I AM NUMBER TWELVE! But no one has made a film about my life, so that’s not the release we have this week. No, instead, it is I AM NUMBER FOUR about a teenager in some sort of deep disguise trying to avoid the terrible fates of Numbers 1, 2 and 3. I think this is kind of tweener, teen-age sci-fi movie. It does have Timothy Olyphant (from JUSTIFIED) in it, so that’s appealing.
Also out this week is GNOMEO AND JULIET, which Shila assures me is terrific. My kids haven’t watched it yet, but I imagine it is a fun one for the kids. We’ve been plowing (for the first time) through the SHREK series, which has been super fun. All four of us were crying with laughter at the end of SHREK THE THIRD, when Donkey and Puss in Boots were showcasing their dance moves during the credits. Funny stuff. GNOMEO has some serious star power…putting voices to the animation are James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Jason Statham and more. Somehow I doubt this one ends the same way as Mr. Shakespeare’s classic.
Some interesting docs out this week include PUBLIC SPEAKING, EATRIP and CROPSEY (probably not related to Banksy, but maybe!). Also a cool looking Tom Waits movie called ONE STAR SHINING is here this week– maybe it features one of the multiple musicians in Bernal who have played in his band!
Lots of kids movies here this week. Also some interesting films made from Anton Chekhov plays. Scroll down to read all about it.
Alrighty, that’s all folks, hope to see you at the stores.
Love and Kisses,
Ken
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............//NEW RELEASES//............
CRUZANDO.
Adventure/Comedy/Drama.
. Directed by Mando Alvarado and Michael Ray Escamillo.
* A young man child has a due date which is the same day his father is scheduled to be executed in Texas. He and a friend embark on a journey to see his father one last time.
THE DUEL.
Drama.
Directed by Dover Koshashvili.
* From the Anton Chekhov play, this story is about two men, whose very different philosophies point them in the direction of serious conflict.
GNOMEO AND JULIET.****BD****
Animation/Comedy/Family.
James McAvoy/Emily Blunt/Michael Caine/Jason Statham.
Directed by Kelly Asbury.
* Yes, they are garden gnomes, but they share a deep and true love.
I AM NUMBER FOUR.****BD****
Sci-Fi/Adventure.
Alex Pettyfer/Timothy Olyphant.
Directed by D.J. Caruso.
* A mysterious teenager is not who he seems. Forces of evil are trying to destroy him as he tries to pass as a “normal” high school kid.
LILLY’S THORN.
Drama.
Windy Marshall/Michelle Trout.
Directed by Will Bain and Dewell Williams.
* Davy vs Goliath type indie tale about a woman fighting a hostile corporate real estate takeover.
THE SCENESTERS.
Comedy/Crime/Mystery/Indie.
Directed by Todd Berger.
* Indie comedy about a serial killer picking up hipsters in LA and the crime scene videographers who are trying to catch him.
THE UNLOVED.
Drama.
Molly Windsor/Robert Carlyle.
Directed by Samantha Morton.
* Academy-Award nominated actor Samantha Morton makes her directorial debut with this film about an abused young girl and the government system she gets involved with, that doesn’t really protect her or keep her from danger.
WARD NO.6.
Drama/Foreign (Russian).
Directed by Aleksandr Gornovsky and Karen Shakhnazarov.
* Another film based on writings by Anton Chekhov, this one is about a psychiatric doctor who becomes a patient in his own clinic.
............//DOCUMENTARY/............
CROPSEY
Documentary/Crime.
Directed by Barbara Brancaccio and Joshua Zeman.
* The two directors, themselves residents of Staten Island, look into some grisly murders from the 1970’s in their neck of the woods and attempt to figure out what might have happened.
EATRIP
Documentary/Food/Foreign (Japanese).
Directed by Yuri Nomura.
* Self-described as food porn, this movie explores our relationship with our food, with the people we eat with, and with nature.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
Documentary/Sociology.
Fran Lebowitz.
Directed by Martin Scorcese.
* This doc about the philosophy and writings of Fran Lebowitz features archival footage from Truman Capote, Dorothy Parker, William F. Buckley, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison and many more.
A SMALL ACT.
Documentary/Foreign (English/Kikuyu/Swedish/Swahili).
Directed by Jennifer Arnold.
* Great example of the whole concept that your niceness and friendliness will continue onward and morph and grow and change. This movie follows a young Kenyan man who becomes the beneficiary of a Swedish stranger who decides to pay for his education. Years later, the Kenyan is now funding his scholarship program to help others.
TOM WAITS: ONE STAR SHINING.
Documentary/Music.
* This music doc focuses on the first decade of Waits glorious career.
............//TELEVISION/............
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: THE COMPLETE FIRST AND SECOND SEASONS.
Comedy.
Created by and Starring Rob Corddry.
* Very weird, parody of multiple medical dramas.
............//KIDS/............
FANBOY AND CHUMCHUM.
THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB: MICKEY’S GREAT OUTDOORS.
THE NAPPING HOUSE AND OTHER STORIES THAT RHYME.
SPLAT THE CAT AND OTHER FURRY FRIENDS.
THE STORY ABOUT PING AND OTHER FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS.
............//NEW ADDITIONS/............
THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA.****BD****
Drama.
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