For this, the last week of the year, there’s not much by way of new DVD releases, which gives you plenty of time to catch up with all the good stuff that’s out in theaters right now. Especially Broken Embraces at the Egyptian, which–ZOMG–is a must-see. Truly, Pedro Almodovar is a master of the medium.
Anyways, here’s the week in releases, care of our good friends at Scarecrow Video. Paranormal Activity was made for ~$15K, did the film festival circuit for a few years, got bought by Stephen Spielberg and Co., had its ending changed once or twice, and finally came out in theaters, where it promptly made a bajillion dollars. Despite all of the above, I won’t ever see this movie, as this is exactly the kind of thing that freaks me out: the possibilities of what is going on while you are sleeping are scary.
I won’t ever see Jennifer’s Body either, but for a different reason, namely that Megan Fox is a dead-eyed pornbot, already busted-looking at the ripe old age of 23. But if that (or Diablo Cody’s writing) is your thing, by all means. I’m also not interested in A Perfect Getaway, but that’s only because I could tell who the killer was from the (nonstop) commercials alone.
So what from this week is actually worth your while? 9 (not to be confused with District 9 or Nine) was an adequate post-apocalyptic fairy tale starring sock puppets. And if you haven’t been watching Glee, well, I don’t know what’s wrong with you. With the long weekend ahead, now is prime time to play catch-up with all the episodes thus far.
