Trailer: “Doctor Who” (2023) The BBC has released the new full official trailer for the three 60th anniversary specials of “Doctor Who” due out in November. Boasting the titles “The Star Beast,” “Wild Blue Yonder” and “The Giggle,” the episodes which will feature David Tennant as the fourteenth incarnation of The Doctor (he previously played …
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Trailer: “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial” (2023) Showtime has premiered the trailer for William Friedkin’s “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial,” the final film of the recently passed “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection” filmmaker. The work originated as Herman Wouk’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1951 novel “The Caine Mutiny” which Wouk then adapted into a play in 1953, a …
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“Career Opportunities” (1991) Comedy Running Time: 83 minutes Written by: John Hughes Directed by: Bryan Gordon Featuring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly and Dermot Mulroney Josie: “And you're happy, you know, you're happy.” Jim Dodge: “I'm not happy. I'm working nights, everybody thinks I'm a liar, my whole family's laughing at me... Reverend Harwell gave me the finger last week!” Critical Commentary "Career Opportunities," …
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Second Trailer: “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” (2023) Lionsgate has premiered the second trailer for its “The Hunger Games” prequel feature “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”. Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie penned the script based on the Suzanne Collins book series. Francis Lawrence, who directed all three of the original film’s sequels, is …
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First Trailer: Nicolas Cage “Dream Scenario” (2023) A24 has premiered the first trailer for “Dream Scenario,” the new surreal R-rated comedy starring Nicolas Cage which recently launched at the Toronto International Film Festival. Writer/director Kristoffer Borgli (“Sick Of Myself”) is behind the film which follows a hapless family man and inconspicuous academic named Paul Matthews …
First Trailer: “Butcher’s Crossing” (2023) Sony Pictures has premiered the official trailer for Gabe Polsky’s gritty western “Butcher’s Crossing” based on John Williams’ 1960 novel and starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage. The story is a tale of buffalo hunters in the Old West. Will Andrews (Fred Hechinger) is a naive Harvard student who heads west …
“Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle” (1994) Drama Running Time: 126 minutes Written by: Alan Rudolph and Randy Sue Coburn Directed by: Alan Rudolph Featuring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy and Wallace Shawn Dorothy Parker: “Razors pain you, rivers are damp, acids stain you, drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, nooses give, gas smells awful; …
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Final trailer: “The Creator” (2023) A final trailer has now been released for “Godzilla” (2014) and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” director Gareth Edwards’ new high-concept sci-fi feature “The Creator”. Set amidst a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua (John David Washington) is a hardened ex-special forces …
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Trailer: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (2023) Warner Bros. Pictures has now released the first trailer for James Wan’s big-budget fantasy epic “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”. Returning to the roles they originated are Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Patrick Wilson as his half-brother Orm, Amber Heard as Mera, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, …
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“Blue Chips” (1994) Drama Running Time: 108 minutes Written by: Ron Shelton Directed by: William Friedkin Featuring: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, J. T. Walsh, Alfre Woodard and Shaquille O'Neal Pete Bell: “Dwayne, you can get through college half-assed. Richard, you can get through LIFE half-assed. But I'll guarantee you boys one thing: sure as hell, I'll guarantee you this: you cannot win …
Trailer: "Saw X" (2023) The one-minute social media video parodies the famed ad, which has been playing ahead of movies at AMC locations for two years. In the spot, the infamous Jigsaw puppet known as ‘Billy’ makes its way into a cinema and sits down, whilst a Jigsaw-esque voice makes fun of lines from the …
Trailer: David Spade's “Dark Harvest” The long-in-the-works horror film “Dark Harvest” is finally set to arrive with the trailer launching today. The story unfolds in a cursed town where the annual harvest becomes a brutal battle for survival. On Halloween 1963, Sawtooth Jack, a terrifying legend, rises from the cornfields, threatening the town’s children. https://videopress.com/v/hMUgjF8x?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true …
Trailer: “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023) Netflix has released the official first trailer for Mike Flanagan’s fifth and final series for the streamer – “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Much like his “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor” series, which take elements from multiple works …
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“Broken Trail” (2006) Western Running Time: 184 minutes Written by: Alan Geoffrion Directed by: Walter Hill Featuring: Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi, Gwendoline Yeo, Chris Mulkey, Rusty Schwimmer, Scott Cooper, Donald Fong and James Russo Prentice Ritter: “Without marriage and women we'd all have been drunk, shot ourselves to death, or died of the clap.” Critical Commentary In the vast landscape of television, …
Trailer: “Thanksgiving” (2023) Tristar Pictures and Spyglass Media has premiered the first trailer for the Eli Roth-directed horror slasher feature “Thanksgiving” which opens in cinemas in November. The project is based on the faux trailer that Roth made sixteen years ago for “Grindhouse” which follows a killer in a pilgrim costume. Said killer visits a …
Trailer: “Monsieur Spade" (2024) AMC+ has premiered the teaser trailer for “Monsieur Spade,” a new Clive Owen-led neo-noir crime drama that hails from multiple creative legends and co-creators Scott Frank and Tom Fontana. https://videopress.com/v/6x2ekF6Z?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The six-episode series serves as something of a decades-later follow-up to Dashiell Hammett’s iconic novel “The Maltese Falcon” with Owen taking …
Trailer: “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (2023) Paramount+ has now unveiled the full teaser trailer for its high-profile western series “Lawmen: Bass Reeves”, the latest series from “Yellowstone,” “1923,” “Tulsa King” and “Special Ops: Lioness” producer Taylor Sheridan. David Oyelowo stars in the eight-episode series based on the life of Bass Reeves, the legendary African-American lawman of …
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Trailer: "The Bikeriders" (2023) The trailer has now arrived for Jeff Nichols’ bikie drama “The Bikeriders” starring Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Michael Shannon. Inspired by Danny Lyon’s book of photography, the story unfolds in the 1960s. Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who is married to a wild, reckless bike rider …
“Special Ops: Lioness” (2023) Television Drama Eight Episodes Created by: Taylor Sheridan Featuring: Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur, Hannah Love Lanier, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman Kaitlyn: “You’ll never get back to them if you keep thinking about them. You know better than that.” “Special Ops: Lioness” is a 2023 American action …
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Trailer: “In The Land Of Saints And Sinners” (2023) The first trailer has been released for the Liam Neeson-led Irish crime-thriller “In The Land Of Saints And Sinners” which premieres today at the Venice Film Festival. Shot in County Donegal, Ireland, the film also stars Oscar nominees Ciaran Hinds and Kerry Condon, along with acting …
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