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The Iron Lady: Meryl Streep Is Going to Destroy England
Richard Lawson · 07/07/11 11:36AMHere's a brief teaser trailer for the upcoming Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady, featuring a bewigged and betoothed Meryl Streep as the loved/reviled former British Prime Minister. It seems like she's got the voice down! Now let's just see if she can use her wizardry make the bigoted, union busting Pinochet pal sympathetic.
Russia, Ukraine and South Korea Drop the Title Captain America
Seth Abramovitch · 07/06/11 12:50AMParamount and Marvel Studios have a bit of a marketing challenge on their hands with their upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger. Namely, how do you sell a pro-U.S.A superhero movie to the many regions of the globe that can't stand us? Their solution was to play it safe, and release the film in all foreign markets as just "The First Avenger."
Film School: Still for Suckers
Hamilton Nolan · 07/05/11 12:18PMFilm school is the journalism school of people who can't write. It's a place where kids with vague dreams of "making projects" go to chill out for a few years and learn that you should never call a "film" a "movie." Then they come out and get a shitty job for little money that pays them purely in proximity to power.
Face It, the Transformers Have Won
Richard Lawson · 07/05/11 09:51AMWhat's Opening in Theaters This Weekend
Richard Lawson · 07/01/11 06:10PMThree Musketeers: They're Ruining It!
Richard Lawson · 07/01/11 03:12PMHere's a new, more expositiony trailer for The Three Musketeers, the action-packed "adaptation" of Alexandre Dumas' literary classic.
Spoiler Alerts: A Manifesto
Brian Moylan · 07/01/11 02:41PMSpy Kids 4: The Fourth Dimension Is Smell
Richard Lawson · 07/01/11 01:54PMHere's a trailer for Robert Rodriguez's unnecessary Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World. 3D is real popular, so the movie's in 3D. But it's also the fourth movie, so the "3" in "3D" just won't do. So they've added a fourth "dimension": Smell!
Transformers 3 Already Breaking Box Office Records
Seth Abramovitch · 07/01/11 02:25AMTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: The Sexiest of Unsexy Spies
Richard Lawson · 06/30/11 02:19PMHere's a trailer for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy a very classy looking adaptation of the novel by the great John le Carré. It's chock-full of notable British actors so you know it has to be good. And will make absolutely no money.
Courageous: Let's Hear It For the Christian Boys
Richard Lawson · 06/29/11 02:48PMWar Horse: A Boy, His Horse, and Steven Spielberg
Matt Cherette · 06/29/11 03:18AMHere's a trailer for War Horse, directed by Steven Spielberg and slated to open in theaters on December 28. Set in Europe during World War I, War Horse tells the story of a boy, Albert, and his beloved horse named Joey. When the two are forcibly separated, Albert attempts to track Joey across Europe's war-torn trenches, which—as you'll see in the trailer—provide a visually stunning backdrop for what Spielberg is billing as an "epic adventure." Did somebody say Oscar?
Brave: Pixar's New Hero Is a Little Ginger Girl
Matt Cherette · 06/28/11 05:15AMHere's a trailer for Brave, Pixar's first fairy tale—and first film featuring a female lead—which will hit theaters next June. Set in the Scottish Highlands, Brave tells the story of a little red-headed warrior princess named Merida and her courageous fight against the tradition of her land and a mysterious, menacing beast. And considering this is a Pixar film we're talking about, it shouldn't be long before Merida has the hearts of moviegoers everywhere.
Leo and Beyoncé, Together at Last
Richard Lawson · 06/27/11 05:38PMHorrible Bosses Red Band Trailer: Swears and Rape Jokes
Richard Lawson · 06/27/11 03:33PMHere's a new red band (read: NSFW) trailer for the literally titled comedy Horrible Bosses. This seems, like Bad Teacher, to be another one of those comedies that relies prettily heavily on swear-shock for a lot of its humor.