Movie Clip

New Red-Band Clip from THE RAID

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 10th, 2012 at 8:35 am

The Raid is awesome and you should see it.  I’ve already explained why in my review, but simply put, it’s one of the best action movies in years.  A new two-minute clip has gone online and it’s only a piece of the full four-on-one fight scene.  If you’re a director and you’re wondering, “How do I competently shoot a melee combat scene without shaking the camera around like a spaz?” director Gareth Evans has the answer.   The clip doesn’t include a lot of bloodshed, but it does contain a brutal blow so it’s on the edge of NSFW unless your workplace digs the majesty of masterful fight choreography.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.

Exclusive Clip from THE FLOWERS OF WAR Starring Christian Bale

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 20th, 2012 at 11:26 am

We’ve been provided with an exclusive clip from the upcoming historical drama The Flowers of War. Directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero), the film is set during the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and stars Christian Bale as a priest who seeks refuge in a local church, where he meets a beautiful Chinese courtesan who helps him rescue a group of schoolgirls from a terrible fate at the hands of the Japanese. The pic is the most expensive movie that China has ever made, and the production values are on full display in the impressive trailers.

Hit the jump to check out the clip. The Flowers of War is in select theaters now.

First Clip from Stephen Frears’ LAY THE FAVORITE Starring Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 18th, 2012 at 9:28 am

One of my must-see films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is Stephen Frears‘ adaptation of Lay the Favorite starring Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis.  Hall plays a woman who works for Dink, a high-stakes gambler (Willis), and takes to the job like a natural, but she begins to fall for Dink, much to the chagrin of Dink’s wife, Tulip (Catherine Zeta-Jones).  The first clip from the film shows Hall and Willis singing along to The Hollies’ creepy song “The Air That I Breathe” (I know it’s not meant to be creepy, but it just is), driving along the Las Vegas strip, and getting chummy.

Hit the jump for the clip.  The movie reunites Frears’ with his High Fidelity screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis, and co-stars Joshua Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon, and Corbin Bernsen.  Lay the Favorite premieres at Sundance on the 21st and I’ll be there to review it.  The 2012 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 19 – 29th.

New Clip from Short Film TANGLED EVER AFTER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 5th, 2012 at 12:40 pm

The Tangled Saga will continue this month with the release of the short film Tangled Ever After.  The story takes place on Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) and Flynn’s (Zachary Levi) wedding day, but their animal pals/ring-bearers have to go on a frantic search when they accidently lose the rings.  I’m all for any movie that brings us more of Maximus the Horse.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  Tangled Ever After will play in front of Beauty and the Beast 3D, which opens January 13th.

5 Clips from EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 30th, 2011 at 6:00 am

Warner Bros. has released five clips from Stephen Daldry‘s adaptation of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.  I found the film surprisingly moving and well-made, but I recognize that it’s one of the most divisive flicks this year.  The people who hate the movie really hate it and I can understand where they’re coming from.  The characters’ odd affectations will either push you out of the story to where you’re no longer willing to come back or they’ll intrigue you until the film has your full attention till the final frame.  Watching individual clips isn’t the best way to sell the flick since the scenes work better in context, which is why the trailers are so terrible.  But if you’re itching to see more footage from the flick, we’ve got your covered.

Hit the jump to check out the clips.  The film stars Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, and Max Von Sydow.  Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is currently playing in limited release.  It opens in wide release on January 20, 2012.

New Clips and Images from JUSTICE Starring Nicolas Cage and January Jones

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 17th, 2011 at 8:14 am

New clips and images have gone online for Roger Donaldson the action-thriller Justice starring Nicolas Cage, Guy Pearce, and January Jones.  The movie centers on Will Gerard (Cage), a man whose wife is violently attacked, and Will inadvertently requests “justice” from a group of vigilantes, and then refuses when they ask him to do some street justice in return.  Originally titled “Hungry Rabbit Jumps“, the movie has sat on a shelf for some time now, but has landed distribution in the UK and Ireland.  Judging by the clips, the movie is generic but not horrible (although I think it’s high time we stop putting magnetic letters on our refrigerators because they’re only used to leave threatening messages).  The clips also serve as a reminder that we’ve perhaps leveled an unfair expectation of Nicolas Cage.  While we know that he can go nutso in a movie, he shouldn’t always have to.

Hit the jump to check out the clips.  Justice opens in the UK and Ireland tomorrow.

Extremely Bloody Fight Scene from Tarsem Singh’s IMMORTALS

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: November 8th, 2011 at 7:09 pm

“If you anger the gods, prepare to have your ass handed to you.” That’s what Immortals director Tarsem Singh (The Cell) appears to be saying in this clip from the upcoming Greek epic. Definitely not approved by the MPAA for primetime promos, the 80-second fight scene features glowing golden gods rending creatures apart in spectacularly bloody fashion. I don’t recall the Greek gods having chain whips or kamas, but I’m not complaining.

Immortals follows Theseus (Henry Cavill) as he teams up with the Greek gods to take down the power-hungry King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke). The film also stars Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Isabel Lucas, Joseph Morgan, Kellan Lutz, and Stephen Dorff. Immortals opens this Friday, November 11. Hit the jump to check out the clip.

Three New Clips from A DANGEROUS METHOD Starring Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 7th, 2011 at 8:32 am

Three new clips from David Cronenberg‘s A Dangerous Method have gone online. The movie focuses on the real-life relationship between doctors Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and the complicated patient between them (Keira Knightley).  These clips show the growing relationships between the characters, but they also demonstrate the sterile conversations between the characters.  All emotions are house in clinical terms, which is the point, but I found it created too much distance between the audience and the characters.

Hit the jump to check out the clips.  A Dangerous Method opens in limited release on November 23rd.

