I’m Nick Wolfwood, and I’m counting down all this summer’s movie releases, big and small, weekend by weekend from May 1st – August 28th.

Here’s what opens on August 7th:

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Starring: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung-hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Jonathan Pryce, Saïd Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid

What it’s about:An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer. 

Rating: TBA

Thoughts: I spent weeks on the set of this movie, and from what I could tell it’s pretty much just a big marketing film. Sell toys, sell games, sell merchandise, sell, sell, sell.

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Julie and Julia

Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond, Helen Carey

What it’s about: Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams) are featured in writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell’s Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme.

Rating: PG-13

Thoughts: Meryl Streep is such an amazing actor, it’s always a pleasure to see her perform. I probably would have zero interest in this movie otherwise. 

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Shorts

Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Rebel Rodriguez, Jake Short, Leslie Mann, Jon Cryer, James Spader, William H. Macy

What it’s about: A young boy’s discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

Rating: PG

Thoughts: Robert Rodriguez director of such films as Sin City and Desperado also has a solid history of kids films (Spy Kids, Shark Boy and Lava Girl). This seems like more of a story driven kids movie than his previous heavily effects-laden entries. 

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When in Rome

Starring: Kristen Bell, Will Arnett, Josh Duhamel, Alexis Dziena, Danny DeVito, Dax Shepard, Jon Heder, Anjelica Huston, Don Johnson

What it’s about: Beth Harper (Bell) is a young, successful real estate agent … but she’s completely unlucky in love. However, when the New Yorker travels to Rome to see her newlywed sister, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of wannabe lovers

Rating: TBA

Thoughts: A movie like this would normally not interest me at all but this one has a lot of talented actors from two different generations of hollywood. I’m still not rushing out to see it though. 

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Paper Heart

Starring: Michael Cera, Jake M. Johnson, Demetri Martin, Seth Rogen, Charlyne Yi

What it’s about: A look at the relationship between two young actors.

Rating: PG-13

Thoughts: This is a strange documentary style love story with some really funny actors, I think this really has a lot of potential. Michael Cera is a very funny man.

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Source: IMDB.com

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