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This thread is dedicated to a word or two about whatever film looks like it might have some potential. Post here if you stumble across a particularly good trailer that needs checking out.


Shopgirl (Site - incl trailer | RT)
I think the trailer for this Steve Martin written film starring Martin, Claire Danes, and Jason Schwartzman is particularly well crafted (including the Death Cab soundtrack). Unfortunately the critics don't think the film matches. It is interesting how similarly this film resembles Lost in Translation from the look of the shots down to the fonts used. Anyone see director Anand Tucker's last critically acclaimed film, Hilary and Jackie?

Haha! Appropriate timing.

Shining (redux) trailer
An example of how far a little bit of marketing can go.

Memoirs of a Geisah (US Release trailer)
Sayuri (Japanese Release trailer)
Two English speaking Chinese actresses star in a film taking place in and purely dealing with Japan. hmmmm...
It is interesting to see the differences between the US and Japanese trailers. Here is a Variety article about the campaign

The Squid and the Whale [ Trailer (QT) | Review ]
This award winning movie which opens in America on Firday looks magnificent. It is directed by Noah Baumbach, co-writer of The Life Aquatic.

Clerks 2: The Passion of the Clerks Site

It's a ways off, but there is some kinda funny stuff on the site already.

The Promise Trailer (wmv)

Chen Kaige's latest Chinese costume drama is the most expensive Asian film ever made ($35+ million). Looks very Wuxia inspired.

News for HK Kung Fu fans via kfccinema.

Legendary Kung Fu Trio to Reunite After 18 Years
Source: korea times

The famous martial-arts trio of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao will reunite in a new movie as early as this month, Jackie Chan said yesterday.

I did write the script for the new film myself, but it is likely to be directed by someone else, said Chan without unveiling the title of the new movie, during an interview with Yonhap News Agency. It’s going to be a quite unique comedy film, which nobody has ever seen before.

The world famous action star added that the new film is about a big comedy surrounding a baby in Hong Kong and said he is considering casting a Korean actor.

In the 1980s, the three action heroes starred in several kung fu comedy hits produced by Hong Kong’s Golden Harvest, including Project A (1983), Wheels on Meals (1984) and Dragon Forever (1987).

Good news

The Tiger Blade Trailer (wmv - past the 40 secs of color bars)

In the style of Ong Bak comes the next Hong Kong inspired Thai action flick, The Tiger Blade. Check out the trailer. It looks fantastic!

Serenity Trailer (QT)

This big budget space western has been getting pretty damn good reviews. Let me know if anybody sees it.

spidermonkey wrote:Good news

Very good news indeed. I don't normally look in the movie threads. I'm not too sure about the plot, but oh well. If all three of them are in it, it should be better than any of the other recent JC movies.

I watched the whole Firefly series, it's pretty damn good. I cant wait to see serenity, cant find anyone that will take me to it. I will let everyone know how it is, if I ever make it there.

Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That - indieWIRE story

What a great concept. The Beastie Boys handed out 50 video cameras to their fans at a show at Madison Square Gardens a year ago. Then MCA took all the footage and put together this concert vid/docu. It comes out next spring.

The Beautiful Country Site (incl trailer)

This is the story of one man's search for identity as he travels from his native land of Vietnam to find his American G.I. father (played by Nick Nolte). I guess it is out on DVD now. Has anyone seen it?

RENT

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/rent/

Would you light my candle??

I need to see this Wed. Lykomfgawd!!11.1!1!!

Banlieue 13 (District 13) trailer

This French movie from director Luc Besson stars the hottest new action star, David Belle, famous as the co-founder of Le Parkour. Read more about it in this indieWIRE article.

Syriana trailer

This movie came out last week but I totally missed any pre-release hype. It is a good-sized budget action thinker about the oil industry directed by Traffic writer Stephen Gaghan. It looks to have a good cast and had been received quite positively.

Renaissance trailer.qt | site.fr

This new french animated feature by Christian Volckman look tres cool! The site is purty as heck too.

UPDATE Hidef version available now fer yer viewing pleasure.

I am very excited that Yuji Yamada's final installment of his samurai trilogy, Bushi No Ichiban (aka Love and Honor), will be premiering at the Tokyo Fest this month! Hopefully it will get sub'ed up in time for late winter fests.

Here is the official jp.website - via Twitch

Word is in from the Japanese Academy Awards... 12 noms for Yoji Yamada's Love and Honor!! Can't wait for it!

Sundance 2007
...Or what I would be writing about if I had been lucky enough to get paid to go watch movies at Sundance.

Finishing the Game Justin Lin's story of finishing Bruce Lee's last film after his death premiered at Sundance and subsequently got zero press.

An American Crime True crime story of a woman (Catherine Keener) who locks her kids and friends in a basement.

Grace is Gone John Cusack stars in this Audience Dramatic Award winner about a man who loses his wife in Iraq.

Hounddog Headlines galore about Dakota Fanning's rape scene. Equally as much talk about how bad the movie actually is.

How She Move Canadian urban stepping drama - sold for $3M.

Joshua This winner for dramatic cinematography is about a psycho kid in NYC and his parent attempts to cope - sold for $4M to Fox Searchlight.

La Misma Luna (The Same Moon) A tale of a mother and young son separated by a border, trying desperately to reunite.

