Welcome to the latest edition of Movie Media, where you will find trailers, posters, and stills from upcoming films. Some are nice and fresh, some aren't; you will have to look and make up your own mind. If there is a poster or trailer you think I should check
out, be sure to let me know, and I will see what I can do. This week brings trailers and posters for a couple of new holiday films, a sports drama,a killer clown flick, the next
zombie movie, a raunchy comedy, a period musical, and more.

Poster, Trailer: 100 Tears

Director Marcus Koch is set to unleash a new terrifying vision of horror. Actually, I don't really believe that, but this movie looks to be really bad, but a lot of fun at the same time. I first heard of it when I saw the poster, showing a blood-splattered clown holding a butcher knife. Now honestly, who doesn't love a killer clown? Anyway, I went on to check out the trailer, and the acting does not look all that good, but they don't seem to skimp on the gore, which is what we need, a good bloody movie. Here are said poster and trailer:

Trailer (from their MySpace page):

Poster: Lust, Caution

The poster for Ang Lee's next project has come out. It is a Hong Kong production and will star Tony Leung (Hero) and rising star from mainland China, Tang Wei. It is a period drama/thriller set during World War II in Shanghai. Leung plays a political figure named Mr. Yee with whom Wei's Wang Jiazhi becomes involved. Sounds interesting enough, and Leung is a great actor, so combined with Lee's Oscar winning skills, this could turn out to be a film to keep an eye on. The poster evokes a classic, noir-like feel. It has a classy, uncluttered look that I really like. The film is slated to open in limited release on September 28.

Poster, Trailer: Across the Universe

Every once in a while a trailer comes around that gets me excited for the movie beyond reason. Many times I am set up for a fall as the film cannot possibly live up to my expectations. Still other trailers promise a good movie, but do not prepare me for utter greatness, much like what happened with Children of Men. Now we are faced with Across the Universe, featuring a trailer that blindsided me the first time I saw it, and has me so eagerly anticipating its release. I know the trailer has been around for some time, but it has not lost any of its effectiveness the more times that I see it.

It promises music, character, an anti-war sentiment that would not be out of place today, all blended with a dose of weirdness. This strikes me as a movie that will be wildly creative and different from anything that has been out this year. Yes, I realize I am setting high standards, but that is how much I love the trailer. It highlights a big difference between the youth of the 1960s and the youth of today. In the '60s there was a movement, there was an outcry against injustice, rallies against the war in Vietnam, there was a different way of mounting protests and demonstrations. Today it seems like there is more apathy in regard to acting out and demonstrating, I am as guilty as anyone, perhaps even moreso. Still, there is a vast difference in the way things are dealt with. Across the Universe puts a punctuation point on it, and looks to deliver an amazing film. I only hope it can live up to what is in my head.