Movie Trailer: The End of the Tour (2015)

I am still yet to read a David Foster Wallace book so I'm probably not the intended audience for this film, but I actually really dig this trailer. I grew up loving films like Almost Famous and this trailer has a similar vibe, except with a writer in the role of the majestic musicians which is just an awesome thing we should see more often. The film is based on David Lipsky's (Jesse Eisenberg's character) book Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself, a non-fiction account of the 5 days he spent road tripping with DFW. Since I don't know either of the men as people or as writers I can't attest to how on point this trailer is, but even if they're only broad interpretations of the real men they're portraying I think this could potentially be a really interesting movie.

Movie Trailers: Gone Girl (2014) & If I Stay (2014)

Gone Girl, the super-dooper popular book full of twists and turns (and not much else) was always going to be made into a film, but I was pretty surprised when I heard David Fincher was signing on to direct. I thought it was maybe a little too, I dunno, hot-for-now for anyone of real calibre to take on. But now that the first trailer is out (being released hella early considering it's a small film being released in October) and...yay? I don't know, I wasn't a huge fan of the book (here's my review for anyone interested) but I think it could possibly work quite well as a film. At the very least it won't be full of Gillian Flynn's ridiculous flowery writing, soooo bonus! I do love me some Ben Affleck when he's in the right role, so I'll probably see this one in the theatre.



If I Stay seems like your standard Nicholas Sparks/Jodi Piccoult heartstrings tugger but almost every blogger I know has rated it a 4 or 5 star book so I'm thinking maybe the trailer just misses the mark? Or maybe it is exactly what it seems but it's done really well? Help me out guys, does the film look like it'll be as good as the book? Anyway, Chloe Grace Moretz (when did she start adding Grace into her name?) is always a solid actress and I have a soft spot for musicians in movies so I'll probably go see this with my little sister or wait for it to hit netflix and hold out until I'm in the mood for a good cry.

Movie Trailer: The Giver

The Giver is one of those books that I always notice people give 5 stars to and list among their favourite books, but until I saw this trailer I don't think I'd ever questioned what it was even about. Since I haven't read the book I don't really know what to expect from the film, does it look like a decent adaptation? Does it look good? I dunno, it kinda looks like every other grey-toned dystopian YA making headlines at the moment. What I do know however, is that I know the lead actor. Or rather, he grew up down the street from me and I know his name is Brenton and that's about it. BUT YOU GUYS, HOW INSANE IS THAT! I think that technically makes me famous by association right? Tom Hiddleston has no excuse to ignore my emails any longer!

The Giver hits cinemas in America in August. I'm guessing it'll have a similar international release. Maybe.

Movie Trailer: Hateship Loveship (2014)

Oooooooh Kristin Wiig, Guy Pearce and Hailee Steinfeld in a film adaptation of Alice Munro's Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage? I am IN. It's also a nice reminder that I need to read some flippin' Alice Munro already!

Film Trailer: The Double (2014)

A new two minute trailer has been released for Richard Ayoade's (The It Crowd, Submarine) film adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Double. I'm fairly sure I shared the earlier, shorter trailer when it came out but I couldn't help myself from sharing this one too. I'm not a huge Eisenberg fan but this does look like the perfect role for him. God knows if this will ever make it to Australia, but even if I have to accept that it'll only ever be a dvd viewing I'm looking forward to seeing if the film is as intriguing as the trailer.