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Granted, this is not typically the kind of trailer we’d post on here, but sometimes a film comes along that is impressive-looking, if for no other reason that the cast. New Film Cinema’s FLYING LESSONS stars Maggie Grace, who to date hasn’t received (in our minds) a proper vehicle to really show her range. Yes, yes, yes we all know she was annoying in TAKEN, but she was playing a girl much younger than she really is, so I think the point was for her to act immature. However, her performance in FASTER gave me hope that maybe there’s a lot more to Maggie than anyone has seen yet. In this new film from director Derek Magyar she shares the screen with the great Hal Holbrook, who I think should have won the Oscar from work on INTO THE WILD, plus Oscar winner Christine Lahti, Jonathan Tucker, and a long-haired Cary Elwes. This looks like one of those deep and emotional family dramas, but with a cast like this should definitely be worth a look. Check out the poster above and the trailer below, and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
FLYING LESSONS opens in 2011 – no specific release date announced yet
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
