Chris Springob
Regular
Never mind Spider-Man 2 or Harry Potter 3, or whatever other franchise movies are coming out next year. There's a completely different set of (potential) 2004 releases that I'm looking forward to, based on either premise, writer, director, cast, or some combination thereof.
My list of most-looking-forward-to 2004 releases, in descending order of how likely it is that I'll actually get to see it in 2004:
Troy Trojan War epic, directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Neverending Story, Enemy Mine). Stars Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, and Peter O'Toole. Of all the historical epics slated for the next two years, the director and cast for this one give it an edge in the expectations game. (You've got to admit that Brad Pitt has a pretty good track record for finding good projects.) Should be coming out in May.
The Woods Tells the story of a close-nit 19th century community with a mythical race of creatures residing in the woods around them. I'm looking forward to this one because it's written/directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Still, my hopes aren't quite *as* high for this one as the other four movies I'm mentioning. Shyamalan isn't quite Richard Kelly. Coming out in August 2004.
The Brothers Grimm Terry Gilliam gives us a story in which the legendary Brothers Grimm travel from town to town, pretending to protect the townspeople from enchanted creatures. This is a Terry Gilliam movie. How could I not want to see it? Supposedly coming out in late 2004, but Gilliam doesn't have a very good recent track record wrt finishing projects.
Knowing The latest film by Richard Kelly (the writer/director of Donnie Darko), which also has to do with foreknowledge of a catastrophic event in the future. "Donnie Darko" was so brilliant, that I'm *really* looking forward to this one on that basis alone. If it follows the pattern of DD, it might come out in limited release in 2004, but not on video (meaning, accessible to me) until 2005.
The Fountain This one is supposed to be about a man who lives parallel lives in two different timeframes--one in the 16th century, and one in the 26th. Directed by Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream). Unfortunately, it looks like this film has been put on hold since Brad Pitt walked out to film "Troy" (too many good projects at once). I hope it gets made eventually.
Curious to know if anyone has any comments on any of these movies, and/or has some of their own that they're looking forward to next year.
My list of most-looking-forward-to 2004 releases, in descending order of how likely it is that I'll actually get to see it in 2004:
Troy Trojan War epic, directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot, The Neverending Story, Enemy Mine). Stars Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, and Peter O'Toole. Of all the historical epics slated for the next two years, the director and cast for this one give it an edge in the expectations game. (You've got to admit that Brad Pitt has a pretty good track record for finding good projects.) Should be coming out in May.
The Woods Tells the story of a close-nit 19th century community with a mythical race of creatures residing in the woods around them. I'm looking forward to this one because it's written/directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Still, my hopes aren't quite *as* high for this one as the other four movies I'm mentioning. Shyamalan isn't quite Richard Kelly. Coming out in August 2004.
The Brothers Grimm Terry Gilliam gives us a story in which the legendary Brothers Grimm travel from town to town, pretending to protect the townspeople from enchanted creatures. This is a Terry Gilliam movie. How could I not want to see it? Supposedly coming out in late 2004, but Gilliam doesn't have a very good recent track record wrt finishing projects.
Knowing The latest film by Richard Kelly (the writer/director of Donnie Darko), which also has to do with foreknowledge of a catastrophic event in the future. "Donnie Darko" was so brilliant, that I'm *really* looking forward to this one on that basis alone. If it follows the pattern of DD, it might come out in limited release in 2004, but not on video (meaning, accessible to me) until 2005.
The Fountain This one is supposed to be about a man who lives parallel lives in two different timeframes--one in the 16th century, and one in the 26th. Directed by Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream). Unfortunately, it looks like this film has been put on hold since Brad Pitt walked out to film "Troy" (too many good projects at once). I hope it gets made eventually.
Curious to know if anyone has any comments on any of these movies, and/or has some of their own that they're looking forward to next year.