Saturday, June 30, 2012

Hot Trailer: James Cameron's 'Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away'

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Paramount's Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away has the scope of the group's live performances covered thanks to the tech contributions of executive producer James Cameron and Vince Pace. Andrew Adamson directed the hybrid concert pic, which is set for a December 21 release.



Friday, June 29, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'The Sessions'

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Here's the trailer for the Sundance hit acquired by Fox Searchlight, with John Hawkes as a paralyzed man who is determined to lose his virginity. Helen Hunt and William H. Macy co-star. Screened at Sundance as The Surrogate and based on a true story, the movie written and directed by Ben Lewin is slated to open October 26th:



Thursday, June 28, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Here Comes The Boom'

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Here's Sony's trailer for Kevin James and Salma Hayek in Here Comes The Boom, which opens October 12th:



Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Robot & Frank'

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The Frank Langella-starrer Robot & Frank won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize this year at Sundance and is the first release from Park Pictures Features, the feature film division of commercial production house Park Pictures. Commercials helmer Jake Schreier is making his directorial debut with the Christopher Ford script. James Marsden, Liv Tyler and Susan Sarandon co-star. It opens August 24.



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Hot Trailer: Karl Urban As 'Dredd'

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Here's a trailer for Lionsgate's Dredd. Directed by Peter Travis and written by Alex Garland and based on the Judge Dredd comic books, it stars Karl Urban as the title character (played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1995 version) plus Olivia Thrilby and Lena Headey. Slated to open September 21st:



Monday, June 25, 2012

Hot Trailer: Karl Urban As 'Dredd'

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Here's a trailer for Lionsgate's Dredd. Directed by Peter Travis and written by Alex Garland and based on the Judge Dredd comic books, it stars Karl Urban as the title character (played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1995 version) plus Olivia Thrilby and Lena Headey. Slated to open September 21st:



Sunday, June 24, 2012

Hot Trailer: Karl Urban As 'Dredd'

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Here's a trailer for Lionsgate's Dredd. Directed by Peter Travis and written by Alex Garland and based on the Judge Dredd comic books, it stars Karl Urban as the title character (played by Sylvester Stallone in the 1995 version) plus Olivia Thrilby and Lena Headey. Slated to open September 21st:



Saturday, June 23, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Hotel Transylvania'

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Sony Pictures Animation has released a longer theatrical trailer for Hotel Transylvania which features Adam Sandler voicing Dracula and Selena Gomez as his daughter Mavis plus Sandler's That's My Boy (ahem) co-star Andy Samberg as an intrusive human who stumbles upon the monster retreat. Genndy Tartakovsky, known for animated TV shows Dexter's Laboratory and others, makes his feature directing debut. Voice cast also features Kevin James as Frankenstein and Cee-Lo Green as the voice of Murray the Mummy. Set to open September 25th:



Friday, June 22, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Hotel Transylvania'

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Sony Pictures Animation has released a longer theatrical trailer for Hotel Transylvania which features Adam Sandler voicing Dracula and Selena Gomez as his daughter Mavis plus Sandler's That's My Boy (ahem) co-star Andy Samberg as an intrusive human who stumbles upon the monster retreat. Genndy Tartakovsky, known for animated TV shows Dexter's Laboratory and others, makes his feature directing debut. Voice cast also features Kevin James as Frankenstein and Cee-Lo Green as the voice of Murray the Mummy. Set to open September 25th:



Thursday, June 21, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Sellebrity'

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The documentary about paparazzi and celebrity culture premiered at SXSW and is hitting the Nantucket Film Festival this weekend. Kevin Mazur's look at the world of celebrity gossip gets help from Jennifer Aniston, Salma Hayek, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elton John and Kid Rock among others.



Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Hot Teaser Trailer: 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2'

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Happy birthday, Edward Cullen. In honor of the vampire's 111th birthday today, Summit has released a new teaser trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. The film is due in theaters November 16. After yesterday's 10-second teaser sneak, there's a full 1 minute and 18 seconds below:



Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Hot Teaser Sneak: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2'

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A full teaser trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 will be released tomorrow ' in honor of Edward Cullen's 111th birthday. In the meantime, Summit offers up a 10-second peek at the teaser.



