Its been a couple weeks since I posted the last Coming Soon list, and I think I will stick to this bi-weekly format for the short term. Not enough changes happen on a week-to-week basis to merit weekly posts, so this should help keep things a bit more interesting.
I don’t have much time to delve into it, but their are a host of films coming out in spring that look incredibly promising. Expect plenty of One to Watch entries as I track down trailers and more info. Other than that, see you at the movies.
*** – Denotes recommended viewing
All dates subject to change
12/11 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Lagoon ***
12/11 The Strip Lagoon
12/11 Me and Orson Welles Lagoon
12/18 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Lagoon
12/18 The Maid Lagoon/Edina
12/18 Young Victoria Edina
12/25 Broken Embraces Uptown
12/25 Nine Lagoon
12/25 A Single Man Lagoon
1/08 Crazy Heart Uptown (NEW)***
1/08 The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus Lagoon ***
1/22 White Ribbon Uptown/Lagoon ***
2/12 Rashomon (Restored Print) Lagoon***
2/12 The Last Station Edina
2/12 Saint John of Las Vegas Lagoon (NEW)***
2/19 Oscar Nominated Shorts Lagoon ***
2/26 44 Inch Chest Lagoon***
3/05 North Face Lagoon (NEW)***
3/12 A Prophet Uptown
3/12 A Town Called Panic Lagoon ***
3/12 The Art of the Steal Edina (NEW)
A huge amount of new additions this week, with the headliner clearly being Michael Haneke’s newest film, and the most recent Golden Palm winner, White Ribbon. And while that is my most anticipated, I am also eagerly awaiting Men Who Stare at Goats, Ong Bak 2 (I don’t care what you say Joe), Up in the Air and The Fantastic Mr Fox.
In other news, I have left Landmark for Kerasotes. Thursday was my final day with Landmark, and I made sure to have a nice break in between the two jobs by having Friday be my first day with Kerasotes. I had a blast working at Landmark, but Kerasotes offered me an opportunity that I simply couldn’t let pass by. I’ll still be doing the Coming Soon announcements for Landmark, as several of the managers have been nice enough to keep sending me the lists so I can post them, but don’t be surprised if more Kerasotes information starts to creep in the occassional post.
*** – Denotes recommended viewing
All dates subject to change
11/06 Antichrist Uptown***
11/06 Men Who Stare At Goats Lagoon (NEW)***
11/06 Flame & Citron Edina (NEW DATE)
11/13 Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Uptown (NEW)***
11/13 Crude Lagoon
11/13 Gentlemen Broncos Lagoon***
11/13 Skin Edina (tentative)
11/20 (Untitled) Uptown/Lagoon (NEW DATE)
11/20 We Live in Public Lagoon
11/20 Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Lagoon
11/20 The Messenger Edina
11/25 Red Cliff Uptown (NEW DATE)
11/25 The Road Edina***
11/25 The Fantastic Mr Fox Lagoon (NEW)***
11/27 Oh My God? Lagoon
12/04 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Uptown ***
12/11 Up in the Air Lagoon (NEW)***
12/11 The Strip Lagoon
12/11 Me and Orson Welles Edina (NEW)
12/18 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Lagoon (NEW DATE)
12/18 The Maid Lagoon/Edina
12/18 Young Victoria Edina
12/25 Broken Embraces Uptown
12/25 Nine Lagoon
12/25 A Single Man Lagoon/Edina
1/08 The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus Lagoon ***
1/22 White Ribbon Uptown/Lagoon (NEW)***
2/12 Rashomon Lagoon***
2/12 The Station Edina (NEW)
2/19 Oscar Nominated Shorts Lagoon (NEW)***
2/26 44 Inch Chest Lagoon
3/12 A Prophet Uptown (NEW)
3/12 A Town Called Panic Lagoon (NEW)
My math might be a bit off on the title statement, but I stand by my current dilemma’s level of difficulty. Over the next two days I have to find a way to watch three movies (The Return of the Living Dead, Scanners and Hausu) with the distinct possibility that I can only make one of them do to my work schedule.
