If it seems like Helen Mirren is the only esteemed British thespian who has never passed through the gates of Hogwarts, that's probably because she might be. So leave it to Julie Taymor to allow Dame Helene to embrace all of her Harry Potter fantasies in the latest incarnation of The Tempest. Accio trailer!
John Landis, the director of classics like An American Werewolf in London, The Blues Brothers and Coming to America, has finally made another narrative feature after a nearly decade-long hiatus! Yay! But the trailer for Burke and Hare looks like a poor man's Sweeney Todd. Boo. Then again, Simon Pegg is in it! Awesome! But seriously, what's with all of these cheesy sound effect cuts and the broad humor? Watch the trailer and sort through your own mixed-up emotions after the jump.
Besides Noomi Rapace's bold hairdo, the trailer for the final installment in this series about computers, sex crimes, and Swedish law doesn't offer much excitement. Really, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest trailer seems tailored for fans of the series only, with little to pique the curiosity of an outsider. But who knows, maybe there are so many fans now that it can afford to go this route.
From the pseudo-Kurosawa duel at the beginning to the dude yelling "This is what it's all about!" over fast-cut swordplay and electric guitar at the end, it's pretty tempting to write off The Warrior's Way as another snooze-fest that's about as much fun as watching a friend play Ninja Gaiden. And yet, interspersed with the cliches, the trailer contains enough interesting, inspired and just bizarre aspects to make me curious about the film.
At first, the trailer for this very buzzed-about festival hit looks like an unnecessary rehash of shaky-cam no budget horror. Three documentary filmmakers journey into the wilderness, complete with dated Michael Moore jokes, and meet up with a guy who claims to be a troll hunter. They follow him, but seem skeptical until -- wait, what's this slime on the wheel of the jeep? Yep, looks like The Blair Troll Project. But then...out come the trolls! And actually, they are something to behold.
Another hour, another alien trailer. Hot on the heels of I Am Number Four -- and whatever the hell Krackoon is -- here comes longer look at Skyline, the District 9 meets Independence Day film from visual effects designers, the Strause Brothers. So, does Skyline have what it takes to be the next great alien invasion film?
"Number 1 was killed in Malaysia. Number 2 was murdered in England. Number 3 was hunted down in Kenya. Before they come for the others, they'll come for me. I am Number 4." Ominous! That's "John Smith" -- a.k.a. Number Four -- one of six remaining aliens from the planet Lorien, describing his plight at the beginning of the trailer for I Am Number Four. What's his course of action for survival?
What made the recent passing of French suspense master Claude Chabrol all the more tragic was the fact that the man was still in top form. And indeed, based on the stylish, often funny trailer for his final film Inspector Bellamy, it looks like Chabrol gave it his all right up to the end.
Maybe there's something strange in the air, but I approached the Yogi Bear trailer with a surprising amount of optimism. Sure, the first trailer was awful and Justin Timberlake doesn't want to talk about his role, but the amazing Anna Faris is in it and some of the marketing was borderline subversive. I went in open-minded and completely prepared to let everyone know that there were interesting things going on in the totally unnecessary Yogi Bear movie.
Tired of reading about how the Oscar campaign is going to come down to The King's Speech and The Social Network? Then warmly embrace the Coen Brothers and their adaptation of True Grit, since it could probably get a Best Picture nomination based on this first teaser trailer alone. If only Roger Deakins could shoot every movie, ever.
Still seething with rage at Wall Street after seeing this weekend's number one movie? Looking for another film to fan the flames? Or maybe you're just looking for one that has more information weaved in and not just endless catch phrases. Regardless, it looks like Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney has you covered in his new documentary about the disgraced New York governor, Client Nine: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer.
Are you enjoying that sandwich? Maybe you should put it down for a few minutes. IFC announced today that it had acquired the rights for the "much anticipated" The Human Centipede sequel and simultaneously released a teaser trailer for director Tom Six's sure-to-be vomit-inducing classic. Is it 2011 yet?
Another month, another comedy about hitmen. Admittedly, the cast of Wild Target, which includes Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert "Ron Weasley" Grint and Rupert Everett, is more interesting than some (especially Killers), but seriously: How many of these movies do we need? Could we have even a short moratorium?
The last two films to win the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival were Precious and Slumdog Millionaire, so do your best to feign surprise when 2010 winner The King's Speech winds up on the list of Best Picture nominees next year. If recent history still has you unconvinced of The King's Speech Oscar bona fides, however, the first trailer for the film will do its best to change your mind.
Wow. If both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows live up to this awesome new trailer, then I'm totally down for Warner Brothers' drag-out-the-series money-making move. Click ahead to check out all of the broomsticks, angst, projectile spells and epic music!
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