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NEW
MOVIES! JUNE 30 - JULY 6, 2009
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THE BETRAYED (dir: Amanda
Gusack, Not Rated) – Melissa George plays a woman who learns about her husband’s shady business dealings after his criminal creditors kidnap her young son. |
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DARK STREETS (dir: Rachel Samuels, R) – A longtime B & G’s
fave, Bijou Phillips is a lady with many talents. In this eccentric musical she gets to show off her pipes as a nightclub singer. |
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THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS (dir: Fred Durst, R) – Fred Durst, the tattooed troll from Limp
Bizkit, now has two directorial efforts under his belt. Somewhat surprisingly, this coming of age tale set on an Ivy League campus got decent reviews. |
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THE HUMAN CONTRACT (dir: Jada Pinkett Smith, R) – Jada Pinkett Smith makes her directorial debut with this sexy thriller starring Paz Vega as a mysterious woman who dismantles the lives of every man she meets. |
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KAIDAN (dir: Hideo Nakata,
Unrated) – After accidentally killing his wife, a young man eventually falls in love again. Unfortunately, the curse his dead wife has put on him will make the relationship very difficult. |
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OCTANE (dir: Mark Jay, R) – FAST & FURIOUS will be out in a couple of weeks but if you need some street racing action now, this British import should do the trick. |
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PEDRO (dir: Nick
Oceano, Not Rated) – Pedro Zamora, the REAL WORLD star who put a human face on the
A.I.D.S. crisis, gets the bio-pic treatment 15 years after his death. It’s a classy affair written by MILK Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black. |
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RUBY BLUE (dir: Jan Dunn, Not Rated) – Bob Hoskins plays a sad sack who gets a new lease on life with a sexy French neighbor. He also strikes up a friendship with an inquisitive 8-year-old girl named Florrie who has moved in next door. But when the girl goes missing, it’s Hoskins who becomes the main suspect. |
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*SCOTT WALKER: 30 CENTURY MAN (dir: Stephen
Kijak, Not Rated) – Scott Walker is a very strange and influential singer who thumbed his nose repeatedly at pop stardom. In this cool documentary, a group of musical luminaries including David Bowie, Brian
Eno, Jarvis Cocker and, erm, Sting sing his praises. |
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STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI (dir: Andrzej
Bartkowiak, PG-13) – Are they really still making movies based on Super Nintendo games? Dude, it’s 2009. That was four generations of gaming machines ago. |
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SWORD OF THE STRANGER (dir: Masahiro Ando, Not Rated) –
Wicked awesome samurai action abounds in this story of a swordfigher
who must protect a child from some bad, bad people. |
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12 ROUNDS (dir: Renny
Harlin, PG-13) – Oh, how the mighty fall. Renny Harlin used to make movies with
Stallone, Willis and LL Cool J. Now he’s directing low rent action trash starring former professional wrestlers. |
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^TWO LOVERS (dir: James Gray, R) – This is absolutely, without a doubt, the last movie Joaquin Phoenix will ever star in. Ever. So enjoy this while it lasts because there is absolutely no chance Joaquin Phoenix will ever come out of his acting retirement. |
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