The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis' classic tale gets the big screen treatment. I am unfamiliar with the story, but it looks pretty good. It has a cast of unknowns, which helps a film of this sort, I believe. It is a fantasy epic for the entire family. Hopefully it is good.
Syriana. Here is a movie that looks fantastic, top to bottom. A story about the oil politics, and featuring a cast including George Clooney and Matt Damon. I have love the trailers, and hope that it lives up to the perceived expectations that I have been grooming for it.
Elevator to the Gallows. This a 1957 film from director Louis Malle getting a week long engagement at the local art house. It tells the tale of a married woman and her lover planning to murder her husband. I am not familiar with this film, but I would like to check it out.
Ballet Russes. This is a documentary about a group of Russian dancers who were integral to giving birth to modern ballet. Not much of a ballet fan, but as a film fan, this could be interesting. This is also playing at the local art house.
Taking Back the Hudson. This is having 1 show at the art house, and it is free. This is a documentary about the battle between GE and the EPA filtered through the eyes of people in Hudson Falls and St Edward. They are a pair of towns ravaged by the effects of dumped PCBs.
Also opening this week, but not near me:
- Brokeback Mountain
- Marebito
- Memoirs of a Geisha
- Mrs. Henderson Presents
- Neal -N- Nikki
- The World's Fastest Indian
That's all, until the coming of Kong.