‘Devil’s Knot’ Trailer

‘Devil’s Knot’ Trailer

Hey, this looks really good! Of course it stars two good actors too — Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth — so perhaps it’s no surprise.

I admit I did not have any knowledge of the events this film is based on prior to reading for about sixty seconds just now on Wikipedia, but it looks like the film deals with some sticky issues, heartbroken parents, false convictions etc. I’m certainly interested to see if this film is any good.

The Revolution Begins Right now with New ‘Robocop’ Trailer

The Revolution Begins Right now with New ‘Robocop’ Trailer

There’s a lot of intersting stuff going on in this trailer and therefore in the upcoming Robocop film. I’m very interested to see if it’s any good. I was never into Robocop before for whatever reason. I’m debating now whether to go back and watch the original film sometime soon. I’m thinking I should. What do you guys think?

Mistaken Frog Identity - 2 ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Trailers

Mistaken Frog Identity - 2 ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Trailers

As I mentioned when I posted the first trailer for this film, I am not a huge Muppets fan. I mean I don’t hate Muppets, but I just don’t get it. But even I have to admit this looks pretty funny. and I’ll probably be seeing it so I might as well get into the mindset to watch it.

It looks like Kermit gets mistaken for the world’s greatest thief who happens to look just like him, and replaced by said thief. It’s up to the rest of the Muppets to figure it out.

Paramount Will Fight ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Sequel

Paramount Will Fight ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Sequel
Entertainment Weekly

A studio spokeswoman said Wednesday that Paramount would fight the proposed follow-up to the 1946 holiday classic starring Jimmy Stewart as George Baily, a desperate family man who imagines what his town would be like if he’d never been born. Star Partners and Hummingbird Productions announced plans Monday to create a sequel titled It’s a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story.

Bob Farnsworth, president of Nashville, Tenn.-based Hummingbird Productions, told trade publication Variety that the film was set for release in 2015 and would star Karolyn Grimes, who played George Bailey’s daughter…

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Looks Like ‘Die Hard’ is going to… well, Die Hard…

Looks Like ‘Die Hard’ is going to… well, Die Hard…
Edward Davis - The Playlist

Why, why, why? Quick, can you name a franchise that has been driven into the ground worse than the “Die Hard”/John McClane series? You can’t say “Alien” because a mediocre as “Prometheus” was, it’s still a zillion times better than any of the “AVP” series movies. Jack Ryan sure wasn’t looking healthy last time anyone checked, but that’s why there’s a reboot (scheduled for dumping ground season in January). The “Indiana Jones” series only has one outright disaster (‘Kingdom of Crystal Skulls’) and while there was two terrible “Terminator” films in a row, there were two great ones and a reboot…

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Samuel L. Jackson: Hamill & McGregor Not Contacted For ‘Star Wars 7’

Samuel L. Jackson: Hamill & McGregor Not Contacted For ‘Star Wars 7’

Who knows how much he really knows or if Hamill is telling the truth. Perhaps he’s been sworn to secrecy and it wouldn’t be the first time that an actor invovled with a JJ Abrams production was contractually obligated to lie about something.

Quite frankly, in a Star Wars galaxy set a few years after the death of good old Palpatine, one where Luke Skywallker is still alive, it will be odd for him to not at least have some small roll. But it’s also odd that he hasn’t been contacted (if true). I find it far less odd that Jackson and McGregor haven’t been contacted. Obi-Wan is dead, and even if…

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‘The Desolation of Smaug’ Latest TV Spot has New Footage

‘The Desolation of Smaug’ Latest TV Spot has New Footage

This is nothing as big and dramatic as that full theatrical trailer I posted earlier this month, but it should be fun for you hobbit lovers out there. Of course I’m not holding my breath that this film will fix the types of flaws and problems I had with the first Hobbit film, but it should be fun anyway.

‘47 Ronin’ Clip Features Bad CGI

‘47 Ronin’ Clip Features Bad CGI

So I’ve previously been thinking that this film might possibly work for me on some level — that somehow it might be just strange enough and magical enough and fanciful enough to just work. This clip makes me doubt that a lot. There’s nothing particularly engaging about it, but the worst part is, Keanu Reeves is obviously fighting a CGI monster. That thing looks so fake that I doubt even a four year old would believe it was a real monster.

Who knows, maybe it could still be good and the story could overcome the bad effects. But I’m not counting on it. Frankly, why wouldn’t you show off…

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New Worst Idea: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Sequel

New Worst Idea: ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ Sequel
Germain Lussier - /Film

That rumbling you feel is the rising tempers of film fans all over the globe. But the holidays are approaching, and maybe we should learn to forgive. That’s the only way to process the wild news that a sequel to Frank Capra‘s 1946 film It’s A Wonderful Life is now in the works.

The tentatively titled It’s A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story, written by Bob Farnsworth and Martha Bolton, follows the angel of George Bailey’s daughter Zuzu (Karolyn Grimes, who’ll reprise the role) as she teaches Bailey’s evil grandson (also named George Bailey) how different the world would have been if…

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