This marks my mighty and triumphant return to the world of internet blogging. I wish I could say something amazing has happened since the last time I blogged. Nuthin' spectacular! I can't say I got arrested while crossing the border for smuggling or that I was in a Cambodian prison for defacing public property.
The fact is I just been plain ol' busy. Work tends to do that to you. In fact, I've been working too much. My kids are probably wondering "where's poppa?". Oh! I should hurry up and finish this fast! When I left home a week ago, I told them I was just going to go get a Pepsi at the market down the street.
NEW RELEASES:
G-Force: Wait, Guinea Pigs with guns AND Zach Galifanakis!? Movie of the year. I'm sold.
The Hangover: When I saw the preview for this months ago I though "Jeez! That movie looks horrible". Then all of a sudden it comes out, & everyone tells me it's the greatest thing since bendy straws. I'm just tired of comedies with balding, grown men who still act like they're sixteen. I guess I'm just jaded & fail to see the humor. You should watch it out of spite for this writer. I know I would if I were you.
Inglourious Basterds: Tarantino's misspelled masterpiece of blood, guns, revenge and "nat-sees" comes to DVD right before the madness of Christmas. Nothing says "I love you" or "I respect you as a human being" than by renting this flick for your sweetie. It's very telling that everyone from the spoiled cineaste to my friend who only watches things like "He's Just Not That Into You" all think it's the cat's meow! Plus there's some pretty gnarly decapitations.
Taking Woodstock: Ang Lee is a pretty diverse guy. I'm not too crazy about his movies, but the guy hops on a pretty wide variety of projects. You have to give it to the guy. This one is a comedy about a kid helping bringing the Woodstock Music Festival into... well... Woodstock so all the hippies can pay for rooms at his parents' motel. Here's the error in his idea: hippies don't pay for things. All they do is bum off everyone and say it's in the name of love. Also, this movie has Eugene Levy playing a character not unlike the character he plays in every other movie he is in.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY OF THE WEEK:
Braveheart (Blu-Ray)
City of Joy
Crossing Over
The Escapist
Fringe S.1
The Hangover (Blu-Ray)
Inglourious Basterds (Blu-Ray)
The Jerry Lewis Show Collection
Last House on the Beach
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Scorpio
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Tudors S.3
Warner Christmas set including All Mine to Give, It Happened on 5th Avenue, Blossoms in the Dusy, and the Holiday Affair
The Wizard of Oz (Blu-Ray)
The Wizards of Waverly Place
PIC O' DA WEEK:
3 Godfathers: Let me just start by saying this isn't John Ford's best, but it's a good one to watch this holiday season, especially if you're tired of the drudgery of Santa Buddies, Elf and It's a Wonderful Life. The story is a straight parallel of the three wisemen's tale: the Duke, some red head, and a gentle Mexican bandito and criminal buddies who go across the West robbing banks. Stuck in the desert and in search of water, they end up finding an ill woman who's about to give birth. The mother dies after childbirth so these three kindhearted crooks are left to care for the little one. The cinematography is beautiful and it's the first Christmas film I've seen in a while without a single mention of Santa Claus or gifts. The three men have more important things on their mind. It's worth a viewing to get your mind off the deep financial debt the holidays put you in.
BYE:
See you next time. Well, that is IF there is a next time...
www.vidtheque.com
www.facebook.com/vidtheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't write "Merry Christmas" on cards this year. Right "Happy Holidays". That's more P.C.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
New Releases for October 27th, or Here We Go Again!
Happy Halloween!
At this point you're saying "Hey chump! It's not Halloween yet!". You're right, but it certainly is the week of Halloween. I love this time of year. Gives me an excuse to look into my neighbors house when they give me candy and the right to dress as scantily clad as I want.
Too bad I'm a diabetic and can't eat candy. I'm also a Jehova Witness and so I don't observe any holidays. Maybe talking about movies will kill the pain.
NEW RELEASES:
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Now wait! The first and second ones take place during the actually ice age, right? Well, wasn't the ige age loooooooong after the dawn of dinosaurs. So how are these eras colliding? Ugh. This is giving me a headache. I'm going to mix some aspirin and water then call it a night...
Il Divo: With this and Gommorah, this is the year for Italian crime films. That genre hasn't been popular since the seventies, but looks like they're on the up and up. In fact, I bought a few bottles of Italian wine, pizza, and anything else stereotypically Italian and started my own mafia crime syndicate! After seeing those films, I know what NOT to do and succeed in crime.
Orphan: I can't watch this film. That little girl on the cover scares me. In fact, when a customer gave me the case to rent this, my body went into shock. I used to like horror movies, but this one looks too scary.
Whatever Works: The 73 year-old Woody Allen truly shows no signs of stopping. As of right now, they just revealed that he's finishing up ANOTHER movie in London called "You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger". Now here he is again with his new movie staring my homey Larry David. This movie is based on a script he wrote in the seventies he wrote for Zero Mostel. Sounds neat!
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY
Abel Raises Cain
Battle of Britain (Blu-Ray)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Blood, Sweat + Gears
Caspar
Chops
Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Eagles Over London (Blu-Ray)
Fados (Dir. Carlos Saura)
Fire & Ice (Blu-Ray)
Inside the Koran
The Longest Day (Blu-Ray)
The L-Word: The Final Season
Misery
Monty Python: Almost Truth
The New York Ripper (Blu-Ray)
Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
Perestroika
Scream of Fear
Shaun of the Dead (Blu-Ray)
Something to Do With the Wall
Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Waxwork I & II
Whatever Works (Blu-Ray)
YPF
Z (Criterion)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Man Hunt: With Valkyrie and Inglorious Basterds, the idea of finding Hitler and killing him is making a major comeback despite him being dead now for almost 65 years. While browsing around our classic film section, I stumbled upon this Fritz Lang film from 1942. The premise sounds simple enough. A British hunter goes to Germany to hunt the deadliest game of all: HITLER! While there, he gets caught and in order to leave the nation, he needs to sign that he was sent by the British government to assassinate Hitler. The whole movie is beautifully and carefully shot with expressionistic lighting that rivals what he did with his earlier German classics. Very interesting to see a German expatriate's take on the war erupting in Germany. Still made while the US was a neutral party during World War II and the American government was upset about a film that supported them entering the war. It might be a piece of propaganda, but what a great one!
NOW GO!:
Live your lives and forget about me!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
Peeking 'round the corner.
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Wear a jacket when you go out. I don't want you guys to get sick!
At this point you're saying "Hey chump! It's not Halloween yet!". You're right, but it certainly is the week of Halloween. I love this time of year. Gives me an excuse to look into my neighbors house when they give me candy and the right to dress as scantily clad as I want.
Too bad I'm a diabetic and can't eat candy. I'm also a Jehova Witness and so I don't observe any holidays. Maybe talking about movies will kill the pain.
NEW RELEASES:
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Now wait! The first and second ones take place during the actually ice age, right? Well, wasn't the ige age loooooooong after the dawn of dinosaurs. So how are these eras colliding? Ugh. This is giving me a headache. I'm going to mix some aspirin and water then call it a night...
Il Divo: With this and Gommorah, this is the year for Italian crime films. That genre hasn't been popular since the seventies, but looks like they're on the up and up. In fact, I bought a few bottles of Italian wine, pizza, and anything else stereotypically Italian and started my own mafia crime syndicate! After seeing those films, I know what NOT to do and succeed in crime.
Orphan: I can't watch this film. That little girl on the cover scares me. In fact, when a customer gave me the case to rent this, my body went into shock. I used to like horror movies, but this one looks too scary.
Whatever Works: The 73 year-old Woody Allen truly shows no signs of stopping. As of right now, they just revealed that he's finishing up ANOTHER movie in London called "You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger". Now here he is again with his new movie staring my homey Larry David. This movie is based on a script he wrote in the seventies he wrote for Zero Mostel. Sounds neat!
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY
Abel Raises Cain
Battle of Britain (Blu-Ray)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Blood, Sweat + Gears
Caspar
Chops
Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Eagles Over London (Blu-Ray)
Fados (Dir. Carlos Saura)
Fire & Ice (Blu-Ray)
Inside the Koran
The Longest Day (Blu-Ray)
The L-Word: The Final Season
Misery
Monty Python: Almost Truth
The New York Ripper (Blu-Ray)
Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
Perestroika
Scream of Fear
Shaun of the Dead (Blu-Ray)
Something to Do With the Wall
Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Waxwork I & II
Whatever Works (Blu-Ray)
YPF
Z (Criterion)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Man Hunt: With Valkyrie and Inglorious Basterds, the idea of finding Hitler and killing him is making a major comeback despite him being dead now for almost 65 years. While browsing around our classic film section, I stumbled upon this Fritz Lang film from 1942. The premise sounds simple enough. A British hunter goes to Germany to hunt the deadliest game of all: HITLER! While there, he gets caught and in order to leave the nation, he needs to sign that he was sent by the British government to assassinate Hitler. The whole movie is beautifully and carefully shot with expressionistic lighting that rivals what he did with his earlier German classics. Very interesting to see a German expatriate's take on the war erupting in Germany. Still made while the US was a neutral party during World War II and the American government was upset about a film that supported them entering the war. It might be a piece of propaganda, but what a great one!
NOW GO!:
Live your lives and forget about me!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
Peeking 'round the corner.MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Wear a jacket when you go out. I don't want you guys to get sick!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
New Releases for Oct. 20th, or Finally We're Back!
So, here I am again after two weeks sans blog, in front of the computer screen at the 'Theque. We've been pretty busy getting things going at the new store & blogwriting time has been scarce.
One week, I rented a tuxedo and spent a crazy week in Reno. The week after that, I ran into a bookie I owe twenty bucks to and ran away from him. In the haste of trying to dodge his gunfire, I slipped on a fire escape and ended up spraining my ankle. Now I'm back here.
Now I got two weeks worth of releases to go through, so let's get started.
NEW RELEASES:
Blood: The Last Vampire: I think the gore film featuring a Japanese girl in a miniskirt has honestly become a sub-genre. This seems to be the newest in the continuing trend.
Drag Me to Hell: I was hoping to see this as a return to glory and gore that Sam Raimi used to do so well. Then I witnessed the true horror: it was rated PG-13. I can't trust it. I know I say this a lot, but watch it for me and tell me how it is.
Hardware: Richard Stanley's forgotten murderous cyborg masterpiece has finally been given it's due on DVD and Blu-Ray by our friends at Severin Films. This film has three necessary elements to be a masterpiece: Iggy Pop, gore and a cyborg wearing a bandana with the American flag. God bless America!
Imagine That: Eddie Murphy never recovered from "Pluto Nash", did he? "Dreamgirls" didn't even help. We'll always have memories of "Coming to America" and "Trading Places"...
Objectified: I will never look at a toothbrush the same after seeing this documentary. It's a new doc about the design and ideas that go behind making consumer goods. You honestly see a team of people working together to design a toothbrush. I suppose having a handle and bristles isn't enough anymore.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: I don't even know what to say about this. It's good that John Turturro still has work though.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
13 Worms (Hong Kong '71)
35 Shots of Rum (Dir: Claire Denis, France)
Adoration (Dir: Atom Egoyan)
Adoration (Blu-Ray)
Anvil: The Story of Anvil (hilarious doc of Canadian metal "coulda beens")
Assassination of a High School President (Mischa Barton)
Away We Go (Blu-Ray)
The Black List V.2
Blood on the Flat Track (all-girl roller derby doc)
Cheri (Dir: Stephen Frears, Michelle Pfeiffer)
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (w/ Tony Leung, Faye Wong, Wong Kar-Wai produced)
Deadgirl
Died Young, Stayed Pretty (Doc. on handmade concert posters)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party (Doc.)
The End of the Line (Doc. on world's dwindle edible fish supply)
Esther Williams set including: Easy to Love, Fiesta, Million Dollar Mermaid, Thrill of a Romance, This Time for Keeps, Pagan Love Song
Errol Flynn set including: Virginia City, San Antonio, Rocky Montain and Montana
John Ford set including: The Lost Patrol, The Informer, Mary of Scotland, Sergeant Rutledge and the documentary "Directed by John Ford" (Dir: Peter Bogdanovich)
For My Father (Israel)
French Cuisine
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry (Tattoo artist) (Doc.)
In a Dream (Doc.)
Italian Cuisine
It's Garry Shandling's Show
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Tom Jobin set including: No More Blues, Waters of March and She's a Carioca
Kabei Our Mother (Japan)
King Kong (1974)
Land of the Lost (Will Ferrel)
Least of These (Doc.)
Love 'n Dancing
Dusan Makavejev set including: Man is Not a Bird, Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Telephone Operator, and Innocence Unprotected
Marlene (Doc. on Dietrich)
Midsomer Murders (lot more volumes!)
Monsoon Wedding (Criterion)
Monsoon Wedding (Blu-Ray)
Mr. Skeffington (Bette Davis)
National Parks:America's Best Idea (Ken Burns)
Kevin Nealon: Now Hear Me Out
La Belle Personne (Dir: Christophe Honore, France)
The Legend of Paul and Paula (Germany)
Nerosubianco (Attraction) (Dir: Tinto Brass, Italy)
Nimrod Nation (High School basketball Doc.)
Nip/Tuck S.5 Pt.2
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037
Not Quite Hollywood (Oz-ploitation documentary)
Pour Elle (For Her) (w/Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, France)
The Proposal (Sandra Bullock)
Psycho II, III, & IV
The Queen and I (Doc. on the Shah of Iran's wife & the overthrow of the Monarchy regime, 30 years later)
Rage (Dir. Sally Potter)
Rethinking Afghanistan (Doc.)
Saturday Morning Cartoons 70's V.1
Silent Hill
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Reissue/Remaster)
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Blu-Ray)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Helicopter String Quartet
Summer Hours (Dir. Olivier Assayas)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
The Sword (Hong Kong, '71)
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Blu-Ray)
Three Monkeys (Dir. Nuri Bulge Ceylon, Turkey)
Tierra (Dir. Julio Medem, Spain, '96)
Treeless Mountain (Korea)
Triage (Doc. on Doctors without Borders)
Trick 'r Treat (Bryan Singer-produced instant Halloween classsic!)
Trick 'r Treat (Blu-Ray)
What Makes Sammy Run? (teleplay '59)
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
Year One (Michael Cera & Jack Black, Dir. Harold Ramis)
More Warner Archive:
Abe Lincol in Illinois
Al Capone
All Falls Down
All the Marble (Peter Falk, Dir. Robert Aldrich)
Any Wednesday
Boulevard Nights (East Los cholos)
Convicts 4
Crime and Punishment U.S.A.
