Movies I Want To See This Fall (non-Apatow edition)

I've been putting off writing this list because, frankly, there are alot of movies that I want to see this fall, and the list seemed like a tall order. I thought it would be a top ten, but there are few more movies than that here.

So is there one movie that I want to see more than the others? Last year around this time I was basically steadily jumping up-and-down in Borat anticipation, and this year, yes, there is a movie that I have even more excitement for. This one, however, is a more serious oscar-contender type of movie.



No Country For Old Men

It's kind of crazy to think, but the Coen Brothers have basically been on cruise control since The Big Lebowski. They haven't done anything great since then. So why my excitement for this movie?

Over the weekend, I caught a small little bit of Fargo on TV. I hadn't really forgotten how great that movie is... I've seen it many times, and if I had a list of most re-watchable movies, it would surely be top ten material. But still, every time I see even a few minutes of it, it blows me away. Just great acting, tense but offbeat, incredible cinematography... As fun as The Big Lebowski was, Fargo is still THE Coen Brothers movie for me.

No Country For Old Men looks like the most "Fargo" movie since Fargo. And the critics really seem to be digging it so far. Tommy Lee Jones is an actor I always love, and Javier Bardem looks like he just might be putting in the performance of the year.

On to the other movies....

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Sweeney Todd

Tim Burton + Johnny Depp = Automatic Inclulsion On My List

These are the guys who have collaborated for Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, and Sleepy Hollow... All movies I love. I even liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

I haven't seen any incarnation of Sweeney Todd, but it really seems right up my alley. If there's anyone I'd want to direct a "Musical Thriller," it's Tim Burton.

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I Am Legend

Lately Will Smith has been "the actor who can do no wrong" for me. Of course, this has largely been because he's gotten away from big, overblown blockbusters. Which might be what "I Am Legend" is. But still, something about the concept has me drawn in... This could be one of those movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where a big budget and a great story meet to form a classic piece of art.

Or, it could be more like X-Men 3.

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There are several movies that I want to see based solely on the directors' previous works... Lust, Caution (Brokeback Mountain's Ang Lee).... Juno (Thank You For Smoking's Jason Reitman), Eastern Promises (A History of Violence's David Cronenberg), There Will Be Blood (Punch Drunk Love's Paul Thomas Anderson, and bonus points for casting Daniel Day Lewis)... oh, and Youth Without Youth directed by some lightweight named Francis Ford Coppola.

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The Kite Runner and Atonement.... This year's nominees for the "I know I should read this before I see the movie, but probably won't" award.


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Grace is Gone

What? John Cusack might finally have an Oscar worthy role? Enough said. I'm there.

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and finallly...

Bee Movie

I'm a definite fan of Dreamworks animation, and, like everyone else, I've been waiting for Jerry Seinfeld to do something worthwhile ever since Seinfeld went off the air. I think he may finally be on to something.

Happy fall movie season, everybody!