Film News & Trailers

Think Calendar Girls with a male perspective.  Andy (Jeff Bridges) decides to gather his small town friends together to make a pornographic film.  Written and directed by Michael Traeger the film also stars Ted Danson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Joe Pantoliano, Lauren Graham, and Patrick Fugit.  If you think this sounds familiar, you’d be right.  The film was pulled from release last September and has been sitting on a shelf ever since; it finally opens in select cities in limited release on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Amateurs
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Writer/director Guy Richie‘s (Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels) latest flick involves a card shark (Jason Stratham) who agrees to help taked down the gangster (Ray Liotta) who sent him to prison.  Andre Benjamin, Vincent Pastore, Francesca Annis, and Anjela Lauren Smith also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Revolver
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Here’s a couple quick looks behind the scenes of The Savages starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney, and Philip Bosco.  Up first is this clip from the Q&A session from this year’s Sundance Film Festival.  Larger version available inside the Full Diagnosis along with an interview from writer/director Tamara Jenkins.  And if you haven’t checked out our review for the film yet, take a moment to give it a looksee.

The Savages
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After suffering a stroke an editor (Mathieu Amalric) dictates his life’s experiences with the only part of his body still under his concious control, his left eye.  Emmanuelle Singer, Marie-Josee Croze and Anne Consigny also star.  Check out the official site.  The film opens in limited release in select cities on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Scaphandre et le papillon, Le)
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A man’s (Hayden Christensen) life is put in danger on the operating table by unscrupulous doctors.  His only hope of survival?  His girlfriend (Jessica Alba); yeah, he’s gonna die.  Oh, and did I mention he spends the flick as a sort of ghost haunting his still living body?  Sorry, I probably forgot to mention that “cool” fact.  Check out the official site.  The film opens everywhere on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

Awake
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