July 1
All movies are 2013/14 releases unless otherwise noted. Availability: 
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(No major releases this week)
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| 56 | Afflicted HORROR | Clif Prowse, Derek Lee |
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| 52 | Bring It On (2000) COMEDY | Eliza Dushku, Kirsten Dunst |
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| Cry-Baby (1990) MUSICAL | Johnny Depp |
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| Good Sam (1948) COMEDY | Gary Cooper, Ann Sheridan |
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| 61 | Kindergarten Cop (1990) COMEDY | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller |
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| 36 | Lucky Bastard THRILLER | Don McManus, Jay Paulson |
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| 76 | The Lunchbox FOREIGN DRAMA | Irrfan Khan |
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| Operation Petticoat (1959) COMEDY | Tony Curtis, Cary Grant |
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| 32 | The Unbelievers DOCUMENTARY |
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| 69 | The Unknown Known DOCUMENTARY | Directed by Errol Morris |
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| 68 | Helix Season 1 |
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| Hinterland Series 1 |
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| The Legend of Korra Book 2: Spirits |
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| 79 | A Young Doctor's Notebook Season 1 |
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July 8
Bad Words 57 Watch Trailer
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Jason Bateman makes his feature directorial debut with this R-rated comedy about Guy Tribly (Bateman himself), a 40-year-old with a photographic memory who, thanks to a loophole in the rules, competes in a spelling bee, wins, and makes it all the way to nationals. There, he forms an unlikely bond with a 10-year-old fellow competitor (Rohan Chand). Kathryn Hahn plays a reporter documenting Guy’s quest, and Allison Janney and Philip Baker Hall have supporting roles. Though the film received solid reviews at its festival premiere last fall in Toronto, critics were more divided when Bad Words reached theaters this spring. Still, most reviewers found something to like.
Jodorowsky's Dune 79 Watch Trailer
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Long before David Lynch adapted Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novel Dune, Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky had his own vision for translating the book to the big screen, including a cast featuring Salvador Dali and Orson Welles. But the project never came to fruition, instead becoming of of cinema's most famous never-made films. Frank Pavich's documentary looks at what might have been, using interviews with the would-be director, his collaborators (including artist H.R. Giger, who would instead move on to Alien), and supporters like Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn. Strong reviews suggest that anyone interested in a once-forgotten bit of movie history will be happy to discover Jodorowsky’s Dune for themselves.
Nymphomaniac: Volume 1 64 + Volume 2 60 Watch Trailer
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Lars von Trier’s eight-chapter, two-part chronicle of a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac’s (played Stacy Martin as her younger self, and Charlotte Gainsbourg as an adult) sexual experiences heads to disc form in a combined set as well as separate releases (though we're not exactly sure why you'd want to buy only half a movie). Nymphomaniac received unsurprisingly mixed reviews upon its American release earlier this year, following a more welcome reception in Europe and a clever marketing campaign that featured increasingly risqué “appetizers” for chapters 1-4 and 5-8, as well as a secret screening at Sundance.
The Raid 2 71
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Writer-director Gareth Evans’ sequel to the action-packed cult hit The Raid: Redemption picks up hours after the original film, with Rama (Iko Uwais) going undercover to protect his family and expose the criminal underworld at the heart of the corruption in Jakarta. Critics found plenty to like in Evans's orchestration of action scenes with a variety of locations and a beautiful brutality—with sequences that top the first film—though they disagreed on his success at navigating a larger story and a longer running time.
| More movie releases on July 8, 2014 | |||
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| The Baby (1973) HORROR | Anjanette Comer, Ruth Roman |
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| Caught (1949) DRAMA | James Mason, Robert Ryan |
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| 14 | Don Peyote COMEDY | Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel, Jay Baruchel |
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| 54 | Kid Cannabis DRAMA | Ron Perlman, John C. McGinley |
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| 33 | Lake Placid (1999) THRILLER/COMEDY | Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt |
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| 73 | Le Week-End DRAMEDY | Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum |
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| 70 | Maidentrip DOCUMENTARY |
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| Point Blank (1967) THRILLER | Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson |
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| 53 | Rigor Mortis FOREIGN/HORROR |
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| 39 | Stage Fright HORROR/MUSICAL | Minnie Driver, Meat Loaf |
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| The Time Machine (1960) SCI-FI | Rod Taylor, Alan Young |
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| 70 | Watermark DOCUMENTARY |
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| 56 | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? FOREIGN/DRAMEDY |
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| TV on DVD/Blu-ray | |||
| The Big Valley Season 3 |
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| Doctor Who Series 3 Part 2 |
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| Endeavour Season 2 |
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| 65 | The Soul Man Season 1 |
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| Vicious Season 1 |
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July 15
Rio 2 49 Watch Trailer
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While 2011's Rio was an entertaining-enough animated kids' film from the studio behind the Ice Age franchise—with enough music, color, and sheer exuberance to make up for flaws in the writing—this inevitable sequel was a letdown. Reviewers found the writing even more scattered, forced, and formulaic in Rio 2, but that didn't stop anyone from taking their kids to see it; the sequel grossed over $450 million.
