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It's been a while, and there have been plenty of great trailers for upcoming Spring releases. These are just a few of the offerings around the bend, when most studios show off some of their more genre-based films before unloading the big guns for summer.
The trailer of the week goes to "State of Play," a mystery thriller about a reporter (Russell Crowe) investigating the murder of a Congressman's (Ben Affleck) mistress. With acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland") at the helm and a script co-written by Billy Ray ("Breach") and Tony Gilroy ("Michael Clayton"), expect fast and intricate plotting filled with suspense. Plus, it looks like a great acting job by Russell Crowe if the character ends up as dynamic as the preview makes him appear.
Guy love, or the "bromance,", has taken center stage in recent comedies like "Superbad," but it might reach its explicit height in "I Love You, Man." Paul Rudd plays a man about to get married and lacking a candidate for his best man, but starts to click in a totally "guy love" way with new friend Jason Segel. The inspired pairing of these two funnymen, who appeared together before in "Knocked Up," gives the film a lot of potential for great laughs.
Director Shane Acker expands his 2005 animated short "9" into a feature-length film with the help of producer Tim Burton. The film is about a rag doll fighting against monsters in a post-apocalyptic world. Voice c.redits include Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, and Martin Landau. The animation in the trailer is gorgeous, with bizarre and creative images looking fluid and crisp.
The chick flick crowd will probably get excited over Michael McConaughey's latest, "Ghosts of Christmas Past." A love story with a Dickensian twist, McConaughey plays a womanizing bachelor visited by three ghosts on the eve of his brother's wedding to take him through relationships - you guessed it - past, present, and future. It's an interesting idea, and with Jennifer Garner and Michael Douglas on board, it should be full of enough charisma and cheeky humor to work modestly enough.
John Malkovich plays it up in "The Great Buck Howard" as a washed-up magician/hypnotist who tries to rejuvenate his career. Colin Hanks also stars as a law school dropout who takes a job working for Howard. With Steve Zahn, Emily Blunt, and Tom Hanks in supporting roles and Malkovich showing off his zany side, the film should appeal as a small, quirky comedy.
Dennis Quaid takes the lead as a detective investigating a string of serial killings connected to the Biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in "Horsemen." Basing killings off the Bible is an idea David Fincher took to perfection in 1995's "Se7en," and the shadowy, bloody trailer for "Horsemen" definitely has similar shades. Hopefully it will be able to deliver some originality and creativity to the increasing repetitious serial killer genre.
All trailers are available to stream online at apple.com/trailers or youtube.com.
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