Movies and DVD Reviews for October

Comedy:
Burn After Reading
The latest dark comedy from the Coen brothers. When a disk containing the memoirs of an ex-CIA analyst falls into the wrong hands, it spells disaster for all. Starring George Clooney and Frances McDormand. October 16.

How To Lose Friends and Alienate People
Based on Toby Young’s bestseller about his short stint at Vanity Fair magazine. Simon Pegg plays a likeable loser hungry for popularity and fame. Starring Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson, Danny Huston, Megan Fox. October 23.

Drama:
Brideshead Revisited
Between the two World Wars, an innocent young man becomes infatuated with the hauntingly charming Marchmain family. Stars Emma Thompson. October 23

Romance:
Nights In Rodanthe
Two people (Diane Lane and Richard Gere), escaping the drama of their lives at a inn on the coast, form a life-changing bond when a storm hits town. October 30.

IF YOU like Coen brothers films you might enjoy...

Miller’s Crossing (1990)
In this complex drama, the Italian mob is hell-bent on taking over. The peacekeeping actions of Tom (Gabriel Byrne) lead to a deadly doublecross and he soon realises it’s every man for himself.

The Big Lebowski (1998)
A lazy, unemployed “Dude” Lebowski seeks retribution after his home is robbed and his rug ruined in the name of another, richer Lebowski.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
This lyrical tale follows the prison break of Ulysses Everett McGill and the two inmates he happens to be chained to at the time.

Did you know?
Burn After Reading is the sixth Coen brothers movie in which Frances McDormand has starred.