May 2011 - Black Dog Video

Black Dog Newsletter for Week Ending June 6th

May 30, 2011/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Darren

You may recall, dear readers, a few weeks ago when I posted how I had been ripped off by this guy on Craigslist – http://ow.ly/5678i – well we had a little fun with it and there was a bit of anger directed towards this him – check the comments section of that link. I thought that was that, move on. I hadn’t actually thought about it in weeks.. So I was quite surprised to see a message in my email inbox from him on the weekend. It was just a bunch of sophomoric, pathetic insults. I wasn’t even sure he wrote the email – I thought it was written maybe by a seven year old. It was weird and sad. So I didn’t take the bait and reply to it. Instead I thought we’d have a little contest! The prize? The bootleg box set of all three seasons of Deadwood that caused all of this commotion in the first place. The contest? Tell me any stories of encounters you’ve had with idiots on the internet – be they from Craigslist or whatever. Our esteemed panel of judges (me) will determine the best entry and award said box set.

On another note – just a reminder that starting this Wednesday, June 1st, the Cambie store hours will change slightly. From Sunday to Thursday we will be open 1pm to 10pm (We are opening an hour later on these days) and Friday and Saturday will remain the same noon till 11pm. Sorry if this inconveniences anyone. The Commercial store hours will remain as is.

New Releases for Tuesday May 31st

Burning Palms – One of those ensemble cast thingies where a lot of characters do stuff and occasionally intersect with each other. I blame Crash for these types of films (although sometimes they can be quite good). This one has Shannon Doherty, Dylan McDermott, Zoe Saldana and Nick Stahl, set in LA, and is supposed to be quite dark, nasty and full of sex and sexual situations and all things sex. Interested yet?

Biutiful – If you’re looking for a bunch of laughs, look the other way. Javier Bardem (nominated for this) stars in this tragic tale of a dying guy who goes from one horror to the next in the seedy underbelly of Barcelona. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu the dude who made Amores Perros and Babel. Also on the Blu Ray.

Drive Angry – Who doesn’t drive angry? Nic Cage does. And he acts and looks all weird again playing a guy (demon, maybe I dunno) in this ludicrous tale of a fella driving around looking to avenge the death of his daughter at the hands of cult leader. Along for the ride is a tough, talking barbie doll. This is the WTF film of the year for me so far. I still am not too sure what happened and I just watched it last night. Entertaining it is for sure, just don’t expect too much. For me it falls into the so bad it’s almost good category with some inspired violence and strange dialogue. Also on the Blu Ray.

Kaboom – The latest from Greg Araki (Doom Generation, Mysterious Skin) that takes a look at the sexual awakenings of a bunch of college kids. Is there some “experimenting” going on here? What do you think? Have you seen any other of his films?

Kisses – Great little drama about a couple of kids who run away at Christmas and spend an incredible night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin. Word has is that it’s quite excellent!

Passion Play – This may be the other contender for the WTF film of the week. Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke and Meghan Fox star in this weird gangster thriller about an angel (?) stripper (?!) who tries to get out from under her menacing gangster boss with the aid of a down on his luck trumpet player. Haven’t seen this yet but it does sound intriguing. Anything with Bill Murray gets my attention.

Proie – AKA Prey – Because it’s been mere weeks since we had the last giant killer boar (or forrest pig as my 5 year old likes to call them) film, comes this gory horror film about, well a giant killer forrest pig! Move over Chawz, here come Proie!

Rock Steady: The Roots of Reggae – Title pretty much says it all. If you like the reggae, you’ll like this. Seems something to watch when the weather is nice and you have a cold one in your hand. (That’s basically the only time I enjoy those sweet, sweet reggae sounds)

Rogue Kill – An assassin must fend for himself when his boss puts out a contract on him. Hmmm contract eh? Something to consider if the employees ever get out of line. Stars the Baconater himself, Kevin Bacon! Mmm bacon.

The Shrine – Well received horror number about some kids investigating a cult rumored to be involved in human sacrifices. Hmmm human sacrifices eh? Something to consider if the employees ever get out of line.

True Blood Season 3 – The gangs all back ready to sink their teeth into season 3! My 5 year old insists that he’s a vampire. A day-walker if you will. But he doesn’t drink human blood, just blood from the store, he says. Just like these vampires!

Coming Next Week

True Grit

Another Year

Just Go With It

When We Leave

Breaking Bad Season 3

Scenesters

Rubber

Sanctum

Texuality

American: The Bill Hicks Story

Rafle

Go Internets Go!

