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Trailer Mash 08-10-12 Sex, spies and videotape: this week's new movies judged solely on their previews

Twilight for those in their twilight years, Hope Springs is seemingly a film about thinking about old people having sex. The old people in question, Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl…

August 10, 2012, 2:42 PM EDT

Small Town Horror Fans Scream: We 'Want It' 'Paranormal Activity' stages Facebook contest for advanced screenings

Two months before Paranormal Activity 4 hits the theaters, Paramount Pictures is already teasing the horror flick’s 13 millions fans on Facebook, asking them if they “Want It." In an…

August 2, 2012, 3:37 PM EDT

Trailer Mash 07-13-12 Ice, queens and other chilly goods from this week's opening movies

A bunch of cartoon animals doing slapstick are the avatars though which middle-aged celebrities reference movie trivia from decades past. Ice Age: Continental Drift may well have been released a…

July 13, 2012, 1:02 PM EDT

Trailer Mash 07-06-12 Juveniles, savages and maybe even a few grownups appear in this week's opening movies

Ralph Meeker and Farley Granger are marijuana farmers whose perfect crop causes them to fall foul of the Mexican mafia run by Anthony Quinn. When the boys fail to show…

July 6, 2012, 2:18 PM EDT

Trailer Mash 06-22-12 Keira, Biggs and Woody spice up our weekly review of new movies based on their previews

Alongside the technical refinements that in less than 20 years have evolved digital animation into a mature cinema art form has been the ongoing finessing of the Pixar/DreamWorks worldview. The…

June 22, 2012, 12:44 PM EDT

Trailer Mash 06-15-12 Revolution, art and leather pants mingle in our weekly review of new movies based solely on their previews

In a thrilling handheld tracking shot, a woman pulls cobbles from the ground, bundles them in a headscarf, and runs 20 yards toward a group of men, who take them…

June 15, 2012, 2:47 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Virgin The company's three airlines team up to shoot a short film at 35,000 feet

Branded entertainment often falls at the starting line for lack of a buzz-worthy hook—but Virgin seems to have a winner, in terms of publicity if not actual content, in making…

June 11, 2012, 1:50 PM EDT

Trailer Mash 06-08-12 The duel blockbuster 'Madagastheus' and other new films judged solely by their previews

Welcome to your weekly preview of new-movie releases based solely on their trailers. This week, we open with the entirely appropriate union of Prometheus and Madagascar 3 in the mashup…

June 8, 2012, 2:50 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Target The retailer gets its superhero on with a 'Spider-Man' spot from 72andsunny

It can be hard for audiences to keep up with all the superhero movies and their various sequels and prequels. But marketers have no such trouble—they leap tall buildings in…

June 4, 2012, 12:58 PM EDT

Trailer Mash 06-01-12 Charlize Theron meets lesser beings in our weekly review of opening films based solely on their previews

Back in 1979, Roger Corman's Piranha was a tribute to Jaws and bikinis. Low budget and proud of it, this was a guilty pleasure that had to be sought out…

June 1, 2012, 5:21 PM EDT

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