SFist Watches: Movies This Weekend
SFist admits that we already have plans to see Constantine, which we hear is crap but the opportunity to see friends we haven't seen in ages, plus a pan from LaSalle makes us psyched to see it. That we're actually leaving the house, cats, and dog to see this movie in an actual theater in enough to make this film our Big Budget Pick of the Week, and we'll see you at one of our Bay Area Matroplexes.
While we're there, we might try for a metroplex double-feature and duck into Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior, which opened last weekend. If you haven't heard of this movie, it's a Thai film starring Phanom Yeeram as a man sent to retrieve a stolen statue. Yeah, stolen statues aren't that fun, but this guy is one of the most awesome martial artists you've ever seen. You will not believe what this guy can do -- and with no wires. Unbelievable.
Untold Scandal still from Kino International site
Our friends at the beautiful Balboa are showing Untold Scandal, a Korean adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses . We were lucky enough to screen this film earlier this week, and we were floored by the beauty, complexity, and sexiness of this film. Actually, we prefer this version over the better-known Glenn Close version. SFist offers our highest recommendation for this film, and urges you to go. You won't be disappointed.
Speaking of our favorite (well, now, the only) theaters in the Richmond, the wonderful 4 Star is playing host to The 2005 Spring Asian Film Series, which opens tonight and runs until May 6, with one week engagements of comedy, anime, action, drama, and horror films. This weekend brings us A Tree of Palme, a sci-fi/anime film based on the Pinnochio fable.
And don't forget Wondercon where you won't necessarily see any films screened, but you're bound to see folks dressed up like characters from movies. Just less attractive, athletic, and famous. But SFist will be reporting from there with that balance of snark and nerdishness that we keep considering patenting, before we blow that idea off and take in another flick, so stay tuned!