Starz Studios: Hereafter / The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010)

This 12-min Starz Studios featurette previews for us the following films (in this order): Hereafter, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Trigger, Little White Lies, The Illusionist, The Tempest, Paranormal Activity 2, and The Social Network. The shortest previews (about a half-minute each) are The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Trigger, and Paranormal Activity 2; of these three, only Trigger gives you a good sense of what the film is about. Neither did Little White Lies, with its actors chatting up how we all feel connected, give a good sense of what it is about. The Social Network's preview is the same one we've all seen more than once elsewhere. I enjoyed the previews for Hereafter (a haunting personal reflection on death from Clint Eastwood), The Illusionist (animation sans dialog from the folks behind The Triplets of Belleville), and The Tempest (starring Helen Mirren as Shakespeare's Prospero with Russell Brand as Trinculo and some impressive special effects). Of these films, the previews increased my interest in Hereafter, Trigger, The Illusionist, and The Tempest. 3 stars.