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blah hey babs, I'm glad to see you again. Over the short short weekend, the sun cooled down a little, the US won a bunch of gold medals, and the world continued as it did everyday. Where am I going with this you ask? Nowhere. I just needed something to grab you by the nuts and pull you in! let's begin with what little we have this week:

Dogville: Pssh! Been there, down that! We've had this puppy in for weeks! (Just don't go telling the greedy little film companies) This second-latest Von Trier flick stars Nicole Kidman running, hiding and lying in a little town. A little darling big by arthaus fans, critics and even the vice president! Well, probably not, but hey you never know. So if you are like the rest of those other video stores and haven't grabbed this one, get with it man! Sucka!

The Girl Next Door: Yeah, it's a little like Risky Business, 48 hours and other 80's genre films, I still liked it nonetheless. Maybe it's my affinity for that Elisha girl, maybe because it's actually a little funny, or maybe it's because his name begins with a K, regardless it ain't that bad. Me thinks, it's good for those lazy/somethin wild saturday nights. Or, when you are at home sulking erstwhile your friends are at the prom getting wasted and thinking about how cool it would have been to of taken a porn star. And then you spill punch on the hot girl's white dress, and there's no chance of her calling me...er you. O those were the days

Laws of Attraction: When this came out in the theaters I remember the producers put ads in the newspaper with Julianne Moore acting as a "real" lawyer soliciting clients for her firm. It threw Celebrity Justice for a loop, as well as half a million people. I thought to myself, hey that's a pretty good marketing ploy, maybe it'll make some money. Well, it didn't. And now I'm thinking where are those marketing execs now that the DVD has been released? No newspaper ads, not even a wicked poster! I'm guessing they are sitting on the corner of 86th and Lex, using that ad as toilet paper. Man, this is one rough business.

I Vitelloni: Mr. Fellini's 1953 film is finally out with a bad ass DVD. Brought to you by the proud and expensive Criterion Collection, this Italian classic is nicely cleaned up with a few extra features that are exclusive to this bad boy. Personally one of my early faves, this gem is worth two of your measley hours. Viva l'arte!

That's about it for this day, nothing too much this time around. So I guess I'll go back and twiddle my thumbs. let us know how we are doing! Ciao bella!