Tuesday's Top Trailer: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Welcome to a new weekly feature here at Movies with Abe, Tuesday's Top Trailer. One of my favorite parts about going to see movies is the series of trailers that airs beforehand and, more often than not, the trailer is far better than the actual film. Each week, I'll be sharing a trailer I've recently seen. Please chime in with comments on what you think of the trailer and how you think the movie is going to be.

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - Opening November 27, 2009



I caught this trailer before "Capitalism: A Love Story" this past Friday, and while it's hardly a showy extravaganza like either of the past two Tuesday's Top Trailers, "Sherlock Holmes" and "2012," but it's probably the safest best to actually be a solid film. It's a layered drama with a complex main character (played by two different actresses) and a stellar cast. Talented actress Robin Wright Penn hasn't done much in the past few years besides play the wife to hotshot actors Ben Affleck ("State of Play"), Robert DeNiro ("What Just Happened"), and Jude Law ("Breaking and Entering"). It will be nice to see her reclaim the spotlight, and her younger counterpart is Blake Lively, star of TV's "Gossip Girl," and it looks like this performance may just bring out the actress in her too. Alan Arkin, toupee and all, is always a welcome presence, and Julianne Moore with wacky hair may mean crazy like in "The Big Lebowski" but will more likely be like Moore in most of her roles where she's simply astonishing. My favorite part of the trailer is the opening scene where the title character is described as an enigma and the voiceover narration by Pippa details her desire to break free and be known. I'm eager to get to know her come November - how about you?