The Wrap

It was a week for trailers, featurettes, and clips. This week, we wrap up with the new trailer, featurette and a clip from John Goodman of the upcoming ‘Monsters University’, ‘The Host’ featurette and trailer, a new trailer and clip for ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ and some thoughts on Bryan Singer directing that film, a release date for the ‘Les Miserables’ Blu-ray — you’ll want to add this one to your library, Movieology Episode #3 in which Eric and Michael talk about ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, TJ’s review of ‘Identity Thief’ which he did not like at all and recommends you stay away from, Jar Jar Binks getting what he deserves in LEGO form as well as other fun LEGO stuff, a new 15 year anniversary cover for ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’, TJ’s review of ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ which was a not a good film, and what you may want to see or avoid this weekend at the box office.

• ‘Monsters University’ Featurette
• ‘Monsters University’ Full Length Trailer
• ‘Monsters University’ Clip
• ‘The Host’ - The Seeker (and other) Featurettes
• New Trailer for ‘The Host’
• ‘Jack The Giant Slayer’ Trailer #3
• ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ Clip
• ‘Les Mis’ Blu-ray Release Date
• Les Misérables (2012) - Review
• Movieology #3: On Health, Home, and Happiness
• Identity Thief - Review
• 21 Cool Things from Legos
• ‘Harry Potter’ 15th Anniversary New Cover
• John McClane Can Hardly Die - Review
• What to see: Weekend of Feb 15, 2013

TJ brings you the recap of the week with a look at the Super Bowl trailers, Anthony Pascale’s shot by shot analysis for the new Star Trek Super Bowl trailer, news for being advanced screening tickets for ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, Netflix’s full season release strategy for ‘House of Cards’, ‘Iron Man 3’ extended look, the announcement of ‘Favorite Fun Futon Films for February’, ‘The Avengers’ Firefly style - a really fun YouTube video, rumors of ‘Star Wars’ character film spinoffs for Yoda, Boba Fett, and Han Solo (this deal is getting worse all the time), a review of ‘Warm Bodies’ which was quite the disappointment, rumors of ‘Portal’ and ‘Half-Life’ films in development by J.J. Abrams, Bruce Willis affirmation that there will be a ‘Die Hard 6’ plus his thoughts on gun control, the sad news of legendary ‘Star Wars’ makeup artist Stuart Freeborn passing away, and what you might like to see during this lack luster box office time.

• Superbowl Trailers
• Pascale’s Shot by Shot for new ‘Star Trek’ Trailer
• Buy Advance Screening Tickets for ‘Star Trek’
• Netflix Full Season Release Strategy
• ‘Iron Man 3’ “Extended” Look
• Favorite Fun Futon Films for February Announcement
• Favorite Fun Futon Films for February Page
• ‘The Avengers’ Firefly Style (Shiny!)
• Stand Alone Star Wars Character Films
• Warm Bodies - Review
• ‘Portal’ and Half-Life’ Films by JJ Abrams?
• Bruce Willis Talks ‘Die Hard 6’, Opposed to Gun Control
• Legendary ‘Star Wars’ Makeup Artist Passes Away
• What to see: Weekend of Feb 8, 2013

TJ wraps up the week with a look at Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess in the ‘Upside Down’ trailer, Film.com’s look at ‘Movie 43’ - it’s a debacle of the highest order, John McClane causing havoc in Russia, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ leading the weak box office, Maria Hill possibly appearing in S.H.I.E.L.D., ‘The Flare of Abrams’ video, Joss Whedon dreaming of a ‘Firefly’ return, the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ fan trailer, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Joe’s review of ‘Parker’ - spoiler, it was not a great film, TJ’s review of ‘Hansel and Gretel’ - The MovieByte Podcast #29 in which TJ and Joe discuss both films, the ‘Olympus has Fallen’ trailer, ‘House of Cards’ is now available on Netflix, and what you might like to see this weekend!

• Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess Defy Gravity - Upside Down Trailer
• ‘Movie 43’ Is Not Good
• John McClane In (Causing?) Traffic Trouble In Russia
• ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Leads Box Office
• Maria Hill a Possibility for S.H.I.E.L.D.
• The Flare of Abrams
• Joss Whedon Dreams of ‘Firefly’ Return
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Fan Trailer
• Amy Adams as Lois Lane - Official Image
• Parker - Review
• Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters - Review
• The MovieByte Podcast Episode #29: Renner Has a Boom Stick
• ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Trailer
• ‘House of Cards’ Now Available
• What to see: Weekend of Feb 1, 2013

TJ wraps up the week with ‘The Hobbit’ VFX videos, he particularly liked the one about designing Gollum, SuperHeroHype.com’s 9 Things We Want from Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D., Tom Cruise playing Tom Cruise the the first TV spot for the upcoming ‘Oblivion’, an upcoming TV show on the SyFy channel called ‘Defiance’, his Gangster Squad review, Jimmy Olsen is a girl in the upcoming ‘Man of Steel’, the Honest trailer for ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’, J.J. Abrams thinks you should be prepared to cry in the upcoming ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, Joseph’s ‘Broken City’ review — TJ like the film but Joseph didn’t, Joseph’s review of ‘The Last Stand’ and how Joseph should have saved himself the pain and trouble on catching that film, and of course the big news this week, J.J. Abrams is to direct the upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film. Plus find out what films you might like to watch in theaters this weekend!

