Lady in the Water
I've got a soft spot for M. Night Shayamalan and I love Paul Giamatti. And the music is the trailor is gorgeous.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson

Scoop
Woody Allen

London Fields
David Cronenberg is probably my favorite living director. imdb says 2006 but I don't know if I believe that.

David Lynch has a new movie coming out, though I'm not sure what the name of it is.

I think there's a remake of "The Wicker Man" coming out that Nicholas Cage stars in. If it's not terrible I'll be interested to see a new interpretation of the classic.

Oh right! I can't believe I left Inland Empire off.

So far what the little I've seen, there's slim pickings in 2006. A few movies that seem to produce some mild interest for me include:

Click Click - Release Date: June 23, 2006
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale. Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot Summary: The film concerns a workaholic architect who finds a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind to different parts of his life. Complications arise when the remote starts to overrule his choices.

Lady in the Water - Release Date: July 21, 2006
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Plot Summary: In "Lady in the Water," a story originally conceived by Shyamalan for his children, a modest building manager named Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) rescues a mysterious young woman (Bryce Dallas Howard) from danger and discovers she is actually a narf, a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the treacherous journey from our world back to hers. Cleveland and his fellow tenants start to realize that they are also characters in this bedtime story. As Cleveland falls deeper and deeper in love with the woman, he works together with the tenants to protect his new fragile friend from the deadly creatures that reside in this fable and are determined to prevent her from returning home.

Stranger Than Fiction - Release Date: November 10, 2006 Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson Genre: Comedy Plot Summary: In "Stranger Than Fiction," Will Ferrell plays Harold Crick, an IRS Agent whose world is turned upside-down when he begins to hear his life being chronicled by a narrator only he can hear. The Narrator, Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson), a nearly forgotten author of tragic novels, is struggling to complete her latest and best book, unaware that her protagonist is alive and uncontrollably guided by her words. Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears the Narrator say that events have been set in motion that will lead to his imminent death. Desperate to escape his fate, Harold seeks help from eccentric English professor Dr. Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoffman) and finds unexpected comfort in a burgeoning romance with a defiant audit subject, Ana Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal). Unluckily for Harold, Kay's impatient publishers have unleashed a stern assistant named Penny Escher (Queen Latifah) to help the author finish her book and finish off Harold Crick.

Unless there is a big change in movies releases, 2006 could be a disaster for the film industry, the worst in five to ten years.

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I think there's a remake of "The Wicker Man" coming out that Nicholas Cage stars in. If it's not terrible I'll be interested to see a new interpretation of the classic.

Okay, Hollywood's gotta stop this remake business. It's gotten so out of hand that The Wicker Man is being remade.
I really like the film, which is why I don't think it should be remade. They got it right the first time, damnit.

There are the basic blockbuster hopefuls coming:

Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (March 31).
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (March 31).
Mission Impossible 3 (May 5).
Poseidon (May 12).
X-Men 3 (May 26).
Superman Returns (June 30).
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest (July 7).
Casino Royale (November 17).

Yet other movies of some interest of mine include:

The Gathering (January 6). Presenting a possibly intelligent and possibly substantive, qualitatively creepy look at a religious horror/thriller.

Nanny McPhee (January 27). An upscale version of Mary Poppins without the music.

Eight Below (February 17). A decent, if not, dazzling Antarctica survival stories involving sled dogs.

Running Scared (February 24). A sleeper action drama of a mobster who must recover a gun used in a mob-hit.

Goal! The Dream Begins (March 3). A soccer movie and a intimate look at a transplanted soccer player released during the year of the world soccer championships - may get a big bounce.

V For Vendetta (March 17). Another attempt at last year’s Sin City.

Inside Man (March 24). A hostage drama with named actors and Spike Lee as director.

A Scanner Darkly (March 31). Another Phillip K. Dick inspired science fiction movie involving an undercover cop fighting the losing war on drugs that boasts a strong cast.

Lucky You (April 7). A high stakes poker game movie directed by Curtis Hanson (Wonder Boys and L.A. Confidential).

American Dreamz (April 14). An offbeat comedy drama involving show business and politics starring Hugh Grant and Dennis Quaid.

The Sentinel (April 21). An action thriller with Michael Douglas, a blackmailed secret service agent trying to clear his name and prevent an attack on the President.

The Da Vinci Code (May 19). The long awaited movie version of the best seller mystery book starring Tom Hanks, directed by Ron Howard.
Over The Hedge (May 19). A big Dream Works animation movie about suburbia.

The Omen 666 (June 9). An attempt at a quality remake of the 1976 horror movie.

Car (June 9). Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar’s big production animation about cars.

A Home Prairie Companion (June 9). A fictionalized version of the award-winning show directed by Robert Altman and starring a all-star cast.

Pathfinder (June 16). A pre-Columbus, fictionalized account of a Norseman’s to carve of peace between American Indians and his kinfolk.

Click (June 23). A time-jumping comedy drama starring Adams Sandler.

The Devil Wears Prada (June 30). A comedy drama about high-style magazine industry.

A bunch of comedies scheduled for July 14.

Lady in the Water (July 21). Another M. Night Shyamalan’s attempt to bring back the magic that his Village (2004) didn’t quite have.

Miami Vice (July 28). A risky movie version of the 1980s television version directed by the same televison and now movie director Michael Man. A more serious, hard-hitting drama could make this movie a real hit.

The Ant Bully (August 4). Warner Brother’s attempt at their big-production, all-star animation movie about ants.

Untitled: World Trade Center Project (August 11). Can director Oliver Stone even pull it off in time?

