THIS WEEKEND’S INFINITE PLAYLIST
October 3rd, 2008 Posted in film buzz
It looks like Hollywood is ready to open up the gates and release a huge herd of flicks this weekend. Ten, count ‘em Ten, films make their debut at the theatre over the ghe next few days and several of them are hotly anticipated. So which of these ten will become cash cows and which will be left to slaughter, well that’s a tough one.
Conventional wisdom and my general dislike of Chihuahas says that Beverly Hills Chihuahua will be a disaster simply because the trailer was enough to make a grown man give into most of his violent impulses, but then again it is a kids movie so one could safely place it somewhere in the top ten when the dust settles on Monday.
I think the ones that will draw the most audience and critical attention are sure to be Religulous, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Religulous will likely only hit it big in the blue states, but there seem to have been the emergence of more blue states over the last few days, so that could be good for returns. Nick & Norah scores points with a large audience for the sole reason that I think Michael Cera is quickly becoming this generation’s John Cusack. He’s the every guy that every guy thinks they can relate with. Sure hismovie’s aren’t as completely wacky like One Crazy Summer and Better off Dead, but he’s got almost the same universal appeal.
Speaking of universal appeal, we could use a nice feel good and then feel bad and then maybe feel good again inspirational sports story. The Express fits nice and snug in that round peg that was previously occupied by films like Remember The Titans, Glory Road, We Are Marshall, and whatever. That being said, I do have an interest in seeing it due to certain alma mater implications.
Several other films not poised to make a big monetary splash but that will probably be conversational fodder are An American Carol, the conservative comedy from one of the Zucker brothers that seems slightly insane; Rachel Getting Married, Anne Hathaway’s possible Oscar turn; and finally Flash of Genius, the story of your intermittent windshield wipers…now that’s just strange. Oh so much to chose from this weekend, chose wisely. And if you don’t, just go see something else rightafter.
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