Notable Movies Opening This Week

Leatherheads
Starring: George Clooney, Renee Zellwegger, John Krasinski
Directed by: George Clooney
Opens: APRIL 4th
Synopsis: A romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America’s nascent pro-football league in 1925. Dodge Connolly, a charming, brash football hero, is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his ragtag ranks. The captain hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country’s attention. Welcome to the team Carter Rutherford, America’s favorite son. A golden-boy war hero who single-handedly forced multiple German soldiers to surrender in WWI, Carter has dashing good looks and unparalleled speed on the field. This new champ is almost too good to be true, and Lexie Littleton aims to prove that’s the case. A cub journalist playing in the big leagues, Lexie is a spitfire newswoman who suspects there are holes in Carter’s war story. But while she digs, the two teammates start to become serious off-field rivals for her fickle affections. As the new game of pro-football becomes less like the freewheeling sport he knew and loved, Dodge must both fight to keep his guys together and to get the girl of his dreams. Finding that love and football have a surprisingly similar playbook, however, he has one maneuver he will save just for the fourth quarter (IMDb)

Watch Trailer at the official site

Nim’s Island
Starring: Jodie Foster, Abigail Breslin
Directed by: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Opens: APRIL 4th
Synopsis: Anything can happen on Nim’s Island, a magical place ruled by a young girl’s imagination. It is an existence that mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover - the world’s greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim’s father goes missing from their island, a twist of fate brings her together with Alexandra. Now they must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer Nim’s Island. (IMDb)

Watch Trailer at the official site

American Gangster

Another Denzel Washington movie ehh… but here’s the kicker it’s with Russel Crowe. Two top notch A-listers in a movie together. Russel Crowe was riveting in Gladiator, and just as riveting in American Gangster. Denzel Washington has mesmorized us for years. His acting has ranged from playing the controversial Malcolm X to a grieving father driven to take matters into his own hands in John Q. Both these men together translated into a A plus movie.

A true story about Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) who took over a drug empire after his boss’s death (Bumpy Johnson) and took it to another level. His brothers followed him into this lifestyle until Richie Roberts (Russel Crowe) crumbles the empire down to rubble. This is a story about a man who took his destiny into his own hands and how another man justifiably takes it away.

Frank is a saavy business man, his business is dealing drugs. He loves his family but is not immune to disciplining a cousin, or brother when they display “Larry and Moe” type behavior. He’s respectful and loving towards his wife and mother while still maintaining his reputation as a ruthless killer and a formidable enemy.

Richie Roberts is a detective who is painlessly honest and finds nearly a million dollars, and instead of following the footsteps of his co-workers (crooked cops) he turns it in. This may give him brownie points with Mother Theresa and The Pope but he gets no cigars from his so called buddies. No on wants to work with an honest cop.. it’s unheard of. Forced to go out on his own he assembles a team of an off beat posse to take down Frank and his crew. I won’t tell you anymore than this because you must see this movie.

A very powerful production put on by two stand up guys. Another standing ovation for Denzel and Russel. Awesome.

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When my husband first brought this movie home, I wasn’t too sure about it. I read what it was about and thought it would be like all of the other psychic movies out there. I did like the Actors/Actresses that were in it. I was ready to be bored out ofmy mind when he put it on though.

To my surprise, I enjoyed the movie. I thought it was well thought out. It was different than most of the psychic movies and we both enjoyed it a great deal. There were twists in it the I also enjoyed. The ending was well thought out and surprised me.

Overall, I think that I would give this movie a two thumbs up. I would definately recommend it!

Actors:

Nicholas Cage
Julianne Moore
Jessica Biel

The XFiles 2 Movie: Marketing is on

Finally, some buzz about the upcoming XFiles 2 movie! The marketing arm is underway and after a long wait, it’s all coming out…one by one.

First, with the teaser poster now making the rounds on the internet. Have a look:

Second, the first trailer is up and you could watch it here.

Lastly, the official site will be launched something this week.

Now, how do you like that XFiles Fans?

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are of course reprising their roles as FBI agents investigating the paranormal. The movie, directed by Chris Carter, opens in July 25th.

Is Sir Ian McKellen doing The Hobbit?

According to the Film Guardian, Sir Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in the Lord of The Rings series, has agreed to do another Tolkien movie with Peter Jackson. Apparently, he confirmed this during an email exchange among his fans, which took place on his official website.

Q: So has it come to pass, good Sir McKellen? Shall the dreaming masses with their musty books and their blackened pipes at long last hear those immortal words issue from under that famous nose? “Yes, yes, my dear sir-and I know your name, Mr. Bilbo Baggins. And you do know my name, though you don’t remember that I belong to it. I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me! To think I should have lived to be good-morninged by Belladonna Took’s son, as if I was selling buttons at the door!” Looking about, I find I share the same hopes as millions of others, so I ask, a single query in a chorus… Will you again be our Gandalf in “The Hobbit” now that the deal is settled?