If you are a regular reader of this newsletter, you know that I’m a big fan of The Onion. Here’s a funny link to some of the Onion’s Facebook postings that people thought were real.

http://literallyunbelievable.tumblr.com/

And keeping with the Craigslist theme. Here’s one of my favorite sites – You Suck at Craigslist. While it doesn’t deal with scoundrels like the guy who ripped me off, it has a lot of funny postings. Peruse, enjoy and make sure you check out “The 8 suckiest Craigslist ads” and the “Not a Lion” section.

http://www.yousuckatcraigslist.com/

Ooh! There’s a new Between Two Ferns! http://ow.ly/5679q

That’s it for this week folks. Looking forward to hearing your internet tales. Bootleg Box Set could be yours!

Black Dog Video

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To 3-D or not to 3-D, that is the question

May 26, 2011/0 Comments/in Black Dog Blog/by Darren

I recently managed to crawl out of my hovel to take in a feature film at the local theatre (The Rio – love the Rio, my favorite movie house in town!). Thor in 3-D was the night’s offering. I must say that the 3-D was less than impressive. (The film wasn’t very good either) It was blurry and really didn’t enhance the viewing experience at all. I ended up taking my glasses off for chunks of the movie. I can honestly say that I’m not at all impressed with this new technology. I know that the film wasn’t shot in the 3-D but converted afterwards. It was dark, and washed out looking. And when the 3-D made itself noticeable, everything looked small and fake – like models from a 50’s sci-fi film. I’ve seen a few films shot in 3-D, Avatar comes to mind, and while impressive looking, I felt the same thing, the 3-D made it look unreal. I saw Avatar on a pretty big screen – The Park theatre and all I could think of was that it needed to be bigger as the 3-D rendered it smallish and freaky. I hope that 3-D is just a passing fad. When I was younger – in my teens in the 80’s – there was a slight resurgence in the 3-D films. I was excited for that way back then as I thought it great fun to get really high and watch Friday the 13th in 3-D. Nowadays I just find it gives me a headache.

Here’s an interesting article from Roger Ebert (he hates the 3-D) about the problems with 3-D and with regular 2-D films shown in theatres equipped with the new 3-D projection systems. http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/05/the_dying_of_the_light.html

Mum’s nails

May 26, 2011/0 Comments/in Gusisms/by Darren

Gus’ friend Max: “Hey Gus, what’s this for?” Gus: ” That’s what my mom uses to sharpen her fingernails”.

Black Dog Newsletter for Week Ending May 30th

May 23, 2011/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Darren

Alright, enough with the talk of businesses closing and what not. Time to welcome a few new shops to the hoods. On Cambie we have a fine (hopefully it’s fine – haven’t tried it yet) new little restaurant called Pronto which has opened up in the old Art’s Flowers local. Looks like a tasty sandwich place specializing in the the wonders of the pig – the magical animal. I also hear they have a liquor license which sweetens the pot a little. Over here on the Drive it’s goodbye Me and Julio’s (never was much of a fan to be honest) and hello Sorry Babushka which identifies themselves as a “Euro themed sports bar”. Make of that what you will. But the place that I’m most interested in, if it indeeds happens, is Liberty Wines opening in the old Wazubee space. It would be nice to have an alternative to the current liquor outlet with it’s sad, diabolical selection of wines and beers. Good luck to you all!

New Releases for Tuesday May 24th

All Good Things– The lovely Kirsten Dunst and the suave Ryan Gosling star in this unheard of drama/ thriller about a lovely New York couple who have the idyllic life. Or do they? It’s a movie so of course they don’t. She goes missing, he’s a suspect. What’s to happen? Based on a true tale.

Bedeviled – As if there haven’t been enough South Korean revenge thrillers! If you weren’t satiated by the awesome and awesomely violent I Saw the Devil, maybe you can wet your whistle on this puppy. A woman returns to the small island of her upbringing to visit a childhood friend. Apparently things aren’t going to well for the friend. Much nastiness and horror ensue. This one gets quite good ratings on the internets!

Blood Creek – Revenge, Nazis and the occult are on the plate in this tasty looking morsel. Upside – I like all the subject matter. Downside – it’s directed by Joel Schumacher. Make a good double bill with Blood River.

