The Super Bowl TV spot gave us a really good look at Joss Whedon’s Avengers adaptation and now we have a much grander glimpse at this epic action film. Have to say it’s looking better and better and May 4th is just about 2 months away. Avengers Assemble!! Joss Whedon’s film adaptation of the Marvel comic series features Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. Oh, and in case you missed it yesterday an official poster was released. Have a look at the team (more or less) in action. Click on it to see the hi-res version… The Avengers is set to slam into…
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Sweet (Promo) Trailer…'Japan In A Day'
Nearly a year ago a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan on March 11th 2011. In memory of the disaster, Fuji Television, in cooperation with Ridley and Tony Scott’s production company Scott Free London, will be producing Japan In A Day, a follow-up to the documentary A Life In A Day. Similar in structure, this will be a 24-hour self-portrait of Japan filmed by the public using any recording device. Additionally 200 cameras will be donated by Fuji for the documentary and will go to people in those areas most affected by the events. Once the footage has been submitted, Fuji TV will select the best material to comprise the feature which…
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Sweet (Teaser) Trailer…'The Bourne Legacy'
The spy world is bigger than we ever imaged and to show it is this teaser for the Tony Gilroy written & directed parallel to the Doug Liman/Paul Greengrass films. Even the tag line “There was never just one” is smart and speaks volumes. Cemented as a bad-ass in The Hurt Locker and hot off the success of the latest Mission Impossible, Jeremy Renner looks to become the next big action hero. This film will be the start of a whole new series following a Jason Bourne-like agent. But since it’s as much about the agency as it is the agent, there’s plenty of nods to the Damon films as well as familiar faces with…
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Sweet (2nd) Trailer…'The Amazing Spider-Man'
The term “jaw-dropping” gets thrown around a lot when talking about films. But how many trailers do you recall that you think deserved to be called the same? Today we have the second full trailer for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man and I think it is totally jaw-dropping!! Many, many people were curious to see how anyone would top the Raimi films (putting aside the fact that this series reboot was started so insultingly soon after Spider-Man 3) but this trailer should find all naysayers, myself included, picking their chins off the floor. Enjoy!! Andrew Garfield stars as Peter Parker along with Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy (fun fact: she’s the second red-head to…
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Sweet Trailer…'The Avengers' Super Bowl TV Spot
The Avengers has been a long time coming with 6, count em, 6 films (4 origin stories, 1 sequel and 1 reboot) leading up to Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated ensemble action flick. Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Iron Man and Hulk are all that stands between Loki and the certain annihilation of Earth. Sure he’s got an army but we have…well, you’ll see! Have a look at the full Super Bowl TV Spot for The Avengers… Admittedly this is little more than what we’ve seen in the teaser. I mean we still don’t even know who The Avengers are fighting. But is that a problem? If you ask me, I say not one bit. Sure is…
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Sweet (2nd) Trailer…'The Hunger Games'
Today we’re treated to the second trailer for the adaptation of Suzanne Collins‘ best selling novel (the first in a series of 4 planned films from her 3 books). While the teaser didn’t do much but confuse, the first official trailer was infinitely more satisfying. From Yahoo, we have a shorter but deeper look into this bizarrely exquisite futuristic tale in which “a nationally televised event in which ‘Tributes’ must fight with one another until one survivor remains“. Kind of looks like a mix of The Running Man, Logan’s Run and Harry Potter for the young adult set…but maybe that’s just me since I’ve never read the books. Anyway, have a look. The Hunger Games stars Jennifer…
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Sweet Trailer…'Red Lights'
Hot off its premier at Sundance Red Lights, the follow-up to director Rodrigo Cortés’ Buried, was picked up by Millennium Entertainment despite some reportedly mixed reviews. The film follows psychologist Margaret Matheson (Weaver) and her assistant (Murphy) study whose study of paranormal activity leads them to investigate a world-renowned psychic (De Niro) who may in fact be a fraud. It’s got the goods to get you on board, but something still seems a bit off. Have a look for yourselves… Starring Cillian Murphy, Robert DeNiro, Red Lights will hit theaters in Spain on March 2nd but no word yet on a stateside (or VOD?) release date. Whaddya think about this A-List supernatural thriller? Anyone excited to see how Cortés does in his sophomore effort? Anyone…
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Sweet Trailer…'The Cold Light of Day'
A year and some months before we are set to see Henry Cavill soar up up and away we’ll be seeing him play a young American who uncovers a conspiracy during his attempt to save his family, who were kidnapped while on vacation in Spain. It sounds like your run of the mill early-to-mid-year actioner but there’s enough bravado to make it entertaining. I’m game, have a look for yourselves… There’s not a lot that Bruce can do wrong and it’s great to see him still running and gunning with Hollywood’s new blood. Cavill playing Kal-El aside I think he’s got a long future in film and I can’t wait to…
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Sweet Trailer…'ATM'
From IFC Midnight comes a psychological thriller about three co-workers who get trapped in an ATM booth. Not that they’re locked in (not at first), they just can’t leave because there’s a menacing man outside. Dun, dun, dun. No, really, it does look better than you’d expect. Name any film based primarily in one location (Frozen, Wrecked, P2, Phone booth, even Castaway) and they work because they all play on that fear of isolation and, among other things, impending death. ATM takes that formula and adds in a dash of silent stalker just for fun. Hey, he does a good job of channeling Michael Meyers. Have a look… Not bad right?…
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Sweet (Teaser) Trailer…'Prometheus'
For the last three days we’ve been teased about the forthcoming teaser to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. The so-called prequel to his first iconic sci-fi film Alien this takes place long before the Nostromo crew first touched down on LV-426. From the looks of it we can expect to learn a little more about the Space Jockey mythology fans have been waiting for and of course intense Scott-style action. If you look up epic in the dictionary you’ll see just two words; Ridley and Scott. The man was born to create larger than life adventures and is truly one of the very best directors of all time. So enough padding his…