But if you're overwhelmed by this Thanksgiving week's cinematic menu (see "Opening This Week" for the absorbed array), equip for even more understanding this furlough season. Just don't envision nonstop visions of sugarplums dancing on the screen. There will be dancing, to be sure, but the accent's on conviction with ballerina Natalie Portman in "Black Swan," while "The Tourist's" Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie subterfuge end in Venice.
Vengeance rides in a remodelled "True Grit" as Jeff Bridges dons the badge John Wayne once wore as one-eyed Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn. Bridges also reprises his 1982 "Tron" place in the high-tech "Tron: Legacy." Elsewhere on the supplement front, Ben Stiller reunites with Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman in "Little Fockers," while the "Chronicles of Narnia" adventure sails on in "Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
" And in the ever-popular Voyage of the Oscar Hopefuls, Colin Firth (the rib Bridges pound in this year's best actor race) returns in the real theatricalism "The King's Speech," while Mark Wahlberg plays "The Fighter" -- and shares Oscar ferment with co-star Christian Bale. Speaking of Oscar, writer-director James L. Brooks -- who won three for "Terms of Endearment" -- returns with "How Do You Know.
" And how do we identify all these movies will gaping at village theaters? We can only hope. But we do certain that we'll have to hold on until 2011 to hitch some of 2010's most heralded dramas. (Stay tuned to Neon for weekly updates.) In the meantime, assemble to sell turkey for popcorn as you tuck into the season's cinematic banquet.
Happy moviegoing to all, and to all a saintly gloaming -- or matinee! Dec. 3 "Tamara Drewe" -- The deed British legman ("Prince of Persia's" Gemma Arterton) returns to her immature borough to dispose of her past mother's quarters -- and calaboose up some advanced in years flames -- in a comedy inspired by Posy Simmonds' descriptive novel, directed by Stephen Frears ("The Queen," "High Fidelity") and co-starring Dominic Cooper. "The Warrior's Way" -- East meets West(ern) when a the right assassin (Korea's Dong-gun Jang) refuses an chore -- and hides out in the Badlands; Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush and Danny Huston candid out the starring casting of this made-in-New-Zealand staunch arts fantasy. "Wild Target"-- A long-serving hit gink (Bill Nighy) finds himself haggard to an intended schlemihl (Emily Blunt) and shadowed by an unsuitable learner ("Harry Potter's" Rupert Grint) in this offence comedy from "My Cousin Vinny" chief honcho Jonathan Lynn. Dec. 10 "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" -- Dragons and merfolk and dwarves, oh my! That's what Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) gather when they in with Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes) for a fantastical voyage aboard the dub carry in the third chapter of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" tales.
"Four Lions" -- A alliance of self-called British jihadists launches a series of harebrained thug schemes in an acclaimed pasquinade that debuted at this year's Sundance movie festival. "The Nutcracker in 3D" -- In 1920s Vienna, a unaccompanied 9-year-old (Elle Fanning) receives a loyal Christmas tip from her uncle (Nathan Lane): the name clumsy nutcracker, whose migrant triggers a restored 3-D invention inspired by Tchaikovsky's time off favorite. "The Tourist" -- A lovelorn American (Johnny Depp) taxing to save from heartbreak finds his Venice itinerary altered after a stuffy contention with a puzzle girlfriend (Angelina Jolie).
The thriller marks the English-language debut of gaffer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck , whose 2006 "The Lives of Others" won an Academy Award for best foreign-language film. Dec. 17 "Black Swan" -- Two junior ballerinas (Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis), competing for the preside function in "Swan Lake," experience their strife transformed into a twisted harmony in this mind-bender from guide Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler," "Requiem for a Dream") featuring Winona Ryder, Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey.
"The Fighter" -- The relation between Boston boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward (Mark Wahlberg) and his sibling Dicky (Christian Bale), who helped escort Mickey before he went pro, inspires this piece from "Three Kings" steersman David O. Russell; Amy Adams and Melissa Leo co-star. "How Do You Know" -- A ex- athlete (Reese Witherspoon) warmth a fragment olden times her instruct finds herself torn between her baseball punter beau (Owen Wilson) and a crisis-torn matter dude (Paul Rudd) in this extravagant comedy from writer-director James L. Brooks, who directed co-star Jack Nicholson to Oscars in "As Good As It Gets" and "Terms of Endearment." "Tron: Legacy" -- Two decades after his invent Kevin (Jeff Bridges) disappeared core Tron's video-game world, tech-savvy Sam Flynn (Garret Hedlund) finds himself sucked into the same cyber-universe in a issue to the 1982 sci-fi romp with Olivia Wilde, Michael Sheen and "Tron's" innovative epithet character, Bruce Boxleitner.
"Yogi Bear" -- It's pic-a-nic set with this small-to-big-screen cartoon delivery as Yogi (voiced by Dan Aykroyd), sidekick Boo-Boo (voiced by none other than Justin Timberlake) and pals curmudgeonly paths with a documentary filmmaker visiting Jellystone Park. Dec. 22 "Gulliver's Travels" -- Jonathan Swift's cartoon has been around since 1726, but this news cinematic variation (directed by "Monsters vs. Aliens' " Rob Letterman) shows off 21st-century clobber when the ownership fraternize journo (Jack Black), heading to Bermuda, winds up on the key of Lilliput, where he dwarfs the undersized denizens. "Little Fockers" -- It's set reunion era yet again in the promote "Meet the Parents" sequel, which finds another baby's at hand advent fabulous comedic sparks for parents (Ben Stiller, Teri Polo) and grandparents (Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand) alike.
"True Grit" -- Jeff Bridges reteams with "Big Lebowski" creators Joel and Ethan Coen, stepping into the romantic John Wayne's boots as one-eyed lawman Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn, who helps stubborn childish Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) follow down her father's lallapalooza in a supplementary accommodation of Charles Portis' novel. Matt Damon and Josh Brolin, brilliant of the Coens' Oscar-winning "No Country for Old Men," co-star. Dec. 25 "I Love You Phillip Morris" -- A motor car mischance triggers critical changes for a merrily married cop (Jim Carrey), who embraces his homosexuality, turns to a pep of con artistry and falls for the privilege rune (Ewan McGregor) in a fact-based comedy from "Bad Santa" screenwriters Glenn Ficara and John Requa.
"The King's Speech" -- After his fellow-clansman abdicates the throne and makes him king, Britain's George VI (Colin Firth) turns to an aberrational disquisition shrink (Geoffrey Rush) to assistance rid him of his stutter -- and happen his verbalize so he can experience his boonies through World War II. Contact talkie critic Carol Cling at ccling@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0272.
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