“What, are you telling me The Green Goblin here can’t afford to buy us more food?”
Basing any feature length film on what was previously a short film is almost always a dubious proposition. What works well for thirty or so minutes often ends up feeling padded when transitioned into the ninety-plus minute range. I’ve never seen Jay & Seth Versus the Apocalypse, but it always sounded like a premise that would have been funny for a few minutes.
When it was announced that Seth Rogen was going to co-write & co-direct a feature length version of this film, I was filled with dread over what would likely be the end result, a two hour film with twenty minutes of laughs in it. As much as I loved bragging about being right on the money with my initial prediction for last week’s The Purge, I am similarly pleased to report that I was equally wrong with my prediction for This is the End.
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Six Character Posters For “This Is The End”
With its release just two weeks away, the upcoming meta-apocalyptic comedy, This is the End, has released six new “character” posters.
The posters feature the main cast of characters, with the fun little nod of the actors playing themselves in the film.
This is the End also features Emma Watson, Michael Cera, Rihanna, Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Rudd, Channing Tatum and Kevin Hart, with a release date set for June 12th.
[Yahoo! Movies]
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Director: Harmony Korine
Writer: Harmony Korine
Cast: James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Gucci Mane
Four college girls looking for a change of scenery in Spring Break rob a local diner to fund their trip only to wind up in jail and bailed out by a drug and arms dealer looking to get them to do his dirty work.
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Second Poster For “This Is the End”
Sony Pictures has dropped this second poster for the upcoming apocalyptic comedy, This Is the End.
Starring a cast playing their actual selves, the film sees James Franco hosting a party with his buddies Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride only to find themselves facing the apocalypse.
This Is the End also features Michael Cera, Emma Watson, Mindy Kaling, Kevin Hart, Jason Segal, Paul Rudd, Aziz Ansari and Rihanna, with a release date set for June 12th.
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“This Is the End” (2013) Red Band Trailer (NSFW)
Following the fake trailer for Pineapple Express 2 comes this red band trailer for the upcoming apocalypse comedy, This Is the End.
A ton of new footage is available in this trailer, with many of the film’s short cameos from various stars. There are some spoilers thrown into this trailer that probably would have been better off left out, but overall the trailer accomplishes what it sets out to do.
This Is the End stars James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Michael Cera, Emma Watson, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, with a release date set for June 12th.
[YouTube]
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“Pineapple Express 2” Red Band Trailer
For fans of the original Ruben Fleischer film, prepare to be disappointed. Sony has put out this obvious April Fool’s day joke in anticipation of their upcoming comedy This is the End.
With most of the main cast from Pineapple Express starring in This is the End, it’s obvious that they had a little fun on set reprising their roles from the stoner comedy.
It may not be an actual trailer, but for the fans it’s some nice fun.
[YouTube]
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“Good work, you just sneezed away the plan.”
Oz The Great and Powerful seemed to be one of the more interesting films on the 2013 release schedule. Part of me cringed at the notion of it turning into another Alice in Wonderland style-over-substance fiasco. But another part of me believed that with Sam Raimi behind the camera, this could be a good film, and a nice companion piece to the classic 1939 The Wizard of Oz.
So, which is it? Read on to find out…
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Final “Oz the Great and Powerful” Trailer
With the movie’s release set for next week, the film has dropped its fourth trailer.
While only being about a minute long, the trailer does offer some new footage and gives a further glimpse into the world of Oz coming from Sam Raimi and Disney.
Oz the Great and Powerful stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff and Rachel Weisz and is set for nationwide release next Friday.
[YouTube]
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“Spring Breakers” (2013) Red Band Trailer (NSFW)
A red band trailer has been released for Spring Breakers.
The new trailer offers new footage — including some not safe for work — from the film that sees Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine taken in by drugs and arms dealer, played by James Franco, after being arrested for committing an armed robbery. Upon freeing them he coerces them into doing dirty work for him.
Spring Breakers opens up in theaters on March 22nd.
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With James Franco seemingly ruling himself out of a return back in December, it’s now been confirmed that Zero Dark Thirty star Jason Clarke has joined Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. His role, as of this time, is currently unspecified.
More after the break.
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The first of a hopefully semi-regular piece, I thought I’d maybe start looking back at some of the films of yesteryear that didn’t do quite as well as anticipated or were just flat-out awful. My aim? To try to salvage something and suggest why the film really isn’t that bad in retrospect.
Did you like the cheesy title? Yeah, me neither.
Anyways, without further ado, for this debut edition of “In Retrospect,” I bring you Spider-Man 3.
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First Official Trailer For “Spring Breakers”
If you haven’t heard about Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers, starring Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, and James Franco, it’s probably not what you think it is (or maybe it is) based on its title and the Disney stars starring in it.
As you can see from the trailer, it’s about four college girls who take the spring break experience to an extreme level. Sure, the essential spring break past times are involved — partying, drinking, fornicating — but so are a lot of drugs and a long-winded crime spree — especially when they encounter the character of Franco’s, who channels his inner Riff Raff — all while wearing nothing but bikinis the whole time.
Plus, a trailer about a spring break-centered film isn’t complete without Skrillex and the words “spring break” repeated over and over.
[AV Club]
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![Second Poster For “This Is the End”
Sony Pictures has dropped this second poster for the upcoming apocalyptic comedy, This Is the End.
Starring a cast playing their actual selves, the film sees James Franco hosting a party with his buddies Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride only to find themselves facing the apocalypse.
This Is the End also features Michael Cera, Emma Watson, Mindy Kaling, Kevin Hart, Jason Segal, Paul Rudd, Aziz Ansari and Rihanna, with a release date set for June 12th.
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![New Character Poster For “Oz the Great and Powerful” (2013)
A new poster for Disney’s upcoming The Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful, has got a new character poster featuring the film’s title character Oz, played by James Franco.
The film opens up on March 8th and also stars Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King and Bruce Campbell.
[ComingSoon]
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