A couple of good new releases for this week!
Special Limited Showing in Denver
Gravity: One Night Only, Wed 8/6, at the Phipps IMAX theater
- In IMAX 3D
- Film includes post-film discussion with space scientist Steve Lee
- Part of the Denver Film Society’s Sci-Fi Film Series
Now Showing in Theaters
NEW: Guardians of the Galaxy: I’ll be seeing this one with my scifi buddy Nick… also available in 3D
Synopsis: After stealing a mysterious orb, American pilot/outlaw hero Peter Quill is hunted down and thrown into an inter-galactic prison. In order to secure his freedom, Quill reluctantly joins forces with alien bandits Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot to form an alliance of misfits known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, and with the all-powerful villain Ronan hunting the orb, the fate of the universe is in their hands.
NEW: Ghost in the Shell: An indie that looks interesting…
Synopsis: In the year 2029, the world has become interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. That same network also becomes a battlefield for Tokyo’s Section Nine security force, which has been charged with apprehending the master hacker known only as thePuppet Master. Spearheading the investigation is Major Motoko Kusanagi, who — like many in her department — is a cyborg officer, far more powerful than her human appearance would suggest. And yet as the Puppet Master, who is even capable of hacking human minds, leaves a trail of victims robbed of their memories, Kusanagi ponders the very nature of her existence: is she purely an artificial construct, or is there more? What, exactly, is the ghost — her essence — in her cybernetic shell? When Section Six gets involved in the case, she is forced to confront the fact that there is more here than meets the eye, and that the Puppet Master may hold some of the answers she seeks. But little does she know that he has been seeking her as well.~ Emru Townsend, All Movie Guide
Snowpiercer: Everyone’s talking about this one…
Synopsis: The surviving members of humanity struggle to survive amidst a world covered in ice on a supertrain where the poor and the rich are constantly at odds in the English-language debut of filmmaker Bong Joon-ho (The Host). Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and Jaime Bell star.
Lucy: Hopefully you like Scarlett Johansson enough to tolerate the “we only use 10% of our brains” crap
Synopsis: A woman is accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: There’s also a 3D version playing
I Origins: An indie worth checking out
Synopsis: A molecular biologist and his lab partner uncover startling evidence that could fundamentally change society as we know it and cause them to question their once-certain beliefs in science and spirituality.
Hercules: Also has a 3D version
Transformers: Age of Extinction
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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