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With "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" set to reign supreme over the 4th of July weekend, the second half of this year's mighty Summer Season is set to continue the onslaught of mind blowing special effects filled tent pole films. Sequels have been huge this summer and this month there is one sequel that looks to tower over all the others as it is the ending to a beloved and highly profitable franchise.

 

That movie is "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows Part 2". The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione return to Hogwarts to find and destroy the final horcruxes. But when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the battle we've all known has been coming -- Harry vs. Voldemort -- looms large on the horizon. And who will triumph? The full scale action filled Harry Potter movie we've been waiting for, has finally arrived. In a year that celebrates the 10th anniversary of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" the movie, everything comes full circle for this franchise to end. Thanks to this and the Lord of the Rings franchise, fantasy has become a big genre in movies today. Let us hope that we will see more of this genre in the near future. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, John Hurt, Helena Bonham Carter, Jason Issacs, Tom Felton, Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall, Robbie Coltrane, & Gary Oldman.

 

Paramount & Marvel complete the major quartet cycle of the Avengers with "Captain America: The First Avenger". After being deemed unfit for military service during WWII, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, the Sentinel of Liberty -- a superhero dedicated to defending America's ideals. His first mission: to combat the Nazi propaganda effort headed by Johann Schmidt, also known as the Red Skull. After this "The Avengers" countdown will begin as it will kickoff next year's Summer Season. Starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones, Natalie Dormer, Hayley Atwell, & Samuel L. Jackson.

 

Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford team up for Universal's "Cowboys & Aliens". In Silver City, Arizona, Apache Indians and Western settlers must lay their differences aside when an alien spaceship crash lands in their city. While this movie looks to be a lot of fun, the pairing of Craig & Ford alone is enough to get people excited. Also starring Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Sam Rockwell, Clancy Brown & Keith Carradine.

 

Universal adds lighter fare as Tom Hanks directs and co-stars with Julia Roberts in "Larry Crowne". Unclear of his next steps after losing his job at a big-box retailer, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college, where he finds a niche among the school's community of outcasts, and a connection with a teacher who has lost her passion for life.

 

There are plenty of other comedies to go around this month.

 

In "Horrible Bosses", three friends make a pact to rid the world of their respective bosses. Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell & Jamie Foxx.

 

In "Crazy, Stupid, Love", a married guy tries to balance handling a crisis with his wife, attending couples therapy, and maintaining his relationship with his kids. Starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei & Kevin Bacon.

 

In "Friends with Benefits", While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications. Starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Richard Jenkins & Woody Harrelson.

 

There is also a good amount of family movies as well.

 

Disney continues to bring back traditional 2D animation with "Winnie the Pooh". While out looking for some honey, Winnie the Pooh is pulled into a quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. Starring the voices of Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson & John Cleese.

 

Kevin James stars in "Zookeeper", a group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love -- without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious. Also starring Rosario Dawson & Leslie Bibb.

 

In "Monte Carlo", Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress. Starring Selena Gomez, Leigton Meester & Katie Cassidy.

 

Finally in "The Smurfs", the little blue creatures of Smurf village move to New York City after the evil wizard Gargamel chases them out of their mushroom-like homes in the forest. Starring Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, and the voices of Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, George Lopez, Paul Reubens, Jeff Foxworthy, Kenan Thompson, B.J. Novak & Wolfgang Puck.

 

Calendar with trailers.

 

7/1

"Larry Crowne": http://www.larrycrowne.com/#/home

 

"Monte Carlo": http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1885904153/

 

7/8

"Zookeeper": http://www.zookeeper-movie.com/

 

"Horrible Bosses": http://horriblebossesmovie.warnerbros.com/index.html

 

7/15

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2": http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/harrypotterandthedeathlyhallows/mainsite/index.html

 

"Winnie the Pooh": http://disney.go.com/pooh/

 

7/22

"Captain America: The First Avenger": http://captainamerica.marvel.com/

 

"Friends With Benefits": http://www.fwb-movie.com/

 

7/29

"Cowboys & Aliens": http://www.cowboysandaliensmovie.com/

 

"Crazy, Stupid, Love": http://crazystupidlove.warnerbros.com/index.html

 

"The Smurfs": http://www.smurfhappens.com/

 

That's all for now. Independent Films will be posted later. Enjoy!

