It has been suggested that I write a post on what films I am most excited about this year. So here we go:There are many, many films I am stoked about coming out in the next few months (as 95% of the good stuff is released during the last three months of the year). The two that I am most excited about are from two of my favorite directors: Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Thomas Anderson.
Coppola's film is called Youth Without Youth, and it is about an old man who becomes young again because of a lightning strike. In the 70's Coppola had the greatest decade in the history of film (Godfather 1 and 2, and Apocalypse Now) but sadly, he has not returned to form since. Let's hope this is a step in the right direction (pun intended). It could be great, it could be mediocre.
PTA's film is called There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day Lewis. Since Anderson did the greatest film of all-time, Magnolia, I have high expectations of everything he does. It is about an oil tycoon in America during the 20's/30's. And the trailer is finally out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37BwmU1Am1I&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eawardsdaily%2Ecom%2F. I am tentatively suggesing this will be my number 1 at the end of the year, maybe with some Oscar nods as well.
Here are a few others I am very excited about:
Into the Wild (9/21), directed by Sean Penn, is about a guy who ventures into the wilds of Alaska by himself and is found dead two years later. Eddie Vedder does the soundtrack. Based on the book by Jon Krakauer, good stuff.
The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (9/21), starring Brad Pitt, is another western that looks really interesting. I'm pretty sure the title tells you all you need to know about the plot.
Darjeeling Limited (9/28), written and directed by Wes Anderson, stars Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson (no comments about his personal life) and Jason Schwartzman. Anderson is always quirky, interesting, and funny. I have no idea what it's about, but hey.
Ridley Scott. The mob. Denzel and Russell Crowe. Enough said. American Gangster (11/2).
No Country For Old Men (11/9), by the impeccable Coen brothers, will definately get a Best Pic nod, and it looks really, really disturbing. Which means it will be really good, along the lines of Fargo.
Atonement (12/7), based on the novel by Ian McEwan (who rocks), is getting a lot of early Oscar buzz. It stars Kiera Knightley and James McAvoy. This one will be very good.
Charlie Wilson's War (Xmas), directed by Mike Nichols, stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. Talk about star power.
Clooney's Michael Clayton looks good too., as does Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and Reservation Road (from the director of Hotel Rwanda).
There are also quite a few movies about the middle-east/Afganistan/Iraq/the war, etc. that look interesting: The Kingdom, In the Valley of Elah, The Kite Runner, and Lions For Lambs.
Others that I am not sure about yet but will be getting a lot of attention: Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, Cronenberg's Eastern Promises and (cringe) Beowulf. And apparently, Rendition sucks, but we'll see.
Ok, so there are a few hundren movies you all need to go out and see. Man, I can't wait. It's the most wonderful time of the year.
Ridley Scott. The mob. Denzel and Russell Crowe. Enough said. American Gangster (11/2).
No Country For Old Men (11/9), by the impeccable Coen brothers, will definately get a Best Pic nod, and it looks really, really disturbing. Which means it will be really good, along the lines of Fargo.
Atonement (12/7), based on the novel by Ian McEwan (who rocks), is getting a lot of early Oscar buzz. It stars Kiera Knightley and James McAvoy. This one will be very good.
Charlie Wilson's War (Xmas), directed by Mike Nichols, stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. Talk about star power.
Clooney's Michael Clayton looks good too., as does Before the Devil Knows You're Dead and Reservation Road (from the director of Hotel Rwanda).
There are also quite a few movies about the middle-east/Afganistan/Iraq/the war, etc. that look interesting: The Kingdom, In the Valley of Elah, The Kite Runner, and Lions For Lambs.
Others that I am not sure about yet but will be getting a lot of attention: Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, Cronenberg's Eastern Promises and (cringe) Beowulf. And apparently, Rendition sucks, but we'll see.
Ok, so there are a few hundren movies you all need to go out and see. Man, I can't wait. It's the most wonderful time of the year.
1 comment:
Thanks for the post! We don't get out to the movies as much as we would like, and we want to change that this year, so this is a GREAT guide to start with. The ones I am most excited for are Across the Universe and Into the Wild. They look great.
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