Watch: Greta Gerwig Dances Her Way Through First Trailer for Noah Baumbach’s “Frances Ha”

March 5, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos Leave a comment

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Greta Gerwig has proven herself to be the darling of a very specific 20-something Woody Allen-esque Brooklyn hipster set of the indie film industry over the past couple of years (and we love her for it), and it appears her next film is more of her doing what she does best. Noah Baumbach’s black and white comedy “Frances Ha” played to mostly positive reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, and now we finally have our first glimpse of Gerwig in the film she also co-wrote with Baumbach.

Like in “Damsels in Distress”, “Lola Versus” and Baumbach’s “Greenberg” before this, Gerwig plays a young woman who is tasked with finding herself and her purpose in life. Here, her contemplation is brought on by her best friend and roommate moving out of their apartment, leaving Frances on her own, literally and figuratively. “Frances Ha” will be released on May 17th and you can watch the first trailer below.

New images from “The Place Beyond the Pines” feature first glimpses of Dane DeHaan and Emory Cohen

February 1, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Images Leave a comment

This one has been on our radar since forever, and we are finally just about two months away from the release of Derek Cianfrance’s “Blue Valentine” follow-up, multi-generational family/crime drama “The Place Beyond the Pines.” We’ve seen the first teaser trailer but today new stills have been released which give us our first look at young actors Dane DeHaan and Emory Cohen, who play the sons of feuding rivals Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, respectively.

His second collaboration with Cianfrance sees Gosling as a reluctant bank robber and Cooper as the police officer hot on his trail. They’re both new dads and their altercation has lasting effects, ultimately bleeding down to their sons. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews, including for Cohen, who’s the least known amongst his co-stars and who has a somewhat shaky reputation from playing Debra Messing’s insufferable teenage son on NBC series “Smash.” On the bright side, someone like Shailene Woodley was able to shake off a horrible years-long TV reputation to become one of the most successful young rising stars of the moment, so Cohen will probably be just fine.

“The Place Beyond the Pines” will be released on March 29th, and the new images can be viewed below, thanks to Thompson on Hollywood.

Watch: Ryan Gosling vs Bradley Cooper in first trailer for “The Place Beyond the Pines”

December 21, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos 1 Comment

Looking like a modern day “Les Miserables” starring two of the Sexiest Men Alive with questionable haircuts, Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper battle from opposite sides of the law in the first trailer for “The Place Beyond the Pines.” The Derek Cianfrance film sees Gosling as a reluctant bank robber and Cooper as the police officer hot on his trail. They’re both new dads and their altercation has lasting effects, ultimately bleeding down to their sons, with Dane DeHaan as Gosling Jr and Emory Cohen Cooper’s son.

The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews and is certainly one of our most anticipated films of 2013. The beautiful, atmospheric trailer which only teases the plot can be viewed below, and “The Place Beyond the Pines” will be released on March 29th.

REVIEW: “Great Expectations” features a venerated ensemble cast and stunning visuals, but don’t expect too much else

November 30, 2012 | Posted by Lindsey Young in Reviews Leave a comment

To say that “great expectations” were had for Mike Newell’s adaptation of the classic novel by Charles Dickens would not only be corny, but also a great understatement. It’s not because of bad puns or unoriginal wordplay, but because with an impressive cast made up of film veterans and revered newcomers, as well as such rich textual material to work with, anything less than “great” couldn’t be expected. Despite having all of these magical ingredients, ultimately “Great Expectations” proved to be an impressively sound adaptation, but not exactly one that inspires any newfound exaltation.

Watch: New trailer for festival hit “Silver Linings Playbook” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence

September 28, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos Leave a comment

The last time a trailer was released for David O. Russell’s dark comedy “Silver Linings Playbook”, no one had seen it. This time, it’s a little different. The Bradley Cooper-Jennifer Lawrence-starrer has since charmed audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival, going on to win the coveted Audience Award, and many an awards pundit are seeing it as a major force to contend with this Oscar season.

Particularly noteworthy are the praises critics are singing in favor of the performances and chemistry between Cooper and Lawrence, who reportedly really elevate the material and make the movie into something special. Cooper plays Pat, recently released from a mental institution following an “incident”, now determined to find the bright side of all things in life. Enter Lawrence’s Tiffany, next door neighbor with some demons of her own. Not surprisingly, the new trailer really puts the spotlight on Cooper and Lawrence with both dramatic and comedic scenes that should play well during Oscar season.

We don’t get to see what the buzz is all about with “Silver Linings Playbook” until it’s released on November 21st, but the new trailer can be viewed right now below.

