New Releases April 2006

With his raw style of filmmaking, Maurice Pialat has been called the John Cassavetes of French cinema, and the scorching À nos amours is one of his greatest achievements. In a revelatory film debut, the dynamic, fresh-faced Sandrine Bonnaire plays Suzanne, a fifteen-year-old Parisian who embarks on a sexual rampage in an effort to separate herself from her overbearing, beloved father (played with astonishing magnetism by Pialat himself), ineffectual mother, and brutish brother. A tender character study that can erupt in startling violence, 'À nos amours' is one of the high-water marks of eighties French cinema.

Firewall Harrison Ford movie <shrugs>.
Running Scared Directed by Wayne Kramer, who also did the Cooler with William H Macy. Disturbing, well-recieved film that wasn't sold right from the box office. Might make me not hate Paul Walker for 2 hours.
Underworld: Evolution Of the ridiculous big budget films, probably the most harmless. Vampires and Werewolves rarely disappoint.
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic A blend of stand-up, sketch comedy, and quasi-documentary. Absolutely filthy.		Official Site
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Tommy Lee Jones Directed darling from Cannes.		Trailer
Emperor of the North Set during the Great Depression when flocks were homeless and out of work, Ernest Borgnine plays Shack, a sadistic train engineer whose route is death for all who try to get a free ride. One Hobo, "A" number one played by Lee Marvin, tempts his fate and wages his life to become a local legend and survive Shack's trip. Also with Keith Carradine, and directed by Robert Aldrich known for "What happened to Baby Jane?", "The Dirty Dozen", and the original "Longest Yard" and "Flight of the Phoenix". For fans of Sam Peckinpah.		Poster
Mommie Dearest (some fancy edition) No more wire coat hangers. "...best selling memoir, turned motion picture, depicts the abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother...screen queen Joan Crawford." (IMDB)		IMDB Page
A Nos Amours (Criterion) With his raw style of filmmaking, Maurice Pialat has been called the John Cassavetes of French cinema, and the scorching À nos amours is one of his greatest achievements. In a revelatory film debut, the dynamic, fresh-faced Sandrine Bonnaire plays Suzanne, a fifteen-year-old Parisian who embarks on a sexual rampage in an effort to separate herself from her overbearing, beloved father (played with astonishing magnetism by Pialat himself), ineffectual mother, and brutish brother. A tender character study that can erupt in startling violence, 'À nos amours' is one of the high-water marks of eighties French cinema.		Criterion Page

World's Fastest Indian With Sir Anthony Hopkins. "The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle -- a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967." (IMDB)	Trailer
16 Blocks Mos Def and a worse-for-the-wear Bruce Willis star in this cop thriller where A cop has to deliver a witness to the courthouse a mere 16 blocks away. Then things go awry, get hairy, run amock, and generally don't go well. Richard Donner directs.	Ebert
Pink Panther We were convinced to get a single copy. The original pink panther movies will be on hand for relief. Beyonce is in this? Does that mean something good or bad?
Forty Shades of Blue A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit	IMDB Page
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Everyone who saw it loved it. Interesting self-aware film noir pic with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. Private Eyes, murder mystery, and a struggling actress.	Trailer

Nightwatch Part 1 of a Trilogy (2nd movie Daywatch coming soon), this Vampire-esque sci-fi fantasy horror action film was one of the highest grossing ever in Russia. Watch the trailer and be amazed.			Trailer
Syriana George Clooney's Oscar winning oil and intrigue potboiler.			IMDB page
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) Wes Craven continues selling out with this remake of his early film about an odd little mutated family in the hills and the family they terrorize. Directed by the High Tension guy. I'm sure its unrated, and has even more blood, etc, etc.,etc......
Equinox (Criterion) Before he took you to a galaxy far, far away, before he brought you face-to-face with living, breathing prehistoric beasts, Dennis Muren, the future nine-time Oscar-winning visual-effects artist (Star Wars, Jurassic Park), joined forces with a group of talented young filmmakers to create an homage to the creature features of yore in the eerie monster mash Equinox. Deep within the woods and canyons of California, four teenagers happen upon an ancient book containing the secrets of a strange, malevolent world that coexists with that of mankind. This $6,500-budget wonder (originally called The Equinox . . . A Journey into the Supernatural) was picked up for distribution by producer Jack H. Harris (The Blob), who shot new footage for the film with writer-director Jack Woods and released it in 1970 as Equinox. Since then, the film has gained a passionate cult following and inspired succeeding generations of horror/fantasy filmmakers.

Ultraviolet From the writer/director of the little movie that could, Equilibrium, comes this dystopian action flick about genetically engineered vampires that they don't call vampires........Equilibrium was fantastic so lets all turn a blind eye and just watch the action scenes.	Trailer
Why We Fight Eugene Jarecki's film about the anatomy of the American war machine. Won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.	Trailer
Cache New Film from Michael Haneke (funny games, time of the wolf, the piano teacher). Georges, who hosts a TV literary review, receives packages containing videos of himself with his family -- shot secretly from the street -- and alarming drawings whose meaning is obscure. He has no idea who may be sending them. Gradually, the footage on the tapes becomes more personal, suggesting that the sender has known Georges for some time.Georges feels a sense of menace hanging over him and his family...With Juliette Binoche.	IMDB Page
Imagine Me and You A romantic comedy between a man, a woman, and another woman. You caught me. I really don't know.	IMDB page
Find Me Guilty Poor overlooked director Sidney Lumet (Network, Dog day Afternoon, prince of the city) lenses another great movie that no one will give him credit for. "Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history." (imdb). With Vin Diesel plus some weight.	Trailer
Broken Rainbow This Academy Award Winning 1985 documentary is the heartbreaking tale of the forced relocation of 12,000 Navajos from their ancestral homeland in Arizona that began in the 1970s and continues to this day. With a 2006 short film update in the bonus features.
Burst City (Sogo Ishii) Cult Director Sogo Ishii influenced Takashi Miike and Tetsuo:Iron Man's Shinja Tsukamoto. Cyberpunk mayhem in a post-apocalyptic Japan with a non-stop Japanese punk rock soundtrack.	IMDB Page
Electric Dragon 80,000 Volts (Sogo Ishii) As close to real action manga as possible. Almost no dialogue, demands to be played loud.A young boy gets jolted with electricity as he's climbing a tall cable pylon. As he gets older, he experiences intense fits of violence in which bolts of electricity burt from his fists. Elsewhere in Tokyo, there is an electronics wizard who also happens to be a vigilante with a taste for electric weapons. When the pair catch each other's attention, the result is a battle that will light up the city.
Masters of Horror Lucky McKee - Sick Girl John Landis - Deer Woman