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December 30, 2008

Tuesday Trailerama

Gwen

• A Japanese trailer for video game adaptation Street Fighter has hit the web, and the flick looks like arse. Generic arse.

Check out the new trailer for Two Lovers, Joaquin Phoenix's alleged "last movie." The story revolves around "Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov), Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard's staid world, and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business."

Tokyo Sonata tells the story of a the slow breakdown of a typical Japanese family. The film will undoubtedly have a quiet release in the U.S., where popular expectations of Japanese cinema are limited to anime, gangland tales, and stories of corporate intrigue. But those interested in a more human connection with another culture may want to check it out. Trailer below:


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