The opening scene of Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming action
film Haywire was recently posted over
at Hulu. It gives viewers but a taste of
the brutal fisticuffs that await them come opening day. It takes place in a diner, where Gina’s
character Mallory Kane has her morning coffee interrupted by Aaron (Channing
Tatum). It starts out in a fairly mundane
manner, with Tatum delivering his lines in drowsy fashion (I can’t tell if he’s
doing so intentionally or if he’s simply being himself). At the 3:07 mark, the things suddenly erupt
into a brutal and destructive scrap. The
lead character is mercilessly beaten before turning the tables and her opponent
and pounds him into the linoleum.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
The Tuskegee Airmen Fly High and Hit Hard in 7 Minute Preview of ‘Red Tails’
Red Tails opens in
movie theaters across the country in less than two weeks. Screenings have been held, yet there is still
no real word as to its quality. That’s
more than a little troubling when we are so close the wire. Many want this film to do well, and for
obvious reasons. The immediate future of
Black films not squarely aimed at the “Chitlin’ Circuit” crowd could very well
hinge on how Red Tails performs on its
opening weekend. Black audiences are being encouraged to come
out en masse, so as to show Hollywood that such films can be profitable. If Red
Tails is to receive the desired level of success, it would be nice if the
movie itself was deserving of it. The film will likely have to be exceptionally
good to enjoy any measure of crossover business.
Labels:
Action Film,
Black Interest,
Film Clip
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