It's not the greatest batch this week, especially at the chain theatres, but there some things of interest. If none of these interest you, and they may not, then it also gives you a chance to catch up with some of teh great films still in town, like The Wrestler, Milk, Revolutionary Road, etc..
Anyways,
Wednesday
Sick Nurses
The Mayfair brings you more extreme Asian cinema.
Friday
Liam Neeson stars in Taken, from producer Luc Besson. Neeson plays a hitman/kipnap recovery expert who’s daughter is kidnapped … so he goes to recover her. Supposedly a good little action flick.
The Uninvited
If I asked you where The Uninvited was derived from, wouldn’t you be an idiot not to say, “it’s a remake of an Asian horror film from 5 years ago, but not as good.”? Yes, you would be an idiot.
New In Town
Renee Zellwegger tries to prove she’s still a viable romantic comedy lead. Hopefully she will be proven wrong. (I’ve backed off on my certainty about these things after having been wrong about Kevin James for two straight weeks.
The Class
The winner of the 2008 Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, about a teacher who aims to reach a class of trouble impoverished youth. Sure, maybe you’ve seen that exact film before, but have you ever seen it in French?
Saving Luna is a Canadian documentary about a young orca who gets separated from its family/pod off Vancouver Island.
Visitor Q
Yet more Asian extreme cinema, from Takashi Miike.
Saturday
James Bond continues at the Mayfair
Octopussy
The point where the Bond producers got just a little TOO cheeky with the Bond girl names.
A View To A Kill
This, on paper, should be the greatest Bond film, because the villain is played by none other than Christopher Walken. But … it’s really not that good. Roger Moore’s last stint as Bond.
Vigilante
This month’s edition of Saturday Night Sinema, the first since the change of management at the Mayfair. The screening is free to all member of the Mayfair, so it may be busy/sold out. Get there early.
Sunday
West Side Story
The 1961 Academy Award for Best Picture winner, this is the musical redoing of Romeo & Juliet, but with dancing. Sharks vs. Jets, take your pick.
Monday
Labyrinth
David Bowie, pre-teen Jennifer Connelly, and Jim Henson puppetry. Need I say more?
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