Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs opens today and that means all the other studios (mainly Sony Pictures) are putting out there new trailers for their upcoming animated movies. First up we have the second full length trailer for Planet 51 on Yahoo. Featuring the voice talents of Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, and John Cleese. The story is a complete spin on the normal sci-fi tale in that an astronaut lands on a planet and discovers a new civilization, except to them, he is the alien. This looks quirky and fun, like any other animated movie. Nice touch with The Killer’s “Spaceman”, too.
Watch the theatrical trailer for Planet 51:
The inhabitants of Planet 51 live in fear of alien invasion. Their paranoia is realized when an astronaut arrives from Earth. Befriended by a young resident, he has to avoid capture and recover his spaceship.
Planet 51 is co-directed by first-time filmmakers Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, and Marcos Martínez of Ilion Animation based out of Madrid, Spain. The screenplay was written by Joe Stillman, of Shrek and Shrek 2 in addition to episodes of “Beavis and Butt-Head” and “King of the Hill” previously. Sony Pictures is landing Planet 51 in theaters everywhere on November 20th this upcoming Thanksgiving.
Anchor Bay Films has debuted a trailer for the Ashton Kutcher indie comedy Spread. I know that quite a few people hate Kutcher, but even so, I hope they’ll give this indie a chance. Spread premiere at Sundance in January which is where I first got to see it. Let me to tell you, this movie has lots of sex, I mean a lot of sex in it. After seeing it, I wasn’t sure what to think, and I wasn’t sure if I even liked it. But as time has gone on, I’ve found myself thinking about it more, not just for the sex, but for the iconic Hollywood story that it tells. It also seems like a story about Kutcher’s actual life in Hollywood. You’ll see what I mean. Check this out!
Watch the official trailer for David Mackenzie’s Spread:
Set in present Los Angeles, Spread is an iconic look at the lure of sex, money, and access that Hollywood offers to the beautiful people, and the karmic price that Nikki must ultimately pay to live that lifestyle.
Spread is directed by British filmmaker David Mackenzie, of The Last Great Wilderness, Young Adam, Asylum, and Mister Foe previously. The screenplay was written by first-time screenwriter Jason Hall. This had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year where it was bought by Anchor Bay Films for upwards of $3 million. Spread arrives in limited theaters starting on August 14th this summer.
In Being One you start the game suspended in a vat of green goop in a science lab, much like any other given Thursday morning. Your first, not too taxing, task is to escape the goop. But then you’re going to have to escape the lab too, not to mention finding out who you are and what ‘they’ have done to you…and who ‘they’ are of course
An awesome new viral video from the folks at Evian featuring a bunch of roller-skating babies grooving their stuff to the sound of an old school tape player.
This thing is sure to go viral in no time, because as everyone knows, anything that has to do with a dancing baby on the Intertubes will automatically generate millions of views. Good job Evian!
Rachel Maddow critiques President Obama’s speech outlining his proposal for the prolonged detention and preventative incarceration of people who “might” commit crimes. Although he refers to “terrorists” and Al Queda, this radical new claim of unconstitutional presidential power threatens to be used on citizens as well, remembering that most civil liberties have already been stripped away and that American citizens are already considered “enemy combatants”.
We’ve all seen (and tried) sand-drawing, but this is beyond insane. This Ukrainian Talent contestant has absurd drawing and storytelling skills. While Western audiences might not fully grasp the ‘1945′ context that she manages to encapsulate in this mind-blowing performance, rest assured the tears in the Ukrainian audience members’ eyes and the standing ovation were there for a reason.
The cry goes out across the land for a hero! Someone stalwart! Someone true! Someone with a really awesome ’stache, and some… little… purple dude! That’s right, true believers, the only one who can save us now is none other than the devastatingly handsome Reemus! Reemus is back for the third chapter in his several journeys: Know Thy Enemy. Will Reemus ever become a hero? Will Liam ever get his own matching vest? Why don’t more people have gelatin pools in their underground lairs? These, and many other questions, will not be answered in this installment! Luckily, it’s just as slyly fun as the rest.
Things get even stickier in The Several Journeys of Reemus: Chapter 3, as Reemus and Liam race to deliver an important message to the castle. Or, um, not race, exactly, since Reemus’s trademark unimpressed stare and casual lope is still firmly in place. Click on objects on the screen to interact or move the two would-be heroes around. You can play as either Reemus or Liam, and clicking on the appropriate icon in the upper left corner will swap who you have control over. As you progress, you’ll find you need to do that quite a bit. Reemus is stronger, while Liam is smaller and more agile, so neither is suited to every task.
This time around you’re presented with a problem that has our heroes split on how to handle it. Depending on which solution you go after, you’ll be faced with a different set of puzzles, and a different ending. It adds a nice chunk of replay value to a game that would otherwise be pretty short.
Considering that their realm is so far removed from our own, the puzzles in this latest chapter are surprisingly logical. All it takes is some clicking around to figure out how each strange beast or item reacts, and the pieces typically fall into place with little prodding. They make their own queer sort of sense once you stop trying to apply silly things like “the laws of nature” to them. Oh, of course you can lead the bees around like little balloons! Why wouldn’t you? It’s all so obvious!
Warner Brothers has debuted the trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant starring Matt Damon as FBI informant Mark Whitacre. Okay, this actually looks funnier than the Couples Retreat trailer that just debuted earlier today. I didn’t know what to even expect, but damn, this looks great! I frickin’ love Steven Soderbergh so damn much. He’s unbelievably versatile and can direct almost anything, comedy, drama, indie, thriller, almost anything. With Matt Damon leading the way this time, it looks like he’s got a solid hit on his hands!
Watch the trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant:
The government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon).
The Informant is directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, of Out of Sight, Traffic, Solaris, The Good German, the Ocean’s Trilogy, Che, and The Girlfriend Experience most recently. The screenplay was adapted by Scott Z. Burns, of The Bourne Ultimatum previously, and is based on Kurt Eichenwald’s book of the same name. Warner Brothers is bringing The Informant to theaters on October 9th this fall.
Mike and Trent are back! Universal has debuted the first trailer for Couples Retreat on Apple today. Just looking at the cast, I’d say this is the ensemble comedy of the year. Here are the four couples: Kristen Bell and Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau and Kristin Davis, Vince Vaughn and Malin Akerman, and Faizon Love and Kali Hawk. This seems like one hell of a wild, quirky, fun comedy, what more can I say? It also looks a lot like Forgetting Sarah Marshall but with four couples instead of just one. Upping the ante, so to say. I’m certainly looking forward to this. And don’t forget, A.R. Rahman is scoring Couples Retreat as well. Enjoy!
Watch the trailer for Peter Billingsley’s Couples Retreat:
A comedy about four couples who head to a tropical resort for a vacation. While one of them is there to work on their marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy is not optional.
Couples Retreat is directed by first-time director Peter Billingsley, who went on to become a producer for Vince Vaughn after starring as the bunny-costume-wearing Ralphie in A Christmas Story. This is now his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Jon Favreau himself, the current director of Iron Man 2 and past screenwriter of Swingers. Universal is bringing Couples Retreat to theaters on October 9th.
July 3, 2009 
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