Trailers
The Attack the Block Trailer (& Freeze Frame Answers/Winners), Starring Nick Frost
by Erika Olson | October 24th, 2011 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls, TrailersI was happy to see that our first nighttime Freeze Frame challenge in a while brought in some new players, but it’s still a longtime redblog pal who gets to take home (or, rather, build at home) the aluminum foil Victory Trophy: Reader Who Rocks Glenn Berkshier. Just think, if newcomer Robert hadn’t won the [...]
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Movie Trailer: This Means War, Starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine & Tom Hardy
by Erika Olson | October 20th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersRemember how Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson both fought for the affections of Reese Witherspoon in How Do You Know? Well imagine if that rom-com had been directed by McG (Charlie’s Angels, Terminator Salvation) and—rather than a businessman and baseball star—involved two competitive CIA agents (who also happen to be best friends) battling it out [...]
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Movie Trailer: J. Edgar, Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
by Erika Olson | October 19th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersLeo’s goin’ for the gold with this one, folks! Up next for the actor is the title role in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar, which is obviously a biopic about the first director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover. DiCaprio’s been nominated for three Oscars in his career thus far (Best Supporting for What’s Eating Gilbert [...]
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Movie Trailer: Carnage, with Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly & Christoph Waltz
by Erika Olson | October 18th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersIf you think there’s no way that a film—set almost entirely in a New York apartment—about two high-strung couples discussing a “situation” between their two sons could be entertaining, let me give you a few more details. What if the film were based on a Tony Award-winning play? What if it were directed by the [...]
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Movie Trailer: Premium Rush, Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt
by Erika Olson | October 17th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersEven though I’ve lived in Chicago for over a decade, I never cease to be amazed at the bravery—and straight-up audacity—of bike messengers. These guys (and a few gals) just have NO fear. I was always really paranoid when I used to ride my bike to work in the late ’90s (it was the dot.com [...]
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Movie Trailer: The Raven, Starring John Cusack
by Erika Olson | October 14th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersWhen I first heard John Cusack had been cast as Edgar Allan Poe in The Raven, my knee-jerk reaction was, “That’s really weird.” But after thinking about it for a while—and especially now after having seen the trailer for the film—I think it’s a great fit. I’ve actually always liked Cusack better in darker, weirder [...]
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Movie Trailer: The Avengers, with Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson & Chris Evans
by Locke Peterseim | October 11th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersWe’ve been getting little bits and teases of Marvel’s giant-sized Avengers movie all summer, including a teaser tacked on the end of Captain America in July and descriptions of several scenes screened at last month’s Disney’s D23 Expo. And last week Entertainment Weekly published a number of set photos. But now director Joss Whedon has [...]
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Movie Trailer: New Year’s Eve, Starring Everyone
by Erika Olson | October 10th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersWhen Garry (Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride) Marshall’s star-studded Valentine’s Day opened on, um, Valentine’s Day weekend last year, I was prepared for the worst. The trailer did nothing but trot out famous celeb after famous celeb in what appeared to be a series of vignettes about relationships that were either floundering or flourishing on Cupid’s [...]
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The Real Steel Trailer (& Freeze Frame Answers!), Starring Hugh Jackman
by Erika Olson | October 3rd, 2011 | Filed under: Quizzes, Contests & Polls, TrailersFor the first time since mid-August, I’m happy to report that the first, second, and third-place winners in this weekend’s Freeze Frame challenge were all completely new to the game. So give it up for Brian M, the homemade aluminum foil trophy champion (did somebody make it clear to him that he’s gotta build it [...]
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Movie Trailer: Paranormal Activity 3
by Erika Olson | September 30th, 2011 | Filed under: TrailersParanormal Activity 3 hits theaters October 21, a date most likely chosen to attract those moviegoers who equate the end of next month with “let’s scare ourselves silly!” in order to psych themselves up for Halloween. As you know, I am not one of those people. I am the polar opposite of those people and [...]
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