Tag: trailers

‘Death Row Family’: English subtitled trailer for Yuki Kobayashi’s bonkers new film

The absolutely bonkers looking DEATH ROW FAMILY (全員死刑) has had a Japanese trailer floating around for a few weeks. Now Nikkatsu has released an English subtitled version of the trailer online. It still looks bonkers.

Based on the non-fiction novel by Tomohiko Suzuki, it follows Takanori (Shotaro Mamiya), the son of a yakuza boss who spent several years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. After he teams up to rob a wealthy family who runs a loan shark operation, a killing begets more violence and death for the ‘family.’

Director/writer Yuki Kobayashi is known for last year’s Kamikaze Cowboy, following a group who buys a scooter and gets drawn into a dark world. This is his second film, and is produced for the infamous Nikkatsu by the legendary Yoshihiro Nishimura (Mutant Girls Squad, Meatball Machine Kodoku).

DEATH ROW FAMILY is released in Japan on 18 November 2017, and the existence of an English trailer is indicative that it may get a wider release outside of Japan. In fact, it is making it’s world premiere on 14 September 2017 in France at the L’Étrange Festival.

September 8, 2017
‘Bad Blood’: Xavier Samuel film hits Australian cinemas 12 October

Ahead of its premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October, Potential Films has announced that BAD BLOOD will hit Australian cinemas on 12 October. Directed and written by veteran filmmaker David Pulbrook (Last Dance, TV’s Division 4, Homicide), it’s based on an original story by Patrick Edgeworth (BMX Bandits!)

Carrie (Morgan Griffin) is in love with her new fiancé Vincent (Xavier Samuel), a handsome and successful author. Vincent is besotted with Carrie, she’s everything he’s ever dreamed of. However, he’s harbouring a dark secret from his past and on top of that he’s experiencing a series of strange daily occurrences. It’s almost as if someone is following his every move. Who’s following him? And what do they want? When Vincent asks Carrie on a romantic weekend away to celebrate their engagement, cracks start appearing that threaten their happy and secure relationship. And maybe even their lives.

In the words of Taylor Swift, if you love like that your blood runs cold. Hey!

September 6, 2017
Trailer for Xu Haofeng’s ‘The Hidden Sword’

Xu Haofeng is having a big couple of years. In addition to the upcoming Moonlight Blade, a remake of the Shaw Brothers classic The Magic Blade, he has got THE HIDDEN BLADE coming up later this year. The trailer, by way of the wonderful folks at City on Fire, is embedded below.

Fresh from playing in competition at the Montreal Film Festival in August, plot details have been light until this trailer dropped. Starring the legendary Chen Kuan Tai (Iron Monkey), it concerns an elderly sword master who continues to attract threats after going into hiding.

Wu Xia master Xu has already had a staggering career behind the camera, penning The Grandmaster for Wong Kar-Wai. He adapted his own novel into The Final Master, applying skills he has developed as a student of Wu Xia since the age of 14.

Look for more information on the release date here.

August 30, 2017
New trailer for Korean action film ‘Crime City’

AMP (via Hancinema) has posted the new trailer for CRIME CITY (범죄도시 aka Criminal City), the new Korean crime caper film from director Kang Yoon-Sung. It hits Korean cinemas on 4 October 2017.

Based on the true story of the “Heuksapa Incident” in 2007, in which 32 people part of a Chinese criminal ring were arrested, the film stars Ma Dong-Seok (Train to Busan) as a detective in pursuit of the gang led by Yoon Kye-Sang (Golden Slumber).

Other cast members include Jo Jae-yoon (The Prison), Heo Sung-tae (The Age of Shadows) and Choi Gwi-hwa (A Taxi Driver).

The stylish trailer gives us an indication of this being a crime action drama on a grand scale, and the type of thing that will hopefully get a contemporaneous release here in Australia.

August 29, 2017
‘Blade Runner 2049’: international TV spot showcases epic scale

Sony Pictures Releasing has unveiled the first international TV spot for BLADE RUNNER 2049 ahead of its 5 October 2017 release in Australia. It gives us a sense of the broader story in the universe, and why K (Ryan Gosling) seeks out Deckard (Harrison Ford).

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Office K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Jared Leto and Dave Bautista, it is directed by Denis Villeneuve (Arrival).

August 22, 2017
‘Thor: Ragnarok’: Doctor Strange appears in Japanese trailer

We already knew Taika Waititi’s take on Thor was going to be strange, but we didn’t know just how much so until the Japanese trailer for THOR: RAGNAROK was released. Featuring a prominent cameo from Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme, you can check it out below.

The character was last seen in the 2016 film Doctor Strange, which also featured a mid-credits sequence in which Strange decides to help Thor, who has brought his brother Loki to Earth to search for their missing father Odin. So it would seem that this scene leads directly into the events of the film.

