Thursday Minute
No. 185 | October 21, 2010

The Crystal Ball

Our theme this week
Movies that open later in 2010

Featured this week (theme introduction)
Monday         —   Fair Game
Tuesday         —   The Way Back
Wednesday    —   The King’s Speech

Somewhere

The story
Johnny Marco, a Hollywood actor living at the Chateau Marmont hotel, gets a visit from his 11-year-old daughter, who causes him to reevaluate his life.

Reasons to see it
Last month the film won the Golden Lion at Venice, which usually does a good job in choosing worthy films (The Wrestler and Brokeback Mountain, among recent winners).  This year’s pick caused a bit of controversy.  The film divided critics, and some claimed Quentin Tarantino, jury president at Venice and ex of director Sofia Coppola, may have had a conflict of interest.  In any case, the jury’s decision was unanimous.  Coppola grew up the daughter of a Hollywood legend, and the story figures to be one close to her heart.  Not to mention, she was certainly taking notes along the way, and has become a first-rate director herself.  Stephen Dorff (Public Enemies) and Elle Fanning (Reservation Road) star as the father and daughter.

Release date (U.S.)
December 22 (limited)

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Somewhere (2010)
Sofia Coppola, director
Sofia Coppola, writer
Harris Savides, cinematographer
Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning
Trailer

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Quote of note
Michael:  I did what I could, Kay, to protect all of you from the horrors of this world.
Kay:  But you became my horror.  The children still love you, though.  Especially Mary.
Michael:  Well, that’s something.  We can build on that.  For their sake, let’s try.
—Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), Kay Adams Corleone (Diane Keaton), The Godfather Part III (1990)

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