Believe it or not, the Summer Movie Season of 2013 is
entering its final month. For movie lovers August is looking mighty good;
packed tight with films from nearly every genre.
Things get a’blazing with…
2 GUNS – Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg star as two
undercover officers who unknowingly investigate the same crime together. Bill
Paxton stars as the Big Bad in this crime thriller directed by Baltasar
Kormakur (CONTRABAND)
EUROPA REPORT – This highly-anticipated sci-fi flick has
been wildly praised for its scientific, space-bound accuracy. Sharlto Copley
(DISTRICT 9, THE A-TEAM) leads a mission to one of Jupiter’s moons in this
thriller directed by Sebastian Cordero.
ELYSIUM – Not to be outdone by missions to space, this
sci-fi thriller directed by Neil Blomkamp (DISTRICT 9) is a futuristic
Earth-bound thriller in which society is split in half; the poor folk live on
Earth, the rich snobs live on a massive and luxurious space station. Stars Matt
Damon, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, and Sharlto Copley.
PLANES – Disney sets flight with a spin-off of a Pixar movie
(CARS), without Pixar. This animated film involving talking aircraft stars the
voices of Dane Cook, Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Brad Garrett, and Stacy Keach.
LOVELACE – Amanda Seyfried (LES MISERABLES, MOMMA MIA) stars
as 1970’s porn-queen Linda Lovelace in this story about the coming of the most
famous porn film ever made…DEEP THROAT. Co-stars Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone,
Juno Temple, Chris Noth, Hank Azaria, Wes Bentley, James Franco, Eric Roberts,
Chloe Sevigny, and Robert Patrick.
IN A WORLD… - You know those voices you hear narrating movie
trailers and previews? Ever notice that they’re never done by a female? That is
the premise of this indie film starring and directed by Lake Bell, who plays a
struggling female voice-artist trying to break into a male-dominated craft.
KICK-ASS 2 – The sequel to the smash 2010 psuedo-superhero
hit has arrived with a new director (Jeff Wadlow), but with most of the
original cast including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz, Christopher
Mintz-Plasse…and newcomer to the franchise, Jim Carrey.
PARANOIA – Shot in and around Philadelphia (read about it here) this corporate-thriller stars Liam Hemsworth (brother of Thor) and Amber
Heard…who are joined by Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, and Richard Dreyfus.
jOBS – This oft-delayed biopic on Steve Jobs finally gets a
release. Ashton Kutchner stars as Steve Jobs.
THE BUTLER – This ensemble piece stars Forest Whitaker as a
White House butler who serves eight American Presidents over three decades.
Whitaker is joined by Liev Schreiber, John Cusack, Robin Williams, Alan
Rickman, James Marsden, Terrence Howard, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Mariah
Carey, Vanessa Redgrave, Lenny Kravitz, and Oprah Winfrey. It is directed by
Lee Daniels, who last gave us the Oscar-nominated PRECIOUS in 2009.
AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS – This 1970’s set film is a
romantic story following three characters on various sides of the law. Stars
Rooney Mara (SOCIAL NETWORK, GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO), Casey Affleck, and
Ben Foster.
THE FROZEN GROUND – Nicolas Cage (remember him?) is an
Alaskan State Trooper trying to stop the murderous rampage of a serial killer,
played by John Cusack. Based on a true story.
THE WORLD’S END – This is the third film in director Edgar
Wright’s trilogy of comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, with the first
two being SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ. In this colorful yarn, five friends
seek to complete a pub crawl before the pending Armageddon destroys the world.
Co-stars Martin Freeman (THE HOBBIT), Bill Nighy, Pierce Brosnan, and Rosamund
Pike.
I DECLARE WAR – This highly-regarded indie film has made
waves in festivals all year long and finally sees the light of day in limited
release. It tells the story of a group of 12-year olds engaged in a lively game
of Capture the Flag.
YOU’RE NEXT – Being heralded as one of the most terrifying
horror films in years, YOU’RE NEXT puts a fresh twist on the home-invasion
genre. Directed by Adam Wingard (VHS, VHS2)
Next month, Reel Speak previews the first month of Oscar (!) season.
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