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“You’ve got people out there who need you.” Paramount has debuted a teaser trailer for Travis Knight’s Bumblebee, a new spin-off movie from the Transformers series that’s set in the 1980s. The film is about the friendship between a young woman named Charlie and Bumblebee, on the run and living in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Hailee Steinfeld stars as Charlie, along with John Cena, Martin Short, Pamela Adlon, Megyn Price, Kenneth Choi, and John Ortiz. This actually looks like a nice step back from Michael Bay’s crazy epic Transformers movies, and it’s especially nice to see someone other than Bay directing this time. Even if you are totally over the Transformers series, this is still worth a watch, it might be the best one since the very first Transformers movie. I’m more than curious now. Watch below. ›››

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“You’re going to get in too deep, and they’re never going to let you out.” Sony has debuted the first official trailer for White Boy Rick, a true story drama starring Matthew McConaughey. This is the second film directed by French filmmaker Yann Demange, who made the outstanding Irish thriller ’71 previously (which is worth a watch if you haven’t seen it yet). The film is about a teenager who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison. The cast includes Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rory Cochrane, Bel Powley, Eddie Marsan, Brian Tyree Henry, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie, RJ Cyler, and Jonathan Majors. This actually looks better than expected, half because the 80’s vibe, and half because Demange is a great director. Take a look. ›››

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“What kind of a princess are you?” Disney has debuted a full-length official trailer for the animated sequel Wreck-It Ralph 2, titled in full Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2. This is the latest big movie from Disney Animation in Burbank, and it looks like so much fun, of course. John C. Reilly returns as the voice of Ralph, the “bad guy” who is really a good guy, from the first Wreck-It Ralph released in 2012. This time he follows Vanellope, voiced again by Sarah Silverman, into the internet and there they meet the “netizens”, getting in all kinds of trouble and, as the title says, they wind up breaking the internet. The full cast features Taraji P. Henson, Kelly Macdonald, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore, Alan Tudyk, Jane Lynch, Idina Menzel, Jack McBrayer, and Jodi Benson. This looks like a worthy sequel, going bigger and better but still maintaining the heart and honesty and goofiness of the first movie. And the bit with the princesses at the end is epic – I can’t believe they’re doing this. This is going to be a huge hit. Enjoy. ›››

Continue Reading Full Trailer for Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2’

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“Listen for the whispers…” Amazon Studios has debuted the first teaser trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s fresh new take on Suspiria, remaking the classic Dario Argento horror film from 1977. This is also Guadagnino’s follow up to his hugely successful Call Me By Your Name. This Suspiria is set in Berlin, but follows a similar story of a young dance student who joins a dance company in Berlin. But weird things start to happen to the people around her. The incredible cast includes Dakota Johnson in the lead role, along with Tilda Swinton, Lutz Ebersdorf, Chloe Moretz, Mia Goth, Renée Soutendijk, Jessica Harper, Sylvie Testud, Angela Winkler, Malgorzata Bela, and Ingrid Caven. This is just a teaser so they don’t reveal too much yet, but there is some freaky footage in this. And most of all, it just looks like Guadagnino is about to deliver another crazy brilliant film that may live up to the original or even surpass it. Take a look below. ›››

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“In this city, you reap what you sow.” 20th Century Fox has released the first official trailer for the new film by highly acclaimed director Steve McQueen (of Hunger, Shame, 12 Years a Slave) titled Widows. Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. McQueen co-wrote the script for this with “Gone Girl” author Gillian Flynn, and put together an incredibly impressive ensemble cast here. Widows stars Elizabeth Debicki, Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Cynthia Erivo as the four primary women, along with Garret Dillahunt, Liam Neeson, Carrie Coon, Daniel Kaluuya, Jon Bernthal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Brian Tyree Henry, Jacki Weaver, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Lukas Haas. This looks incredible already, way more major than McQueen’s past work, way more thrilling. But we all know McQueen is one of the best. Bring it. ›››

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“So much of what makes Ghibli, Ghibli comes down to the way their films wriggle into the space between cultures… they feel both familiar and strange.” It’s always a good time to revisit Studio Ghibli films. Film journalist/critic Robbie Collin has put together a short video essay discussing the aesthetic of Ghibli films – focusing on how they mix east and west style to create something completely unique (and wonderful). I’m always up for watching anyone praise Ghibli films and analyzing what makes them so magical, and Robbie looks back at their origins to figure out where it all came from. Worth a watch. This just makes me want to settle in and spend all weekend rewatching Ghibli films, and catching up on a few of the classics I haven’t seen yet – like the cool 1968 animated film The Little Norse Prince Valiant referenced in here. Watch below. ›››

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“This is a story about the path I chose…” Studiocanal UK has released a new full-length official trailer for the film Yardie, the feature directorial debut of actor Idris Elba. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and went on to play at the Berlin Film Festival as well. The first teaser trailer dropped earlier this year, but this full trailer gives us a better look. Elba’s Yardie, based on the novel by Victor Headley, is about a young Jamaican boy who moves to London in the 80s and gets involved in gang war in Hackney. Aml Ameen stars as D, and the full cast includes Everaldo Creary, Stephen Graham, Mark Rhino Smith, Akin Gazi, Fraser James, Deepak Anand, Naomi Ackie, and Shantol Jackson. The film looks better than it is, unfortunately, since the reviews from the festivals haven’t been great. I’m glad Idris Elba is getting into directing to tell stories like this, I just hope he makes a better film next. For now, take a look at Yardie. ›››

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It all began in 2015. After seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we started messaging each other furiously. For nearly two weeks there was non-stop chatter – on theories, ideas, things to look for, things we noticed, fleeting thoughts, any- and everything related to the movie. Two years went by, and after many many more text message debates like this, Mike and I decided to launch a podcast so we could just talk directly about everything. So in December of 2017, with the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, we launched The First Word Podcast – in-depth discussion, analysis, and interviews about the latest movies, and some old ones, too. We just released our 10th episode this week, so it’s time for a recap of all the episodes so far. You know, in case you might’ve missed one. Or maybe you’ve never listened? There’s no better time to start than now. ›››

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“My Lady, they’re ready for you.” eOne UK has revealed the first official trailer for a court drama titled The Children Act, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. The film’s title is a reference to a particular law in England: “When a court determines any question with respect to the upbringing of a child, the child’s welfare shall be the court’s paramount consideration.” The film stars Emma Thompson as an eminent high court judge, who is asked to rule on the case of Adam, a brilliant young boy who is refusing a life-saving blood transfusion on religious grounds. The cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Stanley Tucci, Ben Chaplin, Jason Watkins, Rosie Cavaliero, and Nikki Amuka-Bird. This looks like a compelling film that deals with a complex issue, not only about ethics and law, but humanity and survival and life itself. ›››

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“Oooh this is going to be a long semester.” Universal has released a second official trailer for the comedy Night School, which is actually being released in the fall even though this feels much more like a summer comedy. The film stars two of the biggest comic actors of the moment, Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish, and is about a group of troublemakers who are forced to attend night school in hopes that they’ll pass the GED exam to finish high school. Doesn’t seem funny to me, but they’re not making this film for me, I guess. The full cast of Night School includes Keith David, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Rob Riggle, Taran Killam, and Romany Malco. This trailer isn’t much better than the first trailer at all, and still makes this look quite awful. This kind of stupid comedy just makes me eyes roll, but what can you do. Have fun – if you can. ›››

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