Monday, June 18, 2012

B&W 'Paperman' To Front 'Wreck-It-Ralph'

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PapermanComputer-generated and hand-drawn animation come together in Walt Disney Animation Studios' short Paperman which the studio confirmed will debut in front of the arcade-hopping adventure Wreck-It-Ralph that opens November 2. The minimalist black-and-white short also screens Sunday with the family friendly indie Crazy & Thief as part of the short films lineup at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Paperman is directed by John Kahrs. It follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman during his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office.



Sunday, June 17, 2012

B&W 'Paperman' To Front 'Wreck-It-Ralph'

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PapermanComputer-generated and hand-drawn animation come together in Walt Disney Animation Studios' short Paperman which the studio confirmed will debut in front of the arcade-hopping adventure Wreck-It-Ralph that opens November 2. The minimalist black-and-white short also screens Sunday with the family friendly indie Crazy & Thief as part of the short films lineup at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Paperman is directed by John Kahrs. It follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman during his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office.



Saturday, June 16, 2012

B&W 'Paperman' To Front 'Wreck-It-Ralph'

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PapermanComputer-generated and hand-drawn animation come together in Walt Disney Animation Studios' short Paperman which the studio confirmed will debut in front of the arcade-hopping adventure Wreck-It-Ralph that opens November 2. The minimalist black-and-white short also screens Sunday with the family friendly indie Crazy & Thief as part of the short films lineup at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Paperman is directed by John Kahrs. It follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman during his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office.



Friday, June 15, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Pitch Perfect'

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Pitch Perfect explores the world of competitive college a cappella singing. It marks the feature directing debut of Jason Moore, who directed Broadway's Avenue Q. He also directed episodes of Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters and Everwood. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Adam Devine, Skylar Astin and Rebel Wilson star. The Universal release currently is slated to open October 5.



Thursday, June 14, 2012

Hot Red Band Trailer: 'Magic Mike'

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There's a lot less story development and a lot more butt in this TV spot for the U.K. market for Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike. Lionsgate has the movie over there, Warner Bros has it Stateside where it opens June 29. The film based partly on Channing Tatum's previous experience as a male stripper co-stars Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn and Olivia Munn.

Related: Hot Trailer: Channing Tatum In 'Magic Mike'



Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Hot International Trailer: 'Django Unchained'

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The overseas trailer for the Weinstein Co Django Unchained went out today ' the Quentin Tarantino pic bows Christmas Day in the U.S. but lands internationally in January via Columbia Pictures (in the UK on January 18). It's a tightened version of the teaser unveiled last week but gives a slightly clearer picture of the storyline.



Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'The Queen Of Versailles'

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Mike Fleming

A Sundance Film Festival favorite when it premiered in January, The Queen Of Versailles will be released July 20 by Magnolia. The film, which won the festival's Best Documentary Directing prize for Lauren Greenfield, chronicles the riches-to-rags misadventures of a billionaire family that builds the biggest (might I add gaudiest) house in America at 90,000 square feet, only to be unable to finish it when David Siegel's empire is walloped by the bursting of the real estate bubble and the economic collapse of 2008. As a result, the family is forced to make changes in their spectacular lifestyle and spending habits.



Monday, June 11, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'The Queen Of Versailles'

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Mike Fleming

A Sundance Film Festival favorite when it premiered in January, The Queen Of Versailles will be released July 20 by Magnolia. The film, which won the festival's Best Documentary Directing prize for Lauren Greenfield, chronicles the riches-to-rags misadventures of a billionaire family that builds the biggest (might I add gaudiest) house in America at 90,000 square feet, only to be unable to finish it when David Siegel's empire is walloped by the bursting of the real estate bubble and the economic collapse of 2008. As a result, the family is forced to make changes in their spectacular lifestyle and spending habits.



Sunday, June 10, 2012

Hot Trailer: Fernando Meirelles' '360'

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Magnolia's dramatic thriller 360 comes from director Fernando Meirelles and scribe Peter Morgan and stars Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Ben Foster, Jamel Debbouze and Moritz Bleibtreu. It follows the stories of people from disparate social backgrounds through their intersecting relationships. Magnolia is doing a VOD premiere June 29 ahead of an August 3 theatrical bow.



Saturday, June 9, 2012

Hot Trailer: Fernando Meirelles' '360'

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Magnolia's dramatic thriller 360 comes from director Fernando Meirelles and scribe Peter Morgan and stars Rachel Weisz, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Ben Foster, Jamel Debbouze and Moritz Bleibtreu. It follows the stories of people from disparate social backgrounds through their intersecting relationships. Magnolia is doing a VOD premiere June 29 ahead of an August 3 theatrical bow.



