green light (definitely check it out):
The Reader: Kate Winslet likes books and teenaged boys. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.]
Tokyo!: Think Tokyo je t’aime, but weirder. [Amazon U.K.] [preorder at Amazon U.S.]
Pushing Daisies: Complete Season 2: How come England gets an American TV show on DVD before we do? No fair! I can’t wait to see those three unaired episodes, so I’ve got a copy of this flying over to me from the U.K…. [Amazon U.K.] [preorder at Amazon U.S.]
George Gently: Well, we got this British mystery series before the Brits did. Still, it doesn’t star Lee Pace… but it does feature Richard Armitage (Guy of Gisbourne in Robin Hood) in one episode. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.]
red light (not worth your time):
Seven Pounds: Did you know that overweening moral rectitude weighs seven pounds? It’s true! [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.]
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2: “Pants” means “underwear” in England. I wonder if British audiences thought this was some kind of fetish porno… [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.]
The Spirit: It’s the worst movie of 2008… take it home today! [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.]
Get the complete list of this week’s new Region 2 releases at Amazon U.K
