Law Abiding Citizen

I'm always excited to hear what author Stephen King chose as his best films of the year because he always makes some interesting and odd choices. Last year his best of list included Tropic Thunder, Funny Games, Lakeview Terrace, The Ruins, and Death Race. This year (via EW.com) he includes some more controversial films (and a few that will make you wonder just what the heck he was thinking), but that's exactly why I love him, because these fit his taste and he even has exact reasons for why he loved them. Read on to find out what film he says "is on par with The Silence of the Lambs." Hint: it's probably not the one you're expecting! Stephen King's Top 10 Films of '09: 10. 2012 9. Fantastic Mr. Fox 8. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 7. Law Abiding Citizen 6. District 9 5. The Reader 4. Disgrace 3. The Road 2. The Last House »
- Alex Billington

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Lucy Punch (whoever she is) is joining Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal in Earthbound, the story of a woman (Kate Hudson) who learns she has cancer. That's right, Kate Hudson will have cancer. See? The gods have been listening.The trades has more:Lucy Punch has been cast in the Film Department's "Earthbound," which begins shooting this month in Louisiana. Kate Hudson and Gael Garcia Bernal also star. Nicole Kassell ("The Woodsman") is directing a screenplay by Gren Wells about a woman (Hudson) who learns she has been stricken with cancer before meeting a new guy. Punch will play the woman's best friend and advertising agency co-worker. John Davis, Mark Gill, Robert Katz and Adam Schroeder are producing. Neil Sacker and Michael Goguen are executive producers. Punch, repped by Icm, Benderspink and United Agents in the U.K., next appears in the Universal comedy "Young Americans," scheduled for release »

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Stephen King obviously loves movies, and that means he obviously has some favorites...
Stephen King picked his 10 best films of the year 2009, and I bet you will be surprised by some of the the flicks he put on that list. EW posted his picks with some thoughts from King himself, and here's what he liked the most in 2009:
No. 10 on his list is "2012," which despite awesome effects and some hilarious sequences would never make my best of list. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is his No. 9, and I admit that's one of the films I agree with him about. It is truly a fantastic animated adventure.
Moving on, he picked "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" as No. 8, "Law Abiding Citizen" as seventh, and "District 9" as No. 6. Okay for "District 9," but the other two? "Citizen" was pretty entertaining, sure, but I admit I was really disappointed by "Pelham. »
- Franck Tabouring

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