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Trailer for COLOMBIANA Starring Zoe Saldana

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 5th, 2011 at 10:52 am

The trailer for the action-thriller Colombiana has gone online.  Working from a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (Taken), the film stars Zoe Saldana as woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.  While she works during the day as a hitwoman, at night she deals out vigilante justice in her quest to take down the mobsters responsible for the death of her parents.   I like the idea of a female batman who uses a gun, but this may be the most generic action movie trailer I’ve ever seen.  I’m a fan of Saldana so hopefully the movie has more personality and individually than the trailer.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film also stars Michael Vartan, Callum Blue, and Cliff Curtis.  Colombiana opens September 2nd.

Exclusive Trailer and Poster for JOLENE Starring Jessica Chastain

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 21st, 2010 at 11:52 am

We’re pleased to debut the trailer and poster for the upcoming film Jolene.  Based on the short story by E.L. Doctorow, the movie follows a young woman (played by Jessica Chastain) through her various relationships as she searches for a better life.  Directed by Dan Ireland, the film also stars Dermot Mulroney, Chazz Palminteri, Rupert Friend, Michael Vartan, Denise Richards, and Theresa Russell.

Hit the jump to check out the exclusive trailer and poster as well as the synopsis.  Jolene opens in limited release on October 29th.

New Promotional Posters for Upcoming Films Including NEUROMANCER, CHLOE, THE IRISHMAN, and I COME WITH THE RAIN

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 12th, 2009 at 11:10 pm

Here’s some inside baseball about Hollywood that your average moviegoer may not know: movies do not get made solely from investors or studios nor do they make money solely from domestic box office.  A large majority of films, especially true indie films (i.e. no name stars), require the sale of their foreign distribution rights to finish the film they’re selling or to secure a profit that will provide investors with a good return on their investment.  However, films with name actors like Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Val Kilmer, and Christopher Walken also have to play this game.  Some movies do it by creating unofficial posters and after the jump, we’ve featured six of these posters plus synopses for films with name actors but are still trying to secure funding.  However, this is no guarantee that these films will ever get made and just because someone made up a poster, doesn’t mean some kindly, foreign investor is going to put in his euros or yen so hit the jump and see if you would bet on these movies.

Collider Premiere: Cannes Promo Footage from DEMOTED

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 12th, 2009 at 11:38 am

With the Cannes Film Festival set to begin in just two days, Collider has been given something to cool to premiere before anyone can see it at the festival.

As some of you already know, one of my partners is producer Warren Zide. He’s made a few movies you might have heard of like the “American Pie” movies, and the first three “Final Destination’s”.

Anyway, he’s recently produced a new comedy called “Demoted” and it stars David Cross, Michael Vartan and Sean Astin.

So to help sell the film around the world, a short promo clip has been put together and they’re going to show it at Cannes. However, we’ve been given permission to premiere it here on Collider first, so if you’re a fan of the actors involved, or just curious, take a look at the clip below.

Since Warren is a partner on the site, I’m not going to give my thoughts on the footage as that would destroy any credibility I have. So all I’ll say is I like David Cross a lot, and hope the film is really funny.

The synopsis and clip are after the jump. Take a look.

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