Must see movie trailers…

Here is another 4K trailer restoration from the original 35mm?
To think Tiana’s Bayou Adventure replaced Splash Mountain, which was based on this film due to racism or something. Song Of The South story took place in Georgia.
Piece of Americana memory-holed and buried. American roots cut out by the communists.
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Synopsis: Little Johnny is taken to his grandmother’s plantation where he meets Uncle Remus and is guided by his stories about Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and Brer Bear (which are shown in animation). Johnny finds friendship with a local girl, Ginny Favers, but is bullied by her cruel brothers. When he is accidentally gored by a bull, it takes more than Uncle Remus to save him. His parents must reunite, creating a happy family once more.

At the 20th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in 1948, the Academy Board of Governors unanimously voted to bestow an Honorary Academy Award to James Baskett “for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world.” Upon receiving an Academy Honorary Award for his performance in this film, James Baskett became the first African-American male performer to receive an Academy Award.

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The last few years, I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the older Disney live action films even though I’m not a massive fan of live action (and Disney live action for that matter). They’d have to be VERY entertaining in order for me to actually take a interest. One of my favourites of late has been ‘Treasure Island’ since I love the book and was finally able to watch it a couple of years back because of D+. It’s a pity they don’t even have ‘Song of the South’ on it not even in the UK. I wish I had gotten it when it was being released on VHS in the 90’s…

Some fans say they like A24. Tend to agree. Just in the sense of the look of it. Same with Vertical if Vertical is a thing. Vertical and A24 look like they have the desire for effort in film.

https://variety.com/2024/film/trailers/heretic-trailer-hugh-grant-a24-1236046900/

Don’t take your faith for Granted. A24 has released the first trailer for its latest horror film “Heretic,” which stars Hugh Grant as a man who is visited by two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East and Sophie Thatcher) who he then puts through an intense series of psychological games.

“I won’t keep you if you wish to leave, but I want you to choose which door to go through based on your faith,” Grant states in the trailer, writing “BELIEF” and “DISBELIEF” on two doorways. Nothing gory follows in the footage, but a miniature labyrinth seems to have reached life-sized dimensions as one missionary gets lost in a wooden maze at the end of the trailer.

I’m so tired of sounding like a neckbeard complaining about shit, but how many girl bosses were they able to fit into that Union movie? Looks solid enough, but I’m just so tired of “the message”.

Going to take a few years before we start getting stuff that allows men to be men and women to be women with all this societal bullshit that’s been going on. And that’s if the film industry survives at all.

This looks good. I had it on mute, so guess they chose the music wrong, which made it cringe. I like the overall look of it. Shows like this, like Shogun, like House of The Dragon, are mastering mixing those grand shots of what the landscape and architecture looks like, mixed with scenes of people, that are probably shot just in a room somewhere. What bothers me a bit is that shows like these are better than what we tent to Expect from Epic Fantasy such as: Willow, Wheel of Time, Acolyte, Rings of Power, etc. It’s an odd experience to compare and contrast these things. Anyway, I like that stuff out of Rome. There was a good comic called Alix Senator that I liked, that would make a good Rome show like this.

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Those About to Die | Official Trailer | Peacock Original
Peacock

streaming July 18 on Peacock

Synopsis: Those About to Die is an epic drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told — the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most…blood and sport. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties.

This is really a taste of what one faces in business or politics. Gotta be able to take it on every single day.

Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman’s skincare business faces sabotage when rival Angel Vergara opens a boutique across the street. Aided by friend Jordan, Hope seeks to uncover who’s trying to ruin her reputation.

Really trippy show. Mind-bending sci-fi. Reminds me a bit of GroundHog Day or Edge of Tomorrow or The Five Times I Met Myself. It’s a bit slow and goes on a bit too long, but I stuck with it.

DARK MATTER Trailer (2024) Jennifer Connelly, Joel Edgerton

There are infinite realities. This is the one where Jason Dessen kidnaps himself. Based on the New York Times bestseller, Dark Matter is now streaming.

Dark Matter is a sci-fi thriller series based on the blockbuster book by acclaimed, bestselling author Blake Crouch. The nine-episode series features an ensemble cast that includes Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley.

Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. The series will follow Jason Dessen (played by Joel Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.

Crouch serves as executive producer, showrunner, and writer alongside executive producers Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions, and Joel Edgerton. Dark Matter is produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television.