Paramount has unleashed the full, theatrical trailer for the horror sequel Paranormal Activity 4 [PNAC4] on Apple. The poltergeist has followed the boy Hunter from Paranormal Activity 2 into the neighbor's house. The film looks to be more of the same found footage jump scares from Paranormal Activity 3 directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. Paranormal Activity 4 starts October 19th.
Universal has revealed the debut trailer for the comedy Identity Thief [IDTHF]. Jason Bateman [JBATE] stars as a man in Colorado named Sandy Bigelow Patterson who has his identity stolen by a woman in Florida, played by Melissa McCarthy [MMCCA] in her first big paycheck role off Bridesmaids. He heads south to confront the con artist in order to clear his name before his financial well-being is ruined for good. Since this is a Hollywood treatment of stolen identity fraud, there are plenty...
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for director Park Chan-wook's English-language debut film Stoker [STOKR] on Apple. Mia Wasikowska [MWASI], Nicole Kidman [NKIDM] and Matthew Goode [MTGOO] star in the dysfunctional family drama that's filled with creepy atmosphere and unsettling tension, hallmarks from the director of the Vengeance trilogy. Stoker opens on March 1st.
After India's (Wasikowska) father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie (Goode), who she never...
Fox has unveiled the full, theatrical trailer for the fantasy Life of Pi [LIFPI], which is identical to the international version but without the Vietnamese subtitles.
In a weekend at the box office crowded with new wide releases, both End of Watch [ENDWT] and House at the End of the Street [ENDST] lay claim to first at an estimated $13.0 million. End of Watch brought out the Hispanic crowd who made up 32% of the moviegoers. 54% of the audience were male and 64% ove the age of 25. The cop actioner earned a CinemaScore of A-, the best of any new releases. House at the End of the Street skewed young women as expected with its audience 61% female and 70%...
An international trailer has appeared online for the feature adaptation of the Yann Martel novel Life of Pi [LIFPI]. Irrfan Khan [IKHAN] recounts the fantastic tale from his youth when the ship carrying wild animals from his family's zoo flounders in a storm stranding him on a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a Bengal tiger. Directed by Ang Lee [ALEE], Life of Pi comes alive in 3D on November 21st.
Focus Features has delivered the debut trailer for their Award-bait drama Promised Land [PRMSD] on Apple. Gus Van Sant [GVSAN] directed from a screenplay by Matt Damon [MDAMO] and John Krasinski [JKRAS].
Matt Damon plays Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand [FMCDO]), to close a key rural town in his company's expansion plans. With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two...
Warner Bros. has debuted the teaser trailer for the Jackie Robinson biopic 42 [42] on Apple and no doubt attached to this weekend's Trouble with the Curve. Chadwick Boseman stars as the African American baseball player who broke the color line in Major League Baseball, while Harrison Ford [HFORD] is nearly unrecognizable as the Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey, who signed Robinson and gave him the shot. Directed by Brian Helgeland, 42 looks hit a homerun when it opens next...
Four new films and a wide expansion compete for moviegoers’ attention in a crowded weekend at the box office. Clint Eastwood [CEAST] may come out slightly ahead of the pack with the baseball drama Trouble with the Curve [TCURV]. Eastwood was much maligned for his speech at the Republican National Convention, but the much talked about routine brought awareness to his first starring role since 2008’s Gran Torino. That film was a $148 million hit, which indicated the 82-year-old still has...
Warner Bros. has released the teaser trailer for the supernatural romance Beautiful Creatures [BTCRT] on Apple. A young man longing to escape the rural South falls for a mysterious new girl. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families and the history of their town. Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert star in the leads supported by Viola Davis [VDAVI], Emma Thompson [ETHOM] and Jeremy Irons [JIRON]. Beautiful Creatures hits theaters next Valentine's Day weekend....
