Ok, I know that for the first 5 months studios release their crappy movies, and now in the summer we'll get the big summer blockbusters. But I was wondering, what can I expect in the fall? Not including "Kill Bill", I have no idea who's going to be releasing a movie I really want to see. Can anyone give me a list of films that are supposed to be any good for this year. I think 2003 has been pretty shitty so far.
Some have come out already, but there are more listed:
http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=639
All The Real Girls was top.
I thought The Good Thief was a nice remake. Brown Bunny will hopefully be better than the reviews it's got so far. That's all I got.
JUNE
20th The Hulk
27th Charlies Angels: Full Throttle
27th 28 Days Later
JULY
2nd Terminator 3: The Rise Of The Machines
2nd Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas
9th Pirates Of The Carribean: Curse Of The Black Pearl
11th The League Of Extraordinary Gentleman
18th Bad Boys 2
23rd Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
AUGUST
8th Matchstick Men
15th Freddy vs. Jason
SEPTEMBER
12th Once Upon A Time In Mexico
OCTOBER
10th Kill Bill
10th Intolerable Cruelty
24th Bad Santa
NOVEMBER
7th The Matrix Revolutions
14th Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
21st The Cat In The Hat
TBA Brother Bear
DECEMBER
5th The Last Samurai
17th The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
25th Cold Mountain
25th The Company (NY/LA)
some of the release dates may have changed.
looks like a pretty good year to me. July and August look pretty lame though.
#1 for me is a tie between Matrix and Return of the King.
the rest, yea they look good. these hulk tv spots i've been seeing r looking very badass. im pumped. and i'm definitely seeing charlie's angels 2. demi moore is HOT.[/b]
Well, I'm really looking forward to movies once October gets here. In October, we have Kill Bill and two films the Coen Brothers are involved in: Intolerable Cruelty, and Bad Santa.
In November, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind should be great, as Kaufman is a brilliant screenwriter (let's just hope he's got that third act syndrome cured).
And in December, all the best stuff comes out. Tom Cruise is in the The Last Samurai, which is supposedly an Oscar-worthy role. But you know how that kind of talk goes. I'm really looking forward to seeing an Altman film in theaters again, so The Company is exciting, though it probably won't hit all theaters until after the new year.
Just browsing the IMDb's Now Showing and Coming Soon sections, you can get a feel for what's coming up, although casting and plotlines can only lead you so far. Oftentimes, the most understated pictures can be the most interesting, but sometimes they're just boring. As the year goes by we'll of course have more information, but this is enough for starters, for me anyway.
That Denys Arcand film they're talking about at Cannes.
Matthew Barney's Cremaster cycle.
Lynne Ramsay's Morvern Callar didn't hit Seattle 'til 2003, though technically it was 2002.
Dogville.
Much of All the Real Girls was remarkable, though I had a mixed reaction overall.
There are always bright spots. [/i]
Oh, and Clint Eastwood's Mystic River. I can't believe I forgot about that one. From the cast, the story, and Ebert's comments, it seems like it'll be one of the best offerings of the year.
I wonder, though, about von Trier's Dogville. I just hope we'll get to see it in the US. Though those things usually get overlooked, unless you're lucky enough to live by an art house.
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaOh, and Clint Eastwood's Mystic River. I can't believe I forgot about that one. From the cast, the story, and Ebert's comments, it seems like it'll be one of the best offerings of the year.
I wonder, though, about von Trier's Dogville. I just hope we'll get to see it in the US. Though those things usually get overlooked, unless you're lucky enough to live by an art house.
I suppose that's true. I make it a point not to live anywhere without an at least somewhat convenient art/foreign cinema. Seattle is full of them, and Portland had a beautiful 10-plex devoted pretty exlusively to more art/foreign fare.
There's no doubt we'll be seeing it in the US, though.
Dancer in the Dark and
Breaking the Waves both played for a long time in my town, and got quite a push from the film company too, as I recall.
SPY KIDS 3: GAME OVER - robert rodriguez
LOST IN TRANSLATION - sofia coppola
KILL BILL - quentin tarantino
LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING - peter jackson
2046 - wong kar-wai
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS - the wachowski brothers
THE SCHOOL OF ROCK - richard linklater
Quote from: rudieob
LOST IN TRANSLATION - sofia coppola
Hooray!
Likely a fall or Christmas release, I would think...? MacGuffin?
City of God is really one of the best films I've ever seen and Finding Nemo seemed like a return for Hollywood to top form in how more imaginative and creative it can be when it is focused. Its kinda silly to start naming movies that everyone thinks will be great and all because they never seem to blossom that way with end opinions. I think this will be a great year and general word of opinion is that Sundance had one of its strongest years in a while and there are many anticipated works still coming up in the fall. Overall, I think this will be an excellent year because indie filmmaking is taking a new precedence in focus in showing new filmmakers instead of the established names.
~rougerum
loved city of god and finding nemo. two of my favorites for this year, thus far. does anybody have the new date for SCHOOL OF ROCK. i thought it was this summer but think it may have been pushed back. also LOST IN TRANSLATION is there a tenative date for this?
Quote from: godardianQuote from: rudieob
LOST IN TRANSLATION - sofia coppola
Hooray!
Likely a fall or Christmas release, I would think...? MacGuffin?
http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1231
Vapor (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0367198)
Neil LaBute has just started on this film, due out sometime in 2004 (yeah, I know it's not 2003, but it could be January, which is close enough). From what I've read of all his other work, it seems to be very unique, to say the least. The Shape of Things is playing right now, and it seems a bit campy to me, but still, who knows what trailers do to a film to distort it. In the Company of Men and Your Friends & Neighbors both received critical acclaim, and from their descriptions, I can only imagine they're great work. But right now, I'm on the outside looking in as I haven't gotten a chance to see any of his work yet. Still, they're on the top of my must see list.
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaVapor (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0367198)
Neil LaBute has just started on this film, due out sometime in 2004 (yeah, I know it's not 2003, but it could be January, which is close enough). From what I've read of all his other work, it seems to be very unique, to say the least. The Shape of Things is playing right now, and it seems a bit campy to me, but still, who knows what trailers do to a film to distort it. In the Company of Men and Your Friends & Neighbors both received critical acclaim, and from their descriptions, I can only imagine they're great work. But right now, I'm on the outside looking in as I haven't gotten a chance to see any of his work yet. Still, they're on the top of my must see list.
In the Company of Men and
Your Friends & Neighbors = brilliant satire of modern "love" and gender warfare.
Nurse Betty = something of a dropping off.
Possession = shockingly dull crap.
The Shape of Things = a half-return to form.
Vapor = iffy.
Wicker Man = iffy.
Your Friends and Neighbors is my favorite LaBute film. If you haven't seen it, I'd definitely recommend it. The back of the DVD box says: "If you enjoy passion, lust, sexuality, and light-hearted humor, this is your circle of friends." Think the exact, brutally and unforgiving opposite of what that blatant falsehood implies, and that's the film you'll be seeing.
i love labute.
i shouldve mentioned this in the "the shape of things" thread but whatever: one of the best things i liked about that movie was how it made everyone in the theatre depressed at the end. that made me smile. when i saw it a second time, as soon as the end credits appeared i turned with a big smile to see all those depressed faces. it was great! there was this couple where the girl was pissed at the guy because, obviously, he had chosen the movie. i yelled out "ha ha, no ones getting laid tonight, suckers!"
it was the first time i saw a (real) neil labute film with an audience. what great joy it was.