The Kite Runner
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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, you can watch some very funny recorded improv comedy starring Amy Poehler when you rent The Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat!
The Kite Runner: Poignant But Brutal
Logically, I understand that The Kite Runner is a beautiful, stirring work of storytelling. It's a tender homage to the power of brotherhood and forgiveness. It's a song of redemption.
Buzz Gift Guide: Go, Daddy-O
Looking for ways to beef up your dad's entertainment arsenal? Check out today's holiday gift guide, as full of daddy love as this week's episode of Heroes was.
What man hasn't dreamed of being James Bond?
Buzz News Roundup, 10/5
- HBO has renewed "Tell Me You Love Me" and picked up pilots about a medical research facility and a biker gang, Zap2it reports.
- Warner Bros. has bought a Todd Phillips script titled Hangover all about "three pals who lose the groom at his Vegas bachelor party, 40 hours before the wedding," writes Variety.
- Yahoo Music has news that the Sex Pistols may not be able to swear during their upcoming reunion tour.
- "30 Rock" is getting more big-name guest stars, USA Today reports, including Al Gore, David Schwimmer, Steve Buscemi and Meredith Vieira.
- The release date for The Kite Runner has been pushed to December as families fear possible backlash against the film's child actors, reports E! Online.
- Variety reports that Warren Beatty will be awarded this year's Lifetime Achievement award from AFI.
- Comedy Central has picked up a pop-culture debate series with Lewis Black as the moderator, and the Futon Critic has the details.
- A show written and directed by Tim Robbins might be coming to Showtime, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
Fall Movie Preview: Heartstrings, Yanked
We may not be getting the crisp fall weather just yet, but we are getting previews for tons of movies opening in the fall. In preparation for this autumn and winter at the theaters, I've broken up the lengthy list of upcoming movies into many small themes for my Fall Movie Preview series. This way, you'll be in the know when the chillier months roll around, bringing a whole new crop of new films.
First Look: The Kite Runner
The new trailer for The Kite Runner has just been released, and it's already making me feel emotional. Having read the powerful novel by Khaled Hosseini, I've been waiting with a mixture of hope and fear for the movie version, directed by Marc Foster (Monster's Ball, Stranger Than Fiction, Finding Neverland). By the looks of the trailer, however, it looks like Foster might just be doing the book justice.
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Come Fab Finding With Me: Kite Runner
This weekend will be filled with windy, outdoor fun as I venture on a kite flying date. I know I won't be as good as The Kite Runner, I want to give it a whole-hearted effort. Help me stand out from the usual shorts and tees you see at the park, but remember to choose a frolic friendly ensemble.
Fab Finding Follow Up: Kite Runner
Last weekend's kite-flying date was filled with windy, outdoor fun. I definitely wasn't up to par with The Kite Runner, but I gave my best effort. Don't worry, I didn't make a complete fool out of myself.
What To Sky+: Tuesday
- BBC1 has Occupation
- BBC2 has Great British Menu Banquet and Mary Queen of Charity Shops
- BBC3 has new series Personal Affairs
- BBC4 has The Pre-Raphaelites and Flight of the Conchords
- ITV2 has I'm a Celebrity USA
- Ch4 has I'm Running Sainsbury's and Big Brother
- Sky Indie has The Kite Runner Sky Family has Enchanted
What To Sky+: Bank Holiday Monday
- BBC1 has Ashes to Ashes and The Omid Djalili Show
- BBC2 has Great British Menu and The Wire
- BBC4 has A Poet's Guide to Britain
- ITV1 has Compulsion
- ITV2 has The Chopping Block
- Ch4 has Bear Grylls: Mission Everest and Endgame
- E4 has 90210 and The Full Monty
- Film4 has The Cider House Rules
- LivingTV has America's Next Top Model
- Sky1 has 24
- Sky Indie has The Kite Runner
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