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!