There are many notable things about Fall. It's not so bleeping hot you can fry eggs on the sidewalk. The leaves turn and it's gorgeous with the sunlight reflecting off the trees. The students are back in town, so the driving is abysmal. People start talking about football like I actually care.
And the movies start getting better.
Now, you say, "Hellion, how can they get better than POTC: At World's End?" Right you are. It can't. And you'll be thrilled to note the third movie will be making it's way to DVD on December 4th, what, 2 months away? It IS on my Christmas list if anyone is looking to bequeath me with the normal gestures of goodwill and generosity.
But after all, summer releases are really all about the male ages 14-25. Wedding Crashers. Spiderman. Harry Potter. Yes, even my beloved Pirates is designed with the "male ages 14-25" in mind. Which I find quite unfortunate because all the males I've ever known between those ages have no taste whatsoever in what qualifies as a great movie, with the notable exceptions of Pirates and HP, obviously.
But finally these goobers go back to school come Fall, and Hollywood starts catering to the rest of us--those not male and between the ages of 14-25. And who probably don't care for football.
For instance, Oct 12: Elizabeth: The Golden Age. This has Cate Blanchett revisiting her role (of which she rocked) as Elizabeth I. This time instead of rocking the bedsheets with Joseph Fiennes (God, he's hot), she'll be rocking them with Clive Owen (who's hotter.) I don't see a lot of males between 14-25 going to see this movie, do you?
Further out is The Kite Runner. Based off a book I'm sure I should have read and didn't--and it looks like I'll be sobbing into my popcorn at the end.
Way out, Beowulf. Finally I can know what happened in the story I never read. Either in high school or college. Looks actiony enough to draw the boys.
Some low brow stuff to amuse me: The Comebacks, Fred Claus....
Love in the Time of Cholera! Hey, that sounds promising as an uber-chick flick!
And finally, Enchanted...which looks hysterical, even though predictable.
I also really want to see: Across the Universe, which features Beatles' music and has a character named Jude. It's out now...I need to see it ASAP.
Any movies you're looking forward to? Anyone seen Across and can recommend or not?
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I love autumn. I just wish it would hurry up and make it's presense known. This stupid Indian summer crap is for the dogs.
There are so many great movies coming out in the next couple of months. I want to see the new Clooney pic - Micheal Clayton (I think), The Jesse James flick with Brad Pitt, Gone Baby Gone with Kasey Affleck looks good but it involves a kidnapped little girl so I might not be able to sit through it.
Rendition, Reservation Road and even Bee Movie are on my list. And how can I pass up a movie called Lars and the Real Girl? LOL! On top of the obvious, it's about a guy who falls in love with his blow up doll and tells people she's his girlfriend. How could you NOT go see that? And it's Ryan Gosling!
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