Cinerant

To Look Forward for the Summer--Part 2

1. The Heights--Ismail Merchant's passing yesterday made this one even more of a must-see for me. This is the kind of film that I adore. It's an indie ensemble piece following five different stories over the course of one day in Manhattan. It's produced by Merchant-Ivory, starring Glenn Close and James Marsden.
2. Howl's Moving Castle--If only the guys were here for this. This is calling out for "crazy movie night", i.e., Bathhouse of the Gods II. Directed by Miyazaki, the guy who brought us Spirited Away. This looks to be just as crazy and brilliant.
3. Hustle & Flow--It's Memphis baby--for better or worse. Hey, the trailer looks good and it did win the Audience Award at Sundance. Is it gonna be big?
4. Junebug--Sundance Award Winner that could have promise.
5. Mr. and Mrs. Smith - I think this looks like a clever concept. Doug Liman's a talented director and it's got a great marketing campaign. Hopefully, there's a great movie to back it up.
6. Murderball--Documentary about quadriplegics who play full-contact rugby. I wanna see how.
7. Must Love Dogs--Diane Lane. 'Nuff said.
8. Pretty Persuasion--Word on this isn't encouraging, but Evan Rachel Wood and Jane Krakowski in the same movie. Too much talent to ignore. I'm not sure it's gonna be good, but I wanna check it out anyway.
9. Valiant--This little animated movie looks like it could be really fun. And because increasingly, Madagascar doesn't. It's full of great British talent (including Ricky Gervais). If nothing else, it'll be a warm up for the Wallace and Gromit movie this fall.
10. Wedding Crashers--Owen Wilson is just the funniest person in the world.

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