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Sunday 16 May 2010

Upcoming Films

Super 8

Combining the talents of Stephen Spielberg and J.J. Abrahams, Super 8 could quite possibly be the perfect amalgamation of the creative geniuses behind some of the most successful depictions of extra-terrestrial life ever committed to celluloid. Just watch the trailer and tell me you're not excited.



Inception

Cristopher Nolan's highly successful re-imagining of the Batman franchise cemented his status as an exceptional director who just can't seem to put a foot wrong and hopefully his reign will continue with Inception, which is almost guaranteed to be this Summer's blockbuster. The plot has so far been shrouded in mystery but with a cast including Dicaprio and Gordon-Levitz, this is bound to be another inspired film, which we can only hope matches the intensity of his earlier features such as Memento and Insomnia.




Black Death

Boromir is back! This time he's swapped middle Earth for Medieval England but once again he is dealing with supernatural creatures and appears to be on a very important mission. Okay, it's not really Boromir but its Ulric, the warrior Knight who is sent on a quest to hunt down a necromancer after the first outbreak of the bubonic plague. It all sounds slightly far-fetched but the reviews have so far been very postitive so this may well turn out to be a decent horror film. Certainly one to watch out for.



Machete

Robert Rodriguez is at his best when tackling violent Mexicans, so Machete has a lot to live up to. Based on a trailer that was shown between the double feature of planet terror and Death Proof, Danny Trejo stars as a federale agent betrayed by his superiors. If this is anything like the El Mariachi trilogy we are in for one hell of a ride.




The Adjustment Bureau

Since Blade Runner there has been an endless supply of films based on Phillip K. Dick's work, most have been diabolical but some such as Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly succeeded by sticking closely to the original material. Hopefully the Adjustment Bureau will follow suit as Matt Damon attempts to prevent his pre-determined fate from being realised by holding on to the woman he loves. Ten points if you can guess which film the trailer's music was stolen from, and I mean the first film it was heard in, not Kick-Ass.

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