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Trailer: Fifty Shades of Grey

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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A few months ago, I was talking to an online acquaintance when I made the mistake of referring to Fifty Shades of Grey as being “Fifty Shades of Fanfic.”  I thought I was making a perfectly valid point because, as we all know, the book started out as a piece of Twilight fanfic and, even more importantly, it reads like really bad (albeit sexy) fanfic.  The person I was talking to however … Oh.  My.  God.  You would have thought that I had just said the worst, most inflammatory thing in the history of offensive statements.  Before I knew it, I had been blocked on twitter and unfriended on Facebook, which I have to admit really upset me because her unfriending me left me with an odd number of Facebook friends and, as our regular readers know, Lisa doesn’t do odd numbers.

But anyway, my point is that Fifty Shades of Grey may not have been great literature but a lot of people feel very strongly about it.  And even those of us who may view dismissively the book’s prose will probably still end up seeing the movie when it’s released next year.

Below, you’ll find the first trailer for Fifty Shades of Grey, which promises the audience a very hot Valentine’s Day in 2015.  In short, this trailer follows in the proud tradition set by the trailer for Endless Love.

Trailer: The Imitation Game

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Benedict Cumberbatch seems like one of those actors who is destined to eventually get at least one or two Oscar nominations over the course of his career.  Last year, a lot of people thought he might end up getting nominated for The Fifth Estate but then the film came out and promptly bombed.  In 12 Years A Slave, his supporting performance was overshadowed by Michael Fassbender’s more traditionally villainous turn.  If they awarded an Oscar for voice over work (and they really should), then Cumberbatch would have probably picked up the award for bringing Smaug to life in The Hobbit.  

So, Cumberbatch still awaits his first nomination but he might not have to wait too much longer.  In the upcoming Imitation Game, Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, who was responsible for cracking Germany’s secret code during World War II.  After the war, Turing was prosecuted under the UK’s anti-gay laws.  This is one of those true stores that would seem to be the right film at the right time to be a potential Oscar contender.

A trailer — which focuses on Turing’s work during World War II and only hints at the persecution that would define the rest of his life — was released earlier today.  And you can watch it below!

Let’s Play Catch Up With The Trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here’s another trailer that came out while I was busy Embracing the Melodrama.  I’m not really sure how I feel about Exodus: Gods and Kings.  The trailer looks good and epic and all that but what’s the deal with all of the”sword and sandal” films coming out this year?  Not only do we have two Hercules films, Pompeii, and the 300 sequel, we also had Noah and now we’ve got Exodus coming out.  Last year, we saw a spate of end-of-the-world films.  This year, we’re seeing films that are meant take place at the beginning of the world.  Anything to avoid dealing with present, I suppose.

Incidentally, I still say that Ridley Scott’s previous film, The Counselor, was far better than most people realize.

Here’s The Trailer for James Gandolfini’s Final Film

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The DropEarlier this year, I was one of my many people to be surprised by the fact that James Gandolfini did not receive a posthumous Oscar nomination for his performance in Enough Said.  After all, Gandolfini was a talented and popular actor who died far too early and his performance in Enough Said showed that he was capable of playing a lot more than just Tony Soprano or other gangster types in films like Killing Them Softly.

Judging from this recently released trailer, The Drop will features Gandolfini in the type of role that he was best known for.  Along with Gandolfini, The Drop features Tom Hardy and the only girl with the dragon tattoo who matters, Noomi Rapace.  Perhaps best of all, it was written by Dennis Lehane, whose books have inspired superior crime films like Mystic River, Shutter Island, and Gone, Baby, Gone.

Here’s The Trailer for Fury!

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If you’re a fan of movies about the military, like Arleigh or Erin, you will probably be excited by the first trailer for the upcoming World War II film Fury.  I have to admit that I’m not particularly a fan of war movies but I still think that the Fury trailer is undeniably effective.  I don’t know if I’ve quite bought into the idea that Fury is going to be an Oscar contender (as some Oscar bloggers are suggesting) but the trailer still suggests that Fury will, at the very least, be better than The Monuments Men.

Trailer: The Judge

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Someday, Robert Downey, Jr. is going to win an Oscar but will it be for his performance in The Judge?  This upcoming film has been mentioned on some sites as being an Oscar contender but, based on the newly released trailer, I have my doubts.  Don’t get me wrong — it looks like it’s going to be a good film and Robert Downey, Jr. looks like he’s been perfectly cast.  But, at the same time, the trailer makes the film look just a bit predictable.  Hopefully, the film’s plot — Robert Downey. Jr. is a slick lawyer who defends his estranged father (Robert Duvall) after the latter is accused of murdering his wife — will provide a few unexpected twists that aren’t obvious from the trailer.

That said, this is a film that I will definitely see when it’s released in theaters.  How can you not see a film that features both Robert Downey, Jr. and Robert Duvall?

International Trailer: Guardians of the Galaxy

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

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Here’s the international trailer for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy!  

Despite knowing next to nothing about the comic books that inspired this movie, I can’t help but look forward to it.  How can you not love a raccoon that sounds like Bradley Cooper?