Thurgood Marshall graduation 2012
Badin vs. Versailles
Law Enforcement Memorial Day
Home > Blogs > Sir Critic on Cinema > Archives > 2009 > August > 17
Monday, August 17, 2009
‘Avatar’ preview tix/most awaited fall films?
Yes, you read that right. In a first for the movie industry, 20th Century Fox will be giving away tickets to a 16-minute IMAX 3D preview of James Cameron’s highly anticipated Avatar. It’s an ingenious, if perhaps too secretive bit of promotional chutzpah.
The preview will play at 6 and 6:30 p.m. this Friday, August 21. The tickets will be given away, first come first serve, at the Avatar Web site, starting at 3 p.m. TODAY. (Noon Pacific time). The LA times has more details here.
Now, this all may be a moot point for us in Southwest Ohio, as I have not been able to find out if IMAX theaters nearest us, in Springdale or Columbus, will be playing the Avatar preview. Still, as they say, ya never know, so I’m preparing you with the information regardless. Better too much than not enough, I always say.
Alas, whether the Ohio theaters are on the list or not, travel plans preclude me from attending the preview on Friday, and that pains me. Avatar is probably the second most anticipated film of the fall for me, after Shutter Island, which must take the top position, since my favorite director, Martin Scorsese is at the helm.
To give us something to talk about while we’re waiting (and just in case the preview isn’t going to be shown here), what are the films of the rest of this year you are most anticipating? My top 5 are:
Avatar: December 18
The Lovely Bones: Peter Jackson’s latest - December 11
The Princess and the Frog - Disney’s too long-awaited return to hand-drawn animation. - also December 11
Shutter Island - October 2
Where the Wild Things Are - Will it be as good as the book? Oh, heck no. But being directed by Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) it’s bound to be its own very unique animal. October 16
And you?
Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment | Categories: Coming Attractions
