July – September
| Opening | Title | Studio | Cast & Crew | |||
| J U L Y |
1 | W | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios | Dir. Carlos Saldanha; Cast, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Chris Wedge | |
| 3 | W | Public Enemies | Universal | Dir. Michael Mann; Cast, Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Dorff, David Wenham, Billy Crudup, Branka Katić, Leelee Sobieski | ||
| L | I Hate Valentine's Day | IFC Films | Dir. Nia Vardalos; Cast, Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Judah Friedlander | |||
| 10 | W | Brüno | Universal | Dir. Larry Charles; Cast, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Bono, Chris Martin, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, Ron Paul, Paula Abdul, Richard Bey, Harrison Ford, Brittny Gastineau, La Toya Jackson, Yossi Alpher, Ghassan Khatib, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Sting (musician), Slash (musician) | ||
| I Love You, Beth Cooper | 20th Century Fox | Dir. Chris Columbus; Cast, Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London | ||||
| L | Blood: The Last Vampire | Samuel Goldwyn | Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha, JJ Feild, Koyuki, Liam Cunningham | |||
| Humpday | Magnolia Pictures | Dir. Lynn Shelton; Cast, Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore | ||||
| 17 | W | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | Dir. David Yates; Cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Helen McCrory, Mark Williams, Warwick Davis, Natalia Tena, Gemma Jones, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch. | ||
| L | Homecoming | Animus Films | Dir., Morgan J. Freeman; Cast, Mischa Barton, Matt Long, Jessica Stroup | |||
| ‡ | (500) Days of Summer | Fox Searchlight | Dir.: Marc Webb; Scr.: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Chloë Grace Moretz, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly, Yvette Nicole Brown | |||
| 24 | W | G-Force | Walt Disney Pictures | Dir., Hoyt Yeatman; Scr., Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley; Cast, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Penélope Cruz | ||
| Orphan | Warner Bros. | Dir., Jaume Collet-Serra; Scr., David Leslie Johnson; Cast, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder | ||||
| The Ugly Truth | Columbia Pictures | Dir. Robert Luketic; Cast, Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Bonnie Somerville, Eric Winter | ||||
| L | The Answer Man | Magnolia Pictures | Dir., John Hindman; Cast, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Olivia Thirlby, Kat Dennings, Thomas Roy | |||
| In the Loop | BBC Films/Optimum Releasing/Protagonist Pictures/IFC Films | Dir. Armando Iannucci; Cast, Tom Hollander, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Peter Capaldi, Gina McKee, Steve Coogan, David Rasche | ||||
| Shrink | Ignite Entertainment | Dir. Jonas Pate; Cast, Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James, Mark Webber, Laura Ramsey | ||||
| 29 | L | Adam | Fox Searchlight Pictures | Dir., Max Mayer; Cast, Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison | ||
| 31 | W | Aliens in the Attic | 20th Century Fox | Dir., John Schultz; Scr., Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg; Cast, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins, Doris Roberts, Austin Butler, Hannah Boettcher | ||
| The Collector | Freestyle Releasing | Dir.: Marcus Dunstan | ||||
| Funny People | Universal Studios/Columbia Pictures | Dir. & Scr., Judd Apatow; Cast, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA | ||||
| L | The Cove | Roadside Attractions | Dir., Louie Psihoyos | |||
| Thirst | Focus Features | Dir., Park Chan-wook; Scr., Park Chan-wook and Seo-Gyeong Jeong; Cast, Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun | ||||
| A U G U S T |
7 | W | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Paramount | Dir., Stephen Sommers; Scr., Stuart Beattie; Cast, Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Marlon Wayans, Arnold Vosloo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt | |
| Julie & Julia | Columbia Pictures | Dir. Nora Ephron; Cast, Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch | ||||
| A Perfect Getaway | Universal | Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Marley Shelton, Steve Zahn, Kiele Sanchez, Chris Hemsworth | ||||
| L | Cold Souls | Journeyman Pictures | Dir. & Scr., Sophie Barthes Cast, Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, David Strathairn, Katheryn Winnick, Lauren Ambrose, Boris Kievsky | |||
| Paper Heart | Overture Films | Dir., Nicholas Jasenovec; Cast, Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera | ||||
