REEL GREAT READS
- The Ship of Fools (Roger Ebert's Journal) - One of all-time favorite male movie critics, uh, ships one of our (or, at least Emily's) favorite sick day/Sunday/everyday movies, the Celine Dion soundtrack-set epicness that is Titanic. (Don't tell me I'm the only one anxiously anticipating the 3D release!)
- Inside the all-black (almost!) reading of 'Reservoir Dogs' (EW) Jason Reitman keeps staging these awesome-sounding, star-studded cold readings of classic screenplays (see also: The Princess Bride, The Breakfast Club). But we're particularly intrigued by this one, which changes up the race of the cast of Tarantino's ultra-violent first opus, subbing in Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne for Michael Madsen, Tim Roth and Harvey Keitel.
WEEKEND WATCHES
Photo: Twentieth Century Fox- This Means War - Okay, this rom-com starring Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon and Chelsea Handler looks mighty lame. But we loved Reese enough to see Four Christmases, so I suppose we'll see this too.
- The Rum Diary (DVD) - We never got a chance to catch this, the latest Hunter S. Thompson-inspired Johnny Depp flick, in theatres. And although it got semi-awful reviews, it looks kind of gorgeous. And we've had a girl crush on Amber Heard since All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.
TRAILER OF THE WEEK: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
This trailer, for the film based on the book of the same name, is a tad underwhelming. And there's an explained shot of the Lincoln Memorial thrown in randomly. However, we're fascinated by the fact that Abe seems to be able to keep his signature top hat in place while beheading the undead.
