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July is upon us and the NYU Movie Channel has got you covered with classics like Back to the Future and the hottest new releases like Vantage Point, Definitely, Maybe and The Great Debaters. Indie fare more your style? Then check out Lars and the Real Girl, Charlie Bartlett, and Grace is Gone. Flling out the the roster this month, we have Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson in The Other Boleyn Girl, Clint Eastwood's Oscar nominated crime drama Mystic River and Barry Levison's timely political satire Wag the Dog

Back to the Future (1985)

1980s teenager Marty McFly is transported back in time to 1955 where he accidentally changes the course of history through a series of comic misadventures and finds he must return things to the way they were, back to the future.

Charlie Bartlett (2007)

An eccentric and wealthy teenager has trouble fitting in at his new school until he gets a reputation for dishing out psychiatric advice and the occasional prescription drug. He avoids trouble by using his talents to help the school's world weary principal patch up his relationship with his estranged daughter.

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

Will Hayes is in the midst of a divorce when his young daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Will tells Maya his story of relationships with three very different women but leaves it up to Maya to determine which one is her mother. Their conversations force him to come face to face with his past actions and present predicaments.

Grace is Gone (2007)

Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, Stanley realizes that he can’t think of a way to break the news to his two daughters. He takes them on a road trip to their favorite amusement park while trying to prepare himself for both the delivery of the life changing announcement as well as reconciling his own feelings in this emotional drama.

Lars & The Real Girl (2007)

Lars is a painfully introverted and lonely guy who lives with his brother and sister-in-law after the death of his father leaves him alone. The family is excited to hear that Lars has a female friend coming to visit, but are crestfallen and fear for his sanity when they realize that he bought a female sex doll that he fully believes is real.

Mystic River (2003)

Childhood friends Jimmy Marcus, Sean Devine and Dave Boyle reunite after the murder of Jimmy's 19-year old daughter, Katie. Katie's body was found in a state park in Boston, and Jimmy's friend Sean, a state police detective, has been assigned to the case. During the investigation, Sean discovers evidence that points to their old friend Dave as the number one suspect.

The Great Debaters (2008)

This touching drama is based on the true story of Mel Tolson, a professor at Wiley College who inspired his students to form the school's first debate team. This group of kids was the first African American team to ever go up against Harvard and defeated the famed debate team in the national championships.

The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

In this sumptuous and sensual tale, the two beautiful Boleyn sisters, Anne and Mary, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the powerful King Henry VIII. Both women will share his bed but only one will ascend to the throne in a brief reign that ends with the most storied swing of the executioner's sword in history.

Vantage Point (2008)

President Ashton is at a landmark summit on the global war on terror when he is shot. Amidst the chaos are different perspectives in the crowd including an American tourist video-taping the event, a TV news producer and the President's Secret Service agents. As we follow each person's perspective of the event, the terrifying truth behind the assassination attempt is revealed.

Wag the Dog (1997)

The President is accused of fondling a young girl scout visiting the Oval Office just a few weeks before an election. Conrad Brean, the spin doctor who's job it is to engineer a way and a means to divert the news of the scandal, brings in Hollywood producer Stanley Motts to create an artificial war to distract the American public and let the President get on with the job at hand, protecting the free world.

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