Summer Film Preview
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In the Loop (Armando Ianucci)
Hilarious political satire — we promise — from England's
prince of comedy.
Orphan (Jaume Collet-Serra)
A married couple adopts a kid — we wonder if it'll be evil? We
wouldn't care to find out, except Vera Farmiga (who covered similar
ground in the recent Joshua) and Peter Sarsgaard play the
couple, and we often fantasize that we were married to either.
The Ugly Truth (Robert Luketic)
Gerard Butler makes the transition from Persian-slaughtering
Grendel-slayer to romantic lead in what looks like a rote shitcom.
JULYL 29
Adam (Max Mayer)
The world clamored for an Asperger Syndrome rom-com. Only Max Mayer
was brave enough to answer.
You, the Living (Roy Andersson)
Anyone who saw Andersson's surreal and hilarious Songs from the
Second Floor earlier this decade will be psyched that he's finally
back with a new feature. Those who didn't: get Netflixin'.
JULY 31
The Cove (Louie Psihoyos)
Hidden-camera dolphin doc ("the Zapruder film of environmental
documentaries," boasts its director) exposes animal abuse — and
it turns out you're complicit! Yes, you — even if you don't eat
dolphin meat. Sweet, mercury-laced dolphin meat.
Funny People (Judd Apatow)
If we hear one more thing about Judd Apatow, we are going to
scream.
Lorna's Silence (Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne)
You're hip to cinema, right? So we don't need to tell you about the
Dardenne Bros, right? You're just going to go check this out,
right?
Thirst (Park Chan-wook)
Remember when superstylized sadist Park was world cinema's Great
Korean Hope? That did not last long, did it? Well, he's back, with a
vampire movie. We predict it will be extremely popular among people who
have ever dressed up like Malcolm McDowell in a A Clockwork
Orange for Halloween.
AUGUST 7
Cold Souls (Sophie Barthes)
Paul Giamatti, sort of playing himself, has his soul surgically
extracted. No, Charlie Kaufman didn't write it, but because the
writer-director's name sounds French, we're willing to give her the
benefit of the doubt.
G.I Joe: The Rise of the Cobra (Stephen Sommers)
Because you all spent so much money on the last Saturday morning toy
commercial turned movie, Transformers, greedy Hollywood
producers have decided to give you some more. Open wide, America!
Julie & Julia (Nora Ephron)
Last year, we were exploring Prospect Park when we stumbled upon the
shoot for this movie. A P.A. wouldn't let us cut through, and we had to
walk all the way around it, wasting over an hour of our day. We imagine
the movie will also be a way to waste over an hour of an otherwise nice
day.
Paper Heart (Nicholas Jasenovec)
Is Michael Cera still funny after Nick and Norah? [Ed. Yes.] This might
be his last chance. (You don't want to be in the Arrested
Development movie why?)
Shorts (Robert Rodriguez)
For every Grindhouse and Once Upon a Time in Mexico
there's a Sharkboy and Lavagirl. Stop, please?
AUGUST 14
A Perfect Getaway (David Twohy)
Someday, this Milla Jovovich asskick will be included in a
retrospective, curated by L Mag editor-in-chief Jonny Diamond,
entitled "Rescue Zahn: A Tribute to the Finest Supporting Actor of His
Generation." [Ed. This is true.]
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (Neal Brennan)
Jeremy Piven survived mercury poisoning (too much dolphin meat?) so
he could play a used-car salesman hired to turn a failing auto
dealership around?
Ponyo (Hayao Miyazaki)
We once saw a Miyazaki movie in a theater so crowded we had to stand
the whole time. And though we had to be hospitalized later for a
buckled knee and faintness of the brain, it was worth it, because
Miyazaki still draws everything by hand.
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