Category: Trailers

Official promos and trailers

New images and trailer from ‘Chalet Girl’

Paramount has released a selection of new images from the forthcoming Chalet Girl, a new British comedy starring Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Bill Nighy and Brooke Shields.

Pretty tomboy Kim Matthews (Felicity Jones, S.Darko), 19, used to be a champion skateboarder – but now she’s stuck in a dead end job trying to support her Dad. Opportunity comes knocking in the form of a catering job in the one of the most exclusive chalets in the Alps. At first, Kim’s baffled by this bizarre new world of posh people, champagne and skiing – but then she discovers snowboarding, and the chance to win some much-needed prize money at the big end-of-season competition. But before she can become a champion again, Kim’s going to have to dig deep to overcome her fears. Hard enough, without the complicating factor of Jonny (Ed Westwick, Gossip Girl), her handsome – though spoken for – boss…

UPDATE: We have added the Australian trailer and one-sheet poster.

Chalet Girl-Trailer by Paramount_Australia

Chalet Girl is released in Australia on 8 September 2011 from Paramount.

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July 27, 2011
Trailer Watch: Takashi Miike’s ‘Hara-Kiri: Death Of A Samurai’

A new trailer has emerged online for Takaski Miike’s Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Ichemei/一命). First screening at the Cannes Film Festival back in May, it is a remake of Masaki Kobayashi’s 1962 film Hara-kiri. It also marks the first jidaigeki (period drama) film to be shot in 3D.

Starring Ebizo Ichikawa (Space Battleship Yamato), Eita (Dear Doctor),Hikari Mitsushima (Villain, Love Exposure) and Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins), it is due for a cinema release in Japan this October.

The trailer doesn’t feature English subtitles, but you can get the idea.

Miike has shown that he is capable of commanding spectacular chanbara film with the awesome 13 Assassins, itself a remake of Eichi Kudo’s Jûsan-nin no shikaku, and a film that we have previously described as a “masterpiece” with Miike “sticking his own trademark blade straight through the middle and signing his name with the torrent of blood that follows”. While that film was all about the spectacle, and featured a 45 minute battle sequence unlike any other, from all reports Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is a major change of pace for the legendary director.

Variety describes the film as a “slow-burning tragedy” while The Hollywood Reporter is less complimentary in referring to it as “a painfully long melodrama”. Whatever the case, this is definitely one on our “must see” list for the coming year.

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai does not currently have an Australian release date.

July 22, 2011
Trailer Watch: New Red-Band Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’

The hotly anticipated follow up to Nicolas Winding Refn’s Bronson, the Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan vehicle Drive, has the brand new Comic Con-debuting red-band trailer online thanks to IGN.

Drive is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver-by-day (Gosling), a loner by nature, who moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver-for-hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA’s most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbour, Irene (Mulligan). When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best—Drive!

The plot outline doesn’t do it any favours (it makes it sound like a cross between The Transporter and Fast and the Furious), but a look at this trailer, and knowledge that the director is also responsible for Pusher, Bronson and Valhalla Rising, may turn you around on this. Beautifully shot, stellar cast and the promise of all the good bits of those other ‘action’ films, without the unfortunate clever-cleverness of Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof. Yes, any excuse to slag Death Proof.

Source: IGN

Drive will close the Melbourne International Film Festival on 6 August 2011. It will also be released on 13 October 2011 in Australia from Pinnacle.

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July 22, 2011
First Look: ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Trailer

The Paranormal Activity phenomenon came along and surprised people like not other film series before it. Except maybe The Blair Witch Project. In the wake of other “found-footage” films, including Australia’s own The Tunnel, Paramount has released some of that footage in the form of a teaser trailer for

Expect more creepy children, night-vision lenses and people who can’t seem to hold a digital camera in focus for any length of time. Wasn’t the whole point of these films the surprise element of the footage? Does going in and having an idea of what to expect ruin the basic premise? Guess we’ll find out in October.

Paranormal Activity 3-Trailer by Paramount_Australia

Paranormal Activity 3 is released on 20 October 2011 in Australia from Paramount.

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July 22, 2011
First Look: ‘Dream House’ Trailer and Poster

Haunted house films are a staple of the horror genre, and the growing madness they engender has seen classics like The Amityville Horror, The Haunting and The Shining scare our collective socks off. Now Universal Pictures, via iTunes Trailers, has released the first look at Oscar®-nominated Jim Sheridan’s (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot) latest film, Dream House.

The trailer looks genuinely frightening, and has a terrific cast, so let’s hope this doesn’t do what every other mainstream horror film has done in the last few years and ruin all that suspense in a lame final act. Also, is all of New England haunted? Best steer clear of that part of the US methinks.

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Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz star in Dream House, a suspense thriller about a family that unknowingly moves into a home where grisly murders were committed…only to find themselves the killer’s next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Craig) quit a high power job in Manhattan to relocate his wife, Libby (Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived. When Will investigates, he’s not sure if he’s starting to see ghosts or if the tragic story is just hitting too close to home. His only clues come from Ann Paterson (Watts), a mysterious neighbor who knew those who were shot. And as Will and Ann piece together the haunting puzzle, they must find out who murdered the family in Will’s dream house before he returns to kill again.

