MUST-WATCH TRAILERS
Artemis Fowl is ready to face its destiny: Disney dropped the first trailer for Artemis Fowl, an adaptation of the popular YA fantasy novels about a teenage master criminal mixed up with fairies, dwarves and other mythical creatures. Watch the spot below and see the magical adventure in theaters on May 29.
The Secret Garden unlocks its first look: Another kind of magical story based on an older YA classic is the latest adaptation of the novel The Secret Garden, which stars Colin Firth and Dixie Egerickx. Watch the first trailer for the movie below, and see it in theaters later this year.
Greyhound targets our attention: Tom Hanks plays another military commander during World War II in Greyhound, which released its first trailer this week courtesy of Sony. Watch it below and see the action-packed feature, about a naval convoy in the Atlantic avoiding submarine attack, on June 12.
Antebellum takes us back to move forward: Moonlight’s Janelle Monae stars in Antebellum, an upcoming horror movie dealing with the history of slavery in America. Watch the brief first trailer below and check out the movie, which comes from one of the producers of Get Out, when it’s released on April 24.
Connected animates the rise of the machines: Sony released the first spot for Connected, an animated feature about a family attempting to bond without technology who wind up having to unite against technology. Watch the trailer below and see the movie on the big screen starting September 18.
Scoob! teases more classic characters: Warner Bros. released the final trailer for the upcoming Scooby-Doo movie, Scoob!, and this time the movie teases appearances from classic Hanna-Barbera characters Blue Falcon, Dynomutt and Dick Dastardly. Watch the spot below and find it only in theaters on May 15.
Trolls World Tour continues the feeling: The third trailer for Trolls World Tour reminds us not to stop the feeling as it teases some returning tunes and showcases some pop classics. Watch the spot for the animated sequel below and catch it in theaters on April 10.
Human Capital looks like a good investment: You can’t really go wrong with an ensemble drama starring Liev Shreiber, Marisa Tomei, Alex Wolff, Maya Hawke, Paul Sparks and Peter Sarsgaard. Watch the first trailer for Human Capital, which hits the big screen on March 20:
Never Rarely Sometimes Always will be here soon: Focus Features dropped a second trailer for the acclaimed Sundance and Berlin Film Festival award winner Never Rarely Sometimes Always as the wait time narrows for its arrival. Watch below and see the drama in theaters in limited release on March 13 or everywhere starting April 3.
MUST-SEE MOVIE CLIPS
My Spy gets touchy: Dave Bautista stars in the action comedy My Spy as an agent who prefers to work alone but is forced to team up with others, including an eager Kristen Schaal. Watch the duo in our exclusive clip, entitled “Do Not Touch”:
CLASSIC MOVIE TRAILERS
Select Pixar movies: In honor of the release of Onward, now in theaters, here is a look back at some related Pixar animated features going back more than 20 years:
A Bug’s Life: Onward returns Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Pixar Animations Studios for the first time since voicing Princess Atta in their second feature, A Bug’s Life. Here is the first trailer for the movie, which opened in limited release on November 20, 1998:
Cars: In addition to Onward and A Bug’s Life, the three Cars movies are the only Pixar features in which no human characters appear. The home video release of the original included the animated short Mater and the Ghostlight, which is the co-directorial debut of Onward helmer Dan Scanlon. Watch the first trailer for Cars, which opened on June 9, 2006:
Monsters University: Onward helmer Dan Scanlon made his feature directorial debut with Monsters University, the prequel to Monsters, Inc. Here’s the first teaser trailer for the follow-up, which opened on June 21, 2013:
CLASSIC MOVIE SCENES
The Hunt for Red October: This week marks the 30th anniversary of the release of The Hunt for Red October, the first movie adaptation of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan franchise. Here are some of its best moments, courtesy of Movieclips:
Just an analyst: Meet Jack Ryan, portrayed by Alec Baldwin in the character’s first screen appearance. In this scene, he goes up against a high-ranking general to offer his expertise:
Evading torpedo attack: Sean Connery co-stars as defecting Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius, who leads the titular vessel. Here he holds command during a tense moment:
Playing chicken: After Ryan boards the Red October, he gets to witness another tense situation involving a torpedo and another instance of Ramius being one step ahead of everyone else:
An attack backfires: One more game of chicken between submarines and torpedos ends with a bunch of Soviet sailors destroying themselves in this suspenseful action sequence:
Welcome to the New World: Finally, Ryan and Ramius close out the movie with a realization of how similar their lives are as the defecting Ramius is welcomed to the United States:
BONUS TRACKS
Trolls World Tour music video: In addition to the new trailer for Trolls World Tour, this week brought us a special treat from the upcoming animated sequel. Watch the music video for “The Other Side” from the movie’s soundtrack, with lyrics included:
