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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Watch the trailer for ‘Shutter Island,’ Scorsese’s latest
I saw The Taking of Pelham 123 Wednesday night and will tell you more about that Friday, but I saw something that I liked even better than Pelham.
That would be the trailer for Martin Scorsese’s new film, Shutter Island, which comes out October 2.
In the film, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the insane and may be hiding on the titular island. Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Ben Kinglsey, Max von Sydow and Jackie Earle Haley co-star.
At first glance, this looks like very pulpy material. The two Scorsese movies it most reminded me of were Cape Fear (suspense thriller) and the underrated Bringing Out the Dead, via the supernatural elements. I have to play Pavlov and admit my reaction was instinctively to salivate. Scorsese is my favorite director, so by default, this is the movie of 2009 I’m most looking forward to seeing.
All I will say as far as awards prospects go is this may not look like an Oscar film - but they said the same thing about The Departed, and look what happened there. The movie is also based on a novel by Dennis Lehane, which worked out well for Clint Eastwood (Mystic River) and Ben Affleck (Gone Baby Gone).
I’m excited. How about you?:
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What’s opening Friday, June 12
Denzel Washington, John Travolta and Eddie Murphy bring their movies to the multiplex this weekend, with sometimes better results than expected.
Imagine That: When I saw the trailers for Eddie Murphy’s latest comedy, I cringed. I lamented that by and large, he just doesn’t seem to be trying anymore. And yet some reviews on this one (click the title) have said it’s actually not half-bad. Perhaps I was too hasty to judge, but I still would rather see Murphy stretch than resort to another paint-by-numbers comedy. By my count, the last hilarious live action comedy he made was Bowfinger, and that was 10 years ago.
The Taking of Pelham 123: The 1974 subway film with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw has been given a slick sheen and a shot of adrenaline by director Tony Scott, who has Washington and Travolta as his leads. Review posts Friday.
At the arthouses
The Neon Movies opens The Brothers Bloom, a comedy with Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz and Mark Ruffalo. It’s quite well liked by some, even though the overall reception is rather mild.
Also new at Neon is the documentary Tyson, as in former heavyweight champion Mike. Nice bit of timing, considering his appearance in The Hangover, a highlight of that movie.
The Little Art opens Two Lovers, which for better or worse, is probably best known as being Joaquin Phoenix’s “last film” - although it was well-liked too. Also opening there is Anvil! The Story of Anvil, the well- reviewed documentary that recalls Spinal Tap.
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