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 ).

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MORAL OF THE WEEK:
When you watch a movie with someone else, quit interrupting and asking questions. It's pretty annoying.