Dark Knight, X-Files Come to Theaters
July 18-30, 2008
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Week of July 18
Almost six months to the day after Heath Ledger died of a drug overdose, his final film, The Dark Knight, hits theaters this week. The sequel to Batman Begins stars Christian Bale as the Caped Crusader, who joins forces with Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) against Ledger's Joker. (Update: read our Dark Knight review!)
For those seeking lighter fare, check out Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellen Skarsgard singing to Abba. Yes, it's the film adaptation of the musical Mamma Mia!, which took its cue from the songs of the Swedish pop quartet. And in case you need something incredibly silly, the animated Space Chimps sends three simians (Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg, Patrick Warburton, and Cheryl Hines) on an intergalactic mission.
Also opening, in limited release: Transsiberian, a crime thriller set on a train that's travelling from Russia to China; Ben Kingsley, Woody Harrelson, and Emily Mortimer are among the passengers.
Week of July 25
The X-Files: I Want to Believe enters theaters this week shrouded in mystery (despite, or perhaps because of, its six years in development hell). The second movie to spring from the TV sci-fi series, I Want to Believe is set six years after the end of the show; other than that, not much has been revealed about the plot outside of what you see in the trailer. There are two certainties for X-Files fans, though, in the persons of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, who reprise their roles as Mulder and Scully.
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play a much less serious duo in Step Brothers, about two guys who become rivals when their parents marry each other. Ferrell co-wrote the screenplay with Adam McKay, who directed Ferrell in Anchorman and also helmed the Ferrell-Reilly collaboration Talladega Nights.
Also opening, in limited release: Brideshead Revisited, based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh; Boy A, an English mystery that impressed audiences at Tribeca; and American Teen, a documentary about high school seniors in Indiana.
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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.
-- A. Wu
