Update: My Lady in the Water review is up here.
Harsh Times
I’ve been waiting for this one for a looong time. David Ayer, who between writing Training Day and the underrated Dark Blue has become a James Ellroy for modern-day Los Angeles, is writing and directing this time out. Check out Christian Bale in full-on American Psycho mode. And Freddie Rodriguez has been just itching for a breakout role, and this looks like it could be it.
The Prestige
I knew Chris Nolan was working on something in between Batmen, but I didn’t know he was all done and shit. I don’t know which movie about turn-of-the-century magicians is going to turn out better, but trailer-wise, this kicks The Illusionist‘s ass.
Renaissance
Best-looking trailer of the week.
The Science of Sleep
This is a very cool trailer, and I’m psyched to see anything Michel Gondry and/or Gael Garcia Bernal is up to, but it also kind of looks like a feature-length version of Gondry’s “Walkie Talkie Man” video – which is fine.
TMNT
How wrong is it that this actually looks better than the Transformers teaser?
I’m not really sure that “The Prestige” and “The Illusionist” can really be compared, except to say that they both involve magic and that both stories include elements of the supernatural.
Although comparing casts and production value, there’s no question that “The Prestige” looks like THE magic film to see. And I’ll take Scarlett Johannsen over Jessica Biel any day.