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Comedy, British TV, Family, Art House, Foreign. A little bit of everything this week.

Film Socialism: Provocative, densely layered, brilliant, beautiful, confusing and, for many, absolutely infuriating: in other words this is Jean Luc Godard’s latest masterpiece!

Bedways: Risque even by seen-it-all film festival standards, lusty, provocative, and sexually explicit drama from German director Rolf Peter Kahl

Under the Hammer: British comedy-drama series about the life at a London art-auction house.

Wired: BBC TV. 3 part British mystery series about a single mother & bank employee who is being blackmailed by a work colleague.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents’ misguided attempts to have them bond.

Happythankyoumoreplease: Captures a generational moment – young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.

Orgasm Inc.: Extraordinary behind-the-scenes access reveals a drug company’s fevered race to develop the first FDA-approved Viagra for women – and offers a humorous but sobering look inside the cash-fueled pharmaceutical industry.

Radiohead: Arms and Legs The story so far.

Cedar Rapids: Tim Lippe has no idea what he’s in for when he’s sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to represent his company at an annual insurance convention, where he soon finds himself under the “guidance” of three convention veterans.

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man English language remake / sequel to the blistering original, finds director Shinya Sukamoto still obsessed with delirious editing, eardrum-crunching soundtrack & bio-metallic machine men.

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell: A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. Based on Tucker Max’s best-seller “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell”.

Pink Panther: Pranksters in Pink Da da da duh, da duh……

Ciao for now,

The Thomas Staff
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Thomas’ favorite director siblings, the Coen Brothers, see their latest masterpiece True Grit released on video this week. Looks like fun.

Hope to see you soon.

True Grit: Coen Brothers. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon. A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn young woman track down her father’s murderer.

When We Leave: Sibel Kekilli (Head-On) stars in this German/Turkish film about the struggles of a muslim woman fleeing from an abusive marriage. Feo Aladag

Matador’s Mistress: Adrien Brody and Penelope Cruz star as legendary Spanish matador Manolete and his tempestuous girlfriend Lupe Sino.

God Went Surfing with the Devil: A breathtaking look at the Israel-Gaza conflict through the lens of surfing.

Company Men: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones. The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company – and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

Guilty Hearts: Kathy Bates. Six short stories from the heart and what made them bleed.

Round Up: A faithful retelling of the 1942 “Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup”, a Nazi decreed raid & mass arrest by French police of the Jewish population and the events surrounding it. Jean Reno

Little Shop of Horrors: Directed by Frank Oz. A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.

Iron Giant: A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.

Adjustment Bureau: Matt Damon. The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.

Priest of Love: Biopic about the controversial novelist and creator of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Lawrence. Stars Ian McKellen, Ava Gardner, Janet Suzman, John Gielgud.

Gerald McBoing Boing Collection: Animated children’s television tells the adventures of the sound-making Dr. Seuss creation Gerald McBoing Boing.

Romantic Englishwoman: The line between reality and fiction is blurred in this drama written by Tom Stoppard. Stars Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, Helmut Berger. Directed by Joseph Losey

Kill the Irishman: The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970′s.

36 Precinct: An exhilarating, pitch-perfect, French crime thriller about a pair of battle-worn cops who go head-to-head to catch a gang of murderous armed robbers. Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Valeria Golino

Vanishing of the Bees: This documentary takes a piercing investigative look at the economic, political and ecological implications of the worldwide disappearance of the honeybee.

Hall Pass: A married man is granted the opportunity to have an affair by his wife. Joined in the fun by his best pal, things get a little out of control when both wives start engaging in extramarital activities as well.

Ciao for now,
The Thomas Staff
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Here’s the latest listing of our new releases. Call 822-1451 if you would like anything set aside.

Biutiful: Javier Bardem. This is a story of a man in free fall. On the road to redemption, darkness lights his way. Connected with the afterlife, Uxbal is a tragic hero and father of two who’s sensing the danger of death. He struggles with a tainted reality and a fate that works against him in order to forgive, for love, and forever.

Burning Palms: Satirical anthology film out to shock & offend with tales of madness involving incest, shame, rape and gay parenting. Dylan McDermott, Shannen Doherty, Nick Stahl

Waiting City: Australian drama about a young couple’s journey to India to collect their adopted baby where their relationship is tested. Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Claire McCarthy

Passion Play: A washed-up trumpet player gets mixed up with a laid back but dangerous mobster and a beautiful woman with wings. Cinematography by Christopher Doyle. Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke, Bud Cort, Mitch Glazer (Scrooged)

Another Year: Directed by Mike Leigh. A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends. Also on Blu-Ray.

Bill Hicks Story: Photo-animated feature documentary, uniquely narrated by the 10 people who knew Bill best.

Breaking Bad: S3 Informed he has terminal cancer, an underachieving chemistry genius turned high school chemistry teacher turns to using his expertise in chemistry to provide a legacy for his family… by producing the world’s highest quality crystal meth.

Just Go With It: On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his much-younger girlfriend.

Kaboom: Gregg Araki’s latest is a sci-fi film about the polyamourous bisexual awakening of a group of college students. Kelly Lynch, Haley Bennett, James Duval

Gashole: An eye-opening documentary about the history of oil prices and sheds light on a secret that the big oil companies don’t want you to know – that there are viable and affordable alternatives. Joshua Jackson, Peter Gallagher

True Blood: S3 Set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress, discovers a new world of creatures when she falls in love with Bill Compton, a vampire.

Storming Juno: Docudrama retelling the Canadian assault of Juno Beach on D-Day, as told via reenactment and through interviews with those who were there.

Drive Angry: A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.

If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle: Two weeks before his release, a teenage prisoner learns that his mother has returned home. Meanwhile, he finds himself in love with a student working in the penitentiary as an intern.

Big Bang: A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper. A simple job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead.

Getting High: Brutally honest film about a pair of best friends living to excess in New York City and experiencing the horrors of addiction. Paz de la Huerta, Isaach De Bankole, Kirk Acevedo

Cold as Summer: A female detective investigates the case of a young mother whose infant left behind has died.

My Left Foot: The story of Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. He learned to paint and write with his only controllable limb – his left foot.

Jabberwocky: After the death of his father the young cooper ‘Dennis Cooper’ goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called ‘Jabberwocky’. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster? A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour.

Central Station: An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who write letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, in search for the father he never knew.

Ciao for now,
The Thomas Staff