Shut up, Mr. Burton! You are not brought upon this world to get it!

or.... "Something old, something new, something rented , something viewed."

-From the Catalogue-

The Lavender Hill Mob- Delightful and funny, a great little heist flick. Alec Guiness is always terrific in these Ealing comedies. The story is entertaining and the photography is at times beautiful. Hurry and see this before it gets remade the way The Ladykillers was ....not a pretty sight.

Police Story- Jackie Chan is truly remarkable. Again. Eye-popping (and bone-breaking) stunts. Movies like this are why he is an international superstar not stuff like The Tuxedo.

-New Releases-

Les Formidables- An excellent Korean police action film. It stars Joong-hoon Park from the unforgettable Nowhere to Hide. If you are a fan of action films, or just looking for something different, Nowhere to Hide is a must rent.  Ask Sandy where to find it and tell him Sean sent you he'll make sure you don't miss out on this movie.

The Walker- An interesting film by Paul Schrader. Slowly and steadily  the mystery unfolds, gentle gentle, as befitting the southern dandy at the heart of the story. A good turn by Mr. Woody Harrelson.

The Beast with a Billion Backs. If you are curious about Futurama rent the series instead to start. the movie is funny but somehow lacked a little zip. This is for fans of the series only as there are refrences to details from early in the narrative arc of the show that could alienate the newcomer. 

In Theatres Now

Kung Fu Panda- Fun and enchanting. The animation is vivid and sucks the viewer in to this world. My one complaint would be Dustin Hoffman as Shifu. His voice lacked a certain something (wisdom, weariness, depth) for the role, on the other hand James Hong was "Indeeed" a treat to hear as Po's father. This movie is a sure fire hit with the whole family, take the kids and the grandparents and everyone will enjoy it. It has a refreshingly positive body image spin as well as doing away with the constant pop-culture references that seem to be bogging down a lot of other contemporary animated kids/family films (Shark Tale ironically enough, Cars, Shrek 2, Happily N'Ever After.)

Speed Racer- I saw this at the dollar theater and was completely blown away. It really was a live action cartoon. I loved it. Visually inventive and kinetic capturing the spirit of the cartoon without disparaging the simplicity and good hearted nature of the original. RUN AND SEE THIS.... or wait and rent it its your choice but make sure you see it. 

Thats right, Egg Shen. The best of two worlds... DVD and Theaters. 

Lo Pan