| 14 | W | Bandslam | Summit Entertainment | Dir. Tod Graff; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Gaelan Connell, Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Porter | ||
| District 9 | TriStar Pictures | Dir. Neill Blomkamp; Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young | ||||
| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Paramount Vantage | Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn, Ed Helms, Jordana Spiro, Craig Robinson | ||||
| Ponyo | Walt Disney Pictures/Studio Ghibli | Dir., Hayao Miyazaki; Cast, Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Lily Tomlin, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Jennessa Rose, Kurt Knutsson, Akiko Yano | ||||
| The Time Traveler's Wife | New Line Cinema | Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston, Jane McLean | ||||
| L | Earth Days | Zeitgeist Films | Dir. Robert Stone | |||
| Grace | Anchor Bay Entertainment | Dir. Paul Solet; Cast: Jordan Ladd, Gabrielle Rose, Stephen Park | ||||
| I Sell the Dead | IFC Films | Dir. Glenn McQuaid; Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm | ||||
| It Might Get Loud | Sony Pictures Classics | Dir. Davis Guggenheim; Cast: Jack White, Jimmy Page, The Edge | ||||
| Spread | Anchor Bay Entertainment | Dir. David MacKenzie; Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche | ||||
| 21 | W | Inglourious Basterds | Universal Pictures/ The Weinstein Company | Dir., Quentin Tarantino; Cast, Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Laurent, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Brühl, B.J. Novak, Julie Dreyfus, Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Mike Myers, Samuel L. Jackson | ||
| Post Grad | Fox Searchlight | Dir., Vicky Jenson; Cast, Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Rodrigo Santoro, Bobby Coleman, Jane Lynch, Carol Burnett, Michael Keaton | ||||
| Shorts | Warner Bros. | Dir. Robert Rodriguez; Cast: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings | ||||
| X Games: The Movie | ESPN Films | Dir. Steve Lawrence; Cast: Shaun White, Travis Pastrana, Ricky Carmichael, Danny Way, Bob Burnquist | ||||
| L | Casi Divas | Maya Entertainment | Dir., Issa López; Cast, Patricia Llaca, Julio Bracho, Maya Zapata | |||
| Art & Copy | Seventh Art Releasing | Dir., Doug Pray; Cast, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Hal Riney | ||||
| Five Minutes of Heaven | IFC Films | Dir., Oliver Hirschbiegel; Cast, Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt | ||||
| My One and Only | Freestyle Releasing | Dir., Richard Loncraine, Scr. Charlie Peters; Cast, Renée Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Chris Noth, Logan Lerman, Troy Garity | ||||
| World's Greatest Dad | Magnolia Pictures | Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait; Cast: Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara | ||||
| 28 | W | The Final Destination | New Line Cinema | Dir., David R. Ellis; Scr., Eric Bress; Cast, Bobby Campo, Nick Zano, Krista Allen | ||
| Halloween II | Dimension Films | Dir., Rob Zombie; Cast, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris, Brad Dourif, Margot Kidder | ||||
| Taking Woodstock | Focus Features | Dir. Ang Lee; Cast: Demetri Martin, Jonathan Groff, Paul Dano, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Dean Morgan | ||||
| L | Big Fan | First Independent Pictures | Dir., Robert D. Siegel; Cast, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan | |||
| Mystery Team | Roadside Attractions | Dir., Dan Eckman; Cast, Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza, Bobby Moynihan, Matt Walsh | ||||
| S E P T E M B E R |
4 | W | All About Steve | 20th Century Fox | Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper | |
| Extract | Miramax | Dir. Mike Judge; Cast: Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Clifton Collins, Jr., Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, Beth Grant | ||||
| Gamer | Lionsgate | Dir., Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor; Cast, Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Amber Valletta, Alison Lohman, Kyra Sedgwick, Ludacris, John Leguizamo, Milo Ventimiglia | ||||
| L | American Casino | Argot Pictures | Dir. Leslie Cockburn, Andrew Cockburn | |||
| Amreeka | National Geographic Cinema Ventures | Dir. Cherien Dabis; Cast, Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem | ||||
| Carriers | Paramount | Chris Pine, Lou Taylor Pucci, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp, Christopher Meloni | ||||
