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16 May
THE AIR I BREATHE *
CARAMEL (Leb)
CHARLIE BARTLETT
HEARTBEAT DETECTOR *
LA ANTENA *
SMART PEOPLE
SOME CAME RUNNING *
TERROR'S ADVOCATE
KEILLERS PARK (Swe)23 May
DANGEROUS PARKING *
GARBAGE WARRIOR *
IRINA PALM
SHOTGUN STORIES *
TIMBER FALLS *30 May
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' (ENDLESS)
TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE6 Jun
GONE BABY GONE
MONGOL *
THE RUINS *
THE WAITING ROOM13 Jun
BEFORE THE RAINS *
IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS
NUMB *
PRICELESS *20 Jun
CASSANDRA'S DREAM *
THE EDGE OF LOVE *
THE ESCAPIST *
KILLER OF SHEEP
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE27 Jun
A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY SEXUAL FAILURES *
FEMALE AGENTS *
I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN *2 July
THE MIST *
THEN SHE FOUND ME *
THE VISITOR11 July
THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM18 July
CITY OF MEN (Br)
DONKEY PUNCH *
LOU REED'S BERLIN *
SAVAGE GRACE
SUMMER HOURS *25 July
DEATH DEFYING ACTS *U K R E L E A S E P E N D I N G . . .
R E V I E W C O M I N G S O O N . . .
SHADOWS FILM FEST |
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
dir Steven Spielberg; with Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Alan Dale; Paramount 08/USrelease US/UK 22.May.08 Dodgy title aside, this is surely the most anxiously awaited movies of the year, by anyone's standards. And bringing in young LaBeouf to carry on in the footsteps of the ageing Ford is a stroke of genius. Not to mention heavy-hitter castmates like Blanchett and Broadbent. TRAILER >> SEX AND THE CITY
dir-scr Michael Patrick King; with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Lewis, Evan Handler, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson, Mario Cantone; New Line 08/USrelease UK 28.May.08, US 30.May.08 The entire cast is back for this big screen reunion, so we're hoping they manage to capture at least some of the spark of the series. Well, of the series' early seasons. Let's also hope that, despite how it looks, the trailer hasn't given away the entire plot. TRAILER >> THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN
dir Andrew Adamson; with Ben Barnes, William Moseley, Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, Tilda Swinton, Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis, Liam Neeson, Eddie Izzard; Disney 08/UKrelease US 16.May.08, UK 26.Jun.08 I've seen 10 minutes of footage for this new film, and it looks much better than the scattershot first film in the series - darker, more action-based, richer characters. The story is also rather a lot more compelling. TRAILER >> WANTED
dir Timur Bekmambetov; with James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Kristen Hager, Marc Warren; Universal 08/USrelease UK/US 27.Jun.08 The plot looks a little iffy, in a violence-is-everything sort of way, but the cast is terrific, and the director has such a vivid eye for both action and drama that it's bound to look seriously amazing. TRAILER >> KUNG FU PANDA
dir Mark Osborne, John Stevenson; with Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, Ian McShane, Michael Clarke Duncan, Dan Fogler, David Cross; Paramount 08/USrelease US 6.Jun.08, UK 4.Jul.08 Has a terrifically gonzo voice cast, and the early footage looks terrific. The Karate Kid meets Crouching Tiger story seems like a bit of a stretch, but it's bound to be fun. TRAILER >> MAMMA MIA!
dir Phyllida Lloyd; with Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgard, Dominic Cooper, Julie Walters; Universal 08/UKrelease UK 11.Jul.08, US 18.Jul.08 It's the casting that makes this intriguing - so much high-power acting talent in a silly musical pasted together from Abba's back catalogue! Really, the moment Streep signed on this made my wanna-see list. TRAILER >> THE DARK KNIGHT
dir Christopher Nolan; with Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall; Warner 08/UKrelease US 18.Jul.08, UK 25.Jul.08 Easily one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the summer - if not the year - and the trailers are stirring up considerable buzz for this one. We can only hope that the film (1) lives up to the hype and (2) doesn't succumb to Pretentious Sequel Syndrome. TRAILER >> INKHEART
dir Iain Softley; with Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory; New Line 08/UKrelease UK/US Jan.09 I visited the set at Shepperton in Feb.07, and it looks both impressive and fun. The superior cast makes it worth seeing, although the trailer looks somewhat childish for such a dark tale. Alas, the long-delayed opening must be due to New Line chaos - sigh. TRAILER >> Also on my want-to-see list...
Jun:
THE HAPPENING.
THE INCREDIBLE HULK.
Jul: HANCOCK. MY WINNIPEG. GET SMART. WALL-E. Aug: THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE. STAR WARS: CLONE WARS. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY. THE DUCHESS. Sep: BURN AFTER READING. THE INTERNATIONAL. THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS. TROPIC THUNDER. Oct: BRIDESHEAD REVISITED. HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE. VALKYRIE. CHICAGO 7. EAGLE EYE. QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Nov: HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Dec: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL. BEDTIME STORIES. Jan: CHANGELING. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. FROST/NIXON. | |
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Release dates: British film release schedules are much more fluid than American ones, so please be patient as I try to keep up with UK distributors. I'm working to keep this list up-to-date as they keep trying to outfox me. I'm sure it's personal. Embargoes: Britain's Film Distributors Association asks us to hold reviews until the week of release, and some distributors are even more restrictive that that. Once the film is released publicly, or shown at a festival, the full review can appear on the site. © 2008 by Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall HOME | REVIEWS | NEWS | FESTIVAL | AWARDS | Q&A | ABOUT | TALKBACK | ||