OCTOBERFILM RELEASES
04 October Taken 2Everything that made the first one a surprisingly good film is missing from this ridiculous sequel – if you see this film, I will find you, and I will kill you!
12 October Ruby SparksMarvelously charming and fantastical tale from the creators of Little Miss Sunshine, it tells the tale of an aspiring writer whose fictional girlfriend comes off the page and into his life.
12 October PusherA British remake of the ’96 Danish crime thriller of the same name, this time set in London and starring Richard Coyle as Frank, a drug dealer who starts to have a very, very bad day. Stylish and well made, this is one to see.
19 OctoberParanormal Activity 4Oh, Jesus Christ, really? Go see it if you are easily scared or just really, really dull!
DVDOF THE MONTH DARK SHADOWS
A Hollywood wit once commented that Tim
Burton couldn’t make a sandwich without putting Johnny Depp in it, and there was a time when the mere mention of a Burton/Depp joint would send me giddy with barely repressed anticipation. Tey gave us ‘Edward Scissorhands’ and ‘Ed Wood’, masterpieces both, but then things started to slip, reaching a nadir with 2010’s instantly forgettable ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Now, I’m not going to try to convince you that this is a great film. However, I will tell you that I liked it. A lot, in fact. Te source material – a short- lived 70s cod-gothic soap opera - is a more inspired choice than that for Burton’s recent output, and it he has grown it into a joyfully camp and hammy delight. Tink ‘Dallas’ if
‘Dallas’ had been written by Edgar Allen Poe. Which it wasn’t. Te performances are all suitably over- the-top, arch and great fun, especially Depp (well, duh…) and it’s funny to boot. However, it’s the visual mastery on show that really won me over. Gone is the boil-in-the-bag kookiness we’ve come to expect; this is a truly sumptuous and lavish affair. Te visual shaping brings to mind Burton’s 2003 triumph ‘Big Fish’, but there’s a nod or two to the post- production styling of ‘Sin City’ or ‘300’. OK, so the plot is a little meandering and the ending perhaps too absurd for its own good, but I had a gas watching this film. It’s no return-to-form for the neo-gothic maestros, but if you’d given up on the Burton/Depp partnership you’ll be pleasantly surprised.Jay Freeman
OCTOBERDVD RELEASES
01 OctoberBreaking Bad (Season 4)Yes, yes, yes, I know. I keep banging on about this series to anyone that will listen (and some that won’t) but that’s because it’s brilliant. BRILLIANT, I tell you! Jesus, it’s like talking to a brick fucking wall.
08 October Ill ManorsGeezer polymath Ben Drew, the voice of Plan B and occasional actor, makes his directorial debut with this accomplished and acclaimed urban drama. Grittier than a beached whale’s arsehole, innit, as my old Nan would say.
15 October Wrath of the Titans If you enjoyed the crushingly awful remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’, which was shat at you in 2010, I daresay you’ll be the target demographic for this unwanted crock of bollocks. Enjoy.
22 October Abraham Lincoln – Vampire Hunter Tis is no cash-in on the tiresome Jane Austen/Zombies meme - it’s produced by Tim Burton and directed by Russian visionary Timur Bekmambetov, the man behind the brilliant Night Watch and Day Watch. Could well be a demented gem, but don’t quote me on it.
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