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)

12/25 Broken Embraces Uptown

2/12 Rashomon Lagoon ***

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An impressive number of big additions this week, specifically with The September Issue, The Maid and Flame & Citron. Yeah, I don’t know what those are either. But just when I thought that those were the only new additions the big guns started rolling in. The Informant!, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and most importantly, The Road. All three have my interest piqued for various reasons, but The Road is a film that I have been highly anticipating for about two years now, and it is a film that I believe stands a good chance of being something that I truly love.

*** – Denotes recommended viewing
All dates subject to change

08/29 The Adventures of Robin Hood Edina (One Night Only) ***
08/30 The Bride of Frankenstein Edina (One Night Only) ***
08/30 It Happened One Night Edina (One Night Only) ***

09/04 The World’s Greatest Dad Uptown ***
09/04 Extract Lagoon
09/04 Afghan Star Lagoon
09/04 My One and Only Edina

09/09 9 Lagoon ***

09/11 The Baader Meinhof Complex Uptown
09/11 Captain Abu Raed Lagoon/Edina
09/11 Play the Game Edina
09/11 The September Issue Edina (NEW)

09/18 Bright Star Uptown
09/18 The Informant! Lagoon (NEW) ***
09/18 Thirst Lagoon ***
09/18 It Might Get Loud Lagoon
09/18 The Beaches of Agnes Edina

09/25 Burning Plain Uptown
09/25 Somers Town Lagoon ***
09/25 Paris Edina
09/25 The Other Man Edina

10/02 A Serious Man Uptown ***
10/02 Capitalism: A Love Story Lagoon
10/02 No Impact Man Lagoon
10/02 Flame & Citron Edina (NEW)

10/09 Earth Days Lagoon
10/09 The Boys Are Back Edina
10/09 Amreeka Edina

10/16 Still Walking Lagoon
10/16 Coco Before Chanel Edina
10/16 More Than A Game Lagoon
10/16 The Road Edina (NEW) ***

10/23 An Education Uptown
10/23 The Horse Boy Lagoon
10/23 Damned United Lagoon

10/30 Canyon Lagoon
10/30 New York, I Love You Lagoon (NEW DATE)
10/30 Skin Edina

11/06 Antichrist Uptown (NEW DATE)

11/13 Crude Lagoon
11/13 Young Victoria Edina
11/13 Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire Lagoon

11/27 RED CLIFF Uptown
11/27 Oh My God? Lagoon
11/27 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Lagoon (NEW)

12/11 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Lagoon (NEW DATE)

12/18 The Maid Edina (NEW)

12/25 Broken Embraces Uptown

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After a host of new additions last week this week is a little light on new additions. Most of the changes have to do with listing several films as now being tentative dates, as the next couple of weeks are pretty top heavy with new additions, and some are going to have to be pushed.

But their are two new additions, though they are not listed until December. This first is William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe (What a title!) and the second is Broken Embraces, the new Pedro Almodovar film that stars Penelope Cruz’s cleavage and a cast of thousands (or not).

*** – Denotes recommended viewing
All dates subject to change

07/24 500 Days of Summer Uptown
07/24 Betty Blue: The Director’s Cut Edina ***
07/24 Seraphine Edina (tentative)

07/31 In the Loop Uptown
07/31 $9.99 Lagoon ***
07/31 Soul Power Lagoon (tentative)
07/31 Shrink Edina
07/31 The Merry Gentleman Edina (tentative)
07/31 Humpday Lagoon

08/07 The Cove Uptown ***
08/07 The End of the Line Lagoon
08/07 The Answer Man Edina (tentative)

08/14 Not Quite Hollywood Lagoon ***
08/14 Adam Edina
08/14 Ponyo Edina ***
08/14 Spread Lagoon

08/21 Inglorious Bastards Lagoon ***
08/21 Lorna’s Silence Edina

08/28 Cold Souls Uptown ***
08/28 The World’s Greatest Dad Lagoon ***
08/28 Taking Woodstock Lagoon ***
08/28 Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg Edina

08/29 The Adventures of Robin Hood Edina (One Night Only) ***
08/30 The Bride of Frankenstein Edina (One Night Only) ***
08/30 It Happened One Night Edina (One Night Only) ***

09/04 Thirst Lagoon ***
09/04 Afghan Star Lagoon
09/04 My One and Only Edina

09/09 9 Lagoon ***

09/11 The Baader Meinhof Complex Uptown
09/11 Captain Abu Raed Lagoon

09/18 The Beaches of Agnes Edina
09/18 Burning Plain Edina/Lagoon (tentative)

09/25 Somers Town Lagoon ***
09/25 Paris Edina

10/02 Amreeka Edina

10/09 Earth Days Lagoon
10/09 Damned United Lagoon

10/16 Still Walking Lagoon
10/16 New York, I Love You Lagoon
10/16 Coco Before Chanel Edina

10/23 The Horse Boy Lagoon
10/23 An Education Uptown

12/04 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe Lagoon (NEW)

12/25 Broken Embraces Uptown (NEW)

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