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Harry Potter 7(b) --- I've never read the books... just watched the films, so a certain part of this film had me a little :huh::o . Wow. What a way to send it out!

 

This was a top notch production from the first to the last. So many stars put a turn into this, and several got their beginnings. Nice to see it come full circle and with an immensely positive ending.

 

After LOST ended last year with Jack Shephard dying with Vincent at his side :cry: ... but simultaneously all of the characters re-uniting past death and being re-absorbed/? together into the Source/Heart of the Island/Light that's inside each person/?. I'm almost expecting the worst and the best from any series I put time into. After about a night of reflection on LOST, I was absolutely OK with how it ended. It totally fit that series, and totally fit the self-sacrificial nature of Jack's character that had been shown all along. Likewise, the ending to HP was so fitting to where it's taken us. No doubt that kids are going to be watching (and, hopefully, reading) this series a hundred years from now and still marveling at the world J.K. Rowling created and that the movies brought to life.

 

Thanks, Harry, Hermione and Ron --- it was a hell of a Nimbus 2000 ride.

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Saw Harry Potter at midnight at a theatre (first time in a long time) to make a girl happy...paid off, too.

 

Anyway, it was actually kind of good even though I did not get a single bit of it. I'll watch Captain America when it comes out and anything else that looks good.

 

The ZooKeeper one looks like every other Kevin James or Rob Schneider movie...

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Saw "Monte Carlo" on Thursday. A typical "chick flick" but worth the time.

The scenery from Paris and Monte Carlo were fantastic!! It wasn't produced by a

no name either. Nicole Kidman is the producer.

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I really enjoyed "Captain America."

 

Marvel is just doing these head-and-shoulders better than DC (well, besides the Batman reboot... and that's due to Nolan).

Captain America was a fun movie. The World War II setting was great, Chris Evans was good, Tommy Lee Jones got all the funny lines and Hugo Weaving was good as Red Skull.

 

I agree with you on Marvel, they've got their act together and have been great on their delivery of their superhero movies. While DC just can't do anything (besides Batman) to keep up.

 

Bring on The Avengers!

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Captain America was a fun movie. The World War II setting was great, Chris Evans was good, Tommy Lee Jones got all the funny lines and Hugo Weaving was good as Red Skull.

 

I agree with you on Marvel, they've got their act together and have been great on their delivery of their superhero movies. While DC just can't do anything (besides Batman) to keep up.

 

Bring on The Avengers!

 

Tommy Lee Jones is a native of Texas. I look forward to hearing those funny lines of his.

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I watched Captain America last night and was not as blown away - however I have seen Xmen first class, thor, and Green Lantern in the last 4 weeks.

 

It will be interesting to see the big tie in to the Avengers - because the other movies tying in were pretty great!

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I saw "Captain America" this afternoon. Mark was right Tommy Lee Jones did have

the funny lines but others in the film did too!! I am new to the superhero movie

scene and this was my first one to see. I look forward to "The Avengers"!

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Cool. I've been looking forward to that one for awhile.

Not a spectacular movie but an adequate popcorn flick. Could have been hugely better than it was given the premise, actors and director involved. But, worth a watch. Was quite cool that Ebert was sitting in our row during the screening.

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I'm surprised how that got made considering the plight of the Will Smith/Salma Hayek dud "Wild, Wild West."

 

Then again, never discount Hollywood's penchant to keep stuffing genre-fusion plots into the cannon, firing, and seeing what they hit.

