IN THEATERS: “Indigenes” (Days of Glory)
For audiences looking for an alternative to the flaming-motorcycle-riding Spirit of Vengeance this Friday, check your local theatre listing for the Academy-award nominated film “Indigenes.” Fans of war films such as “The Big Red One,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “The Thin Red Line,” will find yet another untold World War II story in the “Indigenes.”
“Indigenes” is the story of four men enlisting in the French army to liberate the country from Nazi occupation. The film chronicles the forgotten history of the 233,000 North African soldiers’ courageous and bloody march on Germany in 1943.
The buzz from the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, excellent theatrical trailer, and overall positive critic’s reviews ARE enough reason to catch what looks to be a damn good war movie.
“Indigenes” is in limited release in February and wide release in March. MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 2 hrs. 3 min
DVD: “The Departed”
Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of the Wai Keung Lau and Siu Fai Mak’s 2002 Hong Kong crime drama “Mou gaan dou” (Infernal Affairs) is now available on DVD.
The Academy Award-nominated “The Departed” (2006) is the story of two men from opposite sides of the law: a mole within the ranks of the Massachusetts State Police and an undercover cop embedded in the Irish mafia. Violence and blood pour into the streets of the city as both men are dispatched to seek their enemies’ identities.
“The Departed” two-disc edition includes cool extras such as French and Spanish audio tracks, additional scenes with introductions by Martin Scorsese, and two featurettes: “The Story of the Boston Mob: the real-life gangster behind Jack Nicholson’s character” and “Crossing Criminal Cultures: How Little Italy’s crime and violence influence Scorsese’s work.”
Rated R (for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material)
“Marie Antoinette”
Sophia Coppola’s second directorial outing “Marie Antoinette,” a documentary on everyone’s favorite word, “F**k,” and the story of onetime Beatles member turned peace activist “US vs. John Lennon.”
COMICS: “Y: The Last Man” #54
After an unknown plague simultaneously kills every mammal possessing the Y chromosome – including embryos, fertilized eggs, and sperm – unemployed and unmotivated slacker/escape artist Yorick Brown suddenly discovers he is the only male left in a world inhabited solely by women.
The all-female Fish and Bicycle Theatre Troupe returns in this issue to explore what Hollywood would be like if it were run by women. What role will these actresses play in Yorick Brown’s future? This is the last self-contained issue before the closing story arc of the series. Co-creator and series artist Pia Guerra will return for the final six issues.
Accompanied by his mischievous Capuchin monkey, Ampersand, and the mysterious Agent 355, Brown embarks on a journey to find his girlfriend and discover why he is the last man on Earth. But with a gang of feminist extremists and the leader of the Israel Defense Forces hunting him, Brown, as well as the human race, may face extinction.
Written by Brian K. Vaughan; guest artist Goran Sudzuka; cover by Massimo Carnevale. For mature readers.
