Must See of the Month:
Summary:
Taking place in the same universe as the Alien series, a team of space
explores set out to look for the origins of mankind, a journey that takes them
to the darkest parts of the universe. Filmmakers: Director
Ridley Scott is finally returning to hard sci-fi with Prometheus, much to the
delight of fans of his films Alien and Blade
Runner. He is working with frequent collaborators composer Marc Streitenfeld and production
designer Arthur Max, and new
to the team is great cinematographer Dariusz Wolski (Pirates of the Caribbean
series). Cast: The cast is also fantastic
with Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Emun Elliot, Benedict Wong, Kate Dickie, and Patrick Wilson. Expectations: For sci-fi fans, Prometheus is the
most anticipated release of 2012 – based on a combination of nostalgia for
Scott’s brilliant past work in the genre and the wonderful viral clips and
trailers released. Everything I have seen suggests that this is going to be one
of the best films of the year. The cast and crew are top-notch as well. For non
or intermediate sci-fi fans, this is still worth your time as it will be a
great action horror film and a visual treat. Without question, this is the
must-see of the month (and is probably the second best film left this summer
after The Dark Knight Rises).
Trailer: Here. Review.
Worth Checking Out:
Summary:
Merida is not your typical princess, prissy and refined. She is not content to
merely be married off. Rather, she wishes to seek out her own destiny. However,
in defying the customs of the land she brings chaos to the kingdom and must
rely on her own bravery and archery skill to save the day. Filmmakers: The trio of directors has a solid
background in animation. Mark Andrews was a storyboard artist working on films
like The Iron Giant, Spider-Man and Cars. Steve Purcell has a
background in video games, working on the Monkey Island series (and writing and
creating the Sam and Max series). Both, however, are making their feature
directorial debut. Brenda Chapman worked as an animator in the 1980s on Dennis the Menace, The Real Ghost Busters and Who Framed
Roger Rabbit, co-directed The
Prince of Egypt and worked on the story for Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King and Cars. They
are working with composer Patrick
Doyle (Thor).
Cast: The film features voice work from Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Robbie Coltrane, and Craig Ferguson. Expectations: Initially, I was a little skeptical
of this project. Sure, it is a Pixar film, and in being so comes with a high
level of somewhat assured quality (the Cars films aside). But, the directors
have not really directed anything before, let alone a Pixar film. However, they
are being shepherded by executive producers Pete Docter (Up), Andrew Stanton (WALL-E) and John Lasseter (head of Disney
animation). My fears seem completely unfounded now though after watching the
trailers, as the film looks great. It is also nice to see Pixar embrace a
female lead and heroine for once. It looks like Pixar will retake their place
atop the animation world (and the Oscar) again after stumbling last year. Trailer: Here. Review.
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