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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

Two "Infamous" reviews

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On the occasion of its Venice Film Festival showing, Variety's David Rooney has gone thumbs-down on Douglas McGrath's Infamous, the other Truman Capote-writes-"In Cold Blood" movie from Warner Independent (opening 10.13). "There was an integrity and character- complexity to Bennett Miller 's Capote that's missing from this glossier biopic...none of it rings true...Infamous doesn't measure up to its predecessor and seems unlikely to echo the attention it received." But Hollywod Reporter critic Kirk Honeycutt thinks it's pretty damn good. Infamous, he writes early on, "gives you the unique opportunity to see how two sets of filmmakers can take exactly the same story, make extremely tough though different choices in emphasis and tone and achieve brilliant movies." Go figure. I've seen it, but no review until the Toronto Film Festival.