Friday, November 09, 2007

November Theatrical Releases

I don't know if it's me or the movies, but I'm really underwhelmed by the releases this month. Stuff that I'm supposed to be excited about just isn't doing it for me. I've decided that I'm not as in love with gangster films as the rest of the country, so American Gangster looks tedious. Bee Movie and Fred Claus look dumb. I can't get past the creepy motion-capture of Beowulf. And Martian Child, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium and Hitman look respectively like they're trying too hard to be touching, whimsical, and stylish.

But I did find some stuff to be interested in:

Last Week

Darfur Now: (LA/NY only) I can't honestly say that I'm looking forward to seeing this, and I don't even know that I will see it. I don't know that I want or need the images in my head. Hotel Rwanda was bad enough and there I could comfort myself with the knowledge that it was a re-enactment, whereas this...

But it's important. I don't need to see the documentary to know that and I've been doing what I can to help, but I'm glad there's a movie about the situation and hope that people who don't know what's going on will see it.

Today

I'll Believe You: (limited) Funny premise (late-night radio talk show host receives phone call from extraterrestrial and tries to find out who placed the call). Funny cast (Patrick Warburton, Fred Willard, Chris Elliot, Ed Helms from The Office). Funny trailer.

November 21

Enchanted: I've got pretty low expectations for this, but I'm curious enough to give it a watch.

August Rush: I'm so torn. On the one hand, it's Keri Russell and Freddie Highmore. On the other hand, it's Robin Williams trying to play Bono (which, to me, is sort of like Rob Schneider trying to play Gandhi in a serious role). I may wait for DVD on this one so if Williams kills it for me I can just eject the disc instead of having to walk out of the theater.

This Christmas: I'm a sucker for Christmas family dramas. I liked Home for the Holidays and The Family Stone too. What're ya gonna do?

November 28

The Savages: The plot about adult siblings trying to arrange long-term care for their mentally deteriorating father didn't do anything for me. Then I realized that one of the siblings is Philip Seymour Hoffman. And then I saw the trailer. Looks like good stuff.

November 30

Awake: This is what I'm in the mood for. A suspense thriller with Lena Olin, Hayden Christensen (I don't have the problems with his acting that most Star Wars fans claim to), Jessica Alba, and Terrence Howard in a role where he may not have to cry.

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