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Watch: New Official Release Trailer for 'Hysteria' with Hugh Dancy
"Whether you seek it or not Dr. Granville, you are destined for fame." Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the official release trailer on Yahoo for Tanya Wexler's Hysteria, a period romantic comedy starring Hugh Dancy, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Felicity Jones, Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett. Yes, this Hysteria film is the same TIFF one from last year, a delightful Victorian London drama about the dashing Doctor who creates the world's first vibrator "in the name of medical science." This trailer is a bit tamer than the first trailer we posted last fall, until the end, but it still looks like a fun time, oddly enough for a Victorian drama.
› Posted April 13 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 4 Comments
Kickstart This: 'The Last Draw', 'Best Friends Forever' and '100 Yen'
Welcome to another edition of Kickstart This, FirstShowing's weekly column dedicated to spreading the word about cool new independent projects that need your help to get made. This week, we'll be focusing on three different movies that need a helping hand. The Last Draw is a short film about a western duel in the afterlife; Brea Grant's Best Friends Forever follows two girls on a road trip during the apocalypse; and finally 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade Experience highlights the subculture of arcade gaming that's still happening in Japan. Read on to find out more about each one, and support these projects if you can!
› Posted April 13 in Editorials, Indies, Kickstart This | 1 Comment
Watch: Morgan Freeman in Rob Reiner's 'Magic of Belle Isle' Trailer
"Most times, real life doesn't measure up to what's in our heads, but every now and then it comes pretty close." Magnolia has debuted the trailer via Apple for the latest charming Rob Reiner film The Magic of Belle Isle, starring Morgan Freeman as a famous Western novelist whose struggle with alcoholism has sapped his passion for writing, but he moves to a small rural town called Belle Isle and reignites his passion thanks to a woman, Virginia Madsen, and her three kids. The cast also includes Kenan Thompson, Madeline Carroll and Fred Willard. This looks as delightful as any old timer Morgan Freeman flick can.
› Posted April 11 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 6 Comments
The Story is the Real Star on First Poster for 'Safety Not Guaranteed'
Quirky independent or romantic comedies are hard to sell without a trailer. The posters for those kinds of films are always so bland, usually with a few people smiling, but not looking directly at each other, and just sitting there. Thanfkully, that's not what we get with the first poster for Safety Not Guaranteed, the Sundance favorite from earlier this year which Alex and myself both loved, and for which we were quoted for in the film's first trailer. Rather than using its stars faces or any scene from the film, it uses the classified ad that inspired the story to draw audiences in. It's simple but effective and I just love it. See the poster below!
› Posted April 11 in Hype, Indies, Posters | 3 Comments
Getting to Know Voice Actors in New Doc Trailer 'I Know That Voice'
As a kid, one of my favorite cartoons was the Nicktoon "Doug" to the point that I bought all the seasons on DVD and have watched them as an adult. Thankfully they still hold up, but the one thing that blew my mind was when I became a fan of "Futurama" in my later years, I learned that the voice of the titular character from my childhood was in fact the voice of Philip J. Fry, all provided by the talents of Billy West. You might find that there's plenty to learn about the voice actors behind cartoons, TV commercials and movie trailers in this cool new documentary I Know That Voice, for which a trailer has been released. Watch!
› Posted April 11 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 15 Comments
Trailer for James Franco's Hart Crane B&W Film 'The Broken Tower'
Discover the true story of a visionary American artist. I still find it a bit odd to see the title card "From the Writer-Director James Franco", but apparently it's true. Jeff Reichert has debuted an official trailer on Apple for a film titled Broken Tower, written & directed by James Franco, starring James Franco as American poet Hart Crane. It's a B&W docudrama originating from Franco's mind after reading Crane's biography. I think it's one of those expressive poem-voiceover as the story unfolds kind of films, which may not dazzle a lot of you, but perhaps some. Either way, it's Franco writing, directing himself, and producing.
› Posted April 10 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 3 Comments
Indie Trailer Sunday: Elgin James' Teen Drama 'Little Birds' Trailer
"What is this place?" "This is where we live." Today's trailer, delivered on Easter Sunday as a treat for those who want something a bit rebellious, is for an indie drama called Little Birds, that premiered at Sundance back in 2011. Apple recently released an official trailer, starring Juno Temple and Kay Panabaker as two teenage girls and their escapades as they run away to Los Angeles. The cast includes Leslie Mann, Kate Bosworth, Neal McDonough and Kyle Gallner. It looks like a charming, rebellious, fun teen drama, but I remember the film getting some dismal reviews at the festival. Give the trailer a look below anyway!
