Fave Trailers of the Week

Two trailers that are packed with Hollywood A-listers and exciting talent! Crime and Fantasy, I look forward to both movies!

OZ the Great and Powerful

Are you the great man that we've been waiting for?

Certainly this movie is going to be visually stunning and a big one at that, but I'm most excited for the chemistry and collaborations of the whole cast and director Sam Raimi. This movie stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, and Rachel Weisz. Franco plays Oscar Diggs ( aka Wizard of OZ) who lacks luster in his life in Kansas and desires more than being a one-time circus magician. The other three wonderful and beautiful actresses that I've mentioned above will be playing the witches Theodora, Glinda and Evanora, respectively. I just hope that the visuals won't be the only high point of this movie, because as we've seen in 2010's Alice in Wonderland and this year's Snow White and the Huntsman, the scenery was perfect and magical, but the story was entirely made of cheap tricks and illusions. However, I have much hope in the cast, and luckily, they'll transport us far far away from any Kansas boredom! In Theaters March 8, 2013.  

Here is the official synopsis:

Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.

Gangster Squad 

Ba-BANG!

Usually, I'm not a big fan of gangster movies, unless the movie has Al Pacino (pre-2000s!) but this movie has Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, so I'll make an exception! Sorry, but I truly am stupid, crazy in love with these two (total pun intended!) and the trailer really delivered a bunch of right shots packed with drama, action and suspense! This movie also stars more notable actors, Sean Penn (who had a great prosthetic nose job done for the movie!) Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte. In theaters September 7, 2012. 

Here is the official synopsis:

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and–if he has his way–every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart. “Gangster Squad” is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time.

Enjoy! 

JLT