Move along! Nothing to see here! With the potential juggernaut Watchmen releasing today, studios have done what they always do and have run with their tails between their legs. Absolutely nothing else is coming out this week of consequence. Which leads me in the enviable position of being able to play a little catch up, and maybe revisit some things that I've been dying to see again.
Since I already saw Watchmen on Monday(read my review here), there's really no need to talk about it here. I do hope to catch up with it again hopefully on IMAX. Maybe this weekend if I'm extremely lucky.
One of the new films of note coming out in VA/DC that I'm interested in is Echelon Conspiracy, starring Shane West, Ving Rhames, Ed Burns, and Martin Sheen. An odd cast, with an even odder plot about a mysterious cell phone that promises great wealth to it's owner, then makes him the target of a worldwide manhunt. It's an interesting premise, to say the least. I am worried about the sometimes shaky Shane West in the lead role, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Only Hoffman Center is carrying this, for some reason.
Gomorrah is a sprawling gangster epic chronicling the influence of the mafia on modern day Italy. This is a film that I posted about here on the site awhile back, and now that it's here you can bet I'll be running out to see it. The film is set up similar to The Wire, as it's a story told from numerous perspectives.If I recall correctly, the man who wrote the book this is based on was the target of death threats due to the many secrets he was revealing. This one is only playing at Cinema Arts Theater in Fairfax, so if you're interested in that sorta thing it's the only place to check it out. Great theater, by the way.
Other than those, there's not much left to see! Tonight at midnight at E Street Cinema they are having a showing of Jurassic Park, which might be a lot of fun. Depending on what I'm doing it might be something worth revisiting on the big screen.
Also, Arlington Cinema 'n Drafthouse is showing Man on Wire, without doubt the best documentary of last year and one of the most amazing films I've ever seen: Period. I saw it on DVD and would love a chance to see some of those crazy images on the big screen, especially with a nice amaretto sour in my hand. Another idea, for those who love great stories, great food, and a cold frosty beverage.
