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Face it: everybody loves movie trailers. They may take up a tedious half-hour at the theaters, but they often turn out cooler than the actual movie. With most trailers condensing all the flashy stuff into two minutes, they're a salute to the notion that the fun is in the anticipation.
This week, movie studios have started throwing out trailers for their big winter projects left and right. Here are the picks of the week, the best trailers for the hotly anticipated movies.
Number one with a bullet is Oliver Stone's dramatic interpretation of George W. Bush's life, "W." The film's been kept pretty much under wraps since it was announced at the beginning of the year, but this new full-length trailer has more antics than a barrel of monkeys.
Josh Brolin sports an impeccable Bush impression, and the trailer recreates several already-famous images from the last eight years set to the beat of the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime."
This is in-your-face, direct and captivating in a way that recalls Oliver Stone's other notorious forays into presidential legacies.
After several release date changes, the full-length trailer for "Valkyrie" finally gives an adequate glimpse at Bryan Singer's latest. Tom Cruise stars as a German officer who leads a plot to assassinate Hitler.
It's a pretty standard suspense preview. Though it features a strong pedigree, reuniting the writer and director of "The Usual Suspects," there's not a whole lot in the trailer that makes it stand out against the other year-end box office competition.
Cruise feels a bit out of place, but the film features some of the best European actors working today and looks very well-shot.
It's been months since any new footage has come from Baz Luhrmann's "Australia." The teaser had the scope of a David Lean-style adventure epic, with lots of landscape shots. The new preview goes a different direction, highlighting the romance between Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman.
The two actors look beautiful in the film, and Luhrmann is respected among his fans for the creativity he brings to his narratives. If he can meld the romance and the adventure into a single package, "Australia" could play to both gender demographics.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio finally get married in "Revolutionary Road," the latest from Sam Mendes ("American Beauty"). For "Titanic" fans who hope for a happily ever after, look elsewhere.
A deconstruction of mid-century suburbia based off Richard Yates's acclaimed novel, the A-list duo show off all their screaming and crying capabilities in the trailer.
"Revolutionary Road" will obviously be campaigned as an Oscar contender. It drips with prestige, and fans of big literary adaptations will likely drool.
One of the biggest treats for the week comes in a new, two-and-a-half-minute trailer for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Luminous shots of Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett anchor the preview.
David Fincher has made a name for himself exploring violence, but he trades that in for a rich, passionate and extremely odd romance.
All trailers are available online to stream at YouTube.com or traileraddict.com.
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