Jun 18 2009Moving Pictures Opening This Weekend!

Treat yourself to a movie this weekend. You've earned it. Here are some new releases to choose from:

The Proposal
Director: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
Good if you want to see: Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds play characters pretending to be engaged, when in actuality they are not engaged.

Year One
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Jack Black, Michael Cera, cameos
Good if you want to see: a return to late '70s/early '80s, History of the World/Life of Brian/Wholly Moses!-style historical comedy; a preview of how well screenwriters Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, currently writing Ghostbusters III, work with Egon as a director (Rotten Tomatoes says not well).

Whatever Works
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood
Good if you want to see: Larry David in a Woody Allen movie, which, despite lackluster reviews and an unimpressive trailer, still sounds intriguing to this guy; Woody Allen explore the idea of an older Jewish guy with an attractive young blonde; the source of the thick fog of neuroses that will be drifting through select cities.

Dead Snow
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Norweigan names, many of which require specialized characters.
Good if you want to see: Nazi snow zombies. Either that sells you or it doesn't, OK?