BAD TEACHER, worse poster
Mar 10
Just to rub it in, Bad Teacher is likely to be brainlessly entertaining and make a fuck-ton of money. Poster is horrible, that’s why it works.
New trailer and poster for Danny Boyle’s 127 HOURS starring James Franco
Oct 09
After winning 2009′s Best Picture Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle’s string of successful films seems set to continue with 127 Hours, starring James Franco (Spider-Man, Milk).
A second trailer has arrived online and shows Boyle is still on a roll with his unique and damn-interesting-to-watch style is at the forefront. 127 Hours is based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
127 Hours opens 5 November, 2010 in the States.
No Aussie dates have been announced yet.
First feature trailer for Coen Brothers TRUE GRIT is impressive and revealing
Oct 08
The first feature trailer for the Coen Brothers adaptation of True Grit has been released (watch it embedded below).
I’m on board with any Coen Brothers film, I never need snazzy posters and trailers to get me convinced. This particular snazzy trailer for True Grit should have any movie goer convinced to see it.
The trailer is definitely geared toward the general consumer, as it uses some traditional trailer techniques and pretty much rolls out the entire plot of the film for all to see. This is almost essential for the person who only goes to the movies five times a year and wants reassurance that the film will be worth the price of admission. Names like The Coen Brothers, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon mean little to them.
It appears to be wonderfully shot, too. Could this be the best-looking Coen Brothers film to date?
True Grit opens Christmas Day in the States, and 20 January Down Under.
Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst topless on this ALL GOOD THINGS poster
Oct 06
My wife will be convinced to see this film the second she finds out Ryan Gosling is topless on the poster, and it goes without saying I wouldn’t kick Kirsten Dunst out of bed. Yep, I’d say All Good Things is guaranteed viewing for this (happily) married couple. Honestly.
What’s it about? Who cares? they’re topless on the poster! Oh, okay… lemme look it up:
All Good Things is a love story and murder mystery based on the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history. The original screenplay uses newly discovered facts, court records and speculation as the foundation for an imaginative spellbinding story of family, obsession, love and loss.
At the time of publishing, All Good Things is yet to have a release date confirmed.
THE TOURIST poster is plain, simple, boring
Oct 01
Can the publicity for a film completely hinge on the popularity and faces of its stars?
Granted, if The Tourist didn’t star A-listers Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, I likely wouldn’t have given it a second look. That’s a large chunk of publicity completed in casting. Still, I don’t think that permits the promotion of the film to lack any excitement or, I dunno, risk.
The poster for The Tourist is playing incredibly safe. So safe, in fact, there isn’t much to discuss beyond the picture of the stars. The rest is all white space and text. The picture of Jolie and Depp isn’t riveting at all. They could be stock shots from a red carpet, for all we know.
Clearly, this poster simply states: It stars them! Go see it!
At least the recently released trailer showed promise.
The Tourist opens Boxing Day 2010 in Australia, 10 December in the States.
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