Discland
edited by Jonathan Doyle
Mafioso (The Criterion Collection, 3.18.2008) Nino Badalamenti is a supervisor in a car manufacturing plant who hasn't taken a vacation in over two years. On his way out the door to visit his beloved childhood hometown of Sicily -- with his blonde wife and daughters -- Nino is handed a package by his boss and asked to deliver it to a powerful and influential Sicilian gangster named Don Vincenzo. Once in Sicily, Nino has a hoot seeing friends and family, but his wife has trouble fitting in and is unfairly dismissed as a snob by Nino's family. Even more worrisome, Nino finds himself entangled in an intricate web of secret mafioso dealings and is eventually sent on an unexpectedly... elaborate errand. (continued)

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July 2

Hancock

July 3

The Whackness

July 4

Diminished Capacity

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson

Holding Trevor

Kabluey

We are Together

July 9

Full Battle Rattle

July 11

A Man Named Pearl

August

Eight Miles High

Garden Party

Harold

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Meet Dave

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

The Stone Angel

July 18

A Very British Gangster

Before I Forget

The Dark Knight

The Doorman

Felon

Lou Reed's Berlin

Mad Detective

Mamma Mia!

Space Chimps

Take

Transsiberian

July 22

Two Tickets to Paradise

July 23

Boy A




 

Many thanks to the Toronto

Many thanks to the Toronto Star's esteemed movie critic and essayist Peter Howell for giving my upcoming internet radio show, "Elsewhere Live," a mention in yesterday's (Friday, 10.28) column. That said, I have no choice but to post a slight correction. "Elsewhere Live" -- an easily thing to listen to as long as you have Winamp and follow the instructions -- will begin on this site on Sunday, 11.20, and not tomorrow night, or Sunday the 30th, as promised by Peter's item. (I mentioned the 11.20 date in a Wired item posted a couple of days ago.) I could start broadcasting as soon as tomorrow night, but I want to get the bugs out of the system first. Thanks again to Mr. Howell for the support.

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 29, 2005 at 12:02 PM

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