Coming Attractions
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Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 at 09:32 PM [GMT-6]

After the frenzy of Live Free or Die Hard and Transformers, we were in the mood for some mellower escapism, so we went to see Ocean's 13 on Wednesday. It met all expectations – which weren't high – and it didn't invoke epilepsy or impose deafness. We did suffer a slight strain of credulity, but that had already been painfully stretched by the previous two movies.

But, that's neither here nor there. What I really want to briefly touch upon are three upcoming "events" that merit further consideration, listed below in reverse chronology and by increasing potential entertainment value:

• We saw the trailer for the remake of The Omega Man; this time it's called I Am Legend. It stars Will Smith, and I'll buy a ticket to watch Smith in just about anything, especially if it's sci-fi. Apparently, this time around the survivors of the apocalypse are vampires, instead of the scabrous albinos Charlton Heston had to deal with. Anyway, it's set to open in December, to help us get in the Christmas spirit.


• A more intriguing movie is set to open in August; it's Stardust, a fantasy with a cast of heavyweights including Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Ian McKellan, Ricky Gervais, and Peter O'Toole. Looks like a combination of Harry Potter, POTC, and Time Bandits.


• If you grow impatient awaiting those premiers, just try to hold out until next Monday, July 9th, when the Fruit of the Loom guys roll out their new music video, starring Vince Gill. Oops...I probably wasn't supposed to reveal that detail. Oh well. The ad ran with the trailers preceding Ocean's 13 and I thought I was going to collapse onto the theater floor, where I'd die a spasmodic death, stuck to the linoleum, but happy nonetheless for having viewed something so hilarious. Put a note on your calendar and visit the Fruit Guys on Monday. You'll be glad you did.