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This Week In Trailers: The Jig, Gianni E Le Donne (The Salt Of Life), Charlie Cassanova, Bots High, The City Dark
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The City Dark TrailerIan Cheney may have something.I never considered the idea about living where the stars are obscured by the blitz of big city light rushing upwards,»
- Christopher Stipp
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Michael Chabon to Write Disney’s ‘Magic Kingdom’ for Jon Favreau?
Last year, Jon Favreau walked away from the Iron Man franchise, allowing Marvel to pass that torch to Shane Black, and took up instead with Disney. At the Mouse House, Mr. Favreau will direct [1] the big-budget film Magic Kingdom, which has been described in basic terms as essentially Night at the Museum in Disneyland.The original script [2] for the film was written by Ron Moore (Battlestar Galactica), but now rewrite chores may pass to Pulitzer-winning author/screenwriter Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Spider-Man 2).THR [3] says that Disney and Jon Favreau are looking for "a new direction" for the script. Michael Chabon isn't hired yet, but he would seem to be a great choice. He has an excellent command of the fantastic, and has already written books aimed at young audiences. He has also worked with Disney on Snow White and the Seven, and John Carter of Mars.»
- Russ Fischer
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