Archive for the ‘July 2010’ Category

Twelve

Based on the Nick McDonell novel of the same name, Twelve follows a high school dropout-turned-drug dealer (Chace Crawford) in New York’s Upper East Side. His lucrative life sours when the dealer’s cousin is brutally murdered on an East Harlem playground and his best friend is arrested for the crime. Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Chace Crawford, [...]

July 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: July 2010, Teenage Films  No Comments

Valhalla Rising

A man with a remarkable talent for violence must fight to survive when he sets out on an extraordinary journey in this fantasy from director Nicolas Winding Refn. One Eye (Mads Mikkelsen) is the nickname given to a nameless, mute warrior who has become a slave to Barde (Alexander Morton), a wealthy Scotsman who obtained [...]

July 12, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: July 2010, Period Films  No Comments

Charlie St. Cloud

Based on an acclaimed novel, Charlie St. Cloud is a romantic drama starring Zac Efron as a young man who survives an accident that lets him see the world in a unique way. In this emotionally charged story, he begins a romantic journey in which he embraces the dark realities of the past while discovering [...]

June 27, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: July 2010, Romantic Comedies, Teenage Films  No Comments

The Girl Who Played the Fire

Two journalists on the verge of exposing their story in Millennium about an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden are brutally murdered. Lisbeth Salander’s prints are on the weapon. Mikael Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings which will implicate highly placed members of [...]

June 27, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Action and Adventure, July 2010, Suspense and Thrillers  No Comments

The Kids Are All Right

In the movie, two teenaged children conceived by artificial insemination get the notion to seek out their birth father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers have built for them. Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and then re-re-defined. [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Comedy Films, July 2010, Romantic Comedies  No Comments

[REC] 2: Fear revisited

The highly anticipated sequel to one of the scariest films of all time, [REC] 2 picks up 15 minutes from where we left off, taking us back into the quarantined apartment building where a terrifying virus has run rampant, turning the occupants into mindlessly violent, raging beasts. A heavily armed SWAT team and a mysterious [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Horror Movies, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Eastern Plays

Two brothers who’ve lost all contact are suddenly brought together when they have opposite roles in a racist beating; while Georgi who’s recently joined a neonazi group participates in the violence, Itso witnesses and rescues the Turkish family. Georgi, now being asked to participate in larger events, starts to question his implication in the movement [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Drama Movies, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Get Low: Every secret dies somewhere

“Get Low” is a magical and moving blend of folk tale, fable and real-life legend. Spun in the Southern storytelling tradition, it is about the mysterious 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party . . . while he was still alive. Academy Award winner Robert Duvall, Golden Globe winner Bill Murray, [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: July 2010, Movie Releases, Suspense and Thrillers  No Comments

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Just like real spies… Only furrier. In the age-old battle between cats and dogs, one crazed feline has taken things a paw too far. Kitty Galore, formerly an agent for cat spy organization MEOWS, has gone rogue and hatched a diabolical plan to not only bring her canine enemies to heel, but take down her [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Fantastic Movies, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Dinner for Schmucks

Dinner for Schmucks is an upcoming comedy film. It will be directed by Jay Roach and it will be a remake of the 1998 French black comedy film The Dinner Game. It has a release date of July 23, 2010. Dinner for Schmucks tells the story of Tim (Paul Rudd), a guy on the verge [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Comedy Films, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Ramona and Beezus: A little sister goes a long way

Based on the “Ramona” series of novels written by Beverly Cleary. As everyone knows, Ramona Quimby lives on Klickitat Street. The stories of her adventures begin in Beezus and Ramona, where Beezus, who is just turning ten, finds four-year-old Ramona an exasperating little sister. Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Comedy Films, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Despicable Me: The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Animation Movies, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Predators

A bold new chapter in the Predator universe, “Predators” was shot on location under Rodriguez’s creative auspices at the filmmaker’s Austin-based Troublemaker Studios, and is directed by NimrĂłd Antal. The film stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Horror Movies, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

The Last Airbender: Four nations. One destiny

Adaptation of Nickelodeon’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” which follows the adventures of the successor to a long line of Avatars who must put aside his irresponsible ways and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations. The studios have dropped “Avatar” from the title to avoid confusion with James Cameron’s “Avatar. [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Action and Adventure, Fantastic Movies, July 2010, Movie Releases  No Comments

Salt: A female spy goes on the run to clear her name

As a CIA agent, Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is sworn to duty, honor and country. His loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the track, using all his skills and years of experience as a secret agent to avoid capture. Salt effort to prove his [...]

May 18, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Action and Adventure, July 2010, Movie Releases, Suspense and Thrillers  No Comments