Sony Pictures Classics has unveiled the first trailer for the latest Woody Allen [WALLE] ode to an European city To Rome with Love [RMWLV]. Woody Allen [WALLE] also returns in front of the camera to star with Roberto Benigni, Alec Baldwin [ABALD], Penelope Cruz [PCRUZ], Jesse Eisenberg [JEISE], Ellen Page [EPAGE] and Greta Gerwig [GGERW]. To Rome with Love opens June 22nd.
Warner Bros. has dropped a second, full trailer for the musical Rock of Ages [ROAGE] on Apple. Julianne Hough [JHOUG] plays a small town girl who meets a city boy (Diego Boneta) who dreams of rock 'n roll fame. Tom Cruise [TCRUI] stars as aging rock star Stacee Jaxx while Alec Baldwin [ABALD] plays Dennis Dupree, the owner of the Bourbon Room on the Sunset Strip. Rock of Ages looks to be "Nothin' but a Good Time" for those who grew up on hair metal during the 1980s.
Sony has debuted the first trailer for the remake Sparkle [SPRKL]. American Idol winner Jordin Sparks stars as the title character who along with her two sisters form a singing group in Motown-era Detroit. The late Whitney Houston plays their overbearing mother, while Derek Luke [DLUKE] plays their music manager, who also becomes Sparkle's love interest. Will success tear the family apart? Sparkle is currently set to open August 17th.
Seth MacFarlane has unleashed a red-band trailer for his directorial debut Ted [TED]. Mark Wahlberg [MWAHL] plays a man who meets the perfect girl, played by Mila Kunis [MKUNI]. Unfortunately, he has a teddy bear which came alive during his childhood and has become a foul-mouthed, pot-smoking nusance. Even more strange, the whole world aknowledges that there is a walking, talking teddy bear and doesn't seem to be bothered by it in the least bit. Ted opens July 13th.
Sony revealed the first trailer for the sci-fi remake Total Recall [RECAL] on Apple. Adapted from the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale", the updated film does not go to Mars, but remains earthbound in New Shanghai. The look of the film seems to take its inspiration from The Fifth Element, rather than the Arnold Schwarzenegger original.
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Greek Gods and Snow White offered no competition for Katniss Everdeen as The Hunger Games [HGAME] earned an estimated $61.1 million to retain first place at the weekend box office. The sci-fi adaptation of the young adult novel dropped 60% in its second weekend, bringing its 10-day total to $251.0 million.
Wrath of the Titans [CLSH2] debuted in second place with $34.2 million. The fantasy sequel attracted an audience that was two-thirds male and 55% over the age of 25.
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Summit has released the full, theatrical trailer for the fourth film in the dance film franchise Step Up Revolution [STUP4]. A Miami dance crew called "The Mob" puts on flash mobs and performance art. When a wealthy land developer threatens to tear up their neighborhood, The Mob decides "it's time for protest art" and sets out to change the world one windmill at a time. Occupy Miami Beach! Yes, the plot is downright laughable, but the highlights of the Step Up films has always been the...
Two new wide releases brave the second weekend of the blockbuster The Hunger Games [HGAME]. The sci-fi film’s $152.5 million opening is the biggest ever for a non-sequel and ranks third highest of all times. The resulting press and positive buzz has turned The Hunger Games into a must-see event for moviegoers who want to be in the water-cooler conversation. Even if it loses a tad over 50% of its opening weekend, The Hunger Games would still finish far ahead in first place with about $72...
DreamWorks has released the first trailer for the dramedy People Like Us [PLKUS], previouslt titled Welcome to People. Chris Pine [CPINE] plays a heavily in debt salesman whose father has just passed away. He inherits a large sum of money, which he must deliver to an older sister, played by Elizabeth Banks [EBANK], he never realized he had. Olivia Wilde [OWILD] and Michelle Pfieffer [MPFIE] co-star in the film set to open on June 29th.
Relativity has unleashed the first trailer for the horror film House at the End of the Street [ENDST], which debuted in theaters with The Hunger Games. Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence [JLAWR] seems to take a step down to play the typical girl in peril who doesn't know any better than to get stalked by a killer. Her family moves into a new neighborhood next door to a house where a little girl killed her parents and disappeared, leaving only a brother as the sole survivor. She...
