| Movies to look foward to |
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| Written by Bob Ward | |
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Instead of a review this week, I’m going to present you all with a preview of some upcoming films that I’m excited about as we enter a particularly busy time for the theater. The Departed is a crime drama about a mafia spy undercover in the Boston police, and a police officer undercover in the mafia. The action centers around both of them trying to find out who the other mole is. The conflict of the movie centers around weather either man is willing to turn on the friends he has made during his time undercover. In a film that is sure to result in cries of “Jon Stewart for President,” Man of the Year is about a late night comedian (Robin Williams) who, as a joke, decides to run for president. The joke wears thin, however, when he wins. Some of the highlights from the trailer include several great jokes about his appointments to the cabinet, not to mention the large wig he wears throughout the second half. Not too much else is known about the plot, but considering that the director is the same man responsible for Wag the Dog and Good Morning Vietnam, I think we can count on a hit here. Flags of our Fathers is dramatized story about the six men who raised the flag at the battle of Iwo Jima, resulting in one of the most famous photographs ever taken. The movie centers around the lives of the soldiers in the photo after it was taken, and the effect that the photo had on the American home front. The Prestige stars Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman, and is directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins). Need I say more? Ok, if you insist. The film is about two rival magicians in turn of the century London. At first their competition is friendly, but eventually it blossoms into a full blown hatred of one another. So great is their distaste for one another and their desire to be the greatest, that both of them are eventually driven to murder. The Nightmare Before Christmas was released in 1993 to tepid audiences, but the film as since gained a cult following on DVD. Now, just in time for the holiday season, Disney is re releasing it as a 3-D film. I am really excited to see this film in 3-D, hopefully on the biggest screen I can find. Nightmare is the story of Jack Skellingon, the spirit of Halloween, who has aspirations of ruling the other holidays as well. He convinces the other residents of Halloween town to try to put on Christmas this year instead of Halloween, but there are complications, and they never do get Christmas right. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. That was a mouthful. Borat is about a Kazakhstani TV personality who is dispatched by his bosses to make a documentary about the “Greatest country in the world, U S and A.” Though after spending some time here, he becomes far more interested in some of America’s more curvy personalities then in his assignment. Casino Royale. I’ve been waiting for this for about four years now, quite a bit longer then Bond’s usual two year incubation time. Some say this was due to the contract problems with Pierce Brosnan and the resulting extraordinarily long search process, some say they just want to build the suspense before the release. I was extremely disappointed with their choice of Daniel Craig to play Bond, until I saw Munich, before that, I had only seen him in Road to Perdition and I couldn’t see what the directors saw in him. He has grown a lot as an actor though, and if he comes through with Casino, he could find himself with more fame then he knows what to do with. The move is about a poker game, on one side, Le Chiffre banker to the worlds terrorists, and on the other Bond, who is being bankrolled by the British government. The objective is to bankrupt Le Chiffre in one game and have him taken out by the Terrorists whose money he just lost, but if Bond loses, then the government will have directly sponsored terrorism. For those who don’t know, Casino Royale is the first James Bond book, and the only one that has not been made into a film yet. Casino is supposed to be a reboot to let the franchise get back to its roots, and I’ll pass judgment for now, but only until Nov. 17th, after which you can expect a full review. |
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