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This Week In Trailers: Il Futuro, Una Noche, Vendetta, Le Joli Mai, The Great Hip Hop Hoax Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we get naked and covered in oil, get hackneyed, evade the police in Havana, go to Paris in black and white style, and get our flow on in Scotland with a couple of liars....

This Week In Trailers: Kidnapped (Secuestrados), Archipelago, Apocalypse, CA, The War You Don’t See Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Valiant Comics' ‘Dr. Mirage’ Might Talk To The Dead On The CW Apparently, six shows based on comic books isn’t enough for The CW. The network already hasSupergirl,The Flash,Legends of Tomorrow,Arrow,iZombie, and the upcomingRiverdale. NowDr. Miragemight join that lineup too, as The CW is now in the very early stages of working with Valiant Comics and DMG Entertainment on a series about the semi-retired paranormal investigator. Below, learn more about theDr....

Watch Ewan McGregor Interview Winnie The Pooh And Friends In This ‘Christopher Robin’ Featurette In this newChristopher Robinfeaturette,Ewan McGregorsits down with talking some stuffed animals and proceeds to interview them. It’s painfully adorable, and charming, and you owe it to yourself to watch it. Plus: check out a clip from the film, and another behind-the-scenes featurette. Christopher Robin Featurette Oh my god, this is almost too much. I don’t know if I can handle it....

Watch Kevin Smith’s Post-‘Red State’ Sundance Speech; Read His Explanation Of The Distro Plan There’s been a lot of talk in the past twelve hours aboutKevin Smith,Red State, ‘four-walling,’ and the way that Mr. Smith’s distribution plans fit into the indie landscape. At the center of all the talk is the speech Mr Smith gave on stage after the debut Sundance screening ofRed State. That’s where his ‘auction-style’ sales plan was revealed to be less a sale than a hand-off....

Why Sex-Positive Movies Like ‘Cam’ Benefit Cinema And Society “Please. You need to do something. This is my life. This is my job.” Frantic and desperate, Alice begs policemen to track down whomever has stolen her camgirl account and online persona as “Lola”. After slyly expressing “it’s a shame” Alice does not engage in sexual activity with her clients in real-life, the officers tell her “if you don’t want to see stuff like this, then stay off the internet....

Will ‘Tenet’ Really Hit Theaters In July? A Decision Will Be Made Within A Week Everyone involved with the movie industry, from studios to theaters, wantsTenetto save the day. While the majority of upcoming movies have been delayed due to the coronavirus,Christopher Nolan’s mysterious new blockbuster has held fast to itsJuly 17release date. But is thatreallygoing to happen? Will movie theaters be ready to reopen by then? And assuming they are, will moviegoers actually want to take the risk?...

Will The Next ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Feature The Original Characters? Last week,Latino Reviewran an article about next trailer forStar Wars: The Force Awakensdebuting withAvengers: Age of Ultron. However, since you read /Film, you already knew that becausewe broke that news a month prior. What our friends atLatino Reviewmentioned that we didn’t though was the trailer would include footage of Han, Luke, Leia and Chewbacca. That was news to us....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Will Feature 67(!) Different Characters Last year’sAvengers: Age of Ultronwas a big, sprawling movie with a gigantic cast, and this year’sCaptain America: Civil Wardoesn’t look much slimmer. But they may be small potatoes compared toAvengers: Infinity War. According to directorsJoeandAnthony Russo, the two-part epic features a whopping 67 characters. Of course, that doesn’t mean all 67 characters will be equally prominent inAvengers: Infinity War, and the directors indicate that it’ll be an opportunity for some of the “supporting Avengers” to come to the forefront....

‘Brightburn’ Seems To Share A Universe With One Of James Gunn’s Superheroes This weekend sees the release ofBrightburn(andit’s pretty good!), the story of a couple (Elizabeth BanksandDavid Denman) who raises a baby boy after he mysteriously crash lands from the sky in their backyard. As the child grows up, he starts exhibiting incredible strength and other unbelievable abilities. However, this isn’t a Superman origin story that creates a hero to save the world....

‘Death Kiss’ Trailer: A Charles Bronson Lookalike Blasts Through Criminals Legendary film starCharles Bronsonstarred in fiveDeath Wishmovies over the course of his career, but the actor passed away in 2003. There have been dozens of knock-off films since then (and evena remake starring Bruce Willis earlier this year), but none likeDeath Kiss, a new low-budget affair that appears to resurrect Bronson from the grave for another round of revenge against the scum of the streets....

‘Deep Blue Sea 2’ Is A Soggy Sequel (Welcome toDTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. In this edition, we go swimming with sharks and take a look at the long-overdue follow-up to the highly entertaining shark attack thrillerDeep Blue Sea.) DirectorRenny Harlin’s career is itself heading towards the DTV world these days, but back in the ’90s, he delivered a handful of truly solid big-screen action/adventures likeCliffhanger(1993),The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996), and the deliriously funDeep Blue Sea(1999)....

‘Ender’s Game’ Director Says New Orson Scott Card Novel May Power A Film Sequel I won’t go into full-onEnder’s Gamespoilers here above the fold, but many have wondered whether or not the film would earn a sequel, and if so how the story would work out. See, the filmEnder’s Gameretains the basic ending of the original novel byOrson Scott Card, and that leads into a more complex and stranger sequel calledSpeaker for the Dead....