Check It Out: Music Edition 3

Check Out:
Flight of the Conchords ~ I Told You I Was Freaky
Weezer ~ Raditude
Phoenix ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Matt and Kim ~ Grand
Mika ~ The Boy Who Knew Too Much


*If you like these, you might also like
Phoenix ~ It's Never Been Like That

Check It Out: Music Edition 2

Check Out:
Paolo Nutini ~ Last Request (song)
Rooney ~ When Did Your Heart Go Missing, All In Your Head (songs)
Earlimart ~ Mentor Tormentor (album)

*If you like these, you might also like
Mika
Feist

Check It Out: Music Edition 1

Introducing a new section - I will occasionally list things (artists, songs, shows, sites, etc.) I think are worth checking out.

And in this entry - music.
Now, I'm no music reviewer (in truth, I'm not all that qualified to be a movie reviewer besides the fact that I watch movies, so in that respect, I listen to music) but I like to think I have some taste in it. So...

Check Out:
The Perishers ~ Let There Be Morning (album)
Shout Out Louds ~ Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (album)
Oppenheimer ~ Oppenheimer (album)

*If you like these, you might also like
Kings of Convenience
Ok Go
The Blow
The Submarines

Thanksgiving DVDs

The holidays are coming up, and we all know what that means. That means quality time with the family. And here are some movie suggestions that encapsulate those precious moments.

Thanksgiving
Home for the Holidays - My personal Thanksgiving favorite, this Jodie Foster directed Holly Hunter film is underrated and sentimental without being saccharine.
Pieces of April - An indie film starring Katie "Mrs. Cruise" Holmes and Patricia Clarkson.

Christmas
The Family Stone - Some uncomfortable scenarios, but what family doesn't have those?
Elf - Will Ferrell as an elf. Enough said.
About A Boy - No man is an island.
Love Actually - Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. What more could a girl want?
Bridget Jones's Diary - What more could a girl want? Another movie with Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.
Bad Santa - Well, "Santa" is an anagram for "Satan."

Family Dysfunction
Flirting with Disaster - This 1996 David O. Russell vehicle represents everything that could go wrong with finding out where you came from in a hilarious way.
Meet the Parents - What family comedies should aspire to.
The Royal Tenenbaums - Wes Anderson's characters live in a world of their own.

Teen Angst DVDs

In honor of the upcoming school year, these DVD recommendations are teen angst/school themed.

Comedy
Kicking and Screaming (1995 - Not the Will Ferrell/soccer version)
Mean Girls (surprising hit)
She's the Man (surprisingly charming)
Clueless (feel-good flick)
Old School (frat pack classic)
American Pie (set the trend for teen gross-out movies)

Dark Comedy
Election (very smart)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (heartbreaking in its honesty)
Thumbsucker (interesting indie)
Saved (a surprisingly smart and funny indie)

Just Dark/Drama
Good Will Hunting (great writing)
Brick (film noir set in high school)
Elephant (slow but powerful)

Old School/Classics
Say Anything... (what girl does not love Lloyd Dobler?)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (save Ferris)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (an 80's classic)
The Breakfast Club (an 80's classic)
Dazed and Confused (hippies of the world unite)

Honorable Mentions/TV Shows
Undeclared (underrated and cancelled before its time)
Freaks and Geeks (another one that wasn't given a chance)