Anticipating Films of 2009... Five (of 10)

05. Watchmen

Directed by Zach Snyder

Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

Written for the screen by David Hayter and Alex Tse

Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb):

When an ex-superhero is murdered, a vigilante names Rorschach begins an investigation into the murder, which begins to lead to a much more terrifying conclusion.

Anticipating Films of 2009... Six (of 10)

06. The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Directed by Terry Gilliam

Written by Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown

Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb):

A traveling theatre company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.

Anticipating Films of 2009... Seven (of 10)

07. Where the Wild Things Are

Directed by Spike Jonze

Based on the book by Maurice Sendak

Written for the screen by Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze

Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb):

An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max their ruler.

Anticipating Films of 2009... Eight (of 10)

08. Taking Woodstock

Directed by Ang Lee

Based on the book by Tom Monte

Written for the screen by James Schamus

Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb):

A man working at his parents' motel in the Catskills inadvertently sets in motion the generation-defining concert in the summer of 1969.

Anticipating Films of 2009... Nine (of 10)

09. The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Directed by Wes Anderson

Based on the book by Roald Dahl

Written for the screen by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbauch

Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb):

Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family.

Anticipating Films of 2009... Ten (of 10)

10. Up

Directed by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson

Written by Bob Peterson

Synopsis (courtesy of IMDb):

By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.

"Sound good?"

"Yes sir!"

With a list of my ten most anticipate films of 2009 on the way, I thought it appropriate to name the five spill-over films that didn't quite make the cut, each with a link to their respective Internet Movie Database pages.

15. Terminator Salvation (McG)

14. Nine (Rob Marshall)

13. Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie)

12. Avatar (James Cameron)

11. The Limits of Control (Jim Jarmusch)

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