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.
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?
It hasn’t been received as well as Jackson’s own The Lord of The Rings trilogy, but The Hobbit did hit it’s stride with 2013’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. People still haven’t bought into Jackson’s decision to film the prequel trilogy in the 48-frame rate format which gives the films an ultra-definition look that anyone with an HDTV will recognize when watching with the anti-judder effect on.
Yet, this is The Hobbit and any flaws and ill-timed decisions made still hasn’t diminished it’s hold on those who have read the book and on those who were pulled into the cinematic world adapted by Jackson. We now see the final film in the Middle-Earth cinematic universe about to come down on audiences this 2014 Holiday. This weekend at the Comic-Con saw the first teaser trailer air at Hall H to the delight of those in attendance.
Warner Brothers has seen fit to release a shorter version of the teaser shown at Hall H, but it still shows that all the set-up and slog through the first film will have an epic pay-off with the final leg of this trilogy: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Here is the teaser clip for Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, Lost River, which was released ahead of the film’s premiere at Cannes.
So far, the majority of the reviews out of Cannes have been mixed. The film has been called self-indulgent, incoherent, and pretentious and, perhaps worst of all, it has been compared by more than one reviewer to Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales.
Peter Bradshaw of the Guardian, a reviewer whose opinion I usually respect, writes: “Ryan Gosling’s Lost River is a conceited clunker – and yet there are great images and mad energy.” That gave me some hope — I can forgive self-indulgence if it’s at least interesting to watch. But then Jeff Wells had to pop up and start comparing it to Beasts of the Southern Wild. As usual, Sasha Stone over at Awards Daily has some very strong feelings about the film, despite the fact that — as she readily admits — she hasn’t actually seen it. (But Sasha’s so much smarter than the rest of us common people, so who are we to question her, right?)
Well, as you can probably guess, I don’t care what the critics think or say. I’m still going to see it and judge it for myself. Not only is the film directed by Ryan Gosling but it also stars three of my favorite actresses — Eva Mendes, Saoirse Ronan, and Barbara Steele. Dr. Who fans will be happy to see Matt Smith while those of you who enjoy Agents of SHIELD can get a chance to apparently see a new side of Iain De Caestecker.
As for the teaser below — well, who knows what the Hell’s going on? But aren’t you just a little bit intrigued to find out?
After watching the teaser for Disney’s live action version of Cinderella, all I can say is that shoe looks really uncomfortable! I can’t imagine dancing in that! That said, I still like this trailer because it has a nice fairy tale feel to it, with the butterfly turning into gold and all. Maybe Cinderella will go against the current trend of reinterpreting every childhood tale as darkly as possible.
One of my most-anticipated films this summer of 2014 has released it’s latest trailer and it shows the central conflict which will drive this sequel to 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
It’s been many years since the pandemic from the “simian flu” tore through the planet as shown during the end credits of the first film. Now the surviving humans must now contend with the growing population of hyper-intelligent apes led by Caesar from the first film.
While the first film showed the rise of Caesar as a revolutionary leader it looks like this sequel will now put him in the role of war leader as his apes must now gear up for a war with the surviving humans that can’t seem to be avoided.
Plus, all I can say is this: Apes on horses with assault rifles.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is set for a July 11, 2014 release date.
True Blood will be back for its 7th and final season in June. And so will my reviews!
Sad to say, there aren’t many clues to be found in this recently released teaser as to how True Blood will end its run. However, this quick tour of the graveyard does have the proper True Blood atmosphere and, if nothing else, it reminds us that nobody is guaranteed to survive.
Hard to imagine it’s been 9 years since the original Sin City hit the big screen. It was a comic book adaptation that many thought wouldn’t work, especially how Rodriguez envisioned it to be slavishly loyal to not just Miller’s dialogue but also his unique art style.
The original film’s success quickly ramped up rumors that a sequel was already being planned using the second graphic novel in the Sin City series. Rodriguez himself stated he wanted Angelina Jolie for the role of Ava Lord, the titular “Dame to Kill For”, but after years and years of delay the role finally landed on Eva Green‘s lap (not a bad choice and one I fully support).
So, we’re now going back to Basin City for more tales of booze, broads and bullets in this hyper-noir film that should be loved or hated in equal measures by those who have followed Frank Miller’s career. Once again the directing duties have been split between Rodriguez and Miller. Here’s to hoping that Miller has learned how to be a much better directer after his last film, The Spirit, tanked.
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is set for an August 22, 2014 release date.
Through the Shattered Lens 