Weekend viewing
As the holiday season officially begins with Halloween (what more appropriate?). here’s a short-take round-up, some reviewed by the Weekly (and some not), of “interesting” movies around.
Zombieland
Can you believe it–an American comedy with a real sense of humor. But that’s Zombieland, sly and funny, with a first-rate extended cameo by Bill Murray, right in his element here. Woody Harrelson is good, too, as a professional zombie killer, with supporting roles by Jesse Eisenberg (Adventureland) and Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine). A real surprise–considering.
Visit the Zombieland youtube channel.
Cheri (DVD)
Michelle Pfeiffer at her best, and stunning-looking, as a successful courtesan (Belle Epoque division), in Cheri, who’s taken a lover 20-something years younger. Not a great movie but an interesting one, with reliable Kathy Bates as a friend/rival, and whose son Cheri beds down. From the two Cheri novellas by Collette. Directed by Stephen Frears.
