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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Race Out and Rent

Posted By on August 4, 2009, 10:54 AM

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Summer DVD releases continue to be dominated by the early-2009 burnoffs: the dud remake Race to Witch Mountain; the botched attempt to revive the "fill-in-the-blank from hell" genre in Obsessed; cliche Sundance-pedigree "edginess" in The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. --- Yes, yes, there are always TV series compilations, like Season Two of Flight of the Concords. We roll with movies on this blog.

Maybe it's worth taking a shot at The Soloist, the fact-based story of a reporter (Robert Downey, Jr.) becoming emotionally involved in the story of a homeless, mentally ill but classically-trained musician (Jamie Foxx). I missed it myself while on a brief holiday during its release earlier this year; word of mouth was somewhat mixed. Maybe for this week, I'll be racing out to rent right along with the rest of you.

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Scott Renshaw

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Scott Renshaw has been a City Weekly staff member since 1999, including assuming the role of primary film critic in 2001 and Arts & Entertainment Editor in 2003. Scott has covered the Sundance Film Festival for 25 years, and provided coverage of local arts including theater, pop-culture conventions, comedy, literature,... more

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