The Trailer (Attack The Block)

While Americans may be fighting the good fight against alien invasion on the shores of LA in Battle: Los Angeles, a similar fight rages on in South London. Though instead of marines and heavy artillery, London's taking them on with teen gangs and super soakers. Check out the trailer for Attack The Block starring Paul (coming to theaters this Friday) and Shaun of the Dead alum Nick Frost.


The 2011 Moviegeddon is seriously in love with aliens. Maybe there should be a movie where we just give up the planet. Not necessarily lose, but just leave instead. I hear Mars is nice this time of year. Anyway, Attack The Block lands in the UK on May 13, but no word as to when it hits the shores of the US.

Dream on.

[END TRANSMISSION]
____________________________________________________________________________________

The Office (of 3.11.11)

Welcome to Box Office Tuesdays. I know, it doesn't really make sense since all this data usually surfaces on Mondays, but I've got pretty busy Mondays as it is, so you'll have to deal with a day late. Check out the top ten movies of the past weekend.

The Review (Battle: Los Angeles)

My background: Aliens never really get old for me. I'm a huge scifi fan, so whenever Earth gets involved in some sort of invasion, it's definitely usually a fun ride. Aaron Eckhart is a pretty good actor in my opinion. I've checked him out in Meet Bill, Thank You For Smoking, Paycheck, and of course The Dark Knight. His roles generally seem to inhabit somewhat duplicitous characters, but he definitely does a good job playing it up and making it different each time. Also, I've never been to Los Angeles. Let's go to the review.

Review: Black Hawk Down meets Independence Day. Ooh-rah!

Verdict: worth it.

Dream on.

[END TRANSMISSION]
____________________________________________________________________________________

The Trailer (Super 8)

If you haven't heard of the slew of alien packed films heading to theaters this year, kicking off with Battle: Los Angeles today, then you've missed out on J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's latest. Super 8 takes place in some town, some where, where a group of kids are filming a video using a super 8 camera when there's a train crash that seems to be more than an accident. You know what, here's a better synopsis from [Shock Till You Drop]:

"In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined."

Check out the latest full-length trailer.


I'm excited for this one since it looks like a return to Spielberg's earlier days (even though he is only a producer), and Abrams clearly knows what he's doing behind a camera. You can expect this new alien ride to land June 10.

Dream on.

[END TRANSMISSION]
____________________________________________________________________________________

The Office (of 3.4.11)

Screw Wednesdays, Tuesdays need a little love too. Check out the top ten of the box office for this past weekend of March 4.

The Week (of 3.6.11)

We're 10 weeks into 2011 now and it still seems like spring is holding out on us. For those of you heading off for vacations, I envy you. Enjoy them. As for those of us heading back to school I can hear your collective sighs. And then those who are a part of the working class, this is just another week. Wrong, every week, every day is something new, so let's see what's new this week.

The Trailer (2)

Super Bowl 45 had a lot of good commercials (Volkswagen and Star Wars), but for a movie buff like me it's the movie trailers that always catch my eye. Previously, I posted the tv [trailer] for Captain America, and now I've put together a few other tv spots for upcoming 2011 blockbusters. In case you missed them, here they are: