Here is a little list (I know... another list) of movies coming out this year that I want to see. We'll start with what is left of this month:
August
World Trade Center - August 9
Yes I’m ready to see it, and then I’m going to rent United 93 when it comes out of DVD.
Idlewild - August 25
I think this movie looks like a lot fun and will showcase some great music.
September
This Film Is Not Yet Rated - September 1
I’ve been dying to learn the secrets of the MPAA, let’s just hope that this documentary actually delivers them.
Hollywoodland - September 8
A promising noir starring Ben Affleck as the ill-fated George Reeves and Adrien Brody as the P.I. on the case.
The Black Dahlia - September 15
This Hollywood murder mystery comes from the author of ‘L.A. Confidential’, starring Josh Hartnet and Scarlet Johansson. Directed by Brian De Palma.
The Science Of Sleep - September 15
This movie just looks cool, watch the trailer. Directed by Michel Gondry.
The U.S. Vs John Lennon - September 15
A documentary about John Lennon’s fight. Made with Yoko’s permission.
All The King’s Men - September 22
A remake of a southern political drama, starring Sean Penn and Jude Law.
Jet Li’s Fearless - September 22
Allegedly Jet Li’s final action film, guess I better go see it.
Children Of Men - September 29
A future-story with the premise being that humankind can no longer create children.
October
The Departed - October 6
Scorsese. Nicholson. DiCaprio. Damon. Gangsters. Crime. ‘Nuf said.
Little Children - October 6
From the director of ‘In the Bedroom’. An ensemble drama with character paths crisscrossing in both comic and tragic ways.
Running With Scissors - October 11
A boy from an unstable family is raised by his mother’s therapist.
Man Of The Year - October 13
Barry Levinson directs this story of a late-night talk show host who runs for president.
Flags Of Our Fathers - October 20
Clint Eastwood’s take on the American side of the battle of Iwo Jima.
Killshot - October 20
Adapted from an Elmore Leonard novel about a couple in the Witness Protection Agency on the run from a pair of killers.
The Prestige - October 20
Christopher Nolan directs this tale about two rival magicians at the turn of the twentieth century. Is it magic or is it real?
Babel - October 27
Tragedy hits while an American couple are on vacation, three stories from around the world woven together by the director of ‘21 Grams’.
November
Volver - November 3
The latest film from Pedro Almodovar about three generations of women dealing with a death in the family.
Stranger Than Fiction - November 10
Will Ferrel stars as a character in an author’s new book. However, both creator and creation seem to exist in the same reality.
Casino Royale - November 17
The origin story of the greatest film spy ever. James Bond is back and blonde in what some are calling “Bond Begins”.
Tenacious D In ‘The Pick Of Destiny’ - November 17
Tenacious D. Jack Black. Kyle. The Pick Of Destiny. Rock on.
For Your Consideration - November 17
Christopher Guest and friends take on the Awards season head-on with this Oscar spoof.
The Fountain - November 22
Darren Aronofsky directs a film that covers 1000 years of a man’s life.
December
Apocalypto - December 8
Mel Gibson depicts the fall of the Mayan kingdom. Yes, I know what he said and yes, I would still like to see this.
The Good German - December 8
Steven Soderbergh directs this murder mystery set in post-war Berlin.
Rocky Balboa - December 22
Sylvester Stallone is back as Rocky when a computer simulated fight between Rocky and the current champ lures the Italian Stallion out of retirement.
The Good Shephard - December 22
Robert De Niro directs and co-stars in this story about the early history of the CIA.
8.07.2006
8.04.2006
now in list-o-rama vision
I've been obsessing over movie lists of all sorts lately (hey we could have a 'What's you favorite movie list?' pole) and I found another one that I thoroughly enjoyed. The Top Fifty Movie Endings of All Time list! Now be careful with this one, it's full of spoilers to many great movies. So if you come to a movie you haven't seen yet, please please please, do not read the ending on the list; just skip ahead to the next film that you have seen. This was provided by one of our linked sites, Filmcritic.com they're pretty cool. And if you like lists about movies check to the right for the Film Site link and head on over there for lists upon lists on everything from actors to quotes to genres to favorites moments. That's all I've got for today, one bit of advice: if you haven't watched the trailer for Martin Scorsese's new movie The Departed then head over to Yahoo! Movies for the link to that, I think it looks really good.
8.01.2006
the answers to life, the uni...um.. yesterday's questions
So here are my answers to the survey I posted yesterday, let me know what you guys think:
1) What film made you angry, either while watching it or in thinking about it afterward? Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, the movie plays like an intriguing military murder mystery and then at the end plays a game on the viewer where they try to see how many twists we’re willing to put up with, beyond frustrating to accept. Then there is The Game starring Michael Douglas, whoever thought it would be cool to play this kind of joke on a man for his birthday (and film a movie around the concept) should be shot.
