Trailerrific Thursday: Confucius, Up In The Air and More
Confucius: The life story of the highly-influential Chinese thinker and philosopher, Confucius, who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC during the Zhou Dynasty in China. It hasn’t picked up yet by a US or Uk distributor, but it’s screening this month in China to mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China and Confucius’ 2,560th birthday. Release Date: unknown
Up In The Air: From Jason Reitman, the Oscar nominated director of “Juno,” comes a comedy called “Up in the Air” starring George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Release Date: December 2009 (US), January 2010 (UK)
The Princess and The Frog: A teaser trailer came out a while ago, but this is our first full length look at Walt Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. Release Date: December 2009 (US), February 2010 (UK)
Trick ‘R Treat: Four interwoven tales are set on Halloween night: a high-school principal who moonlights as a vicious serial killer, a young virgin whose quest for that special someone takes a gruesome turn, a group of teens who carries out a cruel prank with disastrous consequences, and a cantankerous old man who battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon. I’ve been waiting for this film for ages! A trailer was released one and a half year ago, but since then it’s been in distributor hell. Now finally it will be released on DVD; a pity, cause it looks like a great movie. Release Date: October 2009 (US)
Leslie, My Name Is Evil: Perry (Gregory Smith), a sheltered chemical engineer, falls in love with Leslie (Kristen Hager), a former homecoming princess, when he becomes a jury member at her hippie death cult murder trial. A film that explores how the choices Perry and Leslie make reflect upon the moral choices our society has made. Release Date: unknown
