You can see trailers and descriptions of upcoming films at Movies I’m Looking Forward To.
Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Oscar, Incendies, releases widely May 6. Upon their mother’s death, a young man and woman learn for the first time of their father and their brother and journey from Quebec to the Middle East to uncover family secrets.
Meek’s Cutoff is especially promising because it is directed by the excellent Kelly Reichardt (Old Joy, Wendy and Lucy). The route of the Oregon Trail was not yet well established in 1845, so a covered wagon train hires a mountain man who claims that he has found a shortcut through the Cascades. However, it becomes clear that the mountain man (Bruce Greenwood) is unreliable, and there is a new option of following an Indian of unknown motives. The men (Will Patton, Paul Dano) must figure out what to do while their wives (Michelle Williams, Shirley Henderson) eavesdrop and guess their fate. Releasing widely on May 6.
And now for a lowbrow guilty pleasure on May 27: The Hangover Part II. The buddies return – this time losing a little brother on a wild night in Bangkok.
Here’s the trailer for Incendies:
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