• ‘The Hobbit’ VFX
• 9 Things We Want from Marvel’s ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
• ‘Oblivion’ - First TV Spot
• ‘Defiance’ - Upcoming SyFy Show
• Gangster Squad - Review
• Jimmy Olsen is… A Girl?
• Honest Trailer for ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ - Be Prepared to Cry
• Broken City - Review
• Episode #28: Guilty Until Proven Innocent
• The Last Stand - Review
• J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars VII
• Editorial: J.J. Abrams - What Does it Mean?
• Twitter Reacts to Abrams Directing ‘Star Wars’
• What to see: Weekend of Jan 25, 2013

TJ wraps up the week with a look at the Joss Whedon interview and his plans for digging in and causing the characters pain in the upcoming ‘Avengers 2’, JJ Abrams views on 3D in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, ‘Jurassic Park IV’ gets a release date (face palm), Tarantino is not doing himself any favors by blowing up in interviews, The White House’s response to the petition for the U.S. to build a death star, Problem solving the Gandalf way, ‘Pirates 5’ has begun production, the ‘Fringe’ finale, Joseph’s review of ‘Promised Land’, Movieology Episode #2, a ‘Jack Reacher’ sequel is unlikely, The MovieByte Podcast Episode 27, how ‘The Hobbit’ should have ended, ‘RED 2’, the trailer for ‘Emperor’ starring Tommy Lee Jones and Mathew Fox, and rounding things off with a look at what you might like to see in theaters this weekend.

• ‘Avengers 2’ To Go Deeper (Whedon Interview Video)
• Abrams on ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ 3D
• ‘Jurassic Park IV’ Releases June of 2014
• Tarantino Blows Up in Interview
• This Isn’t the Response You’re Looking For
• Gandalf Problem Solving
• ‘Pirates 5’ In Production
• ‘Fringe’ Finale Promo and Poster
• Just Spotted: ‘Fringe - Enemy of Fate’ Trailer
• Promised Land - Review
• Movieology #2: Of Love, Law, and Lucidity
• ‘Jack Reacher’ Sequel Unlikely
• The Moviebyte Podcast #27: Countless Taxpayer Dollars
• ‘The Hobbit’ - How it Should Have Ended
• ‘RED 2’
• ‘Emperor’ Trailer (Tommy Lee Jones and Mathew Fox)
• What to see: Weekend of Jan 18, 2013

Joe wraps up the week with a look at his review of ‘Hitchcock’ and a few thoughts about seeing the film with TJ, the announcement of who won the HD TV and Netflix giveaway as well as broadcasting the announcement live on ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ Episode #26, the trailer for the upcoming film ‘42’ about Jackie Robinson, the first black Major League Baseball player, and some thoughts on whether the film will be overly preachy and whether the film will ultimately be worth checking out. Then for something much lighter in tone, Joe talks about a video TJ posted titled, If Disney Made ‘Star Wars’ which is just a lot of fun. There’s also Cory’s review of Coriolanus staring Ralph Fiennes. Coriolanus is a contemporary retelling of a Shakespearian classic and it’s worth checking out. And finally wrapping up the week with the MovieByte feature, ‘What to See’.

• Hitchcock - Review
• And the winner is…
• The Moviebyte Podcast #26: Overstayed Welcome
• ‘42’ Trailer
• If Disney Made ‘Star Wars’
• Coriolanus
• What to see: Weekend of Jan 11, 2013

TJ wraps up the week with a Box Office update battle between ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘The Hobbit’ (spoiler, ‘The Hobbit’ is winning), a scientific analysis of the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, TJ’s movie picks of 2012, the upcoming, horrible looking film, ‘Mega Spider’, Veronica Belmont’s ‘Fact or Fictional’ on ‘Skyfall’, ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ 25 with special guest Liz Darnell, Hayley Atwell won’t be appearing in ‘Captain America 2’, Netflix’s original drama ‘House of Cards’ gets new trailers, ‘Die Hard 5’ trailer 3, ‘Wreck-it Ralph’ comes to home entertainment on February 12, ‘Jobs’ gets an April release date, Ashley Tisdale joins the cast of the ‘Left Behind’ reboot, ‘Hansel and Gretel’ gets a red band trailer, and what you should see this weekend.

