August 2009
(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 August should they be?
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For the
weekend of August 7, it is “G.I. Joe: The Rise
of Cobra”, starring Dennis Quaid, Channing
Tatum, Sienna Miller, Ray Park, Rachel Nichols, Marlon Wayans,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Arnold Vosloo, directed by Stephen
Sommers. Genre: action / adventure, sci-fi thriller, not yet
rated. Plot: a European-based elite military unit known as
Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity (G.I.J.O.E.), a hi-tech,
international force of special operatives takes on an evil
organization led by a notorious arms dealer.
The other three movies opening this weekend are: Cold
Souls, Julie & Julia and Shorts. |
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For the
weekend of August 14, it is “District 9”,
starring Sharlto Copley, David James, directed by Neill Blomkamp.
Genre: sci-fi, rated R. Plot: an extraterrestrial race forced
to live in slum-like conditions on Earth unexpectedly finds
a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to
their biotechnology.
The other eight movies opening this weekend are: Bandslam,
The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard, It
Might Get Loud, Paper Heart, A
Perfect Getaway, Ponyo, Spread,
and The Time Traveler’s Wife. |
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For
the weekend of August 21, it is “Inglorious
Basterds”, starring Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger,
and Melanie Laurent, directed by Quentin Tarantino. Genre:
WW II drama, not yet rated. Plot: in German-occupied France,
Shosanna Dreyfus (Laurent) witnesses the execution of her
family at the hands of a Nazi Colonel. She narrowly escapes
and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the
owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant
Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to
engage in targeted acts of brutal retribution against the
Nazis. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds,"
Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent
(Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third
Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna
is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own.
The other movie opening this weekend is Post Grad. |
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For the
weekend of August 28, it is “Taking Woodstock”,
starring Demetri Martin, Eugene Levy, and Liev Schreiber,
directed by Ang Lee. Genre: drama, musical comedy, rated R.
Plot: based on the true story about Elliot Tiber (Martin),
who while working at his parents motel in the Catskills of
NY, inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the Woodstock
Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it became.
Mr. Tiber found himself swept up in a generation-defining
experience that would change his life, and American culture
forever in the summer of 1969.
The other two movies opening this weekend are: Halloween
II and The Final Destination. |
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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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