Synecdoche New York, Easy Virtue, Inkheart, Medicine for Melancholy, Blindness
Synecdoche, New York HD480p 52MB HD720p 135MB Clip1 Clip2 Clip3
Trailer for the directorial debut of writer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation.). A theatre director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life is looking bleak. His wife (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin. His therapist (Hope Davis), is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counselling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind and gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson and Jennifer Jason Leigh round up the cast.
The trailer makes it very clear that this will be just as mind-bending as Kaufman previous movies. Can't wait.
Edit: Very extensive interview with Charlie Kaufman.
Easy Virtue 15 MB
Turbulent, romantic comedy about an American divorcée (Jessica Biel) who meets her new in-laws (Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth) after tying the knot with a young Englishman (Ben Barnes) on the spur of the moment in France. Based on the play by Noel Coward.
While I wouldn't expect the whole movie to keep the pace of the trailer it nevertheless seems to have the potential to be very entertaining with its mix of slapstick comedy and snappy dialogue.
Inkheart HD480p 55MB HD720p 87MB
The full trailer for the big screen adaptation of the popular fantasy novel written by German author Cornelia Funke. It revolves around a girl (Eliza Bennett) whose father (Brendan Fraser) has the power to bring characters from books to life by reading aloud. When a villainous ruler (Andy Serkis) and his band of rogues from a children's fable kidnap the man, his daughter and her friends, both real and imaginary, must rescue him. Dustfinger is played by Paul Bettany; Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren and Sienna Guillory are also part of the cast. Directed by Iain Softley (K-PAX, The Wings of the Dove).
Since the trailer looks fairly decent I have no idea where the problem lies, but, unfortunately, experience shows that if a movie gets delayed for many months and then has a scheduled start in the US in early January it's a good idea to adjust expectations. It heightens the chances for a positive surprise.
Medicine for Melancholy 23 MB
Low-budget, romantic drama about a one-night stand told through two African-American twenty-something's dealing with issues of class, identity, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco - a city with the smallest black population of any other major American City. When Micah and Jo stumble into the brightness of a sunny San Francisco day after a hook-up, Jo can't wait to escape the uncomfortable silence, but a shared cab ride and a lost wallet soon bring a well intentioned Micah to her front door. As caution turns to curiosity, the young couple sets off on a romantic ramble through eclectic neighbourhoods and their own lives as they swap views on everything from the meaning of blackness to the letting go of heartbreak.
Available reviews from festivals are very good, comparisons to the two Before movies with Delpy/Hawke seem to be justified. Though, I have to say that I don't feel it from watching the trailer, but I'm curious.
Blindness 7 MB
Different UK trailer for Fernando Meirelles' (The Constant Gardener, City of God) movie adaptation of the novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. It's a dramatic thriller about a doctor's wife (Julianne Moore) who becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband (Mark Ruffalo) as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Gael García Bernal, Alice Braga, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover are also part of the cast.
Apparently, after the screening in Cannes that got very mixed reviews, director Meirelles did a major re-edit of the movie, making quite a few changes and also got rid of the voice-over that many deemed unnecessary. Reviews of the new version from Toronto were more positive.
Trailer for the directorial debut of writer Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation.). A theatre director (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life is looking bleak. His wife (Catherine Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin. His therapist (Hope Davis), is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counselling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel (Samantha Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind and gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams, Emily Watson and Jennifer Jason Leigh round up the cast.
The trailer makes it very clear that this will be just as mind-bending as Kaufman previous movies. Can't wait.
Edit: Very extensive interview with Charlie Kaufman.
Easy Virtue 15 MB
Turbulent, romantic comedy about an American divorcée (Jessica Biel) who meets her new in-laws (Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth) after tying the knot with a young Englishman (Ben Barnes) on the spur of the moment in France. Based on the play by Noel Coward.
While I wouldn't expect the whole movie to keep the pace of the trailer it nevertheless seems to have the potential to be very entertaining with its mix of slapstick comedy and snappy dialogue.
Inkheart HD480p 55MB HD720p 87MB
The full trailer for the big screen adaptation of the popular fantasy novel written by German author Cornelia Funke. It revolves around a girl (Eliza Bennett) whose father (Brendan Fraser) has the power to bring characters from books to life by reading aloud. When a villainous ruler (Andy Serkis) and his band of rogues from a children's fable kidnap the man, his daughter and her friends, both real and imaginary, must rescue him. Dustfinger is played by Paul Bettany; Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren and Sienna Guillory are also part of the cast. Directed by Iain Softley (K-PAX, The Wings of the Dove).
Since the trailer looks fairly decent I have no idea where the problem lies, but, unfortunately, experience shows that if a movie gets delayed for many months and then has a scheduled start in the US in early January it's a good idea to adjust expectations. It heightens the chances for a positive surprise.
Medicine for Melancholy 23 MB
Low-budget, romantic drama about a one-night stand told through two African-American twenty-something's dealing with issues of class, identity, and the evolving conundrum of being a minority in a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco - a city with the smallest black population of any other major American City. When Micah and Jo stumble into the brightness of a sunny San Francisco day after a hook-up, Jo can't wait to escape the uncomfortable silence, but a shared cab ride and a lost wallet soon bring a well intentioned Micah to her front door. As caution turns to curiosity, the young couple sets off on a romantic ramble through eclectic neighbourhoods and their own lives as they swap views on everything from the meaning of blackness to the letting go of heartbreak.
Available reviews from festivals are very good, comparisons to the two Before movies with Delpy/Hawke seem to be justified. Though, I have to say that I don't feel it from watching the trailer, but I'm curious.
Blindness 7 MB
Different UK trailer for Fernando Meirelles' (The Constant Gardener, City of God) movie adaptation of the novel by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago. It's a dramatic thriller about a doctor's wife (Julianne Moore) who becomes the only person with the ability to see in a town where everyone is struck with a mysterious case of sudden blindness. She feigns illness in order to take care of her husband (Mark Ruffalo) as her surrounding community breaks down into chaos and disorder. Gael García Bernal, Alice Braga, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover are also part of the cast.
Apparently, after the screening in Cannes that got very mixed reviews, director Meirelles did a major re-edit of the movie, making quite a few changes and also got rid of the voice-over that many deemed unnecessary. Reviews of the new version from Toronto were more positive.