Trailer Watch

I've got some chick flick trailers for you today...most look pretty cheesy, but that's what you want from a trashy chick flick right?


FRIENDS WITH KIDS - Jennifer Westfeldt, Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott, Chris O'Dowd, Jon Hamm &  Kristen Wiig

Now just because half the cast of BRIDESMAIDS is in this film doesn't meant it's got anything to do with it. It's not a spin off or a future tale or anything like that, it's a totally separate film. The premise is alright - two friends decided to skip over the marriage part and have a baby together so they can keep their romantic lives going without the strain a child can cause - but I think it's going to be the cast that makes this movie. They're funny individually and we saw in BRIDESMAIDS that Kristen, Maya, Jon and Chris have great chemistry together, so whilst I think the film itself is going to be trashy and that critics will hate it, it probably will be a lot of fun.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING - Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, J-Lo, Denis Quaid & more

With a very odd ensemble cast, I'm not sure how this film is going to work. Inspired by the bestselling book of the same name this film looks at 5 couples who are preparing to become parents. It looks good, but not great, and I get the impression that the funny bits are all in the trailer. Opens in Australia May 10 this year, it may be worth a look, but I'd probably wait til it comes out on DVD.

THE LUCKY ONE - Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling & Blythe Danner

A man sees a photo on the ground, goes over to pick it up and his life is spared when a bomb goes off right where he'd been standing. Then he goes to look for the woman to thank her, or something and one thing leads to another and well then there's an outdoor shower scene. Of course there's a child and the father of the child and the mother and the secret of the photo...Scandal, drama and trash. What more could you possibly want? Oh and it's an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel (THE NOTEBOOK, DEAR JOHN etc). Opens 19th April this year.

THE VOW - Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams

Sadly for Rachel McAdams she seems to be getting cast in these trashy movies over and over, which I'm sure is good for the bank accounts, but it's not good for her street cred. This is one of 5 films The Chan has coming out this year and whilst I don't think he's the greatest dramatic actor or romantic lead, he does have a certain bogan charm about him. This film hits screens on Feb 9 and I will be watching it purely for the trashy, romantic teary goodness I'm sure it's going to give me. Not for everyone and certainly not for the critics!

That wraps up this ladies edition of trailer watch.

2012 GOLDEN GLOBE Winners

And so the Globes are over!! Three magical hours of boring speeches, trying-too-hard-to-be-funny lines and Ricky Gervais in all his hilarity. I spied a few red carpet hits and more than a few misses!!


 Below are the nominations for film categories in the 2012 Golden Globes, with my predictions highlighted in pink and the winners noted in green. Only 2 of my predictions changed over the last couple of weeks now that I've seen the film in question - BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL - now THE ARTIST instead of 50/50 and BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY OR MUSICAL - Jean Dujardin for THE ARTIST. I would still love JGL to win for 50/50, but I don't think he will. 


I got 7 out of 14 right and I had said for a few that who I predicted probably wouldn't win, but it's who I though deserved to win and in most cases the person who I thought might win instead did - Tilda Swinton and Meryl Streep are a prime example. Now we should have a better idea of what might happen at the Oscars...I've got a few more films to see before I can confirm my Oscar predictions. 



BEST DRAMA
The Descendants - WINNER  I mean it - go and see this film. It's great!
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST COMEDY or MUSICAL
50/50
The Artist - WINNER Again a little pang that 50/50 didn't win for JGL, but it is an amazing film
Bridesmaids
Midnight In Paris
My Week With Marilyn

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA
George Clooney - The Descendants - WINNER gorgeous George for the win. You should see this film if you haven't
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of march
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo\
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady - WINNER Tilda Swinton was robbed!! Robbed I say!! 
Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY or MUSICAL (I would still love Joseph to win, but don't think he will)
Jean Dujardin - The Artist - WINNER He was brilliant in it, although part of me is a little gutted for JGL because of my Hollywood crush on him!
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Ryan Gosling - Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson - Midnight In Paris

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY or MUSICAL
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn - WINNER Kristen Wiig was robbed and as far as I'm concerned this film was neither a comedy or a musical!
Kate Winslet - Carnage

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer - Beginners - WINNER Well deserved, he was amazing!

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Janet Mc Teer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help - WINNER Well done Octavia! She did a great job in this film as did Jessica Chastain so good on both of them!
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin - WINNER In my opinion the Ghibli film was much better and didn't even get a look in!
Puss In Boots
Winnie The Pooh
Arthur Christmas

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Flowers of War
In The Land Of Blood and Honey
The Kids With A Bike
A Separation - WINNER In beating THE SKIN I LIVE IN this film can certainly be proud of itself!
The Skin I Live In

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
George Clooney - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo - WINNER I only saw this on Friday, so I couldn't judge it before then, but it was pretty amazing and deserving of the win. 

BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris - WINNER This was my second choice film for best screenplay, so well done Woody
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beua Willimon - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - THE ARTIST
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxwon, Jim Rash - The Descendants
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Hello Hello - Gnomeo & Juliet
The Keeper - Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down - Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof - The Help
Masterpiece - W.E. - WINNER I haven't heard this song, so I can't pass judgement

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Ludovic Bource - The Artist - WINNER  This score is fantastic you should listen to it!
Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore - Hugo
John Williams - War Horse

Trailer Watch

PREMIUM RUSH - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung

Combining two things that I love - Joseph and bike riding. Normally I'm into Le Tour style riding, however this looks exciting enough to keep even those bike hating fellows entertained. No Australian release date as yet. 

THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT - Jason Segel & Emily Blunt

I love me a bit of Jason, and I'm quite fond of the lovely Miss Blunt as well. This rom-com starts off where most end - the engagement - and follows this charming couple down their long road to the alter. Set for a mid-March release in Australia. 

LIKE CRAZY - Felicity Jones, Anton Yelchin & Jennifer Lawrence

I saw this film late last year and it made me wish I could fall in love for the first time again. It was incredibly raw and I almost felt like I was intruding where I really shouldn't. A mid-year release for this title, but it's bound to be a small art-house release, so keep an eye out at your local independent for this one. 

BEL AMI - Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Christina Ricci

That TWILIGHT guy...fortunately for him the rest of the cast is superb, and the trailer even gives the indication that he might be able to act. I saw an inkling of talent in WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, so maybe now that the god-awful vampire trash movies are almost over we might get to see a side of R-Patz that you wouldn't believe existed. The premise and supporting cast are enough to have me intrigued. 

SAFE HOUSE - Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington & Brendan Gleeson

A CIA action/thriller/suspense/drama thing. It looks alright, there are some pretty decent special effects and some good chase and fight scenes by the looks of the trailer. Releasing nationally February 9. 

THINK LIKE A MAN - Turtle from Entourage, that rapper that beat Rhianna and some other people I don't know/care about. 

I'm only posting this because Turtle from Entourage is in it. I think it looks awful and my money is on it being a straight to DVD release in Australia, but Turtle is in it and I liked Turtle. 

That wraps up this particular trailer watch. I've got some more to come - good and bad but mostly entertaining. 

WARM BODIES - movie news

I'm not that into zombie movies, in fact I'm about as sick of zombie movies as I am of vampire movies, but this one caught my attention for a couple of reasons. 

1) It's a warped love story, and I like warped love stories especially ones filled with unrequited love and hurdles to over come

2) It's got that boy from ABOUT A BOY in it - Nicholas Hoult - and I have a bit of a soft spot for him (you would have last seen him in X-MEN: FIRST CLASS)

WARM BODIES is based on Isaac Marion's novel of the same title and will be direct by Jonathan Levine (50/50). Zombie meets girl, zombie falls in love, zombie doesn't want to eat girls brains. How romantic. Also starring Teresa Palmer and John Malkovich, this might be one zombie movie that I bother going to see.  

 

Here's the full synopsis for WARM BODIES;

"Zombies love people, especially their brains. But R (Nicholas Hoult) is different. He’s alive inside, unlike the hundreds of other grunting, drooling undead—all victims of a recent plague that drove the remaining survivors into a heavily guarded city. Now the Zombies roam about an airport terminal, searching for human prey and living in fear of the vicious Boneys, the next undead incarnation.

One day, R and his best friend M lumber toward the city in search of food. There, R first sets his eyes on JULIE (Teresa Palmer), a beautiful human. Determined to save her—first from the other Zombies and then from the Boneys—R hides her in his home, a cluttered 747 aircraft. Julie is terrified, and R’s grunted assurances of “Not…eat” do little to calm her. But when R begins to act more human than Zombie, coming to her defense, refusing to eat human flesh, and even speaking in full sentences, Julie realizes that R is special.

After a few close calls with the Boneys, and with her father mounting an armed search for her, Julie realizes she can’t hide forever. So she sneaks back home, leaving R broken-hearted. Desperate to see her, R decides to comb his hair, stand a little straighter, and impersonate a human long enough to get past the city guards. If only he can prove to the humans that Zombies can change, maybe R and Julie’s love might stand a chance. But with the rampaging Boneys heading toward the city and Julie’s father intent on killing R and his Zombie friends, the stage is set for an all-out battle between the living and the undead.

A genre-bending tale of love and transformation, WARM BODIES is a story about a boy who loves a girl…for more than just her body."

84th Academy Awards Trailer

The first trailer for the Academy Awards has been released and it reveals this year's host, which as I reported on the 18th of November is Billy Crystal. I am certainly looking forward to having him back on the stage this year, and am willing to make the bet that he'll be looking slightly more dapper than he does in this trailer!

Trailer also stars Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, William Fichtner, Vinnie Jones and Robin Williams.

Queens Honours

The fascinating Helena Bonham Carter has received a very special honour courtesy of Her Majesty the Queen. Helena played Queen Elizabeth in the multi-award winning film THE KING'S SPEECH (she was nominated for an Oscar for the role but sadly didn't win), and she has been awarded with a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in Her Majesty's New Year Honour list according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Splitsville

I know I shouldn't find joy in others' misfortune, but I can't help but be excited about this little piece of news...

2012 is looking up with Rusty back on the market!! I'm looking forward to seeing him in ROCK OF AGES set to release sometime this year :)