Down Terrace – The British specialize in family crime films (especially comedic family crime films) almost as much as the Koreans work in the revenge genre. This one looks pretty good as a British crime family tries to ferret out the informant in their midst who is making their lives uncomfortable. Comes with much acclaim and aplomb.

Found Footage Festival Vol. 5 – Saw this at the Rio the other night and it had me laughing so hard I had tears streaming down my face. Tears! Great party DVD. Invite some friends over, have a few pops and/or other stuff and enjoy. One of the highlights was a clip called Rent-A-Friend, about a guy who made a tape of himself pretending to have a conversation with you. It’s hilarious as he starts to delve into some dark secrets of his own family! It was so enjoyable that I also brought in the original Rent-A-Friend production. Trailer can be viewed below. Amazing!

Gnomeo and Juliet – Animated thing retelling the famed Shakespeare tragedy but in garden gnome form. Wonder if everyone dies at the end?

I Am Number Four – Pretty good (from what I hear) sci-fi thingy about a teen on the run who has some special abilities or something and is being chased by some bad guys with special abilities or something. Has the always good Timothy Olyphant so it has that going for it. Also on Blu Ray.

Oliver Sherman – Tense, drama dealy from the country known as Canada. Garret Dillahunt (one of my favorite actors going today) stars as a dude who invites himself to stay with an old army buddy and his wife (always swell Molly Parker). Things seem pleasant at first, but you know this guy’s going have something else going on that is not quite kosher with his hosts.

Public Speaking – Martin Scorsese directed doc about famed talker Fran Lebowitz. If you like her, I’m sure that you enjoy this doc. If you don’t like her I suggest you watch something else – Gnomeo and Juliet perhaps?

Red, White and Blue – Heavy drama set in Austin, Texas about a freewheeling girl ( she’ll sleep with anyone) who runs into various savory and unsavory characters. Supposed to be very good and dramatic in a heavy drama kinda way.

Coming Next Week

Biutiful
Rock Steady
Drive Angry
The Shrine
Rogue Kill
Burning Palms
True Blood Season 3
Kaboom
Proie

Great Job Internets!

I’m sure (well not really all that sure) that you heard about Lars Von Trier’s weird Nazi lovin’ press conference at Cannes last week. Well here’s the clip of him babbling on and on. It’s great just to watch Kirsten Dunst seated next to him react to the nonsense he was saying – [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayW8aq4GLw[/youtube]

In case you were wondering who walked away with the hardware at Cannes, here’s a article featuring the winners and losers – http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-tree-of-life-and-kirsten-dunst-overcome-boos-a,56442/

And of course you all know that May is Zombie Awareness Month. Well the fine folks at the Centre for Disease control issued this guide on what to do in the event of a Zombie Apocalypse. Just so ya know – http://emergency.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp

And here’s a little trailer for Rent-A-Friend as promised. http://foundfootagefest.com/

Well, that’s all for this week, kids. Have a great 7 days, and remember, keep watching.

Black Dog Video

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Black Dog Newsletter for Week Ending May 23rd

May 17, 2011/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Darren

It’s really quite amazing – not the good kind of amazing unfortunately – to see what has transpired in the first five months of 2011 with regards to this business. Since the beginning of the year no less than ten DVD rental stores have either closed or will be closing in the very near future. And that’s not counting the Blockbusters and the Rogers. It shocks and saddens me to think that a town the size of Vancouver might be without any video stores. Bizarre. That said, rest assured that Black Dog is not going anywhere. At least that’s the plan. There will be a few changes in the future to the business; starting June 1st the Cambie store will be opening at 1pm Sunday to Thursday instead of the regular noon openings. Stay tuned.

New Releases for Tuesday May 17th

Autre Dumas – The round Gerard Depardieu stars in this period drama about the famous writer ( Dumas) and his uncredited writing partner who decides to pretend he’s Dumas to seduce a young Dumas groupie. Kind sounds like an episode of Three’s Company.

Daydream Nation – Locally shot number about a lovely big city gal who has to move to a small town for some reason and then becomes embroiled in a love triangle with her young handsome teacher and stoner classmate. Stars the lovely Kat Dennings and the lovely Josh Lucas. Lovely!

I Saw the Devil – Can’t wait to check this one out! Nobody does the revenge flicks like the South Koreans. When a psycho kills the pregnant wife of an “elite special agent” he gets more than he bargained for when the husband exacts his own brand of nasty-ass revenge. Word has it that it is crazy violent and crazy good. This one jumps to the top of my viewing que for sure.

