The Month’s Top US Releases: July 2011

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Here you can find our pick of the best films and TV series’ being release on Blu-ray and DVD this coming July, and should any title grab your attention, simply click its title to be taken directly to Amazon.com where it can quickly, easily, and, more often than not, cheaply, be pre-ordered.

Released 5th July:

Hobo with a Shotgun:

Format: Blu-ray (w/ Digital Copy)/2-Disc DVD (w/ Digital Copy)/DVD Classification: R

Stars:  Rutger Hauer (The Hitcher)

A Hobo hopes for a fresh start in a new city, but finds himself trapped in an urban hell; where criminals rule the streets and Drake, the city’s crime boss, reigns supreme alongside his sadistic murderous sons, Slick & Ivan; and dreaming of making the city a beautiful place he realizes the only way to make a difference in this town is with a gun in his hand and two shells in its chamber.

Released 12th July:

Insidious:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: PG-13

Stars:  Patrick Wilson (Watchmen), Rose Byrne (X-Men: First Class)

Maintaining a plot and tone similar to many classic horror movies, Insidious follows a young couple who move into a new house, only to find there is a presence that doesn’t seem to want them there, and after their 8-year-old son suddenly enters an unexplainable coma, find that the spirits want him, and if they don’t get him back soon, he could be lost forever.

The Lincoln Lawyer:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple Play)/DVD Classification: R

Stars:  Matthew McConaughey (A Time to Kill), Ryan Phillippe (Cruel Intentions)

A charismatic LA defense attorney, who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan, has spent most of his career defending petty criminals, but unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime; defending a rich Beverly Hills playboy who’s accused of attempted murder; but finds the straightforward case swiftly develops into a deadly match between two masters of manipulation.

White Irish Drinkers:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: R

Stars:  Stephen Lang (Avatar), Nick Thurston (Shake), Geoffrey Wigdor (Sleepers)

Living with their abusive father and ineffective mother, two brothers are caught up in a life of petty crime; older brother Danny hatches a daring scheme to steal enough money for the two to escape (timed around an upcoming Rolling Stones concert), but the younger brother, Brian, has to choose between remaining loyal to his brother, or using his hidden talent as an artist to escape himself.

Released 15th July:

Rango:

Format: Blu-ray (Triple Play)/DVD Classification: PG

Stars: Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2)

When Rango winds up in the gun-slinging town of Dirt; a lawless outpost populated by the desert’s most wily and whimsical creatures; the cowardly lizard is welcomed as the new Sheriff and forced to play his new role to the hilt…until, he starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.

Released 19th July:

Limitless:

Format: Blu-ray (w/ Digital Copy)/DVD Classification: Not Rated

Stars: Bradley Cooper (The Hangover), Robert De Niro (Heat),

A lazy and slovenly writer discovers a miracle drug that allows him to utilise the full potential of his brain; allowing him to learn languages in minutes, master astro-physcis, complete the illusive novel he’s been hoping to write in mere days, and beat the stock market; but when he realises he’s addicted, and begins to experience severe blackouts, he knows something has to be wrong.

Released 26th July:

Ironclad:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: R

Stars: James Purefoy (Rome), Brian Cox (Manhunter), Paul Giamatti (The Hangover Part II), Jason Flemyng (X-Men: First Class)

Chronicling the true story of a pivotal yet often overlooked moment in British history; the siege of Rochester; where a few brave men dared to stand against a tyrannical king, with the odds stacked so firmly against them, that they were all but guaranteed a brutal and untimely death.

Source Code:

Format: Blu-ray/DVD Classification: PG-13

Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal (Prince of Persia), Michelle Monaghan (Eagle Eye),

A helicopter pilot recruited for a top-secret military operation finds himself on a startlingly different kind of mission in Source Code; a smart, fast-paced action thriller that challenges our assumptions about time and space; when he finds himself reliving the last eight minutes of another man’s life, hoping to catch the terrorist who bombed a passenger train.


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Matt Wheeldon is the Founder, and Editor in Chief of Good Film Guide. He still refers to the cinema as "the pictures", and has what some would describe as a misguided appreciation for Waterworld.