Oct 19 2008
What to See This Weekend? (10/24)
PICK OF THE WEEK
Synecdoche, New York
dir. Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Samantha Moore, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson, Jennifer Jason Leigh
The highly anticipated directorial debut from Charlie Kaufman finally hits theaters after a string of delays and a tough time finding a buyer for distribution on the festival circuit. You can only anticipate that it’s going to be fantastic. Maybe not, but my money is on an interesting film.
Fear(s) of the Dark (10/22)
dir. Blutch , Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, Richard McGuire
An odd sounding “horror”ish film from a variety of visual artists, that could garner some cult attention and looks very interesting.
Stranded: I Have Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (10/22)
dir. Gonzalo Arijon
If the title doesn’t get caught in your mouth and you decide to hit up this film you likely won’t be disappointed. It’s an often told tale of survival and it is being documented in a documentary for the first, being told by the people who survived the crash.
Passengers
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson
Two plane crash movies this weekend? Ok. This one looks like it might not be quite as good as the other. Looks like some sort of hodge podge of Pet Cemetery, Final Destination, Red Eye, The X-Files and slew of other crappy action films.
Saw V
Directed by: David Hackl
Starring: Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor
If the relentless placements for this film on websites everywhere, and on every broadcast of a Tampa Bay Lightning game haven’t turned you off yet this might be an alright film. The series that brought gore-porn into the mainstream is back for another gruesome installment of Jigsaw tricks. Really, horror series tend to drag on a bit, but as far as lengthy horror series go, this one has kept me entertained.
Let The Right One In
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Ah, yes the week before Halloween, the yearly slew of bad horror films begins…or maybe it will be ok, who am I to judge? But I am, and I don’t expect much…
Pride & Glory
Dir. Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voigt
The director of Miracle tries to bring something a little bit more serious to the screen in this film about two cop brothers who try to solve a series of cop slayings in New York. Could it be one of them? Oh man, sounds like some Shymalan style twists coming up to me.
We’re going to go ahead and skip talking about High School Musical 3 and go straight to last week’s Top 10:
1. Max Payne
2. Beverly Hills Chihuahua
3. The Secret Life of Bees
4. W.
5. Eagle Eye
6. Body of Lies
7. Quarantine
8. Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist
9. Sex Drive
10. Nights in Rodanthe
