OK, in my previous post, I said there weren't very many good movies out there, despite Doug Giles' assertion (though I agreed with the rest of his cheery article). Mr. Giles has been backed up by a surprising source: the LA Times!

The Times reports:

"There's a hot new special effect headed for the multiplexes this season: the summer movie that appeals to grown-ups."

"Hollywood's usual summer lineup of over-the-top car chases, fiery explosions and gross-out comedies this year also will feature adult thrillers, a social satire, a musical portrait of the composer Cole Porter and even a couple of Oscar hopefuls."

"Among the offerings from the major studios: a remake of 'The Stepford Wives,' the Cole Porter portrait 'De-Lovely,' the latest Robert Ludlum adaptation, 'The Bourne Supremacy' and Michael Mann's 'Collateral,' in which a cabdriver picks up a passenger (Tom Cruise) who turns out to be an assassin. 'The Manchurian Candidate,' a modern-day take on John Frankenheimer's 1962 Cold War classic, is the kind of film traditionally released in the fall."

"Even the big popcorn movies this summer are carrying some extra heft, with heavy-duty directors such as Alfonso Cuaron at the helm of 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' and Sam Raimi on 'Spider-Man 2.'"

At least it sounds promising!

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