Once Everyone's favorite lo-def Irish romantic musical won the Audience award for World Dramatic Cinema.

Reprise Hard to find a film on this list I am more excited to see, this Norwegian film By Joachim Trier (one of Variety's directors to watch) is about two competing friends and novelists.

Son of Rambow A real darling of the fest, this new film by Garth Jennings has been called Billy Elliot meets Tim Burton. The story follows a young boy whose life is turned upside down by a pirated tape of Rambo.

Summer Rain Antonio Banderas directs this small Spanish language romantic coming of age about young boys in the 70s.

The Ten David Wain & Ken Marino's (The State) comedy placing different characters as/in each of the 10 Commandments.

A Very British Gangster Investigative journalist Donal Mac Intyre spent years with unparalleled access to a real Tony Soprano of England for this documentary.

Waitress Adrienne Shelly posthumous letter to her daughter about surviving an abusive marriage.

Snow Angels Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsdale star in David Gordon Green's emotionally heavy drama.

The Savages The latest film from Slums of Beverly Hills director Tamara Jenkins stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney in this "coming-of-middle-age" dramadey.

Rocket Science Jeffrey Blitz's (Spellbound) dramatic debut about a stuttering boy who joins the debate to score a chick won him the fest's dramatic directing award.

Chasing Ghosts The hunt for the perfect score in Pacman (3,333,360 btw) and the story of the 1982 world video game champion, Billy Mitchell.

Everything's Cool If An Inconvenient Truth identified the problem, this docu is the first step to identifying the solution.

Hear and Now After living 65 years without hearing, this film documents the filmmaker's parents' decision to recieve cochlear implants and gain the sense of sound. Winner of the audience award for documentary.

Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) This Grand Jury Prize winner for documentary tells the tale of the rampant crime, corruption, and kidnapping that takes place daily in Brazil's capital of Sao Paolo. The film also won the documentary cinematography prize.

My Kid Could Paint That This docu investigates the rise of a 4 year old art prodigy, her $300,000 in sold paintings, and the controversy of her artist father's influence.

Protagonist Jessica Yu's documentary about drama using elements of verite, Greek tragedy, and puppetry.

No End In Sight The docu special jury prize winning investigation of the Iraq war by political scientist Charles Ferguson.

Broken English Parker Posey stars in this Zoe Cassavetes romantic comedy.

On the Road with Judas A quirky literary comedy by JJ Lask.

Padre Nuestro The Grand Jury prize winner for dramatic feature is a border thriller of two boys traveling to New York city to find one's father.

Cocalero Alejandro Landes docu of Bolivian politics and the rise of Evo Morales.

In the Shadow of the Moon The story of the men who walked on the moon, told in interviews with the actual astronauts and with unseen footage from the actual missions. Winner of the World Cinema Audience award for documentary.

Eagle vs. Shark Acclaimed Kiwi short director Taika Waititi tries his hand at features with this offbeat romantic comedy.

Black Snake Moan Hustle & Flow director Craig Brewer brings his Christina Ricci and Sam Jackson story of a Tennessee party girl to the fest that brought him much acclaim.

wowah... lotsa stuff there. and quite a few others I didn't mention. ...exhausting!

If I was goin to SXSW I would be looking at these films:

The Gits – Docu about the Seattle band whose front woman was murdered

The Lookout – Scott Frank heist film.

Doubletime – Dir. Premier jump roping docu could be good.

Campaign – A docu that goes inside a Japanese regional election.

Big Rig – Doug Pray’s (Hype, Scratch, Infamy) latest docu about truck drivers.

Confessions of a Superhero – Docu about the dressed up superheroes on H-wood blvd.

Flakes – Zooey Deschanel in a film by the director of Heathers. If it is good it will get distrib, if not well…

King of Kong – Donkey Kong Docu that every assistant in Beverly Hills is talking about.

Manufacturing Dissent – Docu about Michael Moore & politics circa 2004.

Elvis and Anabelle – potentially sweet romance between a beauty queen and a mortician.

Does Your Soul Have a Cold? – Docu about anti-depressants in Japan.

Pretty in the Face – An obese and insecure 26 year old woman falls for a equally unattractive 14 year old boy. If done well it could be an interesting train wreck of a story.

Itty Bitty Titty Committee – How can you not see a movie called this about a girl who joins a radical punk-feminist group with a female director?

Diggers – Paul Rudd and others play clam diggers in this comedy set in the 70s

What Would Jesus Buy – I guess I am attracted to films with good titles – this one is a docu about consumerism at Xmas time.

Audience of One – Had to just pull the logline for this docu: A Pentecostal minister receives a vision from God to create an epic science fiction movie based on the bible story of Joseph, sending he and his followers on a journey of extreme faith.

Great World of Sound – Craig Zobel’s (Homestar Runner) narrative film about “sound sharking.â€

Knocked Up – A Judd Apatow gala premier.

Smiley Face – Greg Araki’s Sundance fave about a girl (Anna Faris) who gets too high.

Everything’s Cool – Sundance Docu billed as the answer to “Now what do I do?†after watching An Inconvenient Truth.

1 More Hit – Docu about J Swift’s (producer of the Pharcyde) crack addiction and attempt at recovery

I’m a Cyborg But that’s OK - New Korean film by Chan-wook Park (Oldboy).