June 30th, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- The Curse of Blanchard Hill
- The Education of Charlie Banks
- Hana: The Tale of a Reluctant Samurai
- Morning Light
- 12 Rounds
- Two Lovers
New Releases (TV Series):
- Eastbound and Down: Season 1
- Entourage: Season 5
- Eureka: Season 3
- The IT Crowd: Season 2
New Arrivals:
- Michael Jackson: Number Ones
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June 23rd, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- Confessions of a Shopaholic
- History on My Arms with Dee Dee Ramone
- Inkheart
- Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress, and the Tangerine
- Our City Dreams
- Phoebe in Wonderland
- The Pink Panther 2
- Waltz in Bashir (also Blu-Ray)
New Arrivals:
- Dillinger (1973)
- High Hopes
- Last Year at Marienbad (Criterion)
- My Breakfast with BlassieMy Dinner with Andre (Criterion)
- Tom and Jerry: The Chuck Jones Collection
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June 16th, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- Bergman Island
- Cherry Blossoms
- Inside Guantanamo
- Let Freedom Sing
- Madea Goes to Jail
- Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
- XXY
New Releases (TV Series):
- Burn Notice: Season 2
- Family Guy: Volume 7
- Flying: Complete Series
- Saving Grace: Season 2
- Spies: Complete Series
New Arrivals:
- Katharine Hepburn Collection: Morning Glory / Undercurrent / Sylvia Scarlett / Without Love / Dragon Seed / The Corn Is Green
- Last Holiday (1950/Alec Guinness)
- Playing by Heart
- The Strange One
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June 12th, 2009 by Ariel

I have finally been released, for the time being (okay, for just shy of four months) from that demanding mistress we call academia. Since I have been cruelly cut off from accessing the print shop in the art department, here is what I have been/will be up to (cinematically speaking) in order to avoid those harmful UV rays:
Ghost Town: I just saw this one, and while the saccharine charm of the romantic comedy is more often than not lost on me, Ricky Gervais does a stand up job of portraying a socially awkward dentist tasked with tying up some loose ends from beyond the grave (graves of others that is) so that a mob of whiny ghosts will leave him in peace. I think part of the brilliance of this is that Gervais executes the role with an awkwardness that is not at all self-conscious, and believes he is being suave and charming throughout an attempt to win the heart of the leading lady, adding to the hilarity of the flick.
Tess of the D’Ubervilles: a 200-minute + BBC film/series/saga? based on the book by Thomas Hardy, this on is so affecting and tragic that I think I might have had to run to the bathroom to cry like four times at school the day after watching it. From a feminist standpoint, it is a fascinating commentary, as well as being infuriating. It is beautifully shot, and if you have some spare time and desperately need to use up a pallet of kleenex (excuse me, monogrammed handkerchiefs).
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.: A television show akin to a serial with Bruce Campbell playing swashbuckling cowboy bounty hunter. Maybe taking 19 credits last quarter melted my brain…but I am getting really into this, there are even some clever modern art references (most notably when two characters paint a set on some train tracks to create a crash and facilitate a robbery). Does the fact that I am fessing up to watching this rob me of my street cred faster than a bandit takes a stagecoach? Reckon so. Do I care? Well shoot…
Coming up, since apparently all I am interested in lately is cowboys, will be a top ten list from yours truly about the best westerns EVER. So stayed tuned pardner.
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June 9th, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- Gran Torino (also Blu-ray)
- The International (also Blu-ray)
- Nicotina
- The Singing Revolution
- Were the World Mine
New Releases (TV Series):
- Shaun the Sheep: Sheep on the Loose
- The Shield: Season 7
New Arrivals:
- The Jack Lemmon Film Collection (Phffft! / Operation Mad Ball / The Notorious Landlady / Under the Yum Yum Tree / Good Neighbor Sam)
- My Dog Skip
- A Perfect World
- Rob Roy
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June 2nd, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- The Fox and the Child
- Defiance
- He’s Just Not That Into You
- Hippie Masala
- Revolutionary Road
- Spring Breakdown
New Releases (TV Series):
- Wallander: Series 1
- Weeds: Series 4
New Arrivals:
- It Could Happen to You
- The Jaundiced Eye
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June 1st, 2009 by Film is Truth
What were you watching last month? Here are May’s best-renting movies at Film is Truth!

- Milk
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- The Wrestler
- Doubt
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Burn After Reading
- Frost/Nixon
- The Reader
- Quantum of Solace
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May 26th, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- Azur & Asmar: The Princes’ Quest
- A Film is a Burning Place: Works by Enid Baxter Blader
- Inside Outside: Vandalism, Art, and Vandalism as Art
- Intimidad
- Marie and Bruce
- New in Town
- The Princess of Nebraska
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
New Releases (TV Series):
- Mistresses: Volume 1
- 24: Season 7
New Arrivals:
- Chicago Cab (aka Hellcab)
- Cuttlefish: Kings of Camoflage
- L’Ennui
- The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk
- Lesbian Nation: A Short Film Collection
- M Butterfly
- My Bloody Valentine (1981) / April Fool’s Day (Double Feature)
- My Girl
- Nenette & Boni
- Philippe Garrel X2: I Can No Longer Hear the Guitar / Emergency Kisses (Double Feature)
- Under One Roof
- Zabriskie Point
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May 19th, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- Crips and Bloods: Made in America
- Fanboys
- Keillers Park
- Kept and Dreamless
- Mississippi Chicken
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind
- Russell Brand in New York City
- Valkyrie
- We Feed the World
- Wholphin No. 8
New Releases (TV Series):
- Friday Night Lights: Season 3
- True Blood: Season 1
New Arrivals:
- El Dorado
- Friday Night Lights: Season 1
- Friday Night Lights: Season 2
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Criterion)
- Indochine
- The Insect Woman (Shohei Imamura Collection)
- Intentions of Murder (Shohei Imamura Collection)
- Iron Will
- Joan of Arc
- Juice
- Pigs and Battleships (Shohei Imamura Collection)
- 3 Seconds Before Explosion
- Vibes
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May 12th, 2009 by Film is Truth
New Releases:
- Happily Ever After
- Of Time and the City
- S. Darko
- Taken
- Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
New Releases (TV Series):
- Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Season 6
New Arrivals:
- The Dana Carvey Show
- A Kiss Before Dying
- Kiss of Death
- Krush Groove
- Lovejoy: Season 5
- Nickelodeon / The Last Picture Show (Director’s Cut Double Feature)
- The Postman
- The Private Life of Don Juan (Alexander Korda Collection)
- The Private Life of Henry VIII (Alexander Korda Collection)
- Red Dwarf: Series 5
- Red Dwarf: Series 6
- Red Dwarf: Series 7
- Red Dwarf: Series 8
- Rembrandt (Alexander Korda Collection)
- The Rise of Catherine the Great (Alexander Korda Collection)
- Sabrina (1995)
- Wise Blood (Criterion)
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