Tuesday, August 25, 2009

New Releases, 25 August & 1 September 2009

If you ever wanted to take a week and just sit on your couch and watch films well you're in for a treat--your time has arrived!

SUNSHINE CLEANING
From Ragtag, a sweet, touching, humorous look at a murder-scene-cleanup business
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/13/entertainment/et-sunshine13

DUPLICITY
Tony Gilroy's (Bourne scripter) polished, entertaining romantic whodunit
http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/movies/20dupl.html?ref=movies

GOODBYE SOLO
Well reviewed film about a man and his cab driver
http://www.slate.com/id/2214720/

ADVENTURELAND
Teen gets summer job in amusement park; good times ensue
http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/

STATE OF PLAY
The hot Yankee remake of the riveting BBC miniseries about power and its abuse
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/bal-to.state17apr17,0,7945164.story

SIN NOMBRE
Two immigrants make an odyssey to the United States.  Must-see from Ragtag
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123750034926389145.html (halfway down the page)

HEROES Season 3
See the show that makes Lost look like Mork and Mindy!  Actually, that analogy doesn't apply
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/television/1175536,SHO-Sunday-heroes21.article

FIGHTING
Don't FIGHT the urge to see this one!  It's FIGHTastic!  If you don't like it, go FIGHT yourself.
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2009/04/24/in_this_new_york_story_the_gloves_really_are_off/

TROUBLE THE WATER
Great New Orleans/Katrina documentary that uses a lot of amazing home-footage
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-08-19/film/katrina-stark-and-surreal-in-trouble-the-water/

RUDO Y CURSI
Spanish heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal purses his lips in an Iberian pucker in this film, which played at Ragtag
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20276716,00.html

THE INFORMERS
Bret Easton Ellis screenplay, sex and drugs in LA
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/23/MVPM176BPU.DTL&type=movies

HOUSE Season 5
You really need a review for this?  Too bad--check out Hugh Laurie's novel!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gun_Seller

NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS
From the director of Hannah Takes the Stairs, a new film that acutely examines sensitive young people and their troubles
http://www.avclub.com/articles/nights-and-weekends,2719/

Have a great week of watching all of our new releases, everybody!

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