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13 Feb 09
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Jennifer's Body" – 20th Century Fox - Dir. Karyn Kusama
Synopsis: A popular but demoniacally possessed teenager (Megan Fox) starts to kill off her high school classmates. Can her nerdy best friend (Amanda Seyfried) thwart her and stop the Satan-worshipping emo rock band responsible for the horrible transformation?
What You Need To Know: Diablo Cody's follow-up script to "Juno" is a wickedly arch homage to the dark teen sarcasm of "Heathers" and adolescent horror films, but puts the power into the opposite gender for once. The script is a super funny read, replete with Cody-ism sure to annoy some, but how can you not like the idea of Adam Brody as Satantic leader of an anthemic emo rock band? Now if only Kusama doesn't fuck it up like some reports have already suggested she has. And note: there might be no nude boobs.
Release Date: September 18, 2009 -
Adventureland" – Miramax - Dir. Greg Mottola
Synopsis: On the verge of college, an erudite middle class teenager has to trade in his European summer dreams for a soul-crushing job at an Adventureland in Long Island.
What You Need To Know: Mottola's "'Superbad" follow-up shows quite a bit of promise on all fronts: a great script from Mottola, a score by Yo La Tengo, an interesting cast (Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Reynolds, and Martin Starr), and an eclectic and wistfully nostalgic soundtrack (The Replacements, The Smiths, and Lou Reed, just to name a few). Could this be this year's "Rushmore"? The tone in the trailer might be way goofier, but the dramedy's screenplay has plenty of unexpected heart and soul and while hilarious, possesses a melancholy undercurrent as wistful as any script we've ever read.
Release Date: March 27, 2009 - 3 more annotations...
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The Informant" – Warner Bros. - Dir. Stephen Soderbergh
What You Need To Know: Finding time to make another film between the epic "Che," the intriguingly WTF 3D rock opera "Cleo," and the down and dirty "Girlfriend Experience" (see below), Soderbergh teams up again with the "Ocean's" trilogy rat-packer Matt Damon for what some are handicapping as "The Insider" set in the agriculture industry. Based on a true story, Damon stars as a bi-polar FBI informant who acted both as whistleblower and part of the problem, embezzling money from his company amidst a larger price-fixing scandal. Fans of "Erin Brockovich" can expect Soderbergh's blend of dry humor and engrossing drama, while Damon's fans can expect to barely recognize him with the extra pounds and 'stache. -
"Public Enemies" – Universal - Dir. Michael Mann
Synopsis: Notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd, take on the Feds in the 1930s.
What You Need To Know: In a recent Entertainment Weekly piece, co-star Johnny Depp said his character, John Dillinger, was "...like Charlie Chaplin and Evel Knievel...I was fascinated with [him] at a young age." If you think Depp's childhood interest in Dillinger bodes well for "Enemies," than all that's left for you to do is forgive Mann for "Miami Vice" and find your way to the nearest theater in July. Christian Bale adds to his growing slate of post "Dark Knight" projects, playing Melvin Purvis, the federal agent in pursuit of Dillinger. Rounding out the stellar cast is Marion Cotillard, Billy Crudup, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, Lili Taylor, among a slew of others, making "Enemies" come off as a promising cross between the epic crime drama of "Heat" and the detailed reverence of "Ali." Could be a welcome change from the usual nonsense that comes at the apex of the summer season. -
"Broken Embraces" - Sony Pictures Classics - Pedro Almodovar
Synopsis: A four-person love story that "touches on many genres," including thriller.
What You Need To Know: Almodovar's 10th SPC film starring his perennial muse Penelope Cruz will be shot in the style of 1950s American film noir. It will also feature Almodovar mainstays/Spanish acting vets Lluis Homar and Blanca Portillo. "Volver" was tremendous, so we can't wait for his return. Longtime collaborator Alberto Iglesias ("Che") is on music duty.
Release Date: Fall '09
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