The Mechanic – So-so action thingy about a hit man who takes on the son of one of his targets to teach him the trade. I was actually looking forward to this as I kinda like the Jason Statham (does he do anything else beside steely-eyed hit men roles?) but it’s pretty cliched (hello beautiful prostitute) and ridiculous with improbable action scenes that are edited too fast and pseudo stylized which all adds up to just another tired action flick. Also on the Blu Ray.

Modra – Canadian/ Slovakian production about a young girl who gets dumped by her boyfriend just before she leaves Toronto for a vacation abroad. So she invites a cute boy named Leco from her school to join her. Misunderstandings and some sort of self discovery hijinks, I presume, ensue.

The Rite – Sir Anthony Hopkins + exorcism horror film = well I hope that it equals something pretty good. But I’m not holding my breath. Also on the Blu Ray.

The Roommate – Another in the long line of “crazy hot roommate at college who looks a lot like you and who may end up killing your boyfriend and stealing your identity for some reason” films.

Thor: Tales of Asgard (Animated) – Word has it that this animated Thor feature (coincidence that it hits DVD the same time that the non-animated one hits the theatres?) is actually pretty darn good. For all you nerds out there who like this sort of thing.

Three Idiots – Wacky (don’t believe me? Look at the box art) comedy from India about a couple of friends who embark on a journey to find a long lost buddy. And they do it without pants!

Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show Great Job! Season 5 – More of the insane, hilarious and insane skits and what-not from these jokesters.

Vanishing on 7th Street – Everyone in Detroit has mysteriously disappeared (insert Detroit joke here) leaving behind nothing but a pile of clothes (whoo-hoo! free clothes!). What is in the dark that is doing this? Is it some sort of evil? Is it the Rapture? A small band of survivors must figure it out before it’s too late. From Brad Anderson (Session 9, Transsiberian) one of the most under-rated directors working (in my not-so-humble opinion) today.

The Way Back – Peter Weir finally returns to the director’s chair in this trueish tale about a bunch of prisoners who escape a Gulag in Siberia and trek ten million miles to India. I read the book, which was quite interesting and exciting but I seem to recall there was a Yeti sighting in it. Wonder if that will make it onto the screen. Hope so. Also on the Blu Ray.

Coming Next Week

Oliver Sherman
Blood Creek
Bedeviled
Public Speaking
All Good Things
Gnomeo and Juliet
I am Number Four

Great Job Internets!

Ever wonder what a Turkish tailgate party might look like? Of course you have. Now here’s your chance![youtube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUzC78VNnB0[/youtube]

Looks like Jim Jaramuch is going to venture into the tired and well trodden vampire flick genre. At least it will probably be a lot more interesting than the Twilight stuff. It will star Tilda Swinton who already looks like a vampire so it’s got that going for it. http://www.avclub.com/articles/even-jim-jarmusch-is-making-a-vampire-movie,56118/

The First Weekend Club would like you to know about a showing of the locally shot Repeaters this week… http://www.bigbluesafe.com/email/display.php?M=81692&C=b6cb8cd1b1f1e7648778570ec1f4d974&S=908&L=33&N=649

Another thing I was thinking of has been made true because of the internets! Great Job. Why in romantic comedies do woman fall down all the time? Here’s a bunch of evidence. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH2Bpl42WXo&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Want to see something utterly ridiculous and offensive? Check out the size of Will Smith’s trailer (not what you’re thinking, perverts) It even has a name it’s so big… http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/monster_that_ate_soho_VdW5POGj4kk2YKCD1R0g6I?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4dccda72952ab787%2C0

Thats it for today folks. Enjoy the hockey if that’s your bag but don’t forget about us! Keep watching.

Black Dog Video

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Lady Gaga

May 11, 2011/0 Comments/in Gusisms/by Darren

Gus: “Hey Dad, you know that Lady Gaga was born in an egg?” Me: “Um, Ok. Do you know who or what Lady Gaga is?” Gus: “Nope.”

