Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3:50PM - By Travis Woods
Just in time for a Christmas 2011 release, the trailer for a film about a young man and his beloved best friend, a horse. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is Mr. Ed: The Motion Picture and it will drop this holiday season.
OK, that’s not true, it’s a Spielberg-directed tale called War Horse about a young man named Anthony who is split from his beloved best friend, a horse named Joey, because of World War I, and who longs to be reunited with his equine pal. You decide which films sounds more silly after checking out the trailer below.
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:16AM - By Marisa Stotter
Steven Spielberg can attach his name to just about any sci-fi project, and people will tune in to the finished product in the hopes of watching something richly complex and compelling. “Falling Skies,” which he produced, was no exception; the show, about the aftermath of an alien invasion, pulled in 5.9 million viewers during Sunday’s two-hour premiere event, taking the title of the year’s most-watched cable premiere. While hype and viewership do not always translate into quality, we managed to get lucky on all fronts. In an industry where high-concept shows and movies have a long way to fall – and often do – “Falling Skies” is a gift of well-executed science fiction infused with human drama.
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Monday, June 13, 2011 9:21AM - By Laura Aguirre
Super 8 is the new No. 1 movie in America. The J.J. Abrams‘s sci-fi film topped the box office charts during its debut weekend by taking in a predictable $37 million. But the release of the Steven Spielberg flick, also brought films like last week’s winner X-Men: First Class and the record-breaking The Hangover Part II down… a considerable amount. X-Men: First Class in only its second week in theaters managed to come in second place, with $25 million, which is quite a drop from it’s opening weekend numbers (and more people should have seen it because it’s the better film!).
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Thursday, June 9, 2011 6:00PM - By Damon Houx
Though his career went through many iterations (he started writing scripts for films like Taking Care of Business, Regarding Henry and Gone Fishing), it was TV where J.J. Abrams found his groove. There he masterminded Felicity, Alias, and helped launch Lost. Then he returned to cinema with the semi-success Mission: Impossible: III, and then earned fanboy love for his resurrection of the Star Trek franchise – which made the franchise cooler than Star Wars. For Super 8, he teamed with Steven Spielberg to make a film meant to recall the glory days of Amblin productions. How did it turn out?
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 3:30PM - By Travis Woods
Because George Lucas and Steven Spielberg didn’t completely destroy all of the public goodwill directed towards the character of Indiana Jones with the utterly atrocious Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it appears that there may be a fifth film starring the ever-adventurous Dr. Jones, at least according to Crystal Skull costar Shia LaBeouf, so says the AV Club:
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Friday, June 3, 2011 12:24PM - By Damon Houx
Though we’ll have a review next week, when a film is as shrouded in mystery as J.J. Abrams‘s Super 8, it’s worth giving a heads-up peak at the film. Reviews are now starting to pop on line, and the plot has finally become revealed. A group of kids are making a horror movie when a late night shoot leaves them a witness to a trainwreck, and on that train is an alien. The town is then put under military command, but the kids keep making their movie. What did we think? Check it out.. Continue Reading
Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:04AM - By Mali Elfman
The trailer for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s upcoming collaboration of the mega-minds, The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn has officially hit the web with a splash! One thing is for damn sure, Spielberg knows how to put together a trailer that will get you excited no matter what you feel about his recent work or any biases you might have against the project. The visuals, the fast-paced clips, and the music all wash over you and leave you filled with a sense of excitement and wonder that make you want to go on the adventure! This is a lesson in good advertising if nothing else.
We’ve seen photos of Jamie Bell as Tintin, Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock, Nick Frost and Simon Pegg as the Thompson Twins, and Silk the thief, who’s played by Toby Jones, which have impressed us many times over, but now it’s time to see them in action. Check out the trailer…
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:18PM - By Damon Houx
Steven Spielberg has been talking about making a bio-pic of Abraham Lincoln for nearly two decades. For years Liam Neeson was attached to play the bearded president, but recently Daniel Day-Lewis has taken up the lead role in Lincoln. But it looks like the project is finally moving forward as a second cast announcement has been made: Sally Field will play Mary Todd Lincoln.
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Monday, April 4, 2011 10:19AM - By Travis Woods
A new TV spot for the mysterious new J.J. Abrams/ Steven Spielberg film Super 8 has been released, and it includes a few slivers of new footage.
First off, let me say that I have absolutely no idea what this film is about.
Secondly, it looks awesome.
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