The Last Exorcism Part II: Trailer #2
This second trailer repeats some images from the first but adds a few new scenes, uses “Amazing Grace” to ironic effect on the soundtrack.
Category: Trailers
Coming Attractions, Teasers, and Promos from horror, fantasy, and science fiction films
Dark Skies in theatres February 22
The Weinstein Company (under their old Dimension Films banner) releases this science fiction horror film from Blumhouse Productions (the company behind the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY franchise, SINISTER, INSIDIOUS, etc). The story has husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witnessing an escalating series of disturbing events that threatens the safety of their home and family. When …
Escape from Planet Earth in theatres February 15
The Weinstein Company (purveyors of fine Oscar-bait) releases their shot at cashing in on the lucrative animation market. The story of the CGI family-friendly sci-fi fantasy has astronaut Scorch Supernova caught in a trap after responding to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous planet – i.e., Earth. (Hey, I thought Earth was “mostly harmless”!) Cal …
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The ABCs of Death on Demand January 31, in theatres March 8
Magnet Releasing (the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) provides Video on Demand debut and limited theatrical engagements to this anthology effort that “showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.” The twenty-six short episodes (one for each letter of the alphabet) were written and/or directed by the likes of Xavier Gens (THE DIVIDE), …
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The Sorcerer and the White Snake in theatres February 8
Magnet Releasing (the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures) provides a couple of exclusive theatrical engagements for this wonderful Fant-Asia film, about a monk (Jet Lie) battling a demonic White Snake (Shengyi Huang) that has assumed human form and fallen in love with a mortal herbalist (Raymond Lam). (If the plot sounds familiar, it is because …
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The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia in theatres & on demand February 1
Lionsgate releases this production from Gold Circle Films, a sequel to 2009’s THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT. Tom Elkins ( who edited the first film) takes to the director’s chair, working from a screenplay by David Coggeshall. The cast includes Katee Sackhoff (BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA), Chad Michael Murray (HOUSE OF WAX), Abigail Spencer, and Cicely Tyson. According …
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The Host: DomesticTrailer 2
The second domestic trailer for THE HOST gives a slightly more concrete idea of the plot. The film was written and directed by Andrew Niccol, based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer. Open Road releases THE HOST in U.S. theatres on March 29.
The Host in theatres March 29
Open Road Films releases this adaptation of the novel by Stephanie Meyer, creator of TWILIGHT. The story is set in a future time when humanity has been almost entirely replaced by alien body-snatching parasites that use humans as hosts. Our heroine Wanda somehow forms a symbiotic relationship with her alien parasite and begins a quest …
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones in theatres August 23
Screen Gems releases this young-adult fantasy adventure from Constantin Film Produktion, Unique Features, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Harald Swart directed from a screenplay by I. Marlene King & Jessica Postigo, based on the novel by Cassandra Clare. The cast includes Lena Headey, Aidan Turner, Lily Collins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jared Harris, Robert …
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation: Trailer #3
Third trailer for G.I. JOE: RETALIATION ups the ante even more. We’re not talking about just some guys with guns and tanks blowing each other up; now there’s an imposter taking the president’s place and using an outer-space super-weapon to destroy entire cities (like something out of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER). As with the second trailer, …