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Director Kathryn Bigelow has taken on the mighty task of turning the takedown of Osama bin Laden into a feature film, and the first full trailer for Zero Dark Thirty has my heart skipping beats. We already got to see glimpses of stars Jessica Chastain and Kyle Chandler in the film's teaser but this preview gives a better idea of the story. It's definitely going to revolve around the covert operation, but it appears to be giving a more human look at the troops and agents involved, including the emotional toll it takes to be a part of such a massively secretive and dangerous mission.

The trailer briefly introduces us to some of the supporting players, including Chris Pratt, Joel Edgerton, and The Vampire Diaries' Taylor Kinney, but this seems to be Chastain's movie. We don't actually hear her speak in the trailer, but we see her with her head in her hands, a voiceover clarifying, "There is just us, and we are failing."The part that has me on the edge of my seat is the final frame, showing a night-vision shot of the special unit surrounding a compound. The movie is set for a Dec. 19 release, but until then, you can watch the trailer after the jump.

Kathryn Bigelow made history when she became the first woman to win an Oscar for best director for The Hurt Locker, so naturally, we've been impatiently awaiting her next project. Today we finally get our first glimpse of her new movie, Zero Dark Thirty, the premise of which has been kept pretty hush-hush. Now it's become clear that the movie will focus on the hunt for Osama bin Laden, though there's not a ton of footage in this first teaser to go on. In fact, we only see very brief glimpses of stars Jessica Chastain and Kyle Chandler, but I can tell you one thing: it looks every bit as intense as The Hurt Locker.

The film will be released on Dec. 19, but get a taste when you read more

Friday Night Light fans are finally getting their due: Kyle Chandler is taking home his very first Emmy, for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. He beat out Mad Men's Jon Hamm, Timothy Olyphant of Justified, Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire, Dexter's Michael C. Hall, and Hugh Laurie for House. It's a bittersweet victory, as FNL just saw its final seasons, but the Panthers definitely have much to celebrate tonight.

I dare you to say that you're not curious about Super 8, J.J. Abrams's 1979-set film about a group of kids who witness a spectacular train crash. The film has generated a lot of hype for what it doesn't show in trailers and promos, and it's the mystery that's the big draw. The previews do reveal that something escapes the crash and then stalks and terrorizes a small Midwestern town, which Abrams uses as a premise for a sentimental, nostalgia-filled portrait of a group of boys making a movie.

Joel Courtney leads the charge as Joe, a sensitive boy who has just lost his mother in an accident. He and his newly widowed father (Kyle Chandler) are figuring out how to get along with each other without the woman of the house while dealing with their grief. Joe's group of buds help distract him from his home life, as they fill their Summer vacation by making a movie for an amateur film festival. When they're filming a climactic scene near the train tracks, they watch — and film — an intense accident that has some pretty distressing repercussions. With Steven Spielberg on hand as producer, Super 8 often feels like one of his classic sci-fi standbys, but it's just not quite as memorable. However, it's still a fun, heart-pumping ride (the train crash is one of the best action sequences I've seen in a long time). To find out what else I thought, just read more

Finally, some satisfaction! JJ Abrams's Summer movie Super 8 has been shrouded in mystery, but now we have the full trailer! The Super Bowl spot didn't give away that much, but this clip affords us much more of the story. In the late '70s, a young kid passes the time in his small town by making Super 8 movies with his friends (including Elle Fanning), much to the chagrin of his father (Friday Night Lights' Kyle Chandler). When a freighter derails in town, the mystery begins — strange happenings start up, and the kids find themselves in the middle because they've accidentally captured footage of the incident. Though no one actually mentions the word aliens in the clip, you know that whatever was in the crashed freighter is probably not just some large circus animal.

After being teased for so long, I'm happy that this trailer doesn't just look interesting, it looks downright great. Abrams appears to be really mining his influence from producer Steven Spielberg, from the youthful main cast to the heartfelt-sounding score. The movie comes out June 10, and it's already making it to the top of my most anticipated Summer blockbusters list.

Get excited for the movie, when you watch the trailer after the jump.

As I sat watching the trailer for Super 8 during the Super Bowl, one of my friends remarked, "Is this a sequel to E.T.?" Obviously this is not the case, but the preview does channel producer Steven Spielberg's earlier work between the music and the central character, a young boy.

Spielberg and director J.J. Abrams have been tight-lipped about their latest collaboration, yet all signs point to Super 8 being an alien sci-fi movie. A panicked Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning look toward the sky, people get dragged through grocery store aisles, and crazy explosions erupt. But we don't actually get to see the extraterrestrials, which only adds to the suspense. The film comes to theaters June 10, but take a look after the jump.