While there are no exciting new movies this week, there is one exciting movie being released in IMAX for the first time: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate IMAX 3D. This is a 2011 remake of the classic Dragons Inn films from China, starring Jet Li, and the 3D is some of the best I have seen from that part of the world. It will only be around for 2 weeks, so catch it while you can.
I have been reading about Robot And Frank making the rounds of the Film Fests for a while now, and am excited that it is finally coming to some regular theaters finally! I say some because it is still only in limited release, but at least it is available.
This week’s selection is another spooky but funny animation, ParaNorman. A town is invaded by zombies, and their only recourse is to ask the help of the strangest kid in town. It certainly looks like silly fun to me.
Animated romantic musical comedy horror is a lot of fun, and the latest entry in this admittedly rather tiny niche market is Hotel Transylvania. Target date for release is September 28th, and I for one intend to be there to see it.
While there aren’t any pure genre films this week, The Bourne Legacy comes awfully close, and it is the one I will be seeing. Robert Ludlum wrote some amazing books, and this is my favorite series of movies made from those books.
It is the 25th anniversary of Spaceballs, and in honor of that it is getting time on the big screen at the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland (D.C burbs). The folks over at Think Geek are also from the D.C. burbs, and they will be making the showing on Saturday the 4th (yes, that is tomorrow), and they are planning to hold a raffle. Prizes may include a pre-release copy of Spaceballs on Blu-ray, and/or two Force FX lightsabers, and maybe some edible stuff. Although if you are hungry the theater has its own cafe, and has a dozen excellent restaurants within the block it lives on.