Paramount has released a new trailer for feature adaptation of Brian Selznick's "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" on Apple. Directed by Martin Scorsese [MSCOR], the 3D film follows a boy named Hugo [HUGO] on a quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father. The new trailer explains the storyline, which sounds rather boring, while offering nothing visually appealing.
The third film in the found footage horror franchise and produced for a mere $5 million, Paranormal Activity 3 [PNAC3] scared up a whopping estimated weekend gross of $54.0 million. The opening sets a new record for horror films, crushing Paranormal Activity 2's own $40.7 million, as well as for October, beating Jackass 3D's $50.4 million. The film brought out an audience that was 54% female and 53% over the age of 25.
After reigning for two weeks, Reel Steel [RSTEL] fell to second...
FilmDistrict has debuted the first trailer for the drama In the Land of Blood and Honey [INLBH] written and directed by Angelina Jolie [AJOLI]. Set against the backdrop of Bosnian Civil War during the 1990s, a Christian Serbian man and a Muslim Bosnian woman fall in love as violence flares between different ethnic and religious groups. The subject matter has already stirred up controversy, though few have seen the film which has ben absent from the festival circuit. With an unknown cast...
For the third year in a row, Paramount looks to dominate the weekend before Halloween with its low-budget, found footage horror franchise. After disposing the Saw series last year, Paranormal Activity 3 [PNAC3] has the horror market all to itself. Although Paranormal Activity 2 opened to $40.7 million last year, many complained it was too similar to the original. Filmmakers wisely set the latest installment as a prequel and multiplied the jump scare factor as seen in the trailers. Buzz...
A red band trailer has been uploaded for the R-rated comedy sequel A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas [HAKU3]. John Cho [JCHO] and Kal Penn [KPENN] star in the very NSFW footage containing drugs, violence, sex, gratuitious nudity, foul language, claymation and of course, Neil Patrick Harris [NPHAR] defiling heaven.
Fox has revealed the first trailer for the superpower "found footage" film Chronicle [CHRNC]. Three teenage boys document themselves using their special abilities they developed after being exposed to a mysterious substance in the woods. What happens when one of them takes his newfound powers too far?
Dimension Films has premiered the first teaser for the horror sequel Piranha 3DD [PIRA2] on Spike's Scream Awards last night. The first film reveled in its exploitative fun, and the sequel looks to continue the trend. The flesh-eating school of killer fish have invaded a water park and no bare skin is safe, especially those with DD. Christopher Lloyd returns as the scientist along with Ving Rhames [VRHAM], who lost his legs in Piranha 3D and now sports prosthetic guns borrowed from...
Warner Bros. has unveiled a new trailer for the sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows [HOLM2], now with brief glimpses of Rachel McAdams [RMCAD]. Robert Downey Jr. [RDOWN] and Jude Law [JLAW] return as the famed Scotland Yard Detective and his partner Dr. Watson, as they take on the formiable adversary Professor Moriarty, played by Jared Harris [JHARR]. Directed once again by Guy Ritchie [GRITC], the trailer is heavy on slow-motion period action and light on revealing any storyline. ...
Although various international trailers have appeared online for the animated adventure The Adventures of Tintin [TINTN], Paramount has just now released the full, domestic version on Apple. Steven Spielberg [SSPEI] directed the 3D motion-captured film starring Jaime Bell [JBELL], Daniel Craig [DCRAI], and Andy Serkis [ASERK]. The trailer sets up the story for those unfamiliar with the source comic by Hergé and shows off the impressive action set pieces which already looks stunning in 2D...
Paramount has unleashed the trailer for the latest documentary-style, exorcism film The Devil Inside [DVNSD] on Apple. The low-budget horror film is basically The Last Exorcism meets The Rite.
