• New releases in stores Tuesday, Sept. 25, and in theaters Friday, Sept. 28.DVD
The ramp-up to Halloween is amply evident in this week's batch:
The Hand // A 1981 horror film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Michael Caine! Seriously! Unfortunately, it's about a severed hand running around wreaking havoc.
Someone's Watching Me // A 1978 made-for-TV heroine-in-peril suspenser from John Carpenter as he basked in the glow of Halloween's success. Starring Lauren Hutton.
Deadly Friend // A 1986 Wes Craven effort.
Eyes of a Stranger // One of the earliest Jennifer Jason Leigh appearances, this is a 1981 slasher wannabe.
Twisted Terror Collection // This six-disc set includes several of the titles being released individually this week.
Cujo: 25th Anniversary Edition
Bug: Special Edition // Moving to 2007, this one is more psychological suspense than horror, and I think people tend to quite enjoy or quite loathe it. I fall in the former camp; see the review here.
Babel: Special Edition
Books
Playing for Pizza • John Grisham // The bestseller tries the sports novel. I live in the Southern region where Grisham's early novels are set, and even that didn't help me find his writing interesting.
Shoot Him If He Runs • Stuart Woods // I read a pair of Woods novels circa the early '90s, and the only thing I remember is that one of them, Under the Lake, had a sex scene that made an impression. Does that say more about me or Stuart Woods?
The Witchery • James Reese // Final volume of the Herculine trilogy of witch tales.
Music
Obligatory Villagers • Nellie McKay
Movies
This week's wide releases offer a choice between a Feast of Love and vehicles for The Rock and Jamie Foxx. What's that? You'll be heading to the rental store? I thought so.
2 comments:
Your snide remark is based on your not having seen Feast of Love. It's not what you think. Trust me. It's raw, sexual, funny, unpredictable, heartbreaking, and not in the least sappy.
I do recall seeing a bit of Stuart Woods' 'Chiefs' on TV. I can't remember anymore. It had Billy Dee Williams in it. Going to check imdb now.
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