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2005 Fall Movie Preview Will The Box Office Doldrums End? by Tim Nasson Wild About Movies Publisher (9/10/05) Click Photos for Official Movie Websites!  The ghastly summer movie season is finally over, officially, now that Labor Day has come and gone. What a dreadful summer for movie lovers it was. Not only is 2005 shaping up to become the most pathetic year ever at the box office – when one factors in ticket sales, which is how the movie box office should be tallied each week – it is one of the worst years in memory for quality films.During a recent interview with Steven Spielberg he told me that the reason why movies are not making money at theaters, "is not because people are upset with commercials in theaters, or that people are upset with rising ticket prices but because Hollywood isn't making movies that they want to spend their money on."  While Spielberg's summer movie, "War of the Worlds," wasn't a monster hit, it was far from a box office bomb. To date, "War of the Worlds" is the year's second highest grossing movie of 2005, only behind "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith." They have earned $232 million and $380 million, respectively. The season of “The Island,” “Stealth,” “Sky High,” “Valiant,” “Deuce Bigalow,” “The Great Raid,” “Supercross,” “The Cave,” “Bad News Bears,” “Cinderella Man,” “Murdeball,” “Dark Water” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” may have come to and end, however.  I can happily report after having seen a number of upcoming fall films that there surely is not going to be a repeat of the summer doldrums. The dozen or so films that I have seen that will be released between September 16th and Christmas day, at the very least are Academy Award contenders, if not box office smashes.“Proof,” based on the Tony winning play, is one of September’s best films and stars a mad Gwyneth Paltrow and understanding and caring Jake Gyllenhaal, along with Anthony Hopkins.  “Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang,” Robert Downey Jr.’s first big studio film in years is astonishing, not only in the acting – Val Kilmer’s too, he plays a gay Private Eye – but in its look, thanks in large part to first time director, Shane Black. “Prime,” starring Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman, a comedy of errors, to say the least, will have you howling and most likely earn Meryl Streep her fourteenth Academy Award nomination.  “Walk the Line,” the bio pic based on the lives of Johnny Cash and his wife, Ruth Carter, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon is simply mesmerizing. It opens in November. James Mangold directs. Wild About Movies was on the set and brings you an exclusive interview with Joaquin Phoenix the week before the film's release.  For kids and their parents alike, how bout Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride,” a sort-of “A Nightmare Before Christmas” sequel. Or “Oliver Twist?” Roman Polanski’s follow up to “The Piano” and equally as grim. Look for Ben Kingsley to earn another Best Actor nomination for his role as Fagin. Or maybe “Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.” Or Disney’s “Chicken Little.” And Shia LaBeouf stars in “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” this year’s Disney fall sports film – this time golf. And how about Dakota Fanning in "Dreamer;" the story of a girl and her horse. For Advance screening passes to "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and "Dreamer," go to our Advance Screening Page! Are true life stories your cup of tea? Don’t miss Phillip Seymour-Hoffman’s dead-on portrayal of Truman Capote in the aptly titled “Capote.” Or Charlize Theron in another true story, this one less grim than her Oscar winning "Monster's Ball," “North Country.” "North Country" tells the story of a Minnesota iron miner who files a class-action sexual harassment lawsuit against her bosses. Charlize Theron, not wanting to become typecast, will also be seen in “Aeon Flux,” as a female superhero - an anime movie come to life.  Cameron Crowe is back with a quirky movie, yet rumored to be an Oscar contender, “Elizabeth- town,” starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Steve Martin’s NY Times Best Seller “Shopgirl” finally hits the big screen with him and Claire Daines in the leads.  "Summer Storm" is this winter's "Beautiful Thing." Tobi and Achim have been best friends for years. As cox and oarsman, they have helped their team win several rowing cups in the past and are now looking forward to the big regatta in the countryside. But this trip is no summer camp anymore and the first problems soon arise. As Achim's relationship with Sandra grows more serious, Tobi starts to realize that his feelings for Achim run deeper than he’s willing to admit to himself. He feels confused, unsure of himself and increasingly left out. When Sandra’s girlfriend Anke shows interest in him, this only adds to his anxiety. Then it turns out that the much-anticipated Berlin girls' team has been replaced by a team of athletic, cliché-bursting young gay men. Tobi and his teammates are suddenly forced to grapple with their prejudices, their fears, and, perhaps, their hidden longings. As the tension grows, Tobi, Achim and the others head towards a confrontation as fierce and, ultimately, liberating as the summer storm gathering over the lake. In theaters November.  Nicolas Cage is back as “The Weatherman,” a loser of a man who tries to reconnect with his dying father, Michael Caine. Gore Verbinski, "Pirates of The Caribbean's" director, takes the helm.James Ivory, sans his late former lover, Ismail Merchant, releases his latest, "The White Countess." It stars Ralph Fiennes, Vannessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, and Lynn Redgrave. It is a romance set in 1930s Shanghai. Expect Academy Award nominations for acting, cinematography and screenplay.  Haven’t had your fill of musicals on Broadway? Or want to catch the ones you may have missed? “The Producers: The Musical,” reuniting its Broadway stars, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, hits theaters at Christmas – and – “Rent” makes its way to theaters this winter, too, directed by “Home Alone’s” Chris Columbus. Jake Gyllenhaal is this winter’s Jude Law. Gyllenhaal, in addition to “Proof,” will be seen as the gay cowboy, lover of Heath Ledger in “Brokeback Mountain,” and in “Jarhead,” directed by “American Beauty’s” Academy Award winner, Sam Mendes.  Sequels and spectacles include “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “The Legend of Zorro,” “The
New World,” Terrence Malick’s take on Pocahontas and John Smith, starring Colin Farrell, Christian Bale and Christopher Plummer. And “Lord of the Rings’” Peter Jackson is back, this time tuning up “King Kong.” In addition, Walt Disney’s “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” will cast a spell on millions, for sure.And lest one forget the Best Picture Oscar contenders, that may have not yet been mentioned, there is “Memoirs of A Geisha,” directed by “Chicago’s” Rob Marshall and Steven Spielberg’s “Munich,” based on the 1972 Olympics massacre – where Palestinians attack and kill Israeli athletes.  Stay tuned for Wild About Movies’ interviews with many of the actors in the above mentioned films – including Charlize Theron, Shia LeBeouf, Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, the cast of "Summer Storm" - and for your chance to win Advance Movie Screenings to most, if not all, of the movies mentioned, and many more! For Advance Movie Screenings, Click Here. For DVD Giveaways, Click Here.
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