Teaser: The Hunger Game: Mockingjay Part 1 — “Return to District 12”


Katniss returns to District 12 in this teaser for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1!

(Incidentally, from now on, I’m just going to call this movie Mockingjay because seriously, that is one long and unwieldy title…)

Mockingjay opens on November 21st!

Trailer: Men, Women, & Children


Here’s the trailer for Men, Women, & Children.  I’m really looking forward to this film, even if the trailer does bring to mind memories of last year’s terrible Disconnect.  I’m an unapologetic fan of director Jason Reitman and it seems like, as opposed to his previous film Labor Day, this is material that should be perfect for Reitman’s style.

Believe it or not, Adam Sandler has gotten some dark horse Oscar buzz for his performance here.  Personally, on the basis of films like Funny People, Punch-Drunk Love, and Reign Over Me, I think that Sandler has it in him to be a far better actor than most people want to admit.  He just needs the right director.  Considering that he’s gotten career-best work out of everyone from George Clooney to Jason Bateman to Charlize Theron to Patton Oswalt, Reitman could very well be that director.

Trailer: The Theory of Everything


Here’s the trailer for the Stephen Hawking biopic, The Theory of Everything.  The trailer pretty much speaks for itself so I’ll just say that it certainly looks like it could be a very powerful film.  Based on what I’ve seen here, I’ll be shocked if Eddie Redmayne doesn’t get an Oscar nomination for his performance here.

Here’s The International Trailer for Birdman!


Speaking of possible Oscar contenders, here’s the international trailer for Birdman.  While this trailer offers up a few more clues about the film’s plot, it mostly serves to give hope to those of us who think that Emma Stone and Michael Keaton will be contenders to take home Oscars for, respectively, best supporting actress and best actor.

Watching this trailer (and taking in the fact that the film’s full title is Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), I suspect this movie is either going to be loved or hated.  It just doesn’t seem like the type of film that will inspire indifference.

 

Trailer: Into The Woods


Watching the first trailer for the upcoming musical film adaptation of Into The Woods, I’m struck by the fact the first half of the trailer looks intriguing and wonderful while the second half of the trailer, which features an almost stereotypically epic score and Chris Pine looking like a model-turned-prince, is far less interesting.  A lot of online Oscar watchers have been predicting that Into The Woods, Meryl Streep, and Johnny Depp are all going to be award-contenders.  Then again, a lot of those people also thought that Rob Marshall’s previous film, Nine, would be a contender as well.

Myself, I have a feeling that Meryl might get a nomination, largely because she’s Meryl and she always gets a nomination.  As for the rest of the film, it’s too early to say.  The trailer below gives reason to be both optimistic and pessimistic.

So, in other words, I have no idea.

Here’s The Trailer for Whiplash!


Whiplash is one of those films that I’m truly looking forward to seeing later this year.  Not only is Miles Teller a star waiting for the perfect vehicle, but rumor has it that the great character actor J.K. Simmons might get some Oscar consideration for his performance.

And the trailer looks great!

Teaser Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One


At this point, does it even matter what scenes they put into the trailer for Mockingjay?  I mean, we all know that we’re going to see it and we’re probably going to love it, right?  They could probably release this film without doing a bit of advertising and it would still make box office history.

But what fun would that be?

Here’s the latest teaser f0r Mockingjay!  It’s interesting to note that, along with the expected emphasis on Jennifer Lawrence, the trailer really is dominated by Philip Seymour Hoffman.