We’re bringing you a new way to preview some of this week’s opening movies. It’s The Takeaway’s “Mother of All Trailers.” Hear what happens when you combine a superhero blockbuster, an indie movie about a wannabe action hero and a chick flick.
Listen to The Takeaway's Friday movie trailer mashup
A billionaire industrialist inventor is kidnapped in a war zone and forced to build a devastating weapon. But, instead, he makes a high-tech suit of armor, escapes captivity and saves the world as Iron Man. Directed by Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow
Son of Rambow (limited release)
A boy growing up in a puritanical family in 1980s Britain gets a hold of a Rambo movie and sets out to make his own sequel.
A woman convinces her male best friend to be her maid of honor in Scotland. The twist is, he wants to marry her himself. Starring Patrick Dempsey (of "Grey’s Anatomy" fame), Michelle Monaghan
Other movies out this weekend...
David Mamet’s latest offering is a story about a struggling jujitsu teacher who rubs shoulders with a movie star (Tim Allen) and ends up with debts that are harder to pay. Directed by David Mamet, starring Tim Allen
A Michael Jackson impersonator finds like-minded people at a commune in the Scottish Highlands. Emotionally charged antics ensue.
A writer must face the buried memories of his childhood during World War II if he wants to keep his true love. Based on a best-selling novel by Anne Michaels.
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