You guys…this is one of the toughest reviews I’ve ever written because The Hunger Games was a strange experience. It’s a bunch of contradictions, employing you to root for Katniss to survive the Games while not enjoying the violence. This movie also wants you to believe it’s great and in fact times tries to SHOW
The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson (TBA)Lincoln, Steven Spielberg (TBA) The Paperboy, Lee Daniels (TBA) On the Road, Walter Salles (TBA)Untitled Terrence Malick FilmOnly God Forgives, Nicolas Winding Refn (TBA)Stoker, Chan-wook Park (TBA)Fork in the Road, Alexander Payne (TBA)Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg (TBA)Much Ado About Nothing, Joss Whedon (TBA)
The Guilt Trip, Anne Fletcher (Nov 2)The Scoop: It’s a road trip comedy with Seth Rogen and Barbara Streisand. I’d never think Babs would sign up for a Rogen film so this should be interesting. Red Dawn, Dan Bradley (Nov 2)The Scoop: A long delayed release, this remake of an 80s classic stars Chris Hemsworth
I’m a little behind on my film trailer comments so here is some quick analysis of new trailers. On The Road[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iwd7ZXi3DM] Yes:-Love the feel of the trailer-the main cast looks great. I’m so looking forward to seeing Kristen Stewart tear into non-franchise film roles-that supporting cast isn’t half bad either (Kristen Dunst, Amy Adams,
Cold Light of Day (Sept 7)The Scoop: Though it features new Superman Henry Cavil…skip. Argo, Ben Affleck (Sept. 14)The Scoop: Be Affleck has been on a roll lately and this film about spies who pretend to mount a movie production to save hostages sounds really interesting. Killing Them Softly (Sept 21)The Scoop: It’s Brad Pitt
Here’s part 2 of my Movies to Watch For. This summer is shaping out to be pretty interesting in terms of movies huh?The Avengers, Joss Whedon (May 4)The Scoop: All of Marvel’s greatest characters and Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s mastermind join forces in the first big blockbuster movie of th season. The newly released trailer