What's new in theaters for the week of July 25, 2008

Good morning. Before I list today's releases, I wanted to mention that the 2-hour season finale of Doctor Who will be airing tonight at 9pm on the Sci-Fi Channel, so if you want to check it out now would be a good time (and Doctor Who always has a crazy, over-the-top finale). Obviously I should have tagged this onto yesterday's story, but no matter. Anyway, here are today's new releases:

Opening in Wide Release:

• "Step Brothers" - Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly star as middle aged men who still live with their parents who are forced to live together after their parents get married. Hilarity ensues. I wasn't a big fan of Blades of Glory and didn't even see Semi-Pro, but this film looks to be the best thing Ferrrell and friends have done since Anchorman. Just a warning though...from what I've heard, you see A LOT of Will Ferrell in this movie! Rated R.
• "The X-Files: I Want To Believe" - Years after the television series ended, special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully come back together to solve a rash of kidnappings. They are aided (or are they?) by a strange man who can see visions. The plot of this film is being kept under wraps like it's the next M. Night Shyamalan movie or something, but does anyone honestly care that much? For me, I'll have to hear what the reviews on this one are. Rated PG-13.

Opening in Selected Release:

• "American Teen" - This is a documentary about four very different teenagers from a small Indiana town. The film charts each of their journeys over the course of their senior year of high school. Despite being a documentary, this film has been compared to Juno and a more down-to-Earth version of The Hills. I have seen the trailer and I can't wait to see this movie. I really hate to wallow in cliches, but this could easily become this year's Juno/Little Miss Sunshine/Napoleon Dynamite. Required viewing if you can find this playing in a theater near you. Rated PG-13.
• "Boy A" - This British import tells the story of a young man who has just gotten out of prison. He gets a new identity and slowly begins to rebuild his life. Things go good for a while, but eventually an act of heroism brings the horrible crime of his youth back into the open. Looks kind of cool; one to look for on DVD. Rated R.
• "Brideshead Revisited" - This adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's classic novel focuses on the doomed love affair between Charles Ryder and Julia Flyte, and how Catholicism destroys both their relationship and their families. The trailer makes me think of Atonement minus the war storyline...and since I loved that film, this one intrigues me very much. Rated PG-13.
• "Man on Wire" - Documentary/biopic about the man who, on August 7th 1974, walked on a suspended wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Looks to be an odd yet strangely moving film that tells an unbelievably interesting story. And seeing the Twin Towers again is also a moving experience. Definitely looks to be worth seeing. Rated PG-13.