Sunday, January 21, 2007

IF THIS IS DUMP SEASON, I'LL TAKE MORE OF IT: After a long period of doldrums at the multiplex (seriously, a movie about step competitions at "Truth University" has been #1 at the box office for two weeks running?), this coming weekend features a bunch of flicks involving people we in these parts love:
  • Catch and Release, the much delayed directorial debut of writer Susannah Grant, featuring Jennifer Garner and Kevin Smith, filmed back between Seasons 4 and 5 of Alias, finally arrives.
  • Epic Movie, the "let's throw jokes at the wall and see what sticks" spinoff of the Scary Movie franchise, features Kumar, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard, Hiro's girlfriend from Heroes, and, in perhaps the most brilliant casting decision ever, Crispin Glover parodying Johnny Depp's portrayal of Willy Wonka.
  • Smokin' Aces, with Affleck, Bateman, Liotta, and Piven in an apparently ultra-violent hitman caper pic.

I've already seen all but Babel and Letters From Iwo Jima from the list of likely Oscar nominees, so there's no rush for me to catch up on Best Picture possibles (I probably ought to see Last King of Scotland and Pan's Labyrinth, as well) so I expect I'll partake of a couple of those this weekend. Anyone else?

Posted by Matt at 6:59 PM

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