What New Movies Come Out Thanksgiving Weekend 2008?
This week there are six movies opening, three everywhere and three others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Wednesday, November 26th:
Movie: Australia (PG-13)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown & Jack Thompson
Genre: War Adventure
Synopsis: An English aristocrat has inherited a giant ranch in Australia. English cattle barons try and drive her off the land, but she gets the help of a rough and tumble cattle driver to help her drive 2000 cattle across some of the most unforgiving land in the country. Once there, they still have to face bombings by Japanese forces that had just recently attacked Pearl Harbor.
First Thoughts: It is long and looks good, but it may be one that has to wait a while before I get to it.
Movie: Four Christmases (PG-13)
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen & Jon Voight
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: An unmarried couple has been avoiding the family centric holidays by retreating to some exotic location at Christmas, but when they find themselves unable to get a flight out due to fog, the end up having to spend time at four family get-togethers. He can’t wait to get away from all this, but she starts to think that having a family, even a crazy one, might be something she would like to do.
First Thoughts: It looks funny in the promos, but it runs only 82 minutes. That’s just sad. I mean, they couldn’t come up with more than 20 minutes a Christmas.
Movie: Transporter 3 (PG-13)
Starring: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, François Berléand & Robert Knepper
Genre: Action Thriller
Synopsis: Frank Martin is back and he is being pressured into transporting the kidnapped daughter of the head of Ukraine’s EPA. During the trip, Frank falls for his passenger. Lots of car chases and fight scenes ensue.
First Thoughts: It’s probably not any good, but I still want to see it for some reason.
Movies in Limited Release:
- Milk - Biographical drama starring Sean Penn about the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office.
- Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! - Foreign comedy about Lucky Singh, a con man that swindled the rich and powerful in Delhi.
- The Secrets - Foreign drama about a young daughter of an ultra orthodox rabbi that is supposed to immediately marry after her mother’s death.
For New Movie Friday there are three new movies to choose from this week. They are Australia, Four Christmases, and Transporter 3. What new movie looks good to you this week?
What New Movies Start on Friday, November 21st?
Was kind of under whelmed by Quantum of Solace last week, but I think I was just too excited to see it. Now, it’s time to look at what is hitting theaters this week? There are five movies opening, two everywhere and three others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, November 21st:
Movie: Bolt (PG)
Starring: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton & Malcolm McDowell
Genre: Animated Adventure Comedy
Synopsis: A dog that stars in a hit TV show gets shipped to the wrong place, but he thinks that what happens on the show is real. He sets out on his biggest adventure yet, going cross-country to get home. He hooks up with a cat and a hamster for the journey.
First Thoughts: Could be fun for the little ones and the parents who will be taking them, also available in Disney Digital 3-D.
Movie: Twilight (PG-13)
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Cam Gigandet & Nikki Reed
Genre: Romantic Fantasy
Synopsis: The story of a teen girl and a vampire she falls for. She has always been different and not quite fit in at school. So, she goes to live with her father in Forks, Washington and expects that things will be much the same there. She then meets a boy that is like no one else she has ever met before. He is a vampire, but one that is part of a family of vampires that don’t drink human blood. He has been searching for his soul mate for 90 years and she might just be the one. He has to control himself, as her scent could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. But, things get messed up when a new group of vampires come to town and threaten the way things have been.
First Thoughts: This is the movie that I am going to see this week, hope it isn’t as bad as I’ve heard. Also, hope I don’t get trampled by packs of 13-year-old girls trying to get into the theater.
Movies in Limited Release:
- I Can’t Think Straight - A Palestinian woman in London about to get married gets her world turned upside down by a young British Indian woman.
- Lake City - Family drama about a guy that gets in trouble with drug dealer so he gets out of town and hides out in the town and home he grew up in.
- Special - Superhero comedy starring Michael Rappaport (TV’s Prison Break) as a man who participates in a drug study and thinks the stuff he is taking is giving him special powers.
The The Boy in the Striped Pajamas opens wider this week.
