Film News: Week Commencing 14/12/2009

Well well, a few little bits and pieces I came across, that I decided were worthy of a sneaky little mention.

Firstly, home for Christmas now, fantastic times, massive stress throughout the majority of the semester, so it's gonna be good to not have any work to do for a month or so. General chilling out and eating lots of food. Sorted.

Secondly, Avatar is released anytime now, so soon i'll be hitting an IMax and getting on that. Expect a review at some point.

Onto business time.

Inception
The teaser poster for Inception has been released and my-oh-my, what does it mean? Christopher Nolan's first film since directing the mega-super-blockbuster The Dark Knight raises all sorts of questions. It's been under more secrecy than Area 51 and the poster just adds to the teaser trailer released earlier this year.

Alice In Wonderland

Now here's a film that's looking oh so very interesting, directed by Tim Burton and featuring Johnny Depp in the role of the Mad Hatter, this looks set to be an amazing take on the Lewis Carroll books. Tim Burton of course is the master of weirdness, and this fits right into his train of thought. He did a decent job (some may disagree) on Charlie and The Chocolate Factor, but this looks like it might work a whole lot better, and in 3D, what can go wrong?

The official trailer was released this week and fills in all the gaps that the teaser didn't. Plus we see more of the characters instead of it just being 'The Johnny Depp Show'.

Robin Hood

The first trailer for the latest incarnation of 'Gladiator 2: The Bow and Arrow Years' Robin Hood has hit the net this week, Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe have teamed up again to give the 'true' story behind the legend, and well, it has forest death-trap a la Rambo, landing on the beaches in boats a la Saving Private Ryan and then some sword-play like Gladiator. All of this set in Nottinghamshire, with a very angry Russell Crowe, it looks like it might just kick-off. Take a peek below.