Crisis (Cary Grant)
The D.I. (Jack Webb)
Dream Wife
Experiment Perilous (Dir. Jaques Tourneur)
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Goodbye, Mr. Fancy
The Grasshopper
Green Mansions (Anthony Perkins & Audrey Hepburn)
The Ice Follies of 1939
Kaleidoscope (Warren Beatty)
King of the Roaring 20's
Lepke
Mannequin (Joan Crawford)
The Money Trap
The Moon is Blue
Mr. Lucky (Cary Grant)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Room for One More
The Shining Hour (Dir. Frank Borzage)
The Toast of New York
The Terminal Man
This Woman is Dangerous
When Ladies Meet
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Blog Pick of the Week: Black Rain (1989): Shohei Imamura's masterpiece about the Hiroshima bombing may be twenty years old, but it's a poignant story and a memory of a point in history that shouldn't be forgotten. With the effect of it's black and white cinematography and the Toru Takemitsu soundtrack that just crawls under your skin, you feel the horror and confusion everyone must've felt after the bomb. Buddha watches the whole time, powerless to do anything about the violence man brings upon each other. Excellent edition from Animeigo/E1 includes an alternate ending, interviews with the star Yoshiko Tanaka and with assistant director Takeshi Miike (!) and American propganda from the World War II era.
RECOMMENDED SECTIONS: Happy Halloween: It's the most wonderful time of the year: HALLOWEEN! It's the one day of the year I don't feel like an idiot because of the way I dress! We're in the celebratory spirit by having a section full of classic horror films like Friday the 13th, Psycho, The Exorcist and The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.
Martina's "Champagne Chillers": Martina is a very classy person. In fact, she's too classy to watch dreck like Saw. "No way" she says! Grab a glass of champagne, some brie and caviar and sit in your Manhattan loft watching Murnau's version of Nosferatu, The Man Who Laughs and The Cat People.
Grace's "Suck My Blood": Well, don't actually suck her blood. Rent some vampire movies out of her section instead. She's got some of the suckiest (in vampire terms) films around including Blood for Dracula, the old Hammer Dracula films with Christopher Lee and Coppola's Dracula film.
Mark A's "Let's Talk About Gore": Mark noticed all the pansy horror sections in the store and was upset. He told me that Halloween isn't for lame-o's, but for the bloodthirsty individuals like himself. Here you'll fnd some pretty awesome gore like Tokyo Gore Police, The Gore, Gore Girls, and even Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth.
RV Parks's "Monster By Moonlight": On one of RV's many late night strolls from the pub to his home something happened. He's not too sure (he had a few too many Anchor Steams) but woke up with a mysterious bite on his arm. Even stranger, he's been coming to work with blood on his shirt and his shirt torn. The back of his hands have gotten noticebly hairy too. Even stranger than that is that he's made a section about werewolves including films like The Howling, Dog Soldiers, Wolfen and Teen Wolf.
Hallo Kids: So maybe gore, vampires and werewolves aren't for your kids. Little Jimmy, Tommy, and Stacey just aren't old enough to handle it. We understand and as a result, have put together a section of kiddy classics like Mad Monster Party, Escape to Witch Mountain and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HERE AGAIN:
See you guys again!
www.vidtheque.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
vidtheque.blogspot.com
For those who haven't seen it, we'll have nice res photos of our new location. In the mean time, enjoy this one image!
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Pay all your debts before they come after you.
One week, I rented a tuxedo and spent a crazy week in Reno. The week after that, I ran into a bookie I owe twenty bucks to and ran away from him. In the haste of trying to dodge his gunfire, I slipped on a fire escape and ended up spraining my ankle. Now I'm back here.
Now I got two weeks worth of releases to go through, so let's get started.
NEW RELEASES:
Blood: The Last Vampire: I think the gore film featuring a Japanese girl in a miniskirt has honestly become a sub-genre. This seems to be the newest in the continuing trend.
Drag Me to Hell: I was hoping to see this as a return to glory and gore that Sam Raimi used to do so well. Then I witnessed the true horror: it was rated PG-13. I can't trust it. I know I say this a lot, but watch it for me and tell me how it is.
Hardware: Richard Stanley's forgotten murderous cyborg masterpiece has finally been given it's due on DVD and Blu-Ray by our friends at Severin Films. This film has three necessary elements to be a masterpiece: Iggy Pop, gore and a cyborg wearing a bandana with the American flag. God bless America!
Imagine That: Eddie Murphy never recovered from "Pluto Nash", did he? "Dreamgirls" didn't even help. We'll always have memories of "Coming to America" and "Trading Places"...
Objectified: I will never look at a toothbrush the same after seeing this documentary. It's a new doc about the design and ideas that go behind making consumer goods. You honestly see a team of people working together to design a toothbrush. I suppose having a handle and bristles isn't enough anymore.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: I don't even know what to say about this. It's good that John Turturro still has work though.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
13 Worms (Hong Kong '71)
35 Shots of Rum (Dir: Claire Denis, France)
Adoration (Dir: Atom Egoyan)
Adoration (Blu-Ray)
Anvil: The Story of Anvil (hilarious doc of Canadian metal "coulda beens")
Assassination of a High School President (Mischa Barton)
Away We Go (Blu-Ray)
The Black List V.2
Blood on the Flat Track (all-girl roller derby doc)
Cheri (Dir: Stephen Frears, Michelle Pfeiffer)
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (w/ Tony Leung, Faye Wong, Wong Kar-Wai produced)
Deadgirl
Died Young, Stayed Pretty (Doc. on handmade concert posters)
Dominick Dunne: After the Party (Doc.)
The End of the Line (Doc. on world's dwindle edible fish supply)
Esther Williams set including: Easy to Love, Fiesta, Million Dollar Mermaid, Thrill of a Romance, This Time for Keeps, Pagan Love Song
Errol Flynn set including: Virginia City, San Antonio, Rocky Montain and Montana
John Ford set including: The Lost Patrol, The Informer, Mary of Scotland, Sergeant Rutledge and the documentary "Directed by John Ford" (Dir: Peter Bogdanovich)
For My Father (Israel)
French Cuisine
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry (Tattoo artist) (Doc.)
In a Dream (Doc.)
Italian Cuisine
It's Garry Shandling's Show
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!
Tom Jobin set including: No More Blues, Waters of March and She's a Carioca
Kabei Our Mother (Japan)
King Kong (1974)
Land of the Lost (Will Ferrel)
Least of These (Doc.)
Love 'n Dancing
Dusan Makavejev set including: Man is Not a Bird, Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Telephone Operator, and Innocence Unprotected
Marlene (Doc. on Dietrich)
Midsomer Murders (lot more volumes!)
Monsoon Wedding (Criterion)
Monsoon Wedding (Blu-Ray)
Mr. Skeffington (Bette Davis)
National Parks:America's Best Idea (Ken Burns)
Kevin Nealon: Now Hear Me Out
La Belle Personne (Dir: Christophe Honore, France)
The Legend of Paul and Paula (Germany)
Nerosubianco (Attraction) (Dir: Tinto Brass, Italy)
Nimrod Nation (High School basketball Doc.)
Nip/Tuck S.5 Pt.2
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037
Not Quite Hollywood (Oz-ploitation documentary)
Pour Elle (For Her) (w/Vincent Lindon, Diane Kruger, France)
The Proposal (Sandra Bullock)
Psycho II, III, & IV
The Queen and I (Doc. on the Shah of Iran's wife & the overthrow of the Monarchy regime, 30 years later)
Rage (Dir. Sally Potter)
Rethinking Afghanistan (Doc.)
Saturday Morning Cartoons 70's V.1
Silent Hill
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Reissue/Remaster)
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (Blu-Ray)
Karlheinz Stockhausen: Helicopter String Quartet
Summer Hours (Dir. Olivier Assayas)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
The Sword (Hong Kong, '71)
Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense (Blu-Ray)
Three Monkeys (Dir. Nuri Bulge Ceylon, Turkey)
Tierra (Dir. Julio Medem, Spain, '96)
Treeless Mountain (Korea)
Triage (Doc. on Doctors without Borders)
Trick 'r Treat (Bryan Singer-produced instant Halloween classsic!)
Trick 'r Treat (Blu-Ray)
What Makes Sammy Run? (teleplay '59)
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
Year One (Michael Cera & Jack Black, Dir. Harold Ramis)
More Warner Archive:
Abe Lincol in Illinois
Al Capone
All Falls Down
All the Marble (Peter Falk, Dir. Robert Aldrich)
Any Wednesday
Boulevard Nights (East Los cholos)
Convicts 4
Crime and Punishment U.S.A.
Crisis (Cary Grant)
The D.I. (Jack Webb)
Dream Wife
Experiment Perilous (Dir. Jaques Tourneur)
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Goodbye, Mr. Fancy
The Grasshopper
Green Mansions (Anthony Perkins & Audrey Hepburn)
The Ice Follies of 1939
Kaleidoscope (Warren Beatty)
King of the Roaring 20's
Lepke
Mannequin (Joan Crawford)
The Money Trap
The Moon is Blue
Mr. Lucky (Cary Grant)
Once Upon a Honeymoon
Room for One More
The Shining Hour (Dir. Frank Borzage)
The Toast of New York
The Terminal Man
This Woman is Dangerous
When Ladies Meet
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Blog Pick of the Week: Black Rain (1989): Shohei Imamura's masterpiece about the Hiroshima bombing may be twenty years old, but it's a poignant story and a memory of a point in history that shouldn't be forgotten. With the effect of it's black and white cinematography and the Toru Takemitsu soundtrack that just crawls under your skin, you feel the horror and confusion everyone must've felt after the bomb. Buddha watches the whole time, powerless to do anything about the violence man brings upon each other. Excellent edition from Animeigo/E1 includes an alternate ending, interviews with the star Yoshiko Tanaka and with assistant director Takeshi Miike (!) and American propganda from the World War II era.
RECOMMENDED SECTIONS: Happy Halloween: It's the most wonderful time of the year: HALLOWEEN! It's the one day of the year I don't feel like an idiot because of the way I dress! We're in the celebratory spirit by having a section full of classic horror films like Friday the 13th, Psycho, The Exorcist and The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.
Martina's "Champagne Chillers": Martina is a very classy person. In fact, she's too classy to watch dreck like Saw. "No way" she says! Grab a glass of champagne, some brie and caviar and sit in your Manhattan loft watching Murnau's version of Nosferatu, The Man Who Laughs and The Cat People.
Grace's "Suck My Blood": Well, don't actually suck her blood. Rent some vampire movies out of her section instead. She's got some of the suckiest (in vampire terms) films around including Blood for Dracula, the old Hammer Dracula films with Christopher Lee and Coppola's Dracula film.
Mark A's "Let's Talk About Gore": Mark noticed all the pansy horror sections in the store and was upset. He told me that Halloween isn't for lame-o's, but for the bloodthirsty individuals like himself. Here you'll fnd some pretty awesome gore like Tokyo Gore Police, The Gore, Gore Girls, and even Al Gore in An Inconvenient Truth.
RV Parks's "Monster By Moonlight": On one of RV's many late night strolls from the pub to his home something happened. He's not too sure (he had a few too many Anchor Steams) but woke up with a mysterious bite on his arm. Even stranger, he's been coming to work with blood on his shirt and his shirt torn. The back of his hands have gotten noticebly hairy too. Even stranger than that is that he's made a section about werewolves including films like The Howling, Dog Soldiers, Wolfen and Teen Wolf.
Hallo Kids: So maybe gore, vampires and werewolves aren't for your kids. Little Jimmy, Tommy, and Stacey just aren't old enough to handle it. We understand and as a result, have put together a section of kiddy classics like Mad Monster Party, Escape to Witch Mountain and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HERE AGAIN:
See you guys again!
www.vidtheque.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
vidtheque.blogspot.com
For those who haven't seen it, we'll have nice res photos of our new location. In the mean time, enjoy this one image!
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Pay all your debts before they come after you.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
New Releases for Sept. 29th, or Let's Hurry This Up!
We're really moving everything this week. I have no time for blogs, so let's keep this short.
NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Away We Go
Battle in Space
The Brothers Bloom
Full Battle Rattle
The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience (Blu-Ray)
H-Man
IP 5
The IT Crows S.3
Labyrinth (Blu-Ray)
Life on Mars (US)
Management
Monsters vs. Alens
Mothra
Nerdcore Rising
Secrecy
Shaun the Sheep: Little Sheep of Horrors
Shrink
Take Out
Ugly Betty S.3
Wallace and Gromit Complete (Blu-Ray)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Paths of Glory: I have no time to explain why, but just watch it.
BYE:
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't write blogs when you're busy.
This photo has nothing to do with the move, but I'll tell you this: I'd rather do what this cat is doing than continue to do what it is I'm doing at this moment.
NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Away We Go
Battle in Space
The Brothers Bloom
Full Battle Rattle
The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience (Blu-Ray)
H-Man
IP 5
The IT Crows S.3
Labyrinth (Blu-Ray)
Life on Mars (US)
Management
Monsters vs. Alens
Mothra
Nerdcore Rising
Secrecy
Shaun the Sheep: Little Sheep of Horrors
Shrink
Take Out
Ugly Betty S.3
Wallace and Gromit Complete (Blu-Ray)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Paths of Glory: I have no time to explain why, but just watch it.
BYE:
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't write blogs when you're busy.
This photo has nothing to do with the move, but I'll tell you this: I'd rather do what this cat is doing than continue to do what it is I'm doing at this moment.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
New Releases for Sept. 22nd, or Are You Guys Open?
We're in the final stages of our move to the new location. As the young kids say, I'm pretty "stoked". Over here, the store is considerably emptier. Over there, the flooring and paint are complete, shelving fixtures mostly assembled, posters hung, the wiring finished. In short, almost ready for your approval.
We're awaiting a counter addition, drop box, and a few other items to be completed by our our trusty carpenter team. We're looking at about a week and a half out, shooting for the weekend of Oct. 2-3
for the big opening (we'll close for 2-3 days prior to get the rest of the old store moved & the new one
ready to go). So far it's turning out real pur-tee. A beaut even.
NEW RELEASE:
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: This is about the twentieth romantic comedy to come out of Hollywood this year. It's almost overload. And to make things worse, it stars my mortal enemy Matthew McConaughey. It's basically about a guy who treats women poorly, learns a valuble lesson and loves again. The title makes it sound like it could've been a good horror movie about a guy who murders his girlfriends and is haunted by them, but I guess that doesn't fly with Hollywood.
