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Guest: Patton Smith
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1. The movie gutter of a season, spring, is still upon us, and we only have one more month of it, thank God. The box office, though, has finally seen itself a hit in Horton Hears a Who!, which has now cleared $86 million in just two weeks.
2. New theatrical releases in Tuscaloosa this week: 21; Run, Fatboy, Run, starring Simon Pegg (he also co-wrote with Michael Ian Black) and directed by David Schwimmer; Stop-Loss, the latest film depicting the brutal effect of the conflict in Iraq is set to fail just like its recent predecessors.
3. Noted filmmaker Anthony Minghella passed away last week from a brain hemmorage suffered around what doctors were calling a "routine" operation. Minghella is responsible for two of the 1990s absolute best films in 1996's best picture winner The English Patient and 1999's The Talented Mr. Ripley.
4. Also worth noting, the passing of three other key contributors to film. Actors Paul Scofield (recent Oscar nominee for 1994's Quiz Show) and Richard Widmark have also died within the last week. The third to pass from the week is science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke.
5. We can get excited about Oliver Stone again (though I am a fan of his last film World Trade Center, which is a good movie). It seems that the old Stone might be back to his wily politically charged conspiracy film ways. Hollywood Wire Tap reports that Oliver Stone is getting busy casting his upcoming biopic on the life and presidency of George W. Bush.
6. Patton's top 5 most anticipated Summer releases. Mine are still Iron Man, Wall-E and The Pineapple Express. New photos, including the final poster, for Iron Man have just been released at yahoo.com and only continue to build my anticipation for the movie. This could make a run at not only the best Marvel film adaptation but even the best comic book adaptation in general. I'm looking at you Batman Begins and first two Spider-Man movies, which people continue to say are the best comic book movies for some reason. If if weren't for that stupid Audioslave song in the trailer, I might say this is what I'm most pumped for.
7. DVD releases: Atonement, The Mist, Southland Tales and I Am Legend are all out now on DVD. Out of those, I can only personally recommend Atonement and I Am Legend, which a solid thriller. This week, The Kite Runner and Wristcutters, two movies that inexplicably played at the Cobb in Tuscaloosa, were released, as were the British film Control and the re-issue of the 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde. If you haven't seen it, mark it down. Love that Gene Wilder cameo.
8. DVD picks: Ben's - I've finally seen Terry Gilliam's cult classic Brazil, which is part of the Criterion Collection. While I thought the visuals, especially the set and costume designs (which are out of this world), were especially strong, it's difficult to gain a real grasp on what Brazil is really about.
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