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Jun. 13.

I Am Love [Blu-ray] (2010)

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I Am Love [Blu-ray]

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This movie is like eating bonbons in a hothouse. For some films, walking the fine line between sublime and silly becomes an entertainment in itself, and such is the case with I Am Love, Luca Guadagnino’s lush drama set within an Italian business dynasty in Milan. We see much of the film from the perspective of an outsider who has nevertheless fitted herself into this aristocratic world for many years: Emma, the Russian-born wife of the textile company’s new CEO. She’s played by Tilda Swinton, whose customarily penetrating work is enhanced by her speaking Russian and Italian (how does she do it?). The Russian heritage might be a tip-off–Emma could have a touch of Anna Karenina about her–because she embarks on a grand affair with a much younger man. The many levels of melodrama play out against gorgeous exteriors and wildly overdressed interiors, as though Guadagnino looked back through Italian film heritage and decided it was time for someone to out-do the o (more…)

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Jun. 13.

I Am Love (2010)

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I Am Love

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This movie is like eating bonbons in a hothouse. For some films, walking the fine line between sublime and silly becomes an entertainment in itself, and such is the case with I Am Love, Luca Guadagnino’s lush drama set within an Italian business dynasty in Milan. We see much of the film from the perspective of an outsider who has nevertheless fitted herself into this aristocratic world for many years: Emma, the Russian-born wife of the textile company’s new CEO. She’s played by Tilda Swinton, whose customarily penetrating work is enhanced by her speaking Russian and Italian (how does she do it?). The Russian heritage might be a tip-off–Emma could have a touch of Anna Karenina about her–because she embarks on a grand affair with a much younger man. The many levels of melodrama play out against gorgeous exteriors and wildly overdressed interiors, as though Guadagnino looked back through Italian film heritage and decided it was time for someone to out-do the o (more…)

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Jun. 13.

Casino Jack and the United States of Money [Blu-ray] (2010)

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Casino Jack and the United States of Money [Blu-ray]

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As he proved in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney knows how to transform creative bookkeeping into compelling drama without dumbing things down. In his follow-up to Gonzo, a portrait of rabble-rouser Hunter S. Thompson, Gibney takes on disgraced GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Stanley Tucci provides his voice in readings). Gibney begins with the Mob-style murder of a one-time associate before backtracking to Abramoff’s days as chairman of the College Republicans, where he rubbed shoulders with Karl Rove and Ralph Reed–and impressed Ronald Reagan. Even as a student, however, there were signs of trouble as he laundered money through charities, a pattern he would repeat throughout the decades, always on the lookout for new loopholes. Gibney proceeds through his dealings with the Contras, an Angolan dictator, Saipan sweatshops, and Indian casinos (the debacle in Angola led him to produce the right-wing shoot-’em-up Red Scorpion (more…)

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Jun. 13.

Casino Jack: The United States of Money (2010)

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Casino Jack: The United States of Money

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As he proved in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney knows how to transform creative bookkeeping into compelling drama without dumbing things down. In his follow-up to Gonzo, a portrait of rabble-rouser Hunter S. Thompson, Gibney takes on disgraced GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff (Stanley Tucci provides his voice in readings). Gibney begins with the Mob-style murder of a one-time associate before backtracking to Abramoff’s days as chairman of the College Republicans, where he rubbed shoulders with Karl Rove and Ralph Reed–and impressed Ronald Reagan. Even as a student, however, there were signs of trouble as he laundered money through charities, a pattern he would repeat throughout the decades, always on the lookout for new loopholes. Gibney proceeds through his dealings with the Contras, an Angolan dictator, Saipan sweatshops, and Indian casinos (the debacle in Angola led him to produce the right-wing shoot-’em-up Red Scorpion (more…)

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Jun. 13.

My Name is Khan [Blu-ray] (2010)

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Jun. 13.

My Name Is Khan (Ws Sub Ac3 Dol) (2010)

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Jun. 13.