Observe and Report: Riding on the coat-tails of Paul Blart Mall Cop, Seth Rogan stars in this comedic version of Taxi Driver where a weirdo and loner feels he needs to accomplish something great. Co-starring Ray Liotta with the worst plastic surgery I've ever seen and Anna Ferris as the most obnoxious woman in the world. It also has Michael Pena who's actually pretty funny and has a great voice (too bad he's only in the movie for about five minutes).
O'Horton: The cover for this has THE MOST ADORABLE DOG I'VE EVER SEEN. I should rent this just for the dog. I dare you to look into the dog's eyes and not go "Awwwwww". Somewhere underneath this cover lies the DVD which contains a Norwegian comedy about a train conductor's forced retirement. That doesn't sound funny. I wouldn't advise laughing at others' misery, but I condone you renting this.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
30 Rock S.3
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Diamant 13
Events
Everlasting Moments (Dir. Jan Torell)
Gervaise (Dir. Rene Clement)
Gigante
Godzilla/Gojira (Blu-Ray)
In the Womb (National Gerographic documentary)
Inju: The Beast Within (Dir. Barbet Schroeder)
James Dean: 1st American Teenage (Documentary)
Jimi Plays Monterey (Blu-Ray)
The Killer (Dir. Cedric Anger)
Le Sour Se Leve (Dir. Marcel Carne & starring Jean Gabin)
Lymelife
Mayerling
Monterey Pop (Blu-Ray)
The Sea Wall
Secret Defense
Sons of Anarchy S.1
That Hamilton Woman (Dir. Alexander Korda)
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Waterlife (Documentary about... umm... waterlife)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Pierrot Le Fou: I know you all too well. You're thinking "Yo! Videotheque! We know you like Godard. You got all those posters. Why pick this?". Why? Because it's maybe Godard's finest film (plus it was just re-issued on Blu-Ray). Godard's perfect mix of emotional instinct and intellectualism ends up turning the traditional love-on-the run story into something equally manic, romantic and fun drenched in pop art designs and colors of the French (and American) flag. Samuel Fuller has a nice cameo too where he tells us what he thinks cinema is ("In one word: emotions"). The new Blu-Ray transfer looks magnificent too. I saw the remastered print at the Aero Theater about two years ago and can't remember it looking as good as this. Maybe I'm a sucker for a pretty Anna Karina and a cool Jean-Paul Belmondo, but I can't suggest this film highly enough (hear!, hear! ed. MW ).
SAYONARA:
Thanks for reading this blog again!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
When you watch a movie with someone else, quit interrupting and asking questions. It's pretty annoying.
We're awaiting a counter addition, drop box, and a few other items to be completed by our our trusty carpenter team. We're looking at about a week and a half out, shooting for the weekend of Oct. 2-3
for the big opening (we'll close for 2-3 days prior to get the rest of the old store moved & the new one
ready to go). So far it's turning out real pur-tee. A beaut even.
NEW RELEASE:
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: This is about the twentieth romantic comedy to come out of Hollywood this year. It's almost overload. And to make things worse, it stars my mortal enemy Matthew McConaughey. It's basically about a guy who treats women poorly, learns a valuble lesson and loves again. The title makes it sound like it could've been a good horror movie about a guy who murders his girlfriends and is haunted by them, but I guess that doesn't fly with Hollywood.
Observe and Report: Riding on the coat-tails of Paul Blart Mall Cop, Seth Rogan stars in this comedic version of Taxi Driver where a weirdo and loner feels he needs to accomplish something great. Co-starring Ray Liotta with the worst plastic surgery I've ever seen and Anna Ferris as the most obnoxious woman in the world. It also has Michael Pena who's actually pretty funny and has a great voice (too bad he's only in the movie for about five minutes).
O'Horton: The cover for this has THE MOST ADORABLE DOG I'VE EVER SEEN. I should rent this just for the dog. I dare you to look into the dog's eyes and not go "Awwwwww". Somewhere underneath this cover lies the DVD which contains a Norwegian comedy about a train conductor's forced retirement. That doesn't sound funny. I wouldn't advise laughing at others' misery, but I condone you renting this.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
30 Rock S.3
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Diamant 13
Events
Everlasting Moments (Dir. Jan Torell)
Gervaise (Dir. Rene Clement)
Gigante
Godzilla/Gojira (Blu-Ray)
In the Womb (National Gerographic documentary)
Inju: The Beast Within (Dir. Barbet Schroeder)
James Dean: 1st American Teenage (Documentary)
Jimi Plays Monterey (Blu-Ray)
The Killer (Dir. Cedric Anger)
Le Sour Se Leve (Dir. Marcel Carne & starring Jean Gabin)
Lymelife
Mayerling
Monterey Pop (Blu-Ray)
The Sea Wall
Secret Defense
Sons of Anarchy S.1
That Hamilton Woman (Dir. Alexander Korda)
Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
Waterlife (Documentary about... umm... waterlife)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Pierrot Le Fou: I know you all too well. You're thinking "Yo! Videotheque! We know you like Godard. You got all those posters. Why pick this?". Why? Because it's maybe Godard's finest film (plus it was just re-issued on Blu-Ray). Godard's perfect mix of emotional instinct and intellectualism ends up turning the traditional love-on-the run story into something equally manic, romantic and fun drenched in pop art designs and colors of the French (and American) flag. Samuel Fuller has a nice cameo too where he tells us what he thinks cinema is ("In one word: emotions"). The new Blu-Ray transfer looks magnificent too. I saw the remastered print at the Aero Theater about two years ago and can't remember it looking as good as this. Maybe I'm a sucker for a pretty Anna Karina and a cool Jean-Paul Belmondo, but I can't suggest this film highly enough (hear!, hear! ed. MW ).
SAYONARA:
Thanks for reading this blog again!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
When you watch a movie with someone else, quit interrupting and asking questions. It's pretty annoying.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
New Releases for Sept. 15th, or Smooth Movin'
Instead of writing this week's blog, I took photos of how the store is looking like while we move.
NEW RELEASES:
Grace: A co-worker of mine had the same name as this film and wanted to watch it. Unfortunately, she couldn't watch it but it has to be cool: IT HAS A BABY VAMPIRE.
Old Jews Telling Jokes: My uncle Moishe would've loved to have seen this. He was an old Jew who told jokes. Unfortunately he has a pain in the tucas and can't sit in front of the TV. That man is a schmoe! A meschugener! Oi vay!
Stella: Live in Boston: I actually saw this one! For once, I saw a new release! So if you've ever seen the short lived Stella show or the internet shorts, expect that except, you know, it's live. I had a blast watching this and it's worth it alone to hear them talk about things that are too offensive to mention on this blog.
Triangle: The homiest of my homies, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam, got together and made a heist film. I would've most definitely have seen this if I knew it existed. C'est la vie! The fact that the main characters are drinking buddies who get thrown into the world of Hong Kong crime leads me to believe this is going to be off the proverbial hook.
Trumbo: I like the cover. Reminds me of my uncle Moishe. Except my uncle Moishe wasn't blacklisted nor did he write Spartacus nor did he have a documentary about him. He did sit in the bathtub all day reading "Reader's Digest", though. Anyways, this is a documentary about famous screenwriter Dalton Trumbo: a man who was the polar opposite of my uncle Moishe.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: This is actually a very clever idea for the studios. They can make several sequels detailing each character from the X-Men series by giving them their own movie. I've never seen an X-Men movie before (and a co-worker was shocked), but you gotta admit that this is a guaranteed way to make money to take to the bank.
OTHER NEW RELEASES:
Easy Virtue
Four Dragons
The Human Condition (Criterion)
Iron Monkey (Blu-Ray)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S.4
Kelly's Heroes
Legend of the Drunken Master (Jackie Chan) (Blu-Ray)
Rumba
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu-Ray)
Zatoichi (Takeshi Kitano) (Blu-Ray)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Dead Zone: Our very own Ronny D. kept insisting I had to see this after watching a parody of it on SNL. He hasn't recommended me one bad movie yet, so I took him up on it and watched it. I hate to gush all over a movie, but this was an excellent film. Christopher Walken plays an English teacher who after falling into a coma for five years, wakes up with the powers to tell the future (plus a cool new hairdo). The always great Martin Sheen plays a man running for senate that make Bush look like, uh... well, not look as bad and Brooke Adams plays his cutie who has since re-married after he fell into his coma. Despite not being one of Cronenberg's more auteur-ist works, it's still an excellent movie that's even separated into three different acts that almost feel like individual movies. Now that it was suggested to me, I want to pass on the oral tradition of suggesting movies and so I suggest that you watch it.
RECOMMENDED SECTIONS:
RV Parks' Criminal Lovers: RV has been married girl who's a rebel and who never-ever does any good. But he still loves her. To celebrate their recent crime-spree across the mid-west, he's dedicated a whole section featuring criminals with hearts in their eyes and their bullets in other people's hearts; classics like "The Honeymoon Killers", "Badlands", and "Wild at Heart".
BYE BYE:
See ya later.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
I don't care if you know me or not, but please, don't call me "bro". It's obnoxious.
NEW RELEASES:
Grace: A co-worker of mine had the same name as this film and wanted to watch it. Unfortunately, she couldn't watch it but it has to be cool: IT HAS A BABY VAMPIRE.
Old Jews Telling Jokes: My uncle Moishe would've loved to have seen this. He was an old Jew who told jokes. Unfortunately he has a pain in the tucas and can't sit in front of the TV. That man is a schmoe! A meschugener! Oi vay!
Stella: Live in Boston: I actually saw this one! For once, I saw a new release! So if you've ever seen the short lived Stella show or the internet shorts, expect that except, you know, it's live. I had a blast watching this and it's worth it alone to hear them talk about things that are too offensive to mention on this blog.
Triangle: The homiest of my homies, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam, got together and made a heist film. I would've most definitely have seen this if I knew it existed. C'est la vie! The fact that the main characters are drinking buddies who get thrown into the world of Hong Kong crime leads me to believe this is going to be off the proverbial hook.
Trumbo: I like the cover. Reminds me of my uncle Moishe. Except my uncle Moishe wasn't blacklisted nor did he write Spartacus nor did he have a documentary about him. He did sit in the bathtub all day reading "Reader's Digest", though. Anyways, this is a documentary about famous screenwriter Dalton Trumbo: a man who was the polar opposite of my uncle Moishe.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine: This is actually a very clever idea for the studios. They can make several sequels detailing each character from the X-Men series by giving them their own movie. I've never seen an X-Men movie before (and a co-worker was shocked), but you gotta admit that this is a guaranteed way to make money to take to the bank.
OTHER NEW RELEASES:
Easy Virtue
Four Dragons
The Human Condition (Criterion)
Iron Monkey (Blu-Ray)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S.4
Kelly's Heroes
Legend of the Drunken Master (Jackie Chan) (Blu-Ray)
Rumba
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu-Ray)
Zatoichi (Takeshi Kitano) (Blu-Ray)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Dead Zone: Our very own Ronny D. kept insisting I had to see this after watching a parody of it on SNL. He hasn't recommended me one bad movie yet, so I took him up on it and watched it. I hate to gush all over a movie, but this was an excellent film. Christopher Walken plays an English teacher who after falling into a coma for five years, wakes up with the powers to tell the future (plus a cool new hairdo). The always great Martin Sheen plays a man running for senate that make Bush look like, uh... well, not look as bad and Brooke Adams plays his cutie who has since re-married after he fell into his coma. Despite not being one of Cronenberg's more auteur-ist works, it's still an excellent movie that's even separated into three different acts that almost feel like individual movies. Now that it was suggested to me, I want to pass on the oral tradition of suggesting movies and so I suggest that you watch it.
RECOMMENDED SECTIONS:
RV Parks' Criminal Lovers: RV has been married girl who's a rebel and who never-ever does any good. But he still loves her. To celebrate their recent crime-spree across the mid-west, he's dedicated a whole section featuring criminals with hearts in their eyes and their bullets in other people's hearts; classics like "The Honeymoon Killers", "Badlands", and "Wild at Heart".
BYE BYE:
See ya later.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
I don't care if you know me or not, but please, don't call me "bro". It's obnoxious.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
New Releases for September 8th, or The Next Step Has Begun.
To my surprise, the moment I stepped into the store, things were different. No longer was Anna Karina smirking above my head. Nor was Lolita tempting me to rent her movie. Nor were the protagonists of Bicycle Thieves pulling at my heart strings. The walls were barren and desolate; all our posters have been moved to the new location.
We've started our first steps with the big move. Our office and storage have already emptied out, & over the weekend the shelving fixtures on the shopfloor will begin to do the same.
As you come in during the next two plus weeks, you'll have to pardon our dust.
Trust me when I say it's for the better good!
(we're currently estimating an opening at 1020 Mission during the last week of September, or first week of October, with perhaps 2-3 down days between our closure here & re-opening across the road! - Mark W. )
NEW RELEASES:
Crank 2: High Voltage: This has the Baryshnikov of bullets, Jason Statham, getting electrocuted to stay alive. The cover leads me to believe this has little to no substance, but features and insane amount of automatic weapons, so basically it's like my life.
Dance Flick: A new and relevant comedy that makes jokes about the CGI dancing baby craze that's sweeping America today and that was featured in last week's episode of Ally McBeal. Directed by one of the Wayans brothers.
Homicide: David Mamet's long unreleased drama about loss of identity and antisemitism is hidden in the guise of a police thriller. This movie is worth watching for a mustachioed William H. Macy playing his only tough guy role where he carries a shotgun and swears like a sailor. Coutesy of our friends at Criterion, you get a neat commentary and a featurette of interviews with the cast.
Model Shop: Jaques Demy classic Los Angeles feature finally arrives to us from Sony's Martini Movies series. See the always beautiful Anouk Aimee looking... uh... beautiful. According to one of my co-workers, she said this film was the "bees knees". Well, not in those words, but you catch my drift.
Valentino: The Last Emperor: I went to the American Cinematheque two nights in a row back in May and they played the trailer for this both nights. From the trailer, I'm going to assume it's about a feminine and obnoxious man with skin texture similar to that of a football who owns several dogs and who's aging is forcing him out of the fashion world. Even though I summed it up, you should come in and rent it anyways because a portion of the money you pay goes to my paycheck, which itself is spent to find my three kids.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Born in '68
Heroes S.3
Metalocalypse S.2 (Adult Swim)
The New World (Blu-Ray)
Nikkatsu Noir set with I Am Waiting, Rusty Knife, Take Aim at the Police Van, Cruel Gun Story and A Colt is My Passport
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (HBO show)
Zen & Zero (surf doc)
BON VOYAGE:
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Be careful when you drive. You don't want to make the same mistake I did!
