My most anticipated movies of 2009.
I was going to make a "Favorite Movies of 2008" list, however, after mulling over many of these lists on different blogs, I realized there's a lot of flicks I haven't seen. I didn't make it to any festivals, and Charlottetown is a pretty small market which frequently gets shafted by distributers on indie films (hey Fox Searchlight, we're still waiting onĀ Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler).
So rather than leave out all the 2008 films I've yet to see (which have been topping other lists), I thought I'd play it safe and list the movies I'm most looking forward to seeing in 2009. In alphabetical order:
- Inglourious Basterds: Quentin Tarantino's WWII film (that he's been talking about for years) will hopefully be ready for Cannes in May, and has recently been granted an official August 21st release date.
- The Road: Based on the Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men) novel. If my memory serves me correct, this was originally slated for a 2008 release, but got pushed back to sometime in 2009. Who doesn't love post-apocalyptic dramas?
- Sherlock Holmes: Guy Ritchie's adaptation of the literary classic starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and hopefully some funny hats. The images from it look pretty cool so far. It comes out on November 20th.
- Up: Pixar's latest is to be released on May 29th. After turning out what was my favorite movie of 2008, I'm hoping Pixar keeps up the good work with this one.
- Watchmen: The first and only graphic novel I have ever read. From what I hear, Zack Snyder did a bang up job transferring the much loved book to the screen. Now, if only Fox and Warner Brothers can work out their little spat in time to keep the March 6th release date.