There are three kinds (at least in my book) of evil characters: the ones you just hate, the ones you love to hate, and the ones where you don’t care that they’re bad guys because you love the character so much.  Actors that fill these roles have to have a certain je ne-sais quoi.  May favorite bad guy of late is Mark Strong.  He’s A-MAZE-ING! And the fact that he sports a chrome dome doesn’t hurt either.  Anyway, GQ put together a portfolio of actors who are known for their evil characters and the results are awesome.  The list of actors include Mark Strong, Malcolm McDowell, Ron Perlman, Jack Gleeson, Benecio Del Toro, John Hawkes and Walton Goggins.

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Oh my goodness!  There have been a slew of trailers that came out this week.  It also seems to be a Jude Law kind of week since he’s in three out of the five trailers featured!  Might as well have a seat, kick your feet up and grab a cup of coffee because I’ve got the best of them all right here.  Let’s get on with it shall we?

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And I’m back with more trailers.  This week focuses less on the big tent pole film trailers and more on the smaller, but no less interesting films.  We’ve got intrigue, drama, war, other worlds and good ole fun.  Come on in, and check them out.

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