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2 Trailers: The Sessions and Alex Cross

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

A frequently asked question: When is John Hawkes going to win an Oscar?

Ever since I first saw Winter’s Bone back in 2010, I’ve wondered just when exactly John Hawkes is going to finally win an Oscar.  Unfortunately, he did not win for Winter’s Bone and his chilling work in Martha Marcy May Marlene was ignored.  This year, however, he’s back with The Sessions.  In this film, Hawkes plays a 38 year-old man who is confined to an iron lung and who is attempting to lose his virginity with the help of William H. Macy and Helen Hunt.

The Sessions has been getting a lot of buzz since it premiered on Sundance.  That, quite frankly, makes me wary because I’ve come to learn that you have to take Sundance acclaim with a grain of salt.  If Cannes is where people go to be insanely critical, Sundance has a deserved reputation for going overboard when it comes to praise.  However, I will take a chance on anything featuring John Hawkes and, just judging from the trailer, it looks like both The Sessions and John Hawkes could be contenders when it comes time to hand out Oscar nominations.

A less frequently asked question: When is Tyler Perry going to win an Oscar?

Most people would probably answer that question by replying, “Never,” and they could very well be correct.  I have to admit that I’ve never actually sat through any of Tyler’s Perry’s films and, to be honest, I’ve never really had any desire to.  That said, I’ve always been fascinated by Perry’s success and I can’t help but admire the fact that he’s not shy when it comes to self-promotion.

In the upcoming Alex Cross, Tyler Perry will step into a role that was previously played by Morgan Freeman and, if nothing else, it’ll add fuel to the debate as to whether or not Perry is a legitimate acting talent or just a smart businessman.  To be honest, the trailer for Alex Cross plays less like a movie trailer and more like a commercial for a movie on Chiller.  I think that’s largely because of the presence of TV-movie mainstays like Matthew Fox and John C. McGinley.  Still, chances are, Alex Cross will be the first exposure that I (and a lot of other people) get to Tyler Perry as an actor as opposed to just a personality. 

Trailer: Frankenweenie

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I have to admit that I’m not a huge fun of Tim Burton’s and I found Dark Shadows to be a bit forgettable but I am looking forward to seeing Frankenweenie.  To be honest, I suspect that Burton’s vision is better translated in animated form and, if nothing else, it looks like this film might inspire me to shed more than a few tears. 

Here’s the 2nd trailer for Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie.

Trailer: The Possession

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

So, earlier today, I saw a movie called For Greater Glory.  Before the movie started, I sat through the usual trailers — Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, Lawless, and that really annoying one for that movie where Adam Sandler sounds like he’s got a frog in his throat.  However, they also showed something I hadn’t seen before, the trailer for the upcoming horror film The Possession.  It’s rarely a good sign when a horror movie is rated PG-13 and I get the feeling all of the film’s good moments have been put in the trailer.  However, I’ll probably still end up seeing The Possession when it comes out.  For whatever reason, I just can’t resist a blatant Exorcist rip-off.

Trailer: Magic Mike

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

So, Jeff and I went and saw Chernobyl Diaries tonight and, to be honest, the film was pretty bleh but I was happy because I got to see the trailer for Magic Mike on the big screen.  My boyfriend feels that my enthusiastic reaction to this trailer has more to do with Channing Tatum stripping than the film itself and maybe he’s right.  Then again, it’s also possible that the entire film is just Channing Tatum stripping and that would be even better.

 

Teaser Trailer: The Master

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This was released about a week ago.  It’s the first teaser trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming film, The Master.  Essentially, Joaquin Phoenix acts a lot like Joaquin Phoenix while an unseen Phillip Seymour Hoffman interrogates him.  I have to say that after seeing this teaser I am intrigued about The Master.  It just has such a wonderfully obscure and enigmatic feel to it.  It may just be the beach and the ominous atmosphere of the whole thing but this teaser reminds me a lot of Lost.

Though, just going by the rumors that I’ve read online, The Master is more concerned with exposing Scientology than revealing the Dharma Initiative.

Trailer: Lawless

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This trailer has been out for a while now but I still want to post it here because, I have to admit, I have slowly fallen in love with it.  Lawless appears to be a stylish period piece about ruthless men shooting each other and, quite frankly, after sitting through such ponderous and overly serious films as Public Enemies and J. Edgar, I think we’re all in the mood for a prohibition gangster film that’s actually fun to watch.

There are three reasons why I think Lawless might be good and those three reasons are: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, and Guy Pearce (though I do have to wonder what exactly is going on with Pearce’s hair).  Seriously, this trailer had me as soon as Oldman flashed that little smirk of his.  As for Tom Hardy — well, I’m with Jessica Chastain on this one.  I’d dance for him too.

There are a few reasons to be concerned.  Director John Hillcoat previously directed The Road, which I didn’t really care for.  (The end of the world might be many things but it should never be boring.)  However, my biggest concern is the fact that even though the film features Hardy, Oldman, Pearce, and Chastain, it apparently stars Shia LeBouf.  When I saw Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, I had to keep reminding myself that the film was actually about LeBouf because he just seemed so forgettable and watching the trailer for Lawless, I find myself wondering how, if LeBouf couldn’t even summon up enough charisma to hold the screen against Michael Douglas, how is he going to handle being in a film with Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, and Gary Oldman?

Trailer: The Great Gatsby

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here is the trailer for the film that many people are predicting will be the major Oscar contender later this year, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby (in 3D, as all films are nowadays).  I’m not totally sold on the idea of Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby (it seems like such a predictable and safe choice, to be honest) but I think Carey Mulligan is a great choice for Daisy and Tobey Magurie was born to play Nick Carraway.  Judging from the trailer, this film is either going to be brilliant or it’s going to be a huge mess.  Speaking as someone who loves F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel and who has often wished that her own voice might sound like money, I’m hoping it will be brilliant.

Trailer: True Blood Season 5

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

With the end of the 2nd season of the Walking Dead and Game of Thrones entering the final half of its sophomore season, I am now impatiently waiting for the return of True Blood (or as my Aunt Kate refers to it, “that show with all the naked people”).

In order to make me even more impatient (as if that’s actually possible), HBO has released this trailer for the 5th season of True Blood.

The show with all the naked people will return on June 10th.

Trailer: Brave

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

 This trailer has been out for a while but when I saw it tonight before the Avengers, I realized that if there’s any movie that I’m truly looking forward to seeing later this year, it’s the latest offering from Pixar, Brave. 

And no, it’s not just because this film is about one of my fellow flame-haired ones…

Well, maybe a little.