Sports movies have been a staple of Hollywood for a long time, all the way back to the silent era. And considering that the 2012 Summer Olympics just wrapped up, it is appropriate that this week marks the first time a sports film has been covered by Trailer Trashin’ – the upcoming Clint Eastwood baseball drama Trouble with the Curve. Premise: An aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout named Gus ...[Read More]
The characters in the new movie In Time must race against the time they have left in order to acquire more time which will extend their lives. It is a race against time, with a bit of a twist. Sound confusing? It is. While not quite as hard to follow as Inception, In Time definitely follows a mainstream sci-fi trend that seems to be happening in Hollywood. In this film’s futuristic society, ...[Read More]
Bad Teacher did two things for me that were unexpected, very unexpected: it kept me watching and it kept my interest. As hard as I tried to not like this movie, between a very clever script and a not too bad cast and maybe even a little direction that we can make note of, Bad Teacher redeems itself from the many missteps that could have been avoided. However, when you consider the screen writers f...[Read More]