Category: Film Trailer

Can ‘Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker’ Finally Solve J.J. Abrams’ Mystery Box?

By William Hume (Twitter: @Serious_George) The most fascinating contradiction about Writer/ Director/ Producer J.J. Abrams is that he’s staked his entire film career on creating mysteries that lie within established branded boundaries. The Rabbit’s Foot – Mission: Impossible III Is Cpt. John Harrison Khan? – Star Trek Into Darkness (12) Rey’s Parentage – Star Wars:…

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Most Anticipated Film & Video Games of February

February 2019 8th – Cold Pursuit 13th – Happy Death Day 2U Isn’t It Romantic 15th – Crackdown 3 Far Cry New Dawn Metro Exodus 22nd – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Anthem  

Most Anticipated Film & Video Games of January

January 2019 18th: Glass – Producer/ Writer/ Director M. Night Shyamalan made the biggest hit of his career (The Sixth Sense) before he was 30. He followed it up with Unbreakable before slowly dropping off into obscurity, reaching his critical nadir with the Will Smith bomb After Earth before rebuilding his career most recently with the smash…

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Kong: Skull Island Trailer 2 is For Your Health

I can already see the Batman v. Superman style problem Warner Bros. stablemate Legendary Pictures is going to have to grapple with before Godzilla vs. Kong out on May 29th, 2020, a problem hinted at in this trailer, which suggests why two ideologically passive monsters, would seek out and fight one another. “Kong’s a pretty good…

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Hollywood Misuse of Trailer Card Captions

There is a small unaddressed issue in movie trailers for as many as they have. Many use the Title Card captions incorrectly, failing to capitalize or use name recognition. Often trailer editors use the same film as a marker of success too often thinking they can fool the audience with the same film every time…

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January’s Anticipated Film – “Blackhat”

Why we’re excited: The director of such acclaimed film’s as “Heat”, which had the best Al Pacino and Robert De Niro pairing, “Collateral”, showcasing Tom Cruise’s best performance and Jamie Foxx’s best supporting work, and “The Insider” for which he was academy award nominated 3 of 4 times (the other was as a producer on “The Aviator”)….

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What Do You Think? – Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Trailer

There are certain famous people whose significance I struggle to explain. If you were unfamiliar with Shakespearian Theatre and were to ask me who Kenneth Branagh is, it feels under-served to just say he played a role in Harry Potter or directed “Thor” or does both in this movie: “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit”. If you…

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What did you think? Need For Speed: Official Trailer

And another video game rolls in. As a fan of both mediums I am cautiously optimistic for this title as the trailer surprisingly has some style to it (generic looking title card aside). Its well cut and sound mixed, doesn’t give too much away, good music choice. Most importantly It has momentum! As far as…

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What Do You Think? The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Trailer

UPDATE: New trailer added copyright problem fixed (at least for now) Ben Stiller stars and surprisingly directs this ambitious adaptation of James Thurbold’s short-story of the same name. A previous film adaptation in 1947 starred Boris Karloff with actor Danny Kaye as the title character, and the story has had several stage interpretations but as…

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