26 MORE EPISODES

NBC and Directv have worked out a deal to bring back Friday Night Lights for another two seasons, with 13 episodes per year.

Yes, those are tears of joy running down my face.

QUICK COMMENTS

I Love You, Man is the first laugh out loud movie I have seen this year. Often hysterical and always enjoyable, it's a very entertaining comedy.

Duplicity is a movie for people who like to engage their brain while sitting in a movie theater. The script is pretty ingenious and the dialogue is really strong. Clive Owen is the coolest of cats and Julia Roberts was extremely sexy.

Full reviews to come for both, but in short, I really liked both of these flicks.

MOVIES FOR THE WEEKEND

I Love You, Man on Saturday night.

Duplicity on Sunday afternoon.

Also, just got In the Electric Mist with Tommy Lee Jones from Netflix. I'll get to that over the weekend at some point as well.

FUCKING RIDICULOUS

CRITERION BUTTON

DISC FEATURES
AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY DIRECTOR-APPROVED EDITIONS:
Interviews with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett
Audio commentary featuring Academy Award-nominated director David Fincher
Never-before-seen footage revealing the innovative techniques behind the Academy Award–winning visual effects and makeup
Step-by-step examination of the motion-capture process aging Brad Pitt
In-depth exploration of David Fincher’s creative process on the set
Interview with acclaimed composer Alexandre Desplat about the score
Featurettes on the film’s storyboards, costumes, and Academy Award–winning art direction
Stills galleries, including costume design and candid behind-the-scenes production photos
Optional French- and Spanish-dubbed soundtracks
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, and optional French and Spanish subtitles
PLUS: An essay by film critic Kent Jones


Pretty fuckin' spiffy, no?

VERY STYLISH

Just saw this at www.joblo.com

Very cool looking. Sam Mendes' latest hits theaters this summer.

THREE SENTENCE DVD REVIEW: ELEGY (***)

Isabel Coixet's somberly themed yet gorgeously photographed drama Elegy (***) is a thoughtful (if sometimes boring), occasionally darkly humorous May-December romance between two very different people (Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz) who were never likely to find happiness. Cruz, who is partially or fully naked throughout much of the film, gives her richest and best English language performance yet, and Kingsley, as always, exudes class and distinction (Dennis Hopper also turns in a juicy supporting performance). Coixet's film, working from a smooth but slightly meandering screenplay by Nicholas Meyer, goes for the tear ducts towards its conclusion, and even if I wasn't blown away by the movie, it's certainly worth renting if you're in the mood for a serious, slightly depressing, artsy-fartsy type night of entertainment.