Welcome to another edition of Trailer Friday.

Our first trailer is the latest film from Academy Award Winning director, Steven Soderbergh. It's a tribute to Spalding Gray, who known for his one man monologues, "Swimming to Cambodia" and "Monster in a Box"

"And Everything is Going Fine": Official Trailer

Trailer courtesy of IFC Films

"And Everything is Going Fine" is the latest film from director Steven Soderbergh.

From the first time he performed Swimming to Cambodia - the one-man account of his experience of making the 1984 film The Killing Fields - Spalding Gray made the art of the monologue his own. Drawing unstintingly on the most intimate aspects of his own life, his shows were vibrant, hilarious and moving. His death came tragically early, in 2004; this compilation of interview and performance footage nails his idiosyncratic and irreplaceable brilliance.

"And Everything is Going Fine"is already in theaters in limited release and is available On Demand, December 22.

Our next film is sadly the last film from director George Hickenlooper (FACTORY GIRL, THE MAN FROM ELYSIAN FIELDS).

Trailer courtesy of ATO Pictures

Two-time Academy Award Winner Kevin Spacey gives the performance of a lifetime in CASINO JACK, a riotous new film starring Spacey as a man hell bent on acquiring all that the good life has to offer. He plays in the same game as the highest of rollers and resorts to awe-inspiring levels of conning, scheming and fraudulent antics to get what he wants.

Inspired by true events that are too over-the-top for even the wildest imaginations to conjure, CASINO JACK lays bare the wild excesses and escapades of Jack Abramoff. Aided by his business partner Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper), Jack parlays his clout over some of the world's most powerful men with the goal of creating a personal empire of wealth and influence. When the two enlist a mob-connected buddy (Jon Lovitz) to help with one of their illegal schemes, they soon find themselves in over their heads, entrenched in a world of mafia assassins, murder and a scandal that spins so out of control that it makes worldwide headlines.

Directed by the late George Hickenlooper (FACTORY GIRL, THE MAN FROM ELYSIAN FIELDS), CASINO JACK returns Spacey to the type of role that made him famous -- a cool-headed, articulate snake charmer whose wild ambitions knows no limits or boundaries. The film also stars Kelly Preston and Rachelle Lefevre and is produced by Gary Howsam, Bill Marks and George Vitetzakis from an original screenplay by Norman Snider. Executive Producers are Richard Rionda Del Castro, Lewin Webb, Donald Zuckerman, Dana Brunetti, Patricia Eberle, Warren Nimchuk, Angelo Paletta and Domenic Serafino. The Associate Producer is Rick Chad.

"Casino Jack" will be in select theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 17th, 2010.

Retro Trailers

We have not one, but two retro trailers. Since our last edition, we lost two great talents. Leslie Nielsen and Irvin Kershner.

First, I want to revisit and old trailer from 1988, with that starred Leslie Nielsen, which is his best film in my opinion.

"The Naked Gun: Files From the Files of Police Squad": Official Trailer

This is the film that introduced me to the comedic genius of Neilsen and still holds up as one of the funniest films of the eighties.

Next, I want to revisit a trailer to what I consider one of the greatest sequels of all time that was directed by Irvin Kershner.

"The Empire Strikes Back": Official Trailer

"The Empire Strikes Back" stills holds up today, as the best film in the whole Star Wars saga.

There was another death in the world of cinema yesterday, as director Irvin Kershner (1923 -2010) passed away at the age of 87 on November 27th, after a long illness.

Kershner first started in the industry when Roger Corman hired him to directed “Stakeout on Dope Street”, in 1958. He later would direct a number of films, including “A Fine Madness” with Sean Connery in 1966, and “Up the Sandbox” with Barbra Streisand in 1972.

His most notable film came in 1977, when George Lucas tapped him to direct “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”. The film still remains as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

After that film, Kershner would go on to direct only three more films. In 1983, he became the first and only American born director to direct a James Bond film with “Never Say Never Again“. He would also direct “Traveling Man” for HBO in 1989 and direct his last film with “Robocop 2“ is 1990.

Film Arcade.net would like to extend our condolences to Kershner’s family and friends.

Irvin Kershner was talented director that will truly be missed.

Irvin Kershner: April 26th,1923 – November 27th, 2010

Photo Source: The Internet Movie Database