Part 2 of Peter’s look at Joss’s X-Men…

The Japanese get all the good stuff. They get the sweet electronic gadgets before we do, have impeccably clean cities, have all the great seafood, make insanely great cars (can I get a Bubba Rubb woo woo on this?), and they actually posses a trailer for I, ROBOT that does not invoke any hatred, whatsoever, from me against Will Smith’s character…

X-Men, Buffy, and more…

There is a battle of wills going on here…

Danny Fingeroth’s Superman on the Couch, Home on the Range, and Wolverine…

There have been some great follow-ups lately in the land of Trailerdom. Usually, as is the case most of the times, there is a revamp of trailers that first run with films to the ones that are playing on the television the week a movie is released. There are trailers that will never improve, some that needed a serious re-cut, and others that are fine just the way they are…

Shrek, Hellboy, and rediscovering Nemo…

This week, like a crazed mutant toddler hopped up on kiddie Quaaludes, consisting of a 64 oz. big gulp of Hi-C Fruit Punch and a couple packets of Pop Rocks, washed down with a box of Nerds, I’m taking the room down a notch to bring you all some out of the way fare. I have some new stuff from Spike Lee, a movie in the vein of the Coen’s (when they were good), a new flick from Doc Ock, an indie about Mexicans that’s actually supposed to be funny, and a gritty crime flick starring The Punisher.

Peter takes a look at Chris Claremont’s X-Men reboot…

I don’t know what kind of sticky cheeba was being smoked in or around the Disney negotiating table when it was time to talk business with the Pixar people but I’m feeling that somehow, someone might have actually thought, “Oh yeah. We can do this alone.”

Peter turns his eye towards Peter David’s Soulsearchers & Co…

Without messing around, and with the exception of paraphrasing some Ice Cube above, the trailer that is running for THE BOURNE SUPREMACY has some great weight behind it. Without a doubt there is car chasing much gritter-looking than anything in THE ITALIAN JOB and a little more explosive action than in RONIN. While the latter mixed foreign cities with 4-wheel action with great effectiveness, I do hope BOURNE replicates its sleeper status as a great, well-thought-out action pic. If you do yourself a favor this week and have the chance to look at least one of these movies, make it this one. Trailers can only tell so much, and can hide a lot, but the advertising for this flick sells a pile of crap well if that’s the case.

X-Men, Spider-Man, and Jess Nevins’ League…

This week’s No-Prize goes to reader Donovan K. who illustrated, not to severely pun here, the difference between traditional animation, computer animation and where the new film, APPLESEED, reviewed last week, falls in-between…

Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Neil Gaiman’s 1602…

Translators are so much fun. I wanted a really good Japanese translation to “stick it up you’re a$$” in this week’s theme of Why I’ve Been Thinking About The Trailer For APPLESEED For The Past Seven Days and what I think of those who believe otherwise about the viability of animation in today’s thrill and chill landscape.

Peter continues his in-depth look at Neil Gaiman’s 1602…

Some really great trailers broke this week and Spielberg’s TERMINAL was not one of them. What a disappointment. The man who gave MINORITY REPORT and CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to the world within six months of each other produced a big goose egg if the trailer is to be believed.

Peter wraps up his in-depth look at Frank Miller’s Dark Knight…

I’m issuing a Mea Culpa here: I am incredibly and unabashedly biased towards the new SPIDER-MAN 2 film. As you can see by the length of the review I felt a slight leaning towards the positive ends of things. I believe it has everything going for it and in these times of vapid and hollow summer blockbusters this may actually have something riveting enough to classify as a comic book movie with heart. But you can read all of that at the bottom of the page.

Peter takes a look at Gaiman’s 1602 #7…

$39,167 is what SHAOLIN SOCCER made last week in its debut across America. Was it that bad? Was it so unwatchable that people chose weeks old offerings like DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS and SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (which is out already on DVD) because it sucked so bad? No.

So, ShoWest was last week. For those that don’t know, ShoWest is a convention that features “a variety of studio sponsored events, informative seminars” and is, “a trade show filled with the latest and greatest innovations in motion picture technology.” It’s essentially way for your local mega multiplex owner to come see what’s new and improved in the world of the movie theater business. One of the nice things about this whole thing was that many new movie posters surfaced from the hallowed halls of the studio’s marketing department and it also gives a good look at what to expect this summer season.

Peter spotlights the late, great comics legend, Julius Schwartz…

Another week, another set of four trailers to read. Yes, only four as you people are going to step in and offer some advice to some up-and-coming auteurs of cinema. There was some good response to the request for filmmakers who needed some exposure to their projects. When you watch these you can easily feel the work that went into making them and I am happy, at the very least, to offer a soap box to stand on and be judged on their trailers. Obviously, the trailers are but a sliver of the entire completed project but this is what sells a film and everyone needs your help in giving feedback about what works, what doesn’t and what could be better.