Watch: Movie Trailer Roundup July 15, 2010

Studio Synopsis:

James Franco stars as the young Allen Ginsberg – poet, counter-culture adventurer and chronicler of the Beat Generation. In his famously confessional, leave-nothing-out style, Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career, the poem HOWL. Meanwhile, in a San Francisco courtroom, HOWL is on trial. Prosecutor Ralph McIntosh (Strathairn) sets out to prove that the book should be banned, while suave defense attorney Jake Ehrlich (Jon Hamm) argues fervently for freedom of speech and creative expression. The proceedings veer from the comically absurd to the passionate as a host of unusual witnesses (Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, Treat Williams, Alesssandro Nivola) pit generation against generation and art against fear in front of conservative Judge Clayton Horn (Bob Balaban).

HOWL is simultaneously a portrait of a renegade artist breaking down barriers to find love and redemption and an imaginative ride through a prophetic masterpiece that rocked a generation and was heard around the world.

In theaters 09/24/10

Synopsis (via: Slash Film)

Warner Bros has released the first movie trailer for Hangover director Todd Phillips‘ next comedy Due Date. The film stars Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr in a buddy-comedy story which has been described as kinda Hangover meets Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (with rewrites by Adam Sztykiel) has Galifianakis as a wannabe actor who becomes the companion to an expectant father / businessman (Downey) as they dash cross-country to (hopefully) arrive in time for the childbirth.

In theaters 11/05/10

Studio Synopsis:

After a violent shakedown from a notorious drug lord nearly kills him, Machete, a renegade Mexican Federale and tough-as-nails vigilante for justice, roams the streets of Texas, working as a day laborer. When Machete is hired by a crooked US Senator to execute a covert hit, Machete is double-crossed and forced to run from the cops and an endless stream of assassins. But what they don’t know is that Machete is looking for them so he can settle the score.

In theaters 9/03/10

Bonus trailers:

A new off-kilter, slightly dark comedy by director Todd Solondz (Happiness, Welcome to the Dollhouse) named Life During Wartime is in theaters 07/23/10.

A documentary about NFL football player turned volunteer Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s life and controversial death entitled The Tillman Story comes out 8/20/10.

A documentary entitled Stonewall Uprising about the attempted 1969 police raid on a NYC gay club The Stonewall Inn that turned into a three day riot and helped spark the Gay Rights Movement, in theaters 06/16/10

From Nicolas Winding Refn, the acclaimed director of Bronson, comes a brutal Viking epic entitled Vahalla Rising, in theaters 7/16/10.

Watch: “The Green Hornet” Trailer

The Green Hornet opens January 14, 2011. The screenplay is written by Evan Goldberg / Seth Rogen, directed by Michel Gondry, and stars Seth Rogen as The Green Hornet, Christoph Waltz, Edward Furlong, Tom Wilkinson, Edward James Olmos, and Jay Chou as Kato, a character previously portrayed by Bruce Lee in The Green Hornet television series.

Read a Q&A about the film with Gondry and Rogen here

posted by: Harold Johns III

Watch: “Winnebago Man” Trailer

Studio Synopsis:
Jack Rebney is the most famous man you’ve never heard of — an RV salesman whose hilarious, foul–mouthed outbursts circulated underground on VHS tapes in the 90s before turning into a full–blown Internet phenomenon, seen by more than 20 million people worldwide. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer goes in search of Rebney — and finds him living alone on a mountain top, unaware of his fame. Winnebago Man is a laugh–out–loud look at viral culture and an unexpectedly poignant tale of one man’s response to unintended celebrity.

Winnebago Man hits theaters July 9. Learn more about the movie here

Watch the original video that made Rebney so virally famous here

posted by: Harold Johns III

Watch: Sin Nombre

Studio Synopsis:
Making its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, Sin Nombre is an epic dramatic thriller from award-winning director Cary Fukunaga.

Seeking the promise of America, a beautiful young Honduran woman, Sayra (Paulina Gaytan), joins her father and uncle on an odyssey to cross the gauntlet of the Latin American countryside en route to the United States.  Along the way she crosses paths with a teenaged Mexican gang member, El Casper (Edgar M. Flores), who is maneuvering to outrun his violent past and elude his unforgiving former associates.   Together they must rely on faith, trust and street smarts if they are to survive their increasingly perilous journey towards the hope of new lives.

Sin Nombre is out on DVD now and is also available through the Netflix “Watch Instantly” system.

posted by: Harold Johns III

Trailer: “Casino Jack and the United States of Money”

Studio Synopsis:

This portrait of Washington super lobbyist Jack Abramoff—from his early years as a gung—ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah—confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops, and a mob—style killing in Miami, this is the story of the way money corrupts our political process. Oscar—winning filmmaker Alex Gibney once again wields the tools of his trade with the skill of a master. Following the ongoing indictments of federal officials and exposing favor trading in our nation’s capital, Gibney illuminates the way our politicians’ desperate need to get elected—and the millions of dollars it costs—may be undermining the basic principles of American democracy. Infuriating, yet undeniably fun to watch, Casino Jack is a saga of greed and corruption with a cynical villain audiences will love to hate.

Learn more about Casino Jack here

posted by: Harold Johns III