movies

In Time: Justin Timberlake Gets Serious

Richard Lawson · 08/03/11 10:52AM

Here's a trailer for In Time, a thriller about a future world in which people, if they can afford it, never age past 25. So your mom could look like Olivia Wilde forever and you could look like Justin Timberlake.

Like Crazy: The Sweet/Sad Love Story of the Year

Richard Lawson · 08/01/11 01:23PM

Here's a trailer for Like Crazy, the Sundance Grand Jury winner that bowled over critics with its bittersweet tale of young love. Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones play college seniors who meet, fall for each other, and then are torn apart by time and place.

Cowboys and Aliens Shamefully Defeated by Small Blue People

Richard Lawson · 08/01/11 10:25AM

This was a weekend of strange creatures warring with each other and, though they don't seem remotely evenly matched, they actually kind of are! Also, Miranda July has done well for herself, as has Emma Stone.

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 07/29/11 06:10PM

Another warm summer weekend, another opportunity to squander it by sitting in a dark room watching make believe. This week cowboys fight aliens, Steve Carell fights Julianne Moore, and the Smurfs fight any reasonable standards of common decency.

Red Tails: Another War Story

Richard Lawson · 07/29/11 04:37PM

Here's a trailer for Red Tails, a George Lucas-produced action drama about the famous Tuskegee Airmen, the black fighter pilots who battled not only Nazis, but racism within the American military.

Tower Heist: Getting Revenge on Bernie Madoff

Richard Lawson · 07/28/11 01:19PM

Here's a trailer for Tower Heist, the star-studded Brett Ratner (shudder) comedy about a bunch of apartment building employees who decide to rob the place's swindling, Bernie Madoff-esque richest tenant. Timely!

Researchers Identify Saddest Movie of All Time

Max Read · 07/28/11 09:16AM

Here is the saddest movie ever made, according to science: The Champ, starring Jon Voight. Watch it! A guy dies! In front of his son! After winning the, uh, boxing... trophy! Are you crying? Are you sobbing? Okay, whoa, stop, you're embarrassing yourself in front of your coworkers.

The Ides of March: Dirty Sexy Politics

Matt Cherette · 07/28/11 02:35AM

Here's the trailer for The Ides of March, a political thriller loosely based on the play Farragut North (which was loosely based on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign) that features George Clooney pulling triple duty as director, writer and star.

Hollywood Premiere Canceled After 'Out of Control' Ravers Riot

Max Read · 07/27/11 10:19PM

The premiere of rave documentary Electric Daisy Carnival Experience at the famous Grauman's Chinese Theater has reportedly been cancelled after a larger-than-expected crowd showed up to see DJ Kaskade and ended up shutting down part of Hollywood Blvd.

These Boys Will Kill You

Richard Lawson · 07/27/11 05:11PM

OMG, look you guys it's a first-ever image of Liam Hemsworth (brother of Thor) and Josh Hutcherson as Gale and Peeta in the Hunger Games movie! As Michelle Collins points out, helloooo arms.

Please Sink This Battleship

Richard Lawson · 07/27/11 12:38PM

Here's a trailer for Battleship, a movie based on the classic board game, but really in name only. This thing, directed by Peter Berg of all people, actually seems based on something more recent.

What Celebrity Isn't in New Year's Eve?

Matt Cherette · 07/27/11 02:43AM

Here's the trailer for New Year's Eve, an upcoming ensemble film from rom-com king Garry Marshall. The movie follows several couples (and some poor singles) around New York City on the last day of the year—where they all become intertwined in some way, naturally—and looks to be a carbon copy of Marshall's last movie, Valentine's Day, except in a different city and on a different holiday.

Margin Call: The Guys Who Ruined Everything

Richard Lawson · 07/26/11 11:05AM

Here's a trailer for the financial thriller (such a thing exists in these economic crater times) Margin Call, a fictionalized look at the real story of the hours before the financial world near collapsed in 2008. Sounds exciting?

Haywire: Kicking Ass and Making Names

Richard Lawson · 07/25/11 04:06PM

Here's a trailer for Haywire, Steven Soderbergh's upcoming scorned secret agent on a rampage of revenge movie. It looks pretty revengey!

Finally, America Wins

Richard Lawson · 07/25/11 10:25AM

It was a patriotic explosion of patriotism at the box office this weekend, with our ultimate superhero and protector soaring to high heights. Those blasted British wizards still did good too, unfortunately. And some red-blooded American youths played all right as well.

Sarah Palin Biopic Headed to On-Demand

Jeff Neumann · 07/25/11 02:47AM

The feature-length movie about Sarah Palin by Sarah Palin released just 10 days ago, The Undefeated, is headed to the small screen soon. According to ARC Entertainment, "beginning on September 1st the film will be available to 75 million homes" for a fee, of course. The producer adds via press release:

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 07/22/11 05:45PM

As most of the country melts under the Heat Dome (screw you, Seattle), the best thing to do to beat the heat is head to the multiplex and sit in the arctic AC for a while. To entertain you this week we have a superhero, a super couple, and a supernatural tale of woe.

Drive: Ryan Gosling Is Good With His Stick

Richard Lawson · 07/22/11 01:26PM

Here's a trailer for Drive, the hard-boiled getaway thriller from Nicolas Winding Refn, the writer/director behind Bronson. Ryan Gosling plays a stunt driver for the movies who moonlights as a getaway driver for robbers and crooks.