bosses 2 opens November 26th.