Dream House is released on 3 November 2011 in Australia from Roadshow.

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July 21, 2011
First Look: ‘The Amazing Spider-man’ Teaser Trailer

It is a week of superheroes. Hot on the heels of The Dark Knight Rises teaser, and that leaked trailer for The Avengers, comes the “other” massive superhero film of 2012, The Amazing Spider-man.

This is a definite reboot of Sam Raimi’s successful series of films, as we once again get a glimpse of the origin story in this short teaser. Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) plays Peter Parker/Spider-man, and Emma Stone (Easy A) portrays Gwen Stacey, last seen as Bryce Dallas Howard in the ill-conceived Spider-man 3.

While it isn’t quite as iconically thrilling as The Dark Knight Rises teaser, even with more footage than that trailer ever gave us, there is still a certain spider-sense tingling at the thought of this reboot. The sour taste of the last near-musical version of the Raimi trilogy hasn’t quite washed out of our mouths yet, but with this solid cast and (500) Days of Summer helmer Marc Webb behind the camera, we are still cautiously optimistic about this one.

The Amazing Spider-man is released on 4 July 2012 in Australia from Sony.

The Reel Bits is the cinema arm of DVD Bits. Richard can be found on Twitter @DVDBits and Sarah @swardplay. The Reel Bits is also @The_ReelBits.

July 21, 2011
Trailer and Poster: ‘The Guard’

Sydney Film Festival favourite, John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard, makes its way to Australian cinemas next month, and Transmission has sent over the official Australian trailer for the film.

Three drug-dealers are planning to land half a billion dollars’ worth of cocaine off the west coast of Ireland. The only men standing in their way are straight-laced FBI Agent Wendell Everett (Don Cheadle) and Gerry Boyle (Brendan Gleeson), an unconventional, hard-living and over-the-hill Galway Guard with a dying mother, a fondness for prostitutes and a heightened sense of the absurd.

Our Sarah Ward said this about the film: “Complete with a stellar turn from Brendan Gleeson, darkly humorous crime comedy The Guard is quite possibly the funniest film of the festival – and the year”.

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The Guard – Trailer by Paramount_Australia

The official Australian one sheet is below. Click on it for a super-sized hi-res version:

The Guard is released in Australia on 25 August 2011 from Transmission.

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July 19, 2011
First Look: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Teaser Trailer

A trailer that needs very little introduction, the highly anticipated The Dark Knight Rises trailer hits the Internet.

Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy.

We don’t know about you, but despite only seconds of new footage, we just got very excited.

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Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar® winner Christian Bale (The Fighter) again plays the dual role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake.

Returning to the main cast, Oscar® winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.

The screenplay is written by Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer. The film is produced by Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Charles Roven, who previously teamed on Batman Begins and the record-breaking blockbuster The Dark Knight. The executive producers are Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Kevin De La Noy and Thomas Tull, with Jordan Goldberg serving as co-producer. The film is based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by Bob Kane.

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The Dark Knight Rises is released on 19 July 2012 in Australia from Roadshow.

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July 19, 2011
Trailer: ‘Glee – The 3D Concert Movie’

Hot on the heels of the incredibly popular images that we posted a few weeks ago, Fox has sent us over the official trailer from Glee: The 3D Concert Movie.

The film will include live performances of some of the show’s most memorable musical numbers, including “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “Raise Your Glass,” “Teenage Dream,” and “Lucky,” as well as the original songs that became chart-toppers such as “Loser Like Me,” “Hell to the No!” and “Get it Right,” and of course, the show’s anthem, “Don’t Stop Believin’.”

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen, it stars series regulars Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Mark Salling, Dianna Agron, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Harry Shum, Jr., Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink.

The multi-generational phenomenon that has inspired millions to embrace their inner-Gleek will soon bring them together to experience Glee a whole new way.

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie will be released in Australia on 11 August 2011 fromFox.

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July 18, 2011
First Look: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ trailer and poster

Few names carry as much weight as Martin Scorsese, and his latest film Hugo (rechristened from Hugo Cabret) was easily one of our most anticipated films of 2011. Already a ‘must see’ list for its odd collection of cast members ranging from Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass, Let Me In) to Sacha Baron Cohen (Bruno), with Christopher Lee, Ben Kinglsey, Ray Winstone and Emily Mortimer in between, this new trailer and the promise of it being the first 3D Martin Scorsese film could be the start of something wonderful…although the trailer is a little too twee for our liking.

Hugo tells the story of an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. With the help of an eccentric girl, he searches for the answer to a mystery linking the father he recently lost, the ill-tempered toy shop owner living below him and a heart shaped lock, seemingly without a key. Based on Brian Selznick’s award winning and imaginative New York Times bestseller, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, this magical tale is Academy Award(R)-winner Martin Scorsese’s first film shot in 3D.

Hugo-Trailer by Paramount_Australia

Hugo is due for a November 23rd, 2011 release in the US. It will be released in Australia on 12 January 2012.

July 15, 2011