| 9 | W | 9 | Focus Features | Dir. Shane Acker; Cast, Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly, Fred Tatasciore, Alan Oppenheimer, Tom Kane, Helen Wilson | ||
| 11 | W | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | Lionsgate | Dir. Tyler Perry; Cast, Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Brian White, Hope Olaide Wilson, Adam Rodríguez, Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye, Frederick Siglar | ||
| Sorority Row | Summit | Dir. Stewart Hendler; Cast. Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, Carrie Fisher | ||||
| Whiteout | Warner Bros. | Dir. Dominic Sena; Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin, Tom Skerritt | ||||
| L | Crude | First Run Features | Dir. Joe Berlinger | |||
| Beyond A Reasonable Doubt | Anchor Bay | Dir. Peter Hyams; Cast, Michael Douglas, Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn | ||||
| No Impact Man | Oscilloscope Laboratories | Dir. Laura Gabbert; Cast, Colin Beavan, Michelle Conlin | ||||
| White on Rice | Variance Films | Dir. Dave Boyle; Cast, Hiroshi Watanabe, James Kyson Lee, Mio Takada, Lynn Chenn | ||||
| 16 | L | 35 Shots of Rum | Wild Bunch Distribution | Dir.: Claire Denis; Scr.: Claire Denis & Jean-Pol Fargeau; Cast: Mati Diop, Alex Descas, Grégoire Colin, Nicole Dogue | ||
| 18 | W | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Animation | Dir., Phil Lord & Chris Miller; Cast, Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Andy Samberg, Mr. T, Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, Al Roker, Lauren Graham, Will Forte | ||
| The Informant! | Warner Bros. | Dir.: Steven Soderbergh; Cast: Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson, Joel McHale, Jimmy Pardo, Paul F. Tompkins, Clancy Brown | ||||
| Jennifer's Body | 20th Century Fox | Dir., Karyn Kusama; Cast, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, J.K. Simmons | ||||
| Love Happens | Universal | Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer, Martin Sheen, Joe Anderson, John Carroll Lynch | ||||
| L | Bright Star | Apparition | Dir., Jane Campion; Cast: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Thomas Sangster, Kerry Fox, Samuel Barnett | |||
| The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry | Five & Two Pictures | Dir., Rich Christiano; Cast: Gavin MacLeod, Jansen Panettiere, Frankie Ryan Manriquez, Robert Guillaume | ||||
| Splice | Senator Entertainment | Dir., Vincenzo Natali; Cast, Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley | ||||
| 25 | W | Fame | Lakeshore Entertainment | Dir. Kevin Tancharoen; Cast, Paul McGill, Debbie Allen, Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer | ||
| Pandorum | Overture | Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet | ||||
| Surrogates | Touchstone Pictures | Dir. Jonathan Mostow Pro., David Hoberman; Wri. Michael Ferris; Cast, Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames, James Cromwell, Jack Noseworthy | ||||
| L | Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day | Universal Studios | Dir. Mike Clattenburg Pro., Mike Clattenburg, Barrie Dunn, Michael Volpe; Cast, John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells, Mike Smith | |||
| Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | IFC Films | Dir./Scr.: John Krasinski; Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton, Chris Messina, Max Minghella, Lou Taylor Pucci, Will Arnett, John Krasinski, Rashida Jones, Glenn Fitzgerald, Dominic Cooper, Bobby Cannavale, Corey Stoll, Christopher Meloni, Denis O'Hare, Josh Charles, Michael Cerveris, Will Forte, Joey Slotnick, Lucy Gordon, Ben Gibbard, Frankie Faison | ||||
| Coco Before Chanel | Sony Pictures Classics | Dir.: Anne Fontaine; Cast: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer, Etienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas | ||||
| I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Freestyle Releasing | Dir. Bob Gosse Pro., Tucker Max, Nils Parker, Richard Kelly; Wri. Tucker Max and Nils Parker; Cast, Matt Czuchry, Jesse Bradford, Geoff Stults, Keri Lynn Pratt, Marika Dominczyk, Bill Dawes, Traci Lords | ||||
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Famous quotes containing the words july and/or september:
“I thank heaven that the 4th. of July is over. It is always a day of great fatigue to me, and of some embarrassments from improper intrusions and some from unintended exclusions.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“Thus was my first year’s life in the woods completed; and the second year was similar to it. I finally left Walden September 6th, 1847.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)