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4 Upcoming Movies You Should See

By Tamahome Jenkins · August 6, 2009

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Summertime may be the season for the blockbuster, but the fall is the time for the insightful documentary and the based on a true story biopic. So, without further adieu, I present to you 4 upcoming movies that may pique your interest.

An Unlikely Weapon: The Eddie Adams Story – 1/500th of a second to get the shot… a lifetime to forget it. Eddie Adams photographed 13 wars, 6 American Presidents, and virtually every cultural and historical figure of the last 50 years. History would be changed through his lens. But the photo that made Eddie famous would haunt him for his entire life (Released July 31st):

Walt & El Grupo chronicles the amazing ten-week trip that Walt Disney and his hand-picked group of artists and filmmaking talent (later known as “El Grupo”) took to South America in 1941 at the behest of the U.S. Government as part of the Good Neighbor Policy (Releases September 11th):

Earth Days is a feature length documentary about the origins of the modern environmental movement, told through the eyes of nine Americans who were inspired to act on what they believed was the most important challenge facing mankind (Releases August 14th):

Bright Star is a riveting drama based on the three-year romance between 19th century poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25 (Releases September 18th):