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Set in 1960s and 1970s England, The Damned United tells the "darkly humorous" story of Brian Clough’s doomed 44 day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football. Leeds United. Critics are shouting GOOOAAAAL! Andrew O'Hehir at Salon calls it "a classic and even charming yarn of vanity, hubris and redemption, played out against the bizarre, intense alternate universe of '70s English soccer... Can viewers who don't know or care much about sports or soccer history be convinced to see The Damned United? I have no idea, but those who give it a whirl will discover a delightfully comic and sympathetic portrayal of British life in the hardscrabble, ciggies-and-lager '70s, fueled by Sheen's portrayal of the mouthy, cocksure Clough, who modeled his arrogant public persona after Muhammad Ali."
Click on the film stills for more on this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which also include An Education, The Damned United, Adventures of Power, Free Style, Good Hair, The Heretics, Peter and Vandy, Yes Men Fix the World, Lisztomania, Bronson, Paranormal Activity, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles,
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