We're fans of Crazy Heart's Ryan Bingham over here at Movieline, whether we're featuring him in The Verge, investigating his Golden Globe whereabouts, or exposing his Oscar picture photobomb. And so, we're happy to exclusively present the Oscar-winning singer's new song, "That's How Strong My Love Is," along with a link to download it for free.
That Rango teaser a little while back? Really weird. Fortunately, the full trailer for Gore Verbinski's computer animated comedy is much more comprehensible, and in this one, voice star Johnny Depp is front and center -- well, his lizard likeness is, anyway.
Your day is about to become a little better: James Franco and Bill Hader have premiered a new viral video in honor of Spider-Man director Sam Raimi's birthday -- which actually is not until October 23, but who cares! As usual, James Franco plays an angsty James Franco and Bill Hader (who actually worked as a P.A. on the first Spider-Man film) embodies Willem Dafoe for the short. Pay little attention to the actors breaking character and enjoy!
There have been teasers and glimpses before now, but WB has finally released the full two-and-a-half-minute trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and it is chock full of Harry getting all up in Voldemort's face. I haven't been this excited for a movie starring Ralph Fiennes and a midget since In Bruges!
What did you do this weekend? As promised, Tilda Swinton spent her Saturday dancing in an Edinburgh flash mob that recreated a scene from Laurel and Hardy's Way Out West. I could tell you that it was to raise awareness for her 8 1/2 Foundation, but you've seen the screencap. You already know you have to watch this.
Remember that scene in Children of Men where Clive Owen watches from the treeline as Michael Caine's character jokes with the gunman to pull his finger? And then the shooter blows his hand clean off? Yeah, Toronto -- you know which one I'm talking about, especially today as the city surveys the dystopian damage from the ongoing G20 Summit. Not surprisingly, it makes for riveting, ghastly online viewing as the user-generated videos mount; this is a location shoot no one would want a part of.
Honestly, Essential Killing sounds so insane on paper that it doesn't even need a trailer to compel your viewing. "The film follows the story of Mohammed, who is captured by the US military in Afghanistan and transported to a secret military black site," explain the preliminary production notes. "When the army convoy he is riding in plummets off a steep hill, Mohammed finds himself suddenly free and on the run behind enemy lines. A hostile, snow-blanketed forest, gradually reveals to be somewhere in the wilds of Eastern Europe. Relentlessly pursued by the military, Mohammed must constantly confront the need to kill in order to survive." Oh, and it's directed by the Polish great Jerzy Skolimowski. And Vincent Gallo plays Mohammed. Click through for a look.
It seems unfathomable that we once lived in a world where we were deprived of Ethel Merman playing a doped-up PTSD-afflicted soldier who thinks he's Ethel Merman, or the mom from Leave it to Beaver sliding some smooth jive-talking on the brothers, or watching Lloyd Bridges pick the wrong day to stop sniffing glue. But fortunately, Airplane! came along some 30 years ago and comedy has never been the same. Like the rapid-fire gags you see on The Simpsons and American Dad? Enjoy the so-dumb-it's-hilarious jokes of the Farrelly Brothers? Appreciate the fact that Leslie Nielsen is best known now for his screwball comedies rather than his stodgy black and white dramas? Thank Airplane! for all of the above. After the jump, enjoy my favorite scene and the original trailer from one of the funniest movies ever made.
Well, why not? 'Twas a big week for original video content here at Movieline HQ -- to say nothing of the many, many trailers that received the Two-Minute Verdict (The Social Network, FTW!). From the introduction of Stephanie Zacharek's video reviews to Michael Musto hitting the mean streets like any good Hollywood Kid, you couldn't go five webpages without stumbling onto something no other site has to offer. Click ahead to see what all the fuss is about. We're proud to share them, and if you want to see more, give our sponsors at HBO a little love. We couldn't do it without them.
Hey, remember that striking poster for David Fincher's Facebook origin story The Social Network? Well, the first teaser trailer is finally out, and instead of featuring Fincher's trademark visual wizardry, all it has to offer are dialogue excerpts read while the poster slowly comes into view. Who says David Fincher is fiscally irresponsible? It ain't much, but we've got it for you after the jump:
Today Movieline introduces a new video feature: Not-so-live, from my living room, reviews of this week's movies. My video review of the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz action-comedy, Knight and Day, now in theaters, can be found here. And click below for my take on Grown Ups, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Chris Rock, which opens in theaters tomorrow and which just may make you rethink your views on public swimming-pool etiquette. As always, more in-depth reviews can be found in our review archives. Enjoy!
For this week's installment of The Hollywood Kid, Michael Musto has become Movieline's man on the street, grilling theatergoers on what they thought of the new Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz flick, Knight and Day. The hardest part: finding people who were seeing it instead of Toy Story 3 (sorry, Cameron -- your penis-loving travelogue was all for naught). Still, Musto persisted, and got an immortal crack about Legend out in the process. Enjoy!
Confession: The original Meet the Parents is still one of the funniest mainstream studio comedies to come around in the last 10 years. And the sequel -- well, it was a sequel: Bigger -- Barbara Streisand and Dustin Hoffman, come on down! -- louder and in need of a cut. So what to make of film three in this unlikely billion dollar franchise? That depends on your tolerance for Viagra jokes.
This is kind of spellbinding: A filmmaker in Indonesia has co-opted Barack Obama's rough youthful stopover in that country as a launching pad for ripping off The Karate Kid. But with boxing gloves. And as a new international trailer suggests, the movie -- Little Obama -- is just as head-exploding as it sounds.
When Movieline recently interviewed Bret Easton Ellis about the cinematic adaptations of his novels, he singled out Roger Avary's Rules of Attraction as his favorite. The most acclaimed part of that film was the stream-of-consciousness montage chronicling the hedonistic European trip of Victor Ward (Kip Pardue), and this month, Pardue and James Van Der Beek got together to create a semi-sequel to the clip that pays homage to Ellis's novels (including his new book, Imperial Bedrooms) and all the films based on them.
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