The legend from last night:
Trailers in italics,
previews in bold,
features in big bold. First full writeup comes this afternoon.
Beastmaster 2
C.H.O.M.P.S.
Hot Dog lobby snack ad
The Secret of Magic Island
The thought of remaking Beastmaster (was that being talked up) makes me chuckle. Devin from CHUD is right-on wanting to see The Secret of Magic Island. Looks like an ASPCA horror show of animal abuse.
White Dog (1982)
I gotta be honest, I missed parts of this due to exhaustion and slow, lingering closeups. Definitely deserves a re-watching and poring-over of the extras on the new Criterion edition.
Push (2009)
This looks utterly atrocious. I wish I could be more charitable than that.
Know1ng (2009)
This, on the other hand, looks great. Proyas wisely chose a solidly-choreographed sequence to send.
Observe and Report (2009)
Having recently re-watched The Foot Fist Way, I can't wait to see something else from the pen/typing hands of Jody Hill.
Terminator Salvation (2009)
McG looks to have a winner on his hands. He just needs to let the movie speak for itself and do what it does.
Watchmen (2009)
I've kept my wife entirely in the dark about Watchmen and what it is, and her reaction was, "that looks like it's going to be amazing. When does it come out?"
Latino Encounter
Amin: The Rise and Fall
Pop Tarts commercial
Mission Thunderbolt
Latino Encounter only tangentially (I think?) involved actual latinos, Amin was a holdover from last year but the human bacon bit makes it hilarious each time, did you know pop tarts now feature frosting?, and I can't remember the last trailer for the life of me.
Che (2008 Roadshow Cut)
This was a rough time for almost everyone in the audience. This was the one thing I was desperate to see that I couldn't have otherwise, and it was excellent. Politics and armchair directing aside (the reasons most are slamming it combined with lack of what I consider reasonable movie-going patience), a brilliant achievement.
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I had to get something up here or I'd be behind. Today and throughout the week (maybe into the next) I'll be giving each piece of the puzzle its own attention. Admittedly, last year had its ups and downs, but this year's was universally strong. I never felt "bought," but all the same will give the various giveaway goodies their own focus, including Sex Panther cologne from Anchorman, which roughly 20 of my workmates have told me they are buying.