It really is Harry Potter Day here at Movieline! If news about the Deathly Hallows epilogue and a peek at an opening scene from the film weren't enough to sate your burning Potter desires, the trailer* for the final chapter of the series will likely do so. Click ahead to experience the epic.
It's been nearly two years since Michael Mann last released a film (Public Enemies), but that doesn't mean that the Chicago director/writer/producer hasn't been busy. To prove this much, HBO uploaded a sneak peak of Luck, the original drama series that Mann is executive producing about the kind of people who frequent a horse racing track. Like Dustin Hoffman -- who in his first starring television role -- plays "Ace," the Tony Soprano of the track set.
The week is barely twelve hours old and it is already being dominated by Harry Potter, boy wizard. Hot on the heels of news regarding the epilogue to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II comes a leaked opening scene from the July film. Click ahead to learn about the titular children's story from ol' Mr. Ollivander.
Of all the movies to come out 11 years ago, who'd have expected Bring It On to churn out three sequels and now its own musical? Its staying power is sort of incredible. I mean, why not Love & Basketball at that rate, y'know what I mean? The cheerleading extravaganza will be touring the country in its new format, dazzling you with toe-touches, spirit fingers, and enough pairs of Spankies to intrigue most j.v. football teams. You may need sunglasses for the following video preview.
From Antonioni to Wong Kar-wai, from Wim Wenders to Werner Herzog, the landscape and character of the American road has long captivated some the world's most visionary auteurs. Now it's apparently Paolo Sorrentino's turn to give us his take in his upcoming Cannes competition premiere This Must Be the Place, featuring Sean Penn as a retired, wild-haired, lipstick-rocking Robert Smith knockoff scouring the country for the Nazi who tormented his late father. Um, natch?
For a summer blockbuster whose makers are trying to emphasize its seriousness, Cowboys & Aliens sure is shaping up to be a fun little dust-tinged ride through the alien-infested Wild West. Or is it the Wilde West, now that marketing materials are giving fans the sense that resident hottie Olivia Wilde is actually in this thing? Behold, the second full trailer for Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens, packed with more (partial) alien peeks, more action, naked Olivia Wilde AND shirtless Daniel Craig! Yes, there's something for everyone.
If you haven't heard anything about Will Ferrell's Spanish language comedy Casa de mi Padre, there are a few reasons for that: Even with watchable stars like Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Nick Offerman, it does not appear to be funny -- at least judging by the following trailer, which was discreetly dropped into the blogosphere on Thursday. Second, it was filmed entirely in Spanish as a hyper-dramatized telenovela. Third, Will Ferrell reportedly only agreed to star in and produce the film as part of a closed-door settlement with its production company NALA Films.
Of the 19 competition films at the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival, at least one has a passing relation to Sucker Punch. That would be Sleeping Beauty, featuring Punch star Emily Browning as a young prostitute whose specialty is taking a bunch of sleeping pills and allowing johns to have their way with her. Thank goodness Zack Snyder didn't think of that plot twist.
Not only is Peter Jackson taking on the intense, arduous task of bringing another epic fantasy novel to life, but he's still finding time to explain his technical decisions and also make ten-minute video diary entries for each step of the way. He's just posted the first video, but given that production just started shooting, is it safe to assume we'll see about a hundred of these before the movie finally hits?
Now that they've finally decided on a title, 20th Century Fox has kicked the marketing machine for Rise of the Planet of the Apes into high gear, first with a whopping four-second look at the apes, then with a more in-depth look at the special effects entailed in bringing a bunch of rampaging monkeys to life. Now, here's the full trailer, which has a surprisingly tense and low-key feel to it... well, until that ape attacks the helicopter.
Who can blame Taylor Lautner for capitalizing on his hard-earned Twilight fandom (those abs don't crunch themselves) by launching a teen-friendly action hero career? Marvel as the erstwhile Jacob Black enters Bourne territory, complete with romance, parkour, and existential identity confusion, in the first trailer for Lionsgate's teen action pic Abduction, directed by John Singleton.
Poor Ed Harris. Poor Amy Madigan. Poor WWE Superstar Randy Orton. They're all pawns in the surf-music-laden nostalgia of the '60s in the new trailer for That's What I Am. The coming-of-age movie concerns an eighth-grade boy's formative experiences with change, a wonderful teacher, and an outcast named Stanley whose sad soundbites -- for some reason -- are making me cry with laughter. Let's count up the cliches!
With this rich-girl-summer-fun pop music on a loop in the background, it's tough to figure out whether Dermot Mulroney's directorial debut Love, Wedding, Marriage debut has even the minimum amount of charm, wit or heart required to justify ripping off Nancy Meyers so hard. Or is that even justifiable? Regardless, I can definitely confirm that this film adds another bullet point to Kellan Lutz's ever-growing shirtless-role resumé. But more importantly, check out this amazing convertible scene!
The Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series starring Michael Jai White as Jax and Jeri Ryan as Sonya Blade has finally premiered, sustaining director Kevin Tancharoen's tacit promise to do justice to the beloved '90s video game where Paul W.S. Anderson's 1995 feature film version decidedly did not. After the jump, watch the first 12-minute episode and decide if it delivers enough action, Mortal Kombat references, and fatalities to satisfy.
The long, arduous journey that Priest has taken to theatrical release is fairly well-documented (check out Jen Yamato's report on the matter -- and the exciting footage Team Priest debuted at WonderCon -- here), but now that the film is just about one month away from release, all that red tape can be forgotten. Taking its place? Some awesome vampire killing!
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