Twitch wrote an impressive and telling review of JCVD, a spoof on Jean Claude Van Damme. The review was nicely detailed and revealing so much so that I took a peek at the trailer and posted it here. Enjoy the trailer and read the review.   

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Based on the current #1 New York Times Bestselling series (30 weeks and counting) with over 7.5 million books in print by Stephenie Meyer, TWILIGHT is a phenomenon it has been chosen as the New York Times Editor’s Choice, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Amazon’s “Best Book of the Decade…So Far”, Teen People’s “Hot List” Pick, The American Library Association’s “Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults” and “Top Ten Books for Reluctant Readers” and has been translated into 20 languages.   Director Catherine Hardwicke brings to life this modern, visual, and visceral Romeo & Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair - between vampire and mortal. My blood is excited just thinking about Twilight.  

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Bangkok Dangerous opens September 5th, that’s Friday! The trailer looks good, the Ping brothers seem to be in their element. Enjoy the Featurette.

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Academy Award winner, Sean Penn stars with James Brolin, James Franco and Emile Hirsch take the roles earnestly for gay rights and it looks great.  Directed by Academy Award winner Gus Van Sant.

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Lindsay Lohan plays a secretary who pretends she’s pregnant to avoid being fired.

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The subject matter is not my favorite but after looking at the trailer, it’s funny. I can see the humor in this movie.  To watch the trailer you have to be 18 years or older.

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“In a world where…” the master of all voice actors who voiced over 5,000 movie trailers,  Don LaFontaine past away today. The clip above shows you what a wonderful man he was.  Take a look at his site too. He was a true professional, through and through.

Rest in peace Don, may your voice resonate forever.

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An incredible story of tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City’s World Trade Center’s twin towers in 1974.  Some have considered it “the artistic crime of the century.”

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2081 is based on Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron.”  

An interesting take on the future world where people are handicapped into becoming each other’s equals where athletes are forced wear weights, handsome people must wear masks, everyone is equal and being brilliant is improper. The Handicapper General commands as he doles out handicaps where he sees appropriate, until someone stands up and says “That’s enough!”

The talented and exceptional people need to stand out not hide behind chains, weights, posts or masks. The trailer is enigmatic, I hope the movie unspools better, but stars Julie Hagerty and James Cosmo.

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Anne Hathaway plays a psychologist over her head, which is typical of this profession, when she tries to help passengers from a plane crash and fails.  Passengers opens October 24th.

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Okay, women leave the kids home with dad and go see The Women remake. 

When I first saw the original The Women(1939) with legendary stars Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine and Paulette Goddard directed by George Cukor, I could not fathom a remake. The original movie is perfect.

I am sure you are aware of my view on remakes — “Don’t do that!”  Just make the movie and use a different title. Remakes are impossible.

The whole point I am trying to make is that the trailer for 2008 The Women is fabulous — I had a good laugh, brilliant timing, strikingly funny. 

I am so excited to have Meg Ryan back in a role that was meant to be hers. It’s actually refreshing.

Then, we have Annette Bening, Jada Pinket Smith and Eva Mendes directed by Diane English.  Yes, it’s all about women and men; but no men in the movie, just mentioned — even though they play a vital part.

If you are up on The Women, it originally started as a play about comedy of manners that is a bit caustic, by Clare Boothe Luce. 

A contemporary observation with hilarious action on-stage about the pampered lives and power struggles of various wealthy Manhattan socialites and up-and-comers and the back biting, gossip that drives and spoils their relationships. As men commonly are the subject of their lively discussions and play a significant part, they are strictly characters referred to yet never seen.

Will the reaction of this movie be similar to Thelm and Louise?

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A young couple (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) moved into their California dream home - life couldn’t be better. Then, they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who objects to their interracial relationship.

A strict, single father, who is a tightly rigid LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson), appoints himself the watchdog of the neighborhood.  He takes nightly foot patrols; but his overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some.  He becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds.  He uses persistent intrusions into their lives causes the couple to fight back.  Movie opens September 19, 2008.

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The Burrowers is a story centering on half a dozen heroic pioneers lived in isolated settlements in the badlands beyond the civilized world known as the Dakota Territories in 1879.
A pioneer family is tragically abducted in a nighttime attack, a posse comes together to rescue the missing from the suspected Native Americans of performing the crime.
An Irish immigrant searches for his lost beloved, a greenhorn teenager hoping to prove himself, an ex-slave looking for his freedom, and a pair of aging Indian-fighters turn themselves against all the perils of the Old West, contend nature and aggressive tribes.
But as each man vanishes during the night, and horrific evidence escalates with the dead and dying, the group discovers that their prey is far more terrifying than anything human, and their opponents are far more dreadful than death.
It’s a horror film that takes place in the Old West. I saw the trailer at Bloody Disgusting and it’s scary. Here’s the link if you want to see it - The Burrowers.

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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea trailer shows the talent of Miyasaki. It’s in Japanese by you get the gest of the story through the visuals. Enjoy!

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a fictional story that offers a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent people, particularly children, during wartime.

Through the lens of an eight-year-old boy largely shielded from the reality of World War II, we witness a forbidden friendship that forms between Bruno, the son of Nazi commandant, and Schmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed wire fence, their lives become inescapably intertwined. 

The imagined story of Bruno and Shmuel sheds light on the brutality, senselessness and devastating consequences of war from an unusual point of view. Together, their tragic journey helps recall the millions of innocent victims of the Holocaust.

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Nice trailer. Looks like a white knuckle film with a little love. I like those lines, “No mercy for the weak.” and “I can defend myself.”

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Check out the new swashbuckling preview of NBC’s Crusoe, a thirteen-part series based on the classic adventure novel by Daniel Defoe.

Crusoe premieres Friday, October 17th at 8/7 c on NBC!

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This trailer is fast and furious, great shots and stunts. Fast and Furious stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Jordana Brewster.  Hold on to your seats and enjoy the show.

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I just love this picture of Dakota Fanning and Jennifer Hudson.  At first I didn’t recognize Hudson because I had only seen her in Dream Girls. Yet, her character speaks out from this photo as does Dakota’s.

Below is the most recent trailer from The Secret Life of Bees.  

The movie opens October 17th.

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An interesting trailer based on the true story of Charles Bronson, a notorious criminal in Britain, which the music conveys grandiose life. Is it irony or glorifying the criminal bit too much?

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If you are pregnant don’t watch this trailer or the movie.  Yikes!  I couldn’t finish the the trailer — it’s a whole 3 minutes long. Scary! Apparently, It’s Alive is a remake of a 1974 film by Larry Cohen.

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Ron Howard’s Frost/Nixon trailer is available online right now.  There is indication that it won’t last long for some reason. So if you want to see it go check it out now. Michael Sheen is great as Frost.  I saw him in The Deal and The Queen he was extraordinary.  Frank Langella is startling as Nixon.

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This movie must have the voice of thousands. I mean look at the list of known actors lending their voice to Igor: John Cusack, Jay Leno, John Cleese, James Lipton, Christian Slater, Arsenio Hall, Jennifer Coolidge, Sean Hayes, Izzy Lizard and Molly Shannon to name most.  The trailer let’s us know about Igor and his problem he is trying to solve with the help of is looney friends. Igor opens September 19th.

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