Saturday, March 20, 2010

More Up and Coming Films

Well, that last post was fun. Lots of response about what's in store for the NEXT awards season. So here are a few more appetizers:

THE SOCIAL NETWORK- Directed by David Fincher (Seven, Benjamin Button) from a script by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) This is the story of the founders of Facebook. Maybe I'll find out how my FB page got hacked.

LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS- Edward Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai) directs a story set in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical salesman engaged in the pedaling of the little blue pill that makes old men happy. Stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.

THE RUM DIARY- Based on a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp is a journalist at a crossroads at a small Caribbean newspaper. Also, Aaron Eckhart and Giovanni Ribisi.

WINTER'S BONE- This was the Jury Prize winner at Sundance this year. Great buzz. Set in the Ozark Mountains, a girl puts herself and her family in danger when she tries to track down her drug-dealing father. No big names in the cast.

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT- I thought THE WHO were involved here but I guess not. Two kids conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their lives. Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland), Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore star.

THE BEAVER- Jodi Foster directs and stars in "The Beaver", (insert your own joke here). Mel Gibson treats a hand puppet of a beaver like it was a living creature. Bet your inserted joke wasn't nearly as weird as the truth.

ALL GOOD THINGS- Based on a real unsolved murder case in New York, with a love interest subplot. Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star.

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