After the Fact: The ‘Pain & Gain’ Trailer Pumps You Up and Lets You Down (67 Screenshots)

Pain and Gain Movie Trailer Michael Bay

Movie trailers have a big influence on how we perceive the film before going in and what we feel when the credits roll. They may make the movie look utterly terrible, completely amazing, or somewhere in between, but we each go in with expectations upon viewing them. After the Fact is a look back on how the trailers may have affected the movie going experience. This column is not a review of the movie itself, but rather on the marketing techniques used to advertise the movie. Today the trailer for Pain & Gain will be under the microscope. Continue reading after the jump and expect spoilers. Continue reading

Marvel Studios Begins Production of ‘Captain America: The Winter Solider’

Marvel Studios Begins Production of Captain America The Winter Solider

We’re just a month away until the Summer movie season begins and the big debut of Iron Man 3 is upon us. But before the genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist can deliver his third standalone film, we must note that production for Captain America: The Winter Soldier has begun. Marvel Studios and Disney have just released the first image of the follow up to Captain America: The First Avenger, and you can find all the details after the jump. Continue reading

‘Gangster Squad’ Movie Review; Disappointing and Riddled With Bullet Holes

Gangster Squad Movie Review

Flashy and full of camp, Gangster Squad borrows elements from The Untouchables and L.A. Confidential to poorly recreate what we’ve already seen before. Based on the book, Tales from the Gangster Squad, written by Paul Lieberman, director Ruben Fleischer has given audiences a generic, mediocre fun look into the mob genre by presenting a big picture told simply and leaving many questions unanswered. Continue reading