Took this photo this Friday. They were filming a Honda commercial. Because of this, they took away your parking that whole night. I would suggest you protest against them and quit buying their cars, but I own a huge chunk of stock in them so please don't. Like I said earlier, I need to feed my kids.
We've started our first steps with the big move. Our office and storage have already emptied out, & over the weekend the shelving fixtures on the shopfloor will begin to do the same.
As you come in during the next two plus weeks, you'll have to pardon our dust.
Trust me when I say it's for the better good!
(we're currently estimating an opening at 1020 Mission during the last week of September, or first week of October, with perhaps 2-3 down days between our closure here & re-opening across the road! - Mark W. )
NEW RELEASES:
Crank 2: High Voltage: This has the Baryshnikov of bullets, Jason Statham, getting electrocuted to stay alive. The cover leads me to believe this has little to no substance, but features and insane amount of automatic weapons, so basically it's like my life.
Dance Flick: A new and relevant comedy that makes jokes about the CGI dancing baby craze that's sweeping America today and that was featured in last week's episode of Ally McBeal. Directed by one of the Wayans brothers.
Homicide: David Mamet's long unreleased drama about loss of identity and antisemitism is hidden in the guise of a police thriller. This movie is worth watching for a mustachioed William H. Macy playing his only tough guy role where he carries a shotgun and swears like a sailor. Coutesy of our friends at Criterion, you get a neat commentary and a featurette of interviews with the cast.
Model Shop: Jaques Demy classic Los Angeles feature finally arrives to us from Sony's Martini Movies series. See the always beautiful Anouk Aimee looking... uh... beautiful. According to one of my co-workers, she said this film was the "bees knees". Well, not in those words, but you catch my drift.
Valentino: The Last Emperor: I went to the American Cinematheque two nights in a row back in May and they played the trailer for this both nights. From the trailer, I'm going to assume it's about a feminine and obnoxious man with skin texture similar to that of a football who owns several dogs and who's aging is forcing him out of the fashion world. Even though I summed it up, you should come in and rent it anyways because a portion of the money you pay goes to my paycheck, which itself is spent to find my three kids.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Born in '68
Heroes S.3
Metalocalypse S.2 (Adult Swim)
The New World (Blu-Ray)
Nikkatsu Noir set with I Am Waiting, Rusty Knife, Take Aim at the Police Van, Cruel Gun Story and A Colt is My Passport
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (HBO show)
Zen & Zero (surf doc)
BON VOYAGE:
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/videotheque
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Be careful when you drive. You don't want to make the same mistake I did!
Took this photo this Friday. They were filming a Honda commercial. Because of this, they took away your parking that whole night. I would suggest you protest against them and quit buying their cars, but I own a huge chunk of stock in them so please don't. Like I said earlier, I need to feed my kids.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
New Releases for September 1st, or I can't stand the heat. I can't stand it.
Man, I used to like fire. I remember having barbecues, heating water, breathing fire, lighting fireworks, burning hair, etc. Now it's become my worst enemy.
The last week has been nothing but smoky skies and ash. Two firemen have died and we're now in a state of emergency.
I'm glad I have Videotheque at times like this. It has air conditioning to clean up the smoky air and lets me see movies so I don't have to watch constant updates on TV about how the fire isn't getting better.
Thank you Videotheque.
NEW RELEASES:
Earth: "Better than March of the Penguins" - Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
"What!?" - Me, vidtheque.com
Good Dick: Oh look! An other indie movie with a hand drawn cover! It's about a customer at a videostore (It's Cinefile, our buddies out on the westside) who falls in love with one of the clerks who works there. Anyone who knows us video store clerks know we are an uncompassionate bunch and lack the emotion of love. These filmmakers obviously didn't do their research!
Sin Nombre: My whole life I've been surrounded by people very similar to the movie. I've had friends, family, and coworkers who've experienced the trouble of coming to America illegally to make an honest buck. I wanted to see this film, but I didn't for some reason or an other. I did have a friend who saw it (both his parents were from Guatemala, Honduras' neighbor) and he was nuts about it.
State of Play: My dawg Russell Crowe plays an American in this remake of the BBC mini-series of the same name. It's written by my other homeboy Tony Gilroy and features a plot about a major government conspiracy. Aaaahhhh yeeeaaah!
Sugar: There's been a considerable drought of baseball movies. The creative team behind Half Nelson thought so too, so they made this drama about the perils of a gifted baseball player from the Dominican Republic. I was a little sad when it turned out it wasn't about actual sugar. When I discovered that, I went to Buster's and got a mint and chip ice cream instead.
OTHER NEW RELEASE AND NEW INVENTORY:
Bad Boy Bubby (Blu-Ray)
Becoming Charley Chase (Silent)
Earth (DVD, Blu-Ray)
Homeboy (Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, '88)
Metalocalypse S.1, S.2
Rescue Me S.5 V.1
State of Play (Blu-Ray)
Stuff Happens with Bill Nye
The Toe Tactic (American Indie)
Unwigged & Unplugged Live (Spinal Tap reunites)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Hard Boiled: Seeing this depresses me. Not because it's a bad movie. On the contrary: it's one of the greatest action movies ever. What depresses me is that John Woo left Hong Kong only to make Hollywood dreck. Before action movies had to be nothing but quick action and quick cuts, you have men like John Woo combining Douglas Sirk melodrama with the slow-motion violence of Peckinpah to turn the shoot-out into a bloody ballet. Chow-Yun Fat and Tony Leung not only add great acting to the film, but can pull off the whole genre well. See how they can handle minute long shots of them running through hospital corridors, timing their shots perfectly while they choreograph their way around.
THAT IT!:
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't smoke around dry brush. I saw some idiot doing it on a hiking trail last Thursday. Things like this start the fires that turn our humble hiking trails into a state of emergency.
The last week has been nothing but smoky skies and ash. Two firemen have died and we're now in a state of emergency.
I'm glad I have Videotheque at times like this. It has air conditioning to clean up the smoky air and lets me see movies so I don't have to watch constant updates on TV about how the fire isn't getting better.
Thank you Videotheque.
NEW RELEASES:
Earth: "Better than March of the Penguins" - Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
"What!?" - Me, vidtheque.com
Good Dick: Oh look! An other indie movie with a hand drawn cover! It's about a customer at a videostore (It's Cinefile, our buddies out on the westside) who falls in love with one of the clerks who works there. Anyone who knows us video store clerks know we are an uncompassionate bunch and lack the emotion of love. These filmmakers obviously didn't do their research!
Sin Nombre: My whole life I've been surrounded by people very similar to the movie. I've had friends, family, and coworkers who've experienced the trouble of coming to America illegally to make an honest buck. I wanted to see this film, but I didn't for some reason or an other. I did have a friend who saw it (both his parents were from Guatemala, Honduras' neighbor) and he was nuts about it.
State of Play: My dawg Russell Crowe plays an American in this remake of the BBC mini-series of the same name. It's written by my other homeboy Tony Gilroy and features a plot about a major government conspiracy. Aaaahhhh yeeeaaah!
Sugar: There's been a considerable drought of baseball movies. The creative team behind Half Nelson thought so too, so they made this drama about the perils of a gifted baseball player from the Dominican Republic. I was a little sad when it turned out it wasn't about actual sugar. When I discovered that, I went to Buster's and got a mint and chip ice cream instead.
OTHER NEW RELEASE AND NEW INVENTORY:
Bad Boy Bubby (Blu-Ray)
Becoming Charley Chase (Silent)
Earth (DVD, Blu-Ray)
Homeboy (Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken, '88)
Metalocalypse S.1, S.2
Rescue Me S.5 V.1
State of Play (Blu-Ray)
Stuff Happens with Bill Nye
The Toe Tactic (American Indie)
Unwigged & Unplugged Live (Spinal Tap reunites)
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
Hard Boiled: Seeing this depresses me. Not because it's a bad movie. On the contrary: it's one of the greatest action movies ever. What depresses me is that John Woo left Hong Kong only to make Hollywood dreck. Before action movies had to be nothing but quick action and quick cuts, you have men like John Woo combining Douglas Sirk melodrama with the slow-motion violence of Peckinpah to turn the shoot-out into a bloody ballet. Chow-Yun Fat and Tony Leung not only add great acting to the film, but can pull off the whole genre well. See how they can handle minute long shots of them running through hospital corridors, timing their shots perfectly while they choreograph their way around.
THAT IT!:
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:Don't smoke around dry brush. I saw some idiot doing it on a hiking trail last Thursday. Things like this start the fires that turn our humble hiking trails into a state of emergency.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
New Releases for August 25th or Let's Get It Over With!
I'm not going to do an intro this week. Let's just get to the nitty-gritty.
NEW RELEASES
Adventureland: Remember Lou Reed, jeans, and carnivals? I sure do! And this film does too! Relive those awkward pre-adulthood nights where you can't finish a sentence with a single breath and where each person you know is an outcast (then again, if everyone is an outcast, can they truly be considered outcasts?). Also, this film keeps pounding into your head reminding you that it takes place in the eighties! Gee golly whiz!
Fighting: The title pretty much describes this film. I don't condone fighting. I'm a pacifist. But I condone this film because it has Luiz Guzman. Remember when he blows up in Traffic? Those were good times, huh?
Rudo y Cursi: Like quirky indie comedies but get tired of hearing them in English? Well, now our neighbors down in ol' Mexico have caught the quirky bug. Alfonso Cuaron's baby brother makes this quirky comedy about two bothers and their quirks while they try to become big time quirky soccer players. This movie is quirky and quirky quirky quirky with a great quirk. You quirk what I mean?
Sunshine Cleaning: Thought I was done saying quirky and starting my descriptions with questions, didn't ya? Huh!? Well, guess what? Leah Rozen of People® magazine describes this film as "colorful refreshingly quirky comic drama". Quirky. QUIRKY! Bleech! Anyways, the cover made me think this movie is about furniture moves, but it's in fact about two women who clean up crime scenes. If you like blood, blond women, and quirkyness, this film is for you! Interesting fact I learned about recently though: Alan Arkin (who's a supporting actor in this) graduated from my old high school. Cool stuff!
Thirtysomething S.1: I want to say I remember this show, but all I remember is when I was a kid, I'd get upset when they would have reruns of this instead of reruns of The Wonder Years. Man, now The Wonder Years! That was a great show! How many guys here had a crush on Winnie Cooper. Come on. We know we all did. That needs to be on DVD instead.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Adventureland (Blu)
American Son
A Bitter Sweet Life
Bocelli/Under the Desert Sky
Californication S2
The Chaser
Death Note/Change the World
Duplicity (Blu)
The Fish Fall in Love
Goodbye Solo
House MD S5
Invisible Girlfriend
The Informers
The Ipcress File (Blu)
Jeanne Dielman, 21 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (Criterion)
Jonas Mekas Walden Collection
Just for Laughs/Over the Edge (Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan and more)
The Last Days of Disco (Criterion)
New Trick S1
Patton Oswalt/My Weakness is Strong
Rudo y Cursi (Blu)
Screwballs
Shibuya Angel
Sunshine Cleaning (Blu)
Trouble the Water
We're Going to Eat You
BLOG PICK O' THE WEEK:
Husbands: I actually forgot to include this in last weeks blog as it came out last week! Well, Cassavetes' finest film is finally out on DVD in the original cut feature all the Peter Falk throwing-up and farting you can handle! I've seen a lot of films about male bonding (in a strickly platonic sense of course) and despite the fact the characters are twice my age, it's the most realistic vision I've seen of this. To top it off, this movie has a perfect ending where life and duties are reaffirmed as the friends return from their break from adulthood. Excellent performances all around from Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk and the director himself.
NEW EMPLOYEE PICKS AND RECOMMENDED:
So the last few weeks, I've forgotten to do this. I'll do it for now. Let's see what we have up
R.I.P. John Hughes: The creator of so many great memories and times may have passed on, but his spirit will always live in the enclosed space of these Digital Versatile Discs. Remember the enjoyment he brought you with teen classics like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Some Kind of Wonderful.
Inglorious Basterds: Tarantino stuffs his movies with references to cinema past. His newest film has a heap of Leone with a spoonful of Don Siegel spiced with Truffaut's The Last Metro and Fassbinder's BRD trilogy. Rent some of these films and see where Tarantino got the inspiration to make his newest action picture. Right next to these, we're keeping a small section dedicated to the films Tarantino. Now it's the best time to reunite with Mr. Pink, The Wolf, Stuntman Mike, Ordell and Beatrix Kiddo.
Mario Z's Here's to Your Health: Mr. Mario may be working here less and less due to his non stop learning of the medical field, but his section keeps his spirit alive. To make you feel more comfortable next time he gives you a shot or assist you during your next surgery, he put out some films that'll fix your irregularly beating heart like The Hospital, M*A*S*H, and Critical Care.
Gracie G's Face: I don't mean her actual face. I mean her section is titled "Face". Here you're bound to find tons of movies with the ancient art of face replacement surgery or people without a face. Some face-less wonders here include Seconds, The Face of an Other and Eyes Without a Face.
Mark A's Daja Vu DVD (Same Cover, Different Movie): Working here for a while now, Mark has been noticing a trend of laziness when it comes to designing DVD covers. In fact, he grabbed all the ones that looked too similar and put them in one section. See how Problem Child and Parenthood have almost identical covers and how crouch-shots are now over used as a DVD cover.
Ronny D is working on a section. I'll report on it when it's up.
NADA MAS!:
Thank you again for reading this.
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I took this photo back in April, but I thought now it's the best time to share it. By the way, that isn't rain. It's hail.
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't drink orange juice after milk. It turns the inside of your stomach into a an atomic test site.
NEW RELEASES
Adventureland: Remember Lou Reed, jeans, and carnivals? I sure do! And this film does too! Relive those awkward pre-adulthood nights where you can't finish a sentence with a single breath and where each person you know is an outcast (then again, if everyone is an outcast, can they truly be considered outcasts?). Also, this film keeps pounding into your head reminding you that it takes place in the eighties! Gee golly whiz!
Fighting: The title pretty much describes this film. I don't condone fighting. I'm a pacifist. But I condone this film because it has Luiz Guzman. Remember when he blows up in Traffic? Those were good times, huh?
