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The 20 Movies to Look Out For in 2006

Now that 2005 is over and everybody hasNormally Pixar is a guarantee for quality,
revealed their top ten list (or at least abut this time I am a little bit more careful
preliminary version of it), the time has comethan usual. The teaser trailer wasn't that
to start looking forward to what we will behot, and the fact that Pixar has delayed the
seeing in cinemas this year. There's plentymovie to this year also does not bode well.
of movies coming, and to help you on yourAlthough, knowing Pixar, that extra time will
way, here is my yearly (only the second time,have been well spent. I won't be surprised if
but still) Top 20 list of coolest upcomingthis one ends up in 5 star land after all.10.
movies!20. X-Men  3My  Super  Ex-Girlfriend
The second X-Men movie is still one of theLuke Wilson must be one of the unluckiest
best superhero movies of all time, but thatguys in the world. His girlfriend is a super
one had an ingredient that this one isheroine (cool!) but he doesn't know (booo!)
lacking: Bryan Singer. What I have heard sountil they break up and she starts using her
far about Brett Ratner's ideas for thesuper powers to get back at him. Yeah, I
franchise have not really made mewouldn't want to be in his shoes either. Uma
enthusiastic, but the first teaser trailerThurman stars as the girlfriend.9. Black
was pretty cool. Let's keep our fingersDahlia
crossed, hoping that Ratner will surprise us
after  all.19.  ClickBrian DePalma returns with this slick
thriller which stars Scarlett Johansson. Oh,
Adam Sandler's movies are a bit hit andyou want to know more? Well, it's all about
miss, but this one has a few things going fortwo cops who try to hunt the killer of a
it. First: Kate Beckinsale is in it. Second:young actress. Next to Johansson, we will
And so is Christopher Walken. And third: Thealso see Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett and
story is pretty cool, as it is about a guyAaron Eckhart. This one looks like a lot of
who finds a remote control that lets him zoomfun.8.  The  Da  Vinci  Code
back and forth to moments in his life. Which
is great, until the remote control startsWere you sick and tired of all the Da Vinci
showing a mind of it's own. Adam Sandler andhype when the book came out two years ago?
high concept normally works pretty well, soGet ready to be sick all over again when the
this could be real fun.18. The Return of Zoomhype for the movie version starts! If you,
like me, did like the book though, I think
Last year saw the successful teen superheroyou will be in for a thrillride, as Ron
movie Sky High, and this year sees anotherHoward directs Tom Hanks and Audrey 'Amelie'
teen superhero movie. Tim Allen plays a wornTatou.7.  Casino  Royale
out superhero who is called back into action,
to train a group of kid superheroes at aThe return of James Bond, but not as you
private academy. Yeah, sounds very familiar,know him! The new Bond goes back to the early
but Sky High was a lot of fun so maybe wedays of Bond and will be stripped of many of
will be in luck again with this one.17.the elements that made the Bond movies so
Mission  Impossible  3successful in the first place. Let's hope
they won't strip away too much, unless the
The most irritating man of 2005 (as voted bystripping involves the new Bond girl!6.
movie lovers all over the world) is back inPirates  of  the  Caribbean  2
his high profile action franchise. But will
it be a hattrick for Tom Cruise? The firstThe first Pirates of the Caribbean movie was
one was pretty good, the second onebrilliant, and everything points towards this
dissapointing, this one, being directed bysecond part being just as much fun. Everybody
Lost's JJ Abrams, could be a return toreturns, plus there are some cool new
form.16.  Marie  Antoinettecharacters to add to the mix. And if you
cannot get enough of Captain Jack Sparrow and
The director of my favorite movie of 2004,his friends: this was shot back to back with
Lost in Translation, returns to the bigthe third movie, which will be released next
screen with this stylized account of the lifeyear.5.  A  Scanner  Darkly
of Marie Antoinette, a simple girl from
Vienna who became the Queen of France inRichard Linklater returns to his passion for
1774. A rags to riches story? Yes, althoughanimation with this movie that is a
it is unfortunate that she became queen onlycombination of real life acting and
a few years before all the French royals wereanimation. Not in the regular sense though,
beheaded... Sophie Coppola directs Kirstenbecause in Linklater's movie all the actors
Dunst and Jason Schwartzman in this.15.are traced by animators, giving the whole
Benchwarmersmovie a very interesting visual effect.4.
Nacho  Libre
This movie, starring Jon Heder and Jon
Lovitz, tells the story of a trio of friends,The director of Napoleon Dynamite returns
who try to make up for missed opportunitieswith this movie about a Mexican priest (Jack
in their childhood when they form their ownBlack) who at night dons the outfit of a
baseball team and start playing againstlucha libre wrestler to raise money for the
Little League teams. Could be this yearslocal orphanage. I don't know why, but this
Dodgeball.14.  Happy  Feetmovie just sounds like it could be the
funniest thing since... Well... Napoleon
There's a swarm of cool CGI animated moviesDynamite!3.  Lady  in  the  Water
coming up this year, but this seems to be one
of the most fun ones. How can it not be fun:M. Night Shyamalan will give us some more of
it's about penguins! About a group of singinghis own brand of movie making with Lady in
penguins to be precise. Our hero is a penguinthe Water, starring Paul Giamatti and Bryce
cannot sing, which is a problem, because thisDallas Howard. Giamatti is a landlord who one
is the way male penguins woo the females.day finds a mysterious woman in the pool of
Luckily though, he may not be able to sing,his building. We don't know much more about
but he can tapdance better than anybodythe movie yet, but with a Shyamalan picture
else!13.  Miami  Viceyou don't want to know too much in advance
anyway. Sounds very intriguing!2. Superman
Just reading those words will make the tuneReturns
to this classic tv-show stick in your head
for the rest of the day (you don't have toBryan Singer did great things with the X-Men
thank me). This might actually be a betterfranchise, and when you have the greatest
TV-remake than most though, since Michaelsuperhero of them all at your disposal, what
Mann is directing (him also being director ofcan go wrong? (Let's hope those words won't
numerous episodes of the original series).12.come  back  to  haunt  me...)1.  The Fountain
Eragon
Darren Aranofsky will this year hopefully
In case you are worried that there won't beunleash his latest work, which involves
a big fantasy spectacle this year (Lord ofromance and time travel and stars Hugh
the Rings having ended, and the next NarniaJackman and Rachel Weisz. A man finds out the
only coming out this year): rest assured. Thelove of his life is dying, and he starts a
next big thing is coming in the shape ofjourney to the fountain of life in order to
Eragon, another movie based on a book, inbe able to save her life...Originally
which a kid hooks up with a dragon and endspublished at Rijnders is a Dutch movie
up in the middle of an age old battle betweenjournalist with many years of experience. His
dragons.weblog ( is read by thousands of people from
all over the world, next to which he still
Dragons.  Cool!11.  Carswrites reviews for several Dutch magazines.



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