Friday, June 8, 2012

Hot Trailer 'Ice Age: Continental Drift'

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Hot Teaser Trailer: 'Django Unchained'

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Mike Fleming

Here's the first look from The Weinstein Company at Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino's drama about a slave who's freed by a bounty hunter and tries to get back to his wife. In his way are some bad, bad people, including a plantation owner who exploits female slaves for prostitution and male slaves for fight to the death matches. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz and Kerry Washington star.



Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower'

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower'

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower'

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Branded'

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This trailer for Branded looks more than a little creepy with echoes of David Cronenberg, John Carpenter and even David Fincher. The premise? Mind control and global domination via advertising with subliminal messages that trigger irresistible appetites and urges to consume mass quantities. From Roadside Attractions, the English-language Russian production stars Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor, Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Max von Sydow. Written and directed by Jamie Bradshaw and Alexander Doulerain, Branded opens September 7th. You'll see a lot of those smartphone codes that enable an interactive experience of the movie's 'alternative universe of out-of-control brands, consumer gluttony and insatiable materialism.'



Saturday, June 2, 2012

Hot Trailer: 'Branded'

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This trailer for Branded looks more than a little creepy with echoes of David Cronenberg, John Carpenter and even David Fincher. The premise? Mind control and global domination via advertising with subliminal messages that trigger irresistible appetites and urges to consume mass quantities. From Roadside Attractions, the English-language Russian production stars Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor, Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Max von Sydow. Written and directed by Jamie Bradshaw and Alexander Doulerain, Branded opens September 7th. You'll see a lot of those smartphone codes that enable an interactive experience of the movie's 'alternative universe of out-of-control brands, consumer gluttony and insatiable materialism.'



Friday, June 1, 2012

'The Dark Knight Rises', 'Hunger Games' Win Big At Golden Trailer Awards

Full list of winners for 13th Annual Golden Trailer Awards:

(Film Title, Studio, Trailer House)

Theatrical Trailers

Best Action
Snow White and the Huntsman 'Forever', Universal Pictures, Wild Card

Best Animation/Family
The Muppets 'Their Movie', Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Buddha Jones

Best Comedy
Bridesmaids (Red Band Trailer), Universal Pictures, Workshop Creative

Best Documentary
George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Grove St. Prod., The Ant Farm

Best Drama
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Sony Pictures, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Horror
The Devil Inside 'Who', Paramount Pictures, Buddha Jones

Best Independent
Take Shelter, Sony Pictures Classics, The Grossmyth Company

Best Music
Another Earth, Fox Searchlight, Ignition Creative

Best Romance
Like Crazy, Paramount Pictures, Ignition Creative

Best Thriller
The Grey 'Teeth Redband', Open Road Films, Buddha Jones

Best Video Game Trailer
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Atari, Platige Image

The Don LaFontaine Award for Best Voice Over
Arrietty 'UK Trailer', Studio Canal, The Editpool

Golden Fleece
Apollo 18 'Classified', Dimension Films, Aspect Ratio

Most Original Trailer
Chronicle 'Camera', 20th Century Fox, Buddha Jones

Summer 2012 Blockbuster Trailer
The Dark Knight Rises 'Chant', Warner Bros., Open Road Entertainment

Trashiest Trailer
Piranha 3DD, Dimension, AV Squad

Technical Categories

Best Motion/Title Graphics
Anonymous 'Domestic Trailer 2', Columbia Pictures for Sony Pictures Entertainment, Greenhaus GFX

Best Sound Editing
The Woman in Black 'Darkness', CBS Films, Buddha Jones

Best Trailer ' No Movie
Babylon, The Solid State

Foreign Theatrical Trailer Categories

Best Anime
The Secret World of Arrietty, Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture, Trailer Park

Best Foreign Action Trailer
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, Flatiron, Red Circle, Inc.

Best Foreign Animation/Family Trailer
Arrietty 'UK Trailer', Studio Canal, The Editpool

Best Foreign Comedy Trailer
The Intouchables, Senator, TRAILERHAUS GmbH

Best Foreign Documentary Trailer
Anton Corbijn Inside Out, HanWay Films, Zealot

Best Foreign Drama Trailer
Sarah's Key, The Weinstein Company, AV Squad

Best Foreign Graphics in a Trailer
Coriolanus, LIONSGATE, Create Advertising London

Best Foreign Horror/Thriller Trailer
The Hunter, Magnolia, Zealot Productions Inc.

