New Movie Releases June 2007
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Week of June 1
Kevin Costner (right, with entertainment reporter Mary Hart) is hiding a deadly secret in the crime thriller Mr. Brooks. Costner successfully juggles a double life until an amateur photographer (played by Dane Cook) catches him in a murderous act; Demi Moore and William Hurt also star.
Seth Rogen faces a dilemma of his own in Knocked Up, a comedy co-starring Katherine Heigl of Gray's Anatomy. Even though they're polar opposites, Heigl's up-and-coming journalist and Rogen's slacker have a one-night stand, with predictable if biologically improbable results. Gracie, starring Carly Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney, Andrew Shue, and Elisabeth Shue, also avoids the road less traveled. In this overcoming-the-odds sports story, Schroeder plays a teenager whose brother, a star on the high school varsity boys' soccer team, dies in a car accident; the grieving girl then petitions the school to let her take his place.
Out in limited release this week: Day Watch, the follow-up to 2004's thriller Night Watch; Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, a drama starring Eddie Marsan, Juliet Stevenson, and Timothy Spall; and Rise: Blood Hunter, a sci-fi/horror flick starring Lucy Liu.
Week of June 8
George (left), Brad, Matt and the rest of the gang are back. In Ocean's Thirteen, helmed once again by Steven Soderbergh, Al Pacino's casino owner swindles one of the crew, and Ocean gathers everyone up so they can take revenge — in, naturally, the form of a spectacular heist.
Another sequel opening this week, Hostel: Part II, promises far less glitz and considerably more gore. The thriller, executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino, stars Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo, and Bijou Phillips as three American students lured to a Slovakian hostel. For those who like beach movies instead of slasher flicks, the animated Surf's Up purports to tell (with help from Jeff Bridges, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel, James Woods, and Jane Krakowski) the story of the Penguin World Surfing Championship.
Out in limited release this week: La Vie En Rose, a biopic based on the life of singer Edith Piaf.
Week of June 15
Sequel season continues with Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis face off against the mysterious alien (played by Doug Jones) as well as their nemesis from the first film, Dr. Doom (Julian McMahon).
Teen detective meets Hollywood in Nancy Drew, starring Emma Roberts in the titular role. When Drew has promised her father (played by Tate Donovan) that she'll quit sleuthing, but finds herself on the case when they move to L.A. and stumble across an unsolved disappearance. I Could Never Be Your Woman poses a different kind of mystery: what is Mother Nature (Tracy Ullman) to do when an older woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) takes up with a younger man (Paul Rudd) while the woman's daughter falls in love herself? Meddle, of course!
Out in limited release this week: Fido, a zombie comedy with K'Sun Ray, Billy Connolly, and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Week of June 22
A month after A Mighty Heart debuted at Cannes, the story of a wife's search for her kidnapped journalist husband, hits screens nationwide. Angelina Jolie (right) plays Mariane Pearl, whose book provides the source material, and Dan Futterman plays Daniel Pearl, who was abducted in Pakistan and later killed. Brad Pitt's company, Plan B Entertainment, produced the film.
in Bruce Almighty, Jim Carrey got to play God. In the sequel, Evan Almighty, Steve Carrell gets to build — actually, has to build — an ark. Since he's a congressman, not a Biblical figure, this takes a little persuading, but God (Morgan Freeman) is up to the task, despite the complications it means for Evan, his wife (Lauren Graham), and their children.
Also out this week: Captivity, a horror film with Elisha Cuthbert; 1408, an adaptation of a Stephen King short story starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson; action-comedy You Kill Me, with Ben Kingsley and Téa Leoni; Black Sheep (limited), about a genetic engineering experiment that goes terribly wrong; and September Dawn (limited), a fictional look at the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Week of June 29
Live Free or Die Hard, the last sequel to open this month is a bit on the late side, as it's been twelve years since the series' third installment. This time, John McClane (Bruce Willis) faces off against an Internet-based terrorist group, a pairing that despite the geek factor still somehow affords him lots of chances to do what Bruce does best. (Hint: it's not typing.)
Michael Moore's Sicko caused a big buzz at Cannes, and not only because he went to Cuba without asking permission from the U.S. government first. The controversial director's latest documentary takes on the U.S. health-care system; though the film got a favorable reception from the festival press, you can expect a much more mixed reaction here, especially from HMOS and pharmaceutical companies.
Also out this week: Ratatouille, Pixar's story of a rat who yearns to be a chef; Death at a Funeral, a comedy-drama of dysfunction and blackmail; Eagle vs Shark (limited), about two misfits in love; Evening (limited), a family drama with Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette, and Claire Danes; and arthouse flick Vitus (limited).
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Note: A "limited" release generally means that the movie will play in Los Angeles and/or New York City, but not always. Please check your local papers or theaters for these selected films.
