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Every week, Scott Davis and Austin Kennedy check out the latest, but not always the greatest films in the multiplexes. Everything from the biggest blockbusters, to the smallest indie films to the latest foreign films. Scott and Austin are film geeks by birth, keeping a critical eye on things, but bringing a lot of humor and energy to the proceedings as well. They don't always agree, but it's always entertaining.

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  Date / Time: 10/3/2009 4:43 AM UTC

  ZOMBIELAND, WHIP IT, CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY, THE INVENTION OF LYING, THE BURNING PLAIN
  

  At long last, Film Geek Central rises from the grave! Okay, so we were only gone one week, but I know that it felt like years without our loyal audience. You guys felt the same way... uh, didn't you?
  
  
  
  
  We've got five new films for you this week that run the gamut between zombie apocalypse, global recession, coming of age stories and more. So, let's get geekin'!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  First up is ZOMBIELAND, a gory horror comedy we expect to do very well for a couple weeks at least. After a zombie apocalypse, Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg (ADVENTURELAND) must find a way to survive by being smarter and tougher than the undead who are always hungry for a snack. Emma Stone (GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, THE HOUSE BUNNY) and Abigail Breslin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) co-star as sisters who meet up with the duo. Will this be another SHAUN OF THE DEAD? We'll see.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Drew Barrymore has been in the movie business for 28 years, so it's a surprise she hasn't felt the bug to direct until now. WHIP IT is her first stint behind the camera. It stars Ellen Page (JUNO) as a young woman who has no real place in the world but discovers a liberating existence in the world of women's roller derby. We hate the title of this one, since it looks like it's trying to be more than a cheap women's sports movie. We are however really excited to see if the film can deliver on the promise offered by the awesome trailer. This could be the film we've been waiting for since Racquel Welch played the KANSAS CITY BOMBER.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Michael Moore - face it, you're either going to be interested in what he has to say or you're going to froth at the mouth over the mere mention of his name. His latest, CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY does not single out Republicans or Democrats but instead goes in search of what caused the economic recession, with an eye fixed directly on banking institutions. He goes over the causes of the meltdown, the effect its having on the country and asks what is being done with the government bailout money. He also examines the nature of capitalism itself.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Ricky Gervais is a genius. If you haven't seen EXTRAS, the original OFFICE or his brilliant stand-up concerts, just trust us on this one - Ricky Gervais is a genius. So, a one joke comedy like THE INVENTION OF LYING might not work in anyone else's hands but his. Taking place in a world where everyone always tells the truth, Gervais plays the first man to ever come up with the novel idea of lying. Gervais also makes his feature film directorial debut here, sharing the job with another first-timer Matthew Robinson. Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey and Louis CK co-star.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  We may have messed up during our Fall Movie Preview and said THE BURNING PLAIN was from the director of 21 GRAMS and BABEL. In fact, it's the directorial debut of the writer of those films. Let's hope he doesn't go overboard on the non-chronological stuff. Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger star in this story of three generations of screwed up people.
  
  All this plus the latest film news and our DVD Picks of the Week.
  
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