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What’s opening Friday, August 7?
This weekend is probably the last true weekend of the Hollywood summer, but it serves up two very fine films, one sort of unknown entity and one that’s, well … bombastic, at least.
500 Days of Summer: One of the best films of the year opens in Dayton this weekend. My full take ran last week. I urge everyone to give this vividly original film a try.
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra: AKA GI Don’t Think I’ll See This. But will you? More on that later today.
Julie & Julia: Adams & Streep = Food & Fun. Review posts Friday.
A Perfect Getaway: Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich star in a thriller about a vacationing couple and find themselves embroiled in murder. David Twohy (Pitch Black) directs, There’s not really much buzz on this title one way or the other.
At the Cool Films series
To Kill a Mockingbird: The number one hero of all time (per the American Film Institute) Atticus Finch, comes to the Victoria on Friday. Fun facts: The director of the film, Robert Mulligan, had a long career, going on to direct Reese Witherspoon in her film debut, The Man on the Moon. The producer, Alan J. Pakula, was a fine director in his own right, with such credits as Klute, All the President’s Men and Sophie’s Choice.
At the arthouses
The Neon adds 500 Days of Summer to its lineup; The Little Art plays Seraphine, the story of a self-taught French painter Seraphine Louis.
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