The 17th feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since its launch in 2008, it stars Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, and Anthony Hopkins. Filmed locally, it will release in Australia on 26 October 2017 from Disney, before being unleashed on the US on 2 November.

August 17, 2017
Official ‘It’ trailer relieves us of our collective bejesuses

coulrophobia
[kool-ruh-foh-bee-uh]
noun
1. an abnormal fear of clowns.
2. the condition resulting from watching this trailer.

Actually, is it abnormal to fear clowns? The latest adaptation of Stephen King’s IT certainly makes no case for it, playing straight into our subconscious fears and scaring the bejesus out of us. If you find that you have no bejesus, it’s because of this trailer.

Various research indicates that the fear comes from the notion of a painted face, or the transgressive behaviour of the harlequins of mirth. We place the blame instead squarely on King’s Pennywise, who has once again made us very afraid of sewer drains as well. Seriously, Stephen: is nothing sacred?

In Andrés Muschietti’s latest version, we finally get to hear Bill Skarsgård’s voice as Pennywise. Set in the fictional town of Derry,Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against the evil clown, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries.

IT is released in Australia on 7 September 2017 from Roadshow Films.

July 28, 2017
‘Girls Trip’ gets Australian release date of 31 August, new trailer

GIRLS TRIP just had an excellent opening weekend in the US and Universal Pictures Australia has announced that they will be releasing it locally on 31 August.

Following its debut at the American Black Film Festival in Miami, director Malcolm D. Lee’s film opened to rave reviews and interviews in the US this week. Starring Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, and Queen Latifah, it follows four lifelong friends who travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival. Sisterhoods are rekindled, and wild sides are rediscovered.

The film has already got a rep for being a boundary-pushing and edgy comedy, with Variety favourably comparing it to Bridesmaids and other recent comedies. It opened to $30 million in the US against films like Dunkirk and Valerian, which is an impressive feat given its $19 million budget.

Check out the trailer below.

July 24, 2017
CW/DC TV: ‘Arrow’, ‘The Flash’, ‘Legends of Tomorrow’, ‘Supergirl’ Comic-Con Trailers

The San Diego Comic-Con has given us new trailers for the entire slate of CW TV shows with the ‘Arrowverse’ of Greg Berlanti productions.

Acting as recaps and sizzle reels for the forthcoming seasons, we get an early look atARROW, SUPERGIRL,THE FLASH and LEGENDS OF TOMORROW.

All of the shows will be returning in October 2017, with the full CW Fall premiere dates announced back in June.

Arrow: Season 6

The trailer kicks off with a recap of Season 5, and the explosive finale that left the fate of the entire cast in jeopardy. The brief footage we season from the new season shows Oliver reconnecting with his son, and facing off once again with Slade Wilson/Deathstroke.

The Flash: Season 4

The prospect of a world without a Flash was where we were left at the end of Season 3, and the supporting characters in this trailer promise a sharper and funnier approach to the source material. Maybe we really did need a break from Barry’s self-flagellation?

Legends of Tomorrow: Season 3

At the end of the previous season, the Legends had broken time. This massive mash-up season looks set to play with that concept, giving us everything from dinosaurs to clowns, and other terrifying things in between. This is definitely the most fun of all the DC TV shows on the CW right now.

Supergirl: Season 3

While Kara’s constant questioning of herself was one of the major issues of the second season, in this trailer she decides to put her human identity away and focus on being Supergirl. A new threat may help galvanize Kara into a decision. Adrian Pasdar makes a brief appearance as “Morgan Edge, a ruthless real estate developer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.”

July 23, 2017
‘That’s Not Me’ gets a trailer, releases nationally 7 September

Palace Cinemas have released a trailer for the Australian comedy THAT’S NOT ME, which is releasing exclusively to their cinemas on 7 September. The debut feature from director Gregory Erdstein, co-written with lead actor Alice Foulcher, it also stars Belinda Misevski and Isabel Lucas. It’s definitely one worth checking out.

In the film, Polly (played by Foulcher) dreams of being a big Hollywood star, but her efforts are partly self-sabotaged by her terminal indecision. It also doesn’t help that her identical twin sister Amy has just landed an HBO series opposite Jared Leto. With waning parental support, coupled with being fired from her job in a cinema, even Polly’s attempt to go to LA backfires. To make matters worse, she keeps losing gigs after getting mistaken for her sister.

We caught this one at the Sydney Film Festival this year, and found that it was a “heartfelt and quirky Aussie comedy about finding your place in the world, with some great inside industry references for film fans and aspiring stars alike.”

You can read our full review of the film, and then check out the trailer below. Or do those things in whatever order you feel is necessary.

July 19, 2017