Some of the trailers from the movies I saw this year at the Toronto International Film Festival.
" Good Hair " Official Trailer [ 2009 ]
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" Good Hair " Documentary
http://festival.sundance.org/2009/film_events/films/good_hair
When Chris Rocks daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, Daddy, how come I dont have good hair? the bewildered comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of black culture to find out who had put that question into his little girl's head! Director Jeff Stilsons camera followed the funnyman, and the result is Good Hair, a wonderfully insightful and entertaining, yet remarkably serious, documentary about African American hair culture.An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, Good Hair visits hair salons and styling battles, scientific laboratories, and Indian temples to explore the way black hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of black people. Celebrities such as Ice-T, Kerry Washington, Nia Long, Paul Mooney, Raven Symoné, Maya Angelou, and Reverend Al Sharpton all candidly offer their stories and observations to Rock while he struggles with the task of figuring out how to respond to his daughters question. What he discovers is that black hair is a big business that doesnt always benefit the black community and little Lolas question might well be bigger than his ability to convince her that the stuff on top of her head is nowhere near as important as what is inside.
Recipient of A Special Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Trailer HD (Heath's Last Film)
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This is the trailer for the upcoming film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in HD ... Heath Ledgers last film.
With some of the most well known stars in the film industry, this cast will blow you away.
Starring:
Heath Ledger as Tony: A mysterious outsider who joins the group. Gilliam revealed Ledger improvised "half" of his comedic dialogue on set. "I really felt 'We got a tiger by the tail here! I thought here's somebody with the kind of energy I had when I was young."When Ledger died in the midst of production, the role was recast to have Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portray "physically transformed versions" of the character.
Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus: The 1,000-year-old leader of a travelling theatre troupe
Tom Waits as The Devil
Lily Cole as Valentina: Doctor Parnassus's daughter.
Andrew Garfield as Anton
Verne Troyer as Percy
Peter Stormare as a world statesman
This story goes beyond your imagination.
While the sudden death of prominent Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus player Heath Ledger in January of 2008 left Gilliam and company scrambling to find a means of salvaging the film — which was already well into principal photography at the time — the cavalry soon arrived in the form of Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who each serve as alternate-dimension versions of the character originally set to be played by Ledger when the character crosses through a paranormal mirror.
http://bit.ly/6nZQO
"Jennifer's Body" - Official Trailer [HD HQ]
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Forget "New Moon" - here's the darker, sexier high school evil creatures/vampires thriller ;)
(oh, it's a demon you say? we're not sure...)
Coming to theaters on September 18, 2009.
Starring Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, J.K. Simmons, Amy Sedaris, Adam Brody.
When small town high school student Jennifer (Megan Fox) is possessed by a hungry demon, she transitions from being high school evil - gorgeous (and doesnt she know it), stuck up and ultra-attitudinal - to the real deal: evil/evil. The glittering beauty becomes a pale and sickly creature jonesing for a meaty snack, and guys who never stood a chance with the heartless babe, take on new luster in the light of her insatiable appetite. Meanwhile, Jennifers best friend, Needy (Amanda Seyfried), long relegated to living in Jennifers shadow, must step-up to protect the towns young men, including her nerdy boyfriend Chip (Johnny Simmons). As she did in her Oscar(r)-winning screenplay Juno, writer/executive producer Diablo Cody employs an offbeat writing voice marked by whip-smart dialogue and pop-culture savvy. But with JENNIFERS BODY, Cody and director Karyn Kusana venture into darker territory, using horror laced with comedy to mine the precipitous terrain of adolescence.
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