Out This Week (15/05/09)

Most of the time there are 8 or so releases every week, but this week there are only 6 films. I would say that makes choosing one to recommend easier. This week though it's an easy challenge and way out ahead is Synecdoche, New York. I'm ashamed to say though I wont be going to that this weekend, but to much more low-brow fare.



Angels & Demons

Tom Hanks and Ron Howard team up again to bring us a second installment of Dan Brown's Catholic pot-boilers. Early indications are it's better than The Da Vinci Code, but not much. I have already paid for tickets.

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Fighting

Channing Tatum, a rough tough farm boy comes to New York and gets involved with an underground illegal figting racket. I have watched the trailer several times in order to decide whether I want to see this, often in slow mo, sometimes freeze framing on Channing's body. I don't need to see anymore.

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French Film

It's not what you're thinking. Comedy about the differing attitudes of the English and the French to love, played over an interview with Eric Cantona. He's having a good week in Cannes right now promoting his new Ken Loach film, so I don't suppose he needs people to see this.

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Sarvam

This was due to come out a few weeks ago, but got pulled at the last minutes. I mentioned at the time something about not understandign the costumes on the offical site. I still don't.

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Synecdoche, New York

Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche's plot revolves around a theatre direct(Philip Seymour Hoffman) creating a huge experimental project. It's also about the nature of art, obsession, identity and fear. A must see.

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Viva

Part spoof, part homage to the Russ Meyer titillation films of the 1960's, Viva centres on a bored housewife who searches for sexual liberation with gaudy sets and deliberatly clunky performances.

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