Tempting Trailers: 'Morning Glory,' 'Love and Other Drugs,' 'Company Men'

When it comes to DVD movie rentals from Netflix, I’ve been having a spot of bad luck lately chosing good films. I’ve not been fond of the last several movies I watched including Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Greenberg and State of Play, during which I fell asleep. (It surprised me that I disliked State of Play given that it’s a journalism movie and I started out in print journalism.)

That being said, I’ve seen a few trailers recently for movies which look promising -- other than the new Harry Potter movie, of course -- but who can tell if they’ll actually be any good? Oftentimes I’m intrigued by the trailer then wind up hating the film. But still . . . I’m a sucker for these promos.

Though reviewers are saying that the TV morning show-centric rom-com Morning Glory -- out today -- is exceedingly fluffy, they also seem to be in agreement that Rachel McAdams is very good in it. The New York Times said the film -- which also stars Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton – is “a passably amusing romantic comedy,” and that McAdams is “effortlessly likable,” calling her a “young actress on the verge of the big time.” The Boston Globe likened McAdams’ morning TV news show producer character to Mary Tyler Moore. You know, the one who’s gonna make it after all. I’m desperately in need of a feel good movie right about now, if anything, it’ll offset the darkness of the In Treatment episodes I’ve been watching.



Another trailer that has caught my attention is the one for the new Anne Hathaway/Jake Gyllenhaal slightly darker rom-com Love and Other Drugs which is slated to be released on Nov. 24 I hope this one isn’t a letdown or just labeled "passable."


Love And Other Drugs Trailer

One film that’s not at all lighthearted romantic fare but, nonetheless I’m anxious to see was shot around Massachusetts, The Company Men, about the affect of downsizing on an up-and-coming professional with a young family, on two older execs, one with a kid in college, and on the folks left behind. It stars Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Chris Cooper, Craig T. Nelson and Tommy Lee Jones and opens on Dec. 10.



Any films you’re looking forward to seeing in November and December?

'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past' Trailer Hooked Me, Sap I Am

I can be a sap for romantic films. Ones that have brains, and sometimes genuine humor. Like When Harry Met Sally. Sleepless in Seattle. Sabrina (the Audrey Hepburn one). The Philadelphia Story. But not crappy romantic comedies that are insultingly stupid. Like Bride Wars.

So although I'm skeptical when I see a trailer for a new rom-com, this week when I saw for the first time a promo for the upcoming Jennifer Garner-Matthew McConaughey film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past which opens May 1, I became hopeful that perhaps it could be one of the ones that's of the non-insulting and smart variety. Of course I could be blinded by my unabashed admiration for Garner (loved her as a smart, tough intelligence agent in Alias and as a wide-eyed 13-year-old in a 30-year-old's body in her first big film role in 13 Going on 30). But I hope not.