November Movies: Lincoln, Skyfall, Flight, & Wreck-It Ralph....

[Fan in Chicago]

I know how much you have on your plate, so understandable that you haven't seen them....but just be sure to see Casino Royale before Quantum of Solace, cause they go hand in hand. Skyfall should be a stand alone film.

 

Agree. I think QOS is eminently skippable if Fez is strapped for time. Casino Royale is a must-see and not just for the fact that it rejuvenated the Bond franchise. Watching CR followed by Skyfall should have you drained of adrenaline for a month.

[ajzepp]

Is it really? So much was left in the air after Quantum of Solace that I expected this one to tie in quite a bit.

 

This is what I had read at the IMBD.com website under the "Skyfall: Did you Know?" heading: "Director Sam Mendes said that 'Skyfall' does "not connect" with those two previous Bond movies. Mendes has also stated that the secret criminal organization Quantum from those two films does not feature in 'Skyfall'."

[Mark Vader]

Correction: "Lincoln" opens in limited release on November 9 and will expand nationwide on November 16.

[Captain Hindsight]

Correction: "Lincoln" opens in limited release on November 9 and will expand nationwide on November 16.

Anyone that sees this please let me know how it was!

[Mark Vader]

Here are this month's Independent Films, don't be surprised if we see these titles with Oscar nominations attached.

 

Anthony Hopkins is "Hitchcock". A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959. Also starring Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette, Danny Huston, James D'Arcy & Michael Wincott.

 

Brad Pitt stars in "Killing Them Softly". Jackie Cogan is a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that went down during a mob-protected poker game. Also starring Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini & Richard Jenkins.

 

Keira Knightley is "Anna Karenina". Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Also starring Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson & Kelly MacDonald.

 

Sean Penn stars in "This Must Be the Place". Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during WWII. Also starring Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Harry Dean Stanton & Eve Hewson.

 

Tobey Maguire stars in "The Details". When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder. Also starring Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Ray Liotta & Kerry Washington.

 

Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in "A Late Quartet". Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust. Also starring Christopher Walken, Catherine Keener & Imogen Poots.

 

Parker Posey stars in "Price Check". Peter, a family man who works for a failing supermarket chain finds his life shaken up by his new boss, Susan, who starts to groom him for an executive position. Money and opportunities are within his grasp, but at what price? Also starring Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse & Juan Luis Acevedo.

 

Dolph Lundgren & Jean-Claude Van Damme star in "Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning". John awakens from a coma to discover his wife and daughter were slaughtered in a brutal home invasion.

 

In "California Solo", A former Britpop rocker who now works on a farm gets caught driving drunk and faces deportation after living in Los Angeles for many years. His efforts to stay in the U.S. force him to confront the past and current demons in his life. Starring Robert Carlyle, Alexia Rasmussen & Kathleen Wilhoite.

 

In "Silent Night", The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve. Starring Jaime King, Malcom McDowell, Ellen Womg, Donal Logue, Brendan Fehr & Lisa Marie.

 

In "In Their Skin", The Hughes cottage vacation is violently interrupted by a family on a murderous and identity stealing journey, in search of the "perfect" life. Starring Selma Blair, Joshua Close, James D'Arcy & Rachel Miner.

 

In "Nature Calls", Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk's son's sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember. Starring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle & Maura Tierney.

 

In "Starlet", An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale. Starring Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson & James Ransone.

 

In "The Bay", Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs. Starring Kristen Connolly, Jane McNeill & Christopher Denham.

 

In "Amber Alert", When a group of friends decides to follow a car they've seen posted on an Amber Alert, things start to go very wrong. Starring Jasen Wade, Summer Bellessa & Chris Hill.

 

Foreign Films:

 

From France & Belgium comes "Rust and Bone". Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali's bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident. Starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts & Armand Verdure.

 

From Denmark, Sweden & Czech Republic comes "A Royal Affair". A young queen, who is married to an insane king, falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever. Starring Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen & Mikkel Boe Folsgaard.

 

From China, South Korea & Singapore comes "Dangerous Liaisons". In Shanghai, an aging socialite's infatuation with her ex-boyfriend manifests itself as a risky game, where her former lover agrees to seduce, then abandon a naive young woman.Starring Cecilia Cheung, Dong-gun Jang & Ziyi Zhang.

 

From Ireland comes "Citadel", An agoraphobic father teams up with a renegade priest to save his daughter from the clutches of a gang of twisted feral children. Starring Aneurin Barnard, James Cosmo & Wunmi Mosaku.

 

Finally there is the Ken Burns directed documentary "The Central Park Five". A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.

 

Calendar with Trailers. Note: These dates are for exclusive or limited release. These films may appear in your area at a later date.

 

11/2

"The Bay": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi3637945369/

 

"This Must Be the Place": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi3286737945/

 

"Amber Alert": http://www.imdb.com/...y/vi2653791257/

 

"The Details": http://www.imdb.com/...db/vi641246233/

 

"A Late Quartet": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi1842521113/

 

11/9

"A Royal Affair": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi1020634393/

 

"Dangerous Liaisons": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi1820173337/

 

"Citadel": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi1163567385/

 

"Nature Calls": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi1446552601/

 

"In Their Skin": http://www.imdb.com/...db/vi338666521/

 

"Starlet": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1007133721/

 

11/16

"Anna Karenina": http://www.imdb.com/...db/vi675914265/

 

"Price Check": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi2101191705/

 

11/23

"Hitchcock": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi2501551129/

 

"Rust and Bone": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi3370624025/

 

"The Central Park Five": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi2114495513/

 

11/30

"Silent Night": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi1951048729/

 

"Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning": http://www.imdb.com/...y/vi2921767961/

 

"Killing Them Softly": http://www.imdb.com/...b/vi2348721433/

 

"California Solo": http://www.imdb.com/...db/vi168272921/

 

That's all for now. I'll have the December Movies up later. Until then............Enjoy!

