Fall Movies

Labor Day is almost here which means its the official end of the Summer movie season. I finally got around to reading the Entertainment Weekly that has the Fall Movie Preview in it(it came in while I was on vacation). Entertainment Weekly considers the Fall Movie Season from Labor Day Weekend to New Years. I think that is a little too far to still consider fall, especially when they will have another issue out around Thanksgiving for the Holiday Movie Preview. So, I consider the fall movie season from Labor day to Thanksgiving. The fall movie season is usually one of the worst movie seasons(spring is usually the worst movie season). Its the time when the studios usually dump all the movies they decided wouldn't make money over the summer or the movies that are probably not good enough for the Oscars. Oscar winning movies usually get released in November and December with a few exceptions. My Birthday falls around Labor Day weekend and it is usually the really bad movies that are released that weekend. The number one movie over labor day weekend is usually a summer movie that everyone is just catching up on.
This year I hope it will be different. So, here are the 5 movies I am most excited to see this Fall.

MACHETE
One of the best parts of Grindhouse was Robert Rodriguez's fake trailer for Machete. It was so popular that now he made a movie based on the fake trailer. Interesting that character of Machete first appeared in the kids movie Spy Kids. But this is no kids movie. Check out the Red Band trailer. If you don't know what that means Red Band trailers are trailers that are rated R and have not been approved for children of all ages, so don't watch it if you are faint of heart. They arent kidding when they say "gut wrenching". The movie looks like its going to kick some ass and finally a movie that looks good that is coming out on my birthday weekend.

Red Band Trailer for Machete at Listal

THE SOCIAL NETWORK
A movie about the founding of Facebook. As you can guess the founder of facebook is upset with the movie as it has taken some liberties with the story. It is directed by David Fincher(Fight Club, Seven) and written by Aaron Sorkin(West Wing, Charlie Wilson's War). Aaron Sorkin has a way of writing that I love. It is usually quick snappy dialogue and I love most David Fincher movies. There is usually something dark and sinister to his movies. It will be interesting to see how this one is. Based on the trailer it looks awesome and is getting some early Oscar buzz, but like I said earlier movies that come out in the Fall don't usually get nominated. I love the tag line though. You don't get to 500 Million friends without making a few enemies, and love the song in the preview. Also Justin Timberlake has been getting great reviews for his acting. Is there nothing that this guy cant do?

WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN"
Now I already saw this movie at Sundance, but I am excited that it is getting released and hope more people see it and would love to hear what some of my teacher friends think about it. It is a documentary about the Public Education system in America. It is kind of sad but not surprising. Everyone should take a look. It is directed by the guy who directed An Inconvenient Truth but it is much better then that movie and I think it will be less controversial also but we will see.



WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
A sequel to the 1987 movie from Oliver Stone. After so long why make a sequel? Well it seems like an appropriate time to revisit the guy that told us "Greed is Good" and see where that got us. While might not be the best movie it will be fun to see Michael Douglas in the same role that won him an Oscar. I love the scene in the trailer where they give Michael Douglas his mobile phone back as he is leaving prison.

BURIED
Can't have a fall movie preview without including one horror movie. This was also at Sundance this year and generated alot of buzz. Basically its Ryan Reynolds in a box. Pretty sure that's the whole movie. I heard it was pretty twisted and looks like a fun psychological thriller.

So those are my fall movies I am most looking forward too. A gory action movie, a semi-factual drama, a documentary, a sequal, and a psychological thriller. Should be a fun fall at the movies.