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Trailer Trashin’: Gangster Squad Looks to Deliver Stylish Period Crime Drama
After last week’s double-dose of superhero goodness, it’s time for something completely different. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at director Ruben Fleischer’s cops-and-crooks film Gangster Squad. Premise: A vigilante police force within the LAPD fights to keep the East Coast Mafia, led by Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s....[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Avengers on Top Again, Casts Long Shadow Over Johnny Depp and Dark Shadows
The Avengers stood quite tall once again this weekend…still losing quite a bit of revenue from last week, but when last week’s haul ended up being well over $200 million ($207.4 million to be exact), an estimated $103.2 million this week is quite the success story. It also is the fastest film to reach $350 million, earning over $373.1 million in domestic ticket sales. However, it did not beat the ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Amazing Spider-Man Fails to Live Up to Its Title
Now that The Avengers has been released – it’s awesome, go see it if you haven’t – and the summer movie season has officially begun, the new trailers will be coming in fast and furious. Attached to Marvel’s comic book opus are the final trailers for the other big superhero films of the summer: The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man. With two such high-profile trailers b...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Dark Knight Rises Promises an Epic Conclusion
Now that The Avengers has been released – it’s awesome, go see it if you haven’t – and the summer movie season has officially begun, the new trailers will be coming in fast and furious. Attached to Marvel’s comic book opus are the final trailers for the other big superhero films of the summer: The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man. With two such high-profile trailers b...[Read More]
Seven Things We Want From the Avengers Sequel
Based on the record-breaking opening weekend The Avengers enjoyed, I think it’s safe to assume that most of you have seen the movie already, but just to be safe – read further at your own risk! There will be at least one major spoiler that will most definitely have a lasting impact on the future of Marvel’s characters on the silver screen. While I know it’s not on the slate just yet, my mind is al...[Read More]