Wrong has been available for viewing through Video on Demand since February 1, but its official release is set for next Friday (you can see the list of theaters here), and we’re pleased to bring you some exclusive stills from the independent film, written and directed by Quentin Dupieux (Rubber). I’ve also included the trailer, but I won’t even pretend for a second like I have a solid grasp of what this movie is actually about – probably because I watched the international trailer first – so here’s the official synopsis:

Dolph Springer (Reno 911′s Jack Plotnick) awakens one morning to find he has lost the sole love of his life – his dog, Paul. Desperate to reunite with his best friend and to set things right, Dolph embarks on a journey which spirals into the realm of the absurd. On his quest, he drastically alters the lives of several severely bizarro characters, including a promiscuous pizza delivery girl (Entourage’s Alexis Dziena), a mentally unstable, jogging-addicted neighbor, an opportunistic French-Mexican gardener, an eccentric pet detective (Steve Little of HBO’s Eastbound And Down) and most mysterious of all, an enigmatic pony-tailed guru, Master Chang (William Fichtner) who imparts his teachings to Dolph on how to metaphysically reconnect with his pet.

Yeah, what that said. The 2012 official Sundance selection may seem a bit out there, but any story about a man and his dog is good in our books. Especially if it includes a guy telepathically connecting to a piece of dog poop.

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If I had made a movie about a homicidal, telekinetic tire named Robert, I’d probably be content to coast on that for the rest of my career, but not Quentin Dupieux. The French electronic musician also known as Dr.  Mr. Oizo has been busy as hell, following up Rubber with Wrong, which stars Reno 911′s Jack Plotnick and Eastbound and Down‘s Steve Little, and hits VOD in March, and then following up Wrong with Wrong Cops, which stars Marilyn Manson and Eric Wareheim and previews its first 45 minutes at Sundance this week. I’m excited about both, and not just because it keeps someone from making more electronic music.

Wrong:

Dolph Springer (Reno 911′s Jack Plotnick) awakens one morning to find he has lost the sole love of his life – his dog, Paul. Desperate to reunite with his best friend and to set things right, Dolph embarks on a journey which spirals into the realm of the absurd. On his quest, he drastically alters the lives of several severely bizarro characters, including a promiscuous pizza delivery girl (Entourage’s Alexis Dziena), a mentally unstable, jogging-addicted neighbor, an opportunistic French-Mexican gardener, an eccentric pet detective (Steve Little of HBO’s Eastbound And Down) and most mysterious of all, an enigmatic pony-tailed guru, Master Chang (William Fichtner) who imparts his teachings to Dolph on how to metaphysically reconnect with his pet.

I feel like i have a spiritual connection to my dog’s poop, but only because I start every day picking it up with my hands. Hey, dog poop bag makers, do you think you could get working on a bag that doesn’t conduct heat? That would be great. Anyway, I never believe the quotes that tell you “THIS WILL MELT YOUR BRAIN AND SHOOT IT OUT YOUR DICK HOLE!” I mean, I’m sure it’s pleasantly odd, but I feel like people only say stuff like that because the usual idea of “weird” comedy is Seth Rogen wearing a dirtier shirt.

Wrong Cops:

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This week in posters is back, and just in time for some new Spring Breakers posters. I’ll be honest, I’m struggling to say anything about this besides Ashley Benson’s name while I bit my knuckle, but instead I’ll simply say that a teeny-bopper movie with a bunch of Disney Channel queens from notorious dicknosers Harmony Korine and James Franco is something I’d pay at least double the price of admission for. I’m dying to know what glorious dicknose is in store for us with this one.

Also, these chicks are all like 18 to 22, aren’t they? Do we really need all the airbrushing? Cut it out with the filters, I want to see every dimple. Uh, I mean… airbrushing is a sexist tool of the patriarchy that promotes an unhealthy body image among impressionable young girls. (Phew, good save, Mancini, good save).
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We know this is the first This Week in Posters we’ve done for the New Year, but this ship will be back on course and up to steam in no time. I’ve been trying to get this thing locked and loaded every Tuesday afternoon, so once I start self-medicating, look for it with a little more consistency. GRRR, LASER FOCUS.

First up, this new poster for The Grey. It was wise of them to play up the most commercial aspect of the film, i.e. LIAM NEESON BOXING WOLVES WITH BROKEN BOTTLES ON HIS HANDS! Hell, I’d watch a whole series of these – Liam Neeson boxes wolves with broken bottles, Liam Neeson hits hyenas with a tire iron, Liam Neeson with bug zapper in a room full of lizards, Liam Neeson headbutts deer in a pith helmet – I could go on forever, and never run out of great ideas. And looking at the way he’s holding his knife reminds me of the fight between Steven Seagal and Tommy Lee Jones at the end of Under Siege. How much more awesome would it have been if Liam Neeson had been there with broken bottles taped to his hand, hucking wolves at everyone? Get on that.

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