Rudo y Cursi: Like quirky indie comedies but get tired of hearing them in English? Well, now our neighbors down in ol' Mexico have caught the quirky bug. Alfonso Cuaron's baby brother makes this quirky comedy about two bothers and their quirks while they try to become big time quirky soccer players. This movie is quirky and quirky quirky quirky with a great quirk. You quirk what I mean?
Sunshine Cleaning: Thought I was done saying quirky and starting my descriptions with questions, didn't ya? Huh!? Well, guess what? Leah Rozen of People® magazine describes this film as "colorful refreshingly quirky comic drama". Quirky. QUIRKY! Bleech! Anyways, the cover made me think this movie is about furniture moves, but it's in fact about two women who clean up crime scenes. If you like blood, blond women, and quirkyness, this film is for you! Interesting fact I learned about recently though: Alan Arkin (who's a supporting actor in this) graduated from my old high school. Cool stuff!
Thirtysomething S.1: I want to say I remember this show, but all I remember is when I was a kid, I'd get upset when they would have reruns of this instead of reruns of The Wonder Years. Man, now The Wonder Years! That was a great show! How many guys here had a crush on Winnie Cooper. Come on. We know we all did. That needs to be on DVD instead.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Adventureland (Blu)
American Son
A Bitter Sweet Life
Bocelli/Under the Desert Sky
Californication S2
The Chaser
Death Note/Change the World
Duplicity (Blu)
The Fish Fall in Love
Goodbye Solo
House MD S5
Invisible Girlfriend
The Informers
The Ipcress File (Blu)
Jeanne Dielman, 21 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (Criterion)
Jonas Mekas Walden Collection
Just for Laughs/Over the Edge (Lewis Black, Jim Gaffigan and more)
The Last Days of Disco (Criterion)
New Trick S1
Patton Oswalt/My Weakness is Strong
Rudo y Cursi (Blu)
Screwballs
Shibuya Angel
Sunshine Cleaning (Blu)
Trouble the Water
We're Going to Eat You
BLOG PICK O' THE WEEK:
Husbands: I actually forgot to include this in last weeks blog as it came out last week! Well, Cassavetes' finest film is finally out on DVD in the original cut feature all the Peter Falk throwing-up and farting you can handle! I've seen a lot of films about male bonding (in a strickly platonic sense of course) and despite the fact the characters are twice my age, it's the most realistic vision I've seen of this. To top it off, this movie has a perfect ending where life and duties are reaffirmed as the friends return from their break from adulthood. Excellent performances all around from Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk and the director himself.
NEW EMPLOYEE PICKS AND RECOMMENDED:
So the last few weeks, I've forgotten to do this. I'll do it for now. Let's see what we have up
R.I.P. John Hughes: The creator of so many great memories and times may have passed on, but his spirit will always live in the enclosed space of these Digital Versatile Discs. Remember the enjoyment he brought you with teen classics like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Some Kind of Wonderful.
Inglorious Basterds: Tarantino stuffs his movies with references to cinema past. His newest film has a heap of Leone with a spoonful of Don Siegel spiced with Truffaut's The Last Metro and Fassbinder's BRD trilogy. Rent some of these films and see where Tarantino got the inspiration to make his newest action picture. Right next to these, we're keeping a small section dedicated to the films Tarantino. Now it's the best time to reunite with Mr. Pink, The Wolf, Stuntman Mike, Ordell and Beatrix Kiddo.
Mario Z's Here's to Your Health: Mr. Mario may be working here less and less due to his non stop learning of the medical field, but his section keeps his spirit alive. To make you feel more comfortable next time he gives you a shot or assist you during your next surgery, he put out some films that'll fix your irregularly beating heart like The Hospital, M*A*S*H, and Critical Care.
Gracie G's Face: I don't mean her actual face. I mean her section is titled "Face". Here you're bound to find tons of movies with the ancient art of face replacement surgery or people without a face. Some face-less wonders here include Seconds, The Face of an Other and Eyes Without a Face.
Mark A's Daja Vu DVD (Same Cover, Different Movie): Working here for a while now, Mark has been noticing a trend of laziness when it comes to designing DVD covers. In fact, he grabbed all the ones that looked too similar and put them in one section. See how Problem Child and Parenthood have almost identical covers and how crouch-shots are now over used as a DVD cover.
Ronny D is working on a section. I'll report on it when it's up.
NADA MAS!:
Thank you again for reading this.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
I took this photo back in April, but I thought now it's the best time to share it. By the way, that isn't rain. It's hail.MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't drink orange juice after milk. It turns the inside of your stomach into a an atomic test site.
Monday, August 17, 2009
New Releases for August 18th, or the good ship Vidéothèque sails to bluer waters!
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NEW RELEASES:
Gomorrah: I like the mob. I was actually involved in the mob until they cut off my thumbs. Now it's a bit more difficult for me to type because I can no longer hit the space bar with my thumb. Well, anywhoooo, if you're tired of goofy mafia movies like The Departed, here's the real deal! Guns, women, drugs, prostitution, corrupted officials, you name it. I'm going to assume that all these things are in the movie based on the cover alone! Jeez, I want to see this! You should come and rent it and invite me over to your place. I'd love to see it!
The Garden: We all should know that L.A. county government is pretty corrupt, but for those who hate picking up newspapers, we just got this documentary about the destruction of the South Central Garden. Watch how most people didn't care about the garden until they were going to tear it down and about how contractors squander millions of dollars. Also, it has my hero Zach De La Rocha rap about things I don't understand. So I don't know much about him, but I know that he really, REALLY likes Glengarry Glenross so much in fact that he owns his own copy. He's a pretty cool dude.
Surveillance: See the baby from Eraserhead direct her second film. I don't know much about this, but maaaaan has Bill Pullman aged! Makes me feel all depressed like inside.
Tyson: I thought this was going to be a delicious documentary on Tyson® brand chicken nuggets, but it turned out to be about Mike Tyson. What a shame. You can't eat Mike Tyson! And c'mon, Mike Tyson is nowhere near as controversial as Tyson®. Just compare their respective Wikipedia articles! C'mon James Toback! Stay with the times! Mike Tyson is sooooo 1998...
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
Apres Lui (France, w/C. Deneuve)
Arizona Colt Returns
Che Part.2
Cloud 9 (Germany)
Dexter S.3
Eagles Over London
Fear[s] of the Dark (animation)
Full Grown Man (American Indie)
Gandhi (Blu-Ray)
Gossip Girl S.2
Hansel & Gretel (Korea)
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
Hazard
Hello Goodbye (France, w/F. Ardant, G. Depardieu)
Inventing Cuisine series
Island of the Fishman
Kagemusha (Blu-Ray)
Moscow Belgium (Belgium)
Parlez-Moi de la Pluie (Let it Rain) (France, dir. Agnès Jaoui)
Partners in Crime (France, w/André Dusollier)
Playtime (Blu-Ray) (!)
Somers Town (UK, dir. Shane Meadows "This is England")
BLOG PICK OF THE WEEK:
So I decided to try out this new thing on the blog. I'm going to pick one movie I saw during the week and talk about why you should see it. Why? Because I love you and want you to see it.
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin: I'm not sure how many Los Angeles natives read this blog, but when I was a kid, KTLA use to play either classic kung-fu movies or Three Stooges shorts all night. I'd get a bowl of late night Froot-Loops, sit in front of the TV with my jammies and watch these all night with my pop. Recently, I saw "Shaolin Soccer" and thought it was a blast. The film influenced me to get in touch with my kung-fu loving roots and decided to start with this Shaw Brothers classic. Everything from the soundtrack, acting, sound effects, and cinematography sold me on this film. Gordon Liu (now famous for his double roles in Kill Bill) plays a student who has everyone that he loves slaughtered cruelly by corrupt government officials (Is this a bit of anti-cultural revolution commentary?). He decides that brains aren't enough and wants to learn the ways of kung-fu to smite his foes. Special features are pretty nice with a commentary by Wu-Tang Clansmen, the RZA. Yes, it's not high art and doesn't question our mortality like Bergman or criticize contemporary society like Fellini, but if you like ol' fashioned choreographed fighting and awesome stunts, then this one hits the spot!
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MORAL OF THE WEEK:
If you're a carnivore (such as myself), don't buy Tyson® brand products. Not only do they taste bad, but it hurts the farming industry and is sending us back to the days of The Jungle! You want that!? Huh!? I didn't think so, pal!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
New Releases for August 11th, or C'mmon Baby!
So my ex has put a restraining order on me. Apparently she thinks I was stalking her! Can't it just be a coincidence that we both shop at the same market at the same time, get our prescriptions at the same pharmacy every Tuesday between 8:05-8:17 and get our nails done at the same place.
The nerve of some people! She didn't appreciate my gifts! I sent her dead skin flakes, hair I shaved off my face and my toe nail clippings. I mean seriously, what does she want!? I've always been told the best gifts are the ones you make yourself. My body made these to send to her!
In my last letter I sent her, I told her that she needs to lighten up. It's the 21st century. Her prude, crude mood doesn't fly now. Maybe if I didn't love her so much and maybe she didn't dump me for a guy with a better car I would leave her alone.
So, Marilyn, if you're reading this I want you to know that you're a horrible person and you're going to suffer courtesy of my good friend karma! Just because I can't afford a Prius doesn't mean you should've left me! We even talked about maybe getting married and starting a family, but no. NO! You do this to me. Look what you've done to me. I haven't left my apartment in a week. I'm too lazy sometimes to even use the restroom and my hair is full of grease. So please, Marilyn, baby, know that I love you and that we can start again! PLEASE!
Now let's move on to me criticizing movies I haven't seen.
NEW RELEASES:
17 Again: Wait, this has Zac Effron and Matthew Perry? I think I'll pass on this.
The Class: Someone told me that this is NOT a French version of Stand & Deliver. That's a shame because I really love Stand & Deliver. Edward James Olmos is my main man. Oh, and to you fancy types this film won the Palme D'or at Canned (I don't know what that means though. I failed French 1 three times).
Gigantic: Everyone described this movie as being quirky. I refuse to see anything that has to use the word quirky over and over again. Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo run his own recording studio and apparently anyone who use the word quirky to describe something, they have to put a dollar in a jar that later goes to buying pizza.
I Love You, Man: Judd Apatow's latest man-child comedy comes to us with my friend's seal of approval. If it's good enough for him, it must be good for all of us, right?
MORE NEW RELEASES PLUS NEW INVENTORY:
Anita O' Day: Life of Jazz Singer
Arizona Colt Returns
Blue Steel
Bukowski: The Last Straw
The Class (Blu)
Do the Right Thing (Blu)
Eagles Over London
Final Countdown
Full Grown Men
Invitation
Island of the Fishmen
Paris 36
Payment on Demand (Bette Davis, from Warner Archive)
Roselyne and the Lions (Dir: JJ Beineix)
The Valachi Papers
JEEZ!:
Right now, our roof is leaking as a result of negligence from one of the tenants who lives upstairs. If you come in and you see a giant blue tarp cover up part of France and Australia, you'll know why.
I wonder what's the big news? Oh well! Guess you're just going to have to come here and show up.
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
If you have tenants living below you, please don't ignore the fact that your toilet has been flooding. You're neighbors downstairs will hate you and want to see your head placed on a pike.
The nerve of some people! She didn't appreciate my gifts! I sent her dead skin flakes, hair I shaved off my face and my toe nail clippings. I mean seriously, what does she want!? I've always been told the best gifts are the ones you make yourself. My body made these to send to her!
In my last letter I sent her, I told her that she needs to lighten up. It's the 21st century. Her prude, crude mood doesn't fly now. Maybe if I didn't love her so much and maybe she didn't dump me for a guy with a better car I would leave her alone.
So, Marilyn, if you're reading this I want you to know that you're a horrible person and you're going to suffer courtesy of my good friend karma! Just because I can't afford a Prius doesn't mean you should've left me! We even talked about maybe getting married and starting a family, but no. NO! You do this to me. Look what you've done to me. I haven't left my apartment in a week. I'm too lazy sometimes to even use the restroom and my hair is full of grease. So please, Marilyn, baby, know that I love you and that we can start again! PLEASE!
Now let's move on to me criticizing movies I haven't seen.
NEW RELEASES:
17 Again: Wait, this has Zac Effron and Matthew Perry? I think I'll pass on this.
The Class: Someone told me that this is NOT a French version of Stand & Deliver. That's a shame because I really love Stand & Deliver. Edward James Olmos is my main man. Oh, and to you fancy types this film won the Palme D'or at Canned (I don't know what that means though. I failed French 1 three times).
Gigantic: Everyone described this movie as being quirky. I refuse to see anything that has to use the word quirky over and over again. Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo run his own recording studio and apparently anyone who use the word quirky to describe something, they have to put a dollar in a jar that later goes to buying pizza.
I Love You, Man: Judd Apatow's latest man-child comedy comes to us with my friend's seal of approval. If it's good enough for him, it must be good for all of us, right?
MORE NEW RELEASES PLUS NEW INVENTORY:
Anita O' Day: Life of Jazz Singer
Arizona Colt Returns
Blue Steel
Bukowski: The Last Straw
The Class (Blu)
Do the Right Thing (Blu)
Eagles Over London
Final Countdown
Full Grown Men
Invitation
Island of the Fishmen
Paris 36
Payment on Demand (Bette Davis, from Warner Archive)
Roselyne and the Lions (Dir: JJ Beineix)
The Valachi Papers
JEEZ!:
Right now, our roof is leaking as a result of negligence from one of the tenants who lives upstairs. If you come in and you see a giant blue tarp cover up part of France and Australia, you'll know why.
I wonder what's the big news? Oh well! Guess you're just going to have to come here and show up.MORAL OF THE WEEK:
If you have tenants living below you, please don't ignore the fact that your toilet has been flooding. You're neighbors downstairs will hate you and want to see your head placed on a pike.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
New Releases for August 4th, or HERE COMES THE BIG NEWS!
Here's the big news I wanted to share: I'M PREGNANT!
Ever since I was a little boy, there was nothing more I wanted than to become a mother, and today it was confirmed.
Dr. Jamal told me that the baby is about at the 3 month point and that it's a little girl. Recently, I went to Bellini and bought tons of beautiful equipment for my baby. I thought it could really use some beautiful and luxurious baby items from Italy to make him feel like an authentic Italian baby!
Six months from now, I'll tell you if the baby hype was worth it. Hopefully it is because this little sucker inside of me wants to break free and start livin'.
