Geekscape July Movie Preview
It seems like July is evolving into “Geek Month.” With five plus nerdcentric films premiering over the next four weeks and the Mecca of pop culture geekdom that is Comic Con International San Diego ensuing in the latter half of the month, July could be considered the Poindexter of the calender. Wow… so there are 29 movies on my list this month. It was extremely hard for me to pick my top tier. I only chose the the ones I know for sure I’ll see. You’ll notice Transformers did not merit notoriety in my opinion. I’m sure I’ll rent it but there’s no way I’m spending money on… that. Talk about nerdsploitation. I’d like to give a quick shout out to Summer Indies The Future and Another Earth! They both look fantastic and if they came out in the Fall would probably make my list.
On to the crème de la crème…
Films Not to Miss
HORRIBLE BOSSES – July 8th
Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston
Directed By: Seth Gordon
This is clearly the modern male version of 9 to 5! I never even dreamed of that combination but now that I have it I’m gonna watch the s#!% out of it!
HARRY POTTER and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – July 15th
starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint
Directed By: David Yates
Woa! Dragons, fire, the dead returned…. It’s shaping up to be quite the finale!
CAPTIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER – July 22nd
starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving and Tommy Lee Jones
Directed By: Joe Johnston
Pretty sure Marvel is, in the words of Charlie Sheen, “winning” the Summer movie scene.
COWBOYS & ALIENS – July 29th
starring: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde
Directed By: John “Zathura;)” Favreau
This ain’t no Wild Wild West! Pretty sure John Wayne would be proud… You know, if he was into aliens and all…
THE SMURFS – July 29th
starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays and Hank Azaria
Directed By: Raja Gosnell
Okay, I’m not usually a fan of classic animated property meets live action cross over movies but this looks smurftastic! Have you seen Hank Azaria as Gargamel?! The Smurfs themselves actually look rather cute and they hang out with NPH and the ginger from Glee, Jayma Mayes. I’m smurfin’ down!
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. – July 29th
starring: Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Kevin Bacon
Directed By: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
In case you forgot, I’m a woman. (Editor’s Note: None of us forgot) I occasionally like to watch a romantic comedy or a bodice ripping drama. There have been a ton of really crappy looking romances lately, this appears to be the exception. If the casting alone doesn’t interest you, I’m sure the trailer will.
Attack The Block
Starring: Nick Frost, Nira Park
Directed By: Joe Cornish
(Editor’s Note: Walton here, I have to add this to Heidi’s article as a must see. I don’t care what you have to do to see it, get to a theater showing Attack the Block and enjoy it.)
Also in Theatres This Month
July 1st
TRANSFORMERS: Dark of the Moon
Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Tyrese Gibson
Directed By: Michael Bay
LARRY CROWNE
Starring: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts
Directed By: Tom Hanks
MONTE CARLO
starring: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy
Directed By: Thomas Bezucha
THE PERFECT HOST
starring: David Hyde Pierce
Directed By: Nick Tomnay
TERRI
starring: John C. Reilly
Directed By: Azazel Jacobs
July 8th
ONE DAY
starring: Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess
Directed By: Lone Scherfig
BEATS RHYMES & LIFE
starring: A Tribe Called Quest
Directed By: Michael Rapaport
THE LEDGE
starring: Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson
Directed By: Matthew Chapman
ZOOKEEPER
Starring: Kevin James, Leslie Bibb and Rosario Dawson
Directed By: Frank Coraci
PROJECT NIM
Directed By: James Marsh
July 15th
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Starring: Li Bingbing, Gianna Jun and Vivian Wu
Directed By: Wayne Wang
WINNIE THE POOH
starring: Jim Cummings, John Cleese and Craig Ferguson
Directed By: Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall
LUCKY
starring: Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Jeffrey Tambor and Mimi Rogers
Directed By: Gil Cates Jr.
LIFE, ABOVE ALL
Starring: Khomotso Manyaka, Keaobaka Makanyane and Lerato Mvelase
Directed By: Oliver Schmitz
SALVATION BOULEVARD
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Isabelle Fuhrman and Marisa Tomei
Directed By: George Ratliff
TABLOID
Directed By: Errol Morris
July 22nd
ANOTHER EARTH
Starring: Brit Marling and William Mapother
Directed By: Mike Cahill
FRIEND’S WITH BENEFITS
Starring: Justin “JT” Timberlake and Mila Kunis
Directed By: Will Gluck
SARAH’S KEY
Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance and Niels Arestrup
Directed By: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER
Starring: Jade Ramsey, Amy Seimetz and Nikita Ramsey
Directed By: David Robert Mitchell
July 29th
THE FUTURE
Starring: Miranda July, Hamish Linklater and David Warshofsky
Directed By: Miranda July
THE DEVIL’S DOUBLE
Starring:Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier and Raad Rawi
Directed By: Lee Tamahori
THE GUARD
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle and Mark Strong
Directed By: John Michael McDonagh
LIFE IN A DAY
Starring: Cindy Baer, Moica and Caryn Waechter
Directed By: Kevin Macdonald