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Not a spectacular movie but an adequate popcorn flick. Could have been hugely better than it was given the premise, actors and director involved. But, worth a watch. Was quite cool that Ebert was sitting in our row during the screening.

 

I know Ebert is as sharp as ever, but I hate seeing him in that condition physically, particularly with his face. Poor guy just got eaten alive by the cancer :( I grew up looking forward each week to Siskel and Ebert, and I always had that awkward feeling whenever they got into a "fight" during the show...lol Ebert has always been my favorite reviewer, even though I don't often get to see his takes on films much anymore. I've pretty much started paying the most attention to Harry Knowles and a guy from AVS named Ralph Potts.

 

Also, I'm with you guys who really enjoyed Captain America. I thought Hugo Weaving was excellent, as was Chris Evans. And I had never heard of that female lead before, but she sure was purdy. My only gripe with the film was that it wasn't worth the extra money for the 3D version. I thought a copule of the 3D effects during the previews were fantastic, and the spider man trailer had a really intense 3D sequence, but the captain america film wasn't really impressive in that regard. I'm just about ready to resort back to seeing the 2D versions from now on unless reviews indicate a particular need to see the 3D one. But the film itself was really good, and I can't wait to see them all come together in the Avengers next year :thumbsup:

 

BTW, this is unrelated, but if anyone wants to see a really good character driven drama, check out Barney's Version with Paul Giamatti. I finished it up last night and thought it was excellent acting and filmmaking.

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I know Ebert is as sharp as ever, but I hate seeing him in that condition physically, particularly with his face. Poor guy just got eaten alive by the cancer :( I grew up looking forward each week to Siskel and Ebert, and I always had that awkward feeling whenever they got into a "fight" during the show...lol Ebert has always been my favorite reviewer, even though I don't often get to see his takes on films much anymore. I've pretty much started paying the most attention to Harry Knowles and a guy from AVS named Ralph Potts.

 

Also, I'm with you guys who really enjoyed Captain America. I thought Hugo Weaving was excellent, as was Chris Evans. And I had never heard of that female lead before, but she sure was purdy. My only gripe with the film was that it wasn't worth the extra money for the 3D version. I thought a copule of the 3D effects during the previews were fantastic, and the spider man trailer had a really intense 3D sequence, but the captain america film wasn't really impressive in that regard. I'm just about ready to resort back to seeing the 2D versions from now on unless reviews indicate a particular need to see the 3D one. But the film itself was really good, and I can't wait to see them all come together in the Avengers next year :thumbsup:

 

BTW, this is unrelated, but if anyone wants to see a really good character driven drama, check out Barney's Version with Paul Biamatti. I finished it up last night and thought it was excellent acting and filmmaking.

 

The one thing about Captain America was that it was heavily British in the casting. And as much as it paralleled American involvement in WWII WRT commercialism about war bonds and USO-type stuff, wasn't that covered sufficiently in "Flags of Our Fathers"? Wasn't a big problem, and it served a common plot purpose, but.... That was Hayley Atwell, who's been in several PBS Masterpiece films as well as a pretty good turn in "Pillars of the Earth."

 

Agreed on "Barney's Version." (It's Paul Giamatti, BTW.)

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I know Ebert is as sharp as ever, but I hate seeing him in that condition physically, particularly with his face. Poor guy just got eaten alive by the cancer :( I grew up looking forward each week to Siskel and Ebert, and I always had that awkward feeling whenever they got into a "fight" during the show...lol Ebert has always been my favorite reviewer, even though I don't often get to see his takes on films much anymore. I've pretty much started paying the most attention to Harry Knowles and a guy from AVS named Ralph Potts.