NOTICE: This isn't really the big news I want to share. Scroll down for more details.
NEW RELEASES:
Flight of the Conchords S.2: Everyone tells me to watch this and just to prove a point, I'm never going to watch this! That's how I roll.
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29: This should make a documentary about a real incident: THE HEIDI GAME!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game
Five bucks sez it'll be awesomer than this one. You'll get to hear a bunch of drunken Raiders fans talking about how pissed they were instead of hearing the ivy league Yalie talk about how his monocle popped out in disgust of the game's score.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh: Since yesterday, I've noticed that our new release board in the store has the name Pittsburgh with only one "t". Not only that, but our entry of this film in our database is missing an "h" at the end of Pittsburgh. I'm going to see how long it takes for someone to notice! *snicker snicker*
Obsessed: Whoever photoshopped this cover is obsessed with the female posterior as he makes a point to have it stick out more than naturally. I like the cover artist's style!
Race to Witch Mountain: Growing up, I never liked the live action Disney films. I thought they were always too cheesy and too wholesome. It never felt right. Now Disney has the right idea by putting my hero The Rock up against aliens! HECK YEAH!
The Soloist: I'm not going to try talking about this film. Just from the cover I know it's going to be an unending suckfest. Not even Robert Downey Jr. can save this baby stuck in a burning building. Oh! With this one, I've come to the realization that I never watch the new releases but pass judgment on them anyways. For shame on me!
OTHER NEW RELEASES PLUS NEW INVENTORY:
All About Anna
The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu (The creator of Astro Boy)
Big Trouble in Little China (Blu)
Eyes on the Prize (Hard to find PBS documentary series on the history of Blacks in America)
Icons of Screwball Comedies
Jim Brewer/Let's Clear The Air
Lookin' to Get Out!
Micheal Jackson/Live in Japan (He may be dead, but we'll always have the memories on this plastic disc)
Neil Hamburger/Western Music & Variety
Mutant Chronicles
Project Runway S.5
Riff-Raff (Region 2)
A River of Waste (One of the dozen yearly documentaries on the food industry)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! S.3
Ulysses (54)
Up the Junction (Region 2)
STILL CAN'T GIVE THE NEWS I PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO:
It's killing me! I want to share it with the world, but the powers that be still won't let me. Trust me though! You guys will be the first to find out. Chances are the BIG MAN himself (a.k.a. My boss) will put up the news himself on this here blog. Why? Because he's just that damn excited about it!
I'M KAPUT!:
Bye-bye.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
We don't believe in fancy schmancy stuff like security systems. Instead we have our clerks trained by Mossad in order to kill intruders with our bare hands. Here's RV demonstrating his power.
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Throughly wash your hands after handling money. Money is pretty filthy, but oh how I love it!
Ever since I was a little boy, there was nothing more I wanted than to become a mother, and today it was confirmed.
Dr. Jamal told me that the baby is about at the 3 month point and that it's a little girl. Recently, I went to Bellini and bought tons of beautiful equipment for my baby. I thought it could really use some beautiful and luxurious baby items from Italy to make him feel like an authentic Italian baby!
Six months from now, I'll tell you if the baby hype was worth it. Hopefully it is because this little sucker inside of me wants to break free and start livin'.
NOTICE: This isn't really the big news I want to share. Scroll down for more details.
NEW RELEASES:
Flight of the Conchords S.2: Everyone tells me to watch this and just to prove a point, I'm never going to watch this! That's how I roll.
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29: This should make a documentary about a real incident: THE HEIDI GAME!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game
Five bucks sez it'll be awesomer than this one. You'll get to hear a bunch of drunken Raiders fans talking about how pissed they were instead of hearing the ivy league Yalie talk about how his monocle popped out in disgust of the game's score.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh: Since yesterday, I've noticed that our new release board in the store has the name Pittsburgh with only one "t". Not only that, but our entry of this film in our database is missing an "h" at the end of Pittsburgh. I'm going to see how long it takes for someone to notice! *snicker snicker*
Obsessed: Whoever photoshopped this cover is obsessed with the female posterior as he makes a point to have it stick out more than naturally. I like the cover artist's style!
Race to Witch Mountain: Growing up, I never liked the live action Disney films. I thought they were always too cheesy and too wholesome. It never felt right. Now Disney has the right idea by putting my hero The Rock up against aliens! HECK YEAH!
The Soloist: I'm not going to try talking about this film. Just from the cover I know it's going to be an unending suckfest. Not even Robert Downey Jr. can save this baby stuck in a burning building. Oh! With this one, I've come to the realization that I never watch the new releases but pass judgment on them anyways. For shame on me!
OTHER NEW RELEASES PLUS NEW INVENTORY:
All About Anna
The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu (The creator of Astro Boy)
Big Trouble in Little China (Blu)
Eyes on the Prize (Hard to find PBS documentary series on the history of Blacks in America)
Icons of Screwball Comedies
Jim Brewer/Let's Clear The Air
Lookin' to Get Out!
Micheal Jackson/Live in Japan (He may be dead, but we'll always have the memories on this plastic disc)
Neil Hamburger/Western Music & Variety
Mutant Chronicles
Project Runway S.5
Riff-Raff (Region 2)
A River of Waste (One of the dozen yearly documentaries on the food industry)
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! S.3
Ulysses (54)
Up the Junction (Region 2)
STILL CAN'T GIVE THE NEWS I PROMISED TWO WEEKS AGO:
It's killing me! I want to share it with the world, but the powers that be still won't let me. Trust me though! You guys will be the first to find out. Chances are the BIG MAN himself (a.k.a. My boss) will put up the news himself on this here blog. Why? Because he's just that damn excited about it!
I'M KAPUT!:
Bye-bye.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
We don't believe in fancy schmancy stuff like security systems. Instead we have our clerks trained by Mossad in order to kill intruders with our bare hands. Here's RV demonstrating his power.MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Throughly wash your hands after handling money. Money is pretty filthy, but oh how I love it!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
New Releases for July 28th, or Nappy Time!
I know. I know. I know. I said I had big news for this week, but the powers that be told me I might have to delay the news an other week. It breaks my heart too.
It's been a lazy and slow week at the Vidyatheque. Nothing too spectacular. This is pretty evident in our lack of exciting new releases. But hey! Look on the bright side: now it's the perfect time to watch an older film you've never seen.
I just ate a big lunch with a couple of beers and I'm ready to take a nap. Before I crawl into a fetal position and take a cat nap, let's look at this week's new releases.
NEW RELEASES:
Battlestar Galactica S. 4.5: Battlestar Galactica use to be for the pathetically proud pocket-protector peons who prided themselves on their knowledge of Dr. Who and Monty Python. Now everyone is plum loco over this show. It has my homeboy Edward "Stand and Deliver" Olmos, so I'll get around to watching it some day. For the rest of you rent it now. Now! NOW!!!
Big Man Japan: I don't know what this movie is or what a "Japan" is, but the back cover disgusts and horrorfies me on all sorts of levels.
Fast & Furious: There was someone who use to work here that would watch a film just because it had his homegirl Michelle Williams. By default, this movie is going to be great in his eyes. I would take his advice because this former co-worked of mine was one cool cat.
OTHER NEW RELEASES:
Alice's House
Ballerina
Bart Got a Room
Bomb It (Graffiti Art)
Carmen & Geoffrey
Chandhi Chowk to China
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blu)
Death Becomes Her
Fast & Furious (Blu)
Female Vampires
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (Take a trip to Lake Wobegon)
The Inglorious Bastards (Blu) (See where Tarantino took the name "The Inglorious BASTERDS" from!)
Made in USA (Criterion)
Ma Saison Super 8
Michael Jackson/Live in Japan
Pushing Daisies S.2
Rogopag (Godard, Pasolini, Rossellini, and Grogoretti get together for this four part directors showcase)
This is Spinal Tap (Blu)
Two or Three Things I Know About Her (Criterion)
The Union
THIS CONCLUDES OUR WEEK:
Now here are the links 'n' such. Now here comes Mr. Sandman ready to take me away on the nappy time express. Bye bye.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Zzzzzzzzzzzz...
It's been a lazy and slow week at the Vidyatheque. Nothing too spectacular. This is pretty evident in our lack of exciting new releases. But hey! Look on the bright side: now it's the perfect time to watch an older film you've never seen.
I just ate a big lunch with a couple of beers and I'm ready to take a nap. Before I crawl into a fetal position and take a cat nap, let's look at this week's new releases.
NEW RELEASES:
Battlestar Galactica S. 4.5: Battlestar Galactica use to be for the pathetically proud pocket-protector peons who prided themselves on their knowledge of Dr. Who and Monty Python. Now everyone is plum loco over this show. It has my homeboy Edward "Stand and Deliver" Olmos, so I'll get around to watching it some day. For the rest of you rent it now. Now! NOW!!!
Big Man Japan: I don't know what this movie is or what a "Japan" is, but the back cover disgusts and horrorfies me on all sorts of levels.
Fast & Furious: There was someone who use to work here that would watch a film just because it had his homegirl Michelle Williams. By default, this movie is going to be great in his eyes. I would take his advice because this former co-worked of mine was one cool cat.
OTHER NEW RELEASES:
Alice's House
Ballerina
Bart Got a Room
Bomb It (Graffiti Art)
Carmen & Geoffrey
Chandhi Chowk to China
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blu)
Death Becomes Her
Fast & Furious (Blu)
Female Vampires
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (Take a trip to Lake Wobegon)
The Inglorious Bastards (Blu) (See where Tarantino took the name "The Inglorious BASTERDS" from!)
Made in USA (Criterion)
Ma Saison Super 8
Michael Jackson/Live in Japan
Pushing Daisies S.2
Rogopag (Godard, Pasolini, Rossellini, and Grogoretti get together for this four part directors showcase)
This is Spinal Tap (Blu)
Two or Three Things I Know About Her (Criterion)
The Union
THIS CONCLUDES OUR WEEK:
Now here are the links 'n' such. Now here comes Mr. Sandman ready to take me away on the nappy time express. Bye bye.
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Zzzzzzzzzzzz...
Monday, July 20, 2009
New Releases for July 21st, or One Year Older.
Next week is my birthday. It's pretty amazing I've been alive for this long. I've been through dozens of nuclear threats, terrorism, depressions, angry girlfriends, stomach problems, drunken fights, disgruntled coworkers, car accidents and cyber-terroism. So, to sum it all down to one phrase: feels good, man.
I'm going to celebrate the anniversary of my birth by writing this weeks blog.
This weeks blog is dedicated to me. Happy Birthday me!
NEW RELEASES: Coraline: It's nice to know that the world of animation is completely dominated by the CGI worlds of Dreamworks, Pixar, Disney and Fox. What we get is an old fashioned stop-motion animated film with excellent character designs, fun story and a scene of neat fog effects. Don't forget, Fantastic Mr. Fox is coming out later this year too, so it's a good year for stop-motion enthusiasts!
The Great Buck Howard: I don't know what this film is about or who Buck Howard is or what a "mentalist" is, but this movie gets my seal of approval for putting Ricky Jay on the cover. Actually, he's in The Brothers Bloom which I didn't really care for. Scratch that! I remove my seal from this film!
The Might Boosh: I really thought they would've stop making Bush documentaries half a year since they gave him the ol' boot, but here we are! This one doesn't look like your typical one though. This has a lot of men in drag and bright colors. It probably focuses on his cocaine years in the seventies where his focus was on getting high and listening to prog rock all day.
Sherman's Way: A sequel to the ever-popular documentary "Sherman's March".
Watchmen: I haven't seen this film because when it was released in theaters, Watchmen creator Alan Moore (who removed his name from the credits) said that he would "spit venom all over it". I don't have a death wish so I'll hold off on watching this until Alan Moore is at a range to not spit on me.
OTHER NEW RELEASES/NEW INVENTORY:
Burning the Future
Che Part.2: The Argentine (Part 2 comes out next month!)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Blu-Ray)
Coraline (Blu-Ray)
The Drummer
Filth and Wisdom
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience
Killshot (Mickey Rourke's much delayed action film)
Mia and the Migoo
Michel Gondry 2 More Videos (including his Rubik's Cube epic)
The Midnight Special: Live in 1976
My Dinner with Jimi
One Week
On the Road with Judas
Pretty Woman (Blu-Ray)
The Ring Finger
Robot Chicken: Star Wars II
Unknown Woman
Watchmen (Blu-Ray)
Wolverine and the X-Men
THAT'S IT!:
We have big news (or I think it's big news), but we're saving it for next week perhaps. Is it Earth shattering? I like to think so. Stay tuned next week!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
Working is the only way to keep cool.
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Tip your waiter. ALWAYS.
Also, is it me, or are these not really morals anymore?
I'm going to celebrate the anniversary of my birth by writing this weeks blog.
This weeks blog is dedicated to me. Happy Birthday me!
NEW RELEASES: Coraline: It's nice to know that the world of animation is completely dominated by the CGI worlds of Dreamworks, Pixar, Disney and Fox. What we get is an old fashioned stop-motion animated film with excellent character designs, fun story and a scene of neat fog effects. Don't forget, Fantastic Mr. Fox is coming out later this year too, so it's a good year for stop-motion enthusiasts!
The Great Buck Howard: I don't know what this film is about or who Buck Howard is or what a "mentalist" is, but this movie gets my seal of approval for putting Ricky Jay on the cover. Actually, he's in The Brothers Bloom which I didn't really care for. Scratch that! I remove my seal from this film!
The Might Boosh: I really thought they would've stop making Bush documentaries half a year since they gave him the ol' boot, but here we are! This one doesn't look like your typical one though. This has a lot of men in drag and bright colors. It probably focuses on his cocaine years in the seventies where his focus was on getting high and listening to prog rock all day.
Sherman's Way: A sequel to the ever-popular documentary "Sherman's March".
Watchmen: I haven't seen this film because when it was released in theaters, Watchmen creator Alan Moore (who removed his name from the credits) said that he would "spit venom all over it". I don't have a death wish so I'll hold off on watching this until Alan Moore is at a range to not spit on me.
OTHER NEW RELEASES/NEW INVENTORY:
Burning the Future
Che Part.2: The Argentine (Part 2 comes out next month!)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Blu-Ray)
Coraline (Blu-Ray)
The Drummer
Filth and Wisdom
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience
Killshot (Mickey Rourke's much delayed action film)
Mia and the Migoo
Michel Gondry 2 More Videos (including his Rubik's Cube epic)
The Midnight Special: Live in 1976
My Dinner with Jimi
One Week
On the Road with Judas
Pretty Woman (Blu-Ray)
The Ring Finger
Robot Chicken: Star Wars II
Unknown Woman
Watchmen (Blu-Ray)
Wolverine and the X-Men
THAT'S IT!:
We have big news (or I think it's big news), but we're saving it for next week perhaps. Is it Earth shattering? I like to think so. Stay tuned next week!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
Working is the only way to keep cool.
