“The Miserable Ones.” or “Orphans & Criminals Dance A Jig, Do A Song.”

LES MISERABLES

I liked the first movie with the ever so classic Liam Neeson & (actually talented) Geoffrey Rush. But there’s just something about Uma Thurman I cannot stand. She’s obnoxious beyond all reason.

The 1998 version was watchable… in 1998.  it always felt like there was something missing.

There’s just something about orphans & prisoners & factory workers that screams the need for a little song & dance.

I’m stoked because I’ve never been able to see the musical & as a theatre person, that’s kinda inexcusable. =)

& I can’t help but be a little jealous of the epicness of Hugh Jackman‘s bearded glory.

The cast list for this year’s adaptation is ridiculous.

Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe, Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, & Helena Bonham Carter.

Give a quick look at the teaser trailer below & let me know what you think! (Or don’t.)

The Great Gatsby or only The Decent Gatsby?

I’ve liked most of what Baz Luhrmann has done.  It’s weird but, to me, enjoyable.  Leonardo DiCaprio is hit and miss, but lately I feel like he’s been hitting.  Carey Mulligan is one of my favorite female actors, especially after her spin in Never Let Me Go.  So, I’m pretty stoked for The Great Gatsby to hit the silver screen because I really enjoy the book.  It’s classic.  Duh.  After watching this trailer, I’m still stoked for it.  The dialogue seems a little wack, but the visuals are delicious.  Will I be seeing this in 3D though? Only time will tell.

How do you think this looks?  Be honest.

J.J. Abrams Goes Apocalypse After Conquering Islands, Outer Space, Giant Aliens, Tom Cruise, and the Time-Space Continuum.

I’ve loved pretty much everything J.J. Abrams has ever touched, and so I have high hopes this will turn out better than it looks.  It seems a little too drama-y for my tastes, but the over-arching concept is delicious.  I love post-apocalyptic themes, and this looks like a decently cool take on it.  Although, for the first half of this trailer, I honestly thought it was  the second season of Flash Forward (which was legit and should not have been cancelled).

How do you think this looks??

Also.  I want to live on that commune.

The Fight Against Cancer Causes Cancer

There hasn’t been a lot of cancer in the lives of people I know, which I am eternally grateful for – there’s been some, just not a lot.

But this, this kinda pisses me off.

Mansome.

“You can’t let the mustache wear you, you’ve got to wear the mustache.”

ARGO

This looks pretty tasty.

Based on true events, Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis – the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage.  But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA “exfiltration” specialist named Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.

The Man-Eating Plant’s Reign of Horror Continues

Little Shop of Horrors is lookin for a remake and it’s maybe chosen Joseph Gordon-Levitt to devour!

I’ve honestly never seen Little Shop, but I imagine it could be vastly improved upon by a lil JGL.