{"id":4623,"date":"2015-08-03T11:42:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T11:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2015-08-03T11:42:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T11:42:45","slug":"august-new-releases-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/august-new-releases-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"August New Releases: Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re coming to end of blockbuster season at the cinema, but there are still plenty of massive films coming out this month (as well as a few smaller gems).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursday 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fantastic Four<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fantastic-four.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4624\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fantastic-four.jpeg\" alt=\"Fantastic Four\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fantastic-four.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fantastic-four-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited reboot of Marvel\u2019s first family finally hits our screens. <em>Fantastic Four<\/em> explores the origins of the team, before pitting them against their greatest enemy Doctor Doom. While some of the build up to the film has been negative, the strong cast and dark tone could make this the surprise hit of the year.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday 7<sup>th<\/sup> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Gift<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-gift.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4627\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-gift.jpg\" alt=\"The Gift\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-gift.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/the-gift-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Joel Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joel Edgerton stars and directs in this thriller, which follows a young couple as their world is destroyed by a \u201d\u02dcgift\u2019 and a troubling secret from an old high school friend.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Diary of a Teenage Girl<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/diary-of-a-teenage-girl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4629\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/diary-of-a-teenage-girl.jpg\" alt=\"Diary of a Teenage Girl\" width=\"800\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/diary-of-a-teenage-girl.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/diary-of-a-teenage-girl-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsg<\/em><em>\u00c3\u00a5rd, Kristen Wiig<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t let the title fool you: this comedy-drama isn\u2019t a teeny-bopper flick, and it has an 18 certificate to prove it! <em>The Diary of a Teenage Girl <\/em>follows a teenage artist in 70s San Francisco as she starts an affair with her mum\u2019s boyfriend. Uh-oh&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wedsnesday 12<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pixels<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAHprLW48no\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A group of aliens attack the earth in the form of massive video game characters and it\u2019s up to&#8230;erm, Adam Sandler and the bloke from <em>Paul Blart: Mall Cop <\/em>to save us.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pixels<\/em> hasn\u2019t received the best reviews in the US, but fans of Sandler\u2019s brand of humour will enjoy it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday 14<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Absolutely Anything<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/absolutely-anything.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4634\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/absolutely-anything.jpg\" alt=\"absolutely anything\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/absolutely-anything.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/absolutely-anything-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Robin Williams and every living member of Monty Python<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simon Pegg plays a man bestowed with the power to do absolutely anything by aliens, including talking to his dog (voiced by the late great Robin Williams). Keep an ear out for the members of Monty Python as the aliens too!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Man from U.N.C.L.E<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w_Ky4KPzKwY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guy Ritchie\u2019s remake of the classic 60s spy drama sees CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin team up to take down a criminal organisation with nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Trainwreck<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2MxnhBPoIx4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amy Schumer plays a free-spirited magazine writer with a fear of commitment \u201d\u201c until she meets a nice guy who makes her rethink her life (even though she might not want to). Judd Apatow directs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday 21<sup>st<\/sup> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Bad Education Movie<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gSLFUsHAXTs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Jack Whitehall, Harry Enfield<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The trend for turning sitcoms into movies continues, with Jack Whitehall\u2019s cult BBC3 comedy the latest to get the big screen treatment. Mr Wickers and his class go on one last school trip as they come to end of their GCSEs.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Paper Towns<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFGiHm5WMLk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adapted from a novel by John Green (<em>The Fault in our Stars<\/em>), this teen coming of age tale follows a young man who embarks on a hunt for his missing neighbour (who looks like a model and who he might fancy a little bit).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sinister 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fChx_YZUAR0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The sequel to 2012\u2019s box office hit is slightly lower-key but still looks terrifying nonetheless. A family move into a new house that just happens to be marked for death. Oh crikey&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Vacation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScMOyURq9os\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rusty Griswold of <em>National Lampoon\u2019s Vacation <\/em>fame (this is a sequel) takes his family on a trip to Walley World. Things get progressively worse (and funnier) from there&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday 28<sup>th<\/sup> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Straight Outta Compton<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nwa-movie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4588\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nwa-movie.jpg\" alt=\"NWA movie\" width=\"800\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nwa-movie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/nwa-movie-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr, Aldis Hodge<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A biopic exploring \u201d\u02dcthe world\u2019s most dangerous group\u2019 N.W.A, as they go from the streets of Compton to international stardom and notoriety. Fun fact: Ice Cube is played by his real-life son!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We Are Your Friends<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZzAeYWXFpk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Zac Efron, Jon Bernthal, Emily Ratajkowski<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Max Joseph of <em>Catfish<\/em> fame directs this tale of a DJ (played by Zac Efron) looking to make it big in the world of electronic music. Imagine a slightly more cheery <em>8 Mile <\/em>for the Aviici generation.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Hitman: Agent 47<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/alQlJDRnQkE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Stars: Rupert Friend, Zachary Quinto, Hannah Ware<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hollywood has another go at the <em>Hitman <\/em>video game franchise, with Rupert Friend donning the bald cap and suit this time around. 47 teams up with a woman to hunt down her father.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>DVDs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>3rd: <\/strong>The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Woman in Gold, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge out of Water<\/p>\n<p><strong>10th: <\/strong>The Water Diviner, Run All Night, Get Hard<\/p>\n<p><strong>17th: <\/strong>Wayward Pines, The Knick, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2<\/p>\n<p><strong>24th: <\/strong>Cinderella, Child 44<\/p>\n<p><strong>31st: <\/strong>Far From The Madding Crowd<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If your film collection could do with freshening up, <a title=\"sell DVDs\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell DVDs<\/a> with musicMagpie! 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