A: Yes I will, if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the producer and me being, on the whole, a very lucky actor. I’ve just read your quote out loud - fabulous speech.

It’s more or less a given. If Peter Jackson doesn’t drop out of the project, then McKellen as Gandalf should return.

And I’m pretty sure that would make millions of fans of the previous trilogy very, very happy.

Iron Man TV Spot

Has anybody scene the latest Iron Man TV Spot?

The movie is one of the most anticipated story this summer. It is starred by Robert Downey, Jr. in a role he hasn’t done before. I don’t quite see him as a superhero yet. Maybe this film will convince me.

Directed by Jon Favreau, the movie opens May 2, 2008.

Visit the official site for more information.

The Game Plan 2007

The Game Plan stars Dwayne , “THE ROCK” Johnson, as Joe Kingman.

Joe is a tough quarterback for a major NFL team. He has taken many hard hits and surprise tackles in his day, but nothing knocks the wind out of him like finding out he has an 8 year old daughter ( Madison) he never knew existed! Kyra Sedgwick ( A.K.A. Mrs. Kevin Bacon for you trivia buffs), plays Joe’s Hard-nosed agent. She goes right into spin mode to make sure this new development does not derail Joe’s career.

The movie is mostly the formula you have seen before,,,,Bachelor has no idea how to take care of a kid,,,,bachelor slowly learns with many comedic moments,,,Bachelor finally gets the hang of it. But as with most formula movies, they become a formula because THEY WORK. These kind of movies always make you feel good in the end. What I did NOT EXPECT is for a movie starring “THE ROCK” to make me cry. So be prepared for some tear jerker moments!

This is a good family or date night movie. It will touch the hearts of any parent or grandparent. And ladies, it would make a good date night flick, as well as a good test of your man’s heart. If he does not at least look like he is trying not to tear up, he might not have a heart. ,,,Just my opinion!

I do not want to give too much away, but it may be worth watching this movie just to see The Rock… sing, play guitar, and do ballet?!

The Game Plan is rated PG for some thematic elements and runs 110 minutes. It is out on DVD now and was made by Walt Disney Pictures

“Lost in Translation” (2003)

“Lost in Translation” stars Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte, a graduate in philosophy from Yale. Her husband John, played by Giovanni Ribisi, is a celebrity photographer and Charlotte has accompanied him to Tokyo. John is caught up in his work so much that Charlotte feels unheard and very lonely. Sometimes she feels invisible.

While in Tokyo, Charlotte meets Bob Harris, played by Bill Murray. Bob is an American actor who is starring in a Japanese commercial. His marriage is rocky and he’s not very enthusiastic about doing the commercial. Both Charlotte and Bob are at a crossroads in their lives and aren’t sure what they want to do or the direction they want to go.

As Bob, the middle aged man and Charlotte, a much younger woman, become close and start to hang out a lot, the viewer may assume the relationship will turn into a steamy affair. The innuendos are subtle, which gives more impact than the blatant and common script we often see in films. The two have a close bond and often it’s unspoken, but somehow they are able to meet each other’s needs.

This is a rather slow-moving movie. It won’t draw in the adventurous, but I found it to be enjoyable. The scenery and glimpse into Japanese life was nice. This is a movie you need to watch to the end and retrace backward to get the full impact.

Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy in Wanted

I recently saw the trailer for Angelina Jolie’s latest film, “Wanted”, for release in the summer…and it is pretty kick-ass. The film is loosely based on a comic book by Mark Millar, about a team of assassins.

James McAvoy, the actor who played this creature on Chronicles of Narnia (Thomas was it?), plays Wesley, a regular office worker who is unfortunately bullied by everyone in his life. Unknowingly, his murdered father worked as an assassin and now his team is recruiting  Wesley. Apparently, his a natural. Not every assassin has this gift like him. Angelina Jolie’s character is his mentor. The film also stars Morgan Freeman as the head of the group.

Stellar casting, eh?

The film opens in the end of June in the States.

Would you like to see the trailer? Check this out then.

Horton Hears A Who

I had no prior orientation to any of Dr. Seuss’ books. I cannot remember reading this as a child, unfortunately. So I had no expectations about the movie, coming inside the theater.

The voices were pretty good. I love Steve Carell anyway, so I felt he was perfect for this. And Jim Carrey as Horton? He brought personality to it.

The story served a valuable life lesson. I can’t help but be sappy about it towards the end. If I had to rate this, it would be right up there with Finding Nemo, in terms of redeeming value and moral lessons. It’s the kind you would really want your kids to pay attention to, so that they can pick up something valuable.

What hurt the movie? The singing of “Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore” towards the end. Albeit, it was meant to be humorous, it just felt out of place really.

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