Couch Potato this week comes to you a day later than usual. The Oscar nominations yesterday knocked me back a bit so I do apologise. We have an interesting if unexceptional line-up this week, but there should be a little something in the sack to suit everyone’s tastes.
It’s Friday and that means two excellent things. One, it’s almost the weekend and two, there are new movies in cinemas nationwide. This week sees the release of 3 big movies including the latest from Robert Downey Junior and Bruce Willis, as well as a remake of a 1980′s classic. First up is Fame, a remake of Alan Parker’s 1980 Academy Award winning musical drama of the same name. Anyone who grew up in the 80′s will be familiar with the central premise as the original movie spawned a long running TV series. The story centres around a talented group of dancers, singers, actors, etc. over four years at the New York City High School of Performing Arts. Cue lots of singing, dancing and elaborately over-the-top choreography. The students form friendships and compete with each other leading them to push themselves to the edge and beyond. The cast is replete … There’s more
I went to see Drag Me To Hell yesterday and it was surprisingly brilliant. A perfect blend of kitsch comedy horror and some genuine scares. I don’t know how Raimi has done it, but he’s create the best horror movie since The Ring, with enough comedy to match Scream. Fantastic. In other horror news, it has been confirmed that plans are afoot to make two follow ups to this October’s Saw VI, giving us our annual dose of gore until 2011 at least. But there is also rumour that they may continue beyond that. I love them, so I say bring it on. Also on the horror front, The Real Story of the Exorcist is to be filmed. It’s not a sequel, prequel or remake, but it seems to be a docu-horror, similar to The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I’m not hopeful. Heroes’ Hiro, Masi Oka, has sold a movie … There’s more
