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The Third Man (Criterion Blu-ray)
This title in particular has been the subject of a good deal of controversy on Elsewhere (among other sites), message boards, and email lists across the web. No one seems to talk about much aside from the "Grain Issue." Since the grain (or overabundance thereof) is the obvious elephant in the room, I'm going to address it before getting on to the additional content on display here, of which there is much to see and thoroughly enjoy. (continued)

Upcoming

December 31

Defiance

Good

January 2

Cargo 200

January 7

Silent Light

January 9

After Dark Horrorfest 2009

Bride Wars

How About You

Not Easily Broken

The Unborn

Yonkers Joe

January 16

Chandni Chwok to China

Cherry Blossoms

Hotel for Dogs

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Notorious

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

January 21

Of Time and the City

With Basic Instinct 2 arriving

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With Basic Instinct 2 arriving this Friday, here's an amusing piece about unwanted sequels by L.A. Daily News critic Glenn Whipp. One of the the misbegotten is Oliver's Story, a 1978 sequel to Love Story. I remember this film's poster fondly, or rather a dialogue- added variation. I saw it on a New York subway station wall just after the film opened in December '78. The graffiti dialogue made me laugh, and I've told people about it for years and they've laughed, so I'll try it out on the readership. This isn't a family column, but I'm going to use polite language anyway because it won't be very funny if I use the original terminology. Consider the image on the poster and that famous "love means never having to say you're sorry" line from Love Story. The dialogue balloons had O'Neal saying to costar Candice Bergen, "I'm sorry but since we're already in this position may I have sex with you in a way that's guaranteed not to get you pregnant?" And Bergen answered, "I'd prefer another method of sexual congress that's just as much of an assurance in that regard."