Category Archives: Trailer Trash

Review: “Cowboys & Aliens” Is The Chicken Caesar Salad of Filmmaking.

Posted on July 28, 2011 by jlmicek

Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir tees up and takes a big, fat swing at “Cowboys & Aliens,” which is so implausibly named that it ought to work. But it does not. And in a review so funny that it actually made me … Continue reading →

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Have They Sunk This Battleship?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s the trailer for the new “Battleship” flick … Because movies based on board games are always a fabulous idea. Coming next: SCRABBLE! THE MOVIE, where a low word score means death in the arena! http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.html#vid=26061671&shareUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.yahoo.com%2Ffeature%2Fcowboys-and-aliens.html Oy … But at … Continue reading →

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Early Buzz For Captain America: “Weighty and Substantial.”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by jlmicek

The movie doesn’t open until tomorrow, but here’s an advance review from the Associated Press (via @WashPo): “Captain America: The First Avenger” — The last Marvel Comics setup for next summer’s all-star blockbuster “The Avengers” finds Chris Evans starring as … Continue reading →

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“Amazing Spiderman” Trailer Leaked, Quickly Removed.

Posted on July 20, 2011 by jlmicek

Hey True Believers. The trailer for the new “Amazing Spiderman” flick was briefly leaked today and then abruptly taken down. Apparently Sony doesn’t have much in the way of a sense of humor about these things. Here’s one taken with … Continue reading →

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Shark Night 3-D? Really Hollywood? Really?

Posted on July 19, 2011 by jlmicek

Because, let’s face it … … we’ve all gone camping with our insanely hot girlfriends at the inland salt water lake that happens to be home to an utterly insatiable shark. It could happen. Oy … (Hat-Tip to IO9 for … Continue reading →

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Does The World Really Need “A Planet of the Apes” prequel?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by jlmicek

If, like me, you loved the original “Planet of the Apes” series because it was equal parts 1960s cheeseball science-fiction and astute social commentary on the Civil Rights era, you’re probably shaking your head at the news that the films … Continue reading →

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