Welcome to The CoF Weekend Preview where we take a look at what’s going on this weekend in entertainment. Check back Monday for The City Strip and don’t forget to check out the The City of Films Fall & Holiday Movie Guide to see what else is coming out over the next few weeks to round out the year.
Happy Feet Two – IMDB – RT (42%) – Trailer [1,2,3]
If you like a bunch of penguins dancing to novelty pop songs, this one is for you. I enjoyed the first Happy Feet and have a feeling I will feel the same about our little frozen friends again, can they recapture the fun? Probably. I’m never one to put a focus on voice acting in an animated movie because sometimes it’s really not worth talking about (Pink lends her voice to this movie). Robin Williams is the man when it comes to voice acting and his work in Happy Feet is pretty amazing. Check out the trailers above, the original and it wouldn’t hurt to head to the theaters for this. Sparkly penguins over vampires any day.
The Descendants (Limited) – IMDB – RT (90%) – Trailer
It’s a new year, so here’s another movie to give George Clooney Best Actor consideration. He’s a talent, there is no disputing it and Alexander Payne has made some great movies (Election, About Schmidt). So is it any wonder that the movie is getting great reviews? Not really.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 – IMDB – RT (26%) – Trailer
You should never be ashamed to say you like a certain movie, but I’ll be glad when this madness is over. The trailer had a trailer for goodness sake! I still suspect they are saving anything worth paying to see for the final movie next year. This will break records, hearts, and apparently a bed…yowza.
OTHER:
Woody Allen: A Documentary – (Sunday, PBS) – Here is a trailer. It airs on November 20 from 9-11 PM and Monday, November 21 from 9-10:30 PM on PBS.