Repo Men (2010)

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Repo Men

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In the future, artificial internal organs will be widely available, but their high cost will lead to a thriving, if bloody, repossession business–at least that’s the idea in Repo Men, whose title characters must carry scalpels, and not scruples. When clients default–and, at 19 percent interest rates, it happens all the time–it’s up to Remy (Jude Law) and Jake (Forest Whitaker), the two most swashbuckling field operatives at the Union company, to reclaim the merchandise. The film’s reviewers largely seemed to miss the wicked humor that underlies Repo Men’s kooky futuristic world, as Remy’s domestic situation is portrayed with typical backyard barbecues and typical nagging wife who wants hubby to ask his boss about that promotion, already. Everything’s amusingly typical, that is, except for the fact that Remy regularly charges into people’s apartments and grabs their kidneys. It would be nice to report that director Miguel Sapochnik was able to maintain the (more…)

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Jun. 13.

Repo Men [Blu-ray] (2010)

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Repo Men [Blu-ray]

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In the future, artificial internal organs will be widely available, but their high cost will lead to a thriving, if bloody, repossession business–at least that’s the idea in Repo Men, whose title characters must carry scalpels, and not scruples. When clients default–and, at 19 percent interest rates, it happens all the time–it’s up to Remy (Jude Law) and Jake (Forest Whitaker), the two most swashbuckling field operatives at the Union company, to reclaim the merchandise. The film’s reviewers largely seemed to miss the wicked humor that underlies Repo Men’s kooky futuristic world, as Remy’s domestic situation is portrayed with typical backyard barbecues and typical nagging wife who wants hubby to ask his boss about that promotion, already. Everything’s amusingly typical, that is, except for the fact that Remy regularly charges into people’s apartments and grabs their kidneys. It would be nice to report that director Miguel Sapochnik was able to maintain the (more…)

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Jun. 13.

The Joneses [Blu-ray] (2010)

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The Joneses [Blu-ray]

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Built around a brilliant idea, Derrick Borte’s debut plays like The Truman Show in reverse. Whereas Jim Carrey’s Truman had no idea his life provided fodder for a TV show, the upper-crust enclave that welcomes the Joneses has no idea they’re a marketing unit in disguise. One day, Steve (David Duchovny, more Californication than The X-Files) and Kate (Demi Moore, whose businesslike demeanor serves the premise well) arrive with teenagers Jenn (Amber Heard) and Mick (Ben Hollingsworth) and a moving van full of luxury goods. Attractive and charismatic, they inspire everyone they meet to purchase the same sportswear, golf clubs, and gourmet foods (Lauren Hutton plays their supervisor). They make the biggest impression on Larry (Gary Cole) and Summer (Glenne Headly), whose marriage has hit a rough patch. Steve advises his new golf partner to buy his wife expensive presents. Larry takes his advice–and then some–in an attempt to keep up with the Joneses, who find i (more…)

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Jun. 13.

The Joneses (2010)

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The Joneses

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Built around a brilliant idea, Derrick Borte’s debut plays like The Truman Show in reverse. Whereas Jim Carrey’s Truman had no idea his life provided fodder for a TV show, the upper-crust enclave that welcomes the Joneses has no idea they’re a marketing unit in disguise. One day, Steve (David Duchovny, more Californication than The X-Files) and Kate (Demi Moore, whose businesslike demeanor serves the premise well) arrive with teenagers Jenn (Amber Heard) and Mick (Ben Hollingsworth) and a moving van full of luxury goods. Attractive and charismatic, they inspire everyone they meet to purchase the same sportswear, golf clubs, and gourmet foods (Lauren Hutton plays their supervisor). They make the biggest impression on Larry (Gary Cole) and Summer (Glenne Headly), whose marriage has hit a rough patch. Steve advises his new golf partner to buy his wife expensive presents. Larry takes his advice–and then some–in an attempt to keep up with the Joneses, who find i (more…)

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