If you weren't excited about Public Enemies, you damn well better be now. The first trailer for this Johnny Depp/Christian Bale face-off just hit the net, and it's really quite remarkable that a period, action thriller can feel just like a summer blockbuster should.

The film looks fast paced, Untouchables-esque, and superbly fun. However, my only complaint is that Michael Mann's shooting style takes me out of the time period a bit. It makes what's happening on the screen feel modern for some reason. Not only are his handheld, intimate camera angles a bit too contemporary, but the HD digital video look also heightens this feeling. But fortunately it doesn't play against the quality look of the movie itself.

This is going to be a breath of fresh air in the summer blockbuster bonanza with fighting robots and superheroes, and the trailer embedded below gets me extremely excited. I gotta say though, this trailer has a bone to pick with my current and home state of Indiana. I mean was it really necessary for Johnny Depp's John Dillinger to say, ""I have absolutely nothing I want to do in Indiana." Go ahead and rub it in Edward Scissorhands!

Here's the first poster for this summer's action thriller Public Enemies. From IMDB, "acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard in the incredible and true story of legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger (Depp), the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoovers fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. No one could stop Dillinger."

Poster has been said to be reminiscent of one of The Dark Knight poster featuring the Joker but I like to think it's a bit more reminiscent of the Dick Tracy poster seen here, but that's just because I love that poster series.

Trailer is supposed to hit sometime later this week, so as soon as it's released we'll have it up here for your viewing pleasure. Johnny Depp versus Christian Bale is an exciting prospect. Women just want to see them wrestle in creamed corn, while men just want them to kill each other so there's one less celebrity male ruining our libidos. Also I hope that no one got in front of the lights while this was in production. Are you excited for Public Enemies?

Last night at the conclusion of the 81st Academy Awards during the credits everyone was given a vague and not exactly informative look into the films we can look forward to in the coming year. While it's pretty much a guarantee that most of these films will not see awards placement next year, there are some cool never-before-seen clips (though they are all covered by music) for some highly anticipated 2009 films like:

• Sherlock Holmes with Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, and Robert Downey, Jr.
  
  
• Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale
  
  
• Julie and Julia with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams
  
  
• Fame with Kelsey Grammer and Megan Mullally
  
  
• Amelia with Hilary Swank and Richard Gere
  
  
• Whatever Works with Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood
  
  
• Old Dogs with Robin Williams and John Travolta
  
  
• The Boat that Rocked with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Emma Thompson
  
  
• An Education with Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina
  
  
• Imagine That with Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church
  
  
• G-Force with Nicolas Cage and Steve Buscemi