Despite all the scandal surrounding him, Roman Polanski has managed to shoot a new film starring ewan McGregor called Ghost Writer (there is actually another film called Ghost Writer with B actors and a brutal looking trailer on youtube so don’t get them confused). Polanski over the past year had been sent back to the U.S. for his statutory rape trial that should have happened in the 1970s, but he escaped because he fled to France. This happened after his pregnant wife was murdered by Charles Manson’s minions I believe. But in spite of all this chaos in his personal life, here is the newly released trialer for his upcoming film. I currently do not know the release date but watch the trailer here and jusge your excitement from there.
Ghost Writer trailer
There is another trailer for Nolan’s Inception film starring Leo that has got everyone wishing that it was summer already. The first trailer showed next to nothing but got us all so incredibly excited we have been awaiting this second trailer to be released. Now with a bit more to work with, I am still unsure what this movie is about, but my god I need to see it! Watch the teaser for yourself.
Inception Trailer
How about another Robin Hood movie? Yea? Why not….This one with Russell Crowe instead of Kevin Costner but yet again the same story. They could at least give it a different title as to pretend that they are making something new and we’d all be fooled as most Hollywood plots are the same anyways. Watch the trailer though, as it could be fun regardless.
Robin Hood
How about a movie starring every action hero of teh past 25 years? Enter The Expendables. I think I actually read this book as a kid. Normally I would pooh-pooh lame action movies but the nostalgia factor is high with this one. Trailer included:
Expendables
Finally I have to point you in the direction of Greenberg again, Noah Baumbach’s new film. It was recently covered by Little White Lies, and may now be gaining some internet buzz. Check this out for sure!
Greenberg
The pitch: A fortysomething (Stiller) moves to Los Angeles from New York to make sense of his life. While house-sitting for his brother (Mark Duplass), he falls in love with his assistant (newcomer Gerwig)
The strapline: He’s got a lot on his mind
The buzz: The fifth writer/director feature from Noah Baumbach is still firmly in the “mumblecore” genre, but updates the gloomy Manhattanite period milieu of Squid and the Whale and Margot at the Wedding for a more freeform Californian feel. After some casting issues (both Amy Adams and Maggie Gyllenhaal were set to play Stiller’s love interest before Gerwig), the film will hit cinemas before the festival circuit – not necessarily a good sign.
Reasons this could be good: There’s a sort of Curb Your Enthusiasm feel about this trailer, (especially the scene at 1:38 where Stiller hits the car). The Squid and the Whale was terrific, but more bitter than sweet. From the evidence of this promo, Baumbach seems to have taken a more comedic approach with Greenberg than in his previous work. Done well, this could be a Sideways for the hipster set.
Reasons this could be bad: Alarm bells rang when “my dog is sick” chimed in at 1:25, though the nice little exchange right after offset some concerns that this might layer on the cheese. At first viewing this doesn’t seem to be “about” anything, other than a guy who doesn’t do much most of the time. You’d better hope Stiller’s performance makes up for the apparent lack of plot.
We think: Before his Apatovian cameos and Night at the Whatevers, Stiller made time for regular appearances on the indie circuit. Remember David O. Russell’s Flirting with Disaster and Neil LaBute’s Your Friends and Neighbours? It’s a pleasure to see that Stiller back, especially in a film that appears to utilise his comic timing for something other than CGI dinosaurs and/or 1970s TV show remakes. The only shame is that Humpday’s Duplass isn’t in this trailer.
Music: LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” of course. James Murphy composed the film’s score.
Did you spot?: Murphy making a brief Hitchcockian cameo at 0:25
Odds of you seeing it: Baumbach’s particular brand of literary dramedy is something of an acquired taste, but if you’re into indie soundtracks and midlife crises, you’ll knock yourself out.
They’re planning a sequel to the Marky Mark film Four Brothers. Oh man….*sigh
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