IN THEATRES...
* Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp, an interesting man overcomes the conflicting message of the commentary his profilers give him, proving personality always wins.
* I'm So Excited, a light-hearted trifle from Pedro Almodovar. As Duran Duran once said, "doesn't have to be serious."
* Only God Forgives. Hey, Gosling, hurry up with my damn croissants.
* Pacific Rim is here to save your summer.
* Red 2, the old men need some Viagra, but the ladies have a good time anyway.
* July 5: The Chinese drama Beijing Flickers and the documentary A Girl and a Gun, alongside Rossellni's "Solitude Trilogy"
* July 12: Augustine, a historical drama; Survival Prayer, a meditative documentary; and V/H/S/2, a total piece of crap.
* July 19: A documentary on Big Star, a tribute to Les Blank, and the Serbian gay rights comedy The Parade.
* July 26: Hava Nagila: The Movie traces the history of the famous song; Men in Suits looks at the actors who dress as our favorite movie creatures; and the not-so-fantastic Fantastic World of Juan Orol is a biopic of the Mexican Ed Wood.
* August 2: Get In Bed With Ulysses and let James Joyce put you to sleep; or look at dramas based on real life, the human trafficking story Eden and James Cromwell in Still Mine.
ON BD/DVD...
* The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, Luc Besson's botched adaptation of the beloved Jacques Tardi comic book.
* Foolish Wives, the silent classic from Erich von Stroheim, newly mastered in HD.
* In Another Country, a romantic triptych teaming French actress Isabelle Huppert with South Korean director Hong Sang-soo.
* Mayerling, the 1957 television production with Audrey Hepburn, long thought to be lost, finds its way into the world at last.
* Niagara, featuring Marilyn Monroe's sole turn as a femme fatale.
* Summer and Smoke, a minor adaptation of Tennessee Williams distinguished by a fantastic performance from Geraldine Page.
* Twixt, Francis Ford Coppola's mess of a vampire movie.