MARCH FILMS WORTH SEEING

Finally, with the Oscars over, we can all talk about something else. Like, for instance, a great crop of titles during the third month of the year.

March 4
The Adjustment Bureau
I know there's been a lot of bad press lately for this sci-fi film about how a group of shadowy God-like figures control every person's life path, but with Jason Bourne, Roger Sterling and General Zod involved, what can go wrong?

David Norris (Damon) is a politician running for the United States Congress, when he meets Elise (Emily Blunt) and both feel an immediate attraction. Later on, Norris is accosted by the fedora appreciation club who says that him getting with Elise was "never part of the plan."

On a somewhat related note, it turns out Matt Damon was originally offered the role of Jake Sully for Avatar, but had to turn it down because The Bourne Ultimatum's filming went late. Also, he had a chance to be a part of Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn, but instead selected Stuck On You. For those unfamiliar, Stuck was a pair of conjoined twins (Damon, Greg Kinnear) who want to be separated. And it was directed by the Farrelly brothers.

Regardless of past performances, we can all agree to the awesomeness that is the song "Adagio in D Minor," by the great John Murphy during the trailer.



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Take Me Home Tonight
I'll watch anything associated with the 1980's, especially when it's laced with that decade's beautiful music. So imagine my jubilation when my little eye spied this gem.

Tonight plays a habitual tune: a guy (Topher Grace) tries to get a girl (Teresa Palmer), so he does what we'd all do, and lies as a way to impress her. The film culminates with a Labour Day party, and I can smell the merriment from here since it's helped by Dan Fogler and one of the most desirable and funny women out there, Anna Faris.



March 11
Battle: Los Angeles
The easiest way to survive an alien invasion is to basically live in small towns. New York City has had its share of close encounters; now it's the City of Angels' turn to play host to a welcoming party from some angry, robotic extraterrestrials, while Aaron Eckhardt, Michelle Rodriguez and Bridget Moynahan do their best to avoid anal probes. Impressive promotional campaign thus far; I'm really digging the grittiness the trailers have embraced.



Jane Eyre
Michael Fassbender, who is still slightly unknown (all this will change after the world sees him in X-Men: First Class), stars in Charlotte Brontë's famous novel. Mia Wasikowska plays Jane, Fassbender is Edward Rochester and Dame Judi Dench is Mrs. Fairfax. Eyre was a first person narrative of the title character which follows her life, starting as an orphan through adulthood. I've never read the book, but I've heard good things. There's been a few film adaptations, but they've lacked the gothic flavour that is littered throughout the original's pages.



March 18
Limitless
Bradley Cooper's character Eddie is a schlub until he takes a substance called "the clear pill," which changes the user's life by maximizing their ultimate potential. Eddie starts dominating Wall street, picks up some babes, gets nice hair, dives off of cliffs (?). Robert DeNiro plays the supplier of this wonder drug, but then bad things start happening. But not as bad as DeNiro's acting in his last few films.



Cracks
Although it was released in late 2009, it's only now getting seen on this side of the pond. Cracks, by director Jordan Scott--daughter of Ridley--takes place in the 1930's at a girls boarding school. There, the swimming instructor Miss G (Eva Green!) is the envy of all the students, until a new foreign one threatens to break up the dichotomy. Sounds a little dry, but it has the aforementioned Green (The Dreamers), so at least your eyes won't stray too far from the screen.