Bobby Fischer was a chess prodigy who became the youngest grandmaster in the history of the game. Always looking for the best competition – driven to find it, in fact – he publicly and loudly challenged the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky, the reigning world champion at the height of the Cold War. What most people […]
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Thought Provoking Trailer: The Diary of a Teenage Girl!
The Diary of a Teenage Girl – based the novel by Phoebe Gloeckner – is a story of a girl’s coming of age in 1976. Minnie is looking for the same things we all are – love, acceptance, a sense of purpose. It’s hard though, because Minnie’s father is absent, her mother a hard-partying wreck and […]
Conversational Trailer: The End of the Tour!
In 1996, Rolling Stone writer David Lipsky accompanied David Wallace Foster on his book tour in support of the just published Infinite Jest. Over that time, Lipsky’s interview for Rolling Stone turned into a real, ongoing conversation. The interview was never published and the tapes went into storage until, following Foster’s suicide in 2008, Lipsky […]
Extreme Trailer: Point Break!
Extreme athletes disrupt the world’s financial stability – and for fun – in the reimagining of Point Break. It takes an extreme athlete to catch an extreme athlete, so FBI agent Johnny Utah (Luke Bracey) goes undercover to infiltrate the group led by Bodhi (Edgar Ramirez) and bring them down. But does his affinity for […]
A Stroll Through The Woods Trailer: Jurassic World!
As the anticipation mounts for Jurassic World, Universal Pictures has posted a new featurette – A Look Inside – featuring comments from Steven Spielberg, Chris Pratt and more. Check it out after the jump. Jurassic World premieres on June 12th.
Alien Invasion Trailer: Pixels!
Somehow, aliens misinterpreted an attempt at communication that depicted, among other things, several video games, as a declaration of war. They created Godzilla-sized versions of those videogames and sent them off to destroy the Earth. Silly aliens! On July 24th, the fate of the Earth will be in the hands of a group of ’80s […]
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.
One Hot Maze Trailer: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials!
From The Maze to The Scorch, nothing comes easy to the Gladers – especially now that they’re also faced with the nastiness of WCKD on an even greater level. Check first the new trailer for Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials after the jump. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials opens on September 18th. Maze Runner: […]
Evil Trailer: Minions!
They’ve been on the planet far, far longer than we have, but it’s only now that they’re getting their own movie. They’re Minions and all they want is to work for the most evil supervillain ever. Check out the new trailer after the jump.
First Look Trailer: Steve Jobs!
Danny Boyle has made films in a wide variety of genres. With Steve Jobs, he tackles biography with his usual sense of style and panache – and a cast that is close to sublime (Michael Fassbender, Seth Rogen, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daneils). Check out the first trailer for Steve Jobs following the jump. Steve Jobs […]
Jurassic World Clip: InGen Technologies: Tomorrow, Today (HD)
You know those extended commercials that various industries, but especially oil and pharmaceutical companies, make to make them seem benign and desirable? The producers of Jurassic World have made one for InGen, the company responsible for the technology that allows dinosaurs to become de-extincted (their phrase). It’s as benign and in control as anyone could possible […]