September Movie Picks

My movie picks are not based on reviews. They’re simply movies that I would like to see. I’m not even giving them ratings. I’m just saying they look interesting to me. In the event I do see said movies, I’ll let you know what I thought. The following is a list of movies coming out in September that I would like to see:

In theaters Friday, September 12th

Righteous Kill (rated R) stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro as two tough cops on a case to track down a serial killer who has a taste for bad guys. The evidence screams “killer cop” and the race is on to bring this serial killer (vigilante?) to justice. Whether you are on the side of the law or the side of street justice, This looks to be a case of “who can you trust”. I saw the trailer for Righteous Kill at one of the last movies I saw, and it looked really good. It also left me wondering who I should root for. The good guys, the serial killer, or someone in between. Hmmm??? Also starring 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Dan Futterman, Trilby Glover, Rob Dyrdek, Mark Famiglietti, Denis O’Hare, Katie Chonacas, Brett Granstaff, Saidah Arrika Ekulona and Alan Blumenfeld.

Burn After Reading (rated R) stars good chums Brad Pitt and George Clooney. What we have here is a dark comedy that looks rather promising. An ex CIA agent (something tells me he left on bad terms) misplaces a disc chocked full of sensitive information. Two gym employees (of the not so bright variety) find said disc and figure they can cash in on this new found treasure. There was no Official Site to link to this time around, so I linked to a YouTube Trailer instead. Burn After Reading also stars John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton.

In theaters Friday, September 19th

Blindness (rated R): an outbreak of blindness ravages a city leaving all of its residents blind with the exception of one woman, the wife of a doctor. Blindness has lured me in with its mysteriously vague trailer. Again no Official Site was available so I linked to a trailer on YouTube. The movie appears to revolve around the scenario of “what do you do with a whole city of suddenly stricken blind citizens?” and it would appear the answer is isolation and abandonment, or is it??? The hook is set deep in my lip, dragging me along. I just gotta know. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia Bernal, Danny Glover and Alice Braga.

In theaters Friday, September 26th

Eagle Eye (rated PG-13) stars Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan as pawns in a crazy game of violence and death. Think Neo getting his first call from Morpheus, telling him to climb out on a window ledge, but instead of a well intentioned Morpheus on the other end of the line, it’s a crazy power hunger woman that can somehow see your every move. “The FBI will arrive at your apartment in 30 seconds, you must flee the premises…” or be set up as a terrorist with no way out. “Follow directions and you’ll live through this, disobey and you die” and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. This movie is at the top of my “must see list” for September. Also staring Rosario Dawson, Billy Bob Thornton, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Azizi, Anthony Mackie and Lynn Cohen.

Miracle At St. Anna (rated R) is a Spike Lee Joint on a whole new level. On December 19th, 1983 a man walks into a post office and requests a 30 cent stamp “please”. Hector Negron looks up at the man making the request. Negron then pulls a gun from under the counter and kills the man while a five million dollar Italian artifact sits in his New York home. Flashback 39 years to World War II, behind enemy lines to unravel this mystery. Starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Matteo Sciabordi, Valentina Cervi, Pierfrancesco Favino, John Leguizamo and Joseph Gordon Levitt.

An Award For Having A Positive Impact On The Blogosphere

I must be doing something right, because I just got another award.  This one came from Teeni over at the Vaguetarian Tea Room.  Teeni was kind enough to present me with the AmyOops award, because she feels I’m having a positive impact on the blogosphere.  I just don’t know what to say other than, thank you, Teeni.  As I’ve told you before, you are far too kind and far too sweet.  Thank you very much.

The Dark Knight: Fresh Prince of Gotham

The Dark Knight: Fresh Prince of Gotham

Crazy Pix: 08/18/08

Just say yes…

to yoga.

My Bucket List

I’ve been tagged by DropOfKim for The Bucket List meme. If you’re not familiar with her or her blog (I Married A Country Boy) I strongly urge you to go check her out, but don’t forget your industrial strength cooty spray.

“Zombie Toe” RULES!!!

Anyway, back to this meme. The idea is to write a list of 8 things you would like to do or accomplish before you die. Next stop, My Bucket List:

1. Make the world a better place for women. I’m not yet ready to unveil my plan, but I’m dead serious here.
2. Create a program for children kinda like the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, but without the religious alienation. Anyone and everyone would be welcome, including those of less means. I would like it to be a non profit organization with poor kids in mind.
3. Buy 160 acres at least fifty miles from the nearest sizable town (sizable = having both a Wal Mart and a McDonald’s).
4. Have a monolithic dome home built to live in. These things are damn near hurricane and tornado proof. They may look a little odd, but they totally kick ass and will last forever.
5. Be completely self sufficient on my 160 acres. Raise my own critters (for food and clothing) and grow my own fruits and veggies. Have a well for water and solar panels and windmills for electricity. Oh, and a one acre lake to raise catfish.
6. Build a very small resort on my 160 acres so people can come and stay for a weekend or a week or longer, while at the same time learning all about my self sufficient oasis.
7. I would like to go on a cruise around the world visiting as many places as possible. A few places that have always been at the top of my list are Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. Any other places that might come to your mind, I want to go there too. I can’t think of a single place I wouldn’t want to visit at least once.
8. I want to travel to all 50 states visiting friends, family and bloggin’ buds along the way, while in search of the best pizza in the world.