Edited November 8, 2012 by Mark Vader

[ajzepp]

WOW, Christopher Walken and Phillip seymour-hoffman in the same flick? Heck yeah!

 

This is one hell of a list....some incredibly interesting ensembles and descriptions...very nice!!

[ajzepp]

Just watched The Bay tonight...I have to say, I enjoy these "found footage" films to begin with, but this one was exceptionally entertaining I thought. Also, working in healthcare and having treated many patients who had resistant bacterial infections and the like, this movie hit home a bit. I'd probably give it pretty high marks...about an 8.2/10

 

[Mark Vader]

Just watched The Bay tonight...I have to say, I enjoy these "found footage" films to begin with, but this one was exceptionally entertaining I thought. Also, working in healthcare and having treated many patients who had resistant bacterial infections and the like, this movie hit home a bit. I'd probably give it pretty high marks...about an 8.2/10

Yeah, it does look pretty good. I am surprised at how many low budget horror flicks there are this month.

 

I am really looking forward to "Hitchcock".

[Hazed and Amuzed]

Really looking forward to "Flight"

[shrader]

Skyfall tomorrow!

[ajzepp]

Skyfall tomorrow!

 

I've had several friends who saw just rave about how good it is...I'm going Sunday night and can't wait! Let us know what you think tomorrow!

[Fan in Chicago]

 

 

I've had several friends who saw just rave about how good it is...I'm going Sunday night and can't wait! Let us know what you think tomorrow!

 

Show at 9.45 got sold out at 9.30. In line for the 10.30. Havent stood in line for a movie in ages. Will let you guys know what I think tomorrow.

[CowgirlsFan]

Three films catch my eye.

 

"Wreck it Ralph" ...I can't believe John C Reilly is still alive.

 

"Lincoln"...It's a can't miss with Spielberg. My fellow Texan Tommy Lee Jones and the always interesting James

Spader. Everyone needs to see this because Hal Holbrook is not young and you never know this could be one of

his last films.

 

"Skyfall" Yes,it's a Bond film BUT with Judy Dench and Ralph Fiennes it can't be all bad!

[ajzepp]

Three films catch my eye.

 

"Wreck it Ralph" ...I can't believe John C Reilly is still alive.

 

"Lincoln"...It's a can't miss with Spielberg. My fellow Texan Tommy Lee Jones and the always interesting James

Spader. Everyone needs to see this because Hal Holbrook is not young and you never know this could be one of

his last films.

 

"Skyfall" Yes,it's a Bond film BUT with Judy Dench and Ralph Fiennes it can't be all bad!

 

You can't believe John C. Reilly is still alive? lol Why do you say that?

 

Show at 9.45 got sold out at 9.30. In line for the 10.30. Havent stood in line for a movie in ages. Will let you guys know what I think tomorrow.

 

Wow, that's great it's selling tickets like that! Can't wait to hear your review!

[CowgirlsFan]

 

 

You can't believe John C. Reilly is still alive? lol Why do you say that?

 

 

 

Wow, that's great it's selling tickets like that! Can't wait to hear your review!

 

oops... I have Reilly confused with someone else.

When I remember the name I will repost.

 

[CowgirlsFan]

 

 

oops... I have Reilly confused with someone else.

When I remember the name I will repost.

 

It was Charles Nelson Reilly that I had John C Reilly confused

with.

[Delete This Account]

let me be the contrarian here, but i refuse now to see any movie featuring daniel day-lewis. to me, he's the oliver stone of acting. subtle he's not. and i was fully and completely turned off by that oil movie he did, "there will be dull" or whatever you want to call it. if i want a one-man ego show, i can simply listen to my own thoughts.

 

jw

[Fezmid]

It was Charles Nelson Reilly that I had John C Reilly confused

with.

Charles Nelson Reilly was a mighty man

The kind of man you'd never disrespect!

He stood eight foot tall,

wore glasses,

and had a nipple on the back of his neck.

 

 

[Fan in Chicago]

 

 

Wow, that's great it's selling tickets like that! Can't wait to hear your review!

 

Skyfall turned to out to be true to all the positive ratings it has garnered. Excellent movie with superb acting all around. This is old school Bond from the early Connery days - light on gadgets and gimmicks, heavy on story and drama. I absolutely loved it. If you have to find a flaw, I would say it could be trimmed by 15 minutes as the 2:23 running time gets a tad (just a tad) too long.

I would highly recommend it.

[ajzepp]

It was Charles Nelson Reilly that I had John C Reilly confused

with.

 

Oh LOL! Charles Nelson Reilly is still alive? wtf? lol that guy was old back in the 70s

 

let me be the contrarian here, but i refuse now to see any movie featuring daniel day-lewis. to me, he's the oliver stone of acting. subtle he's not. and i was fully and completely turned off by that oil movie he did, "there will be dull" or whatever you want to call it. if i want a one-man ego show, i can simply listen to my own thoughts.

 

jw

 

I drink YOURRRRR milkshake, Warrow!!!!!

 

Skyfall turned to out to be true to all the positive ratings it has garnered. Excellent movie with superb acting all around. This is old school Bond from the early Connery days - light on gadgets and gimmicks, heavy on story and drama. I absolutely loved it. If you have to find a flaw, I would say it could be trimmed by 15 minutes as the 2:23 running time gets a tad (just a tad) too long.

I would highly recommend it.

 

A movie has to be REALLY good for me to not have a problem sitting in a movie seat for over 2 hrs...the positive reivews for this film are really impressive...I'm counting the hours.

 

Wow, just checked RT....it has a 93 rating...that's huge.

Edited November 10, 2012 by ajzepp