Category: Movies

“I feel very proud to put something out there that is kind-spirited.” Lake Bell has a new movie hitting theaters this week and it’s worth a watch whenever you have the time. Many people know Lake Bell as an actress, from shows like “Boston Legal” and “How to Make It in America” and movies like Million Dollar Arm, What Happens in Vegas, and Man Up. But Lake is also a talented filmmaker, writing and directing original feature films. Her feature directorial debut, In a World…, a charming comedy about voice-over actors, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013. She has followed that up with a romantic comedy titled I Do… Until I Don’t about marriage that is opening in theaters soon. Lake stars in I Do… Until I Don’t as one of the lead characters, and she also produced, wrote & directed it, which is an impressive feat. ›››

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“Keep to yourself, mind your own business, because this is the last stop for you.” A trailer has arrived for an indie crime drama titled Wetlands (not to be confused with the German sex comedy of the same name), which is hitting theaters in a few weeks. From first-time director Emanuele Della Valle, this stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (from Get Rich or Die Tryin’, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Thor: The Dark World, Trumbo, Suicide Squad) as a top cop from Philly who finds himself working in a precinct in the Wetlands, the no-man’s land surrounding Atlantic City, New Jersey. There he mixes with locals before the infamous hurricane arrives and threatens to destroy lives. The full cast includes Heather Graham, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Mackie, Christopher McDonald, Rob Morgan, Lauren LaVera, Sean Ringgold, Louis Mustillo, Tyler Elliot Burke, Pamela Dunlap, and Barry Markowitz. This looks solid, but not sure. Take a look. ›››

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“This is a place that’s meant to be used by people who make things.” Who doesn’t love the library? Zipporah Films has released the first official trailer for the documentary Ex Libris: New York Public Library, the latest from legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. As the title clearly indicates, this doc is about the beloved, famous New York Public Library, probably best known in pop culture from the original Ghostbuster movies (the opening sequence takes place there). Wiseman’s extensive 4-hour film examines the history and the legacy of the library, taking us inside the walls and down the many corridors. Did you know that the New York Public Library system actually has 92 branches spread around the five boroughs? This seems like an utterly fascinating and sublime doc about the glory of libraries, and the power they have. ›››

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“The world is filled with things to see.” Paramount has debuted the first short teaser trailer for Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival today (hence why this trailer is out). This social satire from Payne is a hugely ambitious film where, sometime in the future, the Norwegians have invented a method to shrink humans down to a very small size – about 4 inches. The story follows Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig as a married couple who decide to get the procedure in order to live a happier, better life in a tiny city – and save the environment while at it. The cast includes Christoph Waltz, Laura Dern, Jason Sudeikis, Neil Patrick Harris, Udo Kier, Kerri Kenney, and Hong Chau. It is a totally wacky film but it has so much to say, and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Put this on your radar now. ›››

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Yep, it’s already that time of year again. The summer is over, the leaves are starting to change. You know what that means right? It’s the fall film festival season! And also the beginning of the awards season. The Venice Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival both kick off this week, and as always, we’re in for a treat with all the new films coming up this fall (it seriously looks like a stacked season). Just a few weeks later in September, the Toronto Film Festival continues festival mania with hundreds of films showing. And the month ends with the beloved Fantastic Fest in Austin, showing the best genre films from around the world. I’ll be covering the Venice Film Festival this year, and watching for reports from the other fests. ›››

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“I do things direct, and I have a system.” RLJ Entertainment has unveiled a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated brutal crime drama Brawl in Cell Block 99, from filmmaker S. Craig Zahler, director of Bone Tomahawk. This is premiering at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals starting this week, and we expect to hear plenty of good buzz when the first reviews hit. Vince Vaughn takes on the gritty, very serious role as a former boxer-turned-drug runner who lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly. The full cast includes Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Tom Guiry, Marc Blucas, Udo Kier, Rob Morgan, Geno Segers, and Fred Melamed. This teaser doesn’t reveal too much of what happens in prison, but it does introduce us to Vaughn’s character. I’m totally ready for this – I’ll be watching it in Venice soon. Bring it. ›››

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“He recognized me just as I recognized him.” Well Go USA has released the official US trailer for Shin-yeon Won’s Memoir of a Murder, a serial killer -vs- serial killer thriller from Korea. The totally outlandish but totally Korean plot is about a former serial killer with Alzheimer’s who fights to protect his daughter from her psychotic serial killer boyfriend. Yeah, that actually sounds cool, right? The cast includes Sol Kyung-Gu, Kim Nam-Gil, and Kim Seol-Hyun. From the looks of it, this is going to be as fun to watch as it is scary, with serial killers lurking everywhere. I’m actually curious about checking this out, even if the title reminds me a bit too much of Bong Joon-ho’s Memories of Murder, which is a fantastic film itself. Check it. ›››

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“All your secrets are safe with us.” Sony Classics has unveiled the full trailer for a new drama titled Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, telling the story of the anonymous informant famously known as “Deep Throat”. It was revealed in 2005 that special agent Mark Felt was indeed actually “Deep Throat”, who helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1974. The film takes a look at his life and his risks to bring justice to the White House, hence the elaborate title. Liam Neeson stars as Mark Felt, with nice silver hair and all. The full cast includes Diane Lane, Michael C. Hall, Josh Lucas, Tom Sizemore, Bruce Greenwood, Maika Monroe, Brian d’Arcy James, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ike Barinholtz, Noah Wyle, and Kate Walsh. Take a look below. ›››

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“You want to be king, you have to kill the king.” Saban Films has debuted the official trailer for the action comedy titled Killing Gunther, starring the one-and-only badass Arnold Schwarzenegger as Gunther. This looks hilarious and much better than any of the other self-parody work Schwarzenegger has done recently. The plot is about a group of eccentric assassins who are fed up with Gunther, the world’s greatest hitman, so they come up with a scheme to kill him. But of course Gunther turns out to always be one step ahead. Along with Schwarzenegger, the film features Cobie Smulders, Hannah Simone, Taran Killam, Allison Tolman, Aaron Yoo, Peter Kelamis, Alex Duncan, Amir Talai, and Bobby Moynihan. Seriously, this looks pretty damn amazing, the kind of action comedy we need more of. I’m so down for this. ›››

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“This vacation is going to be so amazing!” Oh, if only they knew… Vertical Entertainment has unveiled an official trailer for a horror thriller titled Ghost House, from filmmaker Rich Ragsdale. We haven’t heard much about this, but it looks like your standard haunted house plus one super angry ghost movie, with the increasingly common horror trope of idiot white tourists in a foreign country making a fool of themselves and provoking evil spirits. Ghost House stars Scout Taylor-Compton, James Landry Hébert, Mark Boone Junior, Michael S. New, Elana Krausz, and Kevin Ragsdale. This definitely does look scary, although quite predictable, but maybe there’s some solid thrills in it. Worth a watch if you’re a horror fan. ›››

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