Movies, movies, movies...

Normally I don't do a list of upcoming movies until the summer, but the movie season starts in earnest (at least for me) today!

Opening today is Zodiac, from the director of Se7en, Panic Room and Fight Club. Since director David Finch already redefined the serial killer drama with Se7en, I'm not sure what else he can do with, but I will keep an open mind!

Opening on March 9th is 300, based on the Frank Miller graphic novel. I'm not nearly as excited about this as I would be about Sin City 2, but I still think it could be good. And Sin City 2 doesn't even start filming for several months. When it comes to Frank Miller on the big screen, this will have to tide me over for a while.

On March 23rd TMNT opens. I fell like a little kid again!

April 20th is when Hot Fuzz comes out. I don't expect it to be better than Shaun of the Dead, but, again, I will keep an open mind.

May 4th is Spiderman 3. Need I say more?

May 18th is Shrek the Third. I'm not PSYCHED to see this one, but I'm sure I will be there opening day.

On June 1st the new comedy from the director of The 40 Year Old Virgin comes out: Knocked Up. 40 was surprisingly awesome, so I am looking forward to his next outing.

June 8th is when Ocean's 13 comes out. Let's hope it's better than the last one.

June 29th is Pixar's Rataouille. Frankly, it looks stupid, but I'll see anything Pixar does. They have yet to let me down, so I am just going to believe that whoever was in charge of cutting the trailer for this one just botched it up big time.

The 4th of July welcomes The Transformers to the big screen! Message to Michael Bay: DO NOT SCREW THIS ONE UP!!!

July 13th is the next Harry Potter film. I really don't care about this, but it will be a way of pacifying myself until July 21st when Book 7 of the HP series comes out. Oh, and Daniel Radcliffe has officially signed on to play Harry for the rest of the film series.

August 3rd is The Bourne Ultimatum. Oscar nominated director (for United 93) is back for another outing of Matt Damon as spy Jason Bourne.

I'm sure there will be more than these, but this is a start!

Oscars Etc...

Wow...been a while since I posted here! Been too busy! Anyway...

Since the Academy Awards are tomorrow, I thought I would post my thoughts.

Honestly, I could care less about the Oscars this year. And depending on how much homework I get done today and tomorrow, I may not even watch them! It seems that no one is really that excited about the Oscars this year, though I have different reasons than most. Why am I not interested? Because I don't really agree with any of the nominations, that's why! Below are my predictions about who will actually win, and then my comments on what I would pick to win if I gave out the little gold men.

Best Foreign Language Film:
(This will be the only time when I and the Academy are in any real agreement!)
Though it's just a guess, I am going to predict that Pan's Labyrinth will win. I just saw it a couple of days ago, and it was a great film! Definitely deserving!

Best Actor:
My prediction: Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland.
I actually have not seen any of the films nominated in this category! If I were to give it, I would give it to Hugh Jackman for The Fountain.

Best Actress:
My prediction: Helen Mirren for The Queen.
Again, haven't seen any of the nominees! (Not doing real well with that, am I?)
I would give it to Rachel Weiss for The Fountain.

Best Director:
If the Oscar doesn't go to Martin Scorsese I will be shocked. Of the nominees I personally think that either Alejandro González Iñárritu (for Babel) or Paul Greengrass (for United 93) are both more deserving than Scorsese, but Oscars aren't really handed out for what it truly the most deserving work, are they?
If I were to decide it would go to Darren Aronofsky for The Fountain (sensing a trend here?).

Best Picture:
It will probably go to Scorsese's The Departed, but I could be wrong about that. I did like The Departed, though not as much as the rest of the human population seemed toi. Of the nominees, I thought Babel was significantly better.
My personal favorite film of he year is (can you guess?): The Fountain.

Honorably mentions should also go to Superman Returns, Clerks 2, and The Prestige.

Well, that is all for now.

Santa Bauer...

New Movie Trailer...

Since I have now seen The Fountain (three times), I need a new movie to obsess over. I think I have found it!



And I only have to wait until March 9th for this one! Or I could go to the UK to see it on February 16th, but I think I can probably exercise a (very) small amount of patience.

As Timothy Dalton says, "Here comes the fuzz!"

Good News for Star Trek Fans...

Lost and Alias creator J.J. Abrams will (officially) be directing the next Star Trek Movie (number 11 in the series)! Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof, and Alias execs Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will also be involved. Woo-hoo!

Read more here.

The Fountain...

So I saw The Fountain for a second time, this time on opening day. Amazing movie! I am still trying to wrap my brain around what Aronofsky is doing in that film. When (if?) I figure it out, I will post my insights here. If you see it and have any, please leave me comments! Definitely the best film of the year, and one of the best ever (in my humble opinion)!

Wow...

I'm not even sure how to begin describing The Fountain. It was very different than I thought it would be, but still everything I wanted it to be (if that makes any sense).

My brain has been boggled.

I have to see it again before I can really say how I felt about it, but I definitely liked it. Definitely worth the wait.

Wow.

That's all I can say, and even that really doesn't do it justice.

Wow.

The Fountain...

Those of you who read this blog know that I have been waiting to see Darren Aronofsky's new film The Fountain for some time. That time has come. Although it doesn't open until next Wednesday, I have preview passes to see it tonight. I will post my thought on the film later tonight.