Coming Soon

New Movies 10/31 -- Semi-pro horror, amateur porn, & looking forward to James Bond

1. Zack & Miri (Make a Porno) -- I really like Seth Rogen (especially in Pineapple Express and 40-Year Old Virgin), so I might see this. I've gotta confess I've never been a Kevin Smith fan, so I'll wait to hear what some of you say about this movie.

Speaking of funny movies about down-and-out entrepreneurs making pornography, I found The Amateurs (2005) with Jeff Bridges to be really funny and interesting because it looks at the romantic relationships of the characters involved, and how those relationships are affected by making the porno.

For an even more realistic look at amateurs making porn, check out Dear Pillow. The FilmCouch guys and I argued about it pretty vehemently in FilmCouch 47

2. RocknRolla comes out Halloween night. Any fans of Snatch and Lock, Stock excited for this? Or does even thinking of seeing a Guy Ritchie movie make you feel too nostalgic? Like when you imagine having dinner in your old high school cafe?

Some new horror movies are coming out

3. Splinter If the parasitic splinters get under your skin, you become a hedgehog-like monster. Or so the trailer suggests.

4. Eden Lake A young couple camping in the woods are terrorized by juvenile delinquents with a dark side.

5. The Haunting of Molly Hartley A 17-year old girl is trying to get a fresh start after being attacked by her mentally ill mother. When things get weird, is it caused psychosis of her own? Or something even more sinister?

And a documentary about a bullfighter:

6. The Matador Follows David Fandila's quest to become the world's finest bull-fighter. Here's the trailer.

7. Despite what some sites are saying, Quantum of Solace is definitely not coming out this week! (Looks like Nov. 14 is the real release date.)

Bummer, because I'm really excited for it. Sean Connery was good for those old spy movies, but I think Daniel Craig is by far the better James Bond. What do you guys think?

Casino Royale is hands down my favorite Bond movie. People have noted Craig's Bond is the truest to the Bond books, but purism aside, Casino Royale gave me some raw thrills none of the previous Bond movies gave me. Remember when Craig is chasing the terrorist through the rafters and plunges through the drywall like a berserk gorilla?Or the gritty, brutal fight in the bathroom where he essentially beats someone to death? Yikes.

Craig's Bond has interesting layers, though. In my opinion, for the first time Bond seems like a real human being. He's affected (and sometimes significantly not affected) by violence. Remember when he sees the mangled remains of a woman he's just had sex with? M says, "I'd tell you not to become to attached...but that's not your problem, is it James?