Posts by Dan Silver
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Trailers of the Week: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Cloud Atlas, Taken 2, and More
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (January 11) Silver: Let me give you a brief look into my brain. When I lie down at night, I don’t think about what went on that day, or what might happen the next — I don’t even think about my wife and kid. I think about what actors/actresses working […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Master, The To Do List, Seven Psychopaths, and More
The Company You Keep — TIFF Trailer (TBD) Silver: No matter how talented or versatile a performer is, sometimes they get pigeonholed into a genre. Audiences have all but refused to pay to see Vin Diesel in anything but a tight white T-shirt and souped-up roadster. And Jim Carrey was amazing in The Truman Show, […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Impossible, Stolen, Bullet to the Head, Passion, and More
The Impossible (December 21) Silver: As a husband and a father, the events of The Impossible are my greatest fear. So it should come as no surprise that this trailer wrecked me (I’m talking real tears). It’s a weird feeling to be both eager and terrified to see a film. Juan Antonio Bayona (The Orphanage) […]
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Trailers of the Week: Seven Psychopaths, Red Dawn, Deadfall and More
Seven Psychopaths (October 12) Silver: Why is my excitement for this at The Hobbit and new episodes of Arrested Development levels? Because, in my opinion, writer/director Martin McDonagh is as close to a literary savant as my generation has ever had. He’s a playwright turned filmmaker whose first feature, In Bruges, was nominated for a […]
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Trailers of the Week: Killing Them Softly, The Paperboy, Skyfall and More
Killing Them Softly (October 19) Silver: Brad Pitt should just forget about mass-appeal fare like Moneyball and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He’s so perfectly suited for characters that exist on the fringes — 12 Monkeys, Fight Club, Inglourious Basterds, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Even if they’re […]
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Trailers of the Week: About Cherry, Life of Pi, Man of Steel, and More
About Cherry (September 21) Silver: Aside from some inevitable nudity, and as nice as it is to see Roller Girl back in the world of porn, is there really any reason to see this film? The entire story is laid out here in 2:14 (sans the “give me three guesses, and I bet you one […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Master, Frankenweenie, The Campaign and the Return of Billy Bob Thornton
The Master — Theatrical Trailer (October 12) Silver: With this first official trailer, we’re finally given a better understanding of The Master’s plot, and a much clearer sense of the film’s three leads and the roles they’ll play in the action. My previously written thoughts (based on the first two teasers) were further solidified. Here […]
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Trailers of the Week: Gangster Squad, Cosmopolis, Sleepwalk With Me and More
Oz: The Great and Powerful (March 8, 2013) Silver: I make no secret of my steadfast and wholehearted love for Sam Raimi. I’ll get his back when needed (“Spider-Man 3 was not his fault. It’s one of the clearest examples of studio meddling”), apologize for him (“But you have to admit the baseball scenes in […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Man With the Iron Fists, Jack Reacher, Compliance, and More
The Man With the Iron Fists (TBD) Silver: Rem, last Friday when we were off saving humanity from that intergalactic, planet-destroying meteor storm, we missed covering one of the most mind-melting trailers to ever grace the Internet. There have been rumors of RZA’s directorial debut for years, but I never believed this film was real. […]
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Trailers of the Week: Looper, Epic, and Red Hook Summer
Red Hook Summer (August 10) Silver: As a filmmaker, Spike Lee is at his best when he’s not directing a film he wrote. Clockers, 25th Hour, and Inside Man are Spike’s best work because in these films he’s a hired gun, and has no other options but to act as a pure storyteller. His tendency […]