I know the website is one dedicated mainly to television, but after taking a glance at some of the upcoming movies of 2009, I'm confident that there will be a wide variety of films, just like last year, that will end up being excellent. There's probably at least fifteen to twenty movies that I'm really looking forward to, but I cut it down to five. This list is in no way whatsoever in order of how badly I want to see it. They're just out of the first ones I think of.

1. The Limits of Control (Directed by Jim Jarmusch, out May 1st): Well, technically, this movie is already out, but in limited release.. I mean very limited release. I doubt it'll go beyond 100 theaters. I suppose it's this year's Synecdoche, New York, where an indie movie is released in an extremely small amount of venues. I have to say, as bad as the hype has been thus far, I'm intrigued by Jarmusch's new movie. Apparently, it's about a professional thief who wanders through town, meeting with random people who have discussions with him, but ones that he doesn't engage in. People talk to him, he listens, remains silent, and continues on his way. The fact Jarmusch has written and directed this may be making me biased, and the fact that Broken Flowers, his previous movie, was excellent makes me believe that this one should be good. Plus, any movie where Bill Murray decides to act his usual deadpan self is one that I'll be attending.

2. The Lovely Bones (Directed by Peter Jackson, out December 11th): The fact that the guy who directed some of the biggest action-adventure movies of all time is directing this incredible novel about a girl who looks down from Heaven on her family after her death is mindboggling, but I just have to remind myself that Peter Jackson really is a good director. He has good command of the camera, and therefore, has me intrigued. If Jackson as director is not surprising enough, the fact he was able to wrangle together Mark Wahlburg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci to play some of the lead roles is also surprising. If Peter Jackson plays his cards right and does the movie the right way, I could see a clear-cut easy Best Picture nomination for this (possibly even a win).

3. Inglorious Basterds (Directed by Quentin Tarantino, out August 21st): I won't lie, Quentin Tarantino is my favorite director. He's original, distinct and hilarious.. yet dark at the same time. Each one of his movies has his fingerprints all over it and you can always tell when Tarantino has written a script or directed a movie. When I first heard he was making a World War 2 movie about hunting Nazis, I was very interested, but a little hesitant. Tarantino has been known to genre jump frequently, but a Tarantino-esque World War 2 movie? It was hard to picture at first. But I had to remember how I initially felt about Kill Bill. I thought it was a dumb idea upon seeing the trailer for the first time, but ended up being pulled into the world he created through Volumes 1 and 2. So I'm going to go into the movie the same way I went into Kill Bill: a little skeptical, but fully prepared to have my mind blown.

4. The Road (starring Viggo Mortensen, out October 16th): What an incredible book this was! And the fact the author of the book, Cormac McCarthy, also wrote No Country For Old Men, which ended up being a superb movie adaptation. I'm hoping that Viggo Mortensen, along with the few other great actors lined up for the movie (Charlese Theron, Guy Pierce and Rober Duvall) can make this movie just like No Country For Old Men: a great adaptation of an even greater novel.

5. Ashecliffe (directed by Martin Scorsese, out October 2nd): After The Departed in 2006, The Aviator in 2004 and Gangs of New York in 2002, I think it's safe to say Martin Scorsese is on a streak of sorts. Ashecliffe is based on a Dennis Lehene novel, and Lehene is responsible for the movies Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone, both excellent films and novels. This gives me much hope already for