THE COVE

The Cove is a must see. I've been to Seaworld once as a child in San Diego. I honestly found it boring and preferred going to the beach. The idea of a circus, lion tamer, dolphin tamer... as a child I didn't get it. I always wondered why the animal didn't just kill the trainer.

There was a similar joke when I visited a zoo where there was a raccoons in a cage... ten feet from me were a family of baby raccoon scrounging in the garbage. Ridiculous.

It does make you contemplate how any parent would choose to bring a child to Seaworld after seeing this documentary.

Trailer here

Cash and Crime

There have been a number of almost cartoonish quality heist/action films that have been sprouting up across the globe. The over the top characters, fancy camera work, and strange plot lines can sometimes leave you scratching your head and thinking... "what the hell was that?". Poirot won't be releasing Halloween Party for some time, and Murder on the Orient express won't be released until July 11. The nearest date is The Mirror Crack'd from side to side, a Miss Marple who dun it in late May.

Until then, here are a few crime films that range from the old to the fresh, and stay on the lite side.

Germany

Run Lola Run (fantastic!)

Great Britain

Kelly's Heroes

Layer Cake

The Lavender Hill Mob (Alec Guinness)

The Lady Killers (original,1955)

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Ireland

Shallow Grave

Korea

The Good, the Bad, The Weird

China

Kung Fu Hustle (this is just like a Bugs Bunny cartoon)

France

Rififi - 1956 (Black and white, a bit slower but still great)

Le Circle Rouge

Nikita

Argentina

Nine Queens (Spanish: Nueve Reinas)

Hong Kong

Hard Boiled

Once a Thief

Italy

Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato

Mexico

Lucia, Lucia (also known as La hija del canibal)

Ladron Que Roba a Ladron

USA

A Fish Called Wanda

The Big Lebowski

To Catch a Thief

Bottlerocket

Reservoir Dogs

Quick Change

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