Things you might now know about but you probably should: Movie Edition vol.1

Continuing the Bushwood tradition of getting you hip to things early, today we bring you a look at some upcoming films that I guarantee are better than The Blind Side. If your first reaction to reading that was "Well I don't know, The Blind Side was pretty good" then stop reading now and go watch Marley & Me because chances are you probably own it.

Some of this edition's selections debuted at Sundance, others are ones that have been found through scrupulous combing of the internets. Either way, I get super excited about movies.

****BURIED: No this isn't a movie based on the MTV show The Buried Life (which is about as "real" as Jwoww's bosoms) but rather a pretty risky yet extremely intriguing movie starring Ryan Reynolds. And only Ryan Reynolds. The entire film takes place in the coffin which Paul Conroy (Reynolds) has been buried in by some nefarious individuals who are demanding a ransom. This is director Rodrigo Cortes' first English film, and while it is a gamble, it looks like one well worth taking.



****LUNOPOLIS: The comparisons to Paranormal Activity and the now beat to death "Blair Witch" reference is unavoidable when a movie like this comes around. However the completely original and obscure source material for Lunopolis is one that is hard pressed to not be curious about. This little film that could centers around the actual conspiracy theory that there was once a thriving civilization on the moon, and some not so fantastic things took place there which were subsequently covered up. Difficult to not to be interested if you like good things, and its rumored that Sandra Bullock turned down the chance to play the moon. <--- That last parts not true



****CENTURION: No question that the era of Roman Legionaires has been done extremely well before, but its hard to not be excited about the director of The Descent (and the little known but equally sweet Dog Soldiers) taking a crack at it. Based on the true account of the Ninth Legion's march thru Scotland to destroy the Pict rebels and the eventual mysterious and still unexplained dissapearance of its nearly 4,000 members, Centurion looks as though it will trade historical accuracy for swords and shields. That is not a bad thing, unless you're a d-bag and can't appreciate the fact that its a movie for entertainment and not a show on The History Channel.



****CYRUS: Great to see John C. Reilly returning to form after the disaster that was Step Brothers (if you thought any part of it was funny besides the Boats and Hoes presentation by Prestige Worldwide go watch Two and a Half Men which I bet you also think is a laugh riot). A great cast and an ever improving Jonah Hill playing a single mother's son adjusting to his mom (Marissa Tomei) and her new boyfriend (Reilly) looks outstanding.





****THE GHOST WRITER: Soooo I thought this was a feature film based on this, but its not (and yes you read that right, the kids name who played "Jamal" is Sheldan Turnipseed). Still looks good though.




More to come soon!

Judge Smails

P.S. The Wolfman sucked alot. This is the only Wolfman that has nards.