Sure I’m the only person who thinks so, but with each trailer I watch I get more excited to see Hot Tub Time Machine. Granted, the new Red Band Trailer leaves a lot to be desired, but that doesn’t change the fact that this movie is from the guys directly responsible for two of my favorite comedies, High Fidelity and Grosse Pointe Blank. Plus, the new Green Band Trailer contains one of the funniest lines I’ve ever heard.
“Oh then you have to talk to girls with your mouth.”
I’ve made it relatively clear that I am a fan of genre films, up to and including exploitation films. I grew up on these movies and they have helped shape my future movie watching habits, so I have enjoyed quite a bit the recent bit of mainstream love for grindhouse films.
Now, coming on the heels of the outstanding Ozploitation documentary Not Quite Hollywood, comes a film devoted to the American exploitation films of the same time. Now the film does not look to have quite the same level of frenzied adoration as its Australian counterpart, but with its massive cast of interviewees it should prove to be a fascinating look at one of my favorite parts of cinema history.
Special thanks to The Documentary Blog for the heads up on this film.
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With The Crazies remake just around the corner, I figured it was finally time to watch this exploitation “classic” from George A Romero. While I’m not expecting much I figure it can’t be any worse then the last few Of The Dead films he’s put out.
Word of warning, it is a red band trailer, and it is most certainly NSFW.
That being said, its pretty flippin sweet and only gets me more excited for the film. Now the question is just how many girls will dress up as Hit Girl this Halloween?
Thanks to the guys over at Film Junk I came across the trailer for the new mumblecore science fiction film Mars that will be debuting at the 2010 SXSW Film Festival. Combining its eye catching visual presentation with its misanthropic tone hopefully will result in an interesting romantic comedy, though the trailer certainly reminds me at times of Dark Star.
But what I might be most interested in for the film, is the involvement of James Kochalka, who is one of the best American independent comic creators currently working. I wouldn’t be surprised if he helped with some of the background animation, but that he is acting in this film gives me hope that some of his outstanding writing talent might be used to help sharpen up the dialogue. Please let it be true.
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