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Red Band Trailer - Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz Heat Up 'Elegy'

elegey-movie-poster2.jpgIn general, I don't think Philip Roth novels transfer very well to the screen. Certainly, anyone who sat through Portnoy's Complaint had complaints of his or her own, and most recently, The Human Stain was spun from a Roth book, and that didn't end very well, either.

And while it's a risky proposition to put too much weight into a trailer, Elegy looks like an entirely different situation. It's based on the novel The Dying Animal, and even though Ben Kingsley has kind of been all over the road in the past few years (he's popped up in everything from Sexy Beast and The Wackness to Suspect Zero and The Love Guru), it appears that he's giving the kind of thoughtful, intelligent, weathered performances he can be so good at.

Penelope Cruz also looks up to snuff here, and she's usually not very good when she has to speak English. That's not really a criticism, though, because in the Almodovar movies, she's perfectly fine.

I first became aware of what this movie was when I saw the posters above earlier this summer. But, knowing it was Philip Roth, I was skeptical. Today, with the unveiling of this new Red Band trailer, I'm a little relieved and excited: This looks pretty damn good.

As always, Red Band trailers are the not safe for work variety, and since they're unrated, they are intended for mature audiences. 

Elegy has already been released in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. It will open in about 15 cities this Friday, with more to follow in September. Check out the official website for more release date info. And many thanks to Trailer Addict for the Red Band.

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 02:29PM by Registered CommenterColin Boyd in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment

Movie Trailer - Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning in 'The Secret Life of Bees'

lifeofbeesposter.jpgI'm still a big believer in Dakota Fanning's talent, and fortunately for her, she seems to be taking to her teenage years better than a lot of actors who become wildly successful before they're 12. She's an integral piece of the puzzle in The Secret Life of Bees, a new film adaptation of the Sue Monk Kidd novel.

It's 1964 and young Lily Owens (Fanning) is on the run from her cruel father (Paul Bettany). She and her caregiver, Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson), stumble onto a group of sisters in South Carolina who give them refuge and don't ask any questions. The sisters are played by Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, and Alicia Keys.

Now, because we mentioned that the movie is set in South Carolina in 1964, you can probably see where some of this story is headed since we have a white teenager living with four black women. Some folks in South Carolina still prefer the Confederate flag, so...

Anyway, it's hard not to take notice of the cast and the appearance of the Fox Searchlight studio logo has been a pretty good indicator of quality over the past few years. All in all, this looks like one you may need to take seriously. Take a look at the new trailer, courtesy of MovieWeb.

The Secret Life of Bees hits theaters on October 17th, where it will square off against W., Flash of Genius, and Max Payne.

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 05:24PM by Registered CommenterColin Boyd in , , , | Comments1 Comment

New Red Band Trailer for 'Death Race' Adds Profanity, Keeps Inanity

There are times I wish I didn't watch so many trailers. For obvious reasons, they influence your opinion on something you haven't seen, and it creates a little judgment where you should really keep an open mind until you sit down in a theater for two hours and let the whole thing unfold.

It works both ways: Some movies are helped by their trailers (just watch the new Red Band piece o' marketing for Righteous Kill), and others are hurt by them. That brings us to Death Race, which I did not have high hopes for, anyway. Having seen the original from the 1970s, I knew there was a pretty low ceiling on this to begin with. Granted, it's not a literal remake, but more of a new version of the same basic story.

But at least the original played up the camp aspect a little bit. And that's the problem with watching trailers sometimes: This Death Race looks very serious. Too serious for its own good. Anyway, I wasn't even going to show you the new Red Band trailer, but there's a bit of Joan Allen dialogue at the end that makes it worth watching. If I ever made ringtones, I'd totally use that clip. That two seconds of dialogue is the only thing that makes this worth watching is the real problem, however.

Death Race gets the Jason Statham stamp of quality (make of that what you will), and it opens next week.

Posted on Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 02:30PM by Registered CommenterColin Boyd in , , , , , | Comments2 Comments

Excellent New Red Band Trailer for 'Righteous Kill'

righteouskillposter_small.jpgI don't remember the last time a movie's value was so dramatically improved by one trailer.

Up until now, Righteous Kill didn't look like it had very much to offer the world outside of a pairing of two great actors on the downside of their impressive careers. Suddenly, though, this new Red Band trailer makes it look like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino aren't just collecting checks. De Niro seems to be summoning his early 90s powerhouse glory, and Pacino - get this - doesn't scream once in the trailer. He's low key! Imagine that! He even wears a white shirt with his black suit, which is equally surprising.

Seriously, though, I didn't have high hopes based on what I'd seen. The teaser trailer was terrible. The next trailer, which had a fair amount of footage, didn't divulge much about the characters. It was more concerned with its serial killer storyline.

The new trailer has a lot of character development and it lays out a lot of the plot without giving away the ending (even though I think I've figured it out; e-mail me if you want my guess).

The three-minute run time helps this trailer immeasurably. Finally, Righteous Kill looks like a movie worth seeing. It also makes me wish I owned stock in the F-word.

Check out De Niro and Pacino together again for only the second time when Righteous Kill opens on September 12th.

Posted on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 01:35PM by Registered CommenterColin Boyd in , , , , , | Comments2 Comments

That's More Like It: The Second 'Body of Lies' Trailer

When the first trailer for Body of Lies popped up last month (it was supposed to debut in theaters with The Dark Knight, but was online several days before that), I was not overly impressed. I couldn't see much action in it, thought Russell Crowe's accent was terribly distracting, and overall, thought it looked OK. It definitely wasn't a "world premiere" kind of trailer, though.

I still had higher hopes for the movie simply because of the talent at its disposal: Crowe, Leo DiCaprio, director Ridley Scott, and writer William Monahan. But I believe I was right about the first trailer, and as evidence, I offer the second trailer.

It's more detailed, Crowe's accent seems to be better (maybe they've fixed it in ADR, or maybe they just picked bad scenes for the first trailer), DiCaprio doesn't seem like he's whining as much, and it comes across as a smarter, even more cynical movie than it did before. So take a look at the new and improved Body of Lies trailer:

I still don't know if I like this one for awards n' such, but Body of Lies is right there in the early part of the serious season; it hits theaters on October 10th.

Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 07:29AM by Registered CommenterColin Boyd in , , , , | Comments2 Comments
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