Yankee Irving (August 25). A sleeper animation movie about a young boy and baseball originally developed by the late Christopher Reeve.

Gridiron Gang (September 15). Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson’s attempt at serious acting as a probation officer trying to create a champion high school football team from teenage inmates (based on a true story).

Running with Scissors (September 22). A strong cast leads his comedy drama about a look back at a man who’s mother had serious issues.

Children of Men (September 29). A strong cast and a credible director (Alfonso Cuaron) present a science fiction movie about the tenuous human race about to face extinction.

Marie Antoinette (October 13). Sophia Coppola directs Kirsten Dunst as a young Marie Antoinette who became Queen of France.

Stranger than Fiction (November 10). An off-beat comedy about a man who begins to hear his live being narrated and he seeks to save his life when he hears he is about to die directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland and Monster’s Ball).

Happy Feet (November 17). A fusion of animation and musical for the family in the heart of Antarctica (An Ice Age with music) with a strong cast of stars put together by Warner Brothers.

Charlotte’s Web (December 20). A serious attempt to bring the beloved book to the big screen using live action and animation with one of the best and strongest cast of voices this year.

The Good Shepherd (December 22). A dark dramatic thriller about one man’s ascent and sacrifice in the early days of the Central Intelligence Agency, a possible Academy Award nominee.

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Yet other movies of some interest of mine include:

A Scanner Darkly (March 31). Another Phillip K. Dick inspired science fiction movie involving an undercover cop fighting the losing war on drugs that boasts a strong cast.

Hey tabuno, you do understand that film is animated, using the same technique director Richard Linklater used for his Waking Life, except with more advanced technology?

I've just seen a few of the production stills from this movie and WOW!!! This animated feature looks like the real deal - a moving graphic novel writ large. This movie is going to be a BIG deal! It's going to hit theaters with as big or bigger bang than Sin City this year. It has a good shot at best Oscar for Animated Featue Film in 2007, this movie will change everything.

There are a couple of films I caught in '04 & '05 that I think will be getting commercial runs in '06. One is CLEAN, which I thought was supposed to come out in '05, but it looks like it will be '06. Maggie Cheung, in an English language role, stars as an irresponsible, drug-addled woman who isn't mature enough to care for her kid. She is someone who exists on the fringes of the music industry and alienates everyone she comes into contact with. Nick Nolte is terrific in a supporting role as Cheung's father-in-law. It really nails the rock milieu.

Another film that was listed as getting released in '05, but hasn't popped up is a Spanish film called TAKE MY EYES. It is one of the best films I've ever seen. It is about a troubled marriage between of a working class couple in Spain. The husband, with low self esteem, takes his rage out on his wife. Just terrific verisimilitude. You think you are peering in a real marriage. I was deeply moved. The movie was directed by Iciar Bollair, a female director, who directed another terrific film called FLOWERS FROM ANOTHER WORLD, which, for some unfathomable reason, was never picked up for commercial distribution in the U.S.

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Untitled: World Trade Center Project (August 11). Can director Oliver Stone even pull it off in time?

Yeah Tabuno, I am also fascinated by this project...seems like it's going to be pretty touching and I am so glad the rescue workers who are portrayed in the movie are involved in the script, shooting, etc...

x-files movie 2! well, hopefully! I heard that filming would be starting early 2006. whether the rumours are true or what, I just dont know. Does anyone have any clues?

A film I am looking forward to that comes out this week is Manderlay, by Lars von Trier. I'm not sure if it is exactly a sequel to Dogville, but it uses the same main character of Grace, and once again it is shot on a soundstage. It's set in the south in the 30's and deals with slavery. I think it was an official selection at Cannes.

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A film I am looking forward to that comes out this week is Manderlay, by Lars von Trier. I'm not sure if it is exactly a sequel to Dogville, but it uses the same main character of Grace, and once again it is shot on a soundstage. It's set in the south in the 30's and deals with slavery. I think it was an official selection at Cannes.

If you liked DOGVILLE you will like MANDERLAY. If not, good luck.

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Originally posted by ChrisFromAstoria:

If you liked DOGVILLE you will like MANDERLAY. If not, good luck.

You know, I'm not sure if I liked or disliked Dogville, but it definitely intrigued me. I think I'm one of the few who can they say saw it on opening night!

From what I've read, Manderlay is the second in a series that Lars is doing. There are also a number of interesting films that are showing at Sundance at the moment. I think Wordplay and This Film is Not Yet Rated look like entertaining documentaries that should be released this year. Plus, Little Liss Sunshine with Steve Carrell and Greg Kinnear as well as Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep sound like they'll be great.

Just read about Clerks II yesterday. Fans of Kevin Smith unite!!!

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Just read about Clerks II yesterday. Fans of Kevin Smith unite!!!

Ah the sequel route. He's a guy who badly needs a hit.

Not sure when it's slated to be done--I think 2006--but "Manhunt" looks promising. It's about the pursuit of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth, and will star Harrison Ford.

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Originally posted by ChrisFromAstoria:

If you liked DOGVILLE you will like MANDERLAY. If not, good luck.

You know, I'm not sure if I liked or disliked Dogville, but it definitely intrigued me. I think I'm one of the few who can they say saw it on opening night!

Loved Dogville but I thought Manderlay was way too heavy handed and unclear. So basically it's the only von Trier film I've seen that I haven't loved.

"Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny" is something that I am really looking forward to seeing. It is supposed to have multiple cameos and it gives JB and KG their first full-length feature together. It should be great for all fans of JB or 'The D.'