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2007: A good year to be a movie lover

Submitted by Jorge Sosa on December 29, 2006 - 2:37pm.
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Happy New Year, everyone!

I think 2006 was a pretty decent year for movies. Next year looks to be just as promising, with a great lineup including "300," "Ghost Rider," "Hannibal Rising," "The Astronaut Farmer," "Zodiac," "Fido," "Sunshine," "Grindhouse," "Spider-Man 3," "28 Weeks Later," and "1408."

"1408" is due in theaters next summer, and is an adaptation of a Stephen King short story, a good old-fashioned ghost tale from his collection "Everything's Eventual."

John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson are starring in it, two of my favorite actors. Director Mikael Håfström also made 2005's "Derailed," a nice Hitch******ian thriller. I think I can tell you where I'm going to be on Friday, May 18.

How about you all? Are there any movies due out next year that you are really looking forward to?

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(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)

 


Jorge, I think 2007 is...

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Jorge,

I think 2007 is shaping up as the year of the sequels. I’m looking forward to:

- “Ghost Rider,” starring Nicholas Cage. It opens Feb. 16.

- “Spider-Man 3,” same cast, new villian, opens May 4.

- “Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End,“ same cast, opens May 24.

- “Ocean’s 13,” same cast with additions of Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin, opens June 8.

- “Live Free or Die Hard,” the fourth :”Die Hard” movie starring Bruce Willis, opens July 4.

- “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” opens July 17.

- “Bourne Ultimatum,” Matt Damon returns, opens Aug. 3.

- “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,” starring Nicholas Cage, opens Dec. 21.

There’s lots of possibilities for nonsequels, too. Here’s a few I thought looked interesting …

- “Fracture“ is creating buzz. It is about a young construction worker named Lane who suffers a fatal fracture in his skull and has approximately 11 hours before he dies. In those 11 hours, Lane meets new people, learns about himself and even has an epiphany in which he apologizes to his deceased father. Stars Ryan Gosling, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Newman, Mia Farrow, Kevin Spacey, Rob Lowe, David Strathairn, Michael Rooker, Jeremy Irons, Cate Blanchett, Wentworth Miller, Tea Leoni, Stephen Baldwin, Elden Henson, George Clooney (director/cameo).

- “The Astronaut Farmer,” opening Feb. 23. It’s about an astronaut, who leaves the NASA program to save the family farm. He ends up building a rocket in his barn. It features: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern and Tim Blake Nelson.

- “Wild Hogs,“ opens March 2. Weekend riders meet biker gang. It stars Tim Allen, Jill Hennessy, Martin Lawrence, Ray Liotta, William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei and John Travolta.

More good news ... Word on the Internet is that George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have approved the script for "Indiana Jones 4." Harrison Ford returns as Jones. Shooting is expected to take place in 2007, with film opening in 2008. Watch for more details!

(Kay Johnson is a staff writer at the Hutchinson Leader. She can be reached at johnson@hutchinsonleader.com)

 


Submitted by Kay Johnson on December 31, 2006 - 6:28am.

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