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Earlier today Josh posted about the unexciting latest poster from The Dark Knight Rises. The poster is essentially a crap Photoshop job barely worth checking out. As Josh put it, there are better fan posters out there than what Warner Bros. gave us earlier today. Despite the ‘meh’ poster leaving us all unimpressed, the crack marketing team for The Dark Knight Rises followed that effort up with six character posters that perfectly embody the tone of the film presented in all the previous trailers/teases/prologue. It is odd to have two posts in one day featuring little more than posters from the same movie, but I couldn’t leave that hack poster as the only representation with these other magnificent works out there. Hit the jump to see the lot.
‘Skyfall’ Teaser Trailer Shows Off the Action-Heavy 23rd Bond Film
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Last week I detailed a poster debuting for the upcoming 3rd Bond movie starring Daniel Craig. In the post I talked of Skyfall‘s teaser dropping on Monday. I wouldn’t be a proper movie ‘journo’ (Green Street Hooligans anyone?) without following the poster and showing off this Bond teaser on The Movie Mash. Hit the jump to catch a glimpse.
The Upcoming ‘Lawless’ Reveals An Ensemble of Great Character Posters
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Lawless is definitely towards the top of my ‘dying-to-see’ list. Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, and Jessica Chastain all serve as reasons why — the setting and the prohibition backdrop also come into play. The trailer for the film grabbed my attention and these gorgeous posters are really working too. I mean, look at Tom Hardy up there. He looks like an icon. The scarlet movie title and the slightly illuminated ember of the cigar pop out in the black & white image. This is an example of stellar graphic design work. Hit the jump to see the full Hardy poster and the spread of other cast members.
‘Skyfall’ Teaser Poster Pays Homage to Classic Bond
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It’s been awhile since we’ve got anything new regarding the Sam Mendes’ 23rd James Bond film Skyfall — today isn’t a huge day for the film, it’s not the teaser trailer or anything which is set to debut May 21st, but it’s at least something. After the jump you can check out the full spread of the new poster featuring Bond as you remember him.
‘Revolution’ Trailer Shows a Post-Apocolyptic World Coming to NBC This Fall
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J.J. Abrams is attached to another disaster show with mysterious elements layered in. His previous credit was the hit show LOST which ran for six seasons on ABC. Now he is backing a series called Revolution, a show set in a drastically different future where humankind no longer possesses the power of electricity after a mysterious incident wipes it all out. The show’s pilot was also directed by Iron Man Director Jon Favreau and looks to feature a decent size budget considering all the VFX involved. Hit the jump to get a look.
GRADE: B
This film is still making rounds in the distribution circuit, but will most likely be difficult to find at your local theater. Bully is an indie film, but has gotten quite a bit of play because of the important message it carries. I saw the movie a few weeks back, but because of all the other things going on in life I didn’t get to this review until now. Despite seeing it so long ago and it barely still being in theaters, I had to cook up a review about this film because its importance. Students, parents, soon-to-be parents, teachers, anyone associated with the education system needs to see just how widespread bullying is in schools today. Bullying in America is a massive problem that is causing both measurable and immeasurable harm to those who are tormented. This film shows how cruel kids in school are today, and how the afflicted can no longer escape persecution outside the school grounds with evolving social media and tech — kids today are entering a new age of bullying.
Don’t you get tired of people talking on their cell phones and texting at the theater? Don’t you get annoyed when two people are whispering to one another, or even talking constantly? Don’t you get annoyed when a lady stays in the theater during Paranormal Activity 3 with a crying infant? The latter happened to me, at the press screening actually, ruined the “quiet” horror flick. Crying. The mom still had the baby in the theater. Someone sternly asked her to leave (#mightHaveBeenMe).
Theater etiquette could almost be considered an ancient virtue standing up against today’s theater goers. Here at The Movie Mash, we stand to speak out against it — this time around in the form of a Mortal Kombat inspired short video. Haven’t you ever imagined having this type of a brawl with some of those more annoying movie patrons?
Matt’s Review: ‘Dark Shadows’ is a Another Burton/Depp Fiasco Not Worth Theater Dollars
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GRADE: C
A Tim Burton movie starring Johnny Depp? Say what? Of course I’m kidding, because this is not the first time this pair has collaborated with one another — not to mention another Burton regular Danny Elfman scoring Dark Shadows and Helena Bonham Carter also being in the mix. All the familiar sights and sounds were there, but towards the end I was just hoping it would end quickly. All the cards on the table, I am not a big fan of Tim Burton anyway. He’s just not my type of storyteller. Even aside from this obvious bias, Dark Shadows is not a very good movie — most of all because I could not buy into or care for Depp’s Barnabas Collins, his plight, or any of the other supporting cast members.
Don’t Forget About This 2012 Release Starring Ryan Gosling: ‘Gangster Squad’
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Any movie with Ryan Gosling these days is worth seeing. Put him as a crime fighting gangster alongside some of the biggest and brightest in Hollywood and book seats at this year’s award shows. That’s what Gangster Squad screamed to me when I first watched this trailer. Gosling is just the tip of the iceberg however — Sean Penn stars as a ‘god-like’ crooked kingpin fighting against Josh Brolin and his team of off the radar enforcement in a Los Angeles story based on true events. Director Ruben Fleischer also has re-teamed with the gorgeous and very busy Emma Stone — the pair worked together on Zombieland. If this trailer is any indication, Gangster Squad is going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2012.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña Police South Central in the ‘End of Watch’ Trailer
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End of Watch just popped up on my radar. While neither Jake Gyllenhaal nor Michael Peña are amongst my favorite actors, both are very talented and have successes in certain roles. One thing that really stood out to me from this trailer was how much this pair looks like two regular ‘beat cops’ policing the rough streets of Los Angeles. The trailer really hammers the strong partnership between the pair — the predicament they get themselves into will no doubt test that bond. Hit the jump to see the trailer.
