Awesome Movies

A documentary by Zachary Heinzerling about the “chaotic 40-year marriage” of accomplished artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. Cutie and the Boxer looks at the evolution and endurance of their relationship.

A film about the Solar System by Stephen van Vuuren. In Saturn’s Rings was made by stitching together over one million photographs taken by various satellites as well as from spacecraft, observatories and more. Best watched in HD.

The second trailer for Jim Rash and Nat Faxon’s growing up comedy The Way, Way Back sees a young man find his confidence under the guidance of Sam Rockwell. Lucky kid. The song is Fitzpleasure by Alt-J.

Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest has received mixed reviews from critics for its reportedly extreme violence and preference of style over substance. At the very least, we got some new music out of it: the track is 2020 by Suuns.

The latest from the folks who brought us ParaNorman and Coraline tells the tale of the Boxtrolls, lovable monsters who live beneath Cheesebridge and steal children and cheese under cover of night. (Thanks Anthony!)

Flint and his friends return to his home town to try and stop his food-creating machine from the first movie, which is now turning food into living creatures – and subsequently causing them to exhaust all the food-related puns in the world.

The latest trailer for Pacific Rim reminds us that there are people in it too. Expect them to cry, shout and give motivating speeches. Uhuh. In other news, coming 7/12/13: Huge Robots Fighting Equally Huge Monsters: The Movie.

Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest follows the trails of a singer/songwriter during the 1960s folk music scene in New York. Stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake and Garret Hedlund. Red band trailer here.

A new movie by Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine is about a socialite who is forced to move in with her poor sister after her life falls to pieces. Starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K. and… Andrew Dice Clay!?

Sylvester Stallone stars as a man whose profession is to test the security of prisons, when he ends up wrongly imprisoned in the most secure prison ever built, and must try to break out – with the help of Ahnold, of course.

Slacktory and One Minute Galactica assemble another epic supercut – the greatest gunfights in the history of movie making. Yes, it glorifies on-screen violence, but that’s just it – keep it on the screen, and out of real life, folks.

An indie bromance comedy, Prince Avalanche is about two road workers painting traffic lines on a desolate countryside. Based on the Icelandic film Either Way. Starring Emile Hirsch, Paul Rudd and Paul Rudd’s majestic mustache.

A comedy from Reno 911’s Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant about a couple who move into a house possessed by the Devil. Starring Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Ian Black, Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer.

After reading contradictory press coverage about Williston’s oil boom, Colin Archdeacon and Skyler Swezy journeyed to North Dakota to find out what’s really happening. Good mix of interviews and befitting cinematography.

(NSFW) A romantic comedy about best friends who seem to be made for each other. The problem? They’re both already with someone else. The moral? It’s hard to have a platonic relationship with Olivia Wilde. Just kidding.

A coming-of-age story about a popular teenager who meets a meek schoolmate and teaches her his way of life. Adapted from Tim Tharp’s novel, The Spectacular Now was well-received at the 2013 Sundance Festival.

Disney’s upcoming Frozen is based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale which involves a young girl on an mission to find her sister, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. (Thanks Ferdi!)

(Spoilers) Director Guillermo del Toro and the cast and crew of Pacific Rim talk about the different mecha in the movie, and how they strive to make them unique. Think you can do better? Design your own Jaeger here.

Set in the 1980s, Anchorman 2 sees Ron Burgundy and the rest of the San Diego news team move to New York City to work at a 24-hour news network. Also Brick Tamland finally finds his soulmate (and it’s not a lamp).

Think Toy Story, but with only Minifigs. While we wish it were shot in stop-motion, it’s all CGI. But with Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman on board, we’ll still go see it.

An action-packed, balls-to-the-wall edit of some of the most epic fight sequences in the history of movie making, compiled by YouTuber Robert Jones, and backed by the all-too-appropriate strains of Motley Crue’s Kickstart My Heart.

On all accounts, Philip’s life is in limbo – until he comes home one night to find his world turned upside down, which dispatches him on a journey of self-discovery in Jesse Coane’s Table for One.

Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie based on the life of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who earned millions through illegal means. He was consumed by his power and vices and was eventually convicted.