Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Upcoming Movies
Technorati Tag: Movies
Opening August 12th:
The Great Raid (wide)
True Story. Action/Adventure, war
Rated R: for strong war violence and brief language
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen
Directed by John Dahl
About: 1945 Philippines. Raid by the 6th Ranger Battalion, lead by Lt.Col. Henry Mucci.
Rotten Tomatoes: Score: Rotten, 50% liked, 50% disliked the film out of 12 reviews. The featured critic calls it boring.
The Skeleton Key (wide)
Horror/Suspense
Rated: PG-13: for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material.
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
Director: Iain Softley (K-Pax)
Writer: Ehren Kruger (The Ring)
About: Set in New Orleans. Live-in nurse cares for an elderly man in a haunted mansion in the Louisiana delta.
Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten, 33% liked, 67% disliked the film out of 6 reviews (gee that’s a huge sampling).
Four Brothers
Drama/Action
Rated: R: for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.
Starring: Mark Walhberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard
Directer: John Singleton.
About: A mother dies and four foster brothers decide to take revenge.
Rotten Tomatoes: Not enough reviews yet. Only have two reviews so far, both negative ("easily one of the worst films of 2005" by Stefan Halley of "Hero Realm")
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (wide)
Comedy
Rated: R: for pervasive strong crude and sexual humor, language, nudity and drug content.
Starring: Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin, Jean Reno, Til Schweiger, Jeroen Krabbe
Directed by: Mike Bigelow
About: Schneider goes to Europe as a gigolo and must help Griffin, a pimp accused of murder.
Rotten Tomatoes: Not enough reviews, currently have 5 (from that Halley critic: "a guilty pleasure if you’re not easily offended").
A State of Mind (limited - for those folks in NY)
Documentary.
About: Documentary about 2 young North Korean gymnasts.
Rotten Tomatoes: So far 2 of 2 reviewers liked the documentary.
Note: Title links to official website. Note 2: I’ll try to update the above (include links to actors/directors/writers, find and include writers), and below before the movie actually opens
Opening August 17th:
Supercross (Wide)
Starring: Mike Vogel, Steve Howey, Sophia Bush, Cameron Richardson, Aaron Carter.
Director: Steve Boyum.
About: Motorcycle racing.
Yahoo.com’s page.
Reel Paradise (limited)
Yahoo.com’s page.
Opening August 19th:
The 40-Year old Virgin (wide)
Red Eye (wide)
Valiant (wide)
El Crimen Perfecto (limited)
Forumla 17 (Shi qi sui de tian kong) (limited)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksumeun naui geot) (limited)
Opening August 29:
The Brothers Grimm (Wide)
The Cave (Wide)
The Constant Gardner (Wide)
Undiscovered (Wide)
The Baxter (Limited)
Breaking News (Dai si gein) (Limited)
Dirty Deeds (Limited)
Eternal (Limited)
Games of Love and Chance (L’Esquive) (Limited)
The Memory of a Killer (The Alzheimer Case) (Limited)
Three Dancing Slaves (Le Clan) (Limited)
Wall (Mur) (Limited)
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minuteman (Limited)
Note: The title is linked to an official website, if there is one; and I linked the actors/writers/directors names in my previous efforts, but too much work this time, maybe I’ll update later; also I used to link to IMDb.com
Opening August 12th:
The Great Raid (wide)
True Story. Action/Adventure, war
Rated R: for strong war violence and brief language
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen
Directed by John Dahl
About: 1945 Philippines. Raid by the 6th Ranger Battalion, lead by Lt.Col. Henry Mucci.
Rotten Tomatoes: Score: Rotten, 50% liked, 50% disliked the film out of 12 reviews. The featured critic calls it boring.
The Skeleton Key (wide)
Horror/Suspense
Rated: PG-13: for violence, disturbing images, some partial nudity and thematic material.
Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt
Director: Iain Softley (K-Pax)
Writer: Ehren Kruger (The Ring)
About: Set in New Orleans. Live-in nurse cares for an elderly man in a haunted mansion in the Louisiana delta.
Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten, 33% liked, 67% disliked the film out of 6 reviews (gee that’s a huge sampling).
Four Brothers
Drama/Action
Rated: R: for strong violence, pervasive language and some sexual content.
Starring: Mark Walhberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard
Directer: John Singleton.
About: A mother dies and four foster brothers decide to take revenge.
Rotten Tomatoes: Not enough reviews yet. Only have two reviews so far, both negative ("easily one of the worst films of 2005" by Stefan Halley of "Hero Realm")
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (wide)
Comedy
Rated: R: for pervasive strong crude and sexual humor, language, nudity and drug content.
Starring: Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin, Jean Reno, Til Schweiger, Jeroen Krabbe
Directed by: Mike Bigelow
About: Schneider goes to Europe as a gigolo and must help Griffin, a pimp accused of murder.
Rotten Tomatoes: Not enough reviews, currently have 5 (from that Halley critic: "a guilty pleasure if you’re not easily offended").
A State of Mind (limited - for those folks in NY)
Documentary.
About: Documentary about 2 young North Korean gymnasts.
Rotten Tomatoes: So far 2 of 2 reviewers liked the documentary.
Note: Title links to official website. Note 2: I’ll try to update the above (include links to actors/directors/writers, find and include writers), and below before the movie actually opens
Opening August 17th:
Supercross (Wide)
Starring: Mike Vogel, Steve Howey, Sophia Bush, Cameron Richardson, Aaron Carter.
Director: Steve Boyum.
About: Motorcycle racing.
Yahoo.com’s page.
Reel Paradise (limited)
Yahoo.com’s page.
Opening August 19th:
The 40-Year old Virgin (wide)
Red Eye (wide)
Valiant (wide)
El Crimen Perfecto (limited)
Forumla 17 (Shi qi sui de tian kong) (limited)
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Boksumeun naui geot) (limited)
Opening August 29:
The Brothers Grimm (Wide)
The Cave (Wide)
The Constant Gardner (Wide)
Undiscovered (Wide)
The Baxter (Limited)
Breaking News (Dai si gein) (Limited)
Dirty Deeds (Limited)
Eternal (Limited)
Games of Love and Chance (L’Esquive) (Limited)
The Memory of a Killer (The Alzheimer Case) (Limited)
Three Dancing Slaves (Le Clan) (Limited)
Wall (Mur) (Limited)
We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minuteman (Limited)
Note: The title is linked to an official website, if there is one; and I linked the actors/writers/directors names in my previous efforts, but too much work this time, maybe I’ll update later; also I used to link to IMDb.com
