When so many movies are released each weekend and trailers often seem better than the movie itself, what should one do? In this precarious situation, we consult the The CineMagic 8-Ball (TM) to help us see through the nebulous marketing haze. Doing so just might save us all a disheartening trip to the cinema and spare us unnecessarily springing for $7 popcorn. See what the 8-Ball says about this week’s releases… ——————————————————————————————————————————————- GONE When her sister disappears, Jill is convinced the serial killer who kidnapped her two years ago has returned, and she sets out to once again face her abductor. Sounds intriguing but Seyfried seemed less than thrilled about it on the Ellen show…
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Ohhh, Look…First Two & A Half Minutes of Pixar Epic ‘Brave’
Seems more and more movies are releasing a “sneak peek” like this to pique interests. That’s fine with me and in a way I prefer over a cherry picked or misleading trailer. So for those eager to see Pixar’s first epic/period piece film Brave, feast your eyes on the first two and a half minutes… Kelly Macdonald stars as Merida and leads an impressive cast inlcuding Billy Connolly (The Boondock Saints), Emma Thompson (Love Actually), Robbie Coltrane (the Harry Potter series) and Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy). Disney has slated Brave for release this Summer on June 22nd, 2012. And in case you missed it yesterday, here is the second, might I add very vibrant, theatrical poster for Brave. I can’t wait!! I…
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To Know Or Not To Know? – The Great Spoiler Conundrum
SPOILERS!! We all hate them. Honestly, who enjoys someone else ruining the fun to be had by telling us what we’re in store for before the time? Sure we put up with a certain amount of it in trailers, hell even posters sometimes ruin a film (I’m looking at you Quarantine!). But I’m not talking about spoiling a film’s twist or ending or both. No, I’m referring to our, at times, insatiable searches from film info and am simply wondering when is enough enough? Moreover, when/how can we spare ourselves the disappointment of knowing something about a film or a character before the lights go down in the cinema or…