Ten Movies I Want To See This Fall

Filmspotting just did their fall movie preview, which got me thinking about what movies I'm really looking forward to this fall. I'm not going to bother ranking, because my desire to see these movies is likely to change on a whim, but here's ten that I'm looking forward to.

My five favorite films so far this year.... Thank You For Smoking, Prairie Home Companion, Clerks II, Talladega Nights, and Little Miss Sunshine. With the exception of Prairie Home Companion, these are all comedies (and even Prairie could be considered a comedy if you squint just right), so it seems appropriate to start with another one.

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America
for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

There are much weightier movies coming out this fall, but, I have to admit, if I was told I could only see one movie this fall... I might go see Borat. I love Da Ali G Show, love the character of Borat, think Sasha Baron Cohen is a comic genius, and from everything I've heard, this movie is not going to disappoint. I have extremely high expectations for this.

The Departed

Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Martin Sheen and Mark Walhberg in a Martin Scorcese picture. And based on a supposedly great Hong Kong movie that I haven't seen. 'Nuff said.

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin. I'm almost ready to give Forest the Oscar from the trailer alone.

The Good German

Directed by Steven Soderbergh. This still photo alone makes me want to see it. Beautifully shot in black and white with George Clooney and Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire, who to me is a completely underrated actor. Tobey's the Jimmy Stewart of his time. Seriously.

Stranger Than Fiction

Alot of my favorite movies start off with a unique, surreal, premise.

An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death.

I think this qualifies. And Will Ferrell is the IRS auditor. Add Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson to the mix, and I have to see it. If done right, this could be on par with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Speaking of which....

The Science of Sleep

Michel Gondry, director of Eternal Sunshine, has a movie coming out, which is enough for this one to be on my list. I don't know much about it, but it looks quite surreal itself.

The Prestige

Directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Hugh Jackman. Something about magic. Looks live a visual tour-de-force, or something. One of two magic movies I really want to see, but since The Illusionist is already out, it's disqualified from my list.

All the Kings Men

Getting some negative reviews, but Sean Penn looks like he's in top form, and it's based on a classic political novel, so I still want to see it.

For Your Consideration

A Christopher Guest mockumentary automatically makes my list.

Tenacious D in 'The Pick of Destiny'

I've been waiting for a Tenacious D movie for several years now.

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Honorable mentions (because I can't stop at ten)
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Marie Antoinette

Looks like the weirdest bio-pic ever.... I want to see it just to see what it actually ends up like. Plus, it's Sofia Coppola, and I trust her.

Rocky Balboa

Ok, this movie could be REALLY bad, but Stallone seemed so passionate about making it that I want to give it a shot.