Seven Dollar Soda: 02/15/11

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

New Year's Eve

The ensemble cast returns with New Year's Eve, opening December 9, 2011. It is the supposed "sequel" to Valentine's Day, both of which are directed by Garry Marshall. Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, Sofia Vergara, Zac Efron, Til Schweiger, Sienna Miller, Jon Bon Jovi, Seth Meyers, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Heigl, Alyssa Milano. This movie looks like it could be really great or really bad.... we'll see!

The Dark Knight Rises News

I don't know about anyone else but I am beyond excited for the newest installment of the Batman series, coming July 20, 2012. Christian Bale returns in the Christopher Nolan, certain to be blockbuster, action-packed, star-studded third movie in the series. It looks like Nolan loved his cast from Inception so much that he's invited half of them along for Batman 3 (no complaints here). Tom Hardy is set to play the villain Bane. Reportedly Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard are in talks to join the cast as well. (All we need now is LEO!) And Anne Hathaway will be catwoman. Stay tuned for more Batman news as it moves into filming later this year!

Look Who is Playing the New Superman!

Henry Cavill, my long time celeb crush!!! You may have seen him smoldering and smoking up the Showtime series, The Tudors. (Highly recommend) And at long last he will be making a big screen splash as the leading man in the upcoming re-adaptation of Superman. Christopher Nolan is producing and Zack Snyder directs (Watchmen and 300). Should be fantastic. (Note, Cavill was in the running for James Bond but Daniel Craig got it, and he was runner up to Christian Bale's Batman.) If you want to see previous work from Cavill check out Stardust or The Count of Monte Cristo, both of which are favorites of mine.

Stay tuned for more movie news and movie updates for 2011 and 2012! I am hoping to expand the blog coverage from not only reviewing but also reporting on important upcoming movie info.

How we rank the movies

$ - It's just a bad movie.

$$ - Not a very good movie. Good enough only to watch for free on TBS 4 years later when you're up late and really bored.

$$$ - An ok movie. If it's at the dollar theater, sure go see it. Not a total waste of time movie.

$$$$ - A good movie, but it's better to rent it.

$$$$$ - A pretty good movie. Worth seeing, if it's in theaters try making it a matinee.

$$$$$$ - A really good movie. If you can, go see it in theaters, if you can't, see it as soon as it is released. Possibly just go ahead and buy this movie.

$$$$$$$ - Great movie. If you don't see it in the theaters as soon as possible your life will be less meaningful. If you missed it in theaters go buy it as soon as it's released and keep it on a loop on your DVD player for at least an entire weekend straight.