tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post7129041842542254473..comments2023-10-21T05:02:32.110-07:00Comments on Nick's Pix: 2009 FALL MOVIE PREVIEWActionmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-11158780505272613932009-08-31T15:06:57.564-07:002009-08-31T15:06:57.564-07:00Oh my GOD, how could I forget about Tree of Life?!...Oh my GOD, how could I forget about Tree of Life?!?!?! It never got an official release date as far as I knew...thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'll be doing a Malick piece later this week.Actionmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-25337404838271758552009-08-31T15:05:27.465-07:002009-08-31T15:05:27.465-07:00I meant "December 25th" about Malick'...I meant "December 25th" about Malick's newest. Sorry. Shoulda clarified that.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564846610934480928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-59898376504737851512009-08-31T15:03:29.867-07:002009-08-31T15:03:29.867-07:00God, so much to talk about here, but I think that&...God, so much to talk about here, but I think that's the point. I have my entire movie-going schedule laid out to the rest of the year (or, at least, a tentative one). Bear with me here:<br /><br />We've talked about "Gamer" and "Extract." Seeing both on Friday.<br /><br />"9" looks freakin' incredible. The trailers have really impressed me, and the talent behind the camera is awesome.<br /><br />"The Informant!" looks like a hoot and it's Soderbergh, so I'm there. <br /><br />"Zombieland" looks fucking awesome and hilarious and gory and actually quite scary, I think. "A Serious Man" looks absolutely mindboggling in the best way possible.<br /><br />"An Education" will be a rental for me, since like fuck it'll be playing here.<br /><br />"The Road" is a must-see based on the fact that it was a mindblowing Cormac "No Country for Old Men" McCarthy novel, but not the trailers, which have obviously been edited awkwardly and haven't impressed me as much as they impressed my dad the other day. "Where The Wild Things Are." Nuff said. Will be beautiful.<br /><br />"Amelia." No.<br /><br />November 6 is a huge weekend. I too was left cold by the self-indulgence of "Beowulf," but Zemeckis is undoubtedly one of the finest directors in the business, so HELL yes I'm seeing "A Christmas Carol." Richard Kelly's a genius, so "The Box" is a must-see. And anything that George Clooney works on with Grant Heslov is quality, what with the stunning "Good Night, and Good Luck," so "The Men Who Stare at Goats" is an opening-day movie for me.<br /><br />"2012" looks like the biggest, no-holds-barred special effects gonzo Event Movie of all time (not to mention the End Times). Emmerich's on and off. I LOVED "Independence Day", liked "The Day After Tomorrow," and hated "10,000 B.C." so we'll see.<br /><br />Then there's "Nine," which is an odd creature. I'm a passive fan of musicals; not absolutely crazy about them, but breaking out in song is a glorious thing to see. However, I didn't like "Chicago" either time I saw it. "Nine," though, has simply one of the best trailers of the year and looks staggeringly beautiful in ways that probably will not be equaled aesthetically this year, as per usual with Beebe. I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. "Ninja Assassin" looks violent, gory, awesome, and actually kind of deep for a ninja movie; I actually close to hated "V for Vendetta" but this could be much better. Just recently watched "Life Aquatic" and "Darjeeling Limited" and trying to seek out Anderson's others before "Fantastic Mr. Fox," but it looks awesome so I'm there.<br /><br />As for "Avatar," I think it'll be the best thing since like ever omg. I was one of the few who thought the trailers blew the roof and astonished me like no other trailer this year, but then again, "District 9" will damn near-impossible to top sci-fi-wise. "The Lovely Bones" looks beautiful and elegiac and etc. "Invictus" will sweep the Oscars. I know it. Nancy Meyers is a master of the romantic dramedy, so "It's Complicated" will the same thing: long but deservedly so, like her TERRIFIC "The Holiday," which you need to see if you haven't.<br /><br />Thus ends rant.<br /><br />OH, wait, Malick's "The Tree of Life" is released on the 25th, in case you didn't know.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16564846610934480928noreply@blogger.com