Dec 20 2007 'Mirage Man' Trailer is Chile's Answer to Batman, Delinquency
To say Mirage Man looks like the best superhero movie coming out next year would probably be an overstatement given how well The Dark Knight seems to have shaped up. But I will say it looks like the best superhero movie coming out that's made in Chile, is scored with what sound like unused Shaft tracks, and features a tagline that translates to "in 2008, delinquency will be kicked in the face."
Mirage Man Trailer [Twitch]
Dec 20 2007 'Kung Fu Dunk' Trailer Like 'Shaolin Soccer', Only Basketball
Kyle, who sent this in, described it as "Shaolin Soccer - Soccer - Stephen Chow + basketball," (i.e., basketball, but with near-flight and the ability to run so hard that your shoelaces snap) and that pretty much sums it up. The only thing I have to add is that I was pretty disappointed a movie called "Kung Fu Dunk" wouldn't involve Shaq.
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Nov 29 2007 'The Orphanage' Trailer Encourages Raggedy Ann Fear
Just when I thought the "person haunted by creepy dead people no one else sees" genre was completely exhausted, along comes The Orphanage with the endorsement of Guillermo del Toro and featuring a horrifying rag doll child that makes those Grudge kids look like pale assholes.
Watch the trailer, but be wary that the lack of dialogue (besides name screaming) is because they're hiding the foreignness.
The Orphanage Trailer [Yahoo!]
Nov 26 2007 'CJ7' Trailer as Weird as Expected
In this trailer for Kung Fu Hustle director Stephen Chow's CJ7, aliens deliver a shape-shifting kickball to a boy, which takes him to space and makes him constantly scream and act like a chimp for some reason. I can't decide if this is an insane version of Batteries Not Included, an insane version of Flight of the Navigator, an insane version of Mac and Me, or just madness.
You decide, under the cut.
Nov 13 2007 'City of Men' Trailer is Less Than Godly
As someone who is not impoverished or surrounded by constant murder, there's nothing I like more than seeing the suffering of those who are, along with the assurance that such a lifestyle is far away from me and all my cool stuff--like in Brazil. This mentality--the same one that sells copies of BumFights (videos of hobo fisticuffs)--led to my love of 2002's City of God. It also helped that it was powerful, well written and acted, and beautifully shot. However, the film's upcoming sequel, City of Men, gives me some reservations from this trailer.
First, do we need to pretend it's in English by removing all dialog and replacing it with lengthy, expository voice-over? I think City of God was popular enough you can bank on that without making it a parody of Edgar Wright's Don't trailer.
Second, saying "from the producers of" is equivalent to saying "we couldn't get any of the actual talent from the first film to make another one, and there's probably a strong reason for that."
And finally, what's up with the downgraded name? City of Men? If man is less than God, what can I expect from this sequel? You might as well call the Transformers sequel "Standard, Non-transforming Cars."
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Nov 5 2007 AM Poster Post: 'The Orphanage' is Pure Parentless Terror
I'll be the first to admit the little freaks in Children of the Corn scared the hell out of me as a kid, and those ghostly kids in the Japanese Grudge at least made me jump, but seriously, ghost orphans? Isn't this a step down?
I was already stretching to be scared of kids--even ghost children can be shaken to death, I think--but orphans? The only orphans I've ever known are either frail (Tiny Tim) or pleasantly musical (Annie), and both would be easy to throttle into submission.
I've heard this is good... but, come on, orphans? I can't decide what the next step should be: ghost kids in wheelchairs or ghost abortions?
Sep 26 2007 'PVC-1' Trailer Has Me Eager for 'PVC-2'
As a movie blogger, one of the complaints I hear most often concerning modern films is that they tend to be composed of numerous shots that form a larger narrative. The moment I post the new Harry Potter trailer or whatever, it's only moments before I start hearing "too many shots," "ugh, edits" or "it looks like they may have used some technique of stopping the camera and starting it again at a different place and time, bypassing unnecessary action."
Well, your cries have been answered in the form of PVC-1, a real-time Columbian film consisting of a single 81-minute shot, telling the story of a woman held captive with a bomb around her neck. In keeping America competitive in the single-shot market, the opening shot of The Player will now be edited to run back-and-forth for 82 minutes before moving on.
PVC 1 Trailer and Review [Latino Review]
Aug 31 2007 Dragon Wars TV Spot
Most of the time, I'm really dubious of these ridiculous blockbuster action flicks with big budgets and over-the-top premises. Luckily, I don't consider a good and an evil dragon returning to earth and doing battle with our military an over-the-top premise, so I was free to enjoy this 30-second preview's dragon vs. man vs. dragon battle with no inhibitions. I suggest you do the same.
Jul 6 2007 Lust, Caution Trailer Hides Language
The trailer to Lust, Caution, Ang Lee's newest, looks dramatic, sexy, exciting, and suspiciously free of dialog. It's almost as if they don't want us to realize it's in Mandarin! Nice try, Ang, but I don't go to the movies to read. That's what books and take-out menus are for, jackass.
May 10 2007 The Golden Door Trailer
Surely capitalizing on the popularity of QVC's Gold Week--a promise of the year's most fantastic deals in gold products--Charlotte Gainsbourg (The Science of Sleep) stars in The Golden Door. If Titanic didn't fulfill your lifetime requirement for upper class girl falls for lower class guy on an ocean liner across the Atlantic stories, this one will fulfill all those needs where Boat Trip let you down.
Apr 27 2007 Pan's Labyrinth Chick Does Stuff
Come for the pre-pubescent little girls, stay for the fairy-eating monsters
Ivana Baquero, who played the young lead in Pan's Labyrinth, has signed on to do The New Daughter, an English language horror flick.
I know this news probably doesn't exactly light your balls on fire, but it does give me an excuse to post one of my favorite scenes in any movie.
Pan's Labyrinth will always hold a special place in my heart for making me giggle like a schoolgirl during a scene in which someone gets shot in the face. Uncomfortable stares make me feel so alive.
Apr 24 2007 Scorsese Finally Makes Movie About Italians
Scorsese accepting "Best Eyebrows" jury prize at the Hoboken Film Festival
The Italian film Nuovomondo, being released as Golden Door here, is now being "presented" by Martin Scorsese.
I tried to present a couple movies once, but then the security guard told me he didn't think a guy in a gorilla suit with the crotch cut out was the image they wanted to present for Finding Nemo. Fascists.
[The] Move is part of a campaign by the Disney division to gain awareness for a pic that, though it features European celebs like Charlotte Gainsbourg, has no stars who would resonate widely in the U.S.
Anyway, what's up with them changing the names of movies? Doesn't "Nuovomondo" mean "New World"?
See the trailer after the jump. Heart, consider yourself warmed.
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