New Trailer for Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows

This, my friends, looks like its going to be sick! Part 1 hits theaters Nov. 16.

Coming in October -- 'Red'

Bruce Willis hasn't been in a movie I've wanted to see in many, many, many years. That changes now with "Red," a new action flick set to hit theaters in October. He stars opposite Helen Mirren, who hasn't appeared in a bad movie in many, many years. Check out the trailer.

Official Trailer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1

Whatever my feelings about the last Harry Potter flick, I'm still very much interested in seeing the next movie. And this, the second look I've seen of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, looks bloody brilliant. Movie comes out Nov. 19.

And they said 'Precious' wouldn't get work

The Oscar-nominated, Spirit Award-winning actress Gabourey Sidibe took some heavy criticism from the likes of Howard Stern after the Academy Awards. He said she was too big to make it in Hollywood. That she wouldn't get another role. This summer, Gabby will be seen in Laura Linney's new Showtime series, The Big C. In it, she plays the anti-Precious, and the show looks damn good.

HBO's Treme: Thank You Khandi Alexander

For some weeks, I lamented the lack of tangible story in HBO's Treme. Though the music was kick ass, the stories didn't seem to be going anywhere. There was, however, a character of interest, LaDonna Baptiste-Williams, portrayed on the show by actress Khandi Alexander.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that Alexander was excellent in the role. But that's not the half of it. In Sunday's episode, "Smoke Me a Peace Pipe," Alexander delivers a gut-punch of a performance. And most times she's not saying a word.

Weeks after Katrina and LaDonna's brother, Daymo, has not been found. In this episode, she finds him dead and stored in the back of a truck, a stand-in for a county morgue that had been destroyed by Katrina. The scenes that follow are the best that HBO has delivered in years. In them, Alexander gives Treme a reason for being.

Despite its authentic portrayal of a post-Katrina New Orleans, the inside baseball of local bureaucracy, the obvious references to local New Orleans celebrities and the presence of an Oscar-nominated actress (Melissa Leo as attorney Antoinette Bernette), Treme has thus far lacked anything resembling a full soul. It was too clinical. A bit cold despite its setting. And the central characters were never on screen long enough for us to know them beyond general details of their circumstances.

"Smoke Me a Peace Pipe" is a bit of a turning point. Alexander -- "so real, so regular, so extraordinary" says the Washington Post -- softens us a bit to the other narratives coming together around her. If she could reside in this world, perhaps there's something to this show.

Lindsay Lohan in a Trailer...and it Looks Good

Saw this trailer today for Machete, from directors Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. First, I was surprised that I enjoyed this trailer (Rodriguez's last didn't interest me much). Second, and the reason I'm writing this, is Lindsay Lohan has a small part here ... and I thought her career was dead. It could still be. Only time will tell. Anyway, Machete is due out in September.

Trailer: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Arrested Development may have ended four years ago, but that hasn't stopped Michael Cera from playing George-Michael Blooth. This isn't a criticism. George-Michael was a funny kid, and Cera strikes gold whenever he taps into that adolescent awkwardness. Next up for him: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. The trailer looks kick-ass, a bit like My Super Ex-Girlfriend on speed.