Saturday, November 15, 2008

New Releases, 18 November 2008

What an amazing batch this time! New Movie Tuesday is going to take all week! Better get started...

TROPIC THUNDER
New comedy that, believe it or not, had nothing to do with Judd Apatow!
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/12/DD44129360.DTL

ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Werner Herzog heads to Antarctica, where he heard there are weirdos he hasn't filmed yet. Another classic!
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/REVIEWS/807100305/1023

UP THE YANGTZE
Acclaimed documentary from China, probably something to do with the river
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/movies/25yang.html?ref=movies

SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2
In a disillusioning twist, all the girls on the cover of the movie are wearing dresses. WHERE ARE THE PANTS?!?!
http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/movie-review-the-sisterhood/543318/content

AMERICAN SHOPPER
Locally filmed and produced! ("Produce" could have been used as a supermarket pun.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997032/

GONZO
A life of Hunter Thompson, directed by True False award-winner Alex Gibney!
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/movies/04gonz.html?ref=movies

WALL-E
It's official--if you don't see and love this movie, you're not human.
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-06-24/film/wall-e-robots-in-love/

THE WEDDING DIRECTOR
A piece of the IMDB synopsis: "But Franco, while is recycling himself as ceremony's filmmaker, falls in love for her."
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/movies/04wedd.html

PRICELESS
Saucy French comedy starring Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh as moochers looking for a sugar daddy/mama
http://movies.tvguide.com/priceless/review/292412

NOAM CHOMSKY ON THE WORLD
If this title interests you, you're obviously a thoughtful person. So here's an intellectually curious tidbit: according to IMDB, Noam Chomsky has appeared in more movies than Jennifer Aniston! Think about that.

Have a wonderful week, people!

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