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Thursday, January 13, 2011

SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE



NEW IN THEATRES...

* All Good Things, a true-ish crime story that is fine despite its distanced point of view.

* The Green Hornet, the odd pairing of Michel Gondry and Seth Rogen gives us too much and yet not enough.

UPDATED TO CRITERION CONFESSIONS...

* Army of Shadows, a second pass at the Jean-Pierre Melville spy story via the new Blu-Ray. (Also at DVD Talk.)

* Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa's "Prince and the Pauper" historical epic. Since it's playing at Cinema 21 here in Portland this week, I also did a shorter review for the Portland Mercury.

* The Night of the Hunter, the evil preacher as Disney villain, utilizing a theory advanced by Scott Morse--who just got his own Criterion Top 10.

* When a Woman Ascends the Stairs: Japanese actress Hideko Takamine passed away recently, making it a good time to watch one of her most famous roles.



THIS WEEK IN DVD/BD REVIEWS...

* Backdraft, examining my past enjoyment of Ron Howard movies by watching the BD of the movie that started it all going wrong.

* Denis Leary & Friends Present: Douchebags & Donuts, a charity concert that underperforms.

* Generator Rex, vol. 1, the first 9 episode of this fun boy-centric adventure series.



Current Soundtrack: Ricky Gervais on Ellen; Top Chef on On Demand

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