REVOLUTIONARY ROAD trailer

Add comment November 17th, 2008

Here’s a simple, striking trailer for REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, the upcoming drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Nice use of music, and it definitely has a bit of a (probably unintentional) MAD MEN vibe.

Hard to believe it was 11 years ago that those two crazy kids were in TITANIC, isn’t it?

New trailers: HARRY POTTER and WATCHMEN

4 comments November 14th, 2008

Couple of new trailers for eagerly anticipated 2009 releases have hit the Web. They’re “exclusives,” so I can’t just post ‘em here, but click a link and you’ll be transported to Hogwarts and an alternate Manhattan.

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE – This is the real deal, a full-length trailer that should keep you interested until that countdown clock on the site hits zero.

WATCHMEN — This trailer focuses more on the murder plot of the story, and it looks like it sticks pretty close to the original comic book. (Several shots, lines of dialogue, and scenes are taken directly from the comics.) One big difference is the heroes refering to themselves as ”The Watchmen” — the word itself is never actually uttered in the comic, only glimpsed as half-visible graffiti.

One other interesting note: This comic book movie is getting an R rating, and a hard one at that. The box on the trailer says it contains “strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language.” In other words, I smell box office gold. (That nudity, by the way, is probably going to be a giant blue naked guy, just so you know.) 

Trailer for MONSTERS VS. ALIENS

Add comment November 10th, 2008

This movie, which is due next year from Dreamworks, looks like it could be fun. I can’t embed the trailer here, but it’s worth clicking on this link to see.

New trailer for QUANTUM OF SOLACE

Add comment September 10th, 2008

Here’s a link to a new trailer for the upcoming James Bond movie, due to hit theaters Nov. 14.

It’s the usual mix of snippets of plot development, glimpses of high tech equipment and tantalizing shots of over-the-top stunts. (The one where Bond and some badguy fall through a roof, then keep falling, is the most impressive.) Good to see Dame Judi Dench returning as M and Jeffrey Wright coming back as CIA agent Felix Leiter, and of course it’s a pleasure to have Daniel Craig starring as 007 once again. He brings a real intensity to the role, making the spy game seem like something genuinely dangerous and even a little spooky at times.

Remember when he played Paul Newman’s disappointing son in the 2002 film ROAD TO PERDITION, someone who seemed no match for Tom Hanks’ gangster character? Here’s the movie trailer to remind you. Craig shows up around the 47 second mark.

Times have changed, eh?