Trailer Trash – The Messenger

This trailer is amazing in my eyes. The music, the gritty footage, the scene selection-everything. I swear, if I saw this up on the big screen I would have been in tears…and I’ve only seen a 1:30ish of a bunch of scenes spliced together. The Messenger won many honors at the Independent film festivals. I’ve been crushin hard on Ben Foster (the main character, opposite Woody Harrelson) since he was the star on the hit Disney tv show, Flash Forward. But when he played a bad guy in 3:10 to Yuma, I fell hard. Foster has evolved into this amazing actor who isn’t afraid to take risks. He is one of my favs. Check out the trailer here Oh and the girl, Samantha Morton has been nominated for 2 Oscars in the past and yet I don’t recognize her – I’ll have to move some things around on my Netflix queue and do some research.

Trailer Trash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IHq4evIyVk

Alice in Burtonland anyone…this looks like it could be cool-very Labyrinth meets Blade Runner (the Mad Hatter slightly resembles the scary robot character)…wonder if Johnny Depp will have a Scissorhands look alike moment in this movie like he did in Sweeny Todd…I’m already having nightmares.

Trailer Trash – Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I just bought my ticket to the midnight showing of HPATHBP (that looks funny…that’s why I did it). My sister is a freak when it comes to wizards and vampires so it was her idea to go at the very first second we could. Now I’m a fan of the books, I went and bought Deathly Hollows at midnight and read it in a weekend. But I haven’t been a big supporter of the movies. One of my major complaints: they didn’t wait until the series was finished being written before making the blockbusters. So many things are going to end up being missed because facts and little hidden details that add up along the way are now missing from the movie since no one (including JK) knew what exactly was going to happen. But the last HP movie, Order of the Phoenix, I actually started liking. David Yates directs the 6th installment, too (only the second director allowed to do another one…another complaint of mine – NOTHING is consistant…it drives me crazy!)

Check it out

Trailer Trash-The Hurt Locker

I have a new goal. I am going to try to see at least one trailer a day to write about, gotta keep it fresh. plus trailers don’t cost a thing!

I think I just found my next father/daughter flick. The Hurt Locker, set in Iraq follows a guy  who disables bombs. I know. Whoa, right? So I clicked because of the poster. It is an intriguing one…check it out here http://www.apple.com/trailers/summit/thehurtlocker/small.html

Looks like a good amount of action (obviously) – those slow motion explosion scenes look intense – with a mix of wit. My favorite. It’s playing here, so maybe I’ll go check it out. If you get there first, let me know what you think!

Trailer Trash…a bunch of ‘em

If you haven’t noticed, we’ve been in a drought for good movies. I’ve seen 2 decent films since the Oscars aired a looooooong time ago. Sunshine Cleaning was very good, especially for premiering in the off season. State of Play was another good one, lots of twists and turns, not too predictable, and exciting enough to keep my poor, narcoleptic father awake (a condition he only seems to suffer from in front of the TV or in a movie theatre). I may be the only person alive who actually enjoys the previews (yup all 25 minutes of them), but then again I’m in advertising so I live for this stuff. I took notes (nerdy, I realize) of the movies that perked my interest and here is the list. I’ll try to include release dates so you, too, can add them to your calendar.

500 Days of Summer (July 24)
Zooey Deschanel is one of my favorite actresses. I’ll admit she doesn’t always pick the best roles but her big eyes and brunette hair were so charming in Elf and Winter Passing. She’s quirky, and I love quirky. Plus this is a non love story that played well at Sundance. I believe we all have a little Indie in us, and this could be that Indie movie you see this year! Something about this reminds me of Woody Allen…Double plus? it may not have a happy ending, and even if it does I’ll bet it will have a real feeling to it.

Paris 36 (April 3, 2009)
French films are always intriguing. You leave the theatre feeling smart because you read during the whole movie. But this just looks like it will be a beautiful movie, even if you don’t read. Think La Vie En Rose…but about a theatre, not a person. Looks very vintage, and who doesn’t enjoy a throw back?

Sin Nombre (March 20- move it to the top of the list!)
Another foreign film, a different language and a very different plot line. Everyone who immigrates to America has a story, and sometimes two stories collide. Another Sundance favorite, it looks like this journey has a great story that needs to be told.

Is Anybody There (April 17)
My cousin saw this one at the Minneapolis Film Festival, so we’ll have to see what she thinks. I am a huge fan of Sir Michael Caine and English accents. A story about not fitting in, growing up and growing old, Caine’s character tries to reach out to a younger housemate by using his talents as a magician. I predict a sad ending, but you must lose to love and death is always a part of life.

Extract (September 4th)
Remember what I usually say about comedies and then throw it out the window. This movie is done by the same guy as Office Space (always good for a giggle), stars Kristen Wiig (the only person on SNL who makes me laugh), Ben Affleck (who is finally picking roles that allow him to not take himself so seriously) and my favorite JASON BATEMAN! oh and the dad from Juno – looks to be a lot of pot and sex humor but you know what? Sometimes you do need to laugh and these are the people I trust with my laugh potential.

Public Enemies (July 1)
I have a feeling this ones going to get over hyped, but it was filmed all around the MidWest – many places where I have lived, and in Chicago where I currently reside. Johnny Depp very rarely disappoints me and Marion Cotillard, who won for La Vie En Rose is such a stand out. oh and Christian Bale plays a good guy it seems, I love him too. (wonder if he threw any tantrums on set?) This is could be a nominee for at least art direction and cinematography if the release date doesn’t hurt it. And I love me some sepia and gangsters…not necessarily in that order

Funny People (July 31)
From the creator of Knocked Up comes a movie I might actually watch by choice. Especially since it stars Adam Sandler AND hottie Seth Rogen. I love when comic actors are able to turn the tables on their career and pick dare when it comes to choosing roles. This movies seems to house both genres, which I’m a fan of. I’m hoping for another Spanglish performance from Sandler, and I’m hoping Rogen sees this posts and gives me his number…and I hope this movie doesn’t disappoint me because I really believe it will make me happy.

My Sister’s Keeper

Even young comedic actresses are learning to break out of their shell, and Abigail Breslin is one of those smart actresses. This looks like it may be heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time which are the kind of films that are the hardest to watch and the hardest to forget. It might end up be corny and I’ll agree that it’s hard to imagine Cameron Diaz in a mother role (no offense) but I’ll give it a chance.