Archive for month: July, 2013

I hate birds. Well, let me re-phrase that, I strongly dislike birds. Not all birds mind you as I do enjoy some birds such as hummingbirds, eagles and emu’s. But I hate most of the crappy city birds that plague our fine town. I can’t stand the filthy, damn seagulls that are forever trying to snatch my burrito away from me at the beach. My beach burrito. Bastards. I am not a fan of crows in the spring when they are hatching their wretched chicks. I hate the sounds they make as they force feed the little monsters. They sound as if someone is choking a hobo with a garden hose. I hate how they dive-bomb you, looking to rip open your scalp and feast on the gooey innards. That said I do like seeing them flock to Burnaby at dusk every evening. Not too sure why they do that, but they look pretty cool. Most of all I despise the lousy pigeons that infest this city with their shittyness. I’ve been at war with these flying disease bags for over a year now. They insist on making a nest in the awning at the Commercial location. I’ve put up netting, bird spikes and a small sign, but to no avail. I thought I had broke all their eggs and smashed their nest this spring only to see all the gross feathers and hear the horror of their obscene chirping. Damn things. As much as I hate them, and as much as I fantasize about it, I just can’t bring myself to throttle them or snap their young stupid little pigeon necks. Now that they can fly I’ll have to get up there and try to rip out their nests and their shit and furniture. It’s gonna be ugly. We even had one of the little squabs fly into the store the other night. Only it was too much of an idiot to find it’s way back out. Stupid thing. A brave customer stepped in to help poor terrified Alex usher it out the door. Earned himself a free rental he did. Damn birds.

No credit card, bird? Sorry you can’t rent here.

This didn’t work at all. Stupid pigeons.

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New Releases for Tuesday July 30th

The Bletchley Circle – Handsome (of course it is) BBC production about 4 women in WWII who work together to crack some Nazi codes. Then later after the war, they hang out and try to solve a crime involving some murders. Murders most foul! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYDbtzchyVs[/youtube]

G.I. Joe: Retaliation – The Rock, The Channing Tatum and The Bruce Willis all run around shooting things and blowing shit up in this sequel that nobody asked for. That said, I’ll probably watch it as I like to see things get blown up. Blown up, real good. Also on the Blu Ray. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNpy-tGwxE[/youtube]

The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh – Nifty looking horror number about a guy who inherits a spooky house from his mom only to find out she was mixed-up in some sort of evil cult. Really, is there any other kinds of cults besides evil? Bonus points for having Vanessa Redgrave in it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6FWJOjBLEY[/youtube]

Shameless Season 1 and 2 (original British version) – Excellent British show about a family of siblings surviving basically on their own in some crazy anarchic environment. I’ve seen some of the American version – it’s quite good as well – and the source material is usually far superior so this sounds like it’s well worth checking out. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3tpJRLVM8w[/youtube]

Old Stuff Just In on the Shelves and Eagerly Awaiting Your Eyeballs

Killer Party – Strange, bloody, nudity-filled, bee-infested, cheesy, haunted sorority-house, 80’s slasher flick classic! There is much love for this flick on the internets. Haven’t seen it yet, but It seems right up my alley.

Coming Next Week

To the Wonder
Place Beyond the Pines
West of Memphis
Matchmaker
Scapegoat
Political Animals – Complete Series
Magic Magic
Ginger & Rosa
On the Road
Community Season 4
Oblivion
Gallowwalkers

Recently Viewed and Recommended

Wrong
Stoker
Evil Dead
Orphan Black Season 1
House I Live In
Pieta
42
Silenced
Gatekeepers
A Simple Life

That’s it for this week. It’s a long weekend approaching. Be safe, have fun, watch something sweet. For you horror aficionados, how many can you name? I did OK. But there were a couple, G,U, X and Y that stumped me.

