A look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs, and on more distant horizons…
Trailers of new release movies are generally available on the official site links.
IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):
A Prophet [Un prohète] (2009): A huge stretch for weird interest, but since there’s nothing else in theaters you may want to go see this, the French nominee for “Best Foreign Language Film” Oscar. It’s a gangster drama about the rise of an North African within an organized crime gang operating from inside the walls of a French prison, and it reportedly contains a few dream sequences. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes. A Prophet official site (English).
SCREENINGS – NEW YORK CITY:
ODDSAC (2010): A 53-minute “visual album” matching experimental visuals to the equally experimental music of Animal Collective. The trailer will verify that the visuals and audio are both definitely trippy. Playing at the Visual Arts Theater March 2 & 3; the official website indicates that both screenings are sold out. Screenings are taking place throughout March in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, ahead of a June DVD release. We’ll remind you of screenings in your area, or you can check ODDSAC‘s homepage for future dates.
NEW ON DVD:
$9.99 (2008): Read our review. Claymation adaptation of the absurdist short stories of Etgar Keret, including one about a young man who buys a book that promises to give him the meaning of life for $9.99 cash. Definitely weird at times, at other times flatly dramatic; as a whole, the movie has difficulty finding a workable tone. Buy $9.99
The Box (2009): Read our review. Opinions were split (even in-house) on the merits of Richard Kelly‘s mystifying sci-fi parable about a box offering moral dilemmas; if you missed it in theaters, now is your chance to weigh in on one side or the other. Buy The Box
Dead Snow (2009): The Norwegian Nazi zombie movie. Gory zombie comedies once seemed weird, but they’re fast becoming mainstream—even derivative. Buy Dead Snow 
NEW ON BLU-RAY:
The Box (2009): See entry in DVD above. Buy The Box [Blu-ray]
Dead Snow (2009): See entry in DVD above. Buy Dead Snow [Blu-ray]
Ichi the Killer (2001): Back in August, we prematurely announced this was coming to Blu-ray. This time we mean it! This perverted and extreme sadomasochistic classic from weird director Takashi Miike finally gets the Blu-ray treatment. No longer will viewers have to suffer the agonies of low-definition arterial spray! Ichi the Killer [Blu-ray]
Poutrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2007): More Troma madness. Zombie chickens arise from the grave when a fast food franchise is built on an Indian burial ground. Buy Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead [Blu-ray]
What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that I have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.