Trailer Monday: The Boxtrolls

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.

It’s interesting how many trailers have been released for The Boxtrolls.  In addition to the two teaser trailers from earlier in the year there’s now a third teaser trailer and the first full trailer for the film.  These two use a lot of the same footage, but the teaser trailer is shorter and set to Cee Lo’s version of “(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care,” originally made famous by Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly, a perfect song choice, while the full trailer gives us more of an idea about the film’s story.

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Quote of the Day

“Ah, Harry, how often this happens, even between the best of friends!  Each of us believes that what he has to say is much more important than anything the other might have to contribute!”

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – J.K. Rowling

LeVar Burton

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Found this while cleaning out my parents’ house. I’d totally forgotten about it!

Trailer Sunday: The Judge

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.

Some trailers try to sell you on an entertaining premise, loading two minutes with jokes or explosions or scares.  Others, however, are built to simply scream “Oscar bait!” as loudly as possible.  They typically appear around this time of year in anticipation of movies coming out in the last three months of the year.  Oscar bait trailers usually highlight their impressive casts, are often about family drama, and frequently revolve around a death.  Here’s the first one I’ve seen so far this year:

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Quote of the Day

 

Buffy:  It’s not that big a deal. It’s just a bunch of people getting together.

Willow:  It’s a very big deal!

Buffy:  It’s not!

Willow:  It is. (spots Giles) Tell her!

Giles:  I’m afraid it’s very big.

Willow:  Thank you! Wait! What are you talking about?

Giles:  What are *you* talking about?

Buffy and Willow:  Boys!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Episode 5 – “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date”

Trailer Saturday: Into the Storm (with bonus Twister)

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.

Here on the Ship’s Log I usually feature trailers that strike my interest in some way, either by promoting a film that looks exciting to me or by using an interesting technique within the trailer itself.  Sometimes, however, a trailer will leave me shaking my head, rolling my eyes, or snorting with derisive laughter.  Take a look at this:

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Today’s Movie: Edge of Tomorrow

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Quote of the Day

A newspaper, as I’m sure you know, is a collection of supposedly true stories written down by writers who either saw them happen or talked to people who did.  These writers are called journalists, and like telephone operators, butchers, ballerinas, and people who clean up after horses, journalists can sometimes make mistakes.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village – Lemony Snicket

Trailer Friday: Kingsman: The Secret Service

Welcome to “Trailer Tuesday” where I talk about trailers for upcoming movies.

Today’s trailer is a fun one that really caught my attention when I saw it for the first time in the theater a month ago.  Take a look and read on for my thoughts:

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Quote of the Day

Molly: Aren’t you gonna help?

Miles O’Brien: I’m busy.

Molly: You don’t look busy.

Benjamin Sisko: She’s an O’Brien all right.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5: Episode 22 – “Children of Time”