Action Movie Kid is All Kinds of Awesome

What do you do when you're a special effects wiz at Dreamworks Animation with a kid? If you're Daniel Hashimoto, you turn your three-year-old's imagination into action-packed reality. Check out this super-cute compilation of short videos he's created with James, who gets to wield a light saber, fire rocket launchers, amongst other things...

Trailer: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

After starring in three consecutive mediocre films -- Little Fockers, Tower Heist, The Watch -- it looks like Ben Stiller might be getting back on track with The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Stiller directs and stars in this remake of the 1947 classic, about a meek, day-dreaming LIFE magazine photographer who gets swept up in a larger-than-life adventure.  I got strong warm-fuzzy The Truman Show vibes from watching this great-looking trailer, which doesn't spell out too much plot-wise, but gives us a sense of its protagonist's penchant for getting lost in vivid fantasies. Kirsten Wiig and a crazy-bearded Adam Scott co-stars.

Trailers: X-Men: First Class, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Sorry about the lack of blogging lately, as you know the new site's just launched and it's been a madhouse around here trying to stay on top of things! BUT two brand new exciting and biggish trailers hit the web today and it's definitely worth taking the time out to share them with you. These are so fresh I can't seem to locate any proper YouTube clips to embed here yet (click on the title link to see the trailer)...

First up, X-Men: First Class - there was an earlier trailer which didn't show that much but this one gives us a better idea of the razzle-dazzle FX that we'll be getting. I'm sure comic book geeks out there will be pretty pleased with how this Matthew Vaughn-directed origins story is shaping up.

Harry Potter and the Death Hallows Part 2 - possibly the most anticipated sequel of them all this year? Part 1 ended with a heart-stopping cliffhanger that left fans everywhere dying for the next installment, but it looks like it will be worth the long wait (imagine otherwise!). Everything in this trailer hints that the series will be going out with a huge, emotionally, viscerally satisfying bang, and then some.