Wed. Jan 5th
Rust Never Sleeps, which he directed, and Jarmusch's Year of the Dog are musts for Neil Young (and Crazy Horse) fans. Both include concert footage and much more.

Innocence: Ghost in the Shell 2
Pleasure dolls called gynoids appear responsible for a series of gruesome murders. A cyborg detective and his new partner's investigation lead to clashes with the yakuza and an evil corporation, which apparently has been dubbing stolen souls onto robots. The line between orga and mecha, to borrow terms from A.I., is blurred like never before in Mamoru Oshii's superb sequel. This visually ravishing sci-fi adventure adds philosophy and poetry to the usual techno violence characteristic of the genre. Not quite "the best anime I've ever seen" (J. Hoberman, Village Voice) because of some deficiencies in narrative/storytelling. Also, I wish there was an English-dubbed version to make it easier to get lost on the state-of-the-art imagery. Still, this is quite an accomplishment. Better than Akira or Ghost in the Shell, fanboys.