Two big new movies this weekend

You can read descriptions and watch trailers of upcoming new movies on my Movies I’m Looking Forward To page, including this week’s two big releases, Argo and Seven Psychopaths.

I know that I’m gonna love Seven Psychopaths (which I’ve already been shilling).

Argo was wildly popular at the Toronto International Film Fest, and Roger Ebert tweeted that it is likely to win the Best Picture Oscar.  Ben Affleck directs and stars in this true story from the Iran Hostage Crisis: a down-on-his-luck spy rescues five Americans hiding in the Canadian Ambassador’s Tehran home by pretending to make a Hollywood sci fi movie.  The trailer emphasizes the thriller aspect, but I understand that the movie industry guys played by John Goodman and Alan Arkin are very funny.  There’s also a Who’s Who of high quality supporting actors:  Bryan Cranston, Philip Baker Hall, Richard Kind, Michael Parks, Clea DuVall, Adam Arkin, Chris Messina and Victor Garber (plus Adrienne Barbeau).  Here’s the trailer.

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