Trailers for Exciting Movies
Everything is Illuminated. Liev Schreiber's directorial debut looks so incredibly promising. This is one of the most beautiful trailers for what looks like one of the most beautifully shot movies I may ever see. In it, Elijah Wood plays a man who is searching for the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II. This sounds great. I'm so sick of remakes and sequels and crappy movies, this sounds like a story that actually deserves to be told, and hasn't already been told. And did I mention it looks beautiful?
Pretty Persuasion. Evan Rachel Wood is one of the most promising young talents. Pretty Persuasion is a sort of modern-day Crucible. Over-sexed and underage, she accuses the high school drama teacher of sexual assault, just for kicks. For anyone who's seen Thirteen, you know just how well Evan Rachel Wood can do this, and it looks like she will. I can't wait till it comes to theaters.
Broken Flowers. I'll admit it. I'll see anything in which Bill Murray looks angsty and depressed. Somehow, he's mastered that niche. The upshot is that Bill Murray receives a letter informing him of a son who's looking for him. In return, he goes around the country revisiting old relationships. Oh, Bill Murray. When did you become the indie movie poster-boy?
Thumbsucker. IMDB lists a rather simple plot -- world around him goes nuts when he tries to stop sucking his thumb. The IMDB comments also call this "the next Napoleon Dynamite." Personally, I'm not sure that's a good sign. However, the trailer looks so interesting, in part because of the drawings incorporated. If it does turn out to be the next Napoleon Dynamite, I'll be a bit disappointed.
Green Street Hooligans. Elijah Wood goes from Harvard student to soccer hooligan in London. This sounds like an actual story to me. In addition, the deep, deep thoughts in the trailer also make it appear as tho there's a deeper meaning. He learns about true brotherhood and loyalty and such. Yay! Plus, I think Claire Forlani's great. 
Rumor Has It. Another real story! Okay, well, it's based on The Graduate, but in a clever way. Jennifer Aniston learns that her family was the inspiration for The Graduate. While I'm sure I could probably figure out how this movie ends (I bet she and Mark Ruffalo end up together!), it's still an original idea. Well, more original than most movies these days. 
The Chumscrubber. Okay, okay. This movie is either gonna be really good, or really bad. This seems like it's gonna be a major hit with my fellow Emerson students, since we all gobble up depressing movies about evil suburbia. My guess? It'll develop a college cult following like Donnie Darko, Napoleon Dynamite and Garden State. I'll still see it, of course, since it looks interesting. But it just may send me over the edge...
MirrorMask. The more I think about the actual plot of this movie, the more it sounds like Labyrinth, but without a baby and David Bowie. Either way, I don't think anyone much cares about the plot of this movie. It just looks so cool. Trippy, but cool. I forsee a lot of stoned moviegoers when this opens. Man.... trippy-looking.
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