I tend to keep an eye out for interesting movies in production or slated to be coming out soon.
A lot of movies I tend to enjoy are adaptions and interpretations of real life events. 2 recent ones that come to mind are Into the Wild (great sound track) and American Gangster.
With that in mind I wanted to call attention to a handful of interesting movies on the horizon that are based on real events.
21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzZX2aN3I0&hl=en&fs=1
Details: Coming out at the end of March. Stars Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, and Kevin Spacey
What its about: Retelling of the MIT Black jack team who beat casinos all over the world
Milk
Details: “Milk is the current title of the upcoming biopic of Harvey Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant. The film, one of two projects about the assassinated San Francisco city supervisor and gay rights activist stars Sean Penn in the title role and is currently in production” Wikipedia
What Its about: “The Moscone-Milk assassinations were the killings of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, who were shot and killed in San Francisco City Hall by former Supervisor Dan White on 27 November 1978. White was angry that Moscone refused to re-appoint him to his just-resigned Board of Supervisor’s seat, and that Milk heavily lobbied against the re-appointment. Milk was (according to Time magazine) “the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet”, leading to speculation from within the LGBT community as well as media and political circles that his assassination was a hate crime.” wikipedia
The Argetine
Details: “The Argentine is a film about Che Guevara directed by Steven Soderbergh starring Benecia Del Toro”
What Its about: “The Argentine will focus on the Cuban revolution, from the moment Fidel Castro, Guevara and other revolutionaries landed on the Caribbean island, until they toppled the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista”
Valkrie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoZWP2738k
Details: Bring Singer directs, Tom Cruise stars.
What Its about: “The film is based on the July 20 Plot of German army officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Cruise will portray the leader of the plot, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg.”
Escobar and Killing Pablo
Details: There are two competing movies titled “Escobar” and “Killing Pablo” about Columbian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The popularity of Entourage is noted as a reason why the films are being made.
“This is a great project about a fascinating man who took on the system. I think I have to thank, Scarface, and maybe even Ari Gold.” Oliver Stone on Escobar
What its about: Escobar will focus on Escobar’s life while Killing Pablo will chronicle the Columbian government’s efforts to bring him down.
Frost/ Nixon
Details: Directed by Ron Howard starring Kevin Bacon and Oliver Platt
What Its about: “The film focuses on a series of interviews that David Frost (Michael Sheen) conducted with Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) in 1977.”
