Assault Girls

I have never seen Ghost in the Shell amazingly enough. I'm not really into anime, but I have seen the director of Ghost in the Shell's film Avalon, which was a unique blend of anime styling set in the physical world. Mamuro Oshii's second venture into live action is Assault girls, which looks to take things up a notch.

Kim Ji-Woon

You probably don't know that name, but you should. He is not only my favorite asian director, but he is about to break into the international spotlight. Films like The Quiet Family, A Tale of Two Sisters, and A Bittersweet Life have showcased Kim's unique talent. He has done it all, comedy, horror, noir, action, even an Asian western in the form of the recent The Good, The Bad and The Weird. He has basically never put out a film that I did not enjoy immensely and I don't expect that to change for his remake of Claude Sautet’s 1971 heist classic Max et les Ferrailleurs (to be titled Max and the Junkmen). There is talk that Kim has his eye on Clive Owen and Sienna Miller to star. If you've seen his action-noir masterpiece A Bittersweet Life than you should be very excited at the possibilities. Here is a taste:

Inception

Inception is Christopher Nolan's next masterpiece (I hope). After Dark Knight, who could expect less? The trailer for this, Leo Decaprio starring, dark-fi, mind freakout will leave you with more questions than answers, but it looks like a wild ride.

The Wolfman

Wolfman looks to be a return to the classic monster movies of yesteryear. All the B-movie roots are there, but then we have some fine acting pedigree. Starring Benicio Del Toro as the man fighting the beast within, and Anthony Hopkins this could be the lycanthrope film you've been waiting for.

Gentlemen Broncos

Count me in as excited about this new film by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. Jemaine Clement, of Flight of the Conchords fame, plays Ronald Chevalier, a washed up fantasy novelist who steals a young boy's novel and claims it as his own. Starring too many familiar comedy faces (including Sam Rockwell) in this to list, Gentlemen Broncos looks nothing if not a lot of fun-anuss.

Mew - No more stories Are told today I'm sorry They washed away No more stories The world is grey I'm tired Let's wash away

There will always be a soft spot in my heart for these Danish prog rockers. Mew's new album, No more stories Are told today I'm sorry They washed away No more stories The world is grey I'm tired Let's wash away (my fingers are sweating now), takes a more dreamy approach without losing their complex prog pop sensibilities. Being a huge fan of dream-pop and shoe-gaze, I welcome this stylistic growth with open arms. Listen below.

No more stories Are told today...

Avatar Trailer

I'm sure everyone has already seen this, but this is the first official trailer of James Cameron's newest epic Avatar. Boasting the newest in CGI and 3D technologies this labor of love certainly look spectacular, but will it have a story to match? James Cameron definitely has a good track record so I have to give him the benefit of the doubt...i guess.