Fall is here! *happy dance!!!* School is back in session and TV shows come back with some new ones along for the ride. Time for apple picking, warming stews, and pumpkins and their delicious flavors pop-up everywhere! Weather gets cooler, perfect for hoody-wearin' or snuggling up next to that special someone- if you have one that is... I don't, so maybe I'll snuggle up next to you :).
More to the topic, there are a whole new variety of movies! As always, the three Ps are laid out and the links to trailers are connected to their respective titles. Enjoy! And, as always, let me know if you want to hit one with me :)
Machete (9/3)
The Plot: After being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. Based on the character from Rodriguez's previous Grindhouse; Planet Terror.
The Players: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Cheech Merin, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba,Jeff Fahey; directed by Robert Rodriguez
The Prospective: Mexploitation-licious! Looks to promise action, sex and blood; what's not entertaining about that?
The Prospective: Mexploitation-licious! Looks to promise action, sex and blood; what's not entertaining about that?
The Tillman Story (9/3)???
The Plot: Doc on Pat Tillman, Pro football player Pat Tillman left the NFL to enlist in the U.S. Army after 9/11. Upon his death two years later, the U.S. military opted to reward him with the Purple Heart and other posthumous honors; meanwhile, his family set out to reveal the truth behind the events that claimed his life.
The Players: Pat Tillman, Richard Tillman...
The Prospective: Sad story of our government and military lying to us...again. Still, the guy died fighting for us and thus this deserves to be seen.
The Romantics (9/10)
The Plot: Seven close friends reunite for a picture-perfect seaside wedding, though an old rivalry between the bride and her maid of honor resurfaces, jeopardizing the nuptials.
The Players: Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Ackerman, Adam Brody, Elijah Wood, Candace Bergen, Dianna Agron; directed by Galt Niederhoffer (based on his novel).
The Prospective: Paquin, Wood, Bergen and Brody are enough to draw me in. The plot is almost coming-of-age for your quarter-life :) Plus, listen to that quirky indie soundtrack :D
Never Let Me Go (9/15) [limited]
The Plot: Set in a dystopian Britain, boarding school friends Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. Based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
The Players: Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Kiera Knightly, Domhnall Gleeson, Charlotte Rampling, Sally Hawkins; directed by Mark Romanek
The Prospective: By now we all know I have a fascination with dystopia stories. In this case, however, it's less sci-fi/fantasy futuristic, but instead more dramatic.Combine that with some superb performers and I'm in!
Alpha and Omega (9/17)
The Plot: Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything.
The Players: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Dennis Hopper, Christine Lakin, ;directed by Anthony Bell & Ben Gluck.
The Prospective: I like wolveses a lot! :DEasy A (9/17)
The Plot: As she studies The Scarlet Letter, high schooler Olive Pengerghast notices her parallels to the novel and begins to work the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. take on Scarlett Letter.
The Players: Emma Stone (Zombieland), Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Malcom McDowell, Stanley Tucci; directed by Will Gluck.
The Prospective: It seems 10 Things I Hate About You x(Saved! + Juno)= This movie. It's got a pretty decent cast, Stone was great in Zombieland and is a bit of a fox. And who can resist Stanley Tucci? Plus, I LOL-ed at the banter; "There's a higher power that will judge you for your indecency." "Tom Cruise? D:"
The Plot: Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the popular children's book series.
The Players: Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe), Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), David Wenham, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill; directed by Zach Snyder(300, Watchmen, next year's Sucker Punch)!
The Prospective: I like owls and I like the voice talent they've cast. And who am I kidding, this totally appeals to my inner kid, so this might be worth a watch.:)The Town (9/17)
The Plot: Career thief Doug MacRay considers deepening his relationship with Claire, a bank teller who was
traumatized by a recent heist -- and who has no idea that Doug was behind the crime. Meanwhile, an investigator who is close to unmasking Doug's secret life, wrestles with his feelings for Claire.
The Players: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, BLake Lively; directed by Ben Affleck.
The Prospective: I wasn't huge into Good Will Hunting or anything, but with John Hamm (Mad Men) and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) I kinda want to see this one.
Buried (9/24)
The Plot: Paul is a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After an attack, he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
The Players: Ryan Reynolds; directed by Rodrigo Cortes
The Prospective: Ryan Reynolds is hot, we all know that. More so I'm interested to see how a film that takes place almost completely in a, what 7x4x2(?) foot box is kept interesting?
Howl (9/24)
The Plot: A drama centered on the obscenity trial Beat poet Allen Ginsberg faced after the publication of his poem, Howl.
The Players: James Franco, John Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels; directed by Rob Epstein and Jerry Friedman.
The Prospective: The story behind one of the most well known poems in modern history. The cinematography looks interesting. Also, I love me some James Franco :)
Other Comments
The Winning Season(9/3)- Sam Rockwell, that's really all I want here.
I'm Still Here (9/10)- Casey Affleck documents Joaquin Pheonix's turn from acclaimed actor to aspiring rapper. Am I the only one laughing at this probably train wreck?
Devil (9/17)- M. Night Shyamalan writes and produces but leaves the directing to John Erik Dowdle, the eye behind 2008's Quarantine (and interestingly enough, is a hometown boy). Still, I'm not much impressed with the premise, the give away title or Night's connection. I'll save this one for Netflix or a movie & booze night.
You Again (9/24)- Kristin Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White, Odette Yustman star in this comedy about the respective feuds between the sister and mother of a groom and his bride and her aunt... I like Weaver and White, but I'm not sure I can sit through this.
You Again (9/24)- Kristin Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White, Odette Yustman star in this comedy about the respective feuds between the sister and mother of a groom and his bride and her aunt... I like Weaver and White, but I'm not sure I can sit through this.
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