If you spot any major malfunctions making it impossible to read the content, however, please let us know at editor AT. Deeply personal, vulnerable performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson tell the story of one. A new Her trailer goes behind the scenes of director Spike Jonzes Oscar-winning sci-fi drama Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson & Amy Adams. This near-future romance is a profoundly relevant valentine to todays world - a modern fairy tale written and directed by the mind-soaring talents of Spike Jonze. A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly-purchased. HER asks what it is to connect - and what it means to love. This content has recently been ported from its original home on The Iris and may have formatting errors – images may not be showing up, or duplicated, and galleries may not be working. Watch: First Trailer for Spike Jonzes HER Starring Joaquin Phoenix. HER features a film score by Arcade Fire plus Karen O’s ‘The Moon Song’ which was written for and inspired by the film. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson who recently received the Best Actress award at the Rome Film Festival for her voice-only role as ‘Samantha’ – despite never appearing on screen. Directed by Spike Jonze, this original love story is garnering high praise from critics after showing at the New York and Rome Film Festivals. HER will have a limited release on December 18th 2013 going wide on January 10th 2014.The Iris presents the international trailer and Australian poster for the anticipated new film HER, released in Australian cinemas on January 16th, 2014. Jonze being Jonze, I would be surprised only if he didn’t have some surprise in store. After his divorce from his childhood sweetheart Catherine (played by Phoenixs IRL partner Rooney Mara), Theodore craves an authentic personal attachment but is too cowardly to bare his soul to another human being lest he risk being hurt once more. To Theodores surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. Hundreds of stories have covered this ground going back to Pinocchio, and further back to Frankenstein, (and in some ways, even Romeo and Juliet) so it’ll be a towering challenge for HER to breathe life into the old trope. In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the users every need. in this case, Samantha (Scarlett Johansson, THE AVENGERS) - trying to “get” what it means to be a human, what it means to feel love. HER looks to be expounding that idea by taking a different tack: one of the protagonists is now human, making them “incompatible.” But what’s worrisome is not the repeating themes of star-crossed love (the synopsis holds enough promise for a director of Jonze’s ilk), but the uninspired plot detail of an A.I. And as the friendly ghost in the machine, Samantha is a more inviting companion for the great leap forward than HAL9000 could ever dream of being. Those of us who follow the careers of certain filmmakers very closely know that, a couple years ago, Jonze made a short film called I’M HERE (not to be confused with I’M STILL HERE, also starring Phoenix, or I’M NOT THERE, which is completely unrelated), a love story featuring two robots and the lengths they go to fulfill their “feelings” for each other. 100 Joe Williams Her may be the most technologically astute movie since Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: a Space Odyssey. He’s a superior filmmaker because of his capacity to take huge risks, to turn the familiar upside-down, so much so that a movie about the difficulties of a robot/human love affair sounds (weirdly) obvious. has dropped the first trailer for Spike Jonzes HER, about an introverted man (Joaquin Phoenix) who falls in love with an artificially intelligent operating system (voiced by Scarlett. Let’s hope it’s only an angle, since the story as presented would be a small step backward for Jonze. It’s clear that the trailer is angling for the uplifting, quirky romance market. But wait! before I get carried away, let’s have a thirteenth look. Featuring my new Hollywood crush Joaquin Phoenix (THE MASTER) as Theodore, HER looks set to captivate. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and a disembodied Scarlett Johansson. This just in: I have watched the new trailer for Spike Jonze’s upcoming HER maybe a dozen times, and I have some thoughts. The first trailer for Spike Jonze’s new movie Her was released last week and generated a rush of positive buzz. Watch the trailer for 'Her,' the new romance from director Spike Jonze.
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