With less than a month until the June 3 release of Matthew Vaughn's swinging '60s X-Men prequel First Class, Marvel Studios has released the film's first clip. So fanboys and girls, buckle up and click through to see Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) perform a mutant-y magic trick for CIA personnel, including Rose Byrne and Oliver Platt. Take that, Harry Houdini.
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Fun fact proven by the new green band trailer for The Change-Up: despite what you might assume, all audiences can see Jason Bateman get pooped on by a baby. They're also still privy to the bathroom habits of Leslie Mann. In fact, with the exception of swear words, not much has changed in the new all-audiences trailer for The Change-Up: Bateman and Ryan Reynolds still switch bodies, and depending on your love of their shared charm, it either works or doesn't. Click ahead to watch.
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Not that you needed anymore proof that Lars von Trier's Melancholia was going to be a big ol' bummer, but this first clip from the film begins with Kirsten Dunst looking sad and saying that the Earth is "evil." Happy Wednesday! Click ahead to experience the opposite of a pick-me-up.
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Less than 24 hours after Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver shocked America with news of their separation, Taiwanese company Next Media Animation has already reduced their impressive three-decade relationship to a 60-second spoof. Fair warning: What the video lacks in characters bearing any resemblance to the former power couple, it makes up for in its ridiculous portrayal of their (fictional, we hope) tendency to throw domesticated cats at each other, bench press at orgies and shout at snowmen in bars.
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For the first time since 2004's Sideways, an Alexander Payne film will hit theaters this December. The Descendants features George Clooney (as a land baron who tries to reconnect with his daughters after his wife suffers a boating accident) as well as Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard and a juicy plot line involving schizophrenia. And five months ahead of the release, Fox Searchlight has released the first clip. Click ahead to watch George run.
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On paper, it's easy to be cynical about Kermit the Frog haunting the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides premiere, playing Disney foil to some of the world's biggest stars (and a Black Eyed Pea) as they cruise the black carpet. But come on: All it takes is one "That's a talking frog!" from Johnny Depp -- and a chance run-in with Keith Richards -- for the Muppet to break even. Watch out, Triumph.
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Now all the cliches spouted in the first teaser trailer for Real Steel make sense! It turns out the Hugh Jackman-led robot boxing movie is actually just another in a long line of underdog sports movies. Albeit with robot boxing. Click ahead to watch the longer, kid-friendly and action-packed latest trailer.
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Sundance trailer week rolls on her at Movieline! Barely a day after the first trailer for festival fave The Future debuted online comes a first look at Project Nim, James Marsh's emotional documentary about Nim, a chimpanzee who was taken from the wild and taught sign language by a human family. Click ahead to watch.
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What does 30-something hipster ennui look like in 2011? Allow actress-writer-director Miranda July to give you a peek. "So, the Internet's going to be turned off in the next hour," Sophie (July) tells her boyfriend in the new trailer for The Future. "So the second you get in the door, you'll want to look up anything you need to look up." Where to even begin?
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Just when you thought Justin Timberlake comedies were the oddest artifcacts hiding in plain sight at YouTube, along comes... this: A 40-year-old Star Trek tribute that might very well be the earliest known (and preserved) example of the fan film.
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You saw the cryptic sizzle reel for Paolo Sorrentino's This Must Be the Place and now, Sony Pictures has released a new clip from the Cannes entry for us to enjoy. Starring Sean Penn as an oddball ex-rocker determined to track down the Nazi who humiliated his late father and Frances McDormand as his wry sidekick of sorts, this clip appears captures a moment at the beginning of Penn's onscreen adventure. Let's watch.
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Working from home has its downsides: like that crying baby upstairs, or that impromptu construction site outside. Which is what makes this new clip from the Lynne Ramsay-directed We Need to Talk About Kevin so unsettling. Well, that and the knowledge that Lynne Ramsay's film is about two estranged parents dealing with the aftermath of their teenage son going on a killing spree at his high school. Click ahead to watch.
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This is kind of a fun treat to start the week: Justin Timberlake starred in a short comedy that has been hiding in the YouTube wilds for the last year and a half. The film, Jerry, features JT as a cad with an uncannily smooth way with words. What's his secret?
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Those merry tricksters behind the Final Destination franchise return in August, and this time they'll play up your fear of laser eye surgery. Hey, what would be a worse way to die than by having your brain melted by a laser beam, Goldfinger-style?! Oh, right: By having hot tar poured all over your face during a bridge collapse. The first trailer for Final Destination 5 lies ahead; considered this your warning.
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Oh Pedro Almodóvar. It's only right that the man behind the masterpiece that was All About My Mother should have a teaser for his new movie leak out on Mother's Day. The Skin That I Live In (or (La Piel Que Habito if you're feeling extra Iberian) tells the story of a doctor (Antonio Banderas) who has developed a new synthetic skin -- but sadly too late to save the life of his wife who succumbed to her burn wounds years before. Almodóvar describes it as "a horror story without screams or frights," and based on this clip, it looks creepy as mierda. Take a look after the break!
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