Looking Forward To

by William Speruzzi on 07/20/2007

It’s no secret that the fall is the time when the cream of the crop get placed into theaters. This one is no different. Here are some must-sees:

The Ten
From the guys who brought us Wet Hot American Summer and the MTV sketch comedy show The State. I saw the trailer before Sunshine, effing hilarious. August 3.

I’m Not There
Todd Haynes’ meditation on the life of Bob Dylan. This looks like a very special film that stylistically and thematically will probably be the most exciting thing we’ll see in a very long time. September 21.

The Darjeeling Limited
Wes Anderson does it again and we are there. I don’t want to read too much about the film I just want to see it. September 29 [limited.]

No Country For Old Men
The Coen Brothers are back with a vengeance. November 9 [limited.]

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The Darjeeling Limited and No Country For Old Men are opening and closing the New York Film Festival this year. Hopefully, with a little luck, I’ll grab me some tickets.

There are 2 comments in this article:

  1. 07/23/2007Dante Kleinberg says:

    I’ll believe the Darjeeling Limited when I see it. Rushmore is one of my Top 10 faves of all time, but since then I feel like Wes Anderson is slowly drifting away into this weird smart self-love zone. Does that make sense? There was an article comparing Conor Oberst, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Wes Anderson to each other that made a a lot of sense. Wish I could remember where I read it. All these undeniably talented dudes who are so happy with themselves their work becomes irritating to the rest of us.

    But hope springs eternal.

  2. 07/23/2007William Speruzzi says:

    He has definitely become the indie darling, there’s no doubt about that. I’m sure the American Express commercial did everything to support your argument about him too. I felt The Life Aquatic was covering a lot of the same ground as The Royal Tenenbaums but less effectively. Like I said, I don’t want to hear the opinions about the film, I just want to see for myself.

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