Little Children (Movie Watch)

Little Children is based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, centering on a handful of individuals whose lives intersect in surprising & potentially dangerious ways.

Grade: A
Trailer HERE

Little Miss Sunshine (Movie Watch)

See what the tears and laughter are about HERE.

Grade: B +

The Motel (Movie Watch)

Puberty sucks, and nobody knows it better than 13-year-old Ernest Chin. As he watches guests come and go, Ernest finds himself forever stuck at his family’s hourly-rate motel, where he divides his time between taking orders from his overbearing mom, cleaning up after whatever miscreants the Motel may attract.

Grade: B -
Trailer HERE

All The King's Men (Movie Watch)

All The King's Men: Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.

Grade: C +
Trailer HERE

Pan's Labyrinth (Movie Watch)

In 1944, during a Fascist regime that followed the country’s Civil War, a young girl named Ofelia and her mother are forced to relocate to rural Spain to live with the girl’s stepfather, Captain Vidal. As the leader of a military unit sworn to fight any rebels in the territory, Vidal is the epitome of Fascism and a brutally abusive stepfather to Ofelia. Her loneliness and vivid imagination lead her to a fantastic discovery of an incredible stone labyrinth near her new home. When she ventures inside, she discovers a surreal world full of mythical creatures that hail her as their princess. Ofelia soon meets the otherworldly Pan, who gives her three dangerous tasks to complete before she can return home. For the 11-year old girl, it is a magnificent escape that will help her cope with the harsh realities of the world she left.

Grade: A +
See Posters HERE
Trailer HERE
Teaser & Clips HERE

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Movie Watch)

Das Die Geschichte eines Mörders, sees Jean Baptiste Grenouille who, born with no smell, develops a superior olfactory sense which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. His work however takes a dark turn when searching for the ultimate scent.

Grade: A
Trailer HERE

The Queen (Movie Watch)

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.

Grade: B +
Trailer HERE

Camera Obscura: Let's get Out Of Country (Music to Hear)

In Let's Get Out of This Country, Scottish indie outfit Camera Obscura may finally have the breakout release they've been waiting on for nearly a decade -- and they had to get out of their country to do it. The six-piece, used to staying home in Glasgow and recording in bursts between day jobs, this time took the plunge and headed to Sweden to work with a producer for the first time. The result takes its familiar sound -- Sixties-influenced beats layered with wry soprano -- and gives it a good dose of rock. The album has already peaked at Number One on the college radio chart, so where have you been?

It's an exciting time for us," says Campbell. "I think we've grown. "

Often linked to Belle and Sebastian -- in sound, and as fellow Scots - Camera Obscura are no rip off artists.

Vist Label Site HERE.

Calvaire: The Ordeal (Movie Watch)

Marc Stevens’ world goes profoundly and utterly wrong. When his car breaks down in the middle of the isolated backcountry, he’s forced to seek refuge in a rural inn. Marc is taken in by Bartel, a lonely and psychologically fragile innkeeper who promises to help. But when Marc catches him dismantling his car, he realizes that the innkeeper has other plans for him.

Calvaire:The Ordeal gets an official poster.

Trailer HERE

The Dark Knight (What to Know)

Exclusive! Dirt on The Dark Knight!

Mean Magazine talked to Nolan about his new flick, The Prestige, but got an ear full on our The Dark Knight. So in addition to talking about the dueling magicians thriller at length, Nolan indulged some of our curiosities about his next little project THE DARK KNIGHT.

You’re going to have to wait until the October 23rd issue Mean hits the streets for the whole lengthy dialogue but in the meanwhile here’s a taste…

Mean Mag: Batman Begins dealt with a range of themes from revenge to how we confront fear. What themes will you be exploring in The Dark Knight?
Nolan: I suppose in loose terms I can say it’s about things having to get worse before they get better.

Mean Mag: It’s that note the first film ends on of escalation?
Nolan: Very much.

Mean Mag: Is there anything to be inferred from the name you’ve chosen for this film, The Dark Knight?
Nolan: Ultimately yes. [Laughs] But I’ll leave that for people to infer.

Mean Mag: This is the cryptic portion of our chat.
Nolan: Yeah. [Laughs] The title has been chosen very specifically. It’s quite important to the film.

Mean Mag: I take it [the Joker] will be less Cesar Romero and Jack Nicholson than the Joker we saw portrayed in a comic like The Killing Joke?
Nolan: Yes. I would certainly point to The Killing Joke but I also would point very much to the first two appearances of the Joker in the comic. If you look at where the Joker comes from there’s a very clear direction that fits what we’re doing very well.

Want to know more pick up Mean on October 23rd... Hopefully more tidbits will become available on such things as Nolan’s thoughts on taking on The Prisoner and another huge franchise character as yet unmentioned… I can't imagine.