Archive for December, 2005
Underworld: Evolution official website
Sony has seriously upgraded the official website for Underworld: Evolution, the sequel to Underworld (which was the subject of my very first Movies on the Brain column.) There's now a whole host of content there, including a gallery, a game and more. If you're looking forward to this one - a group that does not include my brother-in-law - then [...]
Wells on Underworld trailer
Jeffery Wells has a great quote that sums up his thoughts on Underworld: Evolution. The trailer certainly gives every indication it's a straight programmer and strictly a paycheck movie for the talent. If it rises even a tiny bit above the level of pure bilge I will buy a red rubber enema bag and do the appropriate thing. That's what you [...]
Movie Marketing Madness: Match Point
Like a lot of things, I came to appreciate Woody Allen later in life. I had been prejudiced against him in childhood by a ridiculous story my mother told (repeatedly) that skewed my view of the Wood-man. In the early 90's I came close to getting into him when I watched Husbands & Wives but, due to a lack of his early films being available at [...]
Thank You For Smoking trailer
What exactly is life like for the men and women who act as the public face of industries such as tobacco, alchohol and firearms? Thank You For Smoking follows the spokesman for Big Tobacco, played by Aaron Eckhart as he tries to navigate a life where he is openly villified and hated. It's a very funny trailer but, as always, I'm afraid the [...]
Factory Girl poster
JoBlo has a look at the first teaser poster for Factory Girl, starring Sienna Miller as Edie Sedgwick. Very cool and Miller looks just smoking hot.
