16
May
All you need to know is The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. How well will it fair against numero uno Iron Man? You know the usually,trailer is below. Have a great weekend!
8
May
Speed Racer is next out the gate along with What Happens in Vegas staring Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz. Can I predict another great weekend for Iron Man? Click here for Trendy’s Speed Racer highlight in Trendy Reel’s Summer Movies Feature. Trailers are below.
Speed Racer
What Happens in Vegas
Here is the official movie poster. HighSchool Musical 3:Senior Year is in theaters October 24th.
… and the first movie out the batch is Iron Man. You can check out the trailer below along with Trendy’s preview which is apart of Trendy Reel’s Summer Movie Preview. Also in theater’s today is Made of Honor staring Grey’s Anatomy’s Patrick Dempsey.
Made of Honor
25
Apr
Quiet at the theaters this weekend, but it’s the calm before the storm as next weekend kicks off the Summer ‘08 season. Opening today is Baby Momma staring Tina Faye and Amy Poehler; Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay staring Kal Penn and John Cho.
Baby Momma
Harold and Kumar
18
Apr
Trailers for the new movie releases. I think this is a good weekend for movies as all three provide a little something for everyone.
88 Minutes
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Forbidden Kingdom
27
Mar
If you want to see a war drama Ryan Philippe stars in Stop Loss and there is the film 21. Want a good laugh instead? Superhero movie staring Leslie Nielson, Drake Bell and Run FatBoy Run staring Simon Peg, directed by David Schwimmer both look hilarious. Maybe it’s because I am bias to Simon Peg and Leslie Nielson is perfect in the screwball comedies. ( Had a flashback to all the Naked Gun movies.) You can’t go wrong with either one.
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Run FatBoy Run
Superhero Movie
Ah Speed Racer. The 60s cartoon has hit the big time. Well at least the big screen. Here is a very short, quick history lesson on Speed Racer. The cartoon original generated from Japan and was given the name Speed Racer for the American/English version. Speed Racer’s car is called the Mach 5. Can’t have a Speed Racer movie without Racer X and Trixie. Wow. How do I know these things? Now about the movie. It stars Into the Wild’s breakout lead actor Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer. Christina Ricci plays girlfriend Trixie with Matthew Fox as Racer X. The film was directed and written by the Wachowski Brothers and produced by Joel Sliver after the numerous changes of hands since 1992. Industry buzz was that Zac Efron and Shia Labeouf both auditioned for the role of Speed Racer and Vince Vaughn was rumored to be producing and staring as Racer X until the Wachowski Brothers picked it up. Ok now that all that technical stuff is out the way, I have to say I am not too excited about this. First I think the major reason it is just seeing the light of day after ten years of trying to get it to the cinemas is the fact that it’s hard to adapt such a cartoon to be portrayed by real , breathing people. I compare it a studio trying to bring Popeye and Olive to a theater near you. It necessarily can’t work. Speed Racer was shot completely in front of a green screen for that reason. I don’t know if this will work or not, but we all shall see. Trailers for the movie are not up to par in my book and movie goers might opt to go see Iron Man instead. Too bad as Warner Bros. has shelled out a lot of money for advertising. So in the next month or two expect an array of Speed Racer collectibles to hit the markets from toys to video games. This may or may not fair well opening weekend but I do not expect it to knock Iron Man from the number one spot. In conclusion, some things are better left to the drawing boards…
Check out the Speed Racer Trailer below. Go! Speed Racer Go!
There are several reasons why I am excited about this release that will kick off the summer film season. The trailer is enticing, there are some great actors involved, ( Robert Downey Jr., Terrance Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow) it’s another well loved comic coming to the cinemas; but the real reason I am excited is because of the director, Jon Favreau. I could sit here and talk about Iron Man the comic or how great the stars will be in this, however that is not my focus for this release. Yeah he is probably more well known for being actor Vince Vaughn’s swinging buddy in a few films and are wondering how the hell did he get helm this one. This movie is a big deal for him, probably the biggest career boost he will have since Swingers. I am genuinely excited for him and can not wait to see the final product. Everything looks to be fantastic and I see a blockbuster hit. If you are not familiar with any of his work, I am not going to recommend going back and looking at films from 10 years ago, instead go hit up your local Blockbuster or Netflix cue and get Zathura, his 2005 film which I see as a nice directorial prequel to Iron Man. One last thing. Iron Man opens May 2, 2008. The trailer can be seen below. Goodluck Jon!
http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/
It’s almost that time of year. SUMMER MOVIES! Seriously, looking at the impressive film role call, it’s non stop from May until the end of August. Hope you all have a nice savings going as this looks to a great season for big movies. I will from now until the start of the season in May with the release of Iron Man on May 2nd will do my own little pre-review of the films set to hit theaters this summer. I think there will be enough films for everyone’s taste. Below is a list of the big blockbusters for the summer/release dates. Highlighted are the ones I will without a doubt be plucking out $10 to see. Stay Tuned and Happy Easter!
May
Iron Man - 5/2
Speed Racer -5/9
What Happens in Vegas - 5/9
Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian -5/16
Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 5/22
Sex and the City - 5/30
June
Don’t Mess with Zohan -6/6
Kung Fu Panda - 6/6
Mongol - 6/6
Incredibale Hulk - 6/13
The Happening - 6/13
Get Smart - 6/20
The Love Guru - 6/20
Wanted - 6/27
Wall-E 6/27
July
Hancock - 7/2
Meet Dave - 7/2
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - 7/11
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - 7/11
The Dark Knight - 7/18
Mamma Mia! - 7/18
X-Files II - 7/25
Step Brother - 7/25
August
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - 8/1
He’s Just Not That Into You - 8/1
Pineapple Express - 8/8
Hell Ride - 8/8
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 8/15
Tropic Thunder - 8/15
The Accidental Husband - 8/22
Bangkok Dangerous - 8/22
Babylon A.D. - 8/29
