new releases!
Some pretty big new releases coming in this Tuesday. I haven’t seen any of them, unfortunately, but all are films I’ve been wanting to see since they were first released in theaters. A brief rundown follows; Brigid, Chris, and/or Ralph are encouraged to chime in with their own reviews in the comments.
Rachel Getting Married: A critical darling, this one. Anne Hathaway, all of 26 years old, was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, in a role that — going out on a limb, here — I’m gonna assume is a pretty far cry from some of her more recent work. (She was good in Brokeback Mountain, though). The movie also features Tunde Adebimpe, of TV On The Radio fame, so that alone raises the movie’s stock in my book. He sings a pretty killer a cappella version of Neil Young’s “Unknown Legend”, featured in the movie, which you can listen to here.
Synecdoche, New York: I should let it be known that, generally speaking, I am not a Charlie Kaufman fan. For me, Adaptation is a movie on par with, like, Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead – in that it is almost the complete antithesis of its own art form. I am, however, a fan of Philip Seymour Hoffman (which I guess at this point kind of goes without saying). This one received remarkably disparate reviews from critics, so I’ll probably hate it or love it. (I know Charlie Kaufman has his supporters – feel free to make yourself heard.)
Let The Right One In: I know almost nothing about this movie, other than Brigid really liked it, and that it looks kind of like a horror film for people who aren’t fans of horror films. Got great reviews. Looks like the sleeper of the bunch.
Happy-Go-Lucky: A film about what it takes to be happy? From director Mike Leigh? That’s more or less what this one is billed as. Also got very good reviews, and Sally Hawkins garnered major praise for her role as the lead, Poppy.
Acme Video 