So the question becomes, if I can only watch one of these movies, which one do I choose?
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Afghan Star is getting its released date pushed, for the fourth time. Of course this is a better fate then Park Chan-wook’s latest film Thirst, which has been dropped and will not open in Minneapolis. This after being delayed twice, and after having an intial release date scheduled a full six weeks after its Chicago opening. As far as I can tell, Thirst only played in Chicago, New York and LA and that is it for the US, which is truly ridiculous. Word is trickling out that the studio (Focus Features/Universal) simply didn’t want to pay to strike prints, let alone market the film. Evidently they thought marketing a vampire film to modern day filmgoer’s was a risk not worth taking. Probably because they are idiots.
In other news Young Victoria had its release date pushed and … ohh … it says here Universal sucks. So it must be true. Hopefully one of the local Independent theatres(The Heights, Parkway or Riverview, I’m not picky) picks up the slack (Hey Trylon, throw us a freaking bone please!) and releases the film so Minneapolis film lovers have a chance to watch it in theatres.
*** – Denotes recommended viewing
All dates subject to change
09/25 Burning Plain Uptown (tentative)
09/25 Paris Uptown/Edina
09/25 Somers Town Lagoon***
09/25 Afghan Star Lagoon (NEW DATE)
09/25 The Other Man Edina (tentative)
10/02 A Serious Man Uptown***
10/02 Capitalism: A Love Story Lagoon
10/02 No Impact Man Lagoon
10/02 Flame & Citron Edina
10/09 Earth Days Lagoon
10/09 The Boys Are Back Edina
10/09 Amreeka Edina
10/09 Unmistaken Child Lagoon
10/16 Still Walking Lagoon
10/16 Coco Before Chanel Edina
10/16 More Than A Game Lagoon
10/23 An Education Uptown
10/23 The Horse Boy Lagoon
10/23 Damned United Lagoon
10/23 Amelia Lagoon
10/30 New York, I Love You Uptown/Lagoon
10/30 Canyon Lagoon
11/06 Antichrist Uptown
11/06 Skin Edina
11/13 Crude Lagoon
11/20 We Live in Public Lagoon
11/20 Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Lagoon
11/25 The Road Edina***
11/27 RED CLIFF Uptown
11/27 Oh My God? Lagoon
11/27 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Lagoon
12/04 The Strip Lagoon (NEW)
12/11 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Lagoon
12/18 The Maid Edina
12/18 Young Victoria Edina (NEW DATE)
If you happen to be wandering the streets of Uptown tomorrow night and happen to see a large individual who bears more then a passing resemblance to Michael Moore, surprise, it is Michael Moore. The charismatic filmmaker will be in town to support his latest film Capitalism: A Love Story. But that film isn’t supposed to open in the Twin Cities for another couple of weeks? True, but The Lagoon Cinema will be hosting a semi-secret screening tomorrow at 7:00 pm of the film, and Moore will have a Q&A afterwards.
Great, so how can you get tickets? You can’t. This is a word of mouth screening so you have to be invited. In case that doesn’t register that means that you shouldn’t call The Lagoon to ask for tickets because they can’t give you any. You also shouldn’t show up at The Lagoon to ask for tickets because they can’t give you any. And it also means do not email me because I can’t get you in either. And if that isn’t enough reasons, please remember to not talk about Fight Club either. Because it has nothing to do with Moore’s film.
But, if you want to show up to stand outside and people watch and snap a few photos of the jolly director and then feel like sending them my way I’ll be more then happy to post them.
And, if anyone who actually has been invited to this screening could give me any details on what is discussed in the Q&A that would be awesome, because I’m stuck working tomorrow night and won’t be able to attend. So I’m just as screwed as the rest of you.
Capitalism: A Love Story opens at The Lagoon Cinema on October 2nd.
Its been a couple weeks since I posted the last Coming Soon list, and I think I will stick to this bi-weekly format for the short term. Not enough changes happen on a week-to-week basis to merit weekly posts, so this should help keep things a bit more interesting. 
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