Looks like fun

The trailer for Sherlock Holmes has just been released and it is not what I thought. It is a bit more silly than I imagined it would be and it doesn't seem very serious but it still seems like it could be fun to watch and I will definitely be taking a look. Between the bumbling of the characrers and the "wordart-esque" font, it doesn't seem like the most tame of movies. It definitely has the Guy Ritchie flare which I don't mind in the least. Therefore, although I won't be taking it seriously it looks like something that I could definitely enjoy.

Who Could Play Sinatra?

It was just announced that Scorsese will be directing a bio-pic on Frank Sinatra, which is pleasing news becuase I think that is something a director like Scorsese can handle. But with this news the question now arises: Who could play Ol' Blue Eyes?

Originally actors that came to mind were veterans of Scorcese films. Daniel Day Lewis and Robert De Niro, specifically. Although they are great actors, I can't see them fitting the part exactly. Daniel Day-Lewis will be singing in the upcoming film, Nine, and will, hopefully be good. But, we can't know that for sure, not to mention Daniel is a pretty big lad, about a half a foot taller than Frank. Bobby could be seen as the character maybe a few years ago but now looks more like the later Sinatra then Sinatra in his early years.

Sean Penn
I think that Penn can do anything. Maybe I am still in awe from Milk but I feel that he has the look down pat and can do any transformation.

William Hurt

The man has the blue eyes and the Italian attitude but he is a little bit too old.

Jude Law

This is by far my favorite pick. He looks just like him and has shown that he could do the American thing in both Cold Mountain and I Heart Huckabees. All he needs to do now is get down the exact voice and attitude.

Hugh Jackman

I have never been a fan of this actor, probably becuase he's never really done anything worthy of praise on the silver screen. However, after seeing the oscars I have realized that this guy is one hell of a performer and can hit the personality of a performer like Frank Sinatra. All he would need to do is change a few physcial characteristics.

John Travolta

He's a bit on the heavy side now, and hasn't shown us anything in a while. But, back in the day the actor would invest himself fully into the character's that he played and feel that if he changed a few things he could pull off Frank.

Matthew McConaughey

This is the biggest stretch of all of the actors. This guy has shown us that he can act in one movie and one movie only, A Time to Kill. So he has the look and the acting chops but can he pull off the transformation? I'm not too sure.

Kevin Spacey

America ignored him when he played Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea, when he deserved the praise. This movie shows that he can pull off the mannerisms of a performer much like Sinatra he just needs to loosen up. Something that Kevin Spacey is no stranger to doing.

The bottom line is that Scorsese's at the wheel. So it will be a great flick, regardless.

A Good Start

The following is an opening to The Brothers Bloom....



If this is any indication to how the rest of the film will be, we are looking at a damn fine movie. The writing is clever and the rhyming is so natural, but it's accompanied with great direction and fine editing, with the possibility of an amazing soundtrack. I didn't think that Rian Johnson could top Brick and he still might not, but this movie will at least be a respectable follow up.

What year is it?

This has been mentioned before but it seems that the madness has spread.









All of the films like very original and inventive and I look forward to each one. But I just can't help but shake how unusual it is that they are all coming out in the year 2009. Perhaps it's mere coincidence, or perhaps it's something more...