2. Bruno (July 10)
I’m not going to post the NSFW trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen’s follow up to Borat but trust me when I say this looks to be worthy of similar accolades. This time Cohen’s uses his German fashion designer alter ego to wreck havoc across the US and to turn the ugly mirror on ourselves. Word is that this is much more offensive, equally funny, and also equally depressing when you witness some of the behavior of our fellow citizens. Of course this time around it was also more difficult for Cohen and director Larry Charles to find truly unsuspecting folk so word is that the two had to rely on more staged situations. It will be interesting to see how that affects the truthiness of the film.
1. Star Trek (May 8)
JJ Abrams has been on a hot streak for damn near a decade. Each step he has taken in his career has been an improvement on the latter. Because of this, I constantly expect him to fail or disappoint in a spectacular fashion and relaunching the Star Trek franchise seemed to be the best opportunity yet. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t wanted to see JJ fail, it’s just that after folks like Spielberg, Lucas, and Miller, the geek in me expects to face disappointment eventually. Thankfully it sounds like I’ll have to wait for Cloverfield 2 because early reports say that JJ has hit another home run with Star Trek. The tricky balance of respecting the original while creating something new seems to have been attained and fanboys are rejoicing. I was never a fan of the original series but did enjoy Star Trek movies 2, 4 and 6 with the original cast. Plus as a fan of The Next Generation I’m curious to see how JJ addresses stripping away the entire continuity of the future Trek universe. The marketing has been spot on, the buzz amazing, and now I’m just ready to see it already!
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