Ready to get your weep on, peeps?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Chances are that a lot of people are going to be flocking to the movie theaters this weekend to see giant robots decimate each other but good. And that’s where the counter-programming comes in with the tearjerking “My Sister’s Keeper.” Based on the Jodi Picoult book, this adaptation tells of a couple (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) living a good life with their two kids until their daughter Kate (Sofia Vassilieva) is diagnosed with leukemia. They then decide to have a third child, Anna (played by Abigail Breslin), in order to harvest bone marrow for treatments to possibly help cure Kate.That’s where the family drama begins, as 11-year-old Kate has had enough of that and decides to sue her parents and medically emancipate herself so she can make her own decisions about her body.

Ethical questions are raised, tissues will be broken, but I have it on good authority that the book’s ending was a disappointment and Hollywood-esque. So it’ll be interesting to see what director Nick Cassavetes does with that. And, yes, that’s Nick Cassavetes who did “The Notebook.” So you can go in knowing that this guy can make ANYONE cry.

One of the funniest shows of the year debuts on DVD Tuesday with “Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season.” Danny McBride, a Fredericksburg native, is a rising comedy genius, and he’s spot-on as a washed-up pitcher who’s forced to take a gym-teacher gig in his North Carolina hometown until he can get called back to the big leagues. It’s raunchy, perverse, insane and wholly fantastic. (And look out for McBride’s pal Will Ferrell as a Ric Flair-esque used car salesman.) Fellow HBO show “Entourage” also gets a fifth season released — see if the boys can resurrect Vinnie’s career after the “Medillin” disaster in time for the next season starting in July. The second season of the exceptional British comedy “The IT Crowd” is also out to tickle your funny bone. Fans of charismatic pro wrestler John Cena can watch their dude throw down with the guy who kidnapped his significant other in “12 Rounds,” and for those who prefer their creatures to be gigantic in sight and legend, there’s “Monster Quest: Season Three, Set One.”

What’s the last flick you cried during? Let me know in the comments. And here’s your video of the week — R.I.P. Mike.

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