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PICK OF THE WEEK
Inland Empire I am a huge David Lynch fan and have been both fascinated and repulsed (in a good way) by what he has brought to the screen. This past Tuesday, his latest, Inland Empire, was released on DVD and into the public consumption after Lynch's personal drive-around-showing- the-film-out-of-the-back- of-his-car style of distribution. We don't have a review up yet, but I plan on having one for this upcoming week - I just wanted to make sure to point out to everyone that that this week there is a little more Lynch out there and this one is supposed to be the weirdest yet. ~CRC Opening This WeekThe 11th Hour - NY & LA (Warner Independent Pictures)Death At A Funeral - limited (MGM) The Hunting Party (The Weinstein Co.) The Invasion (Warner Bros) Looking For Cheyenne - limited (Regent Releasing · Here! Films) Penelope - limited (IFC Films)  Superbad (Columbia) (Columbia) Other sites we like:   Best viewed with: 
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NEW THIS WEEK
THE WEEKLY RANT
August 17, 2007 Grappling with Greatness As a critic, it becomes a monstrous undertaking to review what are considered the Greatest Films Ever Made, and I, foolishly, have decided to do just that in the upcoming weeks. And not just with one film, but with all four. We started the Cardinal Review Film Academy back in March upon realizing that as critics we needed to enhance our filmic depth, as it were, and have a good knowledge of "Classics" in our reviewing repertoire. We did this both for our own benefit, and to bring you our thoughts, as non-film school or professional reviewers, on films that have been deemed "worth seeing". So, with the CRFA in full swing, I decided it was about time that I attacked a pile of films that I have been eager to see; films that have not only stood the test of time, but have garnered many awards, praise, and have been hailed as the Greatest Film Ever Made. But where does one start reviewing such a film? I started this past week with Eisenstein’s classic 1925 Battleship Potemkin and after finishing the film was left underwhelmed. I remember similar feelings during my first viewing of Citizen Kane, wondering what the fuss was all about. Over the next four weeks, I will be not only watching the films, but doing some research into the reasons and fuss behind the four films that are deemed top-of-the-top:
Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin (Week 1)
Renoir’s The Rules of the Game (Week 2) Di Sica’s The Bicycle Thief (Week 3) Welles’ Citizen Kane (Week 4) I hope that you at home will join me in this exploration and join us in discussing these films and why they have received such accolades. For those of you in the Philadelphia area, drop me a line via our e-mail if you would like to join me in viewing any of these. Dramatic Pause… In keeping with the Great Films theme, this week brings us another Five-Star review from Steve, who was blown away by Herzog’s newest Rescue Dawn. We are also very pleased to announce two reviews hot-off-the-presses for you giving you reports of Judd Apatow’s newest (can I call a male chick flic a dick flic?) Superbad and the zany black British comedy by Frank Oz Death at a Funeral. While neither of these two lived up to the films Steve has been lucky enough to see the past two weeks, they are chock full of laughs and excellent late-summer additions. The John Wayne Retrospective is also continuing along at full steam with a review of the 1951 WWII marine drama Flying Leathernecks. Lacking the direction that the previous entries in this marathon had, this entry is one of the first in the “why did John Wayne just make every Western and War movie possible and never read the script first” category. If you are a fan of pro-war propaganda however, I would strongly recommend checking this one out. I want to close this week’s rant by thanking all of you who have stuck with us over this past year as we have played and tweaked with the site and our posting dates. We will be posting regularly on Fridays now and hope to continue bringing you day-of release information and reviews and a great place to discuss your thoughts on film. Till next week, Please send us any thoughts or comments at Feedback@TheCardinalReview.com. Missed a week? Check our our Archive
Last Week´s Poll QuestionFollowing the opening of Stardust we asked What under-the-radar new release are you interested in seeing? Depressingly enough, 33% of you were most excited to see Bratz!, which won with a wide margin beating out Superbad which only at 25%. Following those two where Stardust at 17% and a three way tie of Daddy Day Camp, Two Days in Paris, and Who's Your Caddy? all at 8%. No one, it seems, wanted to see Skinwalkers or Rocket Science. Make sure to vote this week and toss in your opinions on our message boards. COMING SOON
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