The Book Thief
Directed by Brian Percival
Written by Markus Zusak and Michael Petroni
Starring Sophie Niélisse, Geoffrey Rush, and Emily Watson
Official Site
Fox 2000 Pictures/Studio Babelsberg
Rated PG-13 | 131 Minutes
Release Date: November 8, 2013

Directed by Brian Percival, best known for his work on Downton Abbey, and based on the bestselling novel by Markus Zusak, The Book Thief centers on a young German girl named Liesel, whose Communist mother places her with foster parents during World War II. Her adoptive parents are a middle-aged couple, Rosa and Hans, and she quickly is told to call them “Mama” and “Papa,” which suggests they are to be her permanent parents.

Emily Watson plays her stern adoptive mother, while Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush immediately wins Liesel, and the audience, over with his kindness, most vividly expressed in his warm, sympathetic eyes. Throughout, Rush’s character evokes humanity, morality, and compassion, and I truly came to love him.

Last month, we got to see the teaser celebrating BBC’s 50 years of Doctor Who and their upcoming 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor.

Now, the trailer for The Day of the Doctor has been released! Watch it here below.

Unlike the teaser, this new trailer has actual footage from the upcoming television special, which stars Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman and will see guest appearances by David Tennant, Billie Piper, John Hurt, and many more.

Also here below is a video of the eleventh doctor, Matt Smith, explaining what hashtags are and why they’re important. There’s also an anniversary special tie-in video from Strax, who gives a field report about The Zygons.

[UPDATE]: A second, longer trailer was just released – see it here below!

Right now, Amazon has The Coen Brothers Collection Blu-ray box set on sale for only $19.49 (that’s 68% off the list price of $59.99).

The 4-disc box set contains 4 movies from Academy Award-winning directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, along with bonus features like audio commentary, trivia, featurettes, and more.

– Blood Simple
– Fargo
– Miller’s Crossing
– Raising Arizona

The $10 t-shirt deal of the day over at RIPT Apparel today is a mash-up of Batman and Led Zeppelin called “Nocturnal Song” by wytrab8.

The shirt went on sale at RIPT today, Saturday, November, 2013, at midnight CST, and will continue for 24 hours from then, and once it’s over, it will not be sold on the site anymore.

The t-shirt is available in men’s (through 3XL), women’s, and youth sizes for $10 each. Kids sizes are $10 (Girls, Toddlers, and Onesies); Hoodies for $38 (in Men/Unisex sizes). See images on product page for shirt colors. You can also get the design on coasters for $25; iphone (4/4s & 5) cases for $18; and prints (18″x24″) for $20.

Maniac
Netflix | Amazon | iTunes | SEN | Vudu | Xbox | YouTube
DVD | Blu-ray
Directed by Franck Khalfoun
Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Jan Broberg
IFC Midnight
Originally Released: May 26, 2012

In 1980, a little horror film following the slasher-motif was broadly panned by critics – but it was the horror fans who saw the true value of the original Maniac! The short-sightedness of the critics was discounted as the movie developed a strong cult following among horror fans, and while it was no box office success, it served as an extremely important part in horror history, with groundbreaking effects work from Tom Savini, and a psychological depth in the script by initial Maniac, Joe Spinell.

32 years later, and we have a new Maniac on the scene in the form of Elijah Wood in a performance that shatters his previous “nice boy Frodo” image and reputation. A remake in structure, but tribute at heart, Maniac follows the tale of a tormented young man named Frank, indulging in serial killing activities.

As we journey through the story, the tale is shown in the first-person observation, immersing us in the psychological torment of the main character – and see that it is only through killing that Frank begins to feel free from the mental and emotional scars bestowed by his dead mother.