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August Previews

Our picks for August’s must-see movies





Eat Pray Love (pictured above)

August 13

Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat Pray Love has sold more than six million copies since its 2006 release. Women found it inspirational and even Oprah couldn’t get enough of the book, or Gilbert, inviting the author to appear on her show twice.

It was a no-brainer that the memoir would become a movie, and casting Julia Roberts as Gilbert was an equally obvious choice. The story follows Gilbert, a thirtysomething New York writer, who suffers a breakdown after realizing she doesn’t want children and no longer loves her husband (Billy Crudup). She decides to spend a year travelling to find herself, so goes to Italy for food and fun, to India to meditate and lastly to Indonesia, where she meets, and falls in love with, Felipe (Javier Bardem).

Directed by Glee writer/producer/director Ryan Murphy, the movie was shot in all three aforementioned countries, and Roberts took her three kids in tow while filming.

Roberts decided not to meet Gilbert before she started filming. She told Women’s Wear Daily, “I didn’t want to be overly influenced. She’s such an incandescent personality.... We were a few weeks into filming when I met her and her husband, and she was exactly what I wanted her to be.”

The Other Guys

Movies about buddy cops are always in season in Hollywood, and this comedy pairs Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as two of New York’s finest. Ferrell plays paper-pushing detective Allen Gamble and Wahlberg is fiery cop Terry Hoitz, who’s been paired with Gamble ever since an embarrassing public incident involving his gun. The duo live in the shadow of the city’s coolest cops (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) but wind up interacting with the big boys on an important case. Release date: August 6

Step Up 3D

Breakdancing in 3D — what’s not to love? This third installment of the dancerific Step Up series uses 3D technology to tell the story of New York street dancers Luke (Rick Malambri), Natalie (Sharni Vinson) and Moose (Adam Sevani), as they take on all comers in the ultimate breakdancing showdown. Release date: August 6

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’s hipsters
Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel comes to life with Michael Cera taking on the role of Scott Pilgrim, a hip Toronto slacker/musician who falls for delivery girl Ramona V. Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). But to woo her, he must defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends. Release date: August 13

Going the Distance

Erin (Drew Barrymore) heads to San Francisco to finish her last year in journalism school while boyfriend Garrett (Barrymore’s ex Justin Long) remains in New York City to focus on his career. Their long-distance relationship was meant to be a short-term situation, but when Erin lands her dream job and Garrett gets a promotion, they question whether they can make their relationship work. Release date: August 13

The Expendables

Old action stars don’t die, they just find a role in The Expendables. The 63-year-old Sylvester Stallone wrote and directed this tale about a group of mercenaries who try to take out a South American dictator. Stallone’s old timey co-stars — Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts — are joined by somewhat younger co-horts Jason Statham, Jet Li and Terry Crews. But what every ’80s action fan can’t wait to see is the much-hyped scene that unites Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the big screen for the very first time. Release date: August 13

The Switch

With her biological clock ticking, Kassie Larson (Jennifer Aniston) takes the turkey-baster approach to getting pregnant. Her sperm donor is a hunk of a man (Patrick Wilson), which upsets her neurotic best friend Wally (Jason Bateman), so he replaces perfect guy’s seed with his own. Seven years later Kassie and her son pop back into Wally’s life and he must decide how to tell her he’s the real father. Release date: August 20

Takers

A group of high-end bank robbers — Idris Elba, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, Chris Brown and rapper T.I. — are planning a massive heist. However, that cop (Matt Dillon) who’s been tracking them — and their own infighting — could mess up their perfect job. Release date: August 20

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Kids flick Nanny McPhee was a surprise hit in 2005, leading to this sequel which, once again, stars Emma Thompson as the magical, buck-toothed governess who comes to the aid of a mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) raising her three kids — and a niece and nephew — on the family farm. Release date: August 20  

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