 

Also, I'm with you guys who really enjoyed Captain America. I thought Hugo Weaving was excellent, as was Chris Evans. And I had never heard of that female lead before, but she sure was purdy. My only gripe with the film was that it wasn't worth the extra money for the 3D version. I thought a copule of the 3D effects during the previews were fantastic, and the spider man trailer had a really intense 3D sequence, but the captain america film wasn't really impressive in that regard. I'm just about ready to resort back to seeing the 2D versions from now on unless reviews indicate a particular need to see the 3D one. But the film itself was really good, and I can't wait to see them all come together in the Avengers next year :thumbsup:

 

The 3D stuff is really starting to annoy me. I'll always go to a standard showing unless the scheduling doesn't work out. The scenes where it is so blatantly obvious that they were designed for 3D really bug me. The couple times that Cap through his shield directly at the camera? Really, is that necessary? If they're going to use 3D, please come up with better ways of utilizing it instead of just going for that wow factor.

 

And since you mentioned the spiderman trailer, I assume those 3D sequences you mentioned are the ones where they show his point of view while swinging through the buildings. I hope that's a 3D thing, because it looks really cheesey if it's not. I'm going to get turned off by that movie really quickly if there's a ton of those shots, especially since I'll avoid a 3D showing like it's the plague.

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The one thing about Captain America was that it was heavily British in the casting. And as much as it paralleled American involvement in WWII WRT commercialism about war bonds and USO-type stuff, wasn't that covered sufficiently in "Flags of Our Fathers"? Wasn't a big problem, and it served a common plot purpose, but.... That was Hayley Atwell, who's been in several PBS Masterpiece films as well as a pretty good turn in "Pillars of the Earth."

 

Agreed on "Barney's Version." (It's Paul Giamatti, BTW.)

 

Thanks, I fixed it. He has taken a spot next to my favorite actor, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as two of the greatest character actors of their generation. I read a Roger Ebert review and he summed up Giamatti perfectly...he said he plays unremarkable characters that he makes memorable. Sideways is one of my favorite films of all time, and I loved his role in that. Just a fantastic actor.

 

The 3D stuff is really starting to annoy me. I'll always go to a standard showing unless the scheduling doesn't work out. The scenes where it is so blatantly obvious that they were designed for 3D really bug me. The couple times that Cap through his shield directly at the camera? Really, is that necessary? If they're going to use 3D, please come up with better ways of utilizing it instead of just going for that wow factor.

 

And since you mentioned the spiderman trailer, I assume those 3D sequences you mentioned are the ones where they show his point of view while swinging through the buildings. I hope that's a 3D thing, because it looks really cheesey if it's not. I'm going to get turned off by that movie really quickly if there's a ton of those shots, especially since I'll avoid a 3D showing like it's the plague.

 

Yep, the trailer was in 3D so that first person sequence ended up being pretty effective. It reminded me of those films they have at Disney World where you stand in the middle of a 360 movie and it puts you in the position of riding a roller coaster, driving a boat, racing a car, etc...kind of fun. I was watching the trailer, though, and I just didn't have any interest in seeing the peter parker/spiderman origin story again. I know it's been since like 2003, but honestly it feels like I just saw this with Toby Maguire. It will definitely be a rental for me...just not interested in seeing it in the theater.

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Here are this months Independent Films, and boy are there plenty to choose from.

 

In the sci-fi "Another Earth", On the night of the discovery of a duplicate planet in the solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident. Starring Brit Marling & William Mapother.

 

Keeping with the sci-fi theme, albeit in a much lighthearted approach, comes "Attack the Block". Moses and the rest of his teen gang look to protect Wyndham Tower -- their housing estate -- from an alien invasion. Starring John Boyega, Jodie Wihttaker, Alex Esmail & Nick Frost.

 

Coming from Sundance is the comedy "The Guard". An unorthodox Irish cop is paired with a straight-laced FBI agent to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring. Starring Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle & Mark Strong.

 

In the period piece "Ironclad", In 13th-century England, a small group of Knights Templar fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John. Starring James Purefoy, Derek Jacobi, Brian Cox, Kate Mara & Paul Giamatti.

