The Stars Came Out: The Hottest Movies to See From Now Till Thanksgiving
Burlesque, Nov. 24, Sony
So let's imagine that it's Thanksgiving weekend, and the combined sound of your darling family's voice is driving you out of the house and to the multiplex, where you'll go watch the awesome insanity that will surely be part of Burlesque. Is it the next Showgirls? The next Glitter? Chicago mixed with Moulin Rogue? Who knows! But here's what we've sussed out: Christina Aguilera plays Alice, a small-town girl with big ambitions who comes to Los Angeles with the unquenchable desire to be a ... burlesque dancer. Sadly, the powers that be—in this case Stanley Tucci (!) and Cher (!!)—don't agree, until they are shocked by the powerful singing voice coming out of petite little Alice, and then it's all fishnets, fame, McSteamy and lord knows what else. God, we just can't wait!
Hereafter, Oct. 22, Warner Bros.What's an autumnal season without a Clint Eastwood movie? Matt Damon suits up again (sans South African accent, praise be, after last year's Invictus), for this dark psychological thriller about a guy who can speak with ghosts. Yes, you read that correctly! Other people who show up include Richard Kind, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jay Mohr (hooray!), Cécile De France and Frankie and George McLearen, playing the token spookily precocious kid. We just don't know what to think after seeing the trailer! It's either going to be, like, Oscar amazing, or it could take a left turn and be Knowing amazing. That said, the great Peter Morgan wrote the script; Steven Spielberg executive-produced; and you gotta trust in the Damon and the Eastwood.
Welcome to the Rileys, Oct. 29, Sony
It's going to be interesting to see what will happen with Welcome to the Riley's, a small movie starring two people of great interest to very different audiences. Kristen Stewart, patron saint of the skinny and faux-awkward riding the L train, plays an underage stripper/prostitute (who will also surely be skinny and awkward) who becomes the personal project of a businessman, played by James Gandolfini. It's a toss-up which is harder for audiences to divorce themselves from, Gandolfini's Tony Soprano or Stewart's Twilight heroine. The good news is that this film also stars the magnificent Melissa Leo (Frozen River), and was written by Ken Hixon (Inventing the Abbots); it was directed by Jake Scott (son of Ridley). We're a little concerned to hear what we think might be a Southern accent coming out of Mr. Gandolfini (who last did this in the disastrous remake of All the King's Men), but we're holding out hope.
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Carrie
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