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First Trailer for MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 8th, 2011 at 10:31 am

The first trailer for the third entry in the Madagascar franchise has been unveiled. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted finds the zoo-friendly characters on the lam in Europe, where they join a traveling circus. It looks as though they might be going the spy thriller route (uh-oh), with Ben Stiller‘s character doing his best Tom Cruise impression. There are a few cute scenes here, especially with the penguins and Sacha Baron Cohen‘s character, and kids are sure to eat this movie up, but there’s really not much to convince your average adult moviegoer that this isn’t a straight-to-DVD cartoon sequel. Noah Baumbach (Fantastic Mr. Fox) penned the screenplay, so hopefully the full film offers something for a more mature audience to enjoy as well.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer. The film also features the voices of Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, and Frances McDormand. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted opens June 8th, 2012.

TRUST Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 1st, 2011 at 9:05 am

Cautionary tales make for poor stories.  They prey on our fears rather than explore them and we can’t do much afterwards other than say, “Yep.  I probably shouldn’t sleep with danger.”  Instead, the richer drama comes from the characters who find their way into such a tale and discover the real emotions rather than just hold up warning signs.  Trust is at its best when director David Schwimmer gives his film over to his wonderful lead actors and lets them play out the genuine heartbreak and anger that occurs when tragedy strikes.  Unfortunately, Schwimmer never seems to believe in his story enough to let the performances carry the day and instead resorts to cheap tricks and unnecessary hand holding which turns the film from a powerful family drama into an episode of To Catch a Predator.

David Schwimmer Interview TRUST

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 30th, 2011 at 11:50 am

In the drama Trust, directed by David Schwimmer, 14-year-old Annie (Liana Liberato) makes a new friend online that she thinks is a 16-year-old boy named Charlie. Even though her parents (Clive Owen and Catherine Keener) think their daughter spends too much time chatting online, at first it seems like a harmless connection, sharing volleyball tips in a chat room. After it becomes much more, Annie then starts to realize that Charlie is not who he claims to be, but still agrees to meet him in person, which results in events so traumatic that it forever changes the lives of the entire family.

At the film’s press day, actor/director David Schwimmer talked about his interest in such a disturbing but very real subject, the importance of casting an actress that was age appropriate to play Annie, the affect that the Internet has had on children and teenagers, and how, even though he loves acting, he also loves the opportunity to be the storyteller, at times. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Trailer for TRUST Starring Clive Owen and Catherine Keener

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 8th, 2011 at 2:21 pm

The domestic trailer for Trust has gone online.  It’s better than the promo trailer for the film since it moves away from the revenge-thriller angle and sets up the movie more as an emotional family drama.  Unfortunately, it still feels a bit too much like a Dateline piece and at any moment Chris Hansen might come in and ask someone to take a seat.  I’m holding out hope for the flick even though it received a lukewarm response when it played at the Toronto Film Festival.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Trust stars Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Liana Liberato, Jason Clarke, and Viola Davis.  It opens April 1st.

Promo Trailers for TRUST Starring Clive Owen and Catherine Keener, and BARNEY’S VERSION Starring Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 2nd, 2010 at 12:38 pm

Promo trailers for David Schwimmer’s Trust and Richard J. Lewis’ Barney’s Version have popped up online.  Both films will be playing at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 9 – 19th.  Trust is an intense-looking drama about parents (Clive Owen and Catherine Keener) dealing with the rape of their 14-year-old daughter.  The trailer is strong stuff (although it seems to verge away from real emotions at times and pushes a revenge-thriller angle that seems phony), but I think people are going to write it off because Schwimmer’s name is attached.  I wonder if he walks down the street and people shout at him, “Hey, Ross!  What’s going on with you and Rachel!” and he’s forced to answer, “We got together at the end of the show when I forced her to choose between me and her career!  And no, Matt Goldberg did not own all ten seasons of Friends at one point in his life!”  (Schwimmer speaks in half-truths.)

I also dig the trailer for the significantly more lighthearted Barney’s Version starring Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Drive, Rachelle Lefevre, and Dustin Hoffman.  It’s got some good jokes, a fun premise, and it looks like Giamatti and Hoffman have great chemistry.  Hit the jump to check out the trailer and synopsis for each film.

New Image from Disney’s RAPUNZEL

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: December 30th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

By this time next year, you’ll be seeing Disney’s take on the old German fairy tale Rapunzel in theaters, but for now you can analyze this new image from the film. Walt Disney Animation studios promises that with Rapunzel, “you will be transported to a world complete with iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses”. Like so many animated features these days, Rapunzel has a stellar voice cast including Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Matthew Gray Gubler, David Schwimmer, John Goodman, David Cross, Jason Alexander, and Carol Burnett.  Hit the jump for more:

Clive Owen and Catherine Keener Will TRUST David Schwimmer’s Directing

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 14th, 2009 at 10:09 pm

If you told me thirty minutes ago that Clive Owen and Catherine Keener would be starring in a movie directed by David Schwimmer, I would have thought you were trying to tell the worst/strangest lie ever.  And then THR reported that Schwimmer was directing Owen and Keener in a film called “Trust”.  And then Steve told me that we had inadvertently reported on this last week.  So there’s really not more for me to do but repeat the synopsis and crack a couple jokes.

“Trust” tells the story of a family blindsided when their teenage daughter becomes a victim of an online sexual predator.   Schwimmer pitched this story many times to the “Friends” producers but all they wanted to talk about is whether or not Ross and Rachel should get back together.  No word yet if this movie could also serve as an origin story for Chris Hansen where he was too late…too late.

Promo Posters for Nicolas Cage’s DRIVE ANGRY, David Schwimmer’s TRUST, and Marcus Nispel’s CONAN

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 8th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

With this being a slow news day, I was waiting for almost any story to enter my inbox. But thanks to a reader named Max, who pointed me to the Nu Image website, I’m sharing some early promo artwork for Nicolas Cage’s “Drive Angry”, David Schwimmer’s “Trust”, and Marcus Nispel’s “Conan”. But before you think these posters are final, or this means the projects are definitely happening, let me say this is most likely artwork being used as a placeholder on their website. Also, on David Schwimmer’s IMDB page, there is no mention of “Trust”, and when I spoke to Clive Owen at TIFF, he said nothing about it. So who knows if that project is moving forward. Add to that, while “Conan” has been talked about forever as Marcus Nispel’s next project, news has been quiet, and this poster says 2009. So saying all that, I still think the posters are worth looking at. Hit the jump for synopsis’ and the posters.

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS and MADAGASCAR Holiday Specials to Air on NBC

by Ramses Flores    Posted: September 30th, 2009 at 11:40 am

NBC has announced they’ll be airing 2 all-new half-hour holiday specials based off of “Monsters vs. Aliens” and “Madagascar”.  Many of the original characters will return for both films along with the original voice talents.  “Monster vs. Aliens” will have the Halloween special with “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space”, while “Madagascar” will get the Christmas special with “”Merry Madagascar”.  To find out when both specials will air and what they will be about, continue reading after the jump.

New Image from Disney’s Upcoming Animated Film RAPUNZEL

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 21st, 2009 at 9:34 am

A new image from Disney’s upcoming 3D computer-animated film “Rapunzel” has just landed online.  That’s right: computer-animated.  Even though the image above appears-hand drawn, it’s non-photorealistic rendering technique so the surface looks like it’s painted but there’s still the depth and dimension you’d expect from a 3D computer-animated film. The movie’s visual style is being based on French Rococo artist Jean-Honore Fragonard’s painting “The Swing”.  Hit the jump to check out the new image where we see Rapunzel apparently enjoy yellow circles and bondage.

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