> May 1 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine
>
> If you're a foreign filmmaker, snagging an Oscar may well mean that your next
> job is in Hollywood. This year, Marion Cotillard is the leading lady in Public
> Enemies, and Gavin Hood (director of Tsotsi, which won the Best Foreign
> Language Film Oscar a while back) got handed the reins to the X-Men franchise.
> Unfortunately, the trailer is completely forgettable.

I mildly hope it's not another Alien: Resurrection, more for the people who care about it than for myself.

> May 8 - Star Trek

Yeah, maybe they should've made a Voyager movie instead. Or DS9. Maybe Enterprise. Or New Voyages, which I'd never heard of before.

But I'll still watch it.

> May 25 - Book of Ruth
>
> I was reading the book of Ruth just the other day and thought it would make
> an interesting movie. Perhaps it will.

It's been adapted before, and I vaguely remember bits of one of the adaptations.

> May 29 - Up
>
> But in fact the opposite has happened. Disney's two latest, Meet the Robinsons
> and Bolt, were excellent, and Pixar is only getting better.

Bolt is good? Okay. Maybe I'll check it out instead of passing it by. Check out some Bolt action.

> It would almost
> be a relief if Up were a step down (no pun intended) to maybe a Cars-level good
> movie instead of yet another contender for best film of the year. And maybe
> it will be. But if you ARE making premature bets for the best movie of the
> year, you won't find a candidate with better odds.

I guess I'll have to pick it... up, then.

> June 5 - Land of the Lost

Actually, I remember watching the series made in the early '90s. I kept watching, so either I liked it, or I didn't want to risk missing the next show. I'm not sure of I knew there had been an earlier series, but when I did see it, it was weird to me because I was used to the early '90s production values I had seen. So maybe I'd have an easier go of watching this.

> June 26 - My Sister's Keeper

Hmm! Sounds interesting. I wonder if they'd displace anyone on my Movie Siblings list.

> July 24 - The Ugly Truth
>
> A romantic comedy with Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. The IMDb synopsis
> lies: "A romantically challenged morning show producer (Heigl) is reluctantly
> embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent
> (Butler) to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His
> clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result."
>
> Where's the lie? Come on. How unexpected do YOU think the result will be?

Well, the character's not supposed to expect it. The audience, on the other hand, will probably be able to predict it just from the premise...

> August 7 - G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra
>
> Transformers made some money, so, hey, how about a G.I. Joe flick? Stephen
> Sommers is the man behind the camera. Sommers made a good movie (The Mummy)
> once.

I can't wait for this to spawn sequels. We could have "Cobra Strikes Again". Or they could set it in the ghetto: "Cobra in the 'Hood".

> August 14 - Ponyo On the Cliff
>
> Fortunately for us all, Hayao Miyazaki has yet to make good on promises that
> his latest film will be his last. His latest last film is "Ponyo on the
> Cliff," which opened in Japan last year. Miyazaki's track record is as solid
> as Pixar's, though their filmographies couldn't be more different. "Spirited
> Away" is one of my top 10 films from this decade.

Will this be my first
Hayao Miyazaki film?
Only time will tell.

Some noteworthy names on the dub version, for good or foreboding: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cloris Leachman, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White, and... Noah Cyrus, Miley's 9-year-old sister, though she was still 8 when she had the part. This looks like the highlight of her resumé so far.

> August 14 - The Time Traveler's Wife
>
> Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in a fantastical romance: a man has a rare
> genetic condition that causes him to time travel involuntarily. This wreaks
> havoc on his marriage. I hate it when that happens.

Yeah. You're going along, trying to live your life with your loving wife, and BAM! You're in the Crusades. Or BAM! You appear from nowhere in front of a crowd of people in Salem, Oregon. Or worst of all, BAM! You're in the middle of a harem.