Out this Week (24/07/09)

Whilst I'm usually a bit of a fan of the arthouse circuit it's extremely rare for the films to break out of the ghetto and receive widespread commentary. Lars von Trier has managed it with Antichrist. Ever since it premiered in Cannes, with Lars' typically understated press statements, it's been dividing audiences and critical opinion. It is unsurprising that it comes out as the film of the week. Nothing can come close to the anticipation of a film like this.



Antichrist

This is what the hype's all about. He and She lose thei only son in a tragic accident which he is able to move on from but she blames herself. They go to "eden", their cabin in the woods for some therapy. It's ends up being not the sort of therapy they had originally planned.

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Just another Love Story

Plot seems to start with a While you were Sleeping vibe, with Anders W. Berthelsen visiting the girl he ran over and put into a coma, and then being mistaken for her lover. Except he then starts to take the role too seriously, finding out a lot of weird things about her missing partner.

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Luck

British Asian movie starting with a letter to God asking for answers. When the letter is seen by a generous hearted postman the actions he takes, albeit a small and simple offering of kindness, are the catalyst for great changes in our protagonists life.

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Modhi Vilayadu

I have absolutely nothing on this film. A cast that I can't find any other details on and no director. I can tell you it's from a prominent Bollywood distributer and it's a drama.

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The Proposal

Sandra Bullock returns to rom-coms for the first time in 5 years with this opposites attract love story. When her high-powered Canadian executive forces her US assistant to marry her so she isn't deported he has to take her to the backwoods family in order to fool immigration. Don't expect any originality, but if you wants sizzling chemistry and Ryan Reynolds in the buff then this is the film for you.

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Skin

True story about a black skinned girl born to white parents in Apartheid era South Africa. Should be worth seeing for the performances (Sophie Okonedo and Sam Neill head the cast) as well as the politics of the time. Could become a little preachy.

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