Black Dog Newletter for Week Ending May 16th

May 9, 2011/12 Comments/in Newsletter/by Darren

Well it’s been quite the week I must say – the incredibly disappointing election (really? there’s that many people who think Harper is doing that good a job?!), I got burned on Craigslist – details to follow, and Videomatica announced that they are closing. I’ve just completed an essay on my thoughts of this and just what is happening to the DVD rental industry and the possible grim future it has. Check it out on the blog portion of the site if you wish…

Have you ever been burned by some loser, ass-face on Craigslist? Up until this week I have had nothing but relatively positive experiences. I arranged to by a box set of seasons 1-3 of Deadwood from some guy on Craigslist. Seemed like a pretty good deal. He even dropped them off at the Cambie store. I wasn’t there for the transaction but when I came in a few days later I noticed that the it was a cheap bootleg. I contacted him about this and he said he had no idea it was a bootleg (he even claimed he didn’t know what a bootleg was) and that he’d be willing to refund my money. We made arrangements. He never showed. I emailed him a few times and he finally responded saying that he wasn’t going to give me a refund. Buyer beware he said. I was shocked and pissed. I sent him a stern but reasonable email asking what had happened and why he wasn’t going to give me a refund. His response was filled with insults and mockery; “get over it Darren. U act like you never got the raw end of a deal. I never lied to you. The fact is, you should have not left this transaction to your untrained employee. And as far as your business is concerned, did you really think the video business was going to pay your bills? You are the fool. The movie business has changed, ever heard of Netflix? How about LimeWire? I am surprised you actually thought a complete stranger was going to give you a refund! HAHAHAH You’re a sucker. One born every minute….too much fun. I hope everytime you hear the word Deadwood, you think of me and how gullable you are. Civilize this…. Fuck you.”
Needless to say I was entirely infuriated. Crimson anger. After one more email he returned with this; “Maybe u want to buy some more bootleg shit from me? Haha sucker. I make my living off suckers like u. It’s an entire industry. Sucker.”
So not only is he a tool, a thief, and a sociopath, he’s also not very bright (seems to like the word sucker). His signs his name Andy and his email is Sandy Watters <> – His phone number is 604-727-7671. Just in case you run across him on Craigslist or want to drop him a line.

New Releases for Tuesday May 10th

Black Death – Middling sword and knight affair set in the 13th century that follows some inquisitive knights led by Sean Bean as they search for witches to torture and a place in the country to relax that the Black Plague has not ravaged. I was hoping for more blood and torture and gore (just the mood I was in), picturing Sandy Watters being drawn and quartered. Still not a bad watch for those of you who like this sort of thing, I just think that it could have been better.

Blue Valentine – Heavy duty relationship drama starring the always smartly dressed Ryan Gosling and the former Mrs. Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams. Word has it that its gritty, sexily sexy and very good. Also on the Blu Ray.

Concert – Uplifting French drama about a dude, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, (there’s a mouthful) the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, who was fired 30 years ago for hiring Jewish musicians. Now he’s a janitor, or custodial engineer as I like to refer to that profession, at the Bolshoi. Then he sees a chance for a way back in. Drama and enjoyment ensue.

I Am You – Very well received drama, mystery, thriller from down under (Australia) about a family who’s 15 year-old daughter goes missing. Who could be responsible? The loving dad? The loving boyfriend? The psychotic babysitter? Sandy Watters? Who knows? Great cast – Guy Pearce, Miranda Otto, Sam Neill. Looks like one to check out. I must say the quality thrillers coming out of Australia as of late has been quite craggy! ( I think that means impressive) Also known as In Her Skin.

The Illusionist – Amazing animated French film from the cats who brought you the wonderful Triplets of Belleville a few years back. From an original screenplay by Jacques Tati. Nominated for best animated feature at this years Oscars. Also on the Blu Ray.

Life with Murder – Great doc about an Ontario girl murdered in her home. All evidence points to her brother. Or Sandy Watters. Word has it that it’s an amazing story and fine piece of work. Love me a good doc!

No Strings Attached – Oh Natalie Portman, what have ye done? Where have you gone? From winning an Oscar in the excellent Black Swan to starring in a romantic comedy about friends with benefits with Ashton Kutchner. I guess ya got to pay those Harvard bills. On the Blu Ray as well.

The Violent Kind – From auteurs The Butcher Brothers comes this tale of a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely possessed and a gang of “Rockabillies” seemingly from the 1950’s descends upon them to collect what is growing inside her. I think it may be a documentary?

