CRAZY LOVE
THE GREAT DEBATERS
THE HUNTING PARTY * [TRAILER]
STARTING OUT IN THE EVENING
THE WORKSHOP *

• ADULTHOOD. BEN X. SUPERHERO MOVIE. CSNY DEJA VU. PARIS. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL. HER NAME IS SABINE.
• THE BANISHMENT. BONNIE AND CLYDE. COUSCOUS. FOSTER CHILD. OUTPOST. STARTACUS. • ALEXANDRA. CHEMICAL WEDDING. CRONICAS. DECK DOGZ. END OF THE SPEAR. A FOUR LETTER WORD. HEART OF THE BEHOLDER. PLAGUES & PLEASURES. SCOOP. ST TRINIAN'S. THE UNKNOWN.
• CASS. THE MAD DETECTIVE. IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER. TEETH. TIME AND WINDS. • LABYRINTH OF PASSION. HAVEN.
* films I've seen, reviews en route

WANTED

dir Timur Bekmambetov; with James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Kristen Hager, Marc Warren; Universal 08/US
release 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/US
release 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/UK
release 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/UK
release 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/UK
release 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 >>

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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.