MovieSet Dailies

The cold weather cometh, and with it, more new movies than you can shake a stick at. So what’re you going to see this weekend?

Whether you’re in for a good laugh, cry or scare, Hollywood has got you covered. So stuff a couple snacks in your pockets and head on down to the cinema!

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day

First priority for most comedy lovers this weekend will be the release of Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to liquor day. Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are back up to no good in the exciting conclusion of the Trailer Park Boys franchise!

The boys are about to get out of jail, and this time, Julian vows to go straight, even open a legit business. Soon the Boys will all be rich. At least that’s what they’ve told the parole board. But when they arrive back at the park, they find it’s not the same old Sunnyvale – and it’s not the same old Jim Lahey, Trailer Park Supervisor. Lahey’s a new man, hasn’t had a drink for two years. And he has plans – BIG PLANS – for Sunnyvale. But unfortunately for Lahey, Julian stands in his way. With his big plans for Sunnyvale going down the toilet, his relationship with Randy broken down, and having the Boys back in the park is all way too much pressure for him to bear. For Jim Lahey, the countdown to liquor day is on. Meanwhile, Julian’s having problems of his own and the Boys are forced to resort to doing what they know best – breaking the law. Lahey’s descent into the liquor coupled with the Boys descent into crime puts them all on a collision course to mayhem and destruction.

Fame

If you’re looking for something a little more family oriented, then check out Kevin Tancharoen’s re-make of Fame. This musical/drama stars Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer, Charles S. Dutton, as well as Naturi Naughton, Kherington Payne, Kay Panabaker and Asher Book.

Based upon the 1980 film, Fame follows NYC talent attending the New York City High School for the Performing Arts, (Known today as Fiorello H. Laguardia H.S.) where students get specialized training that often leads to success as actors, singers, etc. In 1936, New York City Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia founded the High School of Music & Art in order to provide a facility where the most gifted and talented public school students of New York City could pursue their talents in art or music, while also completing a full academic program of instruction.

Coco Before Chanel

If perky musicals give you a headache, then perhaps you should take a mental field-trip to early 20th century France with the biographical drama Coco Before Chanel staring Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain and Emmanuelle Devos.

Coco Before Chanel is the story of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel before she was France’s famous mademoiselle. Having begins her life as a headstrong orphan, Coco fulfils her future destiny through an extraordinary journey through French high society that makes her the legendary couturier that embodied the modern woman and a timeless symbol of success, freedom and style.

Bright Star

But Coco Before Chanel isn’t the only biographical period piece out there! Check out director Jane Campion’s romantic drama Bright Star based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, played by rising stars Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish.

In Bright Star a secret love affair begins between 23-year-old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats’s younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny’s efforts to help and agreed to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’s best friend Brown realized their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers were swept into powerful new sensations, “I have the feeling as if I were dissolving”, Keats wrote to her. Together they rode a wave of romantic obsession that deepened as their troubles mounted. Only Keats’s illness proved insurmountable.

Surrogates

If it’s action your looking for, then look no further than sci-fi/thriller Surrogates. Based on the graphic novel by Brett Weldele and Robert Venditti, Surrogates stars Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe and Ving Rhames.

The filmmaking trio behind the hit sci-fi sequel Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines re-team to explore a future in which humans live in isolation while only communicating with their fellow man through robots that serve as social surrogates and are better-looking versions of their human counterparts. Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent who enlists the aid of his own surrogate to investigate the murder of the genius college student who invented the surrogates. As the case grows more complicated, however, the withdrawn detective discovers that in order to actually catch the killer he will have to venture outside the safety of his own home for the first time in many years, and enlists the aid of another agent in tracking his target down.

Pandorum

But Surrogates isn’t the only sci-fi/thriller out this weekend. If you want to watch something a little more scary, then check out Christian Alvart’s Pandorum staring Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue and Cung Le. I went to an early screening of this Thursday evening, and it was WAY better than I was expecting.  Super scary and unpredictable!

Two astronauts awaken in a hyper-sleep chamber aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It’s pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship. They can’t remember anything: Who are they? What is their mission? With Lt. Payton staying behind to guide him via radio transmitter, Cpl. Bower ventures deep into the ship and begins to uncover a terrifying reality. Slowly the spacecraft’s shocking, deadly secrets are revealed…and the astronauts find their own survival is more important than they could ever have imagined.

With such a wide variety of films coming out in theaters this weekend, what are you waiting for? Go see some movies!

Author: Shannon