New Poster for 'Anna Karenina'

I like this much better than the first poster, which had a frightening Luhrmann vibe.

Anna in front of an oncoming train...just works.

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Trailer for 'Anna Karenina'

Didn't like the garish poster that rolled out this morning but this trailer is lush, sweeping, beautiful.

Keira Knightley brings an intensity that seems both contemporary yet fits the period.




















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Must See Trailer for 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'

The thing this flick has is that 'what's going to happen next' energy. If you care at all, if this story connects with you on any level, you have to know -- how's it going to end? What's the twist? There must be a snappy ending, a surprise, something worth it all. There must.

Trailer spools out with confidence. I don't think I've ever been as impressed by Steve Carell or Keira Knightley. They just click in this.

I put the poster up a couple days ago.












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Poster for 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'

I'm going out on a limb -- this will be great. People will love this. May not rake at the box office -- might, but probably not -- but will be well done, appreciated.

Great poster. One of the best US posters I've seen. Manages to be character-centric and, along with that cute and on-the-nose title, serves up the plot in a nutshell.

For the detail-oriented, here's the synopsis:

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.

Lorene Scafaria (who acted in 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' and 'The Nines'), makes her directorial debut. With Steve Carell and Keira Knightley -- perfect, couldn't be better. I see nothing but a charming, engaging film.

The tag "Nice knowing you" puts a tidy bow on the package.

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International Poster for David Cronenberg's 'A Dangerous Method'

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Drop Dead Trailer for 'A Dangerous Method'

From David Cronenberg no less. Stunning trailer. Could not look forward to a movie more than this. Wow.

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New Cut for 'Last Night' Trailer

Far more effective. There's a core to this story that previous trailers failed to convey. Enjoy.



Here's a clip of Keira Knightley with Charlie Rose

Clip of Keira Knightley with Charlie Rose

Talking about her new flick 'Last Night'.

Does she look radiant, or what

Clips from 'Last Night'

Yahoo has more

First 5 Minutes of 'Last Night'

'London Boulevard' Trailer

MSN UK has a trailer for 'London Boulevard'. With Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley. Nice. Smarmy-smart crime thriller, whereas most of this type stuff is smarmy-stupid. Here's hoping.

A.O. Scott At TIFF

Keira Knightley arrives at the premiere of 'The Duchess' at TIFF. A.O. Scott compiled an audio slideshow from the film fest.

I'm So Comfortable With You

Peter Guber and Peter Bart with Keira Knightley at TIFF re: how she selects projects.

Up In Arms Over Trailer For 'The Duchess'

Amanda Foreman, who wrote the biography, Georgiana. Duchess of Devonshire, on which the movie 'The Duchess', starring Keira Knightley as Georgiana of Devonshire, has a problem with the reference to Diana, Princess of Wales, in the trailer for the movie which was produced by Pathe and is being shown on British television. In the opening seconds of the trailer a drawing of Diana fades in and out over footage from the movie with the captions: "Two women related by ancestry" followed by "United by destiny".

This is from The Times Online:

Amanda Foreman, who wrote the biography on which the film is based, said: "There is absolutely no reason to have done this trailer, which is a bad joke.

"The marketing people probably thought the only way they could get the young popcorn-eating brigade to see this film was if they made some comparison with Diana. But they did not need to and should not have done it."

While there are some similarities between the lives of Georgiana and Diana, nether Foreman’s book nor the film makes any reference to the former Princess of Wales.

The Telegraph quotes Foreman as adding:

She also said that the "united by destiny" tag is inaccurate.

"I don't actually think that Georgiana died in a carriage crash," she said.

According to the Mail Online, Knightley told Channel 4 "Marketing is nothing to do with me - you are going to have to ask whoever it was at the film company that thought that that was a good idea about that one."

And..."I don't know, it's nothing to do with me. I am just about playing the role that I was given which was not Diana, which was Georgiana."

While Georgiana is the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana it seems to me the 'connection' ends there. The trailer is a jaw-dropping embarrassment. It did, however, succeed in getting the movie a lot of free press, which will serve some idiotic suit in Marketing well.

The Duchess

Keira Knightley hinted she was a movie star with her performance in 'Atonement'. I think she may confirm that with her turn in 'The Duchess'. She's been in big movies like 'Pirates of the Caribbean' but more or less as window dressing. She held down her part in 'Domino' but that wasn't a star-making role and I think she deserved better. 'The Duchess' looks like a turning point.

Yahoo has a hi-def version.