 

"Terri" is, A comedy centered on the relationship between oversized teen misfit Terri and his well-meaning vice principal who takes an interest in him. Starring John C. Reilly & Jacob Wysocki.

 

In "The Ledge", A police officer looks to talk down a young man lured by his lover's husband to the ledge of a high rise, where he has one hour to contemplate a fateful decision. Starring Terrence Howard, Charlie Hunnam, Liv Tyler & Patrick Wilson.

 

In "The Chameleon", An FBI agent investigates a young man's mysterious reappearance after a four-year absence. Starring Famke Janssen, Marc-Andre Grondin, Emilie de Ravin & Ellen Barkin.

 

In "Lucky", Lottery-winner Ben gets hastily married to Lucy, his childhood crush. What he doesn't know: Lucy is a thorough gold digger. What she could never anticipate: Ben's winning ticket actually belonged to a woman that Ben killed because she reminded him of Lucy -- just one of his pastimes. Starring Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor & Jeffrey Tambor.

 

In "The Perfect Host", Injured and on the run after what was supposed to be a foolproof bank robbery, John cons his way into the home of Warwick Wilson as he prepares for a dinner party. Over the course of the evening, the true nature of both men is revealed, but who has the darker intentions? Starring David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford and Nathaniel Parker.

 

In "Salvation Boulevard", Deadhead-turned-Born-Again-Christian Carl Vanderveer finds himself framed for murder by his town's beloved pastor, who accidentally shot his ideological rival, Dr. Paul Blaylock and left him for dead. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly & Marisa Tomei.

 

In "The Devil's Double", Forced to become the body double of Uday Hussein, Latif Ahmed bears witness to daily life under Saddam Hussein's reign, from lavish extravagances to sadistic acts of brutality. Starring Dominic Cooper & Ludivine Sagnier.

 

In "The Future", When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves. Starring Miranda July, Hamish Linklater & David Warshofsky.

 

In "The Myth of the American Sleepover", On the last night of their summer vacation, four young people cross paths as they all search for love and adventure. Starring Claire Sloma, Marlon Morton & Amanda Bauer.

 

From director John Carpenter comes "The Ward", In the isolation ward at the North Bend Psychiatric Hospital, a troubled new arrival is spooked by a ghostly presence that no one else will admit to seeing. As her peers begin to disappear, she takes it upon herself to uncover the ward's dark secret. Starring Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer & Danielle Panabaker.

 

In "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", A two-tiered story set in present-day Shanghai and 19th century China. As longtime friends Nina and Sophia balance careers, husbands, and families, they look to the past to understand their ancestral connection as evidenced by the story of Snow Flower and Lily, a pair of seven-year-old girls who are matched as laotong -- or "old sames", friends who are closer than husband and wife and are bound together for eternity. Starring Bingbing Li, Gianna Jun & Vivian Wu.

 

Three foreign films are released this month.

 

From France comes "Sarah's Key", In modern-day Paris, a journalist (Kristen Scott Thomas) finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel' d'Hiv Roundup in 1942. Starring Kristen Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance & Niels Arestrup.

 

From South Africa & Germany comes "Life, Above All", In the wake of her infant sister's death, young Chanda (Khomotso Manyaka) watches as a rumor shatters her family and causes her mother to leave their village near Johannesburg. Amassing considerable strength, Chanda leaves home in search of her mother and the truth. Starring Khomotso Manyaka.

 

And from Argentina comes "Phase 7", As a pandemic spreads across Buenos Aires, Coco looks to protect his pregnant wife Pipi inside their quarantined apartment building by joining forces with his neighbor Horacio, who is stocked to the teeth with weapons. Starring Daniel Hendler, Jazmin Stuart & Yayo Guridi.

 

Finally there are several documentaries this month.

 

In "Life in a Day", A documentary shot by people all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.

