Welcome, everyone! A few movies are screening this week.
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Parents be warned! The faux-Miyazaki movie, TALES FROM EARTHSEA, is screening at the Angelika this week. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki’s son, not only did dad blast his son’s movie, and not only did Earthsea creator, Ursula K. LeGuin, disavow the movie, but it’s really, really boring.
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On Saturday, August 14 from 6 – 8pm, stop by the Giant Robot store (9th street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) for the DVD launch party of the indie stunner, CHILDREN OF INVENTION. The director, producer, and the actors (including the kid who plays the little girl) will all be there signing DVDs and chatting. (more info, just scroll down)
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It’s a week away, but don’t miss SUMMER WARS at the IFC Center!
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Acclaimed Bollywood movie, PEEPLI LIVE, opens up at Big Cinemas in Manhattan this Friday, August 13. The Village Voice raves, the LA Times raves and the Hollywood Reporter does too. Produced by Bollywood superstar, Aamir Khan, it’s probably the best-reviewed movies to play at the Big Cinemas all year.
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TOTALLY agree about Tales from Earthsea; at least I saw it for free!
Summer Wars is a masterpiece. I thought this was getting a larger release toward the end of the year.
Earthsea isn’t as bad as all that, I think its quite good. In defense of the film LeGuin hasn’t liked a film version other than the first version of the Lathe of Heaven and she disavowed this version the very second that Miyazaki Senior stepped away (I think Senior was involved in some of the planning so he isn’t without “blame” if you don’t like it. And the Miyazaki’s relationship isn’t the best to begin with so his comments should be taken with that in mind)