Monday, April 26, 2010

True Blood S3 (TV Watch)

The series finally for season 2 left viewers with a cliffhanger that saw Bill being abducted just before Sookie was supposed to accept his marriage proposal. Now that Bill is seemingly & temporarily out of the picture, will Eric make his move on Sookie? Queen Sophie-Anne comes calling, The King of Mississippi makes an entrance & more characters show up in Bon Temps to make True Blood a true bloody & delightful mess.

On: HBO
Trailer HERE

Band of Brothers (Graded)

The Band of Brothers miniseries is based on the book of the same title written by historian & biographer Stephen Ambrose detailing, if at times with exaggerating or condensed, re-tellings of the real-life exploits of Easy Company during the Second World War over the course of ten episodes, starting with their jump training at the Currahee training site in Toccoa, Georgia & ending with the capitulation of Germany showcasing such battles as the Siege of Bastogne & Operation Market Garden. The experiences of Major Richard Winters are a primary focus, as he attempts to keep his men together & safe.

Grade: A +
Series HERE

Four Christmases (Graded)

Every Christmas happily unmarried Brad and Kate escape divorced parents and exasperating relatives by getting on a plane. This year the airport shuts down & the couple is forced to celebrate four family Christmases in one unforgetful day. Can any relationship survive Four Christmases?

Grade B -
Trailer HERE

The Last Airbender (Trailer 3)

"The Last Airbender" is the opening chapter in Aang's struggle to survive. The story follows the adventures of the successor to a long line of Avatars who must put aside his irresponsible ways and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.

Trailers HERE

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Holy Rollers (Movie Watch)

Brooklyn, a youth from an Orthodox Jewish community is lured into becoming an Ecstasy dealer by his pal who has ties to an Israel drug cartel.

Trailer HERE

The Other Guys (Movie Watch)

Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned.

Teaser HERE

Paper Man (Movie Watch)

A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between a washed-up failed author & an Long Island teenager who teaches him a thing or two about growing up.

Trailer HERE

Friday, April 9, 2010

Small (Movie Watch)

Both humans & robots are looking for a package that contains a mystery. What the mystery is may be everything to everyone or nothing at all.

Prologue Short HERE

The Gift (Short Film)

Both humans & robots are looking for a package that contains a mystery. What the mystery is may be everything to everyone or nothing at all.

Short Film HERE

(Update:) Director Carl Erik Rinsch, Ridly Scott's son in law, was supposed to make his feature film debut with the "Alien" reboot, but since it didn't work out, he instead went to shoot "The Gift" above. A short film for Phillips' marketing campaign. It has since been reported to be in a bidding war between several studios, including Warner Bros & 20th Century Fox. The goal is to turn the short into a feature film titled ""

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Micmacs (Movie Watch)

First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired & gentle—natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave. The group’s talents & aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow. Then one day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused all of his misfortune. He sets out to take revenge, with the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends. Underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, our gang relive the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination & fantasy of Buster Keaton...

Trailer HERE

The Good Heart (Movie Watch)

Jacques is a curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Determinedly drinking & smoking himself to death Jacques meets Lucas, a homeless young man who has already given up on life. In the hopes of keeping his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir & takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male—centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers & absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught April shows up at the bar seeking shelter & Lucas insists they help her out.

Trailer HERE

I Am Love (Movie Watch)

The Recchi family's patriarch, Eduardo Sr., has decided to name a successor to the reigns of his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi & grandson Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome & talented chef. Further more, at the heart of the family is Tancredi's wife Emma, a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring & attentive mother, her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly & deeply in love with Edo's friend & partner Antonio, embarking on a passionate love affair that will change things, forever.

Trailer HERE


Monday, April 5, 2010

Splice (Trailer Release)

Clive & Elsa are young, brilliant & ambitious. The new animal species they engineered have made them rebel superstars of the scientific world. In secret, they introduce human DNA into the experiment. The result is something that is greater than the sum of its parts: a female animal-human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. They think they may have created the perfect organism but could they have destroyed themselves & the rest of humanity?

Trailer HERE
Clip HERE

Don McKay (Movie Watch)

Twenty-five years after abandoning his hometown, Don McKay gets a letter from his ex-girlfriend Sonny saying that she is dying & wants him to come see her. When Don returns home, Sonny doesn't seem quite like he remembers her & everything seems a little bit off but can he see it?

Trailer HERE

The Losers (Graded)

After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.

Grade: C +
Trailer HERE

Revanche (Graded)

Ex-con Alex dreams about starting a new life with the Ukrainian prostitute Tamara. To do so, he wants to rob a bank erasing debts & making a flight to a bright future possible. But Tamara is unintentionally shot on the escape by the coincidentally present policeman, Robert. Alex flees to the farm of his grandfather & only to learn that Robert lives close & feelings of revenge begin to build.

Grade: A -
Trailer HERE

Solitary Man (Movie Watch)

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

Trailer HERE

Friday, April 2, 2010

Salt (Trailer 2 Release)

Evelyn Salt is a CIA officer who swore an oath to duty, honor & country. When she is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, Salt goes on the run. Using all her skills & years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture & protect her husband or the world's most powerful forces will erase any trace of her existence.

Trailer HERE
Teaser HERE

The A-Team (Graded)

A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.

Grade: C
Trailer 2 HERE
Trailer 1 HERE