Posts by Dan Silver
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Trailers of the Week: Anna Karenina, Monsters University, Taken 2, and More
2 Days in New York (August 12) Silver: Since the French have been unwavering in their love and support for Woody Allen, it seems apropos that this overt Allen homage would come from a Frenchman. Well, to be specific, a Frenchwoman. And to be even more specific, a super-talented Frenchwoman named Julie Delpy. 2 Days […]
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Trailers of the Week: Django Again, Savages, 360, and More
Django Unchained – International Trailer (December 25) [Note: If you can’t see the videos, please try another browser. We put the trailers in this post, we promise.] Dan Silver: I admire Quentin Tarantino for a great many reasons, but none more than his skillful employment of hyperbole. Not so much in his dialogue or set […]
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Trailers of the Week: Django Unchained, Flight, Magic Mike, and More
Django Unchained (December 25) [Note: If you can’t see the videos, please try another browser. We put the trailers in this post, we promise.] Silver: Here’s how you know you’re watching a trailer for a new Quentin Tarantino movie. Stylized banter (“Last chance, fancypants”) broken by brutal violence (0:47) Off a cut, horn-laden archival mainstream […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Bourne Legacy, Premium Rush, The Expendables 2, and More
The Bourne Legacy (August 3) Silver: For as good as the Bourne films are, they inexplicably always seem to get lost in the shuffle of summer movie marketing. So I was treating The Bourne Legacy just like I did the previous three, as a film that was just going to magically appear to be the […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Great Gatsby, Skyfall, The Words, and More
The Great Gatsby (December 25) [Note: If you can’t see the videos, please try another browser. We put the trailers in this post, we promise.] Silver: Let’s start with a tweet by Parks and Recreation creator Michael Schur. On May 22, he tweeted, “Just watched the Great Gatsby trailer. It looks like some of Scorsese’s […]
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Trailers of the Week: The Good Doctor, The Do-Deca-Pentathalon, Hit and Run, and More
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (August 15) [Note to readers: If you can’t see the trailers, try a different browser. We didn’t forget to include them, we promise.] Silver: I welcome The Odd Life of Timothy Green to the list of films that are sure to make me cry. You might look at this […]
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Trailers of the Week: Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, and Prometheus
The Amazing Spider-Man (July 3) Dan Silver: As a kid I bought more Spider-Man comics than those of any other superhero. I attended the midnight screenings for both Spider-Man 1 and 2, and yet, outside of some lingering loyalty to the character and minor curiosity as to why this series needed another reboot, I have […]
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Trailers of the Week: This is 40, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Brave and More
This is 40 (Christmas) Silver: I find my complete indifference to this trailer vexing. For a film written and directed by Judd Apatow I feel like I should have been laughing more. Even the bits with Apatow ringers like Jason Segel and Melissa McCarthy only elicited a smile from me. In just three films (This […]
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Trailers of the Week: Magic Mike, Virginia, and More Spider-Man
Magic Mike (June 29) Silver: After seeing Channing Tatum’s comedy chops in 21 Jump Street, it was clear that this guy was 3-5 years away from Will Smith-level superstardom. He’s a quadruple threat; action hero (G.I. Joe), dramatic actor (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints), funny man (21 Jump Street), and sex symbol (name any […]
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A Timely and Heartfelt Conversation About the American Pie Franchise
Instead of doing our normal back-and-forth about the week’s newest movie trailers, we decided to discuss our anticipation (or lack thereof) for American Reunion. More often than not, we see things eye-to-eye. This film is not one of those things. Not even close. Browne: So, Silver, the next installment of the American Pie franchise is coming […]
