Today is the last Sunday in August, which means September is just around the corner. Fall is upon us, and with it, comes a brand new season at the Cineplex. With its vast assortment of genres to choose from, the fall movie season is like a candy store for movie buffs. Despite the inevitable decrease of summer blockbusters, the fall/early winter season still has a lot to offer to mainstream movie fans. After all, both Titanic and Avatar were released just before the first official day of winter. Of course, in the hopes of having their films remain fresh in the memories of Academy members, studios, upon the first sighting of a falling leaf, will release a plethora of potential Oscar contenders. Here now is a look at some of the highlights of mainstream movies (Oscar contenders or otherwise) for the upcoming fall season:
The American (September 1st):
George Clooney stars in this spy thriller about an assassin named Jack (he’s an assassin, so clearly he has no last name) who, after a surprisingly unforgiving job in Sweden, decides to lay low in the quieter regions of Italy. However, the word ‘quiet’ and George Clooney suspense thrillers tend not to go hand in hand. Soon enough, Jack takes on an assignment which he considers will be his last; thankfully however, ‘quiet’s’ counterpart word ‘last’ also has no business being in a George Clooney spy thriller. To make matters worse for George - I mean Jack – he ends up falling for a beautiful local woman named Clara. As the saying goes (or close to it anyhow): when in the quiet regions of (not) Rome…
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (September 24th):
Gordon Gekko is back, but this time he’s out to warn greed. In this sequel to Wall Street, Gekko, after having served his 20-year jail sentence, is once again a free man; however, it doesn’t take him long to realize that despite his own personal lessons learned, the imprisonment of money in society as a whole, never sleeps. In the hopes of warning Wall Street of the impending crash in the market, Gekko decides to team up with a young rising Wall Street trader named Jacob (Shia LaBeouf), who just so happens to be the fiancé of Gekko’s estranged daughter. Charlie Sheen, who starred in the original Wall Street as an up-and-coming Wall Street trader named Bud Fox, will reprise his role through a cameo appearance. That’s enough to earn my ticket purchase.
Jackass 3D (October 15th):
In marking the 10th anniversary of the original Jackass release (hold your nostalgic tears for the movie theatre), the prankster-filled franchise is back, but this time with more dimensions. No, do not fret; Johnny Knoxville and company have not gone soft; in fact, they’ve done the opposite: they’ve gone 3-D. For all you Jackass fans out there, you can expect another wild ride of pranks galore, as the likes of Knoxville, Bam Margera, and Steve-O will continue to do that which they know best: how to rightly annoy the hell out of each other, as they try to pull off the most badass stunts possible. Key question though: will seeing all these (not so young) pranksters in their underwear be funnier or more frightening in 3-D?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (November 19th):
The seventh book in J.K. Rowling’s insanely popular Harry Potter series was too long to adapt sufficiently into one movie. Thus, we have two more times to say goodbye to the 10-years-in-the-making Harry Potter film franchise. Admittedly, I have seen only the first four of the now six Harry Potter movies released. I guess I’ve got myself some Harry Potter renting to do in the near future. Until then, let me further confess: I almost fell asleep in the first two Potters, but I rather enjoyed the third and fourth instalments. I’ve heard mediocre things about the fifth instalment, but the sixth one on the other hand, seemed to generate mostly positive feedback. I have now seen the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 three times, and, for the first time since the release of the original Harry Potter movie, I have become hungry to know more. I guess I’ll have to be hungry twice over.
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