Trailer of the Week: HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS

This is the final trailer for the next instalment of the Harry Potter series and it's fantastic.  You see some new characters, a bit more action and plenty more Voldermort.  The film is released on 19 November 2010, so you don't have too much longer to wait.

Check out the all new final trailer by clicking on the link below.

HARRY POTTER and the DEATHLY HALLOWS

Movie News: WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

When I first heard that 20th Century Fox was planning on doing a sequel to the iconic 80s hit movie Wall Street, I was worried. However, as soon as I found out it was going to be directed by Oliver Stone and star Michael Douglas (who won an oscar for his role in the original film), I breathed a sigh of relief.  

The trailers so far have been alright, but didn't me get excited about seeing the film.  Now though, Fox Studios have sent over a new 30 second TV spot and although it's short, it's clear that this film could be really good.  Gordon Gekko is cool and seeing this character back on screen put a huge smile back on my face.  I just hope after his time behind bars he hasn't gone all soft.

Take a look at the TV spot by clicking on the link below.  The film is released here in the UK on 6 October 2010.

WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

UK Top Ten: 17-19th September 2010

 

 

 

As predicted Resident Evil 4 wasn't able to hold on to the top spot for a second week, dropping almost 60% of its audience.  It was a big week for comedy though, as Will Ferrell is back to his best in The Other Guys, which has stormed to the top of the charts taking almost £2m. 

 

M. Night Shyamalan hasn't had a decent hit for a while and he's hoping that his latest film (as producer) Devil, will see a return to form at the box office.  It's landed in second place with £800K, but it's too early to know how well it's going to do.

 

 

Film	Weekend Gross	Total Gross Since Release
The Other Guys	£1,980,601	£1,980,601
Devil	£807,292	£807,292
Resident Evil: Afterlife	£727,908	£3,330,840
Toy Story 3	£583,013	£71,807,948
Grown Ups	£513,881	£6,300,322
Tamara Drewe	£432,337	£1,548,181
The Last Exorcism	£321,585	£3,180,800
Marmaduke	£279,392	£4,538,924
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	£241,390	£2,058,757
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	£233,228	£4,812,773

Trailer of the Week: PRIEST

Seems only fitting, with the Pope in town, that Priest starring Paul Bettany, Karl Urban and that guy that played Jim in Neighbours, is my selection for trailer of the week.  That being said, I'm not sure the Pope would be too pleased with the goings on that take place in this film. Oh well.

Yes, it does look a bit similar to Legion, but I'm hoping this is going to be a lot better...and that shouldn't be too hard!

Ignore the date on the poster, as we're not going to see this film until 2011, but they're making sure we get interested nice and early.  Some of the CGI does look a bit ropey, but I guess they do have a few months to get that all sorted out.

Check out the trailer by clicking on the link below.

PRIEST TRAILER

Movie News: Attack of the Aliens

It was the New York City International Film Festival  last month, which saw movies from all over the globe compete for the sought after awards.  One of the biggest success stories from the event was a short film, voiced and produced by young British actor Ben Macleod.  Attack of the Aliens managed to beat twelve other nominees to win the Best Animation award. 

This is one of the first projects from Ben's production company Edge Haine Productions and is an incredible achievement for the young actor.  Together with his team, director/writer Elliott Ashton and Gaia Predassi, he will be touring the festivals over the next twelve months, hopefully collecting more awards along the way and attracting the attention of major movie studios.

I've been lucky enough to watch the full six minute film and it's a great piece of work from the fledgling company.  If this is what they can achieve with their first CGI feature, then expect to see a lot more from them over the coming years...and you heard it here first!

You can take a look at the trailer for the film, by clicking on the link below. 

BONUS BIT:  Ben Macleod provided all the voices for the film.

Attack of the Aliens Trailer

UK Top Ten: 10-12th SEPTEMBER 2010

Who'd have thought that the Resident Evil film series would make it to number four, let alone make it to the top of the UK box office?  Well, it has and if the rumours are to be believed, they're starting to put together a fifth!

Disappointing results for some of the other new films this week though, including Drew Barrymore's Going the Distance and Gemma Arterton's Tamara Drew. Both films failed to make an impact and I think they'll be sliding down the charts next week.  However, Toy Story 3 has actually climbed back up to the number two spot and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Film	Weekend Gross	Total Gross Since Release
Resident Evil: Afterlife	£1,690,655	£1,690,655
Toy Story 3	£756,575	£71,015,148
Grown Ups	£742,472	£5,444,705
The Last Exorcism	£730,395	£2,491,536
Tamara Drewe	£615,553	£615,553
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World	£439,143	£4,339,230
Going the Distance	£436,361	£436,361
Cyrus	£429,687	£429,687
Dinner for Schmuks	£401,567	£1,867,209
The Expendables	£366,663	£9,243,382

Trailer of the Week: MEGAMIND

The first couple of trailers for Megamind weren't that great, but this latest one is much better, so much so in fact that it's my selection for trailer of the week. 

Now that the Shrek series is complete, Dreamworks are hoping that their latest entry into the animation market will bring in just as much cash.  Megamind is a superhero movie starring the voice talents of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Tina Fey. It's released on 3rd December 2010 and I have a feeling it's going to be a huge hit. 

Take a look at the trailer by clicking the link below and see what you think.

MEGAMIND TRAILER