Showing Out

We could all use a little more Tracy Morgan in our lives. After the trailer for Laffapalooza!: Live from Las Vegas debuted at the end of last month, we get a clip from the evening’s emcee Morgan, who does a nice little routine about being an old perv who’s gotten to the sick point of watching women shop for cucumbers in the supermarket. The DVD release, which hits retail on March 16th care of Code Black Entertainment, features stand-up routines from Lavell Crawford, Mark Curry, Earthquake, Corey Holcomb and Sheryl Underwood from their night of comedy at a club in Las Vegas, having originally aired on TBS back in November 2009. Click here to pre-order, fool.

As much as we haven’t bought into the whole Twilight craze, it begrudges us to post the trailer for it. But here we are, doing just that. Above is the freshly released trailer for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, which is slated for release in theaters on June 30th. In this one, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finds herself at the center of a dangerous series of murders in Seattle as a vampire continues on her journey for vengeance. Meanwhile, she’s torn between her love of Jacob (Taylor Lautner) and Edward (Robert Pattinson), a decision that has the potential to spark a war between vampires and werewolves. With her impending graduation, Bella is at a crossroads where she’ll have to make one of the toughest decisions of her life. Count us out on this one.

After the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood debuted last December, we get another one for our viewing pleasure. Above is the final trailer for the upcoming remake of the film, which stars Russell Crowe as Robin Longstride aka Robin of the Hood in this epic, brutal drama-action. In the above trailer, you get to see Crowe shooting an arrow into a guy’s neck, regal fight scenes and Cate Blanchett looking mighty fine in her classic garb. The film, which hits theaters on May 14th, is based on a script written by Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, L.A. Confidential), and it looks like it’s going to be pretty nice. Keep on the lookout for this jawn.

Disney seems pretty confident that their upcoming film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is going to be a hit. So much so, in fact, that they’re bringing it to the big, big screen. According to THR, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced and Mike Newell-directed film will be released on IMAX screens on May 28th in conjunction with its normal theatrical run. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia, the Walt Disney Pictures film, based on the Ubisoft game, focuses on a street urchin in 6th century Persia that teams up with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to prevent villain Nizam (Ben Kingsley) from abusing the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods. Prepare to get blown away by this epic flick.

At this rate, you won’t even have to go to the movies to see Hot Tub Time Machine, considering that there have been two red band trailers, a green band trailer and a red band clip already released for the flick. But thanks to IGN, we’re getting to see even more of the film before it hits theaters next Friday. Though this red band clip comes at the end of this long, hilarious interview, it shows that this movie is more about jokes than plot, which is wonderful considering that the plot seems to be whipped up by a bunch of third graders. And in case you didn’t already know, te film stars John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Lizzy Caplan, Crispin Glover, Sebastian Stan, Charlie McDermott and Chevy Chase in a story that focuses on four friends who wake up in 1986 after a night of heavy drinking and partying. This gives them the opportunity to make all the wrongs of their lives right before they even happen. Look out for this one when it his next week.

We’ve been patiently waiting for the trailer to hit the net for the upcoming Queen Latifah and Common film Just Wright, and our patience has paid off. Above is the trailer that just hit the net, giving us a glimpse of what we can expect in the film before it hits theaters May 14th. The Sanaa Hamri-directed film, which stars Paula Patton, Phylicia Rashad, Pam Grier, James Pickens Jr, Mehcad Brooks, Michael Landes, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Bobby Simmons, focuses on a sports trainer (Latifah) who takes on a difficult case in getting a Nets player (Common) back on his feet. Only problem? She falls in love with him, which soon becomes an issue when her best friend (Patton) goes after him, too. Who knew that Common had this much acting ability? Stay tuned for more on this one before it hits theaters this Spring.

It’s less than two weeks before Repo Men hits theaters, and in anticipation of the film’s release, FirstShowing.net has posted a nice little red band trailer for the film. Following the green band trailer hitting the net this past January, this red bander isn’t necessarily as graphic as you’d expect for it to be, if you consider open-heart surgery being shown on-screen to be graphic. Repo Men stars Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten, focusing on Remy (Law), a terrific organ repo man that suffers from a heart attack and is forced to get a heart replacement from his company. But when he can’t make payments, they send his partner Jake (Whitaker) to repossess his heart. Repo Men is based off Eric Garcia’s novel The Repossession Mambo, and is headed for theaters on March 19th. This one ain’t for the squeamish.

What’s this? A stage play starring Lloyd that’s headed for release on DVD? Count us in. Above is the trailer for Alvin Moore Jr.’s When the Lights Go Out, which stars R&B singer Lloyd, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Clifton Powell and Alvin Moore. The play focuses on a family struck by heartbreak and betrayal, throwing them into turmoil and testing their ties. But after dealing with their problems, the family begins to see what truly matters in life and gets their chips in order. The production is headed to DVD on March 23rd, and if this trailer does it for you, feel free to click over and get that pre-order on. Can’t pass up this golden opp, especially with Lloyd doing something that distracts him from his singing career (even if he does sing in the play – yikes).

With today’s news that Precious star Gabourey Sidibe is joining the cast of Showtime’s The Big C, it only makes sense that we take a moment and reflect back on where it all began for Sidibe. In the above clip, you can see her audition tape for Precious, which she taped on a day where she skipped school and used her last fiver to get there. Though there’s nothing much to write home about here, you can see her act out one of the most emotional scenes in the film where her character breaks down while discussing the ills in her life. After seeing this, you still don’t think she would have won the Best Actress? Getcho mind right.

Last we heard on the third installment of the Men in Black franchise, Tropic Thunder scribe Etan Cohen had been tapped to write the script for the threequel, with Barry Sconnenfeld (who worked on the first two flicks) attached to lend his expertise. Now, there’s more news in the pipeline. According to Bloody Disgusting, Columbia Pictures is already looking to cast the film, speaking with Jonah Hex star Josh Brolin to headline the film and showing “strong interest” in Sacha Baron Cohen and Jemaine Clement for the role of a guy named “Yaz.” Though there’s no official date on when this one is set to begin shooting, it looks as though the wheels have started to turn on this one. Get excited.