Movies Coming Out This Weekend July 17 2009
Wondering what movies are coming out to theaters this Friday, July 17 (and Wednesday, July 15)? Here is a list with our recommendations (which you can take or leave, it's up to you).
DEFINITELY WATCH AT THE MOVIES
500 Days of Summer (Limited)
Definitely one of the best movies to come out so far this year. You don't want to miss it. You can read my review for 500 Days of Summer here.
500 Days of Summer Synopsis: Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't. This post modern love story is never what we expect it to be — it's thorny yet exhilarating, funny and sad, a twisted journey of highs and lows that doesn't quite go where we think it will. When Tom, a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic, is blindsided after his girlfriend Summer dumps him, he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days "together" to try to figure out where things went wrong. His reflections ultimately lead him to finally rediscover his true passions in life. 500 DAYS OF SUMMER stars Zooey Deschanel (THE HAPPENING, FAILURE TO LAUNCH) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (STOP-LOSS, THE LOOKOUT,) directed by Marc Webb, screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber.
IN THE LOOP Review (LA Film Fest)
June 28, 2009 by Sandie
Filed under Movie Reviews
In the Loop is a political satire which follows a British government minister, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander), who very clumsily makes the comment that "war is unforeseeable" during a TV interview. This leads to Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), the communications chief, attempting to damage control this slip in order to further his pro-war agenda. Things end up getting more and more out of control in very comical ways, and the Brits end up in Washington where Foster meets Karen Clark (Mimi Kennedy), the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Diplomacy, and General Miller (James Gandolfini), who think he will help them in building a case against war. But turns out Foster is not the savior they were hoping for. In the midst of all this, Foster's new advisor, Toby Wright (Chris Addison) gets his way around mostly by sleeping with Clark's intern, Liza Weld (Anna Chlumsky). This kind of comedy of errors has some pretty crazy twist and turns which will eventually lead everyone to the U.N. for its close.
I wanted to see In the Loop for a while and finally caught a screening at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival. While I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would, I think it's definitely a smart and very funny political movie.
IN THE LOOP Screening Pictures with Anna Chlumsky & more (LA Film Fest)
Check out some pictures of David Rasche, Anna Chlumsky and Mimi Kennedy talking about IN THE LOOP after the screening at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival.
In the Loop will be released to theaters on July 24, 2009. Check out more pictures below.
New IN THE LOOP Movie Trailer
Check out the trailer for starring Steve Coogan, Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, and directed & written by Armando Iannucci.
I posted the first trailer for In the Loop back in March, but I think this trailer is even funnier than the first one, so I had to share.
I will most likely be catching this movie at the LA Film Festival later this June (which I will talk about more in a couple of days), so stay tuned for a review. In the meantime enjoy the trailer below.
In the Loop will be released to theaters on July 24, 2009.
In the Loop Synopsis: IN THE LOOP is drawing instant comparisons to some of the great political and absurdist comedies such as DOCTOR STRANGELOVE, WAG THE DOG, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING and MONTY PYTHON. The film is a smart comedy with razor-sharp, truly laugh-out-loud dialogue that pokes fun at the absurdity and ineptitude of our highest leaders. With everyone looking out for number one, and the fate of the free world at stake (but apparently incidental), the hilarious ensemble cast of characters bumbles its way through Machiavellian political dealings, across continents, and toward comic resolutions that are unforeseeable.
IN THE LOOP Movie Trailer & Pictures
Check out the trailer for IN THE LOOP starring Steve Coogan, Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, and directed by Armando Iannucci.
In The Loop was at Sundance earlier this year. I haven't heard anything about the movie, but after watching the trailer, I think it looks fun.
Watch the trailer for In The Loop and check out more pictures below.