• Box Office Update
• Science Analysis of ‘Into Darkness’ Preview
• TJ’s Movie Picks of 2012
• ‘Mega Spider’ - Sigh
• Veronica Belmont ‘Skyfall’ Fact or Fictional
• The Moviebyte Podcast #25: Poor Little Boy
• Hayley Atwell Won’t Appear in ‘Captain America 2’
• ‘House of Cards’ Trailers
• ‘Die Hard 5’ Trailer #3
• ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Comes to Home Entertainment on Feb 12
• ‘Jobs’ Gets April Release Date
• Ashley Tisdale Joins ‘Left Behind’ Cast
• ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Red Band Trailer
• What to see: Weekend of Jan 4, 2013

For this short holiday week, TJ recaps what’s going on with Jack Reacher, Joseph’s review and how he thought Joseph was a bit harsh on the film — as well they also talked about the film in the most recent episode of ‘The MovieByte Podcast’, Kristen Stewart has been confirmed to return to the ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ sequel, which seems like a good thing, Carrie Underwood will be staring as Maria in ‘The Sound of Music’ TV remake, which makes TJ cringe, GLaDOS voice makes an appearance in the ‘Pacific Rim’ trailer, JJ Abrams turned down the directing gig for Star Wars VII, a TV spot for ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’, ‘The Avengers’ gets a new behind the scenes featurette showing how one of the more difficult CGI sequences was made, Roger Ebert names Argo the best film of 2012, and finally a recap of what you might be interested in seeing in the theater this weekend.

• Jack Reacher - Review
• The MovieByte Podcast Episode #24: Tom Cruise Haters
• Kirsten Stewart Confirms Return to ‘Snow White 2’
• Carrie Underwood as Maria in ‘Sound of Music’
• Yes, that is GLaDOS’ Voice in ‘Pacific Rim’ Trailer
• Abrams Turned Down ‘Star Wars VII’
• First TV Spot for ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’
• ‘Avengers’ New Featurette
• Ebert Names ‘Argo’ Best Film of 2012
• What to see: Weekend of December 28

TJ wraps up the week with news of the ‘Jack Reacher’ red carpet premiere cancelation due to the Newtown shooting, as well as some irritation at the perceived pandering of Paramount over guns in the film later in the week, Anthony Pascale’s shot by shot analysis of the ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ trailer, as well his his thoughts on the IMAX nine minute preview. Anthony also guested on ‘The MovieByte Podcast’ this week. We then move on to ‘The Smurfs 2’ trailer, which looks stupid, the filmography 2012 video, which is wonderfully edited, Cinema Sins’ ‘Everything Wrong with The Avengers in 3 Minutes’ video, the relaunch of Movieology as a podcast (be sure to check it out), TJ’s review of ‘The Hobbit’, Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean in ‘Les Mis’, Dreamwork’s ‘Turbo’ trailer, which looks lackluster, and what to see this weekend. Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

• ‘Jack Reacher’ Postponed Due to Newtown Shooting
• Anthony Pascale - Shot by Shot with Trailer #2
• Anthony Pascale’s Impressions of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Preview
• The Moviebyte Podcast #23: In a Starship Lived a Hobbit…
• Star Trek Into Darkness Prologue
• ‘The Smurfs 2’ Trailer
• Gun Cut from ‘Jack Reacher’ Promo Material
• Filmography 2012
• Everything Wrong with ‘The Avengers’
• Movieology #1: Of Tigers, Technology, and Theology
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Review
• Hugh Jackman - Jean Valjean ‘Les Mis’ Featurette
• Dreamworks ‘Turbo’ Trailer
• What to see: Weekend of December 21

It was a big week for trailers. In this episode, TJ highlights the upcoming film, ‘Parker’, a ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Mashup trailer featuring the audio track from the official trailer, but imagery from the Original Series episode ‘Where No Man Has Gone Before’, a ‘Wreck-it Ralph’ sequel in the works, the ‘After Earth’ and ‘Oblivion’ trailers, an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ sequel, the new ‘Lone Ranger’ trailer, , the new ‘Man of Steel’ trailer, Corey’s review of the 1989 Batman film, ‘Killing them Softly’ as a terrible film, the new trailer for ‘G.I. Joe 2’, the ‘Pacific Rim’ trailer, The MovieByte Podcast #22 in which TJ and Joe have a chance to talk with Melinda Snodgrass, screen writer for ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and the writer for ‘The Measure of a Man’, a great TNG episode, and a new feature of MovieByte.com, ‘What to See’ in which we highlight the films playing in theaters.

• Parker TV Spot
• ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Trailer Mashup
• ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Sequel in Works, Mario to Appear
• ‘After Earth’ Trailer
• Oblivion Trailer
• ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Sequel
• New ‘Lone Ranger’ Trailer
• ‘Man of Steel’ Trailer 2
• Batman (1989) - Review
• Killing Them Softly Nearly Killed Me - Review
• New Trailer for ‘G.I. Joe 2’
• ‘Pacific Rim’ Trailer
• The Moviebyte Podcast #22: Hindsight 2012
• What to see: Weekend of December 14