2009: The Year of Nine

In the last year of the first decade of the new millennium, several movie producers have decided to release movies with the title including the number nine. There have been several movies dedicated to the largest single-digit number, but this year they might actually be enjoyable. I could have sent out this posting earlier; but then I wouldn't have been able to send it out on last day of the third month of the year, 3 x 3 x 1 = 9. All right, I'm not going to give absurd reasons that will conjure up unfavorable images from the film, "The Number 23". Because then I would include, in the following list, The Taking of Pellham 123 (1 + 2 = 3; 3 x 3 = 9) oh no!! I think Denzel Washington has been in 3 Tony Scott movies, and since there have been 3 movies of the same title, we multiply them again and get 9, crazy!! Enough, here are the 3 movies with 9 in the title:

Nine (November)

Rob Marshall (Chicago, Memoirs of a Geisha) directs an all-star cast, mostly made up of women and the great Daniel Day-Lewis.

Trailer
The 9 in the title represents the 9 women of Fellini's life. Fellini directed the masterpiece 8 1/2 back in 1963, it was then transported to the stage, where it became 9 and a musical, and now it's Nine, back on film and still a musical.

Here are seven of the women Daniel Day-Lewis will be acting with:

Penelope Cruz

Nicole Kidman

Marion Cotillard

Kate Hudson

Sophia Loren

Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson

Judi Dench

9 (September)

This directing debut for Shane Acker looks visually stunning in its animation and intriguing in its story.

See the trailer here:

www.9themovie.com

The 9 in the title represents the main character, who appears to be created by one of the last remaining human beings, along with other characters like, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Here are the all-star list of actors voicing these characters:

9 - Elijah Wood

8 - Fred Tatasciore

7 - Jennifer Connelly

6 - Crispin Glover

5 - John C. Reilly

4 - ?? ??

3 - ?? ??

2 - Martin Landau

1 - Christopher Plummer

District 9 (August)

With Neil Blomkamp (Halo Games) directing and Peter Jackson producing, this very secretive film could be one of the best kept secrets of all time. We are only four months away and no one has seen or heard anything about the film. The only images that can be found are like the one below, found on a Web site that only suggests what the movie could be about.

Web site:

www.d-9.com

I always appreciate when film sites give you more than the trailer and some images. I recommend checking this out, make sure you follow the directions and have your volume on.

The 9 in the title represents the area where "non-humans" are living, somewhere in South Africa. Can we coexist? I guess we'll find out in August.