Sam Mendes

Teaser Trailer for “Empire of Light” from Sam Mendes Released

Searchlight Pictures has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming Sam Mendes film "Empire of Light." The film will be in theaters on December 9, 2022.

Win Passes to an Advance Screening of 1917

Enter here for your chance to win a pair of tickets to an advance screening of the new film 1917 on Tuesday, January 7th at 7:00pm at the MJR Grand Digital Cinema Troy in Troy, Michigan. To enter the contest, just look for the “Enter the Contest” box further down on this page. But hurry because the contest ends soon and there are only a limited number of passes available and when they&...[Read More]

Final Trailer Released for 1917

The final trailer has been release for 1917. Sam Mendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre, and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to his World War I epic. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against...[Read More]

Go Behind the Scenes of “1917” with New Featurette

Sam Mendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and American Beauty (1999), brings his singular vision to his World War I epic, 1917. Now, step behind the scenes of the film with Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes, legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins, and the film’s stars with an exciting new featurette! At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers...[Read More]

Trailer for 1917 from Director Sam Mendes Released

The new trailer for 1917 has been released. (Check it out above.) Sam Mendes, the Oscar®-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre, and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to his World War I epic, 1917. At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible...[Read More]

James Bond Returns in New Spectre Trailer

Can we say that Daniel Craig incarnation of James Bond rivals Sean Connery’s at this point, or is that still considered blasphemy? Given that Skyfall (2012) is, at least until the release of Spectre, the most complete and entertaining Bond film ever produced, I wonder if we can’t mention the two actors in the same sentence without feeling the least bit guilty. The new trailer for Spectre does very...[Read More]

Trailer Trashin’: Decoding the Spectre Teaser Trailer

Sorry it’s been so long since the last column, dear readers. I’ve been very busy these last couple weeks, doing things such as finishing up a book I’m writing, celebrating my birthday, and getting to see Heart and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in concert. But I have returned to Trailer Trashin’, with our first look at the next James Bond movie, Spectre. Premise: In the af...[Read More]

Trailer Trashin’: Suspense, Style, and Smarts Come Together in Skyfall

We’ve reached August, and the summer movie season is starting to wind down, with only a handful of notable releases left. But even if there aren’t as many movies, there are still some great trailers coming out. This week marks the first time in this column’s history that I’m revisiting a movie I’ve already covered, because there’s a new trailer out for the next ...[Read More]

Trailer Trashin’: Skyfall Brings James Bond Back in a Big Way

Now that the Memorial Day holiday weekend has passed – where The Avengers was finally knocked out of the box office top spot – and the month of May is almost over, the summer 2012 movie season is only going to get more interesting, and the new trailers will just keep coming. On the Trailer Trashin’ docket this week is the first teaser for the long-awaited twenty-third installment of the Jame...[Read More]

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