Movies Opening This Weekend – July 27th [videos]

Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Timothée Chalamet, Tara Strong, Ving Rhames, and Will Arnett are on the silver screen this weekend, turning the temperature up on our summer. There’s a wonderful foreign film called ‘Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings’ that takes the ‘good vs. evil’ to the next level. Tom Cruise reprises the ‘Mission Impossible’ franchise with ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ a film that reveals what happens when a mission goes wrong, again. Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Tara Strong, Will Arnett deliver the goods on the most interesting animation film of the year in ‘Teen Titans Go! To the Movies’ and ‘Scarred Hearts’ is another foreign film that will pull at your heartstrings.

Out pick of the week is a documentary called ‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ that pulls back the curtains on the seedy side of Hollywood during the golden years. This film may make you realize that famous people are just people, driven by the same quest for love and desires. You will enjoy true Hollywood story behind Scotty Bowers the ‘pimp’ for the stars; this is a film meant for discerning adults only.

Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!

Scarred Hearts (2016)
(NR) 141 min – Drama
Director: Radu Jude
Stars: Serban Pavlu, Ivana Mladenovic, Gabriel Spahiu, Dana Marineci

A sanatorium employee falls in love with another patient, realizing that he must live life to the fullest while we still have time. Love is in the mind, though our bodies continue to evolve. This is a beautiful foreign film. [ watch trailer

Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017)
(NR) 98 min – Documentary
Director: Matt Tyrnauer
Stars: Scotty Bowers, Peter Bart, Stephen Fry, Robert Hofler

Scotty Bowers wrote a best-selling memoir that details how he became the fixer and pimp to the stars in the industry golden years. You will be shocked and amazed with the torrid details this film reveals. [ watch trailer]

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
(PG) – Animation
Directors: Aaron Horvath | Peter Rida Michail
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Tara Strong, Will Arnett

An evil-doer plan for taking over the world hits a speed bump when he runs into five teenage superheroes with Hollywood dreams. [ watch trailer]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
(NR) 147 min – Action
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must find a way to survive when their latest mission goes awry. If you’re a ‘MI’ fan, this film will win a place in your heart as perhaps the best film to date. [ watch trailer]

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)
(NR) Action
Director: Hark Tsui
Stars: Carina Lau, Kenny Lin, Mark Chao, Shaofeng Feng

Detective Dee defends himself when Empress Wu accuses him of throwing a case while investigating a crime spree. [ watch trailer]

Hot Summer Nights (2017)
(R) 107 min – Drama
Director: Elijah Bynum
Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, Emory Cohen

Do you remember the film ‘Summer of 42?” If you do, this film will remind you of the love and mystery of growing up while spending a summer in Cape Cod. Timothée Chalamet and Maika Monroe are wonderful in this movie. [ watch trailer]

Puzzle (2018)
(R) 103 min – Drama
Director: Marc Turtletaub
Stars: Austin Abrams, Mandela Bellamy, Myrna Cabello, Sebastian Chacon

A suburban mother realizes her passion for solving jigsaw puzzles can be more than she bargained for as she is unexpectedly drawn into a world she’s not familiar with, a dark and untrusting space. [ watch trailer]

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