When so many movies are released each week 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 the shelling out for $7 popcorn and ridiculous concession stand prices. See what the 8-Ball says about this week’s releases… ——————————————————————————————————————————————- THE CALL When veteran 911 operator, Jordan, takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realizes that she must confront a killer from her past in order to…
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Ohhh, Look…Gorgeous Concept Artwork for DreamWorks' 'The Croods'
If there’s one element that can make or break a film, outside of its overall quality, it has got to be the trailer. A trailer (read: most times created by a company not associated with the studio producing it) can make the very worst film look like a billion dollars and conversely undersell something that is genuinely a good product. Case in point. The marketing for DreamWorks’ upcoming film The Croods hasn’t been, shall we say, doing the film any favors. To be fair this is a tough one to market. It’s not John Carter hard but still, if you asked anyone on the street if they wanted to see…
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ALL PASSES CLAIMED – FREE Advance Screening Passes To ‘ROGUE’ in DALLAS, TX
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – All winners have been notified. Thanks for your interest in DIRECTV’s Rogue. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– TV shows have increasingly become more cinematic and most times have far more interesting stories to tell than what we see in the cinema. One of the new shows coming down the pike is DIRECTV’s new original series, ROGUE, premiering Wednesday, April 3rd on the Audience Network. ROGUE revolves around Grace (THANDIE NEWTON), a morally and emotionally-conflicted undercover detective who is tormented by the possibility that her own actions contributed to her son’s mysterious death. In her quest for the truth, Grace finds herself striking out on her own and falling deeper into the city’s most…
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Ohhh, Look…Slick Looking 'After Earth' Poster & Trailer
Yesterday the latest poster for the M. Night Shyamalan sci-fi actioner After Earth hit the web. It’s kind of simple but still pretty slick looking. At least it’s not blue/orange and loaded with sparks and debris right? So enjoy the poster as well as the trailer that was released a few days ago below. Personally despite being continually let down by his films as of late, I still think Shamhammer has another hit in him. This could be it but if not, at the very least we can look forward to another amazing score from G-S-T favorite James Newton Howard. Look what he did for The Last Airbender. Anyway…behold, After Earth. A…