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JULY 2012
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HEMISPHERESMAGAZINE.COM
Compared with last year’s underwhelming July, this month’s
movie slate is an embarrassment of riches. How ’bout Spidey
(
The Amazing Spider-Man
, with a new Peter Parker,
The Social Network
’s Andrew Garfield, July 3)
and
the
Caped Crusader (
The Dark Knight Rises
, July 20)? Ker-
plow
! Even Oliver Stone is ge ing in on the act with
Savages
(July 6), a thriller pi ing a pair of good-looking
small-time crooks (including Taylor Kitsch) against a
good-looking drug-cartel queen (Salma Hayek) who has
kidnapped their good-looking girlfriend (Blake Lively).
Then there’s
Ted
(July 13), the first feature from
“Family Guy” honcho SethMacFarlane, in which a
couple (Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis) shares
living quarters with a teddy bear come to life. Similarly,
Ruby Sparks
(July 25) stars Zoe Kazan (the ingénue who also
wrote the film’s screenplay) as a girl wri en into existence by
an endearingly awkward Paul Dano in the latest from the
directing duo behind
Li le Miss Sunshine
.
Lastly, for true cinephiles, the 17th annual
San Francisco Silent FilmFestival
(July 12–15)
has the newly restored
Wings
, the first film
to win an Academy Award, along with a
live Foley accompaniment by sound
designer Ben Bur (
Star Wars
,
E.T.
).
If none of that does it for you, well,
Total Recall
comes out Aug. 3 …
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THEMONTHAHEAD
THE HOTTESTMONTH
Creole Belle,
James Lee
Burke
. Moody, atmospheric
New Orleans mystery from a
genre heavyweight.
JULY 17
The Impeachment
of Abraham Lincoln,
Stephen L. Carter
.
History rewritten
as gripping political
suspense.
JULY 10
The Fallen Angel,
Daniel Silva
. Globe-
trotting action and
a hero who’s an art
restorer, spy and
assassin by turns.
JULY 17
Gold,
Chris Cleve
. The latest from
Little Bee
author Cleve, with a red-hot backdrop: the
London Olympic Games.
JULY 3
Friends Forever,
Danielle Steel
. Heart-
tugging fare about
five childhood pals by
the queen of beach
reads.
JULY 24
The Next Best
Thing,
Jennifer
Weiner
. A feisty
heroine’s adven-
tures in Hollywood
(with plenty of
inside-showbiz
scoop).
JULY 3
Jack 1939,
Francine
Mathews
. Fast-paced
espionage yarn with a
crackerjack twist: JFK
as a dashing young spy.
JULY 5
The Nightmare,
Lars Kepler
.
Twisty, psychological
Nordic noir for fans of The
You-Know-Who With
The You-Know-What.
JULY 3
Alif the Unseen,
G. WillowWilson
.
Middle Eastern–set
techno thriller steeped
in
Arabian Nights
mystique.
JULY 3
Sorry Please Thank You,
Charles Yu
. Thirteen short
stories that skip nimbly
between pop culture and
science.
JULY 24
Albert of
Adelaide,
How-
ard L. Anderson
.
Classic Western
plot—but set in
the outback and
starring a plucky
platypus.
JULY 10
Juliet in August,
Dianne Warren
.
Literary tale
of a Canadian
prairie town
where emotional
drama runs
deep.
JULY 5
Season’s Readings
From surefire bestsellers to cool, under-the-radar finds,
here are 12 newfiction releases that deserve a spot
in your beach tote this summer