ZiaZine July 2008 : 5
Vantage Point No, Brian De Palma didn’t direct this, and no, it wasn’t released in 1978 with Warren Beatty and Robert Redford in the leads. All of that might’ve helped antage Point’s chances, as audiences failed to take much interest in multiple perspectives of an attempted presidential assassination. The throwback concept is intriguing, though, and there’s a versatile, veteran cast (Sigourney Weaver, Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox) to navigate ’ve helped Van the many plot twists. In Stores July 1 SONY PICTURES College Road Trip Could they have concocted a more generic title? At least you know what you’re getting in this unthreatening, good- C R C c g l y u natured Disney comedy. Former Cosby Show child star Raven-Symoné is intent on taking a road trip to find the perfect college; even though she’s a straight-A student, father Martin Lawrence is so freaked out by the notion of her leaving the nest that he accompanies her on her t d Di quest. Hence, the title. In Stores July 15 WALT DISNEY VIDEO Penelope The first thing we thought of after see- ing the Penelope trailer was Steve Martin in Roxanne, likewise a fairy tale situation that asks if what’s on the inside is really what matters to us. Here, Christina Ricci returns to the mainstream as an heiress born with the nose of a pig, who can only be “uncursed” when she finds true love. James McAvoy (Atonement) and Reese Witherspoon lend their charming talents as needed. In Stores July 15 SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT th i id i ll Step Up 2 the Streets A-listers boogied their way to the top of the box office in the ’80s (Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Flashdance), but the last decade or so has been either overly serious about its groove (Save the Last Dance) or unintentionally ridiculous (You Got Served). The most recent crop of street dance epics, Step Up 2 the Streets included, favors visceral production value to match the physicality being celebrated, a big last decade or so has step in the right direction. In Stores July 15 TOUCHSTONE/DISNEY Doomsday D Doomsday is the villain who killed Superman way back inin1993. This movie has nothing whatso- ever to do with him. Just dropping some knowledge on y’all. Actually, director Neil h Marshall is the man behind 2005 sleeper horror hit The Descent, so we’re sur- prised that Doomsday—about a brutal, widespread virus and resulting walled-in quarantine à la Escape From New York— didn’t get more love from genre freaks in theaters. In Stores July 29 UNIVERSAL [ JULY 2008 + monitorTHIS! + 5 ] Drillbit Taylor I O c s D t c b b t’s obvious why this Seth Rogen co-written comedy tanked at the box office: Drillbit was Owen Wilson’s first film after his (alleged) sui- cide attempt, and, you know, geez, he played sorta-suicidal guys in the last couple flicks (e Darjeeling Limited, Wedding Crashers). Luckily, there are no unsettling art-imitating-life under- currents here: Wilson merely plays a bum hired by kids to bodyguard them from bullies. Puerile, but memorable laughs ensue. DREAMWORKS stores in July
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