Can't wait 2008

2008 seems to be a good year so far, These are the five films I am most excited for.

5. Wendy and Lucy(Kelly Reichardt)Wendy and Lucy which comes out later this year is a story about a young woman and her dog, and the financial struggles of life. When I saw brokeback mountain, I realized what a phenomenal actress Michelle Williams was. This movie looks beautiful and her performance seems impressive from watching the trailer.

4. Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes)

I wasn't so excited when I heard about it first but then I saw the trailer and was instantly excited! Adapted from a Richard Yates novel, the film is about a married couple in connecticut living the american dream, but things aren't as perfect as they seem. Something about this subject of marital problems draws me to this one. I'm hoping Kate can finally fet an oscar.

3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher)
Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) ages backwards? I can't wait!! It seems so epic and beautiful, I love storys that go through peoples whole lives. Cate Blanchett is one of my favorite actresses and I'm looking forward to seeing the complications of their love story as the 2 characters meet in the middle of their lives at the same age. I expect this to be one of the best films I see this year.

2. Milk (Gus Van Sant)
Sean Penn stars as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California. I think with all of the seperation in our country about homosexuals which is currently happening we need films like these to tell human storys of real people who made a difference. The cast is great and Gus Van Sant is the kind of director that can make this movie great. I'll probably see this one sometime this weekend and write a review.

1. Hunger (Steve McQueen)

There is no movie coming out I am more excited for. Hunger is about an IRA member names Bobby Sands who leads a hunger strike while inprisoned. The film focuses on the last six weeks of his life, and the lives of the strikers who join him. I reccomend if you haven't seen either of the trailers that you do, this looks visually striking and powerful in its message and I cannot wait.

I just saw Australia and will give my review on that next.

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