It shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re fans of abridged series. Especially ones that invoke Brooklyn Rage. Now what is the news on this Saturday morning?
The Messenger continues opening in wider release this week and has 89 percent on the Tomatometer. So what’s the verdict on this story about two Army officers who must inform dead soldiers’ families about the bad news? Watch on as Brett, Ellen and our cadre of webcammers fill you in.
It’s looking mighty clear that Twilight Saga: New Moon will be the big dog this weekend, but don’t just take my word. Let Brett and Ellen give you a quick guide to what’s out today and after the jump, we’ll go line by line into your vampire alternatives.
What’s shaking, you sinister cinephiles? Forgive the alliteration, but we just want to make sure you’re well advised of your screening options this weekend when it comes to the main releases and two limited.
You already know what DVDs are out, but let’s take a peek at the feature films in wide and limited release.
1. I saw the preview of 2012 on Monday, which was way over in Westwood.
2. I didn’t know shit about Roland Emmerich. Isn’t he the German guy who wrote that Oprah book “The Power of Now”? No, that’s Eckhart Tolle. He’s boring. This is the German guy who made Independence Day.
3. Writer/director Emmerich’s movie is about how in 2012, just as the Mayans predicted, all the planets will line up causing the tectonic plates to shift and blah blah blah…. LET’S SEE SOME PANTIES DROPPIN’!!!!