Slight delay this week at getting my theatrical and DVD recommendations posted. I had a few other updates I wanted to make and this is the one that ended up getting pushed to the back burner for the short term.
That all being said, it actually is a surprisingly strong week for theatrical releases, as Tyson, The Limits of Control and Tokyo Sonata are all released. While I was underwhelmed by Tyson, The Limits of Control and Tokyo Sonata are incredibly strong choices for those who don’t want to watch the latest Ron Howard vehicle.
As for DVD releases, While the Internet has been a buzz about Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus, a couple other films caught my eye. The first is the practically direct to DVD film Outlander, which was snuck into a few theaters early in the year then quickly dropped from booking schedules. Outside of the Vikings vs Aliens premise I know little about it, but really, do you need to know anything else?
The other film that I’m excited to see is the French horror film Eden Log. A sci-fi cyberpunk styled film that takes places underground and is shot entirely using hand held cameras. The look of the film reminds me quite a bit of The Descent, and if it can capture the same clausterphobic feel of that film, Eden Log could potentially be on hell of a horror film.
While The Uptown Theatre was initially in talks to host Lebowski Fest, the lack of a liquor license really killed any chance they had of hosting it, which is a shame. Everyone knows you can’t watch The Big Lebowski without a White Russian and the occasional acid flashback.
But if you can’t have the screening at one of the most iconic movie theaters in town, the next best thing is to move the event to one of the most iconic venues in the country, First Avenue. That’s right, where the world first glimpsed Prince and Apollonia 6 shake their money makers, you can now go watch The Dude, well, abide. Follow up bowling party will take place at Memory Lanes.
The Theaters at the Mall of America recently announced they are installing a select group of chairs that move in accordance to what is happening onscreen. For a mere $7 additional dollars you can roll, pitch, heave and intelligently vibrate (I swear that is what the website claims) all while enjoying an already overpriced movie. These new chairs will go live starting on May 21st, and my guess is that next weekend you’ll be able to enjoy all the kinetic action of the latest Terminator movie in every crevice of your bowels.
Now sure, the concept seems like a pointless stunt that won’t draw at all, but I am proud to announce that I will attempt to reconoiter one of these limited seats to suffer through the effects so you don’t have to! Thankfully, James has agreed to join me on this important mission, and if all goes well we’ll puke within the first 30 minutes so we can still get our money back. Sure the idea may be stupid, but we’re going to do it anyway.
And just for you I’ve included a short video clip so you’ll know just how stupid we’ll look!
Anyone else willing to bet money that the D in D-Box stands for douche?
*** – Denotes recommended viewing
All dates subject to change
05/08 Anvil! The Story of Anvil Uptown***
05/08 Lymelife Lagoon
05/08 Star Trek Lagoon
05/08 Lemon Tree Edina
05/15 The Limits of Control Uptown***
05/15 Angels and Demons Lagoon
05/15 Management Lagoon
05/15 Tokyo Sonata Edina***
05/22 Brothers Bloom Uptown
05/22 Adoration Edina (tentative)
05/22 Gigantic Lagoon
05/22 Every Little Step Edina
05/22 The Girlfriend Experience Edina ***
05/29 Rudo Y Cursi Uptown
05/29 The Song of Sparrows Lagoon
06/05 Revanche Lagoon
06/05 Little Ashes Lagoon (tentative) 06/05 Easy Virtue Edina (tentative)
06/12 Away We Go Uptown/Lagoon ***
06/12 Enlighten Up! Lagoon
06/12 Departures Edina
06/19 Food Inc. Uptown/Lagoon
06/19 O’Horten Lagoon
06/19 Summer Hours Edina
06/26 Cheri Uptown/Edina
06/26 MOON Lagoon***
06/26 The Country Teacher Lagoon
06/26 The Stoning of Soraya M. Edina
07/03 The Girl From Monaco Uptown/Edina (NEW)
07/10 Whatever Works Uptown
07/10 Seraphine Edina (tentative) (NEW)
07/17 The Hurt Locker Uptown (tentative)
07/24 500 Days of Summer Uptown 07/24 Betty Blue: The Director’s Cut Lagoon ***
07/31 In the Loop Uptown
07/31 Shrink Edina (tentative)
08/07 The Cove Uptown***
08/14 Not Quite Hollywood Lagoon***
08/14 Adam Edina
08/21 Lorna’s Silence Edina
08/30 The Bride of Frankenstein Edina (One Night Only) *** 08/30 It Happened One Night Edina (One Night Only) ***
This year marks the 75th anniversary for the Edina Cinema and to commemorate it Landmark Theaters will have a special double feature presentation of It Happened One Night and Bride of Frankenstein on Sunday, August 30th, one day before the theater officially turns 75 years old. Over the years the theater has gone through many changes, originally starting out as a one screen before twice being split into multiple theaters but it has become a staple of the community and one of the best places to watch Independent and foreign films in the Twin Cities.
While there are no more specific details as of yet on the event, I’ll be sure to post updates as I find out about them. But there is strong backing from both Landmark and the community, so it should be a fantastic event once all is said and done.
Slight delay this week at getting my theatrical and DVD recommendations posted. I had a few other updates I wanted to make and this is the one that ended up getting pushed to the back burner for the short term.
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