The first on the list of films I actually find myself in anticipation of has to be "Seven Psychopaths." No, *not* that I'm looking for company, as some here might suggest. :-) It's because it's the latest film from Martin McDonagh.
Who, you ask? Martin is the director of "In Bruges," arguably one of the best films produced in the last decade. Martin is technically English, but he has come to personify the Irish Sense Of Humor onscreen. When "In Bruges" started to show up in reviews as one of the best films of the year, he was often described in those reviews as "Oscar-winning Martin McDonagh." Like most here, I reacted to that line with a hearty "WTF?" I'd never heard of him before. Turns out he had previously won an Oscar for Best Short Film, Live Action in 2004 for a little gem called "Six Shooter." Here, for those with a taste for Black Humor, of which the most black is Irish Black Humor, is a link to "Six Shooter." Be warned. It is a 27-minute film about a guy (played by the great Brendan Gleeson) having the Worst Day In History. People lately have been talking about "support of nature." The protagonist in "Six Shooter" is basically being crapped on by nature. http://vimeo.com/2298743 Anyway, when this guy comes out with a new film, I pay attention. His new one is called "Seven Psychopaths," and stars people like Michael Pitt, Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, Abbie Cornish, Christopher Walken, Harry Dean Stanton, and Woody Harrelson. The plot summary shown in IMDB for this film is "A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu." The "tag line" for the film is "They Won't Take Any Shih Tzu." I am SO first in line for this one. :-)
