May 31 2008
Sex Returns To The City
Love and friendship.
With Sex & The City those two words go hand in hand. For months now, many fans of the HBO series have been anxiously awaiting the return of Sex & The City on the big screen, and that wait is now officially over. Sex & The City: The Movie marks the return of Carrie Bradshaw and her three best friends to our lives. This time Michael Patrick King directs this film for New Line Cinema. As a fan of the series, I had planned to see this when it came out, and I made my trip to see the first Friday morning showing at my local theater. When I walked in to take my seat minutes before the movie began, I was surprised to see a half full theater. What was even more surprising at 10am in the morning was the number of men I saw in attendance at the feature. Yes, many probably were there with their girlfriends or wives, but they had as much fun seeing this movie as the rest of us did.
It doesn’t seem like ten years ago these four women came into our lives, but it has been that long. Four women living in New York City, all special in their own way, and each one of them living in the city and dealing with the things life decides to throw their way. No matter how bad it gets, they all have each other, and in this movie we see this once again. Even with their own lives crazed, they all managed to be there for each other when needed. No one suffers alone. In this movie, we see Carrie plan her wedding to Big, the man she has been with off and on since the start of the series. We see Sam deal with her own relationship and life as she hits the big 5-0, Charlotte has finally found her fairy tale, and Miranda has to deal with the fact she might have lost hers.
For almost two and a half hours, we are thrown back into the lives of these women, going through the ups and downs with them through a year of their lives. We see laughter and heartbreak, and in the end everything works out okay. In the end, they are where they began. They are with each other. This movie had me laughing and crying. I was worried about the return of this story to the big screen, but I was quite surprised about how well it was handled. Sarah Jessica Parker is wonderful as always as Carrie Bradshaw, and I wouldn’t mind seeing these four return to the big screen again in a couple of years. They still have plenty to tell. Sex & The City: The Movie is one of the best movie experiences I’ve had in a long time. It has something for everyone. Definitely one not to miss, especially for fans of the show. You will not be disappointed!
That is what the rumors have been this week anyway. It is being said that Harrison Ford has finally popped the question to long-time girlfriend, Calista Flockhart. The two have been together for close to six years now, but neither have mentioned marriage. Some are reporting that Harrison popped the question on April Fool’s Day this year, and the two are getting married this summer. However, a representative for the couple has told OK! Magazine that the two are not engaged and have no immediate marriage plans.
Yes, someone else has decided it is time to revive another old movie franchise and make a new movie in it. This weekend, we had Indiana Jones 4. In the past week, the latest Rambo was released on DVD. There are talks about Spiderman 4 and 5. Although if that happens, we might have someone new playing Spidey. We have a new Incredible Hulk movie out in a few weeks, and how many times have we seen Batman come to the big screen? Forget that for a moment! How many actors have we seen play Batman? Can we say George Clooney’s bat nipples anyone? By the way, Clooney is now single, ladies! Meanwhile, Bale is out with a new Got Milk campaign to promote the release of the Dark Knight. I’m sure there is many more instances of this, but these are off the top of my head. If you can think of more throw them out to me in comments.
It is barely summer, and we’re already looking ahead to the fall releases. Every week we have new trailers for upcoming films hit the web. Several new trailers have hit, and yesterday we had our first look at the new Drew Barrymore movie, He’s Just Not That Into You. This movie has a star studded cast that includes Jennifer Aniston, Justin Long, Scarlett Johansson, and Jennifer Connelly. The movie is set for release on October 24th, and you can view the trailer 
Since her divorce from Black Crowes lead man, Chris Robinson, Kate Hudson has been making the rounds. She had a relationship with You,Me and Dupree co-star, Owen Wilson, has rumored to been dating or at least making out with Justin Timberlake and Heath Ledger before his passing. After going back to Wilson for another brief time in the last month or two, she is now free and single once again. Not for long though. Last weekend, she was seen in Texas with Lance Armstrong. The two looked cosy over dinner. The two have now been seen in Cannes kissing at the D&G party. Is this our latest Hollywood couple? Relationships don’t seem to last long when it comes to Kate these days. In interviews, she says her top priority is her son, Ryder Russell Robinson. The little boy turned four in January. He never leaves her side. She takes him wherever she goes, unless he is spending time with his father. Goldie Hawn, Kate’s mother, said her daughter was doing just fine following her break-up from Owen Wilson, and just days after that Kate was seen out with Armstrong. Talk about quick recovery times. Kate was recently seen on the cover of People Magazine’s Most Beautiful issue, and her latest movie, Fool’s Gold, will be released in June on DVD. Lance Armstrong was once engaged to singer Sheryl Crow.
The summer movie season is now getting underway, and one of the most highly anticipated films is the new The Incredible Hulk hitting the big screen next month. This new release is not a sequel to the The Hulk from 2003 that stared Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly, but it is an all-new take on the story starring Ed Norton and Liv Tyler. Over the past few months, images and clips have been released, and the more I see from this film the more excited I am to see it when it finally does make its way to the big screen. This take on the story definitely looks a bit darker than the The Hulk from 2003. The Hulk even looks meaner and more menacing. Just in the last couple of days, three sites have released three new clips from the film. You can see the new street fight scene from Yahoo! Movies 
Terminator movie news has been flying this week. First, it was announced earlier this week that Christian Bale has signed on for the complete new Terminator Trilogy. He is set to star as mankind’s savior from the killer machines who have taken over everything, John Connor. Bale is already a part of one huge movie Franchise as Batman, and this new addition will only send Bale’s star higher up.
Martin Kelly, the husband of actress Natascha McElhone, was found dead just outside their home in London. McElhone was in the United States at the time filming, and she is on her way back to London. The couple had just celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary. An autopsy is being done on the forty-two year old plastic surgeon, but it looks like the sudden unexplained death could have been caused by a heart attack.
