Trailer Roundup- PTA, QT, Denzel, and some R-Rated "Magic Mike"

   
     Catch up on all the latest film trailers right here in the Trailer Roundup. Today we have cinematic snapshots from a couple summer releases looking for added buzz, the latest glimpses from Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Pixar's latest romp for next summer, and a couple of little movies that look pretty great.

Which ones are you excited for? Which ones will you skip? Feel free to comment galore.

Django Unchained- After rewriting the outcome of World War II, Quentin Tarantino turns his attention to the slave-era South where his latest bloody, pulpy revenge film filled with his trademark dialogue, complicated interesting characters and plenty of blood. "Django" stars Jamie Foxx as the titular Django, a slave freed by a German dentist-turned-bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). The two men are headed to find the infamous Calvin Candie (an overly coiffed Leonardo Dicaprio) and his plantation Candieland where Django's wife, Broomhilda (Kerry Washington) is enslaved.
     Quentin loves his B genre films, and after making his noir, gangster, blaxplotation, and kung-fu films, it looks to finally be the spaghetti western is always hinted at making. Plus...Leo Dicaprio looks to be having more fun than he's ever had in at least a decade. (Dec. 25)



The Master- A new Paul Thomas Anderson film is always cause for celebration and excitement, and "The Master" is no exception. Closely resembling the story of the rise of L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology, the film set in a post-WWII film tells of a appealing intellectual (Hoffman) who launches a religious organization. A drifter (Phoenix) becomes his right-hand man, but as the faith begins to gain a fervent following, the drifter finds himself questioning the belief system and his mentor.
      The two different teasers are enigmatic and odd, but the Jonny Greenwood score is in full force as are the stunning visuals by Mihai Malaimare Jr.. Phoenix seems to finally gotten over his "I'm Still Here" and is back in a big way, and you can never count Phillip Seymour Hoffman out. Plus, Amy Adams!! (Oct. 12 in limited release)

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Pitch Perfect- Taking advantage of the huge popularity of acapella as seen in "The Sing-Off" and in an even bigger way "Glee," this bitchy musical comedy stars Anna Kendrick ("Up in the Air" and "50/50") as a college freshman whose browbeaten into joining her college's all-female singing group. She injects some much needed energy into their act, and it's just in time for an annual campus competition against the rival boys' group. I think it looks fresh, silly, and funny, and after things like "Mean Girls" and "Easy A" hint at it with individual musical sequences, its nice to see the music front and center. I'm a huge fan of Anna Kendrick, and it'll be nice to see her take the lead in her first film of this nature. Plus a little nod to "No Diggity," and you can never go wrong with that. (Oct. 5)




After the cut, many more trailers including Denzel Washington's latest drama, a sweet little romance from Dayton/Farris, a promising phone sex comedy, and....an R-rated NSFW "Magic Mike" trailer you can't miss.






Flight- Denzel Washington has quietly stayed one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood. His last three films have all made at least $100 million, and he even found time to win a Tony as well. But not since his 2001 win for Best Actor has it felt like he's really in the Oscar race. His latest picture, this Robert Zemeckis-helmed drama looks like it might put him back there. Washington plays a commercial pilot, who after an emergency landing where he saved every soul on-board, leads to a troubling discovery after his new-found fame as a hero which could land him with life in prison. The trailer also showcases the strong cast around him as well including John Goodman, Melissa Leo, Don Cheadle, and newcomer Kelly Reilly. (Nov. 2)



Ruby Sparks- Looking to pick up somewhere between "(500) Days of Summer" and of all things "Weird Science," "Ruby Sparks" could be one of those late summer films that finds a small but mighty audience when the fatigue from all the blockbusters begins to set in. When young novelist Calvin (Paul Dano) continues to suffer from a case of writer's block after early success, he looks to find romance in the oddest of places: by writing a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence. A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character (Zoe Kazan) he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence. Kazan has been a bubbling under talent for a couple years now as an actress, but this time she even wrote the screenplay. So maybe this will be her breakthrough role? Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have been trying to follow-up "Little Miss Sunshine" for a couple of years, so it'll be nice to see what they've come up with.




For a Good Time Call...- One of the many girl-powered hit comedies from this year's Sundance Film Festival, "For a Good Time, Call..." is the first feature from writer/actress Lauren Miller. She along with regular scene stealer Ari Graynor ("Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist") play a pair of former frenemies who, in these hard economic times, turn to an amateur phone sex line out of their bedroom for some much needed cash. This NSFW trailer certainly feels like a hit, and the Rogen cameo at the end looks even funnier.



Magic Mike- What more is left to say? It comes out on Friday, and after the publicity machine has been in full gear for the whole summer, it doesn't seem like it'll stop now. This NSFW trailer gives you a bit of the flesh you can expect to be pressed on the 29th. Enjoy!