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August 5, 2011 | Everywhere
Screen Play: August's Must-See Movies
9 Indie Films to Seek Out

Let’s blow this joint.

Bellflower
Fire, Mad Max enthusiasts, a muscle car name Medusa — sounds like a dude movie, but underneath the scruffy exterior of mastermind Evan Glodell’s explosion of a debut lies a sick, twisted, and beautiful love story of apocalyptic proportions. Woodrow spends all his time with best friend Aiden readying (to do: Finish building flamethrower) their imaginary gang, Mother Medusa, for a much-desired end of days — until he meets feisty Milly. It’s when she turns his heart to stone that we learn just how thin that bloodred line between love and hate really is.
It’s like: All the Real Girls beyond Thunderdome.
Take: Besties with testes.
Premieres: Today

Littlerock
We couldn’t be happier this little indie that could is making its way into theaters. Earning the title Best Movie not Playing at a Theater near You (among many other awards), Mike Ott’s sweet story of Japanese brother-sister duo Rintaro and Atsuko (who knows no English) getting to know small-town USA one brown-bagged Keystone at a time is a teeny gem with a big message. And proves it doesn’t take chatter to understand one another (unless you’re on the phone).
It’s like: Somersault meets Lost in Translation.
Take: Anyone. Just get the word out.
Premieres: August 12

Our Idiot Brother
Often typecast as a clean-cut funnyman, Paul Rudd tries happy hippie sweetheart (a kind of Lebowski) on for size, and it’s genius. Fresh from behind bars (selling weed to a cop can apparently do that), naive Ned squats from one sister’s abode to the next, creating a string of mishaps (cue resolution with neatly tied bow), while hoping to rekindle his relationship with Willie Nelson (a.k.a. his pup). Some call Jesse Peretz’s Sundancer cookie-cutter, but smart comedy with heart is brilliant in our book.
It’s like: Dumb and Dumber meets Touched by an Angel.
Take: The Dude. And Smarties.
Premieres: August 26

We found more indie films hiding in your theater. Seek them out here. Staying in? Check out more than 90 of our favorite movie rentals.

Photos: Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories; Courtesy of Variance Films; Nicole Rivelli / Courtesy of The Weinstein Company



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