The latest target for Judd Apatow is overly full-of-themselves popstars in Popstar – the story of the latest popstar savior of the music business, Connor4Real. Oversized entourage? Check! Over-inflated ego? Check! Overly ambitious manager? Check! Incredible cast? (Seriously: Andy Samberg, Sarah Silverman, Time, Meadows, May Rudolph, plus quantities of big names in the music industry) Check! […]
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London Has Fallen: The Return of Super Mike Banning!
If you’ve seen Olympus Has Fallen, then you have a pretty good idea of what to expect from London Has Fallen – plus even more explosions.
Race Jogs But It Gets There In The End!
For a movie about the then fastest man alive, Race certainly takes its time – the story of how Jesse Owens became the winner of four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics of 1936 makes up its more dawdling sections with unexpected (frequently truth is stranger than fiction) details and a strong performance by Stephan […]
Reckless and Irresponsible Trailer: Bastille Day!
Games of Thrones’ Richard Madden plays a pickpocket who picks up the wrong bag in Jason Watkins’ Bastille Day – and winds up on the wrong side of Idris Elba’s unorthodox CIA operative when the bag turns out to contain a bomb. This American’s time in Paris is about to become very, very dangerous. Check out […]
Only Fast and Slow Trailer: Race!
‘On the track, there is no black and white. Only fast and slow.’ That’s Jesse Owens talking about prejudice. Owens went to the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and tore a few pages from the record books – making Adolf Hitler’s perfect Aryan race look very imperfect. Race is the story of how he did […]
In Your Face Adolf!: Race!
In 1936, Adolf Hitler’s Germany hosted the Olympic Games. He meant it to be a showcase for the superiority of the Aryan race. Jesse Owens did not get that memo. Race opens on February 19th. Follow the jump for four telling clips from the movie.
Courageous Trailer: A Monster Calls!
The acclaimed children’s novel A Monster Calls – about a boy trying to cope with his mother’s illness and being bullied – is the next feature from director Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage, The Impossible). It stars Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones and Lewis McDougall. Though it’s not being released until Octorber, 2016, Focus Features has released […]
Transformative Trailer: The Danish Girl!
The Danish Girl is a film by Tom Hooper – based on the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. The Danish girl stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili and Alicia Vikander as Gerda. It opens in select theaters […]
Suffragette Teaser Released To Get Out The Vote In The UK!
A teaser for Suffragette – the story of the fight for women’s voting rights – has been created to help stress the importance of voting in the May 7th General Election in the UK. Suffragette will be in theaters on October 23rd. Check out the teaser following the jump.
Immortality Trailer: Self/Less!
When a movie carries the tag ‘God Made Man. Man Made Immortality’ you know there’s some weirdness ahead. Check out the trailer for Self/Less after the jump. Self/Less opens on July 10th.
Romantic Trailer: Fifty Shades of Grey!
A new TV spot for Universal’s Fifty Shades of Grey debuted during the Golden Globes last night. It’s a considerably more romantic pitch than might have been expected. Check it out after the jump. Fifty Shades of Grey opens on Valentine’s Day.