 

"Tabloid" is a documentary on Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming who was charged with the 1978 kidnapping of a young Mormon Missionary with whom she became obsessed.

 

"Project Nim" is a documentary on a 1970s experiment that aimed to show that a chimpanzee, if raised and nurtured like a human child, could learn to communicate with language.

 

"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest" is a documentary on legendary hip-hop troupe A Tribe Called Quest, from their formation in the mid-1980s, through their 1990s heyday, to their troubled reunion and unclear future.

 

"Crime After Crime" is a documentary on two land-use attorneys who take the case to free Debbie Peagler, a woman who has been imprisoned for 26 years due to her connection to the murder of her abusive boyfriend.

 

And in "The Undefeated", A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.

 

Calendar with trailers. Note: These dates are for Exclusive or Limited release. These films may arrive in your area at a later date.

 

7/1

"Terri": http://terri-movie.com/

 

"The Perfect Host": http://theperfecthostmovie.com/

 

"Crime After Crime": http://crimeaftercrime.com/

 

7/8

"Project Nim": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1835048217/

 

"Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1420860441/

 

"The Ward": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2544999449/

 

"Ironclad": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4273052697/

 

"The Chameleon": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi33004569/

 

"The Ledge": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2065669401/

 

7/15

"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi749182233/

 

"Tabloid": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi899914777/

 

"The Undefeated": http://victoryfilmgroup.com/theundefeatedmovie/

 

"Salvation Boulevard": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi596024345/

 

"Life, Above All": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2899811609/

 

"Phase 7": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4194147353/

 

"Lucky": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi262380569/

 

7/22

"Another Earth": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1915264281/

 

"Sarah's Key": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1186176025/

 

"The Myth of the American Sleepover": http://americansleepover.com/

 

7/29

"Attack the Block": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3155205401/

 

"The Future": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2507775257/

 

"The Devil's Double": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi4213939481/

 

"The Guard": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3384187929/

 

"Life in a Day": http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3867843609/

 

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

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I'm surprised how that got made considering the plight of the Will Smith/Salma Hayek dud "Wild, Wild West."

 

Then again, never discount Hollywood's penchant to keep stuffing genre-fusion plots into the cannon, firing, and seeing what they hit.

It got greenlight because Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford said yes. Stars determine (far more than the script, concept, director, producer) whether or not a film gets made.

 

That and Wild Wild West was 10 years ago. All the studio execs that even remember that movie have long been fired and replaced by the next crop.

 

Not that I'm cynical :ph34r:

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Thanks, I fixed it. He has taken a spot next to my favorite actor, Phillip Seymour Hoffman as two of the greatest character actors of their generation. I read a Roger Ebert review and he summed up Giamatti perfectly...he said he plays unremarkable characters that he makes memorable. Sideways is one of my favorite films of all time, and I loved his role in that. Just a fantastic actor.

 

 

 

Yep, the trailer was in 3D so that first person sequence ended up being pretty effective. It reminded me of those films they have at Disney World where you stand in the middle of a 360 movie and it puts you in the position of riding a roller coaster, driving a boat, racing a car, etc...kind of fun. I was watching the trailer, though, and I just didn't have any interest in seeing the peter parker/spiderman origin story again. I know it's been since like 2003, but honestly it feels like I just saw this with Toby Maguire. It will definitely be a rental for me...just not interested in seeing it in the theater.

I just posted the Independent Films for the month and Paul Giamatti is in "Ironclad". Take a look.

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I just posted the Independent Films for the month and Paul Giamatti is in "Ironclad". Take a look.

 

Very cool, that actually sounds like a film I'd be interested in. In fact, a lot of those indy films sound good to me... :thumbsup:

 

Great job on that list!

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Very cool, that actually sounds like a film I'd be interested in. In fact, a lot of those indy films sound good to me... :thumbsup:

 

Great job on that list!

I agree. "The Chameleon", "The Ledge", & "Lucky" look good as do a few of the documentaries.

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