Best Foreign Romance Trailer
Delicacy, StudioCanal/Cohen Media Group, Wink Creative

Most Original Foreign Trailer
The Sleeping Beauty, Strand Releasing, Big Science Film Inc.

TV Spots

Best Action TV Spot
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 'Beat', Warner Bros., AV Squad

Best Animation/Family TV Spot
Puss in Boots 'Curiosity', Paramount Pictures, Aspect Ratio

Best Comedy TV Spot
21 Jump Street 'Arrest', Columbia Pictures, Workshop Creative

Best Drama TV Spot
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 'Messages', Warner Bros. Wild Card

Best Foreign TV Spot
Africa First, Focus Features, Big Science Film Inc.

Best Graphics in a TV Spot
Martha Marcy May Marlene 'MReview', Fox Searchlight, Acme Trailer Company

Best Horror TV Spot
Cabin in the Woods 'Secret' LIONSGATE, AV Squad

Best Independent TV Spot
The Artist ':60 Spotlight', The Weinstein Company, AV Squad

Best Music TV Spot
Moneyball 'Academy Song', Columbia Pictures, Workshop Creative

Best Romance TV Spot
The Vow 'Forever', Screen Gems, mOcean

Best Summer Blockbuster 2012 TV Spot
Snow White and the Huntsman 'Ravenna', Universal Pictures, Vibe Creative Inc.

Best Thriller TV Spot
Contagion, Warner Bros., Seismic Productions

Best Video Game TV Spot
Need for Speed: The Run, Electronic Arts, Industry Creative

Best Voice Over TV Spot
Final Destination 5 'Die Again', Warner Bros., TRANSIT

Most Original TV Spot
The Descendants 'Paradise', Fox Searchlight, Motive Creative

Poster Categories

Best Action Poster
The Hunger Games 'Teaser Poster', LIONSGATE, Ignition

Best Animation/Family Poster
The Hunger Games 'Final Poster', LIONSGATE, Ignition

Best Comedy Poster
The Hangover Part II 'One Sheet B', Warner Bros., WORKS ADV

Best Documentary Poster
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, Indomina Films, Cold Open

Best Drama Poster
The Ides of March 'One Sheet', Sony Pictures, Ignition Print

Best Foreign Poster
Avgust Vosmogo, Glavkino, AV Squad Print / Blood & Chocolate

Best Horror Poster
Scream 4, The Weinstein Company, Tarhan Creative Inc.

Best Independent Poster
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 'One Sheet', Focus Features, Ignition Print

Best International Poster
The Dark Knight Rises 'UK Quad', Warner Bros., Ignition Print

Best Romance Poster
The Lucky One 'One Sheet', Warner Bros., WORKS ADV

Best Summer 2012 Blockbuster Poster
The Dark Knight Rises 'Teaser One Sheet ' City', Warner Bros., Ignition Print

Best Teaser Poster
The Hunger Games 'Teaser Poster', LIONSGATE, Ignition

Best Thriller Poster
The Ides of March 'One Sheet', Sony Pictures, Ignition Print

Best Video Game Poster
Hawken 'One Sheet', Meteor Entertainment, Ignition Print

Best Wildposts
Drive 'Vertical Campaign', theweekend.biz/FilmDistrict, The Refinery

Most Original Poster
The Ides of March 'One Sheet', Sony Pictures, Ignition Print

Trashiest Poster
Piranha 3DD, Dimension Films, AV Squad Print / Blood & Chocolate

Standees

Best Standee for Feature Film
The Hunger Games 'Standee', LIONSGATE, Ignition

Advertising In Theater & On Screen

Best Pre-show Theatrical Advertising
21 Jump Street 'In Theater NCM', Sony Pictures, Mob Scene

Original/Experiential Cinematic/Movie Advertising

Most Innovative Advertising for a Feature Film
Shame 'Alternative Newspaper Ad', Fox Searchlight

Most Innovative Advertising for a Brand/Product
The Hunger Games 'Faux Motion Ad ' Smile Away', LIONSGATE, Ignition

Most Innovative Advertising for a Video Game
Prototype 2 'Timeline', Activision/Radical Entertainment, Buddha Jones

Film Festival Category

Best Film Festival Trailer
New York Film Festival 2011, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Kinetic Trailers