Time Out New York / Issue 634 : Nov 22–28, 2007
Gift guide: Film
Transformers Optimus Prime Voice Changer (Hasbro, $29.99) Putting the “hell yes” back in
helmet, this superfun headgear will have you saving the universe (or collecting a technical “probation” at work) in no time. In goes your puny human voice, out comes a highly distorted, booming variant on the summer’s shiniest superhero. Fits adults just fine. You can also make it say things like “Autobots, roll out!” Welcome to your new identity.>
I Am Cuba: The Ultimate Edition (Milestone Films, $44.95) You say you want to see a revolution? Then pick up Mikhail Kalatozov’s lustrous, dreamy 1964 paean to the island nation’s uprising. Shaped like a cigar box, the DVD package also includes two docs—one on the making of the film and one on the director. Sugarcane and Cuba libre mix sold separately.
Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga by Richard Kelly (Graphitti Designs, $29.95) Forget
Love in the Time of Cholera,
Atonement and
The Kite Runner: This graphic novel (illustrated by Brett Weldele) is the literary tie-in of the season, covering the first three chapters of Richard Kelly’s apocalypto. It’s almost the end of the world as we know it—and porn star Krysta Now is feeling fine.
Membership to IFC Center (ifccenter.com/membership, prices vary) Why wouldn’t you want to be a member of the only NYC theater that played David Lynch’s
Inland Empire and Charles Burnett’s
Killer of Sheep? At the $65 Cineaste level, you’ll get $3 off admission and four free small popcorns—plus 20 percent off Lynch’s signature cup of joe.
Ford at Fox—The Collection (20th Century Fox, $299.98) That would be John Ford, the great director who did some of his finest work—
The Grapes of Wrath,
My Darling Clementine—while at the studio. Those titles, as well as many other classics, are featured in this 21-disc salute, along with a new documentary and a coffee-table book full of rare photos. Give it up for Pappy!
