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...