What a month for movie goers!

Just two weeks ago, I was lamenting what a boring year it was for movie goers. Well, thanks to the Oscar rush, suddenly we are seeing a bunch of exciting new movies appearing this month. Here are a few I found interested. Now that I have a lot of time in hand, I may actually go to all of them.

• Doubt - based on the Pulitzer winning play, adapted and directed by the original author. With Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in lead, who can miss that?
  
• The Day the Earth Stood Still - a remake of an old sci-fi, don't expect much, but will be interesting to see the special effect.
• The Reader - based on the popular novel. Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes in lead, adapted by Dave Hare and directed by Stephen Daldry. (Hare and Daldry had worked on "The Hours" before). Will it be as successful as "The English Patient" or "The Hours"?
• Gran Torino - At 78, how could Clint Eastwood still have 2 movies out every year? What's his secret? For those who wonder what happens to Dirty Harry when he grows old, the answer may be here.
  
• Milk - the quality of Gus Van Sant's work is always unpredictable (either very good or very bad), fortunately this one seems to be on the good side. It's also part of the local history.
• The Spirit - Though I am not a comics fan, nor do I agree with the male centric violence aesthetics of Frank Miller, the style is interesting.
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - don't like Brad Pitt, but I am a huge fan of Cate Blanchett (since "Paradise Road" and "Oscar and Lucinda"), so will not miss this one (also the director is good).
  
• Slumdog Millionaire - from zombie crowded London to outerspace, now it's the slum of Mumbai, director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, Sunshine, Trainspotting) is really the most exciting director in these days. Wonder what he's up to after this one.