Coming Next Week

Modra
Down Terrace
The Way Back
Thor: Tales of Asgard (Animated)
The Mechanic
The Rite
Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show Great Job Season 5
Vanishing on 7th Street
Daydream Nation
The Roommate
Autre Dumas

Black Dog Video Newsletter for Week Ending May 9th

May 2, 2011/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Darren

So much is going on at the moment, it’s hard to keep everything straight! We’ve got the royal wedding between Osama Bin Laden and Kate Middlebrow, Obama finally got have Trump’s douche, er I mean birth certificate released, the US finally were able to hunt down the evil Price William and kill him in his “mansion” on the hill in Pakistan (I thought he was supposed to be living in a cave in Afghanistan?), the Canucks are playing really boring hockey in the playoffs, and we have a real chance of getting President Harper out of office. Crazy times! I hope that everyone gets out today to vote – remember friends don’t let friends vote Conservative. Or as my friend Robert says; “Today is the day where you can either vote for a Harper Government or a Canadian Government”. So get our, vote early and vote often and then pop by the shop to treat yourself to a fine flick for the evening.

New Releases for Tuesday May 3rd

Curious George Plays Ball – A monkey playing baseball?! Well I never. You’ll have to watch this documentary to find out, sorry, what’s that? It’s not a documentary? It’s an animated kids show? Well, OK then.

Curling – I’ve never tried to curl before but it does look like it may be fun to try (more fun than watching I have to assume) as I do enjoy sweaters, sweeping and drinking. As for this film, I’m not to sure if it has much to do with curling. It seems like a somewhat sombre Canadian piece about a strange, off-beat relationship between a dad and his daughter set somewhere in a remote part of the countryside. How Canadian does that sound?

The Dilemma – The real dilemma here is how Vince Vaughn still gets work. Like come on, does he do anything but these lame comedies and cheer for the Blackhawks? At least this film has comic genius Kevin James (Mall Cop) to carry it. (Can you sense the sarcasm dripping from my keyboard?) So the story goes as this – man discovers his best friend’s wife is having an affair. Let the comedy begin. Anyone else getting a little tired of fat, ugly dudes who have drop dead gorgeous wives in the movies and on the TV?

Eleanor’s Secret – Excellent animated feature about a little guy who discovers that the books in the library in his grandma’s house are full of lively characters that need his protection. Or something like that. Fun for the whole family!

The Godfathers of Ganja – From the guys who brought you Cocaine Cowboys comes this tale of Miami’s pot smuggling scene of the 1970s, populated with redneck pirates, a ganja-smoking church, and the longest serving marijuana prisoner in American history. For some reason this film is also called Square Grouper.

Green Hornet – Oh look, here comes another “superhero comic book movie”. Seth Rogan and Jay Chou team up to fight crime and comedy in this popcorn flick. I imagine that Bruce Lee and Van Williams are rolling over in their respective graves (that is a strange expression). Also on the Blu Rays.

Marwencol – Fascinating looking doc about a dude who gets badly beaten up, ends up with brain damage and then for some reason decides to build a 1/6th scale recreation of WWII in his backyard. Brains are weird. Unless you’re a zombie, then they’re tasty.

A Somewhat Gentle Man – Stellan Skarsgård plays a dude fresh out of prison who has to deal with this old gang, his ex, an impending wedding and losing his hair in this dark comedy that, word on the street has it, is quite excellent.

The Two Escobars – Riveting doc about Escobar, the most famous soccer player in Columbia and Escobar, the biggest most powerful drug king-pin in the world (and Columbia). One thing learned from this film – don’t score on your own goal in soccer and don’t become a big drug kingpin. I guess that’s two things.

Old Shite

Sweet Smell of Success – Criterion

Fish Tank – Criterion

Coming Next Week

The Illusionist
No Strings Attached
Black Death
That’s What I Am
Life with Murder
The Violent Kind
Concert
Blue Valentine
I Am You

Go Internets Go!

Here’s an amusing (if a little long) clip of Obama roasting The Donald. Pretty good jabs. What’s with Trump anyways? Is he just plain nuts? I really hope that he runs for President! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TwRmX6zs4[/youtube]

With the new Fast and Furious film raking in the dough, here’s a nice interview with the screen writer…[youtube]http://ow.ly/4LvQA[/youtube]

If you’ve been watching the great series Human Planet, here’s a piece that was cut form the final cut; The Douche – [youtube]http://ow.ly/4LwAp[/youtube]

And one more – Oscar Wilde meets the Jersey Shore – [youtube]http://ow.ly/4LwKh[/youtube]

That’s it for this week folks, remember, get out and vote today and also keep watching.

Black Dog Video
https://www.blackdogvideo.ca/

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