Rueben's Ramblings

Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site, here are many of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres starting next year:

Cairo Time
Opens August 6, 2010

While in Cairo waiting for her husband, Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) finds herself caught up in a whirlwind romance with her friend, Tareq (Alexander Siddig), a retired cop, who escorts her around the city as they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.

Centurion
Opens August 6, 2010

The movie is set during the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 117 and is about the legendary Ninth Legion marches north under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth, only to be decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. A splinter group of survivors fight for their lives behind enemy lines. Stars include Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey and Noel Clarke.

Flipped
Opens August 6, 2010

Based on Wendelin Van Draanen’s young-adult novel and set between 1957-63, the story revolves around the confusing romantic developments of an antagonistic boy and girl neighbors who eventually share a kiss when they reach their teens. Stars include Madeline Carroll, Aidan Quinn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Mahoney and Anthony Edwards.

Mao’s Last Dancer
Opens August 6, 2010

In this fact-based movie directed by Bruce Greenwood, who also stars, the life of Li Cunxin is examined as he is plucked from a poor Chinese village at the age of 11 by Madame Mao’s cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. The movies covers the years that follow, including Li’s visit to Texas where he falls in love with an American woman and later manages to defect, going on to perform for both the Houston Ballet and later the Australian Ballet. The film also stars Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen and Amanda Schull (Center Stage).

The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Opens August 6, 2010

Two masked men kidnap a millionaire’s daughter and take her to an abandoned soundproofed apartment. They have worked out a meticulous plan, but she is not going to play the perfect victim – she’s not giving in without a fight. The film stars Gemma Atherton, Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston.

The Other Guys
Opens August 6, 2010

A pen-pushing police accountant and a trigger-happy detective are reluctantly teamed together. When the city’s top cops run into trouble, opportunity arises for this pairing to step up, but things don’t quite go as planned. The cast includes Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson.

Step Up 3D
Opens August 6, 2010

A tight-knit group in New York’s intense street dancing underground team up with an NYU freshman and find themselves pitted against the world’s best breakdancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever. The film stars Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Rick Malambri and Sharni Vinson.

Eat, Pray, Love
Opens August 14, 2010

Based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir, the story focuses on a married woman who seemingly has it all but realizes that she’s not living the life she wants. She divorces her husband and sets off on a journey around the world. The film stars Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, Viola Davis and Billy Crudup.

The Expendables
Opens August 13, 2010

The story follows a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator. The film stars Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren and Eric Roberts.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Opens: August 13, 2010

Scott Pilgrim is the bass guitarist for the Toronto garage band Sex Bob-omb who has just met Ramona Flowers, the girl of his dreams. To keep her, though, he must face her increasingly vicious ex’s – from infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. The cast includes Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Evans and Jason Schwartzmann.

Nanny McPhee 2
Opens August 20, 2010

Emma Thompson returns as Nanny McPhee in this movie about the nanny with special powers arriving to help a harried young mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. The movie also stars Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans, Ewan McGregor and Ralph Fiennes.

Priest
Opens: August 20, 2010

A warrior priest disobeys Church law by teaming with a young sheriff and a beautiful priestess. The three band together to track down a band of renegade vampires who have kidnapped the priest’s niece before they turn her into one of them. The cast includes Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q and Lily Collins.

Takers
Opens August 20, 2010

Idris Elba stars as the brains behind a high-tech bank-robbing crew out to hit one last score; his sophisticated team of thieves are also known as “takers”. The cast includes Matt Dillon, Zoe Saldana and Hayden Christensen.

The Switch
Opens August 20, 2010

Wally (Jason Bateman) can’t believe it when his best friend, Kassie (Jennifer Aniston) decides to be artificially inseminated by someone else (Patrick Wilson) other than himself. So, while drunk, he decides to switch the donor’s sperm for his own. Things only get more complicated from there. The movie also stars Juliette Lewis.

Going the Distance
Opens August 27, 2010

The story centers of a man and woman in a long-distance relationship who ultimately come to the realization that they would be happier dating someone closer to home. The film stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, Christina Applegate and Ron Livingston.

Movies coming out in September will be posted at the end of August.

Enjoy!

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse opened this past Wednesday, as anyone who even lived under a rock would know, and over the course of the past 5 (plus) days, the third movie in the international phenom has made $175 million in box office estimates. That number, of course, will just keep increasing for as long as the movie is open in theatres.

And, of course, the fervor will just keeping growing with the anticipation of the release of the first part of the final movie Breaking Dawn.

So my questions are these: Did you see the movie over the weekend? Are you planning to see it at some point? Or, do you plan to avoid the whole frenzy? I’d love to hear what you have to say.

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Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site, here are many of the movies you can expect to see in movie theatres starting in July:

The Last Airbender
Opens July 2, 2010

This live action movie is based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series about a fantasical world where civilization exists as four great empires, and a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance as that world is torn apart by war. The film stars Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone and Dev Patel.

The Kids Are All Right
Opens July 7, 2010

A lesbian couple have raised two smart and wonderful kids. When the older one turns 18, the kids meet their biological sperm doctor father Paul and his presence in their lives causes friction within their family. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Annette Benning, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Josh Hutcherson.

Predators
Opens July 9, 2010

A follow-up to 1987’s acclaimed Arnold Schwarzenegger-led sci-fi action classic. The story follows a group of elite warrior-types who are being hunted by members of a race of merciless alien trackers called Predators. The cast includes Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga and Danny Trejo.

Inception
Opens July 16, 2010

This movie is about a CEO-type executive who finds himself becoming involved in a blackmailing scandal, which explores the architecture of the human mind. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Opens July 16, 2010

A master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan recruits a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course so he can help defend the city from the sorcerer’s arch-nemesis. The cast includes Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer and Monica Bellucci.

Ramona and Beezus
Opens July 23, 2010

Ramona Quimby has always been a menace to Beezus, her older sister, thanks to having more imagination than is healthy. When she winds up inviting her entire kindergarten class to a party at her home without mentioning it to her mother, a hilarious riot ensues. The cast includes Joey King, Selena Gomez, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Corbett and Bridget Moynahan.

Salt
Opens July 23, 2010

When a CIA agent is accused by a defector of being a Russian sleeper spy, she goes on the run to clear her name. Using her years of experience as a covert operative, she must elude capture or the world’s most powerful forces will erase her entire existence. The cast includes Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Opens: July 30, 2010

Cats and Dogs are forcibly teamed together when renegade cat Kitty Galore sets up her plan to enslave the world. This part real-action and CGI-influenced movie features Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Paul Rodriguez, Malcolm Stewart and Kristina Barr. There will also be a cameo by Roger Moore.

London Boulevard
Opens July 30, 2010

This movie is about a freshly released ex-con from South London who attempts to stay out of the way of a ruthless loan shark by finding honest work at the Holland Park mansion; as his violent past catches up with him and his disturbed sister is threatened, he is forced to act. The film stars Keira Knightley, Colin Farrell, Ray Winstone, David Thewlis and Anna Friel.

The Adjustment Bureau
Opens July 30, 2010

Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery, Terence Stamp and Daniel Dae Kim, this movie is about David Norris, a charismatic congressman who meets a beautiful ballet dance only to find strange circumstances keeping them from getting closer. Norris discovers forces are at work to ensure they stay apart, and he pushes to find out why.

Movies coming out in August will be posted at the end of July.

Enjoy!

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Daniel Radcliffe

According to Variety, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will play the lead role of Paul in an updated version of the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, which is based on the World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque.  It was first adapted for theatres in 1930 by Lewis Mileston, which then took home the Oscar for Best Picture.

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