Waterfront Video

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Here's a special Christmas Card greeting from Terry Gilliam
(from Do Not Adjust Your Set, 1968)

New to our shelves this week:

Easy A
This winning contemporization of Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter stars a charismatic Emma Stone and features of host of strong supporting players, with Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson giving especially hilarious turns.

Salt
Angelina Jolie stepped into a role originally intended for Tom Cruise, and again proves herself a bad-ass extraordinaire in this engaging, well-constructed actioner by Phillip Noyce.

Soul Kitchen
Fatih Akin (Head On, Crossing the Bridge, The Edge of Heaven) directs this comic lark about food and music - staples of the soul.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Oliver Stone attempts to recreate the Zeitgeist-capturing allure of his 1987 film, this time setting the story during the recent credit crisis and financial meltdown.

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Beautiful Kate

Let It Rain

Skirt Day

Angel
Francois Ozon (Swimming Pool, Under the Sand, 8 Women) directs his first English-language film, a period piece based on a novel by Elizabeth Taylor.

Devil
Claustrophobia continues to be a prevalent theme this year with this horror piece devised by M. Night Shyamalan. (see also: Buried & 127 Hours)

The Heavy

Step Up 3

Family Guy: It's a Trap!

Futurama - Volume 5