Coming Attractions: June 2013
Coming Attractions is a monthly piece in which I let you know what I think will be the best movies releasing in the coming month. So if you plan on going to the movies any time this month, hopefully I’ll give you an idea as to what your best bet will be each week. So without further ado, here are the coming attractions for June 2013:
The summer movie season is in full swing in June. With some big blockbusters and some other long-awaited movies coming out this month, there's plenty of films for you to see.
Friday, June 7
The Kings of Summer (Limited Release)
Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Robers
Written by: Chris Galletta
Starring: Nick Robinson, Gabriel Basso, Moises Arias, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally
This movie technically came out last month, but only as a limited release. On June 7th the movie gets an expanded release (and opening in even more theatres again on June 21st). This is hands down the best movie I've seen so far this year. A coming of age tale that truly encapsulates the all of the joy and angst that comes with being an adolescent male without dipping into melodrama at all. An extremely relatable movie that calls on nostalgia but in no way relies on it. And on top of that, it's also one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. If you see one movie this month, make it The Kings of Summer.
Friday, June 14
Man of Steel
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Written by: David S. Goyer
Starring: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe
After the general disdain for 2006's Superman Returns, Man of Steel has a lot to live up to. But with story input from Christopher Nolan and a script from David S. Goyer (both from The Dark Knight trilogy) there's not a lot of doubt that the film will live up to its potential. Retelling the famous superhero's story in a more dramatic, realistic manner (or at least as realistic as you can get when it comes to Superman) this looks like a gritty reboot that promises to deliver. And the best part of all: Amy Adams is in it.
Friday, June 21
Monsters University
Directed by: Dan Scanlon
Written by: Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon
Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Nathan Fillion, Helen Mirren
Disney-Pixar films are always something to look forward to. Monsters University is no exception. A prequel to 2001's Monsters Inc., the film places Mike and Sully in their glory days at school. The new film is a bit less emotional than the original, but I would argue that it's even funnier. With plenty of jokes (some quick ones that only adults might get) and a great voice cast (so many surprise voices you'll recognize), this is one of the best movies of the year.
Friday, June 28
White House Down
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Written by: James Vanderbilt
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Richard Jenkins, Jason Clarke
This last weekend of the month is easily the weakest. If you didn't see Olympus Has Fallen back in March, go check out this movie. From what I can tell, the only real difference is that the terrorists are American instead of North Korean in this movie. Other than that it seems to be the same: protagonist (who women will enjoy watching) protects the president when the Washington D.C. is invaded.
Honorable Mentions
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Written by: Joss Whedon
Starring: Amy Acker, Denis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Fran Kanz, Sean Maher
An adaptation of William Shakespeare's play written and directed by Joss Whedon, starring a slew of actors regularly used by Whedon. If that's not enough to please the geek crowd, I don't know what is.
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
Written by: Sofia Coppola
Starring: Emma Watson, Leslie Mann, Taissa Farmiga, Erin Daniels, Israel Broussard, Katie Chang
Based on a true story from only a few years ago, The Bling Ring tells of a group of fame-obsessed teenage girls who rob from celebrities. This looks to be a less stylized, more realistic version Spring Breakers, showing what today's youths with warped morals are willing to do in order to live large.
Directed by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Written by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride
Based on a short film starring Rogen and Baruchel from a few years ago, This Is the End is Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's first foray into directing. With all of the comedically talented cast playing exaggerated versions of themselves in an extreme situation, the laughs are obviously big, but the trailers, TV spots, and inside looks online give away a lot of the best bits. My advice is to stay away from them in order to get the best experience out of this. If you like the other comedies from the actors involved you should get a real kick out of this.
Directed by: Marc Forster
Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, Damon Lindelof
Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Abigail Hargrove
With a lot of rewrites and reshoots throughout the production process, there's some skepticism over what the quality of the final film will be. However, early rumblings are looking pretty positive. While the wildly popular book it's based on is more of a documentation of the war on the zombies, the film seems to translate it into a more standard narrative structure, linking all of the events together with Brad Pitt's character, a United Nations employee trying to put a stop to a zombie outbreak that's crippling the world.
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