This Week In Trailers: Catch My Disease, Camp 14: Total Control Zone, The Russian Winter, A Hijacking, UFO

Posted on Friday, November 2nd, 2012 by Christopher Stipp

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week I’m humming along with Ben Lee, listening to John Forte, learning about what it’s like to be overtaken by Somali pirates, getting beat in a North Korean re-education camp, and what it must like to be Jean-Claude Van Damme for a day. 

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Casting Bits: JCVD in Sci-Fi Thriller ‘UFO;’ Danny Glover in ‘Mentryville;’ Sullivan Stapleton in ‘Gangster Squad’

Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2011 by Russ Fischer

Here’s a massive post-weekend catchup casting roundup, with a headlining turn from Jean-Claude van Damme. How can you resist the Muscles From Brussels? Answer: you can’t. Just give in to his suave, over-confident appeal. After the break you’ll find details about:

• JCVD taking part in a sci-fi film called UFO,
• Danny Glover joining the cast of a different sci-fi thriller, Mentryville,
• Sullivan Stapleton becoming the latest member of the Gangster Squad,
• Nico Tortorella from Scream 4 joining Guy Pearce and Amy Ryan in an indie,
• and What to Expect When You’re Expecting adds more.

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