This week gives us few potentially watchable flicks but nothing great. It’s mid-march, which means nothing will be very exciting (to be fair, the noteworthy Greenberg did come out same time last year, but there’s a particularly large amount of mediocrity going on. If you want a decent dramedy that has something for everyone, Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti, is probably your best bet.
It's a shame that Bright Star and Abbie Cornish's Frances 'Fanny' Brawne didn't fair too well upon its theatrical release - the buzz from Cannes sort of dissipated, coming to a screeching halt in the busy Fall movie-going season. This certainly didn't detract casting agents from casting the Australian actress for a pair of films: Madonna's W.E. and The Dark Fields.
After heading towards the exit door from police thriller Son of No One, Robert De Niro is joining yet another thriller, this time opposite Bradley Cooper in the book to film adaptation of The Dark Fields.
October is gearing up to be a controversial month of film offerings and cinephiles will have the folks from the Lionsgate Films camp to blame for all the fun.