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August Movies: The Other Guys, The Expendables & Scott Pilgrim Vs.


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Here are this month's Independent Movies.

 

Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts & Rory Culkin headline director Joel Schumacher's "Twelve". In New York City's Upper East Side, the life of a young drug dealer begins to fall apart after his cousin is murdered and his best friend arrested for the crime.

 

 

Elijah Wood & John Hurt star in "The Oxford Murders". At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.

 

Director Rob Reiner brings us, "Flipped". Despite their many differences, romance blooms between 8th grader Juli Baker and the boy she's liked since elementary school, Bryce Loski. Starring Madeline Carroll & Callan McAuliffe.

 

Gemma Arterton headlines, "The Disappearance of Alice Creed". As she's kidnapped and held for ransom, a young woman (Arterton) looks to outwit her captors and break free from the apartment that serves as her prison. Also starring Martin Compston & Eddie Marsan.

 

James Frecheville, Guy Pearce & Joel Edgerton star in, "Animal Kingdom". After the death of his mother, young J is sent to live with his relatives -- some of Melbourne's most-wanted criminals. J quickly finds himself pulled into this dangerous world, while a cop offers him a way out.

 

Chi Cao, Bruce Greenwood & Kyle MacLachlan star in, "Mao's Last Dancer". The true story of ballet dancer Li Cunxin, from his humble origins and training in Beijing to his American defection and later move to Australia.

 

In "Centurion", Roman soldiers led by Quintus Dias raid an enemy camp in an effort to save a captured general. Soon, the Romans will find themselves hunted by a group of Picts -- the Empire's more formidable enemies -- and their best shot at surviving the hunt is in the hands of a tracker bent on revenge. Starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West & Olga Kurylenko.

 

In the anime "Tales from Earthsea", Ged, the rebellious son of a blacksmith, learns that his destiny is to become a great sorcerer ever known in Earthsea, a mystical world of hundreds of islands. Starring Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe & Mariska Hargitay.

 

In "Mesrine: Killer Instinct", Jacques Mesrine returns to the suburbs of Paris after serving in the Algerian War. Seduced by the allure of wealth and and mentored by a veteran criminal, Mesrine embarks on what will become a legendary life of international crime and fame. Starring Vincent Cassel, Cecile De France & Gerard Depardieu.

 

"Shtikat Haarchion" is a documentary that examines an unfinished, Nazi-produced film about the Warsaw Ghetto.

 

Calendar with trailers. Note that these dates are for exclusive or limited release. These films may be released in your area at a later date.

 

8/6

"Twelve": http://12-themovie.com/

 

"Flipped": http://flipped-movie.warnerbros.com/

 

"The Disappearance of Alice Creed": http://alicecreed.com/#/home/

 

"The Oxford Murders": http://www.magpictures.com/theoxfordmurders/

 

8/13

"Animal Kingdom": http://animalkingdommovie.com/

 

"Tales from Eathsea": http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/earthsea/

 

8/20

"Mao's Last Dancer": http://www.maoslastdancer-movie.com/flash.html

 

"Shtikat Haarchion": http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi496240153/

 

8/27

"Mesrine: Killer Instinct": http://www.mesrine-movie.co.uk/

 

"Centurion": http://www.centurionmovie.com/

 

That's all for now. I'll have the September movies up very soon. Enjoy!

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That movie [The Expendables] looks great, in a cheesy-'80s action flick sense.

 

Follow up: it was.

 

I couldn't even tell you what the plot was. Stallone fights Steve Austin, Jet Li fights Dolph Lundgren, guns are fired, **** blows up. The entire movie was completely unnecessary, and all the better for it.

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Follow up: it was.

 

I couldn't even tell you what the plot was. Stallone fights Steve Austin, Jet Li fights Dolph Lundgren, guns are fired, **** blows up. The entire movie was completely unnecessary, and all the better for it.

 

I was so set on seeing it this weekend but ended up moving into a new place instead (weird turn of events). Anyway, can't wait! I still wish Jean Claude's pansy ass would have been in this. If Arnold and Bruce can contribute a cameo, fuggin Jean Claude can spend a day filming something too. Would have been nice to have a more complete gathering of 80s action stars. Oh well, fugg'em.

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I was so set on seeing it this weekend but ended up moving into a new place instead (weird turn of events). Anyway, can't wait! I still wish Jean Claude's pansy ass would have been in this. If Arnold and Bruce can contribute a cameo, fuggin Jean Claude can spend a day filming something too. Would have been nice to have a more complete gathering of 80s action stars. Oh well, fugg'em.

 

I'm sure he's far more busy than Arnold or Bruce. Flipping burgers is a serious, time consuming task.

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I'm sure he's far more busy than Arnold or Bruce. Flipping burgers is a serious, time consuming task.

 

I know, right? Guy has ONE film that gets some critical attention (JCVD), and all of a sudden he's too busy for Stallone. :rolleyes:

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sheesh well I'm not but yet I would hope that you "being old" would not deter you from being open minded

 

Actually, from reading these movie threads I get the impression that I'm one of the younger people posting. But anyway, what I meant with that comment was that the movie and it's ads made it seem like the target audience was the high school crowd. I may very well have been wrong, but I never saw what the appeal of that movie was.

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Actually, from reading these movie threads I get the impression that I'm one of the younger people posting. But anyway, what I meant with that comment was that the movie and it's ads made it seem like the target audience was the high school crowd. I may very well have been wrong, but I never saw what the appeal of that movie was.

I understand what you are getting at...... but sometimes I like stupid movies if you get me, the kind you don't have to pay attention to but still get a few laughs.

 

Superbad was a prime example, just laughable.

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