Friday, February 6, 2009

This Week in Movies 2/1-2/6

-The Superbowl ads were played. We got a sneak peek at G.I. Joe, Transformers 2, Monsters vs Aliens, Star Trek, Angels and Demons, Year One, Fast and Furious, Land of the Lost, and Race to Witch Mountain. I'm probably looking forward to Monsters vs Aliens the most, but I will certainly see everyone of them before I see the dreadful looking Land of the Lost



- Scorsese picks his next, Silence. Set in the 17th century about two Jesuit priests who face violence and persecution when they go to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio Del Toro, top-notch talent. Day-Lewis is pretty picky to so it must be one hell of a script.

- The Flash gets a writer, Dan Mazeau, who recently passed in a draft of Johnny Quest to Warner Brothers.


- John Carpenter picks his next, The Ward, about a women stalked inside an insane asylum. Hopefully he keeps the quality of his Masters of Horror episodes rather than the quality of Ghosts of Mars

- Slap Shot might get a remake. Not ideal in the least. Just go watch the original

- We got a first look at The Black Freighter addition to Watchmen


- People still don't know who Rourke is playing in Iron Man 2. :)

- Bale's temper got the best of him on Terminator: Salvation. Internet nerds are torn between hating and loving the talented actor who's planning on rebooting and improving every beloved film franchise ever. ;)

- Green Lantern gets a director, Martin Campbell of Bond fame (Goldeneye and Casino Royale)


- Disney is actually attempting to adapt Candyland to film.

- Jeff Bewkes, CEO of WB, says they'll make Batman movies until people stop paying. Could this be the next Bond, a franchise with 23 installments and counting.

- This week's releases: Coraline, Push, He's Just Not That Into You, Pink Panther 2, and in limited release Fanboys and Chocolate. If I had to see one, it would be Fanboys, a cool looking comedy that the Weinsteins bounced around for far too long.

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