THERE WILL BE BLOOD … IN ROCKFORD
January 23rd, 2008 at 01:49pm Will Pfeifer
Here’s a bit of good news for local movie fans. “There Will Be Blood,” the new movie from director Paul Thomas Anderson that nabbed eight Oscar nominations yesterday, will final be shown on Rockford screens. The acclaimed drama (a Best Picture contender) is slated to arrive at ShowPlace 16 starting Friday. Critics can’t say enough good things about this movie (and about Daniel Day Lewis’ central performance), so I’m going to make sure to catch it on the big screen before it gets replaced by “Good Luck Chuck II: Better Luck Next Time, Chuck.”
Other new arrivals in local theaters this week include the step-dancing drama “How She Move,” the movie spoof “Meet the Spartans,” the wasn’t-this-movie-already-released-under-the-title-”The Net” Untraceable” and the long-awaited (long-dreaded?) sequel to “Rambo: Part III,” the simply titled “Rambo.” If it’s half as violent as the trailer suggests, it’ll be the funniest movie of the year.Â
But please, if you want to see what is, by all accounts, a truly memorable movie, check out “There Will Be Blood.” I’ll report back here as soon as I’ve seen it to let you know how it is.
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1. Adam | January 24th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Yeah and it is at the five buck club. I am really looking forward to seeing it again. But it is a movie that is definitely not for everyone, many people will probably not like it or find it boring. I would agree with a lot of the the parallels to Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day Lewis) and Charles Foster Kane that I have read about. I think it is P.T. Anderson’s best film yet. Although i have not seen Hard Eight, i thought it wa better than Boogie Nights and Punch Drunk Love, I did not really care for Magnolia. I hope you enjoy it, and even if you don’t, there is no way you will not enjoy Daniel Day Lewis’ performance in it. A really fantastic film visually with many modern day comparisons with religion, greed, and the whole oil fiasco we are experiencing now.
2. Will Pfeifer | January 24th, 2008 at 10:50 am
I’m dying to see it. In a way, it’s more exciting to see a more you might love or hate than one you know you’ll love. (Though, given my track record with PTA, I think I’ll love it.) You should see HARD EIGHT — it’s a low-key drama with plenty of trademark PTA moments and great performances from John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall, Sam Jackson and (in a small role) Philip Seymour Hoffman. Actually, Gwyneth Paltrow’s not too bad either.
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