June 2010
(as seen in the Scottsdale Airpark News)
Movies in theaters are alive and well as Hollywood
continues to release some very exciting films. Why see these films
in a theater instead of at home on your great home theater system?
Some movies are best experienced on a massive screen with amazing
sound, with audience interaction, or maybe that guilty pleasure
-- with hot liquid butter poured all over that big bag of popcorn.
There could be one annoyance though -- deciding just what to see,
given there are often four or more new movies released every week.
So with your busy life, if you could see just one newly released
movie per week, which four in June should they be?
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For the
weekend of June 4, it is “Killers”,
starring Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine
OHara, and Martin Mull, directed by Robert Luketic. Genre:
Action / Adventure, Comedy, Suspense, rated PG-13. Plot: A
hit man (Kutcher) at the top of his game falls for a computer
tech (Heigl) and decides to hang up his guns. Years later,
their suburban bliss is ruptured when he finds out there's
a hit out on him, forcing him and his unknowing / spooked
wife to go on the run.
The other four movies opening this weekend are: Get
Him to the Greek, Marmaduke, Ondine,
and Splice. |
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For the
weekend of June 11, it is “The A-Team”,
starring Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, and Jessica Biel, directed
by Joe Carnahan. Genre: Action / Adventure, Comedy, rated
PG-13. Plot: Based loosely on the 1983 TV series, four commandos
are framed and sent to prison by a military court for a crime
they didn't commit, then escape from a maximum-security stockade.
They now survive in the Los Angeles underground as soldiers
of fortune headed by their charismatic leader (Neeson). This
updated version reflects some contemporary issues and politics.
The other two movies opening this weekend are: Joan
Rivers: A Piece of Work, and The Karate Kid. |
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For
the weekend of June 18, it is “Toy Story 3”,
starring the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack,
Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Timothy Dalton, and Michael
Keaton, directed by Lee Unkrich. Genre: Animated Comedy,
Family Adventure, rated G. Plot: In this third installment,
Woody (Hanks), Buzz (Allen), cowgirl Jessie (Cusack) and
all their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center
after their owner, Andy, leaves for college. The untamed
tots with their sticky fingers do not play nice, so the
toys plan their great escape. Also showing in IMAX 3D.
The other three movies opening this weekend are: Cyrus,
I Am Love, and Jonah Hex. |
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For the
weekend of June 25, it is “Knight and Day”,
starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Maggie
Grace, and Mark Blucas, directed by James Mangold. Genre:
Action / Adventure, Comedy, rated PG-13. Plot: A lonely woman
(Diaz) whose seemingly harmless blind date suddenly turns
her life upside-down when a super spy (Cruise) takes her on
a violent worldwide journey to protect a powerful battery
that holds the key to an infinite power source. The couple
becomes fugitives as nothing and no one are what they seem.
Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, their survival
ultimately hinges on the battle of truth versus trust.
The other movie opening this weekend is: Grown Ups. |
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Furthermore, gong to the movies still gives you the most entertainment
“bang for the buck” when compared to a similar two hour
venture at any professional sporting event, play or music performance.
See you at the movies!
Note: While the release dates & ratings for
these movies were correct at the time of printing, studios sometimes
make last-minute changes. If this happens, we apologize for any
inconvenience.
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