For New Movie Friday there are two new movies to choose from this week. They are Bolt and Twilight. What new movie looks good to you this week?
What New Movies Start on Friday, November 14th?
I am so ready for Quantum of Solace this week, but is there anything else hitting theaters this week? There are eight movies opening, one everywhere and seven others are in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, November 14th:
Movie: Quantum of Solace (PG-13)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench & Giancarlo Giannini
Genre: Action Spy Thriller
Synopsis: James Bond was betrayed by Vesper Lynd, the woman he loved, and after her death, he sets out to find the people that blackmailed her. The mission is personal and leads him to a ruthless businessman who could be the key to finding the organization responsible. He finds that this man is out to take control of a vital natural resource, so he must figure out a way to put an end to the plan.
First Thoughts: I just watched Casino Royale again to get myself ready to see this and will be at the theater tomorrow morning for the first showing.
Movies in Limited Release:
- A Chirstmas Tale - Psychological family drama about a big family that is estranged until one’s kid is found to have leukemia and then they all end up in one house together for Christmas after having been tested to be a match.
- Dostana - Romantic comedy set in Miami.
- The Dukes - Crime comedy about a failing Doo Wop group that gets into burglary.
- Faded Memories - Psychological drama about a young woman with a phobia of physical contact.
- House of the Sleeping Beauties - Psychological drama.
- How About You - Comedy drama about a young woman that spends time at a nursing home at Christmas time.
- Slumdog Millionaire - Drama about a street kid that is one question away on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Mumbai, but gets arrested for cheating and must prove his innocence.
The The Boy in the Striped Pajamas opens wider this week.
For New Movie Friday there is one new movie to choose from this week. It is Quantum of Solace. What new movie looks good to you this week?
What New Movies Come Out Friday, November 7th?
This Friday is sort of a lull before we get Quantum of Solace next week and Twilight the week after, at least to me it is anyway. So, what’s hitting theaters this week? There are nine movies opening, three everywhere and six others in limited release.
Opening Nationwide on Friday, November 7th:
Movie: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PG)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer & Andy Richter
Genre: Animated Family Comedy
Synopsis: The castaways have fixed the plane and are able to fly off the island, but only make it to the plains of Africa. They all come in contact with species of their own kind for the first time in the wild. Africa may be great, but is the Central Park Zoo actually where they want to be?
First Thoughts: If you like the previous, then you will probably like this one. Also available in IMAX.
Movie: Role Models (R)
Starring: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Bobb’e J. Thompson
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Two guys trash one of their company’s trucks and get arrested. They can either go to jail or do 150 hours of community service. They choose the service. They end up as part of a mentorship program for kids. After lots of screw-ups, they finally do the right thing and try and help these kids.
First Thoughts: It’s probably not very good, but it is still the movie I am going to go see this weekend. The trailer actually does provide a few laughs, which is why I think the movie won’t be that good.
Movie: Soul Men (R)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Adam Herschman & Sean Hayes
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: Two former members of a band reunite to try and honor their old bandleader, but old problems come up while they do.
First Thoughts: It has Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, but I have heard and seen next to nothing about this one, which leads me to believe that the studio thinks is probably isn’t very good either.
Movies in Limited Release:
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - The story of a forbidden friendship between two boys during WWII. One a jewish boy being held captive and the other the son of a Nazi commandant.
- House - Supernatural thriller about two couple stranded in the rural south.
- JCVD - Crime comedy starring Jean-Claude Van Damme as himself.
- Pray the Devil Back to Hell - Documentary about Liberia in the early 2000s and those who protested the dictator and the protracted street to street warfare taking place.
- Repo! The Genetic Opera - Horror musical about a biotech company harvesting organs.
- The World Unseen - Set in 1950s, a woman subverts her Indian cultural traditions to run a business with her “colored” partner and then falls for a woman.
The High School Musical 3: Senior Year Sing-Along also comes to theaters this week.
For New Movie Friday there are four new movies to choose from this week. They are House, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Role Models, and Soul Men. What new movie looks good to you this week?
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