10 movies still to see in 2009
1. Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 09.10) – Despite being ultra-weird and heavy on symbolistic madness, not even Cannes could resist, and coughed up some awards. Yes, it’s THAT good.
2. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 04.09) – QT fans will love this. QT haters will also probably love this – but will claim to hate it, because it’s hip to hate succesful auteurs. Either way, probably another QT classic.
3. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Terry Gilliam, 06.11) – Terry Gilliam flicks are rare and brilliant. This one is no exception.
4. Jennifer’s Body (Karyn Kusama, 30.10) – Two words. Megan. Fox.
5. Where the Wild Things Are (Spike Jonze, 11.12) – I don’t know much about this movie, but I like Jonze’s earlier work, and the trailer looks surprisngly great.
6. Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 23.11) – Martin Scorsese directing a thriller/horror starring Leo Di Caprio? Unmissable.
7. Avatar (James Cameron, 18.12) – Even if Cameron would shoot 2 hours-worth of nothing, the movie would still be a huge hit (see Titanic). Imagine what would happen if the film was actually good. This one looks promising.
8. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, no release date yet) – Ultra-weird internet-only teasers raised huge interest in this flick. Then the trailer came out and showed lots of promise. This could be more than weird. It could be good.
9. 9 (Shane Acker, no release date yet) – Again, interest hyped by awesome-looking trailer. Plus, if Tim Burton’s involved (even as a producer), well, it’s a must.
10. A Serious Man (Joel & Ethan Coen, no release date yet) – After their hectic last couple of movies, the Coens are toning it down with a very personal flick with unknown actors.
* The Road (John Hillcoat) would have easily made the list, but the film, released in October in the States, will arrive in January 2010 in Romania.
(Listed dates are the Romanian releases).
Entourage addict
I am officially an Entourage addict. You should be too. Why?
Well, for starters, because it’s an amazing show. Really interesting characters, superbly acted, and perfectly written. Once you get the first few episodes out of the way, you end up feeling like you know them personally. Last night, when James Cameron called Vince to offer him the lead role in his new movie, I was literally happy. And I don’t usually get really involved like this, but this show leaves me no choice.
Let’s see, what else. It’s a hilarious show, that welcomes you to the high-life world of a Hollywood star. I don’t think there’s any movie or tv show out there that gets you closer to all the madness. Guest stars pop in every ten minutes, playing themselves.
I can’t believe this show has been going on for so long and I just discovered it.
If you don’t know it, check it out. You’re in for an amazing ride.
Megan Fox again
In case you missed the red band trailer for Megan’s new awesome-looking flick “Jennifer’s Body” (written by the brilliant Diablo Cody), here it is.
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In my playlist #4
Sorry for the lack of recent updates. Have been really busy, and also caught up in all the Monkey Island awesomeness of the last couple of weeks.
Anyway, here are a bunch of songs I’ve been humming along recently.
Ice Age madness
65.139 Romanians went to the cinema last weekend, to watch the new Ice Age flick. That means 474.798 USD obtained from ticket sales. That’s 3 times more than what Transformers 2 did in the debut weekend. That’s 7 times more than what Up – another 3D blockbuster animation – did in its first weekend, last month. And 8 times more than Monsters vs Aliens – yet another 3D animation released this year.
Coincidence? I don’t think so. Ice Age 3 is the first 3D animation distributed in our theaters in English, with subtitles. All the others were dubbed in Romanian. Now, imagine Sid, you know Sid, speaking in Romanian with a completely different voice. No wonder people would choose to stay home and watch the film on their laptops.
Hopefully this is a big fat lesson to all distributors in Romania. Dubbing is stupid, even for animations.
Quick tweets
– Luna Amara is playing an electric show this evening, in Fire Club. Be there.
– The new season of Weeds kicked off in spectacular fashion. First few episodes were great and really funny – unlike most season 4.
– Want something addictive? Try True Blood. If you tear it apart in little pieces and actually do some thinking, it’s a completely average show. But for some reason, I can’t stop watching.
– Transformers 2 wins my personal blockbuster of the year award. Seriously, go see it, but make sure you turn off your brain before it starts.
– Anybody want to join me at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival in Barcelona, this October? Thought so.
– Kevin Smith is directing a thriller. Oh, the horror.
– 4 (four) days left until Tales of Monkey Island
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