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Jun
20
2008

In Cinemas: SPARROW, DOOMSDAY, TEETH, MY WINNIPEG

Posted by Peter Martin at 5:00am.

Posted in Film News , Cult, Comedy, Action, Asia, USA & Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand.

Spotlight: Johnny To’s small-scale Sparrow is this week’s big attraction in Hong Kong, going up against City Without Baseball, Laurence Lau’s latest youth drama, and Superhero Movie (?!), as well as holdovers The Incredible Hulk and The Happening. Canada welcomes home Guy Maddin, Brits are set to be terrorized by a teenage killing machine, and South Korea will go boom after the apocalypse.

FILMS OPENING - FEATURED ON TWITCH
Before the Rains. “Colonial noir” looks gorgeous but becomes overripe in the telling. Opens in Canada.
Doomsday. Neil Marshall’s outrageously over-the-top post-apocalyptic romp found relatively few outright supporters during its US release, but I rather enjoyed the blatant borrowings and blistering pace. Todd LOVED it. Opens in South Korea.
Eastern Promises. David Cronenberg’s Russian crime drama, set in London. We have two very different takes, from Michael Guillen and Grady Hendrix. Opens in Japan.
My Winnipeg. Guy Maddin’s “docu-fantasy” delighted and entertained Our Man Todd. Opens in Canada.
Sparrow. Johnny To’s film about pickpockets stars Simon Yam. Todd thought it was light, effortless, and graceful. Opens in Hong Kong.
Teeth. Teen girl discovers she has razor-sharp teeth where she didn’t expect them. We’ve got two clips and the US trailer. Opens in UK.

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Global Metal. This doc takes a “field trip” to examine Metal music’s impact around the world. Mack enjoyed this great-looking, “entertaining mix of humor and cultural insight.” Opens in Canada (Toronto, Vancouver)

After the jump, more films opening in Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, UK, and US.

OTHER FILMS OPENING WORLDWIDE

Australia (Source: In Film Australia)
Unfinished Sky. Romantic drama. With William McInnes as an isolated farmer and Monic Hendrickx as an injured stranger. Directed by Peter Duncan.

Denmark (Source: Danish Film Institute)
One Shot. Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt, Karen-Lise Mynster, Jesper Christensen star in a drama about “a daughter’s rebellion against her hippie mother. ... Told in one long scene without a single edit” (78 minutes). Directed by Linda Wendel.

Hong Kong (Sources: Broadway Circuit | CityLine | Golden Harvest | UA Cinemas.)
City Without Baseball. Youth drama, co-directed by Laurence Lau.

Japan (Source: The Japan Times)
The Magic Hour. Koki Mitani’s fourth comedy has already opened to big box office, as Todd reported last week, but it’s just getting a review now from our friend Mark Schilling, who is always worth reading. (Review by Mark Schilling at The Japan Times.)

South Korea (Source: The Korea Times)
Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame. Just 18, Hana Makhmalbaf made her second film about children living in war-torn Afghanistan.
IndieAniBox: Thelma’s Protein Coffee. Three animated shorts.
Karma. Thai horror. Frightening mysteries in an old mansion.
Public Enemy Returns. Sul Kyoung-gu is back as Detective Kang for the third time in this blending of action, drama, and plenty of comedy.

UK (Source: Empire Online)
Adulthood. Inner-city West London gang life. Gritty sequel to Kidulthood follows a newly-released parolee.
Couscous. Family melodrama erupts, threatening the opening of a floating restaurant.
The Edge of Love. Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller are rivals for the romantic attentions of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Too bad they’re not all married to one another.
The Escapist. Brian Cox leads a prison break.
The Ruins. Terrific, tense horror that we collectively missed writing about. Better than you might imagine.

US (Source: Coming Soon)
Brick Lane. Teen girl must deal with an arranged marriage, a move to London, racial tension, and a torrid affair.
Expired. Romantic drama stars Samantha Morton as a kindly parking enforcement officer and Jason Patric as an angry one with whom she has a torrid affair. Hmm, where have I heard that before?

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