Prometheus, the movie, has been the subject of a ton of speculation. Alien sequel/prequel, or not? Who cares — with the release of the second trailer, things are looking positively creepy. Sweet!
Wanna see some shots from the film? Check ’em out….
New Dark Shadows trailer hits tonight!
Depp. Burton. Collins.
Sounds good, right? Vampires, ghoulies, ghosties…and the wonderfully warped world of Tim Burton. I used to rush home when re-runs of the original Dark Shadows played on weekday afternoons, so hearing about this movie got my expectations up. Hearing that this will be a bit of a spoof — think The Brady Bunch the tv show vs. The Brady Bunch Movie — makes me think Burton may have another winner on his hands. She said hopefully.
We’ll all get a good look at Barnabas Collins and his brood tonight, when a trailer for Dark Shadows comes to Apple. We all know that Johnny Depp is never one to pull away from a role, so his portrayal of Barnabas should be a real hoot.
Ballet lovers can see Swan Lake in 3D for one night only
Swan Lake. Gorgeous choreography, beautiful dancers, amazing moves. If you like ballet — or just love the idea of watching gorgeous men and women leap and spin in rather revealing outfits — Swan Lake is definitely a ballet to catch. Especially when it’s done by Tony Award winning choreographer Matthew Bourne. And if you live in the Columbia area (or can get there), you can see this ballet while chomping on popcorn and nachos. Best of both worlds, right?
New Avengers “character banner” posters!
March is here, and with the warmer weather I’m getting more and more excited about this year’s Summer movie season. Hunger Games opening next week, Men In Black 3 and Battleship in May, not to mention Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows, Brave and The Dark Knight Rises…. But my comic book geekette is really jonesing for some Avengers, and I’m double-lucky right now; it opens the first week of May, and Marvel has just released new posters that showcase each of the assembled superheroes. Wanna see? Yeah you do.
Tweet your way to The Hunger Games!
The Hunger Games are happening this month. Are you excited? I am! Got my District 11 t-shirt, and my Capitol Colors nail polish will be mine once I figure out where to buy ’em. Okay, I’m a little obsessed. But it’s all in good fun.
You know what else is fun? Advance screenings. And we can win an advance screening if we Tweet loud & clear. Wanna know what to do (and how to score some tickets)? Here’s the dish….
New trailer for The Avengers hits at noon!
Leap Year Day — yay! Really, really rainy day — boo. But if you’re holed up inside today never fear; there’s a reason to be happy that you’re near your computer. A new trailer for The Avengers will hit on Apple’s movie trailer website at noon. That’s right, take yourself away from the wet and remind yourself that movie blockbuster season is only a heartbeat away.
Titanic 3D “sneak peek” coming to Baltimore April 3rd
Titanic. A huge, long movie about something we already know. And ain’t it awesome? Okay, if you didn’t shed a tear at the end of this film, I don’t wanna know you because you’re dead inside.
For those of you that are looking forward to seeing this film back up on the big screen — and in 3D no less! — there’s a treat in store. Advance “sneak peek” showings will be playing here in the Baltimore area on April 3rd at 6:30pm. You can hit up Fandango for tickets; it’ll be playing at Cinemark Egyptian, AMC Lowes Whitemarsh and AMC Columbia.
Me? I’m in it for the groovy glasses. You get special collectible 3D glasses if you make it to one of these, don’cha know. But what am I doing blabbing about this, when I can give you a peek at the actual press release? Here you go….
The Black List 2011: what you SHOULD have been watching this year
The cool kids. You know ’em. The ones that know all the bands…that haven’t been signed yet. The artists that are so underground even MICA doesn’t know they exist. The movies that haven’t made it to production yet, but everyone’s talking about.
Well, I can’t do anything about those first two — I am so totally not cool enough — but I do have an in for the third. Behold, The Black List. It’s a yearly grouping of all the screenplays that folks in the know would love to have seen green-lit this year.
Earlier Black Lists have seen the likes of Juno and Lars and the Real Girl. So this year’s list could have a few films that will have everyone talking next year. And I’ve gotta say there are quite a few I’d like to see Right Now.
Movie Review: Young Adult
High school. Whatever. But for some, high school was their best, shining moment; the time where they were everything to everyone and nothing could stand in their way. Like Mavis Gary, a former Queen Bee of her high school that moved to the big city and became a bestselling writer. Oh, so that sounds good to you? Me too. But for Mavis, her world is a revolving door of writing, drinking, passing out face-first on the bed, and regret. Her way out of this slump? Go find her high-school boyfriend and get him back, of course. I’m sure his wife and baby girl won’t be too much of an obstacle.
Jason Reitman has gotten a bit serious with the amazing Up In The Air, but with Young Adult he comes back to his quirky comedy-drama niche that made Thank You For Smoking and Juno so enjoyable. Speaking of Juno, screenwriter Diablo Cody is on her A game here; with Young Adult, I forgive her her Jennifer’s Body trespasses. Mostly because I am ZOMG excited to see how her work on The Evil Dead plays out, because her snarky ‘tude is a perfect fit for that film, but also because Young Adult itself is a whole lot of fun. Embarrassing fun. Uncomfortable fun. Hey-I-Did-That-Once-How’d-She-Know fun.
Sneak Peak of Dark Knight Rises for some IMAX theaters means Happy Christmas Batman fans!
Itching to get a real look at The Dark Knight Rises? I for one can’t wait to see Anne Hathaway as Miss Selina Kyle (and get a peek at a young — maybe not evil? — Ra’s Al Ghul). Well, if you’re near an IMAX theater the chances are very good you’ll get your holiday wish. Warner Brothers is releasing a peek at the prologue of the film on December 16th here in the States (UK folks’ll get their peek on the 21st). Straight from the home of Bugs Bunny:
