Tag: comedy

Red Band Trailer: The Change-Up

On the last episode of Film Actually (episode 129) we talked about this new Red Band trailer for the Jason Bateman/Ryan Reynolds comedy. We didn’t have time to play the trailer on the show and I promised that I would embed it here instead, so here it is. The film doesn’t look brilliant and you …

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“Burke & Hare” Finally Arrives in Australia

Months ago I posted up a trailer for director John Landis’ New Film “Burke & Hare” starring Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis and then we waited. And waited. But there is hope as the film is finally coming to Australia. I have been a long standing fan of John Landis since his 1970’s days of …

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Retro Review: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

There was a time that I would have watched director John Carpenter direct the phone book and although he has had a less than stellar second half to his career I still enjoy his work. “Big Trouble in Little China” was a box office bomb but it has built an amazing cult following over the …

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Review: Just Go With It

Adam Sandler is a frustrating actor, he wields a lot of power in Hollywood and is obviously talented. He continually produces films for him, and his friends, to star in through his Happy Madison Productions and still has time to stretch as an actor by appearing in other people’s projects such as Judd Apatow’s “Funny …

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Trailer: Burke & Hare

John Landis was once considered one of the 1970’s and early 1980’s wonder kid directors along with the likes of Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, William Friedkin and Martin Scorsese. He had racked up massive hits with ‘Animal House’, ‘American Werewolf in London’, ‘Kentucky Fried Movie’ and ‘Trading places’. He also scored massive …

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Trailer: Morning Glory

Here is the new trailer for the J. J. Abrams produced comedy ‘Morning Glory’ directed by Roger Michell (‘Notting Hill’, ‘Changing Lanes’). The film stars Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Jeff Goldblum and Patrick Wilson. The film looks like a lot of fun and I love the cast. You can watch the trailer below. …

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