Archive for the ‘My Movie Wishlist’ Category

My Movie Wishlist: The Way Way Back

What’s it about? “Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park’s managers.” —IMDB Who made it? Written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.   Who’s in it? Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell, Amanda Peet, Toni Collette, Maya Rudolph, […]

My Movie Wishlist: Upstream Color

What’s it about? “A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.” —IMDB   Who made it? Written and directed by Shane Carruth. Who’s in it? Shane Carruth, Amy Seimetz, and Andrew Sensenig. When’s it coming […]

My Movie Wishlist: Evil Dead

What’s it about? “Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival.” —IMDB Who made it? Directed by Fede Alvarez; Written by Fede Alvarez, […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: STAND UP GUYS

What’s it about? “A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment — to kill his comrade.” —IMDB Who made it? Director: Fisher Stevens. Writer: Noah Haidle. Who’s in it? Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies. When’s it […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: MOVIE 43

What’s it about? “An ensemble comedy intertwining different tales.” IMDB Who made it? Directors: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, and Brett Ratner; Writers: Steve Baker, Will Carlough, Patrik Forsberg, Matt Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Rocky Russo, and Jeremy Sosenko Who’s in it? First […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS

What’s it about? “A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved Shih Tzu.” —IMDB Who made it? Directed and written by Martin McDonagh.   Who’s in it?  Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, and Abbie Cornish. When’s it coming out? October 12, 2012. Why […]

MY MOVIE WISHLIST: KEEP THE LIGHTS ON

What’s it about? “Keep the Lights On chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship, and addiction. Documentary filmmaker Erik (Thure Lindhardt) and closeted lawyer Paul (Zachary Booth, Damages) meet through a casual encounter, but soon find a deeper connection and become a couple. Individually and together, they are […]