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What’s opening Friday, August 14?
Last week I said the slate of movies came on the “last true weekend of the Hollywood summer.” That’s still true; Hollywood’s summer usually ends around the first weekend of August. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting movies coming out.
Maybe there aren’t very MANY, but there is there are at least two prime attractions this week.
Bandslam: No, that’s not it. Can’t muster much enthusiasm for a musical in which Vanessa Hudgens is the lead. To be fair, early reviews are decent.
District 9: THIS, however, IS one of the prime attractions. This sci-fi thriller produced by Peter Jackson looks truly intriguing, and the buzz is only getting louder. I screen it tonight and review it tomorrow.
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard: Thanks, but Robert Zemeckis already made a car salesman comedy called Used Cars that’s pretty hard to top.
Ponyo: Revered as he is, Japanese animation master Hayao Miyazaki has never had a mainstream hit here in America. Disney aims to change that by releasing his latest movie on 800 screens. Will it take? Time will tell. Sight unseen, I have to say I’m rather astonished at the AP’s negative review of it - the only one so far.
The Time Traveler’s Wife: At first, the prospect of Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams starring in an adaptation of a best-seller seemed tantalizing, but two things bother me: the trailer seems to give the whole story away, and the director is Robert Schwentke, whose only other notable credit is Flightplan, the rare Jodie Foster vehicle I did not enjoy.
At the arthouses
The Neon and Little Art both open Food, Inc., about our unsavory food processing practices. From everything I’ve read about the film, you may not want to eat for a long time after seeing it.
At the Cool Films Series
Funny Girl: I’ve never been a big Barbra Streisand fan, but I have to admit this is probably the best filmed showcase of her talent.
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