ROTTEN TOMATOES: Trailer Bulletin: Hartnett, Scarlett & Swank in De Palma's "Black Dahlia"

Trailer Bulletin: Hartnett, Scarlett & Swank in De Palma's "Black Dahlia"

by Scott Weinberg | July 28, 2006

Master of suspense / veteran storyteller / admirer of Hitchcock / Brian De Palma has a new film on the horizon, his first since 2002's "Femme Fatale," and it looks to be a pretty good one. Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, and Hilary Swank, "The Black Dahlia" is an old-school Hollywood murder-mystery based on the novel by James Ellroy. And there's a trailer.

Click right here to see the "Black Dahlia" theatrical trailer, which I happen to think looks pretty darn solid.

Synopsis: "Two cops, Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert, investigate the grisly homicide of actress Elizabeth Short a.k.a. "The Black Dahlia." While Blanchard's preoccupation with the murder threatens his relationship with Kay, his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine, who just happens to have a connection to the victim."

Also on board are Aaron Eckhart, Rose McGowan, Gregg Henry, and the lovely Mia Kirshner. Screenplay adaptation comes from Josh Friedman, who co-wrote "War of the Worlds" and also keeps a very excellent blog.

"The Black Dahlia" opens on September 15th.

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dudemovies writes:
on Jul 28 2006 06:10 AM

Well there goes Annette Bennings chance at the Oscars Hilary Swank no one thinks she has a chance again and again she'll come out of nowhere and win. LOL

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insanemansam5 writes:
on Jul 28 2006 07:58 AM

^ I agree 100% Hillary Swank is now a lock to beat Annette Benning for best actress in a trailer

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taran72 writes:
on Jul 28 2006 11:51 AM

Nice to see DePalma back in action.

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fls13 writes:
on Jul 28 2006 12:09 PM

Could be interesting. We'll see how the actual murder gets handles. It was shockingly grisly in real life. Yuck!

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VICVEGA06 writes:
on Jul 29 2006 07:48 AM

well the trailer is superb, I love the music at the end.

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swoffordio writes:
on Jul 29 2006 08:23 PM

Agreed - the trailer is damn interesting. If the film itself has half the energy of the trailer I'll be very happy. I really hope it's good...

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Jul 31 2006 09:16 AM

I think it looks really good, I'm really looking forward to this evan more now, I already was because I like De Palma, Hartnett, Eckhart, McGowan, and Kirshner.

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