The Wolfman: Upcoming 2.12.2010

Joe Johnston's remake of "The Wolfman" starring Bencio del Toro has recently moved its release date from November 6, 2009 to February 12, 2010. This is the fourth time that "The Wolfman" has changed its release date. Johnston had previously directed films "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids", "Jumanji", and "October Sky". Besides Del Toro the cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, and Geraldine Chaplin, the daughter of Charlie Chaplin. The film was written by "Seven" and "Sleepy Hollow" writer Andrew Kevin Walker, with rewrites done by "Road to Perdition" writer David Self. The movie takes place in the 1880s and keeps the same plot as the original film that was released in 1941. It is never good when a movie keeps changing release dates, but lets see what happens. View Trailer Here

A Serious Man: Upcoming 10.2.2009

"A Serious Man" is an upcoming black comedy written and directed by the Coen brothers. The film is set in St. Louis Park, Minnesota in the year 1967 and the movie is intended to reflect the Coens' childhood as they remember it. The assistant art diector Jeff Schoen said "It's a mental travelogue of 1967, and for me, since I grew up near the Coens in St. Louis Park, it's a childhood story". Besides Richard Kind ("Spin City" and "Mad About You") and Adam Arkin ("Chicago Hope") most of the film's main characters are played by fairly unknown actors. The film will follow Larry Gopnik, a jewish man that goes through many life changes emotionally and spiritually and Richard Kind will play Larry's lazy brother Arthur. This will be their third film in three years the others being 2007's Best Picture winner "No Country for Old Men" and 2008's "Burn After Reading". The film will have a limited release date of October 2, 2009 in the United States and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: In Theaters 7.15.2009

"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is the sixth film in the beloved franchise and is my favorite one yet. In it there are more thrills, romance, suspense and action than any of the previous films. This Potter is also by far the funniest one in the series with many of the funny scenes involving Ron and Hermione. The opening sequences were done to perfection, not just how they were written, but how they were shown visually. Director David Yates' vision is terrific in his second "Harry Potter" film. No surprise the cast was on their game once again, but to me the actor that really stood out was Sir Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore. In his 4th time playing the great wizard, Gambon is just simply remarkable and absolutely blew me away. Also some of the best scenes in the film came when Dumbledore and Harry were interacting. The movie does a great job of showing why and how Tom Riddle became the murderous Lord Voldemort. One thing I didn't like was that the film didn't end in a resolution unlike the rest of the films, instead it ends with a cliffhanger. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" receives 4 1/2 wheelchairs out of 5. View Trailer Here

Thor: Upcoming 5.20.2011

Acclaimed actor-writer-director Kenneth Branagh will direct the upcoming film adaptation of the Marvel superhero Thor. Kenneth Branagh is best known for starring in and directing "Henry V", "Dead Again", and "Hamlet". He also played Gilderoy Lockhart in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". The film will star Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. Other cast members include Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Thor's enemy and adoptive brother, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, and there are rumors that Jessica Biel will play Sif, a fellow warrior and lover of Thor's. Chris Hemsworth is practically an unknown, but he did play Captain Kirk's father in 2009's "Star Trek". The film will be written by "I Am Legend" writer Mark Protosevich and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz. The film is do out on May 20, 2011.

Brüno: Upcoming 7.10.2009

"Bruno" is the third film by Sacha Baron Cohen featuring one of his characters from his television series "Da Ali G Show". This is by far his raunchiest film to date and the R rating shouldn't be taken lightly. You should really think of this movie as a NC-17 rating and I think no one under 17 should see this movie. This time out Baron Cohen plays flamboyant Austrian fashion reporter Bruno, who gets fired from his fashion show and sets out to become a star in the United States. Similar to "Borat", Bruno travels around the country and gets in many outrageous situations, many of which may be viewed as uncomfortable. Many people are criticizing the film to be too offensive to be a funny film and calling it a terrible movie. I think yes it is offensive and yes it is very vulgar, but it also made me laugh really hard even with both of those elements. I will give a recommendation to see this but on one occasion, if you saw "Borat" enjoyed it and wasn't uncomfortable with "Borat" do not see this film because it is about 1,000 times more uncomfortable. With all that in consideration I still think "Bruno" deserves 3 1/2 wheelchairs out of 5.

Public Enemies: In Theaters 7.1.2009

"Public Enemies" is a crime drama based on the life and career of famous bank robber John Dillinger. The film was written and directed by "Heat" and "Collateral" director Michael Mann and stars Johnny Depp as Dillinger. The film follows Dillinger's rise and the manhunt that ensues led by FBI agent Melvin Purvis and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The movie's cast is simply spectacular because besides Depp, the film also stars Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Dorff, Giovanni Ribisi, Channing Tatum, and Billy Crudup. The are also many unknown actors in significant supporting roles like Jason Clarke, Stephen Graham, and Stephen Lang. The acting in this movie is best I've seen in a long time. The problem with "Public Enemies" is this, there were may missed opportunities like not showing Dillinger in his first prison term and it would of been neat to see how he made his fake gun which help him escape from his second prison term. When it comes to Michael Mann's work he didn't bring his best stuff, not as good as his A of a movie in "Heat", but not as bad as his D in "Miami Vice". I would rate Mann's directing at a B-. All in all I still enjoyed this film and I do recommend it, especially for those new the Dillinger story. "Public Enemies" receives 3 1/2 wheelchairs out of 5.