It's hard to say that Abigail Breslin was robbed at the Oscars, but any other year, which is to imply any year where the divalicious Jennifer Hudson was not up against her, it would have been a different story. The adorable, simply edible Breslin, whose performance in Little Miss Sunshine was hilarious, touching, and cool, was right up there with the other amazingly brilliant actors in the cast. Twenty years from now, when we look back at the films of the 00's, I predict that LMS will stand the test of time much better than many Oscar winners.
For now, though, Abigail Herself is back on the big screen as Emily in The Ultimate Gift, about a wealthy young man who must complete twelve tasks to earn his inheritance from his recently groaked grandpapa. The bad news: this movie was made by the Christian wing (angelic, to be certain) of Fox. The good news: Abby B. is playing a Leukemia victim, so next year may be Oscar time!
Hot ethnic boy alert! That's right, Kal Penn is moving on up after the homophobic piece of crap that was Van Wilder Part Deux (and without Ryan Reynolds, it was tragic for gay men in another way). The former and future Kumar tackles a serious role in The Namesake, adapted from the debut novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. This movie comes with a literary pedigree and an experienced directrix (Mira Nair), and looks to be a heartwarming Desi chickflick. Add a hint of nudity (I hereby TM Pennis if no one has yet!), and I am so there.
Also opening in seleced cities today: the Korean smash hit The Host, a monster movie that is also supposed to be a political allegory about dumb Americans, toxic waste, or something. I don't know if I'll get the politics, but sometimes I just want to settle in with a big bag of popcorn wanting to shriek with terror. The Korean movies I've seen in the past have made me shriek with disgust instead, though, so hopefully this one is more Godzilla than Reservoir Dogs.
This is BJ Casanova signing out for the week, and wishing you cinematic pleasure!
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