July 2011
July 2011
While Harry Potter fever is still at an all-time high, several other movies based on books are landing in theaters in July. Beyond the magical wizarding world, multicultural films can transport you to unknown places and time periods.
Life, Above All takes place in a dust-ridden village near Johannesburg, South Africa, where a rumor destroys 12-year-old Chandra's family. And Sarah's Key, an adaptation of Tatiana de Rosnay's novel of the same name, begins in Paris, France in 1942, when 10-year-old Sarah is taken by the French police simply for being Jewish.
But if you're on the hunt for another action-packed, fantastical adventure where good must prevail, Captain America: The First Avenger is for you. Here, Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known only as Captain America. Just like Harry, he'll certainly fight with all he's got!
Life, Above All
Cast: Khomotso Manyaka, Lerato Mvelase, Harriet Manamela, Harriet Lenabe, Keaobaka Makanyane
Director: Oliver Schmitz
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: July 15th (limited)
Based On: CHANDRA'S SECRETS by Allan Stratton
Just after the death of her newly-born sister, 12-year-old Chanda learns of a rumor that spreads like wildfire through her small, dust-ridden village near Johannesburg. It destroys her family and forces her mother to flee. Sensing that the gossip stems from prejudice and superstition, Chanda leaves home and school in search of her mother and the truth.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Kenneth Choi
Director: Joe Johnston
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: July 22nd (wide)
Based On: Captain America, the Marvel Comics series by Ed Brubaker
Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.
Sarah's Key
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Niels Astrup, Melusine Mayance, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: July 22nd (limited)
Based On: SARAH'S KEY by Tatiana de Rosnay
Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a 10-year old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard --- their secret hiding place --- and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty-seven years later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an American journalist investigating the roundup. In her research, Julia stumbles onto a trail of secrets that link her to Sarah, and to questions about her own romantic future.
On July 15th, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the long-awaited final film in the magical world of Harry Potter --- and the very last time you'll fly alongside Harry --- lands in theaters. The Harry Potter movies have been wowing audiences for 10 years running, and the very first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Philosopher's if you're in England) was originally published by J.K. Rowling in London on June 30, 1997.
Many of you have grown up alongside Harry, Ron, Hermione and even Draco --- even if you can't wave a wand quite like they can --- and so this year marks the end of an era. But shed no tears. You can keep reading the books and watching the movies to your heart's content!
In this epic finale, Harry Potter and the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world will escalate into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher, and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice, as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here, and you won't want to miss a second of it.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Rhys Ifans, Jason Isaacs, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman
Director: David Yates
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: July 15th (wide)
Based On: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. The much-anticipated motion picture event is the second of two full-length parts.
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher, and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort.
It all ends here.





