Coming Soon

After a pretty bad year for movies (2005), except for the very end, 2006 promises to have a whole lot of "good" releases lined up. Of course, only time will tell how good they actually are but going by their plot outlines and the pedigree of the directors, one can make a reasonable estimate as to what kind of stuff is on offer. We have tried to put together as many as we could find though there mey be others that we may not be presently aware of. So here goes the list for the movies to look out for in 2006.

1. Volver - Pedro Almodovar

Plot: After her death, a mother (Carmen Maura) returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life. Of her family left in the town, her ghost slowly becomes a comfort to her daughters (Penelope Cruz, Lola Dueñas), as well as her grandchild (Yohana Cobo). [Source:imdb.com]

Comments: If its Almodovar, you just have to see it!

2. The Fountain - Darren Aronofsky

Plot: Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. [Source:imdb.com]

When asked about the film Darren said, "It's a post-Matrix, metaphysical Sci-Fi movie, and it's very different to anything you've seen. I call it post-Matrix because Matrix reinvented sci-fi in the same way Star Wars did, or 2001. I'm in a new environment, I'm trying to figure out what type of film would play to an audience now, and I think we came up with something really cool." [Source: aronofsky.net]

Comments: Aronofsky is sure to re-define the way movies are made, his previous movie "Requiem for a dream" seems to have made an ever-lasting impression.

3. Babel - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Plot : Three stories set in Morocco, Tunisia, Mexico and Japan. The story begins with a tragedy striking a married couple on vacation.

Comments: Hopefully, another Inarritu and Arriaga classic.

4. Flags of our Fathers - Clint Eastwood

Plot: The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in WWII.

5. Marie-Antoinette - Sofia Coppola

Plot: Based on Antonia Fraser's book about the ill-fated Archduchess of Austria and later Queen of France, 'Marie Antoinette' tells the story of the most misunderstood and abused woman in history, from her birth in Imperial Austria to her later life in France. [source:imdb.com]

6. The Prestige - Christopher Nolan

Plot: Bale and Jackman will play rival magicians in turn-of-the-century London who battle each other for trade secrets. The rivalry is so intense that it turns them into murderers. The title refers to the product of a successful trick [Source: imdb.com].

7. The Good German - Steven Soderbergh

Plot: In post-war Berlin, to find his former mistress, an American journalist is lured into a murder mystery [Source: imdb.com].

Comments: Another one from Soderberg's stable, the film has a great cast (George Clooney, Cate Blanchett) and is shot in black and white. Should be a great one.

8. The Illusionist- Neil Burger

Plot: Eisenheim (Edward Norton) is a magician in early 1900's Vienna, who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a Crown Prince, Eisenheim uses his powers to win her back and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna.