There are 11 new movies being released this week in both wide and limited releases. The Expendables 2 will clearly have the most mindless fun, Side By Side looks really interesting if you like movies, ParaNorman 3D is a creepy kid's movie that's NOT by Tim Burton, Sparkle stars the late Whitney Houston, there are 2 new French movies, and after all those there are still 5 other movies coming out!
Click "Read More" for trailers of Beloved, Chicken With Plums, Cosmopolis, The Day, Death By China, The Expendables 2, ParaNorman 3D, Side By Side, Sparkle, Why Stop Now, and Hit and Run.
8/17/2012
Beloved: In London, a mother and daughter navigate their respective romances; Madeline rekindles an affair from thirty years earlier, while her daughter Vera is caught between a musician who cannot commit and her ex, who still pines for her.
Chicken With Plums: Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
Cosmopolis: Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
The Day: Open war against humanity rages. 5 survivors; lost and on the run. The pursuit is relentless, the bullets are dwindling and the battle is everywhere. This is a 24hr look into their lives. Fight or die.
Death By China: A documentary feature that pointedly confronts the most urgent problem facing America today – its increasingly destructive economic trade relationship with a rapidly rising China.
The Expendables 2: Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
ParaNorman 3D: A misunderstood boy who can speak with the dead, takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Side By Side: Join Keanu Reeves as he explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
Sparkle: Set in the 1960s, three sisters form girl group and soon become Motown sensations, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
Why Stop Now: When a college piano prodigy tries to check his mother into rehab, he is taken hostage by her drug dealer and swept along on a wild adventure.
8/22/2012
Hit and Run: Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
We checked out ParaNorman this weekend and I really enjoyed it. The ending was a bit uneven but the animation and jokes were top notch.
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