Away We Go (June 5)This film follows expecting couple Burt and Verona (played by John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph) as they travel the country in search of the perfect place to start their family, but in the course of their journey, they realize ‘home’ can be defined in more than one way. I’m excited because it’s co-written by Dave Eggers (of McSweeny’s literary journal and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius), whom I love with a word nerd’s passion, and directed by Sam Mendes (the genius behind American Beauty).
Moon (June 12)
A Sci-Fi thriller that focuses on Sam Bell, an astronaut working in isolation on the Moon to gather Helium 3, a gas with the key to solving the Earth’s energy crisis. 2 weeks shy of the end of his three-year service, Sam begins to hallucinate, and after a routine extraction goes awry, he begins to realize that making it back home might’ve not been in the plans. I like the actor playing Bell (Sam Rockwell of the excellent movie Choke), and Kevin Spacey is playing the voice of the Moon computer. Creepy. Awesomely creepy.
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (June 24)
What’s summer without some blockbusters? I saw the first Transformers in theatres and was wowed by the visual effects. This one promises to be just as stunning, making it not one I would probably buy on DVD, but definitely worth seeing in theatres.
This film tells the tale of journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s time spent stranded in an Iranian village, where he is told by a woman, Zahra, of her niece’s violent and tragic end. Soraya was falsely accused of adultery by her husband, and according to Iranian custom, was buried up to her waist in the desert and stoned to death. Zahra tells Sahebjam this in hopes the world will finally know Soraya’s story, and the stories of many women like her. Based on a true story and surely to be intense, but hopefully good.
Public Enemies (July 1)
Based on the notorious bank robber John Dillinger and the FBI war instigated to bring him to justice in the 1930s. Dillinger is seen as a charismatic folk hero to the public suffering through the Great Depression, but to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, he’s a chance to assert authority over organized crime. He sends his top agents, led by Melvin Purvis, to bring Dillinger to justice through spectacular gunfights and prison breaks. With Dillinger played by Johnny Depp, Purvis by Christian Bale, and the whole thing directed by Michael Mann, this one promises to be entertaining.
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