Under the Skin 78 Watch Trailer
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Jonathan Glazer’s (Birth, Sexy Beast) first feature film in a decade is a loose adaptation of Michel Faber's 2000 science fiction novel about an alien (Scarlett Johansson) tasked with capturing humans for her home planet. The film received both boos and cheers at the Venice Film Festival last year, but its unique visuals (Glazer employed a guerrilla shooting style on the streets of Glasgow, using up to eight hidden cameras to capture Johansson interacting with the public) and unusual score by Mica Levi of Micachu & the Shapes were embraced by a majority of critics upon the film's theatrical release this spring.
| More movie releases on July 15, 2014 | |||
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| 51 | The Face of Love DRAMEDY | Annette Bening, Ed Harris |
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| 45 | A Night in Old Mexico WESTERN | Robert Duvall |
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| 33 | Open Grave THRILLER/HORROR | Sharlto Copley |
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| Pickpocket (1959) Criterion Collection release |
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| 60 | Scanners (1981) Criterion Collection release | Directed by David Cronenberg |
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| 82 | Wrinkles FOREIGN/ANIMATION |
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| Black Dynamite Season 1 |
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| Case Histories Set 2 |
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| 62 | Cedar Cove Season 1 |
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| 74 | Hell on Wheels Season 3 |
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| How the West Was Won Season 2 |
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| 42 | Labyrinth TV miniseries |
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| 79 | Orphan Black Season 2 |
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July 22
Blue Ruin 77 Watch Trailer
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This festival favorite follows Dwight (Macon Blair), a homeless man, as his quest for revenge becomes bloodier and more out of control with each inept action he takes. Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier’s second feature won the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, and the good buzz continued at the most recent Toronto and Sundance festivals, leading to strong reviews for the indie thriller upon its release this spring. Saulnier, who shot Matthew Porterfield’s I Used To Be Darker and Putty Hill, also serves as his own cinematographer.
Dom Hemingway 55 Watch Trailer
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Jude Law stars as Dom Hemingway, a violent, vulgar, safe-cracking ex-con ready to celebrate his release from prison with his buddy Dickie (Richard E. Grant). To get the party started, Dom seeks out his boss, Mr. Fontaine (Demián Bichir), so he can collect his reward for keeping his mouth shut during his 12 years behind bars. But when a night of partying gets out of hand, Dom ends up on his daughter's doorstep. Richard Shepard’s first feature film since 2005’s The Matador was dinged a few points by critics for incoherence and an emphasis on (overly exhausting) style over substance, but most reviewers found Law's performance worth the price of admission.
Transcendence 42 Watch Trailer
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The directorial debut for Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer of choice, Wally Pfister, sci-fi thriller Transcendence tells the story of Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp), an artificial intelligence researcher whose mind is uploaded into a computer after an assassination attempt by an anti-technology extremist group. Kate Mara, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, and Cillian Murphy also star. As you may have guessed from that Metascore, the film was a huge disappointment, with critics faulting Pfister's direction more than anything else.
