Movies
1. Super 8
It doesn't take much more than knowing Spielberg is involved and an alien breaks out of a train car (which is about all anybody knows) to get me interested.
2. The Cabin In The Woods
Joss Whedon produced return to horror, much delayed, Evil Deadesque.
3. Looper
The Second Annual listing of Looper!
4. The Thing
Your stupider people will complain about The Thing being remade; ignoring 1, this is a prequel and 2, John Carpenter's The Thing is already a remake but still one of the best horror movies ever made.
5. Ripley's Believe It or Not!
I don't think this will happen but should make for a fascinating movie. Although Howard Hughes is fascinating too and The Aviator was only okay.
6. Cowboys & Aliens
The trailer got me. But can't Harrison Ford play anybody who's ever happy?
7. Rise of the Apes
Imdb says "An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy."
You had me at An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
8. Contagion
Eech, this sounds like Outbreak. Wait Steven Soderbergh directs and Kate Winslet is in it. This sound great!
9. Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Alright, I said I had no interest in this, I already saw the Swedish version only a few months ago and that was merely okay, but it's David Fincher.
10. The Muppets
I live in a world that lets Jason Segel write a Muppet movie. Zach Galifianakis presumably plays Dr. Teeth. Hey, why wasn't Rowlf in The Electric Mayhem? I think he was too cool. Rowlf is my favorite.
11. The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
I guess 2011 is the year of directors I love doing movies I have no interest in (bleed over from the Coen Brothers doing True Grit). Still, Spielberg.
12. Paul
The trailer leads me to believe this is terrible. Has there ever been a bad trailer to a good movie?
13. Scream 4
BMN has made me realize how many good Wes Craven movies there are. So, yeah, I'll watch your Scream 4.
14. Fright Night
I'm fascinated that the remake of Fright Night has an A-list cast and is directed by the guy who did Lars and the Real Girl.
15. Moneyball
There hasn't ever been a great baseball movie. For the same reason there has never been a great arm wrestling movie (sorry Over The Top and P.K. and the Kid). The sport is terrible. But Eight Men Out was decent so maybe this true story will be too.
16. Zombieland 2
17. Battle: Los Angeles
18. Your Highness
This looks like Year One. That's a bad thing. But Zooey is in it and you've seen the paparazzi photos of Portman in a thong. So...
19. I Am Legend 2
20. Red Dawn
21. The Beaver
22. Green Hornet
Stars Ryan Renyolds but it might as well been Chris Evans, Dane Cook, Chris Pine or Brandon Routh. I don't know the difference. Blake Lively is pretty though and she's related to the second Rusty and Teen Witch.
23. The Rum Diary
I just realized that Johnny Depp sucks. I bought into the whole "one of our generation's best actors" and how great it is he gets to alternate between blockbusters and indie movies. But then I realized he alternates between terrible pirate movies and mediocre Tim Burton movies.
547. Born To Be A Star
Adam Sandler wrote it. The guy who did all of Rob Schneider's movies directed it. Pauly Shore is in it and it's not Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge. This couldn't be worse if Katherine Heigl and Kate Hudson were fighting over the same wedding dress or some crap.
Music
1. The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts
This is exactly what 2011 needs.
2. Generationals - Actor-Caster
Still waiting for something as good as Eames Era but I'm hoping they'll follow post-Pixies Frank Black where his first solo album was okay and the second was The Best Album Ever Made.
3. The Avalanches – TBA
This is getting ridiculous.
4. Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee, Vol. 2
5. Asobi Seksu – Fluoresence
6. Islands – TBA
I haven't even listened to their last album because I was underwhelmed by mp3s the blogs posted. But this one might be great because I am delusional.
7. Tahiti 80 - The Past, The Present & The Possible
Their album Puzzle that I bought for 3 bucks because I liked the label Minty Fresh is my best buy behind Bettie Serveert's Dust Bunnies for two bucks.
8. Danielson – Best Of Gloucester County
9. The Streets - Computers and Blues and Cyberspace and Reds
I hope he says "Oy" a lot.
10. Hercules & Love Affair - Blue Songs
That one song was good, maybe they can write two.
11. Santigold - TBA
12. OutKast
Just write another Hey Ya or B.O.B., Okay?
13. Fiona Apple – TBA
Hey why not? I liked When The Pawn Dot Dot Dot.
14. Cake - Showroom Of Compassion
This comes out 1-11-11. Is everybody going to release everything on 1-11-11, 11-1-11 or 11-11-11?
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349. The Shins – TBA
Televison
1. Bob's Burgers
This seems a little like Sit Down Shut Up but with more talent involved so I'm hopeful that there can be another great cartoon someday.
2. Shameless
Because I like William H. Macy.
3. Falling Skies
Because Noah Wiley deserves a hit show, right?
4. Portlandia
Because Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein is in it and that's weird.
That's the new stuff but...
5. Parks and Recreation
...is back. NBC's perfect sitcom night was ruined by taking Parks and Recreation away.
6. Breaking Bad
Who can't wait for the repercussions of that one guy killing that other guy? (Spoiler Free)
7. Louis
8. Community
In Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing on the Sega Genesis it was relatively easy to beat Holyfield but near impossible to stay on top.
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