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I’m so old. I just turned 48. Forty-freakin’-eight! How’d that happen? When did I officially enter the realm of ‘old man’? When do I start getting discounts on movies, bus fare and various ointments? When do I have to start eating chopped steak and cut the corn off the cob? Where did my youth go? Where did my hair go? Where are my keys? It can be somewhat depressing to think about age and aging and…”hey you kids, get off of my lawn!” Sorry, where was I? Oh yes, I was talking about hamburgers and how…sorry, lousy old brain. As one gets older, one starts to reflect on all of the regrets and ‘what if’s’ that have passed on by. What if I didn’t get a girlfriend who went went to university, thus bringing me into the academic world? Where would I have ended up? Why didn’t I go to Lisa S.’s house for dinner that night? Why didn’t I bury that hobo in a deeper grave? Why did I drink all that crab juice? What if I hadn’t taken off my pants in the airport that time? Why did I give that speech at Larry’s wedding? The list is endless (as I’m sure is most folks). There’s really not much point dwelling on the past as you can’t really change it (unless I get that time machine I’m working on in the basement finished). What does any of this have to do with movies.? Hell if I know.

Just a reminder of our summer deals – 2 for 1 Mondays (all films), five old flicks for 10 bones on Wednesdays and Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday 2 movies for $7 – one old one new, 2 old. Lots of great films to be had. You must all be bored of the sun by now right? Hello?

New Releases for Tuesday July 16th

42 – Bio-pic about Jackie Robinson. Tells the story about how he was the first black baseball player to break into the major leagues. It’s set during the time when there was lots of racism in America. Good thing racism in the US has been erradicated and they’ve moved past all that nastiness. Ahem. Also on the Blu Ray. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlaUzQgRKPI[/youtube]

Bad Kids Go to Hell – Lots of sex and blood and sexy bloodiness liven up this Breakfast Club meets The Grudge type of horror comedy. Six students meet for detention on a Saturday and are killed off for some reason. Some plot keywords include; impalement, stun gun, hit with a book, bowel movement, hit with a shovel, sex on a table, sex in the library and Abraham Lincoln. Exciting! Also gets points for having Judd Nelson in it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB-vMMXImNU[/youtube]

Bullet to the Head – Old man (he must be older than me!) Sly Stallone plays a hitman who teams up with a detective to bring down a common enemy. Paula Dean? Is it too late to make Paula Dean jokes? Too soon? Points for dusting off Walter Hill to direct. Also on the Blu Ray. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDiaXZiIJOQ[/youtube]

Evil Dead – Full on re-make of the cult classic finds some kids at a cabin in the woods where they stumble upon a something titled Book of the Dead. It comes with a warning not to read it. Be pretty boring film if they didn’t. Very high on my list to see as I’ve heard that it’s gory and great and gory. Also on the Blu Ray. Red Band trailer – [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwvGH8QFJSo[/youtube]

Hell on Wheels Season 2 – Great show about building the railways in the old west. Throw in some revenge and horses and campfires and you’ve got a fine evenin’ of gettin’ entertained. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dbrw6mjoa8[/youtube]

Jack Taylor Season 1 – That guy from Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey – you know the one, has an accent…handsome…walks around a says things? Ya him. He stars in this Irish cop drama that, word on the street has it, is quite excellent. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6n2MA7ibww[/youtube]

Silenced – Heavy drama from Korea about a guy who gets a job at a school for the hearing-impaired where he soon discovers some nasty shenanigans a happening. Much drama, I presume, ensues.

Under the Bed – Two brothers team to defeat some sort of creature or monster or entity or dust bunny that’s hiding under the bed. Must have been an Ikea bed – Nyvoll or Malm probably. Maybe just either move or have someone come in and take the bed away? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3jQNTmI-do[/youtube]

Wild Bill – Family crime drama finds a dude fresh out of the slammer who returns home to find that his two sons have been abandoned by their mum and are fending for themselves. Crime and family drama, I presume, ensue. For whatever reason the box art on the Canadian release airbrushed the words “WIld Bill” off the guys knuckles?! Now the box just looks weird. Come into the store and tell us that the box doesn’t look weird. I dare you! Also on the Blu Ray. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko8xgMKoibA[/youtube]

Coming Next Week

Vanishing Waves
Trance
Welcome to the Punch
Why Stop Now?
Kiss of the Damned
Pieta
The Girl
New World
Homme Qui Rit
Twixt

Recently Viewed and Recommended

Evil Dead
Silenced
Gatekeepers
A Simple Life
Spring Breakers
No
American Mary
Stoker
Wrong
Upstream Colour

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