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The newest trailer for Now You See Me just hit the web and it will make you want to believe in magic. Usually I’m very skeptical of a movie with magicians as the premise, but perhaps I’m just a bit cynical after The Incredible Burt Wonderstone came out. But really – WHO thought that was a good idea?
Anyway, Now You See Me actually looks like a quality movie about contemporary magicians with an Ocean’s Eleven-esque twist. | Full Story
The first trailer for Now You See Me, an upcoming crime thriller about a group of magicians, has recently surfaced online. While it doesn’t seem to be offering anything new or innovating, it does generate a certain curiosity and intrigue, probably because it’s about a group of bank robbing illusionists. And magic is always fun.
Directed by Louis Leterrier, Now You See Me will star Jesse Eisenburg, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco as a group of magicians who pull off bank heists during their Las Vegas magic show. | Full Story
Many people may not be familiar with director Kelly Reichardt and her indie films, but after securing more famous stars like Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, and Peter Sarsgaard for her next indie film Night Moves, that may change.
Reichardt, who has gain some notoriety for her indie work Meek’s Cutoff and Wendy and Lucy, penned the script for Night Moves. The film follows three eco-terrorists who plot to blow up a dam. | Full Story
Tracy Morgan is back on the big screen with his latest comedy Why Stop Now. The movie was featured at the Sundance film festival and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Emma Rayne Lyle. A funny video clip hit the internet curtsey of EW showing Sprinkles(Morgan) and Black(Whitlock Jr.) battling with an unruly puppet controlled by Nicole(Lyle).
The story follows Eli Smith(Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, who’s whole career rest on this one audition that just happens to be on the same day that he has to drop his troubled mother, Penny(Leo) off at rehab and pick up his little sister who has a unhealthy connection with her puppet sock. | Full Story
IFC Films has released the trailer to the new upcoming indie dramedy entitled Why Stop Now.
The film, which star Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan, Isiah Whitlock Jr. and Sarah Ramos, is based on the tipsy-topsy story of Eli Smith (Eisenberg), a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny (Leo) who struggles with drug addiction. Events in the movie spiral out of control as the two face the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love. | Full Story
Daniel Radcliffe to Play Allen Ginsberg in ‘Kill Your Darlings’ Thriller
Harry Poter star Daniel Radcliffe is not letting his career stop with wizardry and witchcraft. Radcliffe is now doing more non-fictional role such as, Allen Ginsberg, a beatnik poet in John Krokidas thriller ‘Killing Your Darlings.’ A film based on real events. Jesse Eisenberg was first offered the role but seemingly turned the project down due to scheduling conflicts. Also Radcliffe stated that he will be playing a homosexual character in a unknown film that comes out sometime in 2012. | Full Story
Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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