Out this week (10/07/09)

Slightly more films than last week, even if you include the one I missed which is at the bottom of this post. Saying that, there are no releases to really jump up and down about, and the winner is only doing so well because the excitometer runs on a formula and by rights it should be a good film, with some decent reviews. So go to the cinema and check out The Private Lives of Pippa Lee to see the stellar cast, just don't expect to be amazed by it.



Bruno

It's hard to have missed Sacha Baron Cohen playing dress up on the Red Carpets of the world over the last month or so. I'm not sure whether his Gay Austrian Fashionista follow-up to Borat will have as much to say about the state of prejudice in America, or whether the jokes will be more on Bruno, and by extension all gay men, than the "guests".

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Cloud 9

If watching septuagenarians bumping uglies is your sort of thing then this is the film for you. Ursula Werner is torn between her husband and her lover in the German drama.

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Fired Up

Teen comedies don't do it for me generally, but this with it's plot revolving around 2 boys going to cheer leading camp in order to pull girls is not only showing a dearth of ideas in the genre, but also appears to have no jokes. Watch the trailer if you don't believe me.

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Ichi

Ichi is a blind sharmisen player. Are you now expected a sad tale about a girl begging in the back streets of Japan and being ostracised by society - think again she's also a kick-ass sword fighter. Woo.

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Private Lives of Pippa Lee

I'm not really as confident with the quality of this female mid-life crisis movie as a 7 blob rating indicates, but with a cast led by Robin Wright Penn and supported by Alan Arkin, Winona Ryder, Maria Bello, Shirley Knight, Julianne Moore, Monica Belucci and Keanu Reeves has to be worth seeing for the quality thesping. By the way have you noticed how Keanu is a much more believable love interest when he's wooing an older woman?

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Shortkut

Bollywood conman comedy, with most of the caper taking place around a film set. Anil "Who wants to be a Millin-eer" Kapoor produces.

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35 Shots of Rum

Claire Denis (Beau Travail, S'en fout la Mort) is one of the most exciting European directors working today, and this father-daughter relationship drama looks to be continuing that. It's had some excellent reviews and should be worth a look.

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Red Mist

Hospital set horror movie that opened last weekend, but I completely missed it. The soul of a vengeful coma patient is able (through some miraculous wonder drug) to jump from person to person putting a plan of revenge against the uncaring medical staff into action.

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Recap Ivedik 2

If you think it's bad that I didn't post about a obscure horror last week, that try to look away as I mention this Turkish offering that came out in February, and apparently has taken over £100k (if you believe BoxOfficeMojo). When you consider all the reviews I can find about the extended TV sketch are really harsh that's quite an achievement.

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