Mar 27 2009 'Taking Woodstock' Trailer with Demetri Martin
Imagine you agree to have a quiet little concert party behind your parents' motel. But then that little concert party quickly snowballs into a really big, awesome concert party! And the name of that concert party is WOODSTOCK! ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK, not those bullshit '90s Woodstocks. Now quiet your eager imagination, because this concept is already a movie directed by Ang Lee, and here is the trailer:
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Mar 2 2009 Should Rorschach Be New Krueger?
The role did nearly nothing for Robert Englund but ensure him horror cult status and a place in the sequels, but apparently the part of Freddy Krueger is now a hot commodity, and the fan favorite to put on the bladed glove is Jackie Earle Haley. The Academy Award-nominated actor spoke to MTV about the chances of him becoming the official Nightmare of Elm Street, and his Watchmen co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan chimed in too:
“You know, I did hear about that just recently,” the Oscar-nominee smiled when we asked him about the Freddy rumors recently. “A lot of people have been asking me.”And although rumors that he was near signing on the dotted line appear to be false, Haley is more than willing to talk to Bay and his team if they want to contact him.
“You know,” he said with a grin. “I’m curious.”
In many ways, the casting would make sense. Haley is only slightly older than Englund was when he first took over the Freddy role, has a nonexistent hairline that would make the Freddy makeup easier, and resurrected his career (with “Little Children”) playing a deranged-but-somewhat-sympathetic man who preyed on kids.
“I personally would love to see him as Freddy Krueger,” added Haley’s “Watchmen” co-star Jeffrey Dean Morgan. “I can’t think of anyone else that could pull it off.”
I agree Haley would be good for the part, but Morgan is really overstating things to imply he might be the only actor capable of pulling it off. In fact, I'd suggest to whoever directs the next Nightmare on Elm Street that they look beyond human actors into the stuff of true nightmares...
Nov 14 2008 New 'Watchmen' Trailer!
This Watchmen trailer is going to knock you on your nerdy ass. It will knock your books out of your arms, shove you in a locker, and make you do its homework, but you'll still pathetically ask it to come to your birthday party:
Oct 22 2008 Who Watches The 'Watchmen' Poster? Answer: You
Here's the new Watchmen poster, dudes. To those familiar with the comic, it's a look at the Comedian's dramatic fall from his luxury apartment. For those who haven't read Watchmen, it's clumsy Walmart commentary over the murder of Mrs. Doubtfire. Each interpretation is equally valid, and that's why art is beautiful.
'Watchmen' Stills [Yahoo!]
Oct 22 2008 More of That 'Watchmen' Movie
For those of you who missed the Scream Awards last night, first off, what were you thinking??? Secondly, here's the new trailer for Watchmen that debuted.
I forget, did the comic have this much slow motion and so many dramatic landings?
Oct 21 2008 'Days of Wrath' Trailer: Let Fez Teach You About Gang Life
The streets of LA can be rough when you're a former That '70s Show cast member doing a terrible gang movie. That's what you'll learn in Days of Wrath, a film in which Wilmer Valderrama plays a serious actor playing a loose cannon street tough, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Laurence Fishburne, and Taye Diggs also making regretful appearances.
It seems like most recent movies seem to blow all the best stuff in the trailer. If that remains true, these are the best parts of Days of Wrath:
"I ain't lettin' nobody stop my grind... especially Mario."
"Haven't ya heard? I'm fuckin' immortal."
"It's like this city is Sunni and Shiite."
That dramatic Requiem for a Dream song, which informs me when things are dramatic.
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Dec 26 2007 'Accidental Husband' Poster Analysis: Which is worse?
Poster 1
Pros: Jeffrey Dean Morgan's creepy glare and disembodied arm do a lot to explain Uma Thurman's look of surprised terror. Flowers are pretty.
Cons: Colin Firth looking past Uma like she's a Magic Eye poster. Sorry, buddy, but there's no making her character three-dimensional.
Poster 2
Pros: The apathy in their attempts at catching Uma perfectly summarize the effort I'll put forth to watch this when it's on TBS, and I'm oddly excited by the potential splattering. Firth's open arms replicate the shrug he surely gave when his agent suggested another tired romantic comedy.
Cons: After grasping the awkward visual metaphor, my mind starts wandering to more practical concerns. Why is she falling? What is she falling from? Why are neither men advancing to catch her? What were they doing on the roof in the first place? Did Jeffrey Dean Morgan have to come straight from work to nonchalantly join this stunt? In a movie about a fireman's son somehow hacking the records to make his father married to Uma Thurman, you don't want the audience asking too many questions before they even get in the theaters.
It might be a toss-up. Your thoughts? For more thorough analysis, larger versions are under the cut, and the trailer is here.
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Dec 4 2007 'Accidental Husband' Trailer Teaches Women Important Lesson
As we all know, women should never openly express their opinions, even when it's their job. So when relationship advice radio host Uma Thurman recommends that a hesitant bride stops her wedding plans, it's natural and fitting justice that the dumped groom (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) marries her through inexplicable "hacking" and "internet." Though it seems like a strange and masochistic lesson to teach someone, it ends up making some marginal sense when you find out Uma is engaged to the stodgy Colin Firth.
As I'm sure you already suspected, the gruff, vengeful firefighter is exactly what she needed in her life, and she falls in love despite her prior engagement. I guess it's true what they say: opposites attract! Or: you always find love in the most unlikely places! Or: women are idiots that don't know what they want, so they need a semi-insane man to show them!
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