Opening in Wide Release:
- Australia - Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman (aka People's Sexiest Man of the Year) star as cattle ranchers in a World War II-era epic set in the outback. Directed by Baz Luhrman, of "Moulin Rouge!" and the punk-rock "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" fame, this is sure to be a big, crazy, over-the-top romantic drama in the vein of films like "Titanic" and "Gone With the Wind." Since I enjoyed all the other films I just mentioned, I'm definitely planning on seeing "Australia" at some point. Rated PG-13.
- Four Christmases - Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn are a couple forced to spend Christmas with their four different dysfunctional families. Looks like it has the potential to be pretty funny. This film was directed by Seth Gordon, who previously directed an excellent documentary called "The King of Kong;" that movie is absolutely worth seeing. Rated PG-13.
- Transporter 3 - Jason Statham is back in action as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who is hired to deliver a very special 'package.' With all the problems Frank has faced in the two previous films, you'd think this guy would have found a different occupation by now. That being said, I'm pretty sure that if you liked the last two films you'll like this one too. And Statham makes for a pretty decent action hero. Rated PG-13.
Opening in Limited release:
- Milk - Sean Penn stars in the story of slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in America. This type of movie definitely lets you know that we've officially entered Oscar season. I'm pretty sure this is going to be an excellent film, and with all the controversy over gay rights and Proposition 8, the story-line has some real relevance to the way things are today. Rated R.
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