It’s hard to believe that the year of 2013 is two steps away
from the exit. The first step, in the form of the mighty November, brings with
it more Oscar hopefuls and a wide variety of film genres.
It all launches with….
ENDERS GAME – The long-awaited adaptation of the science
fiction novel of the same name by Orson Scott Card finally arrives on the big
screen. It is directed by Gavin Hood, who directed the Academy Award winning
Foreign Language Film TSOTSI (2005), and the big piece of crap X-MEN ORIGINS:
WOLVERINE (2009). ENDERS GAME stars Asa Butterfield (HUGO), Hailee Steinfeld
(TRUE GRIT), Sir Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Abigal Breslin, and Harrison Ford.
LAST VEGAS – Acting legends Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman,
Michael Douglas, and Kevin Kline assemble for…a screwball comedy in which four
old farts go to Vegas for a bachelor party. Directed by Jon Turteltaub
(NATIONAL TREASURE).
THOR: THE DARK WORLD – Just when you thought superheroes were
done for the year, here comes the God of Thunder in his first stand-alone
sequel. Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as the Norse god in this
universe-spanning adventure. Co-stars Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony
Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Rene
Russo, and Christopher Eccleston. It is directed by Alan Taylor, who has spent
time on the small screen directing episodes of OZ, SEX AND THE CITY, THE
SOPRANOS, THE WEST WING, LOST, MAD MEN, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, and GAME OF THRONES.
THE BOOK THIEF – In what may be an Oscar sleeper, this Brian
Percival (DOWNTON ABBEY)-directed book adaptation goes back to the well of Nazi
Germany and the Holocaust. Stars Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson. NEBRASKA – Veteran actor Bruce Dern is the centerpiece of this intimate, character-driven, black-and-white indie film about a father and son trekking across the country to claim prize money. Co-stars Will Forte and Stacy Keach, and is directed by Oscar nominated director Alexander Payne (ABOUT SCHMIDT, SIDEWAYS, THE DESCENDANTS).
DEAR MR. WATTERSON – If you are a fan of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, then you need to see
this documentary film, which follows the career of creator Bill Watterson and
the influence he has had on the world.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE – If you didn’t get enough of the stupid shit
that the first HUNGER GAMES film adaptation shoveled out, here is your chance
for a second helping. Reprising their roles of characters who dress and act
like idiots for no reason are Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Woody
Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley
Tucci, Toby Jones, Donald Sutherland, the kid who looks like a Lego-man (Josh Hutcherson), and newcomer Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
OLDBOY – The latest joint from director Spike Lee is an
adaptation of the cult-favorite 2004 South Korean film, which was based upon a
Japanese manga of the same name. Stars Josh Brolin (TRUE GRIT, NO COUNTRY FOR
OLD MEN), Sharlto Copley (DISTRICT 9), Elizabeth Olsen, and Samuel L. Jackson.
OUT OF THE FURNACE – This Blogger will make one big and bold
prediction for 2013: Christian Bale will be nominated for two Oscars this year, and it all starts with this film. Directed by
Scott Cooper (CRAZY HEART), this is the story of two brothers (Bale and Casey
Affleck), who bond together to escape a crime ring. Co-stars Woody Harrelson,
Zoe Saldana, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, and Sam Shepard.
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Next month, the final month of 2013 will be previewed.
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