Topic: Any Must-See Movies 2010 for you?

[lovemunkey187]

Ong Bak 3 (teaser)
How can I only just be finding out about this now, even though it had a cinema release in May

[dfmorgan]

Ong Bak 3 (teaser)
 How can I only just be finding out about this now, even though it had a cinema release in May

because they're hiding it from us

Dave

[Achim]

How can I only just be finding out about this now, even though it had a cinema release in May [/color]

Staying up todate on Thai cinema is more difficult than it seems, I assume. The theatrical release in May was in Thailand only, Singapore on July 22.

Of course, if you really love the Ong Bak franchise you knew it was being filmed at least.

[Najemikon]

A few days ago, I looked up the upcoming version of True Grit.  It appears that Jeff Bridges has been cast as Rooster Cogburn...he had previously been in at least one other western, Wild Bill.  Matt Damon is La Boeuf, the part played by Glen Campbell in the original (doubtless the weakest casting of that movie).  Mattie Ross hasn't been cast yet.  The film is scheduled for a December 25 release.

Here's an update for you, Roger. Empire have the first picture from the Coen's True Grit...

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=28696

[Najemikon]

So there I am watching this video interview with James Cameron, justifying a re-relea$ed Avatar, when the interviewer asks him a question 5:40 minutes in and basically, I think I wet myself... 

I knew Aliens Blu was coming, of course, but his description of it makes it sound incredible.

http://cms.springboard.gorillanation.com/embed_code_lightbox/index/71/single/184853/cs002/10/420/340/0/false/source/

[Achim]

I am not so sure what to make of that.

On the one hand, when I hear "completely de-noised it, de-grained it" all alarm bells go off (I think you heard what happened to the recent Predator re-release...). But then this is Cameron who I feel knows what he's doing and who is quite protective of his films, so maybe it will be good.

I have the set on pre-order and I am not backing down. But Cameron's statement does not have me jumping up and down.

[Najemikon]

I'd feel exactly like you (grain is a good thing!), except he talked about the "colourist" from Avatar and that the original print was bad and had too much grain. It just sounds like they've put a huge amount of work into this, so I'm stoked!

[goodguy]

I liked Julie Taymor's Titus and was looking forward to her giving Shakespeare another go with The Tempest, but sadly the trailer confirms the negative comments I've read so far. Looks like Taymor goes all Bruckheimer on this.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

This is what happens if you give a promising young director unlimited access to money and CGI, while at the same time castrating the creativity with "studio-guidance".
Sad, and almost surely a flop. Those who love Shakespeare wouldn't watch it because of the style, and those who would like the style wouldn't watch it, because the original material is by Shakespeare ...

[Najemikon]

You know, in theory, I wouldn't mind seeing a Bruckheimer take on Shakespeare!   I've often heard actors lamenting how serious Shakespeare is taken, when in fact there's a lot of fun to be had in the stories. This just looks like a mess though.

Russell Brand was the final nail for me. I have nothing against him and he's done quite well in acting, but he always looks like Russell Brand! He never changes his image to fit the role, but the other way around, and for Shakespeare, that's just not going to work.

[goodguy]

I've often heard actors lamenting how serious Shakespeare is taken, when in fact there's a lot of fun to be had in the stories.

Have you seen Titus? It is quite funny in a dark way. Also very gory. And visually stunning.

... promising young director  ...

IIRC, she is 50+ish. So "young" only in the sense that she has made only a couple of movies.

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

... promising young director  ...

IIRC, she is 50+ish. So "young" only in the sense that she has made only a couple of movies.

That's what I meant, "inexperienced" would have sounded too negative and would have been even more incorrect given that her record goes back to 1992.
According to IMDb she already did direct "The Tempest" in 1986 (stage), which was only released on video. Might be interesting to watch that one.

[hal9g]

I've often heard actors lamenting how serious Shakespeare is taken, when in fact there's a lot of fun to be had in the stories.

Have you seen Titus? It is quite funny in a dark way. Also very gory. And visually stunning.

... promising young director  ...

IIRC, she is 50+ish. So "young" only in the sense that she has made only a couple of movies.

50+ish sounds pretty young to me!   

[Achim]

You know, in theory, I wouldn't mind seeing a Bruckheimer take on Shakespeare!   I've often heard actors lamenting how serious Shakespeare is taken, when in fact there's a lot of fun to be had in the stories. This just looks like a mess though.

Well, I guess just like Mozart was the first "rock star".

I was quite surprised when I watched Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing at the cinema when it came. At the time that sort of movie was not really my style, but Branagh found that element of fun in it... Sadly I never saw his Henry V., but don't feel I want to own it on DVD/Blu-ray.

[Najemikon]

I did really like his Hamlet. Not a great example for supporting Shakespeare as "fun", but still, an utterly gorgeous film...