2) One of your favorite movie lines: "Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!" from Dr. Strangelove.
3) Describe a perfect moment in a movie: The scene in Jaws when Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider are drinking, bonding and singing after a day of shark chasing and Shaw completely takes us out this story and tells another one about the USS Indianapolis that puts ice in your veins.
4) Most exotic or otherwise unusual place in which you ever saw a movie: Not really exotic but definitely unusual; I was on vacation in London when Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith came out, so my sister and I went to a midnight showing surrounded by a crowd of UK geeks followed by a very late cab ride back to the hotel with a Star Wars-loving cabbie.
5) Is it possible to know with any certainty if you could like or love someone based partially on his or her taste in movies? If so, what film might be a potential relationship deal-breaker for you, or the one that might just seal that deal? Personally I don’t think that taste in movies is everything, especially in a relationship. But I suppose I can say that I would have a hard time understanding someone if they hated Casablanca.
6) The scene you most wish you could have witnessed being filmed: The opening scene in Reservoir Dogs where they are at breakfast and talking about Madonna. However they would have had to put a muzzle on me so I could refrain from geeking out and laughing during the whole scene.
7) Ideal pairing of actors/actresses to play on-screen siblings (or parents and children): Harrison Ford and Dennis Quaid (could Indy have a brother?).
8) Your favorite movie poster/one-sheet, or the one you’d most like to own: An original 1933 King Kong one-sheet.
9) With total disregard for whether it would ever actually be considered, even in this age of movie recycling, what film exists that you feel might actually warrant a sequel, or would produce a sequel you’d actually be interested in seeing? L.A. Confidential, (yes I know the Black Dahlia is coming out soon but it’s not going to have Russell Crowe or Guy Pearce in it). I loved the atmosphere of that movie, and of that era in Hollywood and it’s so much fun to go back to that time and watch tough cops take on tougher criminals.
10) Your favorite political movie: Other than Casablanca? Dr. Strangelove and All the President’s Men.
11) Favorite special effects moment: The T-Rex fight from the original King Kong, the skeleton fight from Jason and the Argonauts, the dragon from Dragonslayer, Blade Runner’s futuristic vision of Los Angeles, and the Neo vs. 100 Smiths fight from Matrix Reloaded.
12) What is the movie you’ve encouraged more people to see than any other? The Royal Tennenbaums, everyone who has a family should see this movie.
13) Your favorite movie theater: The Arena Grand in Columbus.
14) Your favorite film made for children: The Incredibles.
15) Your favorite character name: General Jack T. Ripper.
16) Your favorite film of 1970s, -80s, -90s: The Godfather, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Silence of the Lambs.
17) Your favorite movie based on a book you’ve read: The Lord of the Rings trilogy (blasphemy, I know).
18) Your favorite book you'd like to see as a movie and who should direct and star: The Catcher in the Rye (REALLY blasphemous). Starring as Holden I would cast Jesse Eisenberg (the older brother from The Squid and the Whale) and I would have Mike Nichols direct. I can’t even begin to talk about how much this needs to be a movie and how it would be nearly impossible to pull off but would be brilliant if done correctly (Dokota Fanning may NOT play Phoebe!).
19) Describe a moment in a movie that made you weep: In 21 Grams when Naomi Watts finds out what happened to her family, and the scene in The Sixth Sense when the boy gives his mom a message from her dead mother.
20) Describe a transcendent moment in a film (a moment when you realized a film that just seemed routine or merely interesting before had become something much more): In the movie Collateral, there’s a scene at a jazz club that changes that movie for me. Everything after that point in the film has more meaning regarding the characters involved and what the film tells us about the way we live our lives and how we decide when to act upon our instincts and when we simply give in to what we believe to be inevitable.
That's it, took me a while to mull over some of the questions but it was a lot of fun, I encourage anyone to try and answer these and if you like share you answers here.
1) What film made you angry, either while watching it or in thinking about it afterward? Basic starring John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson, the movie plays like an intriguing military murder mystery and then at the end plays a game on the viewer where they try to see how many twists we’re willing to put up with, beyond frustrating to accept. Then there is The Game starring Michael Douglas, whoever thought it would be cool to play this kind of joke on a man for his birthday (and film a movie around the concept) should be shot.
2) One of your favorite movie lines: "Gentlemen. You can't fight in here. This is the War Room!" from Dr. Strangelove.
3) Describe a perfect moment in a movie: The scene in Jaws when Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider are drinking, bonding and singing after a day of shark chasing and Shaw completely takes us out this story and tells another one about the USS Indianapolis that puts ice in your veins.
