Vulture (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
This week in the Picture Palace, we highlight Claire Makes It Big , Jeremy Workman's short following the travails of a talented actress and her difficulties landing a decent movie role. A sharply written and briskly directed satire of the acting and filmmaking professions that then turns into a hilarious wish-fulfillment fantasy, it also features a lovely lead performance by Mara Hobel (whom Joan...
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
Go away. Will you please leave? Go. Scram. Get. Move along. Why are you standing there? Ah, I see, you came here for something, and you won't go without it. And that something is of great value to you? How much? Heh, as if I would break my vow of poverty for the likes of an interloper. Well, then, what do you expect me to do? A reading. I can do this, if you promise me the greatest reward you can offer...
Celebritology (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
"Marie Antoinette": Fab trailer, so-so movie. (Columbia Pictures) "In a world where Liz Kelly is taking a well-deserved vacation, Jen Chaney dared to write a Friday post. But before she could find a pop culture-related topic to riff on, she had to find herself." Did you read that in your best Don LaFontaine voice? Excellent. Because today we're talking movie trailers. Earlier this...
Stale Popcorn (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Since writing that very impromptu My Bloody Valentine 3D review I've been watching some mid-to-late '90s horror movie trailers. They bring back so many VHS memories . Getting one from Blockbuster and then discovering a whole new lot to get excited about. I remember going to three different stores just to rent a copy of Halloween H20 . How crazy is that! . There's that sort of omnipresent voice over...
MCF's Nexus of Improbability (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
It's been a rough week for the entertainment industry, most especially for the family, friends, and fans of three stars whose lights were extinguished this week. First we lost the legendary Ed McMahon , beloved former Tonight Show sidekick and announcer. Besides Johnny Carson, Ed also frequently collaborated with Dick Clark, from their Bloopers show to commercials for American Family Publishers ....
Celebridiot (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Farrah Fawcett, star of Charlie’s Angels, has passed away at the age of 62 from cancer. Fawcett recently took part in a documentary, Farrah’s Story, about her most recent battle with anal cancer that had come and gone over the last three years. Reports emerged this morning that the actress had been given her last [...] Please note that if you are reading this on another site and not in...
Cinematical (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
One of these days, I'll actually get through Book One of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but probably not before M. Night Shyamalan buries me and my Cinematical cohorts under a slew of trailers and photos. But hey, this is the kind of thing that should appeal to the clueless non-fans as well as the Avatar devoted, so perhaps approaching it from the vantage point of a newbie is a good thing. But whether...
TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
http://boztopia.com/?p=784 art , CGIbetter future , change , crash , David Bowie , Duncan Jones , essay , Firefly , future , hope , Kevin Spacey , L.A , Moon , movie , program , progress , Sam Rockwell , satellite , something , SPOILERS http://boztopia.com/?p=784#comments In a world (apologies to the late, great Don LaFontaine) where every sci-fi movie seems determined to top the other with loud crashes,...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 05/23/2009
Sucker Punch's inFAMOUS has an unexpectedly earth-shattering "start" button. Literally. Other start sequences pale by comparison. They load looping feature demos or narrative clips that play like movie trailers without the thunder-throated Don LaFontaine voiceover. The demo was good, and the full game is a powerful experience in what it is to be a hero, or a villain. With strong characters,...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 05/12/2009
This trailer for the North American version of Level 5's White Knight Chronicles is as close to a blockbuster movie trailer as you can get without resurrecting Don LaFontaine. Since the Don "The...
Vulture (Free subscription) | 03/24/2009
Tagline: "In this secret land, the world's top scientist is building his most incredible creation." Translation: Did someone figure out how to reanimate Don LaFontaine? The Verdict: No really, we'd like to know! The famed voice-over artist passed away back on September 1 , but seeing how his distinctive voice continues to crop up in brand-new trailers a good six months after he shuffled...
Deadline Hollywood Daily (Free subscription) | 02/23/2009
My commenters and emailers are pointing out whom AMPAS failed to honor this year. (Please let me know if there are more names.) There's outrage over missing Patrick McGoohan, so good in Braveheart. I think my pal Bernie Brillstein wasn't included. Don LaFontaine, THE voiceover artist on most film promotion, was omitted even though he was also the voice of the [...]
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 01/17/2009
I love surprises, especially when they come in the form of awesome trailers for movies I knew nothing about. Recent trailers for 9 and Franklyn are perfect examples. I hadn't heard of either of them beforehand, and now I'm incredibly psyched to see them both. They've both ...
SnitchSeeker.com (Free subscription) | 12/27/2008
The Voice of Don LaFontaine: *In a world where witches and wizards battle in an age old struggle for power, one duo will fight against all odds, facing down danger, mortal peril, love, a general lack of galleons and too many homework assignments to achieve their destiny as the GREATEST DARK WIZARD DEFEATERS of all time in The FANTABULOUS ADVENTURES OF JONES AND ADDAMS!* Will: *coughcough*Boy, this...
Kotaku (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
A friend of mine once interviewed the late Don LaFontaine — the "Voice of God" for zillions of film trailers — and on request Don left him a splendid in-character voicemail. So this sort of thing...
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