SALLY SALIA: HOLIDAY FILMS, PART THREE

Here's the third and final part of Sally Salia's three part article on the films she's most anicipating this holiday season:

In Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous character is back once more for more adventure, this time exposing not only his intellect, but his fighting skills as well. Crime, action, drama, and suspence, its all there in Guy Ritchie’s movie adaptation of the fictional character. This time the world renowned partners, Holmes and Watson must stop a conspiracy that threatens to destroy Britain. The movie will hit theatres Christmas Day, competeing with Avatar.

SALLY SALIA: HOLIDAY FILMS, PART TWO

Here's the second of Sally Salia's 3-part series on the films she's most anticipating this holiday season.  This time, it's:

AVATAR

For all the sci-fi fans out there, Avatar is the perfect movie to enjoy over the holiday season. First, lets clarify that Avatar is not based or related to the cartoon series Avatar: The Last Airbender in any way. On December 18th, the movie will hit theatres. The movie is about a former Marine, Jake Sully, now paralyzed below the waist, who joins an expedition to a distant moon, Pandora, which is the habitat of the Na’vi. He undergoes a transformation into the physical form of the Na’vi, but with the thoughts and feelings of a human being. He must persuade them to join and help the mine, but as he gets closer to the Na’vi and his relationship with one of the woman, Neytiri, deepens, he is faced with a decision that could alter the fate of an entire world.

SALLY SALIA: HOLIDAY FILMS, PART ONE

Here's the first of Sally Salia's choices for most anticpated films of the holiday season!

THE LOVELY BONES

Based on the bestselling novel by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is a story about Susie Salmon, a 14-year-old girl, who, after being murdered, overlooks her family from above and watches as they struggle to go on with their lives without her. This is a unique story that hypnotized readers from the very first paragraph, which starts out with the words “I was 14 when I was murdered”. It’s definitely not how most stories begin, and something different is always refreshing. Book-turned-movies are often risky in the movie business, they look promising but loyal fans degrade and critisize it.

Will Suzie be able to lead her father to her killer, or will she let her family continue their life in peace? And will the movie live up to the expectations of the fanbase? Find out for yourself on January 15, 2010.

ETHAN ROY: HOLIDAY FILMS, PART THREE

I read the book in 2008 and I fell in love with it. But it was a very heavy and depressing book, but the power of Cormac McCarthy writing makes everything very visual memorizing. Now in 2009 we finally have The Road With Viggo Mortensen. So far from the trailer behind from Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds Viggo might be the best actor of the year. The visuals look outstanding, but one of the big reasons I want to see it is because of Robert Duvall and the soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. Why Nick Cave, well because they did my favorite soundtrack of all time The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, which is a beautiful soundtrack and I know they can pull it off for this. Check it out on Thanksgiving.

"The Road" Official Site

Other candidates: Bad Lieutenant, Lovely Bones, Invictus, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

ETHAN ROY: HOLIDAY FILMS, PART TWO

#2

Another one with Clooney, but the reason I want to see this is because of Wes Anderson. I am a huge fan of his films. His quirky dialogue, realistic characters, and the humor. Clooney has the perfect voice for Mr. Fox and I love the animation, it reminds me of Wallace and Gromit. If I had any problems with it probably that it isn’t rated R like his other films.

"Fantastic Mr. Fox" Official Site

Check back next Tuesday for Ethan's Top Pick

ETHAN ROY: HOLIDAY FILMS, PART ONE

Well the end of the end of the year is coming up and you know what that means…. Oscar season. I am looking forward to many films coming up, but I’m going to choose my top 3:

#3

Seriously, how can you go wrong with a cast with George Clooney and Jason Bateman, plus with "Juno" director Jason Reitman and looking at the trailer some BEATIFUL aerial shots from the airplane to the ground. I love George Clooney; everything he is in he is great in everything (Hey at least he tried in Batman and Robin). The story seems very clever. Plus Clooney in a dramedy, where he belongs.

"Up In The Air" official site

CHECK BACK THURSDAY FOR PART TWO