| More movie releases on July 22, 2014 | |||
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| 45 | All Cheerleaders Die HORROR/COMEDY | Caitlin Stasey |
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| 21 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn DRAMEDY | Robin Williams, Mila Kunis |
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| 51 | Cesar Chavez DRAMA | Michael Peña, America Ferrera |
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| The Essential Jacques Demy 6-film Criterion Collection set |
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| Forever Female (1953) DRAMA/COMEDY | Ginger Rogers, William Holden |
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| 70 | Ginger Snaps (2001) HORROR | Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle |
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| 49 | GMO OMG DOCUMENTARY |
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| 47 | Heaven Is for Real DRAMA | Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly |
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| 27 | The Human Race SCI-FI/HORROR |
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| Insomnia (1997) Criterion Collection release of the Norwegian thriller |
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| Made in America DOCUMENTARY/MUSIC | Directed by Ron Howard |
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| 40 | Make Your Move MUSICAL | Derek Hough, BoA |
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| 69 | Next Goal Wins DOCUMENTARY/SPORTS |
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| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) COMEDY | Robert Stephens |
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| 47 | The Returned HORROR |
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| Sabata (1969) WESTERN | Lee Van Cleef, William Berger |
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| 42 | Sabotage ACTION/THRILLER | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington |
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| The Scalphunters (1968) COMEDY/WESTERN | Burt Lancaster, Telly Savalas |
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| 64 | The Suspect FOREIGN/ACTION |
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| 31 | Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club DRAMEDY | Nia Long, Amy Smart |
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| 86 | The Wind Will Carry Us (1999) FOREIGN/DRAMA | Directed by Abbas Kiarostami |
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| Witness for the Prosecution (1957) DRAMA | Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich |
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| TV on DVD/Blu-ray | |||
| Dalziel & Pascoe Season 10 |
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| Shogun Miniseries |
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| Tanked Season 1 |
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| 48 | Wahlburgers Season 1 |
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July 29
Noah 68 Watch Trailer
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After the more intimate dramas The Wrestler and Black Swan, director Darren Aronofsky goes epic (in scope and budget) to tell the biblical story of Noah’s ark. Russell Crowe stars as Noah alongside Anthony Hopkins as Methuselah. Ray Winstone plays his nemesis, and Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Douglas Booth have supporting roles. The ambitious, controversial (for taking liberties with the biblical story), and expensive (roughly $125 million) film was a major risk for Paramount and for the director, who won a battle with the studio over final cut. But that risk appears to have paid off (at least somewhat), with the film collecting over $350 million worldwide and earning mostly solid reviews.
Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery Box Set Watch Trailer
Well, so much for that "definitive" Gold Box Edition. Yes, David Lynch's landmark television series is being reissued on Blu-ray not all that long after that DVD box set found its way to stores, but there may be enough new extras here to entice fans to pay for everything again. For one thing, The Entire Mystery is the only place (in the U.S.) to find the underrated theatrical prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me on Blu-ray, complete with 90 minutes (!) of deleted and extended scenes. The 10-disc set also features upgraded picture quality for the TV episodes (and Log Lady introductions), plus hours of new extras, including previously unreleased deleted scenes and outtakes and a newly shot featurette that finds Lynch visiting with members of the Palmer family today—yes, even the dead ones.
| More movie releases on July 29, 2014 | |||
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| 69 | The Amazing Catfish FOREIGN/DRAMEDY |
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| 61 | The Big Chill (1983) Criterion Collection release |
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| 42 | Cold Turkey DRAMEDY | Alicia Witt, Peter Bogdanovich, Cheryl Hines |
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| 52 | Cuban Fury COMEDY | Nick Frost, Chris O'Dowd, Rashida Jones |
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| Curtains (1983) HORROR | John Vernon |
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| 48 | The Den HORROR | Melanie Papalia |
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| Duel at Diablo (1966) WESTERN | James Garner, Sidney Poitier |
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| 75 | Finding Vivian Maier DOCUMENTARY |
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| 50 | Five Dances DRAMA | Ryan Steele |
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| 51 | Half of a Yellow Sun DRAMA | Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor |
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| 76 | It Felt Like Love FOREIGN/DRAMA |
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| 35 | Lullaby DRAMA | Garret Hedlund, Richard Jenkins, Amy Adams |
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| Marty (1955) DRAMA | Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair |
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| 39 | The Other Woman COMEDY | Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann |
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| Paris Blues (1961) DRAMA | Paul Newman, Sidney Poitier, Joanne Woodward |
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| 45 | The Protector 2 FOREIGN/ACTION | Tony Jaa |
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| Separate Tables (1958) DRAMA | Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr |
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| TV on DVD/Blu-ray | |||
| Adventure Time Vol. 7: Princess Day |
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| Midsomer Murders Set 24 |
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| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic The Keys of Friendship |
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| Mystery Science Theater 3000 Vol. XXX |
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