Originally, we thought True Story was going to be released in December of 2014 so that it could possibly score Oscar nods for both Jonah Hill and my beloved James Franco. However, the release was subsequently moved back to April of 2015.
Often times, it’s not a good sign when a release date is moved back but I still have high hopes for True Story. The film’s plot — its true story — is a fascinating one. Plus, it’s Jonah Hill and James Franco!
Did I mention I love James Franco?
So right now, we’re in the middle of Oscar season and everyone’s wondering what will be nominated for best film of 2014?
What better time, then, to take a look at a trailer for a film that might be promoted for best film of 2015? The Walk is directed by Robert Zemeckis and it features Joseph Gordon-Levitt up way high in the sky.
I’m terrified of heights so I have to admit that this trailer totally freaks me out. However, I’ll still probably see the movie because it’s Joseph Gordon-Levitt after all.
It’s scheduled to come out in October of 2015, shortly before the start of Oscar season.
Perhaps hoping to avoid getting overshadowed by that upcoming Star Wars trailer that’s apparently going to be released this weekend, Universal Pictures has released the full trailer for Jurassic World two days early!
Now, watch the trailer….
(Chris Pratt is so cute.)
How big a deal is Jurassic World?
It’s such a big deal that a teaser has even been released for the trailer! Now, the trailer for Jurassic World will be released on Thursday but until then, this teaser provides some tantalizing clues as to what may actually be in the trailer. Will the trailer live up to the teaser?
We shall find out on Thursday!
Until then, enjoy the teaser!
Listen, I’m just going to put this out there:
Adam Sandler can be a good actor.
I know, I know. You scoff and you have every reason to do so. After all, Sandler is best known for appearing in Razzie-winning films like Jack and Jill and That’s My Boy. Sandler’s film career has been so lowbrow that, when Amy Dunne mentioned the misery of being forced to watch Sandler movies, audiences watching Gone Girl knowingly nodded and thought to themselves, “She may be a crazy but she knows her movies…”
And yet, occasionally, mixed in with all of the crap, you’ll come across a film that actually requires Sandler to act and play a character and he usually does a pretty good job at it. It’s the talent that you see in films like Punch-Drunk Love, Spanglish, Reign Over Me, and Funny People that makes it so frustrating that Sandler has devoted so much of his career to things like Grown-Ups 2.
When Sandler stops trying to make everyone laugh and actually lets his guard down, he has the ability to be a surprisingly good actor. And, though it’s hard to believe now, a lot of film bloggers — like me — were convinced that 2014 would be the year that Sandler would prove that he was capable of more than just winning Razzies.
He had two films scheduled to come out and both of them were directed by “serious” filmmakers. And Sandler got some good reviews for his performance in Jason Reitman’s Men, Women, & Children but the film itself was critically reviled.
As for Sandler’s other 2014 film, Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler opened to mixed reviews at the Toronto International Festival and, as a result, it probably will only get a very limited release in the early months of 2015.
However, I’m still looking forward to seeing The Cobbler. Thomas McCarthy’s previous film — Win Win — was one of the best of 2011 and the film’s premise — a cobbler discovers that he can assume anyone’s physical appearance and life simply by putting on their shoes — sounds like it could be promising, especially is Sandler plays to his natural sadness as opposed to going for easy laughs.
Here’s the international trailer for The Cobbler.
And now, suddenly, I’m really looking forward to seeing J.C. Chandor’s latest film.
Here’s the first trailer for A Most Violent Year, which many people are predicting might be a last minute contender in this year’s Oscar race.
It’s nearly the end of the year which, of course, means that it’s time to release the latest film in which Jennifer Lawrence kicks ass.
Here is the final trailer for The Hunger Game: Mockingjay Part One!
An Insidious film without Patrick Wilson!? What’s next — a Paranormal Activity film that doesn’t feature Katie killing Micah?
Then again, it makes sense. As an actor, Patrick Wilson projects a good deal of intelligence. That’s one reason why Wilson makes for a compelling lead in films like The Conjuring and Insidious. But, at the same time, his characters usually come across like they would be too smart to keep getting stuck in the exact same situation.
However, that Micah …. I don’t think people will ever get tired of watching as Katie tosses his limp body around.
But anyway, here’s the trailer for Insidious 3, which appears to be a prequel and does feature Lin Shaye. I loved the first Insidious and I thought the second one was okay. Judging from the trailer, I really don’t have high hopes for the third one but I’ll be there on opening right regardless.
It’s insidious how that works, no?
Well, it’s finally here and — oh, forget it. You guys don’t want my analysis. You want to see the damn trailer!
And here it is!
(Beyond saying that Scarlett Johansson kicks ass and James Spader was born to voice an evil robot, I’ll leave the analysis to you guys.)
Here’s the latest trailer for Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, a film that many of us are expecting will be a definite Oscar contender.
Through the Shattered Lens