Been looking at some movies and TV shows that are coming up and have found a few that look really cool. If you see anything that looks sweet, post it here.
No, not all of these are coming out this summer. But they look sweet anyway.
Television:
Boardwalk Empire - written by Terence Winter (The Sopranos)
Starring: Steve Buscemi
The pilot episode is going to be directed by Martin Scorsese.
From IMDB: A look at the history of Atlantic City's boardwalk from its origins as a quiet seaside resort to the casino empire it is today. Based on the book "Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City" by Nelson Johnson.
Treme - written by David Simon (The Wire)
Starring: Wendell Pierce, Steve Zahn
Looks like it's going to be a drama about the aftermath of Katrina in New Orleans.
Movies:
Shutter Island - Directed by Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer
From IMDB: It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Island Ashecliffe Hospital. He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister. Teddy's shrewd investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues multiply, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity.
Release: October 2, 2009
Inception - Directed by Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Michael Caine
From IMDB: A CEO-type becomes involved in a blackmailing scandal.
Release: July 16, 2010
Note: This movie is currently being filmed at Fortress Mountain west of Calgary.
Avatar - Directed by James Cameron
Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
From IMDB: In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture.
Release: December 18, 2009
Note: This is Cameron's first directing gig since Titanic, which became the highest grossing film of all time.
Alice in Wonderland - Directed by Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee
From IMDB: The adventures of a young girl, Alice, who falls into a magical world full of strange characters and darkness behind every corner.
Release: March 5, 2010
Note: This movie will be in 3D! What's better than an acid trip and a Tim Burton movie in 3D? Not much.
Inglorious Basterds - Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eli Roth
From IMDB: During World War II a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
Release: August 21, 2009
The Informant - Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Matt Damon
From IMDB: The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
Release: October 9, 2009
The only thing I'm excited about is Big Brother. Rumour has it: it's going to be fans vs favourites. With the favourites coming from the last 3 seasons.
On the subject of summer TV, I watched the series premiere of Merlin on NBC, mostly because I'm a bit of a sucker for dark-age history and myth; man, what a steaming pile of dreck that was.
District 9 - Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Sharlto Copley, David James
From IMDB: An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.
Release: August 14, 2009
9 - Directed by Shane Acker
Starring: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly
From IMDB: When 9 (voice of Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.
Release: September 9, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are - Directed by Spike Jonze
Starring: Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini
From IMDB: An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.
Release: October 16, 2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox - Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Willem Dafoe, Jason Schwartzman, Anjelica Huston
From IMDB: Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.
Release: November 13, 2009
World's Greatest Dad - Directed by Bob Goldthwait
Starring: Robin Williams
From IMDB: Lance is a high school teacher who protects his family from shame following the embarrassing accidental death of his son. Lance writes a fake suicide note to cover up the death, but without permission the note is published and becomes an unexpected hit. Keen to be a successful author, Lance produces an entire journal which he passes off as his son's.
Release: No release date set
Funny People - Directed by Judd Apatow
Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Sarah Silverman, Norm MacDonald
From IMDB: George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the same club and George takes notice of Ira. George hires Ira to be his semi-personal assistant as well as his friend.
Release: July 31, 2009
Upcoming summer movie and Television thread
The only thing I'm excited about is Big Brother. Rumour has it: it's going to be fans vs favourites. With the favourites coming from the last 3 seasons.
