This week's movies:
Tyler Perry's Good Deeds A Tyler Perry joint, not screened for critics. I have no desire to ever see a Tyler Perry film, so I don't care about this one here. It seems like more of a drama then a comedy, with Perry in a somewhat serious role. Thandie Newton and Gabrielle Union co-star. As usual, it was filmed in Atlanta.
Gone Also not screened for critics (uh-oh), this thriller stars saucer-eyed Amanda Seyfried as Jill, a young woman who comes home to find her sister abducted, possibly by the same kidnapper who took Jill years earlier. Scripted by Alison Burnett (responsible for some truly bad films - including Autumn in New York) and co-starring Jennifer Carpenter and Wes Bentley; filmed in Portland.
Wanderlust Almost every critic is saying that despite some broadness and sloppiness, this is a pretty funny comedy. From the filmmakers (director David Wain, co-writer Ken Marino) behind, among others, Role Models, this comedy stars Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston as a downsized Manhattan couple who movie in with Rudd's brother (Marino) in Atlanta (again, Hot-lanta!). Eventually, the two stumble upon Elysium, a commune whose residents live a very different way of life. A supporting cast that's a real kick: Alan Alda, Malin Akerman, Justin Theroux, Lauren Ambrose, Michaela Watkins.
In other news, I quit reading Jason Goodwin's The Janissary Tree... just because... I'm still reading David McCullough's book. I learned a little bit more about Harriet Beecher Stowe, which got me thinking. What else did Stowe do - in the literary sense? And, has anyone actually read Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The Huffington Post is a good website, and I found an article on there about great literary one-hit wonders. I would argue Fitzgerald's inclusion (isn't Tender is the Night regarded by most as a classic?), so let's substitute Stowe for F. Scott.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/the-12-greatest-literary_n_580934.html#s91655&title=F_Scott_Fitzgerald
And then this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/03/lying-about-books_n_703762.html#s133798&title=The_Canterbury_Tales
I'll be back with a longer post tomorrow, featuring a review of The Debt.
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