If you haven't yet discovered the wonder of iTunes Movie Trailers, I suggest you do now! It is quite possible to wile away the hours perusing hundreds of old and new trailers in often stunning HD. While surfing the website this morning I came across a couple of future movies that grabbed my attention and thought I would share them with you.
FRIGHT NIGHT
released 2nd September
Starring Colin Farrell and David Tennant
Now this is a guilty pleasure if ever I saw one. Due for release in the UK on the 2nd September, Fright Night is a remake of the 1985 movie of the same name. Now if you are anything like me you worship at the altar of the 80s movie and often modern remakes fail to capture that sense of fun that movies like Top Gun had. However having not seen the original and going on the trailer below, this new interpretation starring Colin Farrell and our very own David Tennant looks like a fab Friday night popcorn flick!
Teenager Charley Brewster guesses that his new neighbour Jerry Dandridge is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. When no one believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent, a self proclaimed vampire killer and Las Vegas magician, to help him take down Jerry.
Check out the trailer and let me know what ya think!
COWBOYS AND ALIENS
out now
Starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig
This has a host of big names attached which stirs strong hopes in me that this has got to be fab. Directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer and with Steven Spielberg as Executive Producer, this has some real creative talent on board. But when you see that it stars Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, I think it is safe to say the plot does not need explaining. All you need to know is Indiana Jones and James Bond fight aliens in the Wild West. I'm there!!
THE HELP
released on 28th October.
Starring Emma Stone,Bryce Dallas Howard and Allison Janey
I am currently in the middle of reading the original novel for my book group and am therefore too scared myself to watch the trailer in case it gives away too much of the plot! However I am so excited about catching the movie when it comes out and there is some real Oscar buzz for this one as well.
The Help is based in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962. Where black maids raise white children but are not trusted not to steal the silver. The story focuses on Aibleen who is still mourning the loss of her 17 year old son, Minny whose cooking is almost as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from college who wants to know why her beloved maid has disapeared.
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
released 10th February 2012
Starring Daniel Radcliffe
Not released until February next year but this film starring Daniel Radcliffe marks his first main headlining movie post Harry Potter. The original novel by Susan Hill was hailed almost immediately as a classic in the Victorian Gothic Horror genre and has since then become a successful West End play. This version has been adapted for the screen by Jonathan Ross' wife Jane Goldman who was also responsible for Kick Ass and Stardust.
A young lawyer travels to a remote village to organize a recently deceased client's papers, where he discovers the ghost of a scorned woman set on vengenace.
If the trailer sends shivers down your spine this could be the movie for you. It looks like it has managed to achieve the Gothic horror atmosphere without going completely overboard on the horror front in the way The Picture of Dorian Gray did. This is more about what you don't see.
Can't wait to hear what you all think of my picks!
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