I'll probably be going to see The Weather Man this weekend. I guess I really like Nicolas Cage, even though everytime I have seen him interviewed this week he has scared the crap out of me. He looks like a South American drug lord, with his wispy mustache and dyed black hair.
Next week I will certainly be seeing Sam Mendes's Jarhead. As I said a few weeks ago, I have been looking forward to this movie for awhile now. Mendes is probably my favorite director of the past few years... it's between him and M. Night Shyamalan. And although Shyamalan directs a movie about every 2 years, Mendes has about a 3 year gap between his movies. (Although his next directed movie is supposed to come out next year, Sweeney Todd)
My quick thoughts before I see the movie are these: First, I am still not convinced about Jamie Foxx as serious actor. I thought he was excellent in Collateral, but in his Oscar winning performance in Ray, i thought he played Ray Charles too caricature-ish. And in the previews for Jarhead, it looks like he is going to play this character as an imitation of Denzel Washington. The point when he says "hoo-rah" is SPOT ON Denzel. Second, I wasn't feeling Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" for the music in the trailer, but thats really nitpicking. Third, I am interesting in seeing another Gulf War (Desert Storm) movie, since the other two I can think of were both good, but not outstanding, films. (Three Kings and Courage under Fire)
Finally, I'm certainly looking forward to Albert Brooks's new movie Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World. I am a huge fan of Brooks, in particular Lost in America, Defending your Life and The Muse. I get the feeling Brooks would have made a great Seinfeld like TV show.
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