Tag Archives: Broadsheeet Trailer Park

boss poster

What you may need to know:

1. A wealthy mogul starts a Girl Scout brownie business after serving six months for insider trading.

2. It’s one of those trailers that saves you the trouble of watching the movie.

3. From the team that brought you Tammy (2014).

4. With Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy. What a world.

5. If we apply the Dana Carvey formula of career longevity, it is possible to predict peak McCarthyism in the year 2018. That’s three more years of winter.

Broadsheet prognosis: “The RTE midweek movie is brought to you by JML

Release Date: June 10, 2016

Ghosthunters

What you may need to know:

1. A young boy finds a ghost in his cellar in need of his help.

2. This is an Irish/German co-production and the VFX were provided by Irish post-production company EGG. Represent, yo.

3. Might explain the presence of Amy Huberman.

4. Ghost or Jelly Baby? You decide.

5. Obligatory reference to Ghostbusters 3 (2016): Bill Murray is (somewhat) in.

6. Broadsheet prognosis: Midterm distraction for the young ‘uns.

Release Date:  October 2.

(Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)

focus

What you may need to know:

1. Veteran con artist (Will Smith) takes on an inexperienced apprentice (Margot Robbie) in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s follow up to 2011’s Crazy, Stupid Love.

2. Will Smith is playing it safe after the mauling that greeted After Earth (2013).

3. This has been in development for quite a while. Names in the pot at various stages included Ben Affleck, Kirsten Stewart, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

4. Margot Robbie follows up The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) with another gratuitous cheesecake role.

5. Jaden Smith: “Yo Pop, you got a part for me in your new movie or WHUT?” Will Smith: “…”

6. Flagrant Big Willie Style topless shot @2:08. Here’s hoping that, at some point, Smith gets jiggy with it.

7. Broadsheet Prognosis: Meh.

Release Date: February 27, 2014

(DelBoy is away. Mark blogs about film, TV and other stuff at WhyBother.ie)