Brian Cox in Red
With another DVD new release Tuesday around the corner, here’s a look at some of films you may have missed when they played in theaters.
Red *** 1/2
This little low-budget number snuck in and out of theaters at the tail end of an exhausting summer season. It’s a simple, pulpy tale about a [...]

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Three better choices for your weekend than any of the new releases 
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the worst week for new releases I’ve seen since I started doing the Weekend Forecast 70 some weeks ago. Do yourself a favor. Skip all of these and just go see Trouble the Water, Man on Wire or Vicky Cristina [...]

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Brian Cox in Red
Brian Cox (Rushmore, Zodiac) is Avery Ludlow, a quiet, sensible man living alone with his old dog Red in a big, out of the way house in rural Oregon. The film begins more than a decade after the tragic loss of his wife and son and Avery has mostly put his life [...]

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This week’s Forecast starts off with a film that has already been released. Why? Because it’s one of the best movies of the year so far and it’s finally expanding from the two theaters in which it opened. If you’re wondering when I’m going to shut up about Man on Wire, the answer is: don’t [...]

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