The triumphant return… OK, not really. But it’s nice to be back with a collection of trailers that you may have missed during your weekly travels through the interwebs.

Textuality

I’m a little worried about the fact that Textuality comes to us care of director Warren P. Sonoda who I’ve had a love/hate relationship with. At VIFF 2009 I saw Sonoda both at his best (Cooper’s Camera) and worst (Puck Hogs) – and the worst was very, very bad, but I must admit I’m still curious about his new films which deals with relationships and the text message.

The story, about a couple trying to start a relationship while also killing off their previous relationships – via their Blackberries, has potential, especially considering today’s standards for intimate communication. Mostly though, I’m loving this cast which includes Carly Pope, Jason Lewis along with Eric McCormack and Kris Holden-Ried in smaller roles.

Textuality opens across Canada on April 22nd.

It’s never a good sign when a movie has been kicking around for a few years with no release. It’s not always a sign of bad things to come but unfortunately, the trailer for Scott D. Rosenbaum’s The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll and yet, I’m oddly drawn to this mediocre trailer.

A huge part of the attraction is Canadian actor Kevin Zegers who has been popping up all over the place in the last few years. Plus this also stars Taryn Manning who made a memorable appearance on “Sons of Anarchy” which I’m currently making my way through and Jason Ritter. In addition this also happens to be a road trip story about an artist whose second album bombs so he heads home, reconnects with an old friend and they head off on a trip through the US in search of the magic which made his first album so successful.

The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll opens in limited release on August 5th.

The Silent House

An official selection at the Director’s Fortnight at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, Gustavo Hernández’ horror film The Silent House features a pretty impressive gimmick: the entire thing is shot in one take. Now, I’m not sure if that’s absolutely true or if there are some hidden cuts in there somewhere but whatever the case may be, the fact remains that the trailer for the film is pretty creepy.

Based on true events which took place in the 40s, it’s the story of a young woman and her father who spend the night at a cabin which they’re going to be renovating when they hear strange sounds from outside and find themselves unable to leave the house.

The film has already been remade by Chris Kenits and Laura Lau (of Open Water fame) and the film premiered at Sundance earlier this year but you don’t have to wait to check out the story. Hernández’ original premieres on VOD on May 11th.

Since the early press days of Twilight, “wolfboy” Taylor Lautner has been saying he wanted to star in action movies. It seemed like a far off dream but when Lautner returned for New Moon as a beefed up teen, it started to look a little more likely and less like wish fulfilment. Lautner wasn’t going to wait around for someone to come knocking. He started searching for the action project that will kick off his career as big time Hollywood action star and this may very well be a great start.

Directed by John Singleton who has a hit and miss record when it comes to directing, sits behind the camera of this project which stars Lautner as a high school kid who finds out he was kidnapped as a kid and that his parents aren’t really his parents. The trailer is action packed snooze fest complete with Lautner looking fairly wooden throughout but wow, does this have a great supporting cast. I may just see it to take in Lily Collins (the love interest), Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Michael Nyqvist and Sigourney Weaver. Either everyone really needed a paycheque or we might be in for a surprise.

Abduction opens September 23rd.

I haven’t actually seen Menhaj Huda’s Kidulthood but I’ve heard some pretty good things about the film (which was written by the extremely talented Noel Clarke). For his follow up, Huda is also taking on the role of writer and focusing his story on a young man who is torn between tradition, doing what his parents want and expect, with his love for DJing.

It’s not exactly a new story but I like the loudness of the first trailer for the film not to mention I love these stories of kids trying to figure out what to do with their lives. This one could go either way but I’m curious to see how Huda does here juggling both the writing and directing duties.

Everywhere and Nowhere opens in the UK on May 6th and currently doesn’t have a North American release date.