Babel Trailer
Four seemingly separate groups of people drastically change each others lives when an American tourist is shot, in what people are calling "something like Crash, but with a shooting instead of a crash." Except Babel takes the racial tensions of Crash to the next level by adding the idea, "sure, they're different races, but don't they talk funny, too?" Do they ever!
The movie stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Koji Yakusho, and Gael Garcia Bernal, who I'm happy to see has returned to his child molester-style facial hair.
The Black Dahlia Trailer
From the writer of L.A. Confidential came another book about two cops investigating a Hollywood murder case in the 40s, and now Scarface director Brian De Palma has made it into another movie. But before you get this one airbrushed on a t-shirt, watch the trailer. For one, it's going to look a lot like a Six Feet Under shirt. For another, it wouldn't look like Al Pacino shooting up a place with a tommy gun, which is really all you ever need airbrushed on a shirt.
Ghost Rider Has Cute Idiosyncrasies
Have you been a little worried about the quality of the Ghost Rider movie after seeing the footage, or even just by knowing that Mark Steven Johnson and Nicolas Cage were involved? Well, don't be. Cage cleared everything up by mentioning some clever quirks he's added to the film's main character:
For one thing, Cage and Johnson gave Blaze a fetish for jellybeans. For another, they made him a fan of soft-pop singer Karen Carpenter. "And he reads a lot, but he's something of a cowboy," Cage added.
I was just thinking that Ghost Rider should have some kind of sexual thing for candy and like the music of someone who sang "Rainy Days and Mondays," but I couldn't quite flesh it all out. I guess that's why I'm not writing it.
The Santa Clause 3 Poster
I only post this because it fills me with such a crippling feeling of sorrow that I won't be able to move the rest of the day.
The Simpsons Movie ComicCon Footage
Want a sweet taste of The Simpsons Movie? Then watch these rough animations that were shown at the ComicCon. They'll give you the upper-hand when your idiot friends start quoting the show. Instead of the tired old "d'oh," be a quote prospector and respond with a Simpsons quote from the future movie. Or, an even better idea, remind them that they're societal outcasts and need to quit quoting The Simpsons all the time.
If these go down before you can see it, blame the "suits."
Stranger Than Fiction Trailer
Now online, see the trailer for the new Will Ferrell comedy Stranger Than FIction. Ferrell stars as an IRS auditor who begins to hear the narration of an author (Emma Thompson), whom it turns out is controlling his life through her writing. It reminds me of how my life had the narration of Penthouse Forum for a while. In that I was constantly making up graphic sexual experiences that could never happen and trying to pass them off as fact. I'm told it was pretty annoying.
Terrible Spider-Man 3 Footage From ComicCon
Some clever bastard snuck a video camera into the sneak-preview of Spider-Man at ComicCon, providing the first look at the film outside of the long teaser trailer and constant influx of pictures from fans and the studio. Unfortunately, they didn't fix the focus at all, making it a blurry mess. I'm told you can see Venom somewhere. I'm assuming that's the black smudge that sometimes slides across the video. Judging from the guy's voice at the end of the clip, it must have looked pretty good. There's not much that makes creepy bootlegger guy say "whoa."
Seriously, only watch this if you're the kind of person who's been willing to watch hours of unpaid-for Cinemax hunting for a nipple in the static. It's the top video on the page.
Nicolas Cage As Liberace
Add a pompadour to Nicolas Cage's collection of hairpieces: he's playing Liberace. According to TMZ, Ghost Rider is going to tickle the ivories in the role of gay icon Liberace.
Nicolas Cage is not leaving Las Vegas; indeed, he's coming back to it, starring in a new biopic about the life of that gold lame luminary, Liberace. What's more, Cage is producing the project as well, via his Saturn Films production company, based on a script by Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg.
Are actors really this desperate to play a gay roles now that it's finally acceptable? Because, Nic, this is really kind of overkill. Actors love playing mentally challenged roles, too, but you don't see them looking for the biggest, most ridiculous retarded guy they can find. There's a subtlety to Brokeback Mountain. This is like playing Emperor Gay, and making it a musical. I think a Bruce Vilanch story would have more subtlety. I mean, if nothing else, Vilanch doesn't wear a cape.
NOTE: Here's something you'll find when looking for a picture of Liberace: lots of Liberace impersonators. What occasions are calling for this?
UPDATE: Okay, I looked to see what occasions were calling for Liberace impersonators. According to one, "Liberace impersonator is excellent for corporate & private events, company picnics, trade shows, clubs, fundraisers, & advertising. Provide your audience with photos taken with 'Liberace' as souvenirs." Now realizing what a boon Liberace impersonators are, I'm forced to wonder why we need the movie. If you can already hire one for your corporate or private event, isn't that much better? I'd say so.
Aquaman Pilot on iTunes
The Aquaman series may not have been picked up by the network, but that doesn't mean you can't watch it. For just $1.99, you can see the superhero television pilot that executives agree isn't really worth bothering with. Just keep in mind, at $1.99, that means two less "Who Let the Dogs Out?" remixes you can download.
Pursuit of Happyness Trailer
In The Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith and his son Jaden pull at the human race's collective heartstrings as the single dad tries to make it in the stock trade. It's supposed to be a real tearjerker of a trailer. I guess you're meant to cry when Will Smith solves a Rubik's Cube in a moving vehicle, but I just kept thinking, "Is that Meat Loaf next to him?"
It is nice how they misspelled "happiness" so that it says "happy." Hooray for happyness! :)