Trailer Stockyard: TOAST, CARNAGE, TEXAS KILLING FIELDS, CORIOLANUS

Trailer Stockyard: TOAST, CARNAGE, TEXAS KILLING FIELDS, CORIOLANUS

Occasionally, we here at Bigfanboy miss some trailers, but Trailer Stockyard is here to catch you up on some of those missed trailers out there.  Check out the trailers and synopsis below for TOAST, CARNAGE, TEXAS KILLING FIELDS and CORIOLANUS:

Note: This edition is fully dedicated to movies that are being released in limited capacity.  While these may not be available to see in your town, they may be ones you will want to check out once they hit home release.

TOAST is directed by S.J. Clarkson and stars Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott, Victoria Hamilton, Freddie Highmore.

Synopsis: Based on the bittersweet story of food writer Nigel Slater’s childhood, and set to the songs of Dusty Springfield, “Toast” is a delicious love letter to the tastes and smells that a young boy associates with his journey into adulthood.

Nigel’s Mother was always a poor cook, and her addiction to all things canned isn’t helping. Nigel, on the other hand, laps up cookbooks as if they were porn, and spends all his free time gazing longingly at the delights offered at Percy Salt’s grocery shop. Nigel’s Dad worries there is something “wrong” with his son and the two find it difficult to connect, so Nigel finds friendship and a father figure in Josh, the gardener. As his mother’s illness worsens, so do Nigel’s relations with his father — the Bolognese he cooks is far too exotic, the uncooked Fray Bentos pie MUST be finished, and his father’s rage as Nigel insists on picking every last bit of jelly off the canned ham at the annual picnic hits an all time high. Dad then fires Josh for reasons unknown to Nigel.

Just before Christmas Nigel’s mother dies, leaving Nigel and his father heartbroken. Their touching efforts to look after each other, often through gestures with food, sadly seem to miss the target. His father begins to spend his evenings at the Masonic lodge until a new cleaner, Mrs Potter, arrives on the scene.

Mrs Potter’s curves, charms and lemon meringue pies quickly bewitch Nigel’s father and much to Nigel’s horror, the three soon embark on a move to the country. The one silver lining in the cloud of a new school is Domestic Science class, where Nigel can finally shine. Cooking soon becomes the key weapon in the battle for Dad’s affections. Ironically, the main casualty of these culinary skirmishes between Nigel and Mrs. Potter is Nigel’s father, as his waistline grows and grows. Hoping to escape the madness, Nigel lands a job in the kitchen of his local pub. It is here that Nigel’s eyes are opened to a world of culinary opportunity.

When his father dies, Nigel’s mind is set as he escapes the confines of the countryside and packs a bag for London, arriving at the door of The Savoy Hotel.

TOAST is due in theaters on a limited release on September 23, 2011.

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CARNAGE is directed by Roman Polanski and stars Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly.

Synopsis: Set in contemporary Brooklyn, New York, “Carnage” centers on two pairs of parents one of whose child has hurt the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on, the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the evening devolving into chaos.

CARNAGE is due in theaters on a limited release on December 16, 2011.

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TEXAS KILLING FIELDS is directed by Ami Canaan Mann and stars Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Stephen Graham.

Synopsis: Inspired by true events, this tense and haunting thriller follows Detective Souder (Sam Worthington), a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City
cop Detective Heigh (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims’ mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call “The Killing Fields.”

Though the swampland crime scenes are outside their jurisdiction, Detective Heigh is unable to turn his back on solving the gruesome murders. Despite his partner’s warnings, he sets out to investigate the crimes. Before long, the killer changes the game and begins hunting thedetectives, teasing them with possible clues at the crime scenes while always remaining one step ahead. When familiar local girl Anne (Chloë Grace Moretz) goes missing, the detectives find themselves racing against time to catch the killer and save the young girl’s life.

TEXAS KILLING FIELDS is due in theaters on a limited release on October 7, 2011.

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CORIOLANUS is directed by Ralph Fiennes and stars Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain, James Nesbitt

Synopsis: Caius Martius ‘Coriolanus’ (Ralph Fiennes), a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus’s anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city.

CORIOLANUS is due in theaters on a limited release on December 2, 2011.

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Jim is an avid movie enthusiast, representing the general movie going audience, looking at movies for their entertainment value as opposed to their critical weight. He enjoys the escapism that movies provide. He is a fan of all genre's of movies, but gravitates toward comic-based movies, summer "popcorn" flicks and over-the-top comedies as his preference.