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Tip your waiter. ALWAYS.
Also, is it me, or are these not really morals anymore?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
New Releases for July 14th, or My Arm is Dislocated!
I'm writing this blog away from Videotheque this week. In fact, I'm not even in California. I'm in a hospital in the Philippines.
I've gotten severely depressed with my law and relationship problems back in the states, so I went to Hong Kong (don't ask why) and gorged myself with non-stop partying, eating, and substance abuse of all kinds.
After a few days, I found myself on a freight-ship heading toward Japan. I was told I've been sold into cheap slave labor and was being forced to work for a fish manufacturing company (this one specialized in Bonito).
After a few days of grueling labor with nothing to eat but rice so watery that it was almost like soup, I ran away from the factory. I kept running and running until my legs couldn't handle the pressure anymore. I ended up passing out in front of a judo dojo. The dojo's sensei, Master Nakagawa, took me in, gave me some water and food to restore my energy. I told him nothing less than I owe my life to him. He decided to take me under his wing and train me like I was his own son.
Now, I'm in the Philippines working my way to the top tier in a judo championship. Things were going great until I dislocated my right arm. I'll give you guys the 411 with how things are going next week, so stay logged on and keep on keepin' on (whatever that means).
NEW RELEASES:
Edge of Love: This movie is about the poet Dave Thomas and how he quit making poetry, fell in love with two women and created a famous fast food restaurant out of nothing.
Grey Gardens: I feel tremendous amounts of guilt for saying I've never seen the classic version and now I will feel more amounts of guilt for saying I refuse to see this one because I haven't seen the original. Does that make sense? Anyways, do you like senile old ladies and funny hats? Then this rental is right up your alley!
Hauting in Conneticut: The cover has some kid throwing up something gnarly. He must've just came back from Tommy's and ate one of those chili tamales. I know how that kid feels.
Man Men S.2: You must be MAD if you're not renting this one! Hahahaha! See what I did right there!? That's called a pun! So, where were we? Ah, yes! The Mad Men! With this, continue the story of ad men and their busty secretaries and catch on the craze the rest of American caught onto a year ago.
The State: Remember when MTV wouldn't air reality shows about teens and their problems? I don't. I'm only ten. For those older than me, get on board the nostalgia train and rent The State and enjoy the memories of your youth.
Welcome to Macintosh: Hahaha! Screw you Macintosh! I write this blog from a PC! What are you going to do about it, huh? Are you going to make a documentary about that? Let's just see you try!
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
12
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Anthony Bourdain/No Reservations S.4
Body Heat (Blu)
Eyes Wide Shut (Blu)
Futurama: Bender's Game
Hamburger Hill
The Howl/L'Urlo
Mad Men S.2 (Blu)
M'Enage/Evening Dress
The Midnight Special
Midsomer Murders
Nursery University
Sleepy Eyes of Death Quadrology
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Wild Side (95) (Lesbian drama with a Christopher Walken touch)
Wire in the Blood S.6
Young & Handsome (Jeff Garlin standup)
WELL THERE'S NO MORE NEWS OR UPDATES:
Is that a good thing or bad? There's that old saying that no news is good news, but that just seems like a cop-out of an answer!
Well, bye-bye now!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
Shirts are colorful!
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't ask people if they hate you. They'll hate you for asking that question.
I've gotten severely depressed with my law and relationship problems back in the states, so I went to Hong Kong (don't ask why) and gorged myself with non-stop partying, eating, and substance abuse of all kinds.
After a few days, I found myself on a freight-ship heading toward Japan. I was told I've been sold into cheap slave labor and was being forced to work for a fish manufacturing company (this one specialized in Bonito).
After a few days of grueling labor with nothing to eat but rice so watery that it was almost like soup, I ran away from the factory. I kept running and running until my legs couldn't handle the pressure anymore. I ended up passing out in front of a judo dojo. The dojo's sensei, Master Nakagawa, took me in, gave me some water and food to restore my energy. I told him nothing less than I owe my life to him. He decided to take me under his wing and train me like I was his own son.
Now, I'm in the Philippines working my way to the top tier in a judo championship. Things were going great until I dislocated my right arm. I'll give you guys the 411 with how things are going next week, so stay logged on and keep on keepin' on (whatever that means).
NEW RELEASES:
Edge of Love: This movie is about the poet Dave Thomas and how he quit making poetry, fell in love with two women and created a famous fast food restaurant out of nothing.
Grey Gardens: I feel tremendous amounts of guilt for saying I've never seen the classic version and now I will feel more amounts of guilt for saying I refuse to see this one because I haven't seen the original. Does that make sense? Anyways, do you like senile old ladies and funny hats? Then this rental is right up your alley!
Hauting in Conneticut: The cover has some kid throwing up something gnarly. He must've just came back from Tommy's and ate one of those chili tamales. I know how that kid feels.
Man Men S.2: You must be MAD if you're not renting this one! Hahahaha! See what I did right there!? That's called a pun! So, where were we? Ah, yes! The Mad Men! With this, continue the story of ad men and their busty secretaries and catch on the craze the rest of American caught onto a year ago.
The State: Remember when MTV wouldn't air reality shows about teens and their problems? I don't. I'm only ten. For those older than me, get on board the nostalgia train and rent The State and enjoy the memories of your youth.
Welcome to Macintosh: Hahaha! Screw you Macintosh! I write this blog from a PC! What are you going to do about it, huh? Are you going to make a documentary about that? Let's just see you try!
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
12
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Anthony Bourdain/No Reservations S.4
Body Heat (Blu)
Eyes Wide Shut (Blu)
Futurama: Bender's Game
Hamburger Hill
The Howl/L'Urlo
Mad Men S.2 (Blu)
M'Enage/Evening Dress
The Midnight Special
Midsomer Murders
Nursery University
Sleepy Eyes of Death Quadrology
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Wild Side (95) (Lesbian drama with a Christopher Walken touch)
Wire in the Blood S.6
Young & Handsome (Jeff Garlin standup)
WELL THERE'S NO MORE NEWS OR UPDATES:
Is that a good thing or bad? There's that old saying that no news is good news, but that just seems like a cop-out of an answer!
Well, bye-bye now!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
Shirts are colorful!MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't ask people if they hate you. They'll hate you for asking that question.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
New Releases for July 7th, or I Gotta Go!
The police are at my door today, so I don't really have time to chat or go into details in this weeks blog.
All my reviews are going to be only one-sentence each. It helps that there aren't so many new releases this week., too.
Okay! I got to hurry, I'm not sure how long my door can handle a battering ram!
NEW RELEASES:
Knowing: Knowing is half the battle and I still know Nicholas Cage is balding at a rapid rate.
Push: When push comes to shove, Hollywood makes cheesy thrillers with guns and magic or some junk.
The Unborn: This film was funded by the Planed Parenthood Federation of America.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
John Barrymore collection including The Tempest, Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes and The Beloved Rogue
Brotherhood S.1
Homicide - Life on the Streets S.3
Le Jupon Rouge
Lonely Are the Brave (Kurt Douglas and Gena Rowlands)
Major League
Out City Dreams
Penguins of Madagascar
Punk in England
Punk in London
Reno 911! S.6
The Russia House
Sahara (original with Humphrey Bogart)
Teddy Bear (Mis) (Polish comedy)
Under Fire
BYE:
Bye
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
A cockroach stole my camera and decided to take a photo with it. That diabolical demon!
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't do the crime if you can't do the crime.
All my reviews are going to be only one-sentence each. It helps that there aren't so many new releases this week., too.
Okay! I got to hurry, I'm not sure how long my door can handle a battering ram!
NEW RELEASES:
Knowing: Knowing is half the battle and I still know Nicholas Cage is balding at a rapid rate.
Push: When push comes to shove, Hollywood makes cheesy thrillers with guns and magic or some junk.
The Unborn: This film was funded by the Planed Parenthood Federation of America.
OTHER NEW RELEASES AND NEW INVENTORY:
John Barrymore collection including The Tempest, Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde, Sherlock Holmes and The Beloved Rogue
Brotherhood S.1
Homicide - Life on the Streets S.3
Le Jupon Rouge
Lonely Are the Brave (Kurt Douglas and Gena Rowlands)
Major League
Out City Dreams
Penguins of Madagascar
Punk in England
Punk in London
Reno 911! S.6
The Russia House
Sahara (original with Humphrey Bogart)
Teddy Bear (Mis) (Polish comedy)
Under Fire
BYE:
Bye
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
A cockroach stole my camera and decided to take a photo with it. That diabolical demon!MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't do the crime if you can't do the crime.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
New Releases for June 30th, or A Week in the News
Man, oh man. Gee golly. Holy mackarel. Last week was a week for news, huh?
Oh! You say you don't read the paper or watch television and that you'd prefer to rent DVD's and Blu-Rays? That's great! It means we make a profit and I get to keep my job! Well, for you movie watching types, let me fill you in on the happenings of the week:
Madness in Iran: When a rigged election happens in the US, a bunch of second rate filmmakers make documentaries about how bad Bush is. When a rigged election happens in Iran, innocent people go protest, get shot and have their death video uploaded on YouTube.
North Korea and the Nukes: North Korea, always ready to brag about their non-existent supremacy over all other East Asian countries, is claiming that if the UN inspects their ships the UN believes they are loaded with nuclear missles, Kim Jong Il will take it as a declaration of war. I think we should try to reach some agreement where no one gets nuked and Kim Jong Il continues to have a healthy supply of old lady sunglasses before the world becomes "Gravity's Rainbow".
The Death of Ed McMahon: I'll remember him always courtesy of Phil Hartman's great imitation. I just remember his character always being drunk and always yelling "You are correct, sir!".
The Death of Farrah Fawcett: Suddenly, I feel very dirty having her poster still pinned up next to my bed.
The Death of Michael Jackson: Unless he was accused of molestation, nobody really cared about him since the early nineties. Now suddenly he's dead, everyone's a fan. Amazon sold out of his albums within fifteen minutes of the new. No respect for the dead, huh?
The Death of Billy Mays: All the chubby, bearded men of America are convening at Billy Mays' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The wait in line is four hours. His star is also the shiniest in the whole street courtesey of OxiClean. "Stains? What stains?". Rest in piece ol' buddy.
NEW RELEASES:
So, let's forget about the horrors of the world. Instead let's look at this week's new releases:
Kaidan: I don't know anything about foreign cultures or other languages, but I do know that "kaidan" means ghost story. If you like ghost stories I would watch this, but for the weak hearted or weak bladdered, I don't reccomend it.
Tokyo!: This movie is not called "Tokyo". It's called "Tokyo!". My main men Gondry, Carax, and that guy who made "The Host" all have their own idea of how Tokyo is! Also, it's a film about women turning into chairs and people ordering pizza and not about Japan's unstable economic situation, their increasing low birth rate and the many social issues. Sounds fun!
Two Lovers: A customer whose judgement I trust said that this film was "excellent, but very dark". A relationship movie that's "dark"? Sounds awesome! I'm getting tired of these "Bride Wars" and "Made of Honor" and "Father of the Bride" type films. Where's the movie for the person whose relationships never work out, huh!? This sounds like it may be it.
OTHER NEW RELEASES/NEW ARRIVALS:
28 Days
Absolute Power (Clint Eastwood)
Entourage S.5
Inspector Gadget 1&2 (The live-action version)
Picking Up the Pieces
Prefontaine
Punk in England
RIP! (doc.)
Robot Chicken S.3
Secret Diary of a Call Girl S.2
A Song of Innocence
FOURTH OF JULY:
Before you get full of meat and beer and then accidentally hurt yourself with fireworks you bought in Tijuana, know that Videotheque will be open, but ONLY UNTIL 8 PM. We also want to get full of meat (except the Vegetarians) and beer and then accidentally hurt ourselves, too!
ADIEU:
See you next week!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Please don't use illegal fireworks. True story: 4th of July, 1992, my father (completely sober mind you) was lighting illegal fireworks and accidentally held one too long. It ended up popping in his hand. He suffered some minor burns and instead of going to a hospital, he just put ice and water on it instead. He was lucky enough not to blow off a finger.
Our collage of photos while a customer shops on.
Oh! You say you don't read the paper or watch television and that you'd prefer to rent DVD's and Blu-Rays? That's great! It means we make a profit and I get to keep my job! Well, for you movie watching types, let me fill you in on the happenings of the week:
Madness in Iran: When a rigged election happens in the US, a bunch of second rate filmmakers make documentaries about how bad Bush is. When a rigged election happens in Iran, innocent people go protest, get shot and have their death video uploaded on YouTube.
North Korea and the Nukes: North Korea, always ready to brag about their non-existent supremacy over all other East Asian countries, is claiming that if the UN inspects their ships the UN believes they are loaded with nuclear missles, Kim Jong Il will take it as a declaration of war. I think we should try to reach some agreement where no one gets nuked and Kim Jong Il continues to have a healthy supply of old lady sunglasses before the world becomes "Gravity's Rainbow".
The Death of Ed McMahon: I'll remember him always courtesy of Phil Hartman's great imitation. I just remember his character always being drunk and always yelling "You are correct, sir!".
The Death of Farrah Fawcett: Suddenly, I feel very dirty having her poster still pinned up next to my bed.
The Death of Michael Jackson: Unless he was accused of molestation, nobody really cared about him since the early nineties. Now suddenly he's dead, everyone's a fan. Amazon sold out of his albums within fifteen minutes of the new. No respect for the dead, huh?
The Death of Billy Mays: All the chubby, bearded men of America are convening at Billy Mays' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The wait in line is four hours. His star is also the shiniest in the whole street courtesey of OxiClean. "Stains? What stains?". Rest in piece ol' buddy.
NEW RELEASES:
So, let's forget about the horrors of the world. Instead let's look at this week's new releases:
Kaidan: I don't know anything about foreign cultures or other languages, but I do know that "kaidan" means ghost story. If you like ghost stories I would watch this, but for the weak hearted or weak bladdered, I don't reccomend it.
