"Twixt" Trailer

You can tell the age of a director by the projects they choose to work on. Clint Eastwood is busy making semi-mediocre films each year that are increasingly plain. Steven Spielberg has gotten honestly lost in the bustle of the new and shiny. Francis Ford Coppola is making films like Twixt, which seem oh so predictable and yet unpredictable in a way. It looks kind of corny, more than a tad stale, and reminds me eerily of Rubber. Yet I'm somehow intrigued. This trailer doesn't play as bad. It plays as unconventional, and as such it has a sense of draw. And then the title card comes up, capping it off well enough.

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J.J.'s back in town with another film of his, and I know by now to stop and pay attention when Abrams has something to say. His influence has brought us fantastic films like Star Trek and Cloverfield, as well as lasting television epics like Lost, Fringe, and a few coming this fall. His latest film is an "original" effort, but it's really Abrams' encapsulation of his childhood more than anything. That includes inspiration from the films that he grew up with, not just Spielberg but mostly Spielberg. I can rely on Abrams delivering an authentic feeling 1970s atmosphere, but I have some narrative fears going into Super 8. I'm excited, but I can't help but expect something a tad bit disappointing.