New Releases, 30 June 2009

Hey everybody! If you've got a case of the early-mid-summer blahs and perhaps even some sun poisoning, Dr. Disc recommends a few doses of fine cinema, stat! Also, this blog post is dedicated to the memory of the amazing, glamorous man who passed away recently--you've touched millions of lives and changed the world--you'll be missed, Billy Mays. He's probably handing out Oxiclean in heaven as we speak.

EASTBOUND AND DOWN Season 1
HBO series about an ill-mannered professional baseball player who is forced to quit the game, return to his hometown and teach gym
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20256827,00.html

TWO LOVERS
From the director of the gorgeous film The Yards (also with Joaquin Phoenix), about two people. In love. Gwyneth Paltrow plays a person.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/26/MV8C16524D.DTL&type=movies

THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS
A clash of wills when one young man insinuates himself into another life...jealousy, anger, hot tubs.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/film-review-the-education-of-charlie-banks-1003956116.story

12 ROUNDS
Action film starring "professional" "wrestler" John Cena
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/28/entertainment/etw-12rounds28

STREETFIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI
Hey! Remember that game you played as a kid? Remember that character you never played as, the lady in the skirt? Well, they made a movie and it was really hard to find a good review of it, so here's one I couldn't read (no hablo Espanol)
http://opinion.labutaca.net/2009/02/23/street-fighter-la-leyenda-otro-clasico-digital-a-la-basura/

THE BETRAYED
A movie about how I felt looking for Chun Li reviews.
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/betrayed.php

SONG OF INNOCENCE
From France, the tender story of how a husband-wife relationship changes when a wetnurse is added ino the mix. And it's 1877.
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117928018.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0

PEDRO
Film about Pedro, from Real World San Francisco, who found out he had AIDS and spent the last 5 years of his life in saintly activism. From the writer of Milk
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2009/03/pedro_zamora_mtv_hivpostitive.html

That's it! Everyone have a splendid week, unless you're a celebrity--the grim shade of death hangs over you, your time is nigh. Catch you next tuesday!

New Releases, 23 June 2009

Oh, it's a good week for movies people. A good, good week.

LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD
Resnais' 1961 classic of art cinema, in a gorgeous new edition from the Criterion Collection
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-01-08/film/house-of-1-000-corpses/
http://www.criterion.com/films/1517

WALTZ WITH BASHIR
Fresh from T/F and showings all over the globe, this acclaimed documentary fuses animation and narrative techniques with filmed interviews to give a powerful glimpse of war and suffering
http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/53143/

HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
A powerful glimpse of dudes and chicks and the suffering that happens when love goes unrequited
http://www.premiere.com/Review/Movies/He-s-Just-Not-that-Into-You

PINK PANTHER 2
Steve Martin resumes his pratfalls on Peter Sellers' grave with another sleuth comedy
http://www.premiere.com/Review/Movies/Pink-Panther-2

NOBEL SON
Dad wins Nobel prize, rest of the family suffers, kidnapping and dark comedy ensue
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081203/REVIEWS/812039991

GREETINGS FROM FEMA CITY
Doc about the housing of tons of people in trailers following some or other disaster
http://www.vanguardcinema.com/femacity/femacity.htm

INKHEART
Brendan Fraser plays a guy who can't make a good movie--NO, WAIT!--he plays a guy who can bring characters from books to life
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3A727802

SIMON SAYS
Horror gore-fest with Crispin Glover and others who may be...murdered...
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117933928.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0

That's it! Have a great week, and remember to stay away from French detectives, relationships and...murder...

New Releases, 9 June 2009

Big week, people, so read up...

THE INTERNATIONAL
Clive Owen chases people, shoots bullets, hits his head on things. A+
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090211/REVIEWS/902119995

GRAN TORINO
Clint Eastwood as an old racist with a beaut of an automobile. Acclaimed!
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-12-10/film/clint-eastwood-finds-salvation-in-gran-torino/

WERE THE WORLD MINE
Cute little queer mash up of Midsummer Night's Dream and High School Musical 3. Really, it's good!
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/movies/21were.html

STRIKE!
This one has a young lady on the cover, strategically holding some bowling balls over an area of her anatomy. Could not find any reviews online. Make of this what you may.

NICOTINA
This one may be reviews of the wrong Nicotina. However, if it is the right one, it is a fine film
http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/mmx-040818-movies-review-lc-nicotina.story

WOODSTOCK Special Edition
We all know about this one. Music, mud, body hair.
http://movies.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?res=EE05E7DF1738E574BC4F51DFB566838B669EDE

SHAUN THE SHEEP: SHEEP ON THE LOOSE
An animation from the Wallace & Gromit folks. Looks cute.
http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/shaunsheepoffbaa.php

That's it! Have a great week, and keep on reaching for the low-hanging fruit!