The premise of Salt reminds me of Minority Report, which is ironic because apparently Tom Cruise was first choice for Angelina Jolie’s role. A CIA agent who is accused of being a sleeper for the Russian Government in a plot to kill the President? It would have been massive in the ’90s. Still, the trailer is fairly intriguing, if a little grainy (ooo, how gritty). Yahoo won’t allow me to embed, so here’s a damn link.
This new trailer for Jim Sheridan’s Brothers is pretty damn dramatic. What happens when you think your husband is gone? You start to rebuild your life and then, boom! Your husband is back and everything is messed up. Then he goes fucking crazy and everyone starts shouting a lot and shooting shit, that’s what happens. I’m not that hyped about the film to be honest, apart from the fact that Natalie Portman is in it. Which, following the Natalie Portman law, makes a film twice as enjoyable regardless of its content.
It’s already been on for a couple of days, but I think it would be an insult to the city if I didn’t mention the Sheffield Doc/Fest. I haven’t really had time to head down to the Showroom or any of the other participating buildings and check out what’s been going yet, but I’m attending one of the piracy masterclasses and have booked tickets for the screening of Penny Woolcock’s 1 Day on Sunday. I’m a sucker for inner-city crime (as long as I don’t get shot or mugged myself, of course). Anyway, head over to the Showroom or Official Doc/Fest site for more details.
Your excitement regarding Prince of Persia is probably directly related to how much video games you play. So basically, if you’re still sitting in your underwear and there’s an empty 2 litre bottle of coke beside you, you either need to wash and go to the fucking store or watch the damn trailer and get all sweaty over Gemma Arteron. She’s the best thing about it. Why wasn’t Quantum of Solace more about her and less focused on the environmentalist freak with the ironic surname? This world makes no sense, I want pizza.