New Releases for May 30, 2008:

Sex and the City

Director:  Michael Patrick King
Writer:  Michael Patrick King
Release Date:  30 May 2008
Genre:  Comedy / Romance
Tagline:  Get Carried Away.
Plot Summary:  Set four years after we last saw the ladies, Carrie, Samantha, Miranda, and Charlotte negotiate their friendships, romances, and careers in New York City. At the center of it all is Carrie’s pending nuptials to Mr. Big…
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The Strangers

Director:  Bryan Bertino
Writer:  Bryan Bertino
Release Date:  30 May 2008
Genre:  Action / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Tagline:  Lock the door.  Pretend you’re safe.
Plot Summary:  A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.
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The Foot Fist Way

Director:  Jody Hill
Writers:  Ben Best, Jody Hill, Danny R. McBride
Release Date:  30 May 2008 (limited)
Genre:  Comedy
Plot Summary:  An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck “The Truck” Williams.
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Savage Grace

Director:  Tom Kalin
Writer:  Howard A. Rodman
Release Date:  30 May 2008 (NY/LA)
Genre:  Drama
Plot Summary:  A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American tragedies.
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Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

Director:  Chris Bell
Writers:  Chris Bell, Alexander Buono, Tamsin Rawady
Release Date:  30 May 2008 (NY/LA)
Genre:  Documentary
Tagline:  The side effects of being American.
Plot Summary:  In America, we define ourselves in the superlative:  we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world.  Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs?  Director Christopher Bell explores America’s win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.
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A Few Side Notes:
1.  I feel so sorry for every man who gets dragged to the Sex and the City spectacle.  Just look at it this way:  it’s an excuse for you to see naked chicks while your significant other thinks you’re just being supportive.  Of course those chicks are like 50, but hey, Kristin Davis (<3) is still hot.  Keep your fingers crossed on that one.  Otherwise, you’re just screwed.
2.  Hasn’t The Strangers been done…twice?  Nobody saw Funny Games so why would they see this one?  That trailer is pretty creepy, though.
3.  The Foot Fist Way could be a solid low-budget comedy.  I caught McBride on Conan last night and he was hilarious.  I might have to see this one if it has a wider release.

National music television network Fuse has signed a three-year deal with the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival that cements them as the official television network of the festival.� Fuse will broadcast live performances as well as include on-demand content and promotions.�

According to Fuse President Eric Sherman,

Fuse recognizes that some of the biggest events in the music calendar are festivals, and when you think about premier music festivals, you can’t get much bigger than Bonnaroo. This partnership becomes a major event for Fuse and reinforces our commitment to bringing the biggest and most popular music events to our viewers. If you can’t make it to Manchester this year, Fuse is providing viewers a unique opportunity to experience the energy and music of Bonnaroo, past and present, and Fuse is the only place on TV you can get it.

Bonnaroo takes places June 12-15, 2008 in Manchester, Tennessee and will feature performances by Pearl Jam, Metallica, Jack Johnson, Kanye West and Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, along with more than 100 other bands.

New Releases for May 16, 2008:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Director:  Andrew Adamson
Writers:  Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Release Date:  16 May 2008
Genre:  Adventure / Family / Fantasy
Tagline:  A New Age Has Begun.
Plot Summary:  The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land’s throne, Prince Caspian.
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Reprise

Director:  Joachim Trier
Writers:  Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Release Date:  16 May 2008 (limited)
Genre:  Drama
Plot Summary:  Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
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How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer

Director:  Georgina Riedel
Writer:  Georgina Riedel
Release Date:  16 May 2008 (limited)
Genre:  Comedy / Drama
Plot Summary:  Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer.
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Sangre de Mi Sangre

Director:  Christopher Zalla
Writer:  Christopher Zalla
Release Date:  14 May 2008 (NYC)
Genre:  Drama / Thriller
Plot Summary:  A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers’ fortune.
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A Few Side Notes:
1.  Wow, what a lame weekend at the movies.  I don’t have kids and wasn’t interested in Narnia when I was young so I’ll pass on Prince Caspian.
2.  Reprise just sounds extremely boring.  Were they going for a Once look with that poster?  Fail.
3.  Does anyone care how the Garcia Girls spent their summer?  I sure don’t.  I wasn’t wondering either.  Thanks for making another space filler on Blockbuster’s shelf.
4.  Sangre could actually be pretty solid as the plot sounds quite original.  But since the release is so limited, we’ll have to wait for the Netflix announcement.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army, you can catch it in theaters on July 11th.

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News comes today that Tom Cruise will star as President Ben Cahill in the upcoming film 28th Amendment from director Phillip Noyce.

The plot revolves around a young US President (Cruise) who discovers that America is actually being ruled by a secret cabal lead by Denzel Washington, who makes a habit of eliminating any threat to the Secret Government.

Tom has been in overdrive attempting to rehab his image, I think if he can keep his mouth shut, pull of a decent M:I 4 and a few more movies like this, the public may just forgive him yet.

Maybe.

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