› Posted April 8 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 8 Comments
Official Trailer for Fox Searchlight's 'Lola Versus' with Greta Gerwig
"Remember how much I loved Cinderella? It's what messes little girls up!" One of Fox Searchlight's recent surprise 2012 releases is Lola Versus, a charming little indie romantic comedy about a girl dumped just before her wedding, who goes on such of herself and other men. Searchlight debuted a trailer on Apple. Greta Gerwig stars as Lola, vs Sex, vs Love, vs the World, in this fun comedy. Her runaway husband-to-be is Joel Kinnaman, and her two friends are Zoe Lister-Jones ("Whitney") and Hamish Linklater (The Future). This definitely looks quite a bit aimed towards women, but I still laughed, looks good. Check it out!
› Posted April 5 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 2 Comments
Watch: Indie Pot Comedy 'High School' New Official Release Trailer
"You sick, twisted freaks - you did get the whole school high!" Finally this film is being released! And this trailer is hilarious. Anchor Bay Entertainment has debuted an official trailer on Apple for John Stalberg's indie pot/marijuana comedy High School, aka HIGH School, a Sundance film that premiered in 2010. I thought it was hilarious (my review) and you can certainly see why with this trailer, as it's all out marijuana madness! Matt Bush stars as a kid who has to get his entire high school stoned. Michael Chiklis plays the principal, Colin Hanks a teacher, and best of all, Adrien Brody as a the crazy dealer "Psycho Ed". Hit it!
› Posted April 5 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 16 Comments
Kutcher Clearing His Schedule, Fully Preparing for Steve Jobs Role
"He believes the role was meant for him." So the producer claims. On April Fools Day this past weekend, despite not being a joke at all, news broke that 34-year-old actor Ashton Kutcher was set to star as Steve Jobs in an indie biopic titled Jobs, already being prepped to shoot this summer. The news made quite a stir, but I'm supportive, as I think Kutcher can be a great actor if he really puts his all in, and it sounds like that's the case. The Daily (via Mac Rumors) followed up with producer, and the project's financier, Mark Hulme this week and got some quotes out of him about Kutcher's early preparations for the role. Read on!
› Posted April 4 in Casting, Hype, Indies, Movie News | 12 Comments
Watch: Second Trailer for Michelle Williams Drama 'Take This Waltz'
"Life has a gap in it, it just does. You don't go crazy trying to fill it." Magnolia has unveiled a second trailer on Yahoo for the romantic drama Take This Waltz, written and directed by Sarah Polley, starring Michelle Williams as a married woman caught between another man and her husband, being played by Seth Rogen, who looks particularly impressive in this. The new guy is played by Luke Kirby, and Sarah Silverman is in it, too. I loved the music in the first teaser trailer more, but this presents a better look at the complete dramatic story, and it makes me much more interested in finally seeing it this summer.
› Posted April 4 in Hype, Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 9 Comments
Indie Trailer Sunday: Heartwarming French Drama 'The Intouchables'
We've got two (non-April Fools) indie trailers to feature today, both couldn't be more unlike. This first one is for a heartwarming award-winning French drama called The Intouchables. The film tells the true story of "two men who should never have met" - a quadriplegic aristocrat named Philippe, François Cluzet, who was injured in a paragliding accident, and a young man from the projects, named Driss, played by Omar Sy, who won the César in France this year for this role, their equivalent of the Oscars. This looks incredibly charming, full of emotion, and just a damn good story, and I highly suggest watch this if you have a heart.
› Posted April 1 in Foreign Films, Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 12 Comments
Indie Trailer Sunday: Argentinian Slow Burn Horror Film 'Penumbra'
"Excellent selection." We've got two (non-April Fools) indie trailers to feature today, both couldn't be more unlike. This second one is for an Argentinian horror thriller called Penumbra, written and directed by the Bogliano Brothers, about a woman who rents out an apartment in Buenos Aires and everything isn't what it seems. There's a solar eclipse, many men tying up women, lots of screaming, it's intense, but still billed as a "superbly realized South American horror slow-burner." If this is your thing, or if that brutal image above somehow caught your attention, give it a look. Horror from the crazy minds of two Argentinian filmmakers.
› Posted April 1 in Foreign Films, Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 6 Comments
'One Love' - Alternate Poster for Kevin Macdonald's Bob Marley Doc
One love, man! I'm a big Bob Marley fan, and I'm pretty damn excited for Marley, the definitive doc about the Jamaican reggae singer. We've already seen a few official trailers, but Magnolia has put out a new poster to compliment that colorful one. The poster features Marley's face made up entirely of symbols, created by Swedish artist Viktor Hertz. "The idea behind the pictogram mosaic portrait, is to somehow show the complexity and all the different things that made the man behind the music." So he used special designs like 11 baby pictograms for his 11 kids, a football player, a gun chamber and more hidden in it. Cool. Take a look!
› Posted March 30 in Artwork, Indies, Posters | 2 Comments
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