Here’s The Teaser for Mother!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Here’s the teaser for Mother! The full trailer drops on the 8th.

No one seems to be really sure what Mother! is about. It appears to be a horror/thriller sort of thing but, with Darren Aronofsky directing, it’s safe to assume that there will be all sorts of layers of meaning. Along with starring Jennifer Lawrence (who, after Joy and Passengers, could really use a movie that’s worthy of her talents), Mother! also features Javier Bardem, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Ed Harris. Judging by how the majority of this teaser goes out of it’s way to portray Jennifer Lawrence as being isolated in a big house, I wouldn’t be surprised to discover that Bardem, Pfieffer, and Harris all plays figments of Lawrence’s imagination.

Who knows? We’ll find out on September 15th!

Here’s The Trailer For Call Me By Your Name!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Every year, a major Oscar contender emerges from the Sundance Film Festival. This year, a lot of people think that contender is going to be Mudbound. Personally, I think it’s going to be Call Me By Our Name.

Mudbound, after all, was bought by Netflix and, judging from what happened to Beasts of No Nation, the Academy is not quite ready to embrace the Netflix brand.

Call Me By Your Name, on the other hand, is a historic drama that not only won’t be streaming until after the award ceremony but which will probably feel especially timely today. Add to that, Armie Hammer’s in it and every year, film bloggers like me a contractually obligated to announce, ‘This is the year that Armie Hammer gets an Oscar nomination! It may not have happened for The Social Network! It may not have happened for J. Edgar! It definitely didn’t happen for The Lone Ranger or whatever movie he made last year! It might not happen for Free Fire but this year is still going to be the year of the Hammer!”

Check out the trailer below:

Here’s The Trailer for Eli Roth’s Death Wish!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

We all know that Chicago has one of the highest murder rates in the nation. What is not so clear is what to do about it.

Now, some would argue that perhaps a good first step would be for Chicago voters to stop electing douchebags like Rahm Emanuel, reject the city’s political machine, and actually make the sacrifices necessary for actual reform while taking an honest look at the effects of systemic racism, police corruption, and the bloated municipal government.

You could do all that or you could just give Bruce Willis a gun and send him out on a murder spree. Guess which solution Death Wish goes for?

This film, from Eli Roth, will be released on November 22nd. I imagine our resident Charles Bronson experts, Gary Loggins and Jedadiah Leland, will have a lot to say about it.

Here’s The Teaser for Wonderstruck!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Todd Haynes should have, at the very least, received an Oscar nomination for Carol. He’s back again this year with another movie that’s being touted as possible Oscar nominee, Wonderstruck.

To be honest, most of the reviews that I’ve seen of Wonderstruck (it premiered at Cannes) have been respectful but not quite enthusiastic. I don’t know, though. I find this teaser to be intriguing, in much the same way that I found the traler for Martin Scorsese’s Hugo to be intriguing.

Wonderstruck is scheduled for an October 20th release, at which point we’ll all get to judge it for ourselves.

Belatedly, Here Are The First Trailers for Pacific Rim: Uprising and Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Belatedly (because it dropped on July 19th but, at the time, I was busy writing about reality television for another site), here’s the first trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s The Shape of Water.

If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you know that we’re big Del Toro fans here at the Shattered Lens. Arleigh loved Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. I thought Crimson Peak was incredibly underrated. So, you better believe that we’re all really looking forward to seeing The Shape of Water.

Especially after watching this trailer!

And, since I mentioned Pacific Rim, here is the first teaser for the sequel to that beloved film, Pacific Rim: Uprising!

Belatedly, Here’s The First Trailer For The Snowman!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

I have to admit that I kind of forgot about The Snowman. Based on a best-selling novel and directed by Tomas Alfredson, The Snowman was one of those films that I was excited about in January but then, somehow, it continually slipped my mind that it would be coming out later this year.

Luckily, on July 19th, this trailer was released and it reminded me of The Snowman‘s existence! Thank you, trailer!

A serial killer drama, The Snowman stars an appropriately haunted-looking Michael Fassbender. It is scheduled to be released on October 20th, just in time to freak everyone out for Halloween!

Belatedly, Here’s The First Teaser For The Disaster Artist!

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone!

Well, look, I’m just going to admit it. I failed you last month. Usually, I try to keep this site up to date with all the best trailers. However, last month, I got very busy with another one of my summer projects and, unfortunately, I ended up running behind on keeping up with all the latest trailers and teasers.

So, if you’ll indulge me a little, I’m going to try to get caught up. Admittedly, some of the trailers that I’m going to share today are going to be old news. But I still want to share them because they’re films that we’re excited about here at the Shattered Lens.

And who knows? Maybe I’m not the only one who had a busy July. Maybe you missed some of these trailers as well.

For instance, check out this teaser for James Franco’s latest film, The Disaster Artist. Now, if you’re like me and you love getting together with friends and tossing around plastic spoons while watching Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, then you can’t wait for the chance to see The Disaster Artist. Telling the true story of Greg Sestero’s friendship with Wiseau and his involvement in the production of The Room, The Disaster Artist was one of the best books of 2014. Rumor has it that The Disaster Artist is also one of the best films of 2017.

If nothing else, James Franco is getting Oscar buzz. If James Franco wins an Oscar for playing Tommy Wiseau, my life will be complete. If it happens, I might even take a year off so that I can bask in the glories of fate.

The teaser below features the filming of one of The Room‘s best-known scenes:

Stranger Things: Season 2 official trailer and poster

Posted on July 22, 2017 by paddiesthoughts

Revealed at SDCC today, the official trailer for the much anticipated season 2 of Netflix multiple Emmy* nominated original drama is here! And what a ‘Thriller’ of a trailer it is!

I have watched this trailer multiple times now and still can not get over all of the 1980’s nostalgia in it.

Ghost Busters:

Dragon’s Lair:

Oh, and Upside down Will:

If you want to watch the ‘Thriller’ of ‘Stranger Things’ season 2 trailer, you can here:

And the official poster is here:

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Stranger Things returns on Netflix October 27, 2017

*The Emmy’s airs Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8pm ET. on CBS.

Movie Preview/Review BONEJANGLES

Posted on July 15, 2017 by paddiesthoughts

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When BONES rattle, BLOOD will flow

Lets get the technicals out of the way:

Stars:

Reggie Bannister, Elissa Dowling, Kelly Misek, Jr., Julia Cavanaugh, Devin Toft, Jamie Scott Gordon, Lawrence Wayne Curry, and Hannah Richter

Directed by: Brett DeJager

Written by: Keith Melcher

But on to the plot:

While transporting the legendary killer Bonejangles, a group of police break down in a town cursed with monsters, and must release him to survive!

Review:

I loved this adaptation, actually it took me in from the start. I completely get where Brett Dejager was going!

Would I recommend this movie?

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It scuured me enough: Yep, if you wanna be scarred, this is a movie for you!

You can see the trailer here! COVER YOUR EYES FIRST!

Film information:

Studio: Wild Eye Releasing
Director: Brett DeJager
Cast : Reggie Bannister, Elissa Dowling

Bonejangles will be available on VOD on July 18, 2017

Here’s The First Trailer For Black Panther!

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

While Wonder Woman (and, by association, the DCEU) is currently riding high, the MCU has several highly anticipated films coming out later this year and in 2018. One of the most anticipated in Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther. It stars Chadwick Boseman as the title character and it is scheduled to be released on February 16th, 2018.

The first trailer dropped today.

What do you think? Am I the only one who wants to visit Wakanda?