New Extended Clip from PUSS IN BOOTS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 26th, 2011 at 11:48 am

DreamWorks Animation has released a new five-minute clip from Puss in Boots.  I love the intro because watching Antonio Banderas try to dance while talking to a fake digital cat is hilarious.  As for the clip, it shows off the strong start to the movie where it’s balancing humor and action, plus it shows off the terrific animation and fantastic score.  While I’ll have my full review up on Friday, people should know that Puss in Boots drops most of the comedy after the first act and becomes a straight-up adventure movie.  This extended clip shows a good part of the movie, but only the animation and score stay strong throughout the film.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  Puss in Boots opens in 3D this Friday.

New Clip from GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 19th, 2011 at 11:44 am

Last night’s Scream Awards gave a sneak peek at some upcoming films and one of the movies on the list was Neveldine/Taylor’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.  The movie has Nicolas Cage reprising his role as damned biker Johnny Blaze but Neveldine/Taylor is promising a complete 180 from the bland, forgettable first movie.  So re-introductions are in order and this clip from last night’s Scream Awards (regrettably taped off a TV, but hopefully a higher-quality version will be along soon) has Ghost Rider making a grand entrance as he comes to save the day.  Saving the day isn’t worthwhile if you blow the entrance.  Ghost Rider is all about showmanship.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  The film also stars Idris Elba and Ciaran Hinds.  Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance opens February 17, 2012.

New Clip and 19 New Images from THE RUM DIARY

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 12th, 2011 at 2:05 pm

FilmDistrict has released 19 new images and clips from The Rum Diary.  The film is based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson and centers on a journalist who makes his way down to Puerto Rico for a life of rum-soaked leisure but ends up with a moral conflict when he encounters a beautiful woman, and her shady businessman fiancée.  As you’ll see from the clip, it’s easy to get the words “astrologer” and “astronomer” confused when you’ve been drinking and see Amber Heard skinny-dipping.

Hit the jump to check out the clips and the images.  The film also stars Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, and Aaron Eckhart.  The Rum Diary opens October 28th.

New Clip from THE THING Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 30th, 2011 at 7:22 am

Everyone who thinks that The Thing is a remake and not a prequel can be forgiven.  Not only does the new film share the title of John Carpenter’s 1982 classic horror flick, but they bare the same premise: don’t trust anyone because they could be aliened-up.  This new clip shows that the upcoming pre-make throws at least one new element in the mix.  Because the movie takes place at the Norwegian station that initially held the alien before it escaped and made its way to the American camp, there’s a language barrier between the Norwegian scientists and Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s character.  Her inability to understand what they’re screaming adds an extra layer of confusion and terror to an already confusing and terrifying situation.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  The Thing opens October 14th.

Viral Website and First Clip for BUTTER Starring Jennifer Garner [UPDATED]

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 27th, 2011 at 8:26 am

It looked as thought the Weinstein Company would give Butter a limited Oscar-qualifying run in 2011 before opening the film wide in 2012, but that may no longer be the case.  The studio has just launched a viral website for the movie along with the first clip.  The clip features aspiring butter carving champion Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner) giving a speech for why her butter statue deserves to win.  You’ll see that Garner is going full-Palin in her performance, which is an odd choice since the script initially sets up the satire that Pickler is a Hillary Clinton-type figure: her husband (Ty Burrell) is the former butter carving champion and he cheats on her but she’s keeping her politicial aspirations high since because she believes winning at butter carving will help launch her campaign for governor.  As I said in my review, if Butter had simply picked a tone and stuck with it, the movie probably wouldn’t have been such a disappointing mess.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  The film also stars Olivia Wilde, Ashley Greene, Rob Corddry, Alicia Silverstone, Yara Shahidi, Kristen Schaal, and Hugh Jackman.  No release date has been announced for Butter. [Update: We have removed the clip and the link to the site at the request of The Weinstein Company because the site and the clip aren't ready for public consumption yet.]

3 Clips from DREAM HOUSE Starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 26th, 2011 at 9:49 am

We have three clips from Jim Sheridan’s haunted house flick Dream House.  The movie isn’t being screened for critics (at least not in Atlanta) most likely because it is awful.  If it were a B-movie like Piranha 3D that doesn’t need critics, I would understand.  But this is a psychological horror film from an award-winning director and it stars Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts.  That’s James Bond, an Oscar-winner, and an Oscar-nominee as opposed to the forgettable cast of Shark Night 3D, which was also not screened for critics.

Because Universal would like us to market their movie even though they have no intention of letting us actually see it for review, I will now spoil the ending I just made up: “I was really surprised when Daniel Craig brushes his teeth with toothpaste he made from ground-up babies and kittens, and then screams racial slurs directly into the camera.”  That would probably be a terrible ending, but these clips aren’t too great either (I like that the graffiti house chimney has a squiggly line of blood coming out of it.  Subtle.)  Hit the jump to check out the clips.  Dream House opens Friday.

First Clip from MACHINE GUN PREACHER Starring Gerard Butler

by Jason Barr    Posted: September 7th, 2011 at 10:16 am

The first clip from the “based on a true story” actioner Machine Gun Preacher has landed online. Starring Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon, the film tells the story of Sam Childers (Butler), a converted drug-dealer who makes it his personal responsibility to save hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children in Sudan. Like I said when the trailer was released, I think Butler is in his element here (i.e. not starring opposite Katherine Heigl in a romantic comedy) and I’m looking forward to checking it out.

Watch the clip, which features some words of inspiration from Monaghan, after the jump. Directed by Marc Forster, Machine Gun Preacher will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before hitting select U.S. theaters on September 23rd and the U.K. on November 18th. Also, with TIFF beginning tomorrow, be on the lookout for a slew of clips from films premiering at the festival.

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