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There are a few movies coming in the next few months that I am really looking forward to seeing. First up is The Mist, based on a Stephen King short story I read many years ago, about a group of people trapped in a supermarket while a strange mist/fog covers the town. The mist brings with it…creatures. Should be great, as the King story is very well-written and the movie is directed by Frank Darabont who also directed The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, both adaptations of Stephen King stories. The trailer portends an exciting film, can’t wait to see it.

The other big upcoming release is the film version of my favorite musical of all time, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I have a lot of trepidation about this film, because it had better damn well be great. The musical is Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, and it’s a show I love and have been in twice. It’s directed by Tim Burton, which could be good or really bad…don’t know. The trailer looks good artistically, but gives no indication that this is a musical. Johnny Depp is starring as Sweeney Todd…and he is not a singer, from what I have read. His wife, Helena Bonham Carter, plays Mrs. Lovett who runs the pie shop beneath the barber’s chair and was indelibly played by Angela Lansbury in the original Broadway production. Apparently, Sondheim has given his approval to the project, so I am remaining optimistic about it.

Brian DePalma is a favorite director of mine, and his film Redacted is pushing Bill O’Reilly’s buttons so the point where he is encouraging protests of the film. If Bill-O hates it, I am sure to love it. When are these idiots going to learn that protesting a film is a sure way to sell tickets to it? Right Wrong-wingers are so stupid. They don’t learn lessons. I look forward to seeing DePalma’s film, which has already won him accolades and awards, even before its release.

So there you have it. Want to go the movies with me?