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PICK OF THE WEEK

Milk
dir. Gus Van Sant
Starring: Sean Penn

It’s about time a film was made that focused on the legend of Harvey Milk (there is a great documentary on the subject already though), the man who, in 1977, became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in America. His legacy and assassination are the focus of this film, which is getting raves everywhere.

Australia
dir. Baz Luhrmann
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman

General Rule: Baz Luhrmann = beautiful cinematography + weak, melodramatic plots. Australia likely will be no exception to the rule.

Four Christmases
dir. Seth Gordon
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon

Christ, the bad Christmas movies have already begun. Though, surprisingly, this one doesn’t star either Matthew Broderick or Tim Allen. I have at least one thing to be thankful for on Thursday, second being that we don’t live in a dictatorship and that I will not have to watch this.

Transporter 3
dir. Oliver Megaton
Starring: Jason Statham, Robert Knepper

I feel as though the director, Oliver Megaton, is really a name that Bart Simpson used while calling Moe one night. He was born to direct a high octane thriller. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that there is any life left in this series. But maybe I’m wrong, some people seem to still be in love with this, I’m a bad judge, it doesn’t do much for me.

Familiar Strangers
dir. Zackary Adler
Starring: Shawn Hatosy, DJ Qualls

Quirky indie-family drama, sounds pretty familiar. But this is a film that I recommend you give a chance. There is much more than meets the eye, and they have done a great job of casting this one. Almost as highly recommended as Milk.

Fix
dir. Tao Ruspoli
Starring: Shawn Andrews, Olivia Wilde, Tao Ruspoli

This sounds interesting. The film is shot in the first person by the actors in the film. It gained some notoriety on the festival circuit and is getting a limited release this week.

Last Week’s Top 10:
1. Twilight
2. Quantum of Solace
3. Bolt
4. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
5. Role Models
6. Changeling
7. High School Musical 3: Senior Year
8. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
9. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
10. The Secret Life of Bees