So what’s out there this week. Well today we’ll take a look at the films scheduled to be released this Friday which include Richard Linklater’s take on the weird universe of Philip K Dick and Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert in the off-beat Strangers with Candy. Oh yeah, and there’s this movie about pirates too…
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Here’s what’s scheduled to hit theaters this week. Want to know more, just click on the title for film info including a full cast list. Want a closer look, just click on the poster to watch the trailer.
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Philip K Dick’s bizarre novel about an undercover cop (Keanu Reeves) who is hooked on the new drug called Substance D which causes hallucinations, split personalities, and a loss of connection to the concious world.. Richard Linklater directs and brings the world into focus using the same Rotoscope techniques (animating over the real time footage) he used in 2001’s Waking Life which just may be the best way to envision Dick’s world. Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson, and Winona Ryder. Weird, odd, strange, and different; a must see for fans of both Linklater and Dick. Check back on Friday for the review.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
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Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, and Orlando Bloom and director Gore Verbinski return for the first of two sequels about pirates, love, curses, and Captain Jack Sparrow. Depp takes center stage when Davy Jones (the one with the locker, not the “daydream believer”) comes a callin’ on Sparrow’s debt just as Turner and Swann are jailed for helping Cap’n Jack escape (on their wedding day no less!). Madcap action and a special effects bonanza ensue, but the story is sadly lacking as the series seems to be treading water until next May. Sadly it’s a much too long sequel that isn’t nearly as good as the first film; check back on Friday for the full review.
Strangers with Candy (limited)
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The off-beat, short lived, Comedy Central television show about a 46 year-old ex-hooker, ex-drug addict (Amy Sedaris) who returns to high school, comes to the big screen. Series creators Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, and Sedaris share in the writing credits for the film which should hold pretty true to the show’s original offensive pull no punches humor. Colbert’s performance as the self-centered high school teacher has been getting high praise from critics. There’s also an interesting cast of supporting performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick, and Sarah Jessica Parker as a randy grief conselor.