4) Most exotic or otherwise unusual place in which you ever saw a movie: Not really exotic but definitely unusual; I was on vacation in London when Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith came out, so my sister and I went to a midnight showing surrounded by a crowd of UK geeks followed by a very late cab ride back to the hotel with a Star Wars-loving cabbie.
5) Is it possible to know with any certainty if you could like or love someone based partially on his or her taste in movies? If so, what film might be a potential relationship deal-breaker for you, or the one that might just seal that deal? Personally I don’t think that taste in movies is everything, especially in a relationship. But I suppose I can say that I would have a hard time understanding someone if they hated Casablanca.
6) The scene you most wish you could have witnessed being filmed: The opening scene in Reservoir Dogs where they are at breakfast and talking about Madonna. However they would have had to put a muzzle on me so I could refrain from geeking out and laughing during the whole scene.
7) Ideal pairing of actors/actresses to play on-screen siblings (or parents and children): Harrison Ford and Dennis Quaid (could Indy have a brother?).
8) Your favorite movie poster/one-sheet, or the one you’d most like to own: An original 1933 King Kong one-sheet.
9) With total disregard for whether it would ever actually be considered, even in this age of movie recycling, what film exists that you feel might actually warrant a sequel, or would produce a sequel you’d actually be interested in seeing? L.A. Confidential, (yes I know the Black Dahlia is coming out soon but it’s not going to have Russell Crowe or Guy Pearce in it). I loved the atmosphere of that movie, and of that era in Hollywood and it’s so much fun to go back to that time and watch tough cops take on tougher criminals.
10) Your favorite political movie: Other than Casablanca? Dr. Strangelove and All the President’s Men.
11) Favorite special effects moment: The T-Rex fight from the original King Kong, the skeleton fight from Jason and the Argonauts, the dragon from Dragonslayer, Blade Runner’s futuristic vision of Los Angeles, and the Neo vs. 100 Smiths fight from Matrix Reloaded.
12) What is the movie you’ve encouraged more people to see than any other? The Royal Tennenbaums, everyone who has a family should see this movie.
13) Your favorite movie theater: The Arena Grand in Columbus.
14) Your favorite film made for children: The Incredibles.
15) Your favorite character name: General Jack T. Ripper.
16) Your favorite film of 1970s, -80s, -90s: The Godfather, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Silence of the Lambs.
17) Your favorite movie based on a book you’ve read: The Lord of the Rings trilogy (blasphemy, I know).
18) Your favorite book you'd like to see as a movie and who should direct and star: The Catcher in the Rye (REALLY blasphemous). Starring as Holden I would cast Jesse Eisenberg (the older brother from The Squid and the Whale) and I would have Mike Nichols direct. I can’t even begin to talk about how much this needs to be a movie and how it would be nearly impossible to pull off but would be brilliant if done correctly (Dokota Fanning may NOT play Phoebe!).
19) Describe a moment in a movie that made you weep: In 21 Grams when Naomi Watts finds out what happened to her family, and the scene in The Sixth Sense when the boy gives his mom a message from her dead mother.
20) Describe a transcendent moment in a film (a moment when you realized a film that just seemed routine or merely interesting before had become something much more): In the movie Collateral, there’s a scene at a jazz club that changes that movie for me. Everything after that point in the film has more meaning regarding the characters involved and what the film tells us about the way we live our lives and how we decide when to act upon our instincts and when we simply give in to what we believe to be inevitable.
That's it, took me a while to mull over some of the questions but it was a lot of fun, I encourage anyone to try and answer these and if you like share you answers here.
HOLY SCHNIKES BAT... DARK KNIGHT?!
So there i was minding my own business when i realized i missed a call. It was my roommate. Now i tend to put off calling people back while i am at work for at least a half hour or so.. but i felt i should.. there seemed to be a disturbance in the force if you will. To cut to the chase, i find out that Mr. Christopher Nolan has announced the title of the new Batman, The Dark Knight. How cool is that? What i am not finding cool, and finding it harder to digest is that there is going to be an appearance of another Knight in the film from a Knights Tale, Heath Ledger who will probably sport some make-up and have a grin on his face a lot.. care to take a guess on who i am speaking of? As we all know by now the rumors surrounding the supposed role to play Joker stretched from Mark Hamill ( an obvious one to me), to .. what i just found out to day to be Paul Rubin.. LOL. In any case i am not thrilled but i will give him a chance. Also it rumored that Ryan Phillippe will portray a younger Harvey Dent (aka Two-Face) but facts are unclear as to whether they will have Dent in the 2nd film. ALSO.... there is a real big reason as to why they named it The Dark Knight. Although this is skipping around a bit, The Dark Knight Returns will be the 4th installment of the franchise. If you don’t really know what that means.. it means that Frank Miller will probably be apart of the directing (
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