IMDb Picks: July
With new releases constantly arriving on theatrical, television and handheld screens, we're continuing our monthly feature in which we spotlight titles that have intrigued us, and that we hope will spark your interest, as well. Browse the list of July movies and TV shows that our editors recommend, including Richard Linklater's groundbreaking Boyhood, the series premiere of Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse's TV series "The Strain", Sundance prize-winner I Origins, and many more.
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I Origins: Interview with Writer/Director Mike Cahill
Another Earth, winner of the Special Jury Prize and Alfred P. Sloan Award at Sundance 2011, is one of my all-time favorite films, and so when I saw that writer/director Mike Cahill would be returning to Sundance with a new film, I Origins, I put it at the top of my list. This film was, without a doubt, the highlight of my festival experience. Starring Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, and Steven Yeun, I Origins follows Ian, a molecular biologist specializing in eye evolution. Ian and his lab partner Karen are trying to find the genetic map for the eye in an attempt to disprove God. When Ian falls in love with Sofi, an ethereal model with rare and striking eyes who is guided by all things spiritual, she challenges his hard-nosed facts, but Ian remains grounded in science....
IMDb Staff Picks: Favorite Sports Movies and TV Shows
Every Friday, the IMDb staff compiles some of our favorite titles around a specific weekly theme. In celebration of the World Cup, a recent question was: "What is your favorite sporting movie or show?" Read through our list of IMDb staff picks, including Bend It Like Beckham, "Sports Night" and many more.
Review: FX’s “The Strain”
Vampires stopped being trendy a couple of years ago. Any pop culture aficionado will tell you that. But this should not be a problem for “The Strain”, premiering 10pm Sunday, July 13. Based on a series of books co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, “The Strain” shuns our dominant ideas of what we imagine vampires to be – seductive, poetic, even sparkly — in favor of a much more grounded interpretation of these monsters.