Trailer Stash: Where the Wild Things Are, Management, In the Loop, more

And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards:

Where the Wild Things Are
Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini
Release Date: Oct. 16



After being delayed quite a bit, the highly-anticipated, live-action film that reportedly had kids crying during test screenings finally has a proper trailer. And, well, the Spike Jonze-directed reimagining of the classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are does appear to have scare-potential for little kids, but then again, so did Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and most of us turned out all right (mostly). The Arcade Fire song "Wake Up" spanning the entire two minutes of the trailer also gives the images a nice, playful storybook feel, and the movie itself looks to be a heartfelt adventure both kids and parents can appreciate.

Management
Director: Stephen Belber
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
Release Date: May 15 (limited)



So, Steve Zahn is kind of cool, and Jennifer Aniston isn't quite as annoying on film as she was on television, but this movie just looks lame. Guys, maybe if it's between this and the next Jennifer Garner/Lopez film, then push for Management. At the very least, you can see how Zahn performs in a significantly less cool romantic comedy than the 1998 gem, Out of Sight.

In the Loop
Director: Armando Iannucci
Starring: James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, Tom Hollander
Release Date: July 17 (limited)



A very different movie for James Gandolfini than our top selection this week, Where the Wild Things Are, but In the Loop appears to be very charming and intriguing nonetheless. The film is a British comedy involving a poor sap, a naive British Minister of International Development who says something that he probably didn't mean. The guy gets himself into a pickle with the U.S. officials, and—just watch the trailer.

Orphan
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman
Release Date: July 24



Quick—think to yourself, "When was the last time I saw a good horror film in theaters?" Think of all the times you saw a trailer and thought, "Whoa, this looks creepy," only to be disappointed by a formulaic crowd-pleaser that, perplexingly enough, doesn't really please anyone. This could be one of those movies, a Canadian horror film centering around the all-original concept of a creepy kid who isn't what she seems. But some of the scenes in the trailer have an unsettling feeling to them, like the "accident" on the snowy playground. The scene in Stephen King's The Shining (the book) comes to mind when Danny is trapped in a play tunnel outside in the dead of winter. Our advice: Don't get burned. Wait for the reviews.

Thirst
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Eriq Ebouaney, Kang-ho Song
Release Date: TBA



Thirst is the latest film by director Chan-wook Park, the guy who brought us the Vengeance trilogy (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, The Lady Vengeance), some of the most compelling and disturbing Korean films to hit the U.S. market. As you might expect, it's kind of difficult to tell what it's all about, but there's some crazy vampire-esque lust for blood and the lush, expansive cinematography you'd expect with Park's films. Not too shabby.