Tokyo!: This movie is not called "Tokyo". It's called "Tokyo!". My main men Gondry, Carax, and that guy who made "The Host" all have their own idea of how Tokyo is! Also, it's a film about women turning into chairs and people ordering pizza and not about Japan's unstable economic situation, their increasing low birth rate and the many social issues. Sounds fun!
Two Lovers: A customer whose judgement I trust said that this film was "excellent, but very dark". A relationship movie that's "dark"? Sounds awesome! I'm getting tired of these "Bride Wars" and "Made of Honor" and "Father of the Bride" type films. Where's the movie for the person whose relationships never work out, huh!? This sounds like it may be it.
OTHER NEW RELEASES/NEW ARRIVALS:
28 Days
Absolute Power (Clint Eastwood)
Entourage S.5
Inspector Gadget 1&2 (The live-action version)
Picking Up the Pieces
Prefontaine
Punk in England
RIP! (doc.)
Robot Chicken S.3
Secret Diary of a Call Girl S.2
A Song of Innocence
FOURTH OF JULY:
Before you get full of meat and beer and then accidentally hurt yourself with fireworks you bought in Tijuana, know that Videotheque will be open, but ONLY UNTIL 8 PM. We also want to get full of meat (except the Vegetarians) and beer and then accidentally hurt ourselves, too!
ADIEU:
See you next week!
www.vidtheque.com
vidtheque.blogspot.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Please don't use illegal fireworks. True story: 4th of July, 1992, my father (completely sober mind you) was lighting illegal fireworks and accidentally held one too long. It ended up popping in his hand. He suffered some minor burns and instead of going to a hospital, he just put ice and water on it instead. He was lucky enough not to blow off a finger.
Our collage of photos while a customer shops on.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
New Releases for June 22nd, or All Summer Long!
You feel that?
Huh....
You don't? Well, it's the summer heat and it's here to torture us for the next few months. We're feelin' it, that's fo' sho. All the kids and teens are coming in earlier now that school is done. Maybe you should come by too.
So grab you lady or man, a glass of lemonade, a pair of trunks or a bikini and a beach chair and chill out in our perfectly air conditioned store. Rent something while your at it too!
NEW RELEASES:
Confessions of the Shopaholic: I was a really bad shopaholic, but just had to go cold turkey. After some heavy withdrawals and minor freaking out, I was cured. Still... everytime I step into a shopping mall, I get really bad shakes. I just have to be strong and take it one day at a time. Be strong. Be strong.
Last Year at Marienbad: I wish I could say what this film was about, but I'm not sure if I completely understood it. You should rent it and pretend you knew what it was all about just to impress me. Then again, I'm a nobody. Why would you want to impress li'l ol' me?
My Dinner with Andre: It's strange to think a movie that's totally dependent on dialougue could've existed. Anyways, while watching this, I kept remembering the MDWA action figues from "Waiting for Guffman" and the MDWA video game from The Simpsons where the options are "Bon Mot", "Trenchant Insight", and "Tell Me More" (all phrases never uttered in the film).
Pink Panther 2: Wait? Peter Sellers isn't doing these anymore? Wait!? He's dead!?
Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection: I don't like the cat's face (is he Tom or Jerry?). It prevents me from being able to enjoy this DVD.
Waltz with Bashir: I was ready to get down and boogie with this film. Turned out it had nothing to do with dancing. It's about war in the middle east! You can't dance to that (and lord knows I've tried). What a jib!
OTHER NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS:
Air Force One (The president of the USA fights terroists)
The Banana Splits complete series (Re-live those Saturday mornings)
The Bronx is Burning (Baseball drama)
Crawford (Bush is gone, but we still get docs about him)
Danielson: A Family Movie (music by Danielson Famile and Sufjan Stevens)
Danny Gans at the Mirage
Dillinger (73) (Prepare for next month's "Public Enemies")
Harry Potter series on Blu-Ray
Iron Maiden/Flight 666 (the number of the beast)
I Can't Belive I'm Still Single (doc about his lonely adventures)
Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress, and the Tangerine (doc on title artist)
Problem Child (John Ritter comedy)
Tomcats
REC SECTS:
So, the signs aren't up yet, but the clerks couldn't wait and decided to put their sections up early. They were promptly terminated.
Mark A's "Celebrate the Independence of American with Explosions!": Mark A. loves this country so much, he's blowing up a small portion of it (with fireworks I hope). Before the feds arrest him at his country cabin and confiscate this section as evidence, you should rent some of the films with big explosions here including "The Rock", "The Bridge on the River Kwai", and the always appropriate "Independence Day".
Martina M.'s "Deep Blue I want to Give it All to You": Do you like blue movies (the non-pornographic kind) like "Blue", "Deep Blue", "I Am Curious: Blue", and "La Blue Girl"? Okay. Some of those have some racey scenes, but still, do you like these movies or any movies with the word "blue" in the title? Then come in and check this section out and take some of the babies home.
CATCH YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE:
Adios mujures y muchachos!
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MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Please don't leave you pets or loved ones in the car with the windows rolled up, especially in this heat.
Getting water to stay cool!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
We live in Southern California, a land of people more wealthy and famous that myself! I think it's human nature to be obsessed with these people and to interact with them. Here are some of my favorite encounters:
Steve Buscemi: He was jogging across the street from my house. I ran outside in my soiled bathrobe and tackled him straight to the ground! I told him "Hey! You're Mr. Pink!". He said "Yeah" and gave me a cock-eyed stare. I told him he was pretty cool and then he continued merrily jogging away. About a week later, his attorney sent me a letter saying I was getting sued for permanent damage done to Mr. Buscemi's spinal cord due to my tackling. All and all, a nice guy!
Gérard Depardieu: He was eating some Chicken McNuggets at the McDonald's in downtown. I thought about how the little McNuggets look like peas in comparison to his massive hands. Okay, I really didn't think that, I actually said it out loud. He said thank you and that he was proud of his mighty hands and then he hand fed me a McNugget as thanks. It truly was the mightiest McNugget I've ever eaten.
David Byrne: There he was in the flesh buying a freshly made suit at the big and tall store. He was getting one of those giant suits from "Stop Making Sense" as part of his show. Then I realized I was buying the same suit and even then it was a bit too tight. Suddenly, a great depression came over me and I had to leave the store. He was the meanest celebrity I ran into.
Mark Ruffalo: Fresh off "The Brothers Bloom", he was impressing some ladies with the magic tricks he learned for his role inside a booth at the Congo Room. I asked him to do a trick for me and he asked for my wallet. as part of the trick. Just like that, he made my wallet disappear. Wow! I then asked for my wallet back, but all he said was "What wallet?". He wasn't as nice as he is in the movies.
Chow Yun-Fat: I ran into Chow Yun-Fat in the line at Whole Foods. He was buying some falafel with spicy tahini sauce. This was my first real celebrity encounter, so out of nervousness, I asked him "Sooooo... you must like food, huh?" Without a thought of hesitation, he drop kicked me so hard in the chest, he broke two ribs and stopped my heart for a few minutes. He was nice enough to give me a free pass to see Red Cliff though! That's an interview I'll never forget!
NEW RELEASES:
Bergman Island (included with "The Seventh Seal"): This sounds like a good title for a Bergman themed reality show where people have to stay on an island for thirty days while their marriage disintegrates, their questioning of God arrives, and they have to stay very stoic and stone faced. Instead, we get this pretty cool documentary about Mr. Bergman at the sunset of his life.
Madea Goes To Jail: While Madea goes to jail, Tyler Perry goes straight to the bank to deposit all the millions upon millions of dollars he's made off of controlling all the main media outlets including television, movies, legitimate theater, and books. He's back as the angry and crazy black woman he's been in the last few movies, but someone finally caught on that her craziness may be a potential threat against human life so they put her in jail. They would've stuck her in the nut house, but Reagan shut all of those down in the eighties.
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man: I thought I've seen all the movies where prominent musicians tell others to punch meat, but it turned out I was wrong. See Brian Eno, David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker and others look generally enthusiastic while listening to Mr. Walker's music, too.
The Seventh Seal: I know what you're thinking! You're thinking "But Videotheque has had this movie for the longest!". Well, they (and by "they", I mean Criterion) decided their ten year old edition of the DVD was old and passe. They needed to freshen it up with a new transfer, a documentary, prettier artwork, and a Blu-Ray edition to boot.
What Goes Up: I'm going to say rent this because the person who wrote and directed is a very nice customer who comes in here. Please rent it; he'd appreciate it! (Editor's note: the local connection notwithstanding, it's great!-- Steve Coogan as big city journalist in small-town New Hampshire burg,1986-- at his witty best. Check it out!)
OTHER NEW RELEASES/NEW ARRIVALS:
Addicted to Plastic (doc)
The Bronx is Burning
Cherry Blossoms (Germany/Japan)
Crips and Bloods: Made In America (doc. by Stacy Peralta)
Crying Fist (S. Korea-- boxing/action!)
Danielson: A Family Movie (doc.)
Death Note (Japan)
Death Note II (ditto)
Derby (roller derby doc.)
Dr. Strangelove (Blu-Ray)
Favela Rising (Brazil doc.)
First Wives Club
Friday the 13th (2009)
GFE: Girlfriend Experience
Harry Potter Series (Blu-Ray)
Let's Make Money (banking industry doc.)
My Unlucky Satrs (France, with C. Deneuve)
Seraphine (France, César winner 2008-- France's Best Picture!)
The Seventh Seal (Blu-Ray)
Summer Rain (Spain, dir. A. Banderas)
Swing (dir. Tony Gatlif)
Waiting for Someone (France)
Welcome Home (Spain)
The Window (Argentina/Spain)
Wizard of Gore (Crispin Glover remake)
SO LONG, FOOLIOS:
Hope you read me again next week.
www.vidtheque.com
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't preach about the glories of eating healthing while eating a cheeseburger. It just makes you look crazy.
Steve Buscemi: He was jogging across the street from my house. I ran outside in my soiled bathrobe and tackled him straight to the ground! I told him "Hey! You're Mr. Pink!". He said "Yeah" and gave me a cock-eyed stare. I told him he was pretty cool and then he continued merrily jogging away. About a week later, his attorney sent me a letter saying I was getting sued for permanent damage done to Mr. Buscemi's spinal cord due to my tackling. All and all, a nice guy!
Gérard Depardieu: He was eating some Chicken McNuggets at the McDonald's in downtown. I thought about how the little McNuggets look like peas in comparison to his massive hands. Okay, I really didn't think that, I actually said it out loud. He said thank you and that he was proud of his mighty hands and then he hand fed me a McNugget as thanks. It truly was the mightiest McNugget I've ever eaten.
David Byrne: There he was in the flesh buying a freshly made suit at the big and tall store. He was getting one of those giant suits from "Stop Making Sense" as part of his show. Then I realized I was buying the same suit and even then it was a bit too tight. Suddenly, a great depression came over me and I had to leave the store. He was the meanest celebrity I ran into.
Mark Ruffalo: Fresh off "The Brothers Bloom", he was impressing some ladies with the magic tricks he learned for his role inside a booth at the Congo Room. I asked him to do a trick for me and he asked for my wallet. as part of the trick. Just like that, he made my wallet disappear. Wow! I then asked for my wallet back, but all he said was "What wallet?". He wasn't as nice as he is in the movies.
Chow Yun-Fat: I ran into Chow Yun-Fat in the line at Whole Foods. He was buying some falafel with spicy tahini sauce. This was my first real celebrity encounter, so out of nervousness, I asked him "Sooooo... you must like food, huh?" Without a thought of hesitation, he drop kicked me so hard in the chest, he broke two ribs and stopped my heart for a few minutes. He was nice enough to give me a free pass to see Red Cliff though! That's an interview I'll never forget!
NEW RELEASES:
Bergman Island (included with "The Seventh Seal"): This sounds like a good title for a Bergman themed reality show where people have to stay on an island for thirty days while their marriage disintegrates, their questioning of God arrives, and they have to stay very stoic and stone faced. Instead, we get this pretty cool documentary about Mr. Bergman at the sunset of his life.
Madea Goes To Jail: While Madea goes to jail, Tyler Perry goes straight to the bank to deposit all the millions upon millions of dollars he's made off of controlling all the main media outlets including television, movies, legitimate theater, and books. He's back as the angry and crazy black woman he's been in the last few movies, but someone finally caught on that her craziness may be a potential threat against human life so they put her in jail. They would've stuck her in the nut house, but Reagan shut all of those down in the eighties.
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man: I thought I've seen all the movies where prominent musicians tell others to punch meat, but it turned out I was wrong. See Brian Eno, David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker and others look generally enthusiastic while listening to Mr. Walker's music, too.
The Seventh Seal: I know what you're thinking! You're thinking "But Videotheque has had this movie for the longest!". Well, they (and by "they", I mean Criterion) decided their ten year old edition of the DVD was old and passe. They needed to freshen it up with a new transfer, a documentary, prettier artwork, and a Blu-Ray edition to boot.
What Goes Up: I'm going to say rent this because the person who wrote and directed is a very nice customer who comes in here. Please rent it; he'd appreciate it! (Editor's note: the local connection notwithstanding, it's great!-- Steve Coogan as big city journalist in small-town New Hampshire burg,1986-- at his witty best. Check it out!)
OTHER NEW RELEASES/NEW ARRIVALS:
Addicted to Plastic (doc)
The Bronx is Burning
Cherry Blossoms (Germany/Japan)
Crips and Bloods: Made In America (doc. by Stacy Peralta)
Crying Fist (S. Korea-- boxing/action!)
Danielson: A Family Movie (doc.)
Death Note (Japan)
Death Note II (ditto)
Derby (roller derby doc.)
Dr. Strangelove (Blu-Ray)
Favela Rising (Brazil doc.)
First Wives Club
Friday the 13th (2009)
GFE: Girlfriend Experience
Harry Potter Series (Blu-Ray)
Let's Make Money (banking industry doc.)
My Unlucky Satrs (France, with C. Deneuve)
Seraphine (France, César winner 2008-- France's Best Picture!)
The Seventh Seal (Blu-Ray)
Summer Rain (Spain, dir. A. Banderas)
Swing (dir. Tony Gatlif)
Waiting for Someone (France)
Welcome Home (Spain)
The Window (Argentina/Spain)
Wizard of Gore (Crispin Glover remake)
SO LONG, FOOLIOS:
Hope you read me again next week.
www.vidtheque.com
This is my point of view everyday at work. Now you know how it feels like to work at Videotheque!
MORAL OF THE WEEK:
Don't preach about the glories of eating healthing while eating a cheeseburger. It just makes you look crazy.
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