First poster for Bradley Cooper-Jennifer Lawrence dramedy “Silver Linings Playbook”

September 7, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Images Leave a comment

In the beginning, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence seemed like an odd pairing. “The Hangover” and “Winter’s Bone” are worlds apart, after all, but could it be that they’re actually the perfect onscreen duo? Both have expanded successfully beyond the films that initially made them famous, and now it seems they’ve found the sweet spot between drama and comedy that caters to both of their strenghts in “Silver Linings Playbook”, David O. Russell’s adaptation of the Matthew Quirk novel that premieres tomorrow night at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Fandango (via The Playlist) debuted the first poster from the film, which is just as quirky and cute as the trailer was. Of course, the film itself is probably a bit more serious than the marketing materials so far would suggest, with Cooper playing a mental institution graduate and Lawrence a depressed widow. Let’s hope there are at least a few scenes that would be Oscar telecast appropriate, at least that’s surely what The Weinstein Company is counting on.

“The Silver Linings Playbook”, which boasts a supporting cast that includes Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker, will be released on November 21th. See the full first poster below.

Watch: Elle Fanning and Alice Englert grow up and act out in first trailer for coming of age drama “Ginger and Rosa”

September 7, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos Leave a comment

Elle Fanning goes British in the first trailer for Sally Potter’s 1960s coming of age drama “Ginger and Rosa” (formerly “Bomb”), joining newcomer Alice Englert in the tale of the two titular best friends growing up amidst a tumultuous time in history. The film premiered to mixed reviews in Telluride and will be seen by a much larger pool when it screens in Toronto starting this Sunday. The two girls giggle, hold hands and protest the Cold War together, but the inevitable fissures in their bond are already visible, with Englert’s more sexually adventurous Rosa sharing some slightly inappropriate eye contact with Aleesandra Nivola, who plays Alice’s dad.

The trailer does nothing but amp up our anticipation of this film even more, with an ethereal Sofia Coppola meets Andrea Arnold meets “Mad Men” tone, and glimpses of the strong supporting cast that includes Oliver Platt, Annette Bening and Christina Hendricks. “Ginger and Rosa” has no US distribution yet, but hopefully that will change over the next week or so.

Watch the first trailer below.

Watch: Yup, Saoirse Ronan is a vampire alright in first clip from Neil Jordan’s “Byzantium”

September 7, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos 3 Comments

She may look sweet and innocent, but Saoirse Ronan leaves no question about what she actually is in our first look at a scene from Neil Jordan’s “Byzantium.” The film premieres this Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, and also stars Gemma Arterton as Clara, Ronan’s charcter Eleanor’s mother/vampire sire, and Sam Riley as Darvell and Caleb Landry Jones as Frank, the human boys they cross paths with.

In this clip, Jones’ Frank has clearly injured his hand pretty badly and Eleanor helps him home to his parents. Eleanor is visibly tempted by Frank’s spilled blood that still lies around her on the floor, and as the family drive away to the hospital, she does something that really grossed me out. But hey, I’m a lightweight when it comes to this stuff. Check it out below for yourself.

Watch: Anna Kendrick helps Shia LaBeouf track down Robert Redford in first trailer for “The Company You Keep”

August 30, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos 1 Comment

Robert Redford is a wanted man and Shia LaBeouf is on his trail in the first trailer for Venice and Toronto-bound political thriller “The Company You Keep.” Redford also directed the film that follows his character, a former Weather Underground activist wanted for decades old crimes. When fellow former activist Susan Sarandon is arrested, he senses his time might be up soon, especially when LaBeouf’s eager young reporter sniffs out his trail, with a little help from Anna Kendrick, a former college hook-up who now has FBI clearance.

The trailer promises an exciting cat and mouse chase and mystery solving, and also features “America’s Got Talent” kid singer Jackie Evancho as Redford’s daughter. Brit Marling, at one point purported to be the female lead of the film, is conspicuously missing. “The Company You Keep” premieres at the Venice Film Festival on September 6th, then at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8th, and was recently picked up for US distribution by Sony Pictures Classics, so an Oscar season release may be in the cards.

Watch the first trailer below.

Watch: first trailer for lavish and dark “Great Expectations” starring Jeremy Irvine and Holliday Grainger

August 15, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Videos Leave a comment

Mike Newell‘s “Great Expectations” adaptation has been one of our most anticipated films of the year, and we’ve been eagerly awaiting something new, following a first image late in 2011 and follow up images earlier this month.

Starring Jeremy Irvine and Holliday Grainger, the film follows Irvine’s Pip, a kind orphan who grows up to be a distinguished gentleman of society through the generosity of an anonymous benefactor, who longs for the unattainable and cold beauty Estella (Grainger) and must face the dark places that his mysterious fortune originated from. The film also stars Helena Bonham Carter as Estella’s eccentric guardian Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch, the ex-convict who sponsors Pip’s transformation into a man of means.

This first trailer (which comes with German subtitles) looks lavish and dark, with a haunting soundtrack and focusing on providing an overview of the entire plot. But the big challenge of adapting a beloved and oft-adapted Charles Dickens’ tale is coming up with something new. We’ll find out if Newell has succeeded when the film premieres at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